The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1912-03-22


little boy reclting their lesson and
1t would have been a pleasure to any
one to sit down and listen to those
little fellows read and write out
loud and spell each and every word
word as given to them. Not read
ing from memory pictures, but be-
cause they knew how to read. and as
/ sat and listened at the recitation
of a number of different classes
soon discovered that Miss Connie
had spared nothing that she was
able to give for the advancement OF
her children. Teaching from the LIST
TO the 4th grades and children rang
ing from five to fourteen years OF
age and Just as nice and quiet as
grown up men and women. | spoke
TO number Of patrons Of this
school and they were all of a unit
that they had a fine school. Miss
Noble Is another home teacher and
a product of the Snyder High School
her second year as a teacher and
has already developed into one of
our best teachers. Camp Springs
certainly ought 10 feel very much
complimented on having as their
teacher, Mr.. Burg and Miss Noble.
Next came in order, StrGyhorn,
near the home Of Mr. Crenshaw Pitt
and Hairless. There | found d house
full of pupils ranging all the way
from the beginner to the higher
branches. Miss Lena Perrima1 Is TIE
teacher OF Strsyhorn this year, am
other Scurry County girl, practical
ly raised I'm this county and is a pro-
duce of the Snyder High School
This is Miss Lena's first school and
all you have to do TO know that she
Is teaching q fine school i5 to so
among her pupils and watch them
IN their devotion and respect toward
their teacher and in response t0 her
every effort they come with good
lessons. good behavior. quick in
thought and with am honest earnest
burning desire 90 obtain knowledge
and while ] have heretofore stated
that we have @ number of home
teachers in scurry county this year
and so many of them are teaching
their first schools each and every
one of them ere makiue good 10
has been my policy and will be 20
locate and secure a school for every
home teacher before taking up visit
ing or outside teachers and while ]
have been personally responsible for
some of our teachers securing their
schools / am glad to say that the
trustees are perfectly satisfied in
each and every school being taught
By a home teacher. ! see no need of
educating our own boys and girls
10 be teachers and sending them 90
some other county 10 secure their
first school while / have no CONE
plant and feel proud OF the OUT
county teachers / have under my
control for an are giving splendid
satisfaction yet / stand for our home
teachers first then Il need be- take |
the outside teachers. I'm other words .
! am glad TO report that every home F.
teacher In Scurry county today is SO F.
conducting himself and giving such 1
splendid service that IL is a credit to /
the schools that instructed them and !
TO the County generally.
This finishes my school work hav-
ing spent six weeks among the
schools and have been in every !
school in the county save and except |
Ira, Dunn. Hermleigh and Mitchell /
County Line schools which are long
term schools and / will be in them
later and Cottonwood Flat which
closed two weeks earlier than / ex-
pected. Taking the county over, ]
am glad to report that not a single
school has had any disturbance 20
any extent OF a serious nature and
each and every school is getting a
long nicely and general educational
interests are manifested and on the
Increase throughout the county. not
claiming any OF the credit myself,
but believing and feeling that Il is
an due to the efforts of the parents
md teachers Of the county.
They realizing that education is !