The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-09-12
BATES COUNTY SCHOOLS
AND TEACHERS

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AND TEACHERS
By Supt. P. NJ. Allison.
The first school visited this year is
Happy Hill, in Pleasant Gap town.
ship. The patrons had the house
clean and ready for school but their
water is not fit for use and this is one
very necessary thing this warm
weather. They had an enrolment
of SO for the first day. Miss Fannie
Moreland is teacher. She receives a
salary of $50 per month.
Mission Branch has an enrolment
of all of them small pupils. They,
too, are out of water and have none
nearer than one half mile. Miss Lulu
Smizer is teacher and receives $35 per
month. She will be in the reading
circle work and takes the Normal In
structor as professional work.
Scifers had clean up day and have
a new bell. They have an enrolment
Of 81. Miss Opal Hereford is teacher
and receives $42.5O per month. Miss
Hereford is planning Mill Tax meet
ing soon in her district. This is the
first real effort on this question.
Double Branch had not cleaned up
but they were getting ready to do so.
They have a new cistern and they
were hauling water and filling it so
they may have water at the school
house. Miss Jessie Burch is teacher
and receives $40 per month.
Paramount had things in readiness
for school and have the largest enroll
ment in several years due to the
closing of the German school at
Prairie City. They have new out
buildings and are going to put in new
desks. They have an enrolment of
q and q were present. J. N. Lee
is teacher and receives $35 per month.
He will read Normal Instructor and
Primary plans.
Papinville was in readiness and are
starting off we'll with Miss Clellah
Grant as teacher. They have an en-
rollment of 26 and 26 were present.
They pay salary of $50 per month.
This school has good library due to
the effort of former teachers.
Seelinger did not clean their we'll
and as result they are out of water.
| think the directors intended that all
should be ready but the one employed
to look after this failed. They have
16 enrolled and Is were present.
Miss Elsie Seelinger is teacher and
receives $35 per month.
Berver has light enrolment as
compared with last year. They re-
paired the school house some but they
need a new building. They need
dictionary and set of maps as well.
Mr.. C. C. Crosswhite is teacher again
and receives salary of $40 per
month. He reads the Missouri School
Journal and Normal Instructor.
Reynard has an enrolment of Is
and % were present. This school is
out of water too. Miss Della Pierce
S teacher and receives a salary of $40
Der month. Miss Pierce taught this
school several years ago and has re-
urned which speaks well for her.
Rich Valley have their house ready
md they, too, are out of water. This
me thing alone should have better
lttention. Miss Mabel Beach is teach
n and receives salary of $40 per
month. They have an enrolment of
and 8 were present.
McDavitt has an enrolment of 10
md 8 were present and all are max
ng good effort. They cleaned
'ouse and oiled the floor, but are out
# water. Mrs. Lucy Melton is teach
# and receives a salary of $35 per
month.
Haynes has an enrolment of "a and
2 were present. They need a new
'uilding and especially some equip
nent. Miss Ruby Bennett is teacher
nd holds a Rural State certificate ,
rom Springfield. She receives a
alary of $40.
Brush College has on enrolment of
l and 20 were present. They have
new blackboard and are to have
ew windows. Miss Nora Lee is
eacher and receives $40 per month.
he reads the Century School Journal.
Hazel Dell has a lipht enrolment