The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-12-12
BATES COUNTY SCHOOLS
AND TEACHERS
BY Sppt. p. N. Allison

BY Supt. p. n. Allison
Virginia has an enrolment Of 3!
and 81 were present. They have
just ordered new lot of library
books. They have put in some new
equipment already and are doing bet
ter work as result. Mr.. c. c.
Swarens is teacher.
New Home has an enrolment of 81
and "a were present. They are hav
ing very good attendance and very
good work. Miss Katie Frank is
teacher and is going farther than any
other teacher in the county.
Hill Side has an enrolment of &c
and "a were present. This school,
has the largest enrolment in several
years and they are all good workers.
They picked up enough pecans on
the school yard to buy them fine,
new clock. They expect to do much
more improving before the close of
school. Miss Sallie Frazee is teacher
and is doing fine work.
Reavly has an enrolment of 16 and
16 were present. The enrolment is
much less than at the first ofthe term.
They, too, are having good school
with Mr.. Jas. Wheatly as teacher.
Eureka has an enrolment of So and
48 were present. They recently held
an entertainment and cleared $47.
They have ordered a reading chart
and a good set of maps. Miss 1rma
Lowry is teacher.
Klondike has an enrolment of 9and
8 were present. This school had an
entertainment and cleared $685. 40.
This school house is just one half
mile from Eureka yet they both did
well with their entertainments. Miss
Anna Smiser is teacher.
Independence has an enrolment of
10 and 8 were present. They have
fair attendance and pupils are in the
lower grades. Miss Maude Briscoe
is teacher this year.
Standish has an enrolment OF 80
and % were present. Their attend
anCE IS not as good as It Should Be.
Miss Lillian Livingston is teacher.
The last three schools have fewer
pupils attending school, than Eureka
and the Eureka teacher gets $40 per
month while the other three get $120
per month. The fairness of the thing
is apparent.
Hume has the best enrolment they
have had for several sears and the !
attendance is extra good which speaks
well for Mr.. j. H. Inman and his as
sistants. The primary room is es-
pecially better and fuller than COM
mon. Their seventh and eighth
grade room is doing exceptionally
good work.
Redtop has an enrolment of 10 and
Is were present. They have put in
a new stove and will keep warm at
least. They are willing workers and
the teacher, Miss Ethel McBurney, is
striving to make her work the best
possible.
Worland has an enrolment of AZ
md 81 were present. They are not
having as good attendance as they
should but they are having some trou-
Die with an infectious disease. Miss
edith Black is teacher.
Mt. Zion has an enrolment of %
md 20 were present. They are hav-
ng an exceptionally good school here
his year. They will have an enter 7
soon to buy equipment with. ,
Hiss Winnie Priestly is teacher. \
Green View has an enrolment of t
2 and 10 were present. They, too, Y
ave held an entertainment and d
feared $3.50. They have ordered +
teachers desk and chair and read a
lg chart. They will paper the room +
nd make such other improvement as
ley can. Miss Vera McHenry is +
,acher and has her work we'll organ c
ed. b
Old Walnut has an enrolment of
3 and 80 were present. The light n
tendance is due to moving. They
ave put in new pump and have Or 7
cred a new blackboard. Miss Irena
thompson is teacher.
Foster has an enrollmento of 1903 and [
were present. They are having