The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1912-03-22
COUNTY JUDGE VISIT SCHOOLS
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MY next school was China Grove
Number 2 or Big Sulphur some ten
or twelve miles south and east OF
Snyder There found a splendid
school house. good desks. house
full OF bright boys and girls under
tne care and control Of Hiss $50
Barr, who rs teaching a splendid
school Miss Barr is not a scurry
county citizen but came to as VOL
recommended as a teacher and a per
son would not have TO be IN her
school room long to see that her re-
Communications were not IN vain
and 10 watch tte sure evidence Of
her work in the school room by the
efforts and appreciation of her pu-
pills to reciprocate her painstaking
efforts to teach them their lessons
This school house is located near the
home Of Joe Church, right close to
a new steel bridge that has been re-
Gently built across Big Sulphur. It
was certainly a pleasure to spend a
few hours among those children and
watch the little tots as they stood up
and recited their lessons with the
sure evidence that they knew their
lessons and also the older ones. how
manly and lady like they acted to-
wards their teacher and towards
each other.
Next came China Grove Number
one, there | found John l.. Green in
possession of house full of pupils
and | did not have to be long in this
school room until / discovered that
teacher and pupils were doing their
very level best There we're little
bits OF fellows and older ones all
doing and carrying out their parts Of
successful school China Grove
schoS1 is located near Mr.. Seals
hOnta and in the Allen neighborhood
some fourteen miles south and east
of Snyder. This is Mr.. Green's
FIRST experience as a teacher, Sour
Try county boy and a product Of Sny-
ders High School. and not a word Of
complaint has come 10 my ears
against the school Teachers. pupils
trustees and patrons are all In one
accord for education and where you
find a community thus united you
may know that II is a pleasure to so
among them and watch their efforts.
That night by appointment. ! met a
splendid representation of that com
hnunity and listened at them discuss
the erection Of new school build
ing larger and a better school dis
trict Tho citizenship OF China
Grove are awake educationally and
the have under advisement the
building Cf @ new school house and
the general advancement OF educa-
ton among their children We exc
pect to hear something from o cid-
zenship like that that will De good
for as an TO stop and note and 1
have before stated about an that
most of as are COINS 90 Doe able TO do
Do to give children practical bust
ness educatin and the fathers and
mothers of China Grove community
have this in view.
Next came Lone Wolf school just
two miles east Of the China Grove
sd 8ol under the tutorship OF Miss
Bonnie Sanders another one of Sour
rs couuty's homo girls having re-
colyed her certificate upon very
crelltabio grade I'm 1911. And this
OF course iG her first school and in
thls school found real school
Will. few in number and most OF
them small they were just as brisnt
and as Quick as you nud ia any
school. stood up and reciied their
lessons like real mcnand women and
On my little talk they would answer
my questions and show evidence Of
a SPLENDID school The Lone Wolf
community IS to be congratulated
on securing the services OF Hiss Bon
ME. The Hermleigh High School
came In for her share of the honors
as Miss Bonnie is a prodvc' # that
school. and how nice ana yenteel
those little fellows treat their teach
er was sure evidence that the
teacher was giving her life for the
betterment and advancement Of
those under her care and control.
Next came in order some three
miles north and east Of there was
German school under the manage
ment OF Ben 10 Buchanan. And
as sure evidence Of Mr.. Buchanan's
ability to teach this school and OF
his faithfullness and energy in a
school room this lie Mr.. Buchanan's
aacond contract with this same