The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-08-01
BATES COUNTY SCHOOLS
AND TEACHERS

The clerks meeting was not a
we'll attended as it was hoped for, bu
| am sure the interest could not hav'
been better than it was. Mr.. Ember
son was especially pleased with tn
results. He has written and urge'
another meeting next year and aske'
to be present with US again. Tha
we are going to have another meet
ing is settled beyond question. Sew
eral of the clerks have not sent il
their July statements yet and it will
soon be August. l have several call
now for data furnished in these re
ports, but can not furnish it on &C
count Of few being slow.
The August meeting of teachers
will be held, as previously announced
August %, 20 and 80. The meeting
will begin at noon the 2Sth and closf
at noon the Both. The programme i:
ready except the hearing from some
parties from away wanting to appear
on the program. The time they car
appear has not been ascertained yet
A few teachers have expressed 8
wish that the fall association be called
at Springfield with the state assocla'
ton. This would give them an OPP
portunity to attend the state associa'
ton with but little more expense than
the county meeting, and they would
not have to lose the time in school.
A vote will be taken some time dur
ing the August meeting and this will
settle the matter satisfactory to al.
Teachers will be required to attend
these meetings and shall not hesitate
to revoke certificates or report to the
persons having such authority where
teachers stay away without reason
able excuse. There is no intention OF
forcing any one into the meetings,
neither do we think it fair that some
attend and others stay away. The
intention is to treat all alike and ev-
erybody right.
Many of our school yards are need
ing moving at present and it is hoped
that directors will attend to this at
once. The state university is going
to ask for the condition of every
school house in the county at the
time of the beginning of school in
September. | should be very much
pleased to have Bates county rank
up well in the list. This will depend
very much on the interest of school
boards. 1t is hoped that every school
in the county will begin the first
Monday inSeptember. 1t is not good
policy to make school secondary
matter or to interfere with its usual
workings any more than can be avoid
ed.
The next teachers examination will
be held in Butler, August 2, 3. The
state superintendent has sent out a
letter which he wants placed before
the teachers. 1t is as follows:
"The Emergency Rule for number
ing applicants has served its purpose
After this year every applicant for a
certificate must pay fee OF So and
secure this number before he writes
the examination. Applicants who
are away from home in school must
send their fees to their county super
intendent several days before the
date of the examination at which they
expect to write. The county super
intendent will issue numbered re-
cetpt to each applicant Who pays the
fee. The applicant will use this num-
Der in all the examinations for the
year. No applicant will be allowed
TO write until the fee is paid.
"The state superintendent has been
asked: Can the county superinten-
dent of county B require the teachers
of county B to write in said county B?
The county superintendent MAY
make such requirements, and l am OF
the opinion that he should require all
teachers of county B to take examina-
tons in county B. An exception
should be made of teachers who are
away from home in approved sum-
mer schools. In general it is best
for each county superintendent to su-
pervise the examination of his own
teachers.
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