The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-11-16
BATES COUNTY SCHOOLS
AND TEACHERS

By Supt P. n. Allison.
Pleasant Gap was visited again 70
a few minutes and all were workin
in earnest on their classification. Tn
pupils are very irregular in thei
work and Mr.. Bieqerstaff is doing hi
best to make this work better.
Pleasant Ridge has a large enroll
ment with a fair attendance and will
far too many tardy marks. JOSEPH
Leeper, James Wix, Earl Bearce ant
Ruby Brown have not missed a day
They will have two rural graduates
Compton has a good attendance
Myrtle Cook, Ruby Cook, Fremont
Borland and Otto Smith have no,
missed day. These pupils are do
ing better work than formerly, due
to having new and more comfortable
desks. Stella Wix spelled all the
words. Miss Stella Ritchey is teacher.
Cherry Grove has very good at
tendance and but few tardies as COM
pared with former years. They are
very good workers and most of them
made very good showing on the
work. j. c. Maxey is teacher.
Willow Tree does not stand back
for any of them on tardies, for they
have not made any this year. They
are good workers and are doing we'll.
E. W. Stevens is teacher.
Oak Grove has an enrolment of 60
and two more to enter. This is the
largest enrolment in the county for
rural school. Of this number SO
are girls and "a are boys. The at
tendance is very good, but they make
too many tardies for their own good.
Miss Audra Guthrie is teacher and
receives $40 per month. She should
have at least $50 for this.
Hudson has good attendance and
every thing is moving very nicely
and the work is satisfactory in every
way. They have fine building and
have sent me their picture, for which
wish to thank them. l appreciate
this and will ask Supt. Evans to place
it in his report. Miss Mary A. Pull
lam is teacher.
Hazel Dell has very good attend
ance and the work is moving very
nicely under R. w. Quinn. The fol-
lowing pupils have been perfect in
attendance: George, Mabel and War
rem Hunt, Ola, Ada and Willie Deller,
Minnie and Carl Freeze and Ernest
Browning.
Reynard is doing as we'll as usual
and 81 have not missed a day. They
ire willing workers and are ready
.or a test any day. They make an
lctive interest in all the work. A.
". Conrad is teacher. Mary McKin-
ey has not missed a word. :
McDavitt has a light enrolment,
tut very good attendance. These )
upils are good workers and are
eady to try test any time. They :,
ave a very good ninth grade class :,
nd they have time for it. Miss Bes- :,
lie Domer~ is teacher and is doing r
God work. r
Brush College is doing some ex- s
erimental work in agriculture that
worth while. They are an active n
nd wide awake school. Eight of c.
lese pupils have not missed or been n
rdy this year. Miss Mamie Culver ST
teacher and is always interested in F
~ and all work that tends to make "
er work better. f.
Haynes has very good attendance III
I'd Harold Young, Ebert and Ethel in
ragg, Ruth Terry, Willie Dickbrader W
I'd Claude Judy have been present
cry day. Miss Mae B. Ridgeway
teacher.
Paramount has the largest enroll W
emit in several years and best of all tu
patrons are taking an active in tit
rest in their school. The directors ia
putting things in good shape and OF
~ will have a better school as a re- elt
Il. Eddie and Charles Nolan, Raw, a
aries and Floyd Rich and Paul and a
ula Vogt have not missed day. pr
IS Mile White is teacher. by
Prairie City has a very good at CIV e
lment, but several were out at De
ding funeral on the day I visited -
m. The school board has done oiS
tie bit of improving aid need to 10