The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-05-30
BATES COUNTY SCHOOLS
AND TEACHERS

BIZ supt P. NJ. Allison.
OF the 1879 district clerks in the
county 16 have refused to send OF
neglected to send in the enumeration
list and estimate. If they should hap.
pen to lose the money due their dis.
trict on this they would no doubt re-
greet it very much but this would not
right the wrong. Some of these dis
tricts are already too weak to main
tain a good school with their public
money. Most of our clerks are prompt
on those things and do not give any
trouble while others are seldom on
time
The Text Book Commission finish
ed its work and the following 6 chang
es were made. Stowell's physiology
was displaced and Conn wasadopted.
The Stowell has been in use for seven
teen years and has not been very sat-
isfactory so it was thought best to
make this change. In reading, Brooks
fifth and sixth readers were displaced
and Searson and Martins fourth read
err was adopted. The reason for this
was that the present arrangement
prevented alienation of work and a
difference in cost to the pupil. Cur
rvs Literary Readings was changed
and Searson and Martins fifth reader
was adopted to keep the work better
organized and on account of the SUI
perior qualities of the books. The
exchange on those books allows that
any book from the fourth grade on
may be exchanged on these and for
either book. The fourth reader of
Brooks may be given in exchange
on either book and also may either of
the other books. In the high school
text the solid geometry was changed
on account Of the price and American
History was changed for a better
book. There was but little demand
for change so the commission was
more than glad to leave the list as it
was as far as practical.
1t seems that some teachers have
not counted out the attendance for the
days they made up on Washington's
Birth Day and other holidays. This
is strict violation of the law and
should be corrected before the dis
trict clerk sends in their report to the
county clerk in June.
More teachers are preparing to at
END summer school than for several
years and this is as it should be for
the work here is better than can be
obtained in any local school. The as
ISOLATION with the other teachers of
The county is worth great deal be-
coming acquainted with them and
heir work will make our Teachers
more hopefulto them, besides
he pleasure of knocking their fellow
workers wherever they may 60.
Quite number of the diplomas
AVE been sent out and those that are
lere will be carefully cared for until
IN opportunity is afforded to get then
o the owners.
Many of our school boards have
lot employed teachers yet and some
Jay they have no applicants that are
to them. In such cases l
suggest that they wait for other appli-
ANTS as they will be able to get the
unsatisfactory ones any time or rather
gets one that will not be satisfactory.
Many of our best teachers are leaving
he work on account of wages. While
wages are coming up all the time they
ire not in proportion to wages in other
ines of work or in keeping with the
:ost Of living.
Teachers examination will be held
n the high school building in Butler
Iune seventh and eighth. The exam
nation will begin at eight clock each ,
morning and will close at six in the
fternoon. The order of subjects
will be the same as in March. Teach
rs who expects to take a subject
hould be here at the time it is CIV
n. Those who attend summer
chool can take the examination there,
the county superintendent I
J in charge, and have the papers for \
varded here.
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