The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-03-27
BATES COUNTY SCHOOLS
AND TEACHERS

AND TEACHERS
Bv Supt. P. n. Allison
The legislature has just passed a
bill which makes it possible for every
district in the State to have an eight
7 months school. The district must
have an assessed valuation of $50, 600
or less and must levy not less than
Csc on the one hundred dollars valu-
alton to entitle them to this and then
they must meet the following three
conditions:
l. The district must have an as
sessed valuation of $4,000 or less
than $4,000.
2. The district must levy Csc on
the 500 for school purposes.
3. The districts must have MAIN
tanned this year an average daily at
tendance of fifteen pupils, or in lieu
of the fifteen pupils, the average
daily attendance must be 60 per cent
of the last enumeration list.
The amount of aid granted is 500
per district or so much thereof as
may be necessary to maintain an
eight months term of school at the
following salaries:
(a) Forty dollars $40 per month
for third grade teacher.
(b) Forty-five dollars ($45) per
month for second grade teachers.
(3 Fifty dollars $50 per month
for first grade teachers.
This levy can be made at the an
nual meeting this year without pre-
vious notice. The school money is
not distributed until July and every
district meeting the requirements
will entitled to this next year.
The district is required to apply
only 4Oc on the 500 to the payment
of teachers wages. The remaining
25c can be used for incidental pur-
poses. Out of this 25c library books
and other needed equipment can be
bought This will be the same as
the state equipping these schools for
the patrons. It seems now that there
is no excuse for short term of
school if the patrons want a longer
term.
Many districts will take advantage
of this and have good school. 1t is
hoped that not a district in Bates
county will allow this to pass by.
This of course comes out of the regu-
lar funds and the district that is en-
titled and does not take advantage
will lose twice in place once.
The districts of Missouri having
classified high schools levy $l.l29
and if they can do this it does seem
possible for rural district to levy
Csc.
The Warrensburg-Central Missouri
Teachers Associations will meet in
Warrensburg April 10, II, IL, 1918.
They have arranged an excellent
program for the occasion. Earl
Barnes, one of our best lecturers on
education will deliver three lectures.
The declamatory contests and field
meets will be held at this time. There
will be variety enough to suit any
and all. | hope to see good repre-
sentation present from Bates county.
Teachers can attend this meeting and
count their time just as in a county
meeting.
Some are beginning to ask about
when they will get their grades. 1t
is not possible to say at present but
not before the first of the month at
best. One hundred fifteen wrote
and most of them left their papers
for me to grade and l have some
other work to keep going as well.
However, the grades will be mailed
out as soon as they can be made up.
The present examination shows
who studied the Reading Circle work
thoroughly. 1t has done much good
along this line and about eliminates
those who have not done the work.
Miss Hazel McRoberts of Crescent
Hill school in Deer Creek township,
reports the following pupils as SPELL
ing all the words in a two weeks con-
test: Hazel and Leslie Arendt Cur
It's and Esther Thornhill, Charles and
Doley Kinion, Gladys and Florence
Shgner, Gladys Long, Della Long,
Della Drew and Ruth Smith.
Alexander M. Dockery, former