Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-24
COUNTY SCHOOL NOTES
By W. CLYDE JOHNSON.
County School Supt

NNAANs o~A@tA 9AE1
| am sure that at least one-third Of
the school children Of Audrain eoun.
ty will rejoice with me over the fact
that during the holidays the board OF
the Friendship District win play San.
IA Claus and install a new heating
plant, and thereby make their school
ready for approval.
am sorry that last week ! neglect
ed to write up my visit TO the Lad
donia school. The school is in good
hands, and is doing some excellent
work. | wish especially TO mention
the primary work that Is being done
by Miss Hilda Brand. This is Miss
Brands first experience, but she Is
doing excellent work. The high school
has been approved for fourteen units,
which means that their graduates
will be admitted into the university
next year without examination. In
another year they viii have a first
class high school, a very creditabls
showing for LAddonia, and also fol
Audrain, since that win make three
for the county besides the junior col.
lege-Hardin.
Last Monday | visited the Payne
school. The pupils were busy and
seemed 10 be taking an interest in
their work. Everything seemed to be
moving along smoothly.
Last week Farmer Rusk and l Wis,
tied Fox, Daniel, Harrison, Naylor.
Strother, Goodwater, Central, Gate.
wood, Bryan, Ellis and Sneed. The
audiences have been the usual size
the largest being about one-half Of
those that should have been present
And at Ellis and at Sneed only one
visitor was present. Really, ! wonder
why.
All the board was present at Fox
The interest was good and so was the
dinner. The walls were well dec
GRATED with maps and drawings of the
pupils. Excepting their books, which
would not be ornaments TO the
houses of the community, they have
a school and school home that they
may well be proud of.
At Daniel, two members of the
Board were present. The ugly walls
have been beautifully decorated with
unframed pictures. This school has
lost five weeks on account of diph-
liberia.
At Harrison we had a very inter.
esting night meeting. They have
added a number Of excellent books to
their meager library and are making
other improvements as fast as they
can. They have a fine schol this year
and are well pleased.
At Naylor but one member of the
Board was present. We had a good
dinner. This school is now on the ap-
proved list, but it looks like the Board
will have to stir themselves IL they
keep on. The stove pipe was falling
down, a window light or two were
broken, signs Of negligence.
The attendance at Strother was
small. They r keeping their school
home in good repair though II was
neglected last fall. They have three
girls doing the ninth grade work.
The night meeting at Goodwater
was very interesting. The audience
was made up mostly of men. This
school is being improved rapidly.
Miss Sievers is trying to get it on
the approved list. She has a neat
sum made by a box supper to invest
in books.
Miss Nola Hanna at Central had a
fine display of work done by her
pupils. The boys had the best ex-
hibit Of corn we have seen yet. And
the other exhibits were just as good
as the best. Forest Neale won first
on corn. Zelma Murphy and Fannie
Neale on sewing. Fannie Tamney on
penmanship. Eva Turner on maps.
The school is doing first-class work.
and all are well pleased.
At Gatewood Miss Winn's pupils
gave a very interesting little pro-
gram. The singing Of the girls
quartette deserves special mention.
AT a pie supper recently they cleared
sl7.00 in spite of a bad storm.
At our night meeting at BRYAN.
MISS o'Brien the teacher, and land
lady were the only ladies present.
However, the meeting was interest
ing. They have a new stove. II
should have been a heating plant
They will keep on until they have a
good, well equipped home for their
children.
AT Ellis, we found Mr.. MalIinck-
root and his pupils preparing for a
christmas Tree and entertainment
0 Friday night. A short time ago
they had 8 pie supper, and got nearly
one dollar per pie. They will soon
nave a nice new library. They will
also make other improvements. And
indeed a great many are needed very
badly.
At sneed they need a new outfit
and that very badly. For surely
their children deserve just as good
things al any other.
All week we met with considerable
interest in a rural high school. Al
skinner they are just completing a
n building which will be used for
~ best interests of the community.
! LOOK for a high school to be started
mere next fall. ! believe it is a suit
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