The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-10-24
BATES COUNTY SCHOOLS
AND TEACHERS

AND IEACHERS
By Supt. P. NJ. Allison
| Liberty has an enrolment 81 and
10 were present. They have put in
a new slate board, a new library case
a new teachers desk and have new
list of library books on the way. Miss
nellie McChesney is teacher and re-
ceives $38 per month.
Center has an enrolment of IA and
10 were present. They have paint
ed the school house in and out and
it is much better. Miss Yula Bigler
is teacher and receives $35 per
month.
Lone Star has an enrolment of %
and 10 were present. They have
greatly improved this house but
were rather late getting ready for
school. Miss Blanche Davidson is
teacher and receives $32 per month.
Pleasant Valley has an enrolment
of Is and 10 were present. They
make very few tardies and absent
marks here and they have improved
so on this one thing that they are
worthy of commentator. Miss Ruby
Timmonds is teacher and does fine
work. She receives $40 per month.
Amsterdam has an enrolment of
62 and IS were present. They have
put in slate blackboard in both rooms
and they find that they are getting
better results. Miss Blanche Smith
is principal and proving most eff
cient one. Miss Nola Ellis is assis-
tant teacher and has a fine lot of
pupils.
Forbes has an enrolment of 81 and
20 were present. They need some
equipment for their work. Miss
Leila Gallatin is teacher. She is hav-
ing some trouble in classifying her
work due to the condition of the
school when she took up the work.
She receives $35 per month.
Concord has an enrolment of %
and IS were present. Their attend
ance is not quite what it should be.
Miss Leila Clark is teacher and re-
ceives $35 per month.
Olive Branch has an enrolment of
80 and q were present. They have
done right and employed Miss Grace
Darr again. Miss Darr is one of our
best teachers and any school is fortu-
nate to get her. She receives $45
per month.
Plain View has an enrolment of
Is and Is were present. They have
a new slate blackboard. This is one
of our very best school grounds and
l am pleased to say they take good
care of it. Miss Una Judy is teacher
and receives $40 per month.
Mt. Vernon has an enrolment of
% and 10 were present. They have
the best school they have had in sew
eral years. Miss Vesti Rice is teach
err and receives $40 per month.
Prairie Rose has an enrolment of
% and 20 were present. They are
having fine school and the pupils
are taking a good interest Mr.. W.
G. Dillon is teacher and it is needless
to say he is doing good work. He
receives a salary of $50 per month.
Miami Center has an enrolment of
IA and 10 were present. They need
some repairs and especially on their
maps. Miss Iva Ayers is teacher and
receives $40 per month.
Wilcox has an enrolment of 20
and 10 were present. They had just
cleaned house and believe in keeping
things in sanitary condition. Miss
Hattie Files is teacher and receives
A5 per month.
Shady Dell has an enrolment of 5
and 5 were present. They have a
nice building inside having just re-
finished the walls. This school is
too small to be very successful. They
had better send these few to another
school. Mrs. Anna Osborne is teach
er and receives $3.50 per month.
Patty has an enrolment of 20 and
II were present. They have very
well equipped little school. They are
having fine school and if they had
a good library their work would
be more pleasant. Miss Ruth Way
land is teacher and receives $35 per
month.
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