The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-05-15

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BATES COUNTY SCHOOLS
AND TEACHERS
By supt. p. u. Alllsea
Teachers examination will be held
in the high school building in Butler
June 8 and Z. The order Of subjects
will be the same as in March. Those
who wish to take a subject must be
there at the time that subject is given
on the schedule as they will not be
given 1t another time. Algebra and
Literature are given both days.
Teachers may take choice of times.
Some misunderstanding come up
about the fee. The state superintend-
ent rules that all fees must be paid
before beginning the examination.
This fee entities the applicant to all
examinations for the calendar year.
If the teacher has a certificate issued
before the year is out they will have
to pay again as they completed the
examination when the certificate was
issued and will have to write again
on another application.
Rural graduation will be held in the
Circuit Court room May oath. DR..
c. w. Morris Of Warrensburg Normal
will deliver the class address at two
o'clock in the afternoon. DR.. Morris
is one of our most enthusiastic school
men and will have an interesting and
instructive message for us. We ex-
tend cordial invitation to all persons
interested in education to attend. We
are going to have a large class and
hope to have the best program we
have ever had. We want to have the
picture taken for the State Superin-
tendent's report. 4
Several teachers have not sent In
their term reports yet andesome have
NOT sent in the handbook on. Steps in
English. The term reports are usual
ly in good shape. The teachers are
careful about all Of their work and it
is a conceded fact that Bates county
has the best teaching force of any
county in the state. O
The estimates and enumeration lists
are coming in better than in former
years. The clerks are all willing to
do right and most Of them have SO
familiarized themselves with the law
that they are capable of doing good
work. w. D. Nuckols, clerk of Dist.
No. 86 was the first to send his esti-
mate and A. Zwahlen clerk of No. 1O7
was the first to send in both estimate
and enumeration list. All clerks so
far have selected August as the time
for the board meeting except one and
he selected June first. This, am
sure, will be too early for us so am
sure we will hold this meeting in Aug
ust. The exact date will be an
nounced later.
Miss Lulu X. Judy of Burdette
school reports the following as spell
ling all the words in a two weeks
contest: Emmett and Fletcher Nelson
and Clyde Roach. Clyde Roach did
not miss word during the first six
months Of school. Essie Masoner
sent in q most excellent map. This
school has made good progress.
l viii be out Of the office all this
week but after this week ! will be in
the office every Saturday but most OF
the time win be spent in the country
looking after clerks record books.
This is part Of the superintendent's
work as well as visiting schools or
office work.
Many school boards have employed
teachers for next year and in almost
every instance they are paying better
wages. They are coming to realize
that tie high price gets the best
teachers. It b no more uncommon
now for ! teacher TO got >60 per
month than Il was to get 80 Z few
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