The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-02-15
BATES COUNTY SCHOOLS
AND TEACHERS
BY >upt p. NJ. Allison.

AND TEACHERS
! by supt p. NJ. Allison.
Inquiries are coming in concerning
the assessed valuations of the dis
tricts. These are all ready to 60 out
as soon as can get the supplies from
the State Superintendent office. l
am expecting these every day and
will get all this out right away when
they are received. The purpose in
waiting is to save postage
State Superintendent Evans asks
that the following correction be run
in the school notes: "My attention
has been called to misinterpretation
of Section 1O822, School Laws, 1911,
that has been made. A. one teacher,
'one-room, or 'one-teaching position
school employs only one teacher, al
though two, three, or more individ-
uals may have been employed to do
the work of one teacher. Such a
school will receive $50 if the average
daily attendance has been Is for the
term. A change of teachers during
the term will not affect the state ap-
portionment. A change of teachers
is to be discouraged, yet this law has
nothing to do with that question.
This is very different to the first
ruling and will perhaps work hard
ship on some of our smaller schools
but such is law and we will have to
abide by it. have no question as to
the correction of Supt. Evans last
ruling in the matter.
"Gabe" in speaking Of the attend
ance in our country schools, in his
writings in the Mining Review, says
that his school has about one-third
the number it had several years ago.
This is true Of many of our country
schools as he suggests, but some OF
our schools have increased in the last
two years and our greatest falling Oft
in the enumeration list has been in
towns. am sure "Gabe" knows
that the cause of this is that many of
the farms in his district are owned by
, men whose children have grown up
and moved away leaving only the old
! people to reside in the district One
instance might be mentioned in that
e of the. Moreland family, while their
( parents are gone five of them that
' were in school at the time he speaks
!, of are now living in the district AND
teaching school. That they are good
I. teachers is agreed by all but this &C
p counts for some of the falling off il
: school. This condition comes to al
new countries as they grow old anc
/ no doubt in the future they will swing
i. back to normal condition.
Supt. Evans in the same letter calls
attention to the meeting Of the De-
e partment of Superintendent Of the
v National Educational Association
which meets at St. Louis the 18th tc
{, 29th of this month and says, "This is
: regarded as one of the best meetings
. of the National Educational Associa
s ton. You rarely have an opportuni
; ty to attend a meeting of the Nationa
:. Educational Association within thu
/. bounds of your own state. If you at
tend this meeting, you will be richl,
e repaid. shall be glad to meet 20,
e there"
Iexpect to attend this meeting ant
c shall be pleased if many of our teach
n ers can arrange to be present. TIL
. fee admission is 81 but the pro
gram is such that we can find some
o thing that will apply to our worl
d whatever our position may be. an
$ sure that the school boards will max
t no mistake in allowing their teacher
e to have the time off to attend thi
+ meeting.
e Supt. Robinson of Rich Hill in re
porting on the first lesson in tn
j. present reading circle book has thi
|. to say: First lesson on teaching
! reading. Excellent interest, all ap
r pear to like the book; expect it to in
crease our efficiency 100 per cent
. What Supt. Robinson and his teach
e ers say is true Of many other
Y throughout the county. All but si'