The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-12-21
BATES COUNTY SCHOOLS
AND TEACHERS
BY Supt p. ". Allison.

test.
Concord has very good attendance
but not so large an enrollmentas com
mon. Arlene Clements, Bessie Dubes
leila Fritfs;>and Sadie and Rodne.
Miner have not missed day and In;
Mae Bailey has not missed word ii
spelling. Miss Fanny Hook of Ricl
Hill is teacher.
Lone Star has light attendance
due to sickness and none have at
tended every day. They have oilee
the floor and are doing we'll with Miss
Viola Parrish as teacher.
Silver Dale was having trouble with
the flue and were trying to get it in
working order. Virgil Walker has
not missed day. Their spelling is
good and the work is very satisfactory
in every way. Miss Alvena Maddy is
teacher.
Dixie has very good enrolment
and Wayne and Lucille VanBenthusen,
Ray Clark, Earl Allen and Willard and
Edwin Ashbaugh have not been abb
sent. They have recently held pie
supper and are going to add to their
equipment. Miss Gerda Judy is
teacher.
Edgewood has lost several by NOV
ing and only Edith and Gail Houts
have been present every day. Pearle
and Pauline Houts have not missed a
word in spelling. Miss Lula Judy is
teacher.
Willow Branch has a good enroll
ment and good attendance. Percy,
Mary and Dora Lewis, Alvin and Ella
Anderson, Ethyl Bell, Cleda Stolten-
berry have not been absent. Mr.. I.
j. Wheeler is teacher.
Center has none who have been
present every day. They have more
tardies than they should. Several
have missed only very little. Miss
Natalie Maddy is teacher.
Old West Point has light attend.
ance but very good interest. Eddie
and Byron Larkey have not been abb
sent. Miss Ethel Mormon of Amster-
dam is teacher.
Merwin is having the best school in
years. The attendance is good and a
good school spirit has been aroused.
The building is too small for the at
tendance as they have more nonresi-
dent students than ever before and
this will increase if they keep up the
standard the present principal has es-
tablished. Mr.. S. z. Smith is princi-
pal and they will make mistake
when they give him up, if they should
ever do so.
Maple Grove has good school in
every way. Wilma and Lucille Stoker,
Vera and Lester New and Allie Ma
gonegil have not missed day. These
pupils are good spoilers in their regu-
lar work. Miss Ruth Smith is teacher.
Woodland has a good enrolment
and very good attendance but sew
eral are moving away. These pupils
are good spoilers in fact some of the
best in the county. Miss Evelyn Law
son is teacher. Sylvia Fenton, Harry
Cutting, Merle Groves, Stanley and
Harry Mills, Grace Vail and Edna
McKelny have not been absent
McNie1 has very good attendance
and Laura and Helen Frazier and
Claude and Maude Hackett have not
been absent Many have missed but
one day. Mrs. Gertrude King is
teacher.
Burdette has light attendance due
to sickness. Essie and John Masoner
have not missed day. They have
too many tardies. They are going to
have new slate blackboard as soon
as it arrives. Mr.. j. V. Bell is teacher.
Buckhorn has a good attendance
and Frank Momyer, Gladys Oats, Asa
Judy, and Opal Ashbaugh have not
been absent. Mr.. Ray Phillips is
teacher. These pupils are playing
basket ball and will match some
games.
Fairview has a good attendance and
a good interest among the pupils.
None have been present every day
but have not been absent many either.
They have had but few tardies. Miss
Mabel Rockhold is teacher and is do
ing good work.
Pleasant Valley has good enroll
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