The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-05-07
BATES COUNTY SCHOOLS
AND TEACHERS

By supt Pm. Allison E!
3 Estimates and enumeration blank
8 have been sent to every clerk in tn
: county. They should be returned I
{ this office not later than May Is
Miss Cleo Argenbright, clerk OF dis
trict No. 70, was the first to send il
an estimate and Mr.. Zwahlen Of dis
trict No. 1O7 was the first to send il
both estimate and enumeration list
These two districts need not be I'm
easy about the affairs in their distric
so long as they keep the presen,
clerks. The estimate should be
signed by the president of the board
las well as the clerk.
! The University of Missouri is at
tempting to organize Boys Corn
Clubs and Girls Tomato Clubs
throughout the State. The plan is as
follows: To organize one or both Of
these clubs, if possible, in every
school district in the state. Members
must be from ten to eighteen years Of
age, inclusive. Pupils who come
within the age limit may enter wheth-
er they were enrolled in school or
not Each club must contain not
fewer than six members. Two or
more districts may 60 together on
this and organize club. Boys will
be expected to grow an acre of corn
and girls to grow fifty tomato plants.
There must be president and Sec
rotary of each local club elected from
the membership. There must be a
local leader who may be a teacher, a
student of the College of Agriculture,
a progressive farmer, or country
woman. Much will depend upon the
Of the leader to serve in
this capacity.
The largest clubs organized so far
at Hudson, in Hudson township.
They have fifteen in each club and are
fortunate in securing two good per-
sons as leaders. This is one of the
districts that may be depended upon
when there is something for the bet
:erment of the country home and
country life. These people are doing
great work, in fact, there is nothing
ike it any place in the State or even
n the United States.
School boards are now employing
eachers. This is the greatest work
hey will have to perform during the
year. They should give this matter
heir most careful consideration. It'll
matters not what the teacher may
promise to do but what they can and
will do is the great question. The
;hildren are entitled to the best that
an be obtained and a few dollars on n
he month should not be allowed to
tand in the way. A teacher at $50
YER month may be far cheaper than
olne other teacher at $40 per month.
t IS results we are after, results OBJ
aimed in the right way.
Teachers term reports are coming
d in better condition than ever be-
ore and clerks are awaiting until the
eceipt is sent out before issuing the
some times wonder il the
eacher who makes Z mistake on q
ERIN report corrects the one furnished
be clerk or only the one sent here.
he clerk should see that this term
eport IS correct also.
County Graduation win be held
eme time during The week beginning
lay II. Presumably May q or q.
'I,s papers are mt ~ graded But WIN
: By May 10 and grades Forwarded
J the pupils.
Iwill be b Jeffsrson City IN thisl
leek and viii NOT be 81 MY otflcsiI
gain until Nay l& This = 10 wseh1I
/ tie County Sun rintsndeatss Con-lI
ention and II s the duty u tie COM
Z superintend at - attend
. + sseml TIT 600 reports are ~