The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-11-21
BATES COUNTY SCHOOLS
AND TEACHERS

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AND TEACHERS
By Supt. p. u. Allison
Mound Valley has an enrolment of
10 and 10 were present. They had
just cleaned house and the teacher
helped instead of asking the pupils to
do all of the work, in other words she
does not ask the pupils to do some
thing she is not willing to do herself.
Miss Etha Lincoln is teacher.
Fair View has an enrolment of IA
and "a were present. They, like
Mound Valley, have a fine record on
attendance. They have but few tardy
marks and all take a good interest in
their work. Miss Mable Rockhold is
teacher.
Victory has an enrolment of IA and
II were present. This is due to some
of the older boys helping about the
work. They, like Mound Valley and
Fair View, have clean house all the
time. Miss Marie Lincoln is teacher.
Mt. Zion has an enrolment of II
and II were present They, too
always have clean house and all
their work is neat and attractive.
They have most excellent class in
primary reading. Mrs. Bette Crowd
er is, teacher.
CORTLAND has an enrolment of AZ
and "a were present. They have a
very good building but are short on
seats and long on organs. They have
two organs and from the appearance
neither is worth the space it occupies.
A good orgrn is all right but they
needed some desks first. Miss Laura
Bolin is teacher and is doing good
work.
Lost Corner has an enrolment of
"a and % were present. They have
a nice building and keep it nice all
the time. They have good attend
ance and are doing good work Miss
Maud Martin is teacher.
Trip has an enrolment of 16 and
10 were present. They have not
had very good attendance any of
the year. This should not be for
they have good teacher and good
school and should be making use of
it.. Mr.. Victor Wolf is teacher.
Miss Bertha Sullins teacher of Hess
school reports the following pupils as
every day this year: Gerald
Hammontree, Aida Simpson, Mary,
Dora and John Walbren and Lewis
and Marie Hess. Miss Sullins has
just held an entertainment and cleared
about $28.
Not So many schools were visited
this week on account of Teachers
Association at Springfield. This was
in many respects the best association
held in several years. Most of the
lectures were made very practical
and were such as the elementary
school teachers might derive some
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lar speaker was DR.. Claxton; U. S.
Commissioner of Education. He is
interested in rural school
work and is proud of the fact that he
was permitted to begin his education
in such a school and would be glad if
his children might have the same
privilege. Not that he does not be-
ieve in other schools butdoes believe
they have as many or more faults
han the rural schools. One thing he
urges is rural high schools. He be-
ieves that every teacher should be
student and that they should make
laily preparation on their work, that
hey should read some good journal
pertaining to their work and keep up
IN reading circle work. He says if
hey do not want to do this work they
should try something else. f.
The Association will be held in St.
louis next year and will be much
more convenient for Bates County
eachers to attend than Springfield
IN account of railroad connections.
The other expense need not be much
f any more than at Springfield.
The local meeting will be held in
Rich Hill on the seventh of December.
The program will be announced later.
We will have a representative from
Narrensburg present. The teachers
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