The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-08-14
BATES COUNTY SCHOOLS
AND TEACHERS

AND TEACHERS
BY supt Pm. Allison
The School Board Convention was
all any one expected so far as enroll
ment and interest are concerned.
The enrolment was 27O clerks and
members of boards. The only re-
gret is that every district in the coun-
" was not represented. One very
interesting feature of the meeting
was the experiences of boards with
agents and other troublesome things.
We hope to have much more of this
next year and to have better UNDER
standing along this line.
have always felt that the teachers
of the county are exceptionally good
in attending meetings but they will
have to make an effort if they do bet
ter than the school boards have done.
The thing for us all to do is to go to
work to make next years meeting
better than this one was.
There is some question as to the
mileage for those who attended the
meeting and for that reason the GER
tificates of attendance may not be
sent out for few days as l have ask
ed an opinion Of the Attorney Gen.
eral on this point.
One thing about our meeting that
l regret is that we did not have the
teachers who attended enrolled. Some
school boards have asked for a list
that they might remember them in
the future. We will not allow this
to occur another time.
The program for the August Meet
ing will be mailed out this week and
should any teacher not receive theirs
please let me know and | shall be
pleased to send another copy. This
will be one of the best meetings we
have ever held and all teachers should
be here. The talk given by Supt.
Henderson on the Reading Circle
work will be worth the time of any
teacher. We have two good books
this year and we want to get all we
can from them. These books are
here now on sale. Teachers want
ing thebooks can get them and pay
for them after they have taught two
or three months of school. l hope
most of the teachers will secure them
and read them through before Mr..
Henderson makes his talk in order
that they may fully appreciate what
he says.
The teachers answer papers will be
finished and their grades mailed out
so as to reach them not later than the
18th. Some will likely be disap'
pointed but so am | when / read
them One paper on Physiology
might illustrate this and the answer
to one question will be sufficient.
The question was: "Give five agents
that are instrumental in spreading
disease and state how these may be
guarded against. The answer is as
follows: "Well one agent that would
be a good one to spread diseases
would be a tramp or begger just go
from house to house and sleep any
place and stand a good chance in
getting most any disease. Also a
book agent, charging picture man
or medicine man. There are sew
eral that are liable to spread disease.
The best remedy is for the people
not to let them stay in their house
over night"
Now this person was just as honest
as any one could be but they do not
show any knowledge Of physiology.
Many other equally crude answers
might be given but this is sufficient.
l do not wish to publish such things
but sometimes it is well to know
both sides of a story.
Black school board caught the prop
er inspiration while attending the
Convention and are putting things in
readiness for school. am going to
ask the clerks to report to me in Sep
TENDER and tell what they have done
this year to make their school better.
shall want all improvements and
cleanup day work reported. 1t will