Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-25
SCHOOL NOTES
By W. CLYDE JOHNSON.
County School Supt

Monday, Farmer Rusk and visited
the Fisher school, and had a very In-
teresting meeting with the patrons
More than seventy were present. Inc
basket dinner was fine and a very en-
joyabIe day wal spent with them
Miss Ruth Cook is a very energetic
teacher, and puts her whole soul into
whatever she does. The patrons are
verv fond of their school and are
striving 10 put it On the approved
list. The house Is on . solid founda-
ton. the wall has a concrete top, the
house has been painted inside and
out, the floor, desks and windows have
been cleaned and scrubbed. They have
a beautiful library case, an excellent
Is-inch globe, a recitation bench, a
case Of eight maps and a good library
This is a weak district, but they levy
So cents and get about 500 state and
they hope that in another year they
can get a heater and be put on the
approved list. Such determination as
theirs will win,
The pupils rendered a very interest
ing program Then two boys and a
girl debated the question, Resolved,
That wheat is more valuable than
corn" against two Mcmillan High
School students, and a graduate in
law. The Fisher debaters handled the
subject well, and produced the better
argument. The decision was two TO
one in favor of Fisher, Then a num-
Der of the patrons discussed interest
ing subjects.
Tuesday afternoon, Miss Abbie Sui
livan had Farmer Rusk and myself
meet with her patrons at Prairie Lea.
Miss Abbie is teaching her third sue
cessful term, and is doing some inter
esting work. The walls were decor
ated with maps and drawings, the
splendid handiwork of the pupils.
The pupils by three drawings showed
the three different buildings that have
stood on the present site. The last
n is almost new, and is a great i'm
provement over the others. The build
ing is now paid for, and the patrons
expect to improve their equipment as
fast as they can. They have a good
heater, good pictures on the walls,
and a good case of maps.
The pupils program wa interest
ing and enjoyed greatly by all. Then
Farmer Rush talked on many farm
topics, the most of which were in
answer to the questions of those pres
ent.
Thursday morning together with
the board, ! visited the Prairie Chapel
school. E. W. Rockwell, president,
J. E. Northcutt clerk, and B. s. Kelly,
are the board. Miss Stauffer told
me that n of her pupils, Beulah
Kelly had missed but one day in nine
years. This is a weak district, but
they have a new stove with a jacket
around it, and they moved the weeds
and cleaned the house last fall, before
teacher and pupils moved in.
The board, Grover Weber, Tom
Mitchell, and Amos Harris and | WIS.,
tied Miss Elsie Brown at Chapel
Grove Thursday afternoon, The house
new, has just been nicely painted
and new window shades have
been added. They have a new case
IF maps, and u number of good new
books. A ditch has been run around
he yard which makes the drainage
rood. Dirt was hauled and used il grad
ng around the house, and makingawide
TO the road in front. To this
vas also added some gravel. These
too, are working for a heater
n another year, and to make an APP
school of Chapel Grove.
Their school closed with an interest
ng play Saturday night.
Friday was the close of school at
Elm Bend. This is Miss Talbott'sA
second successful term here. A large
number of the patrons were present
With well filled baskets of good things
o eat. They have made many i'm
1rovements this year, and they ex-
1ect to do much more this coming
year. The program was good, as the
'hlldren were well trained and per-
ormed their parts very satisfactorily.
the program | presented diplo-
mas to four bright girls, Georgia
Day, Hollie and Eula Beekley and
lille Phillips. The day was a very
njoyable one, as these people are
cry h~ospitable.
Saturday ! held a teachers meeting
t V%andalia. We were invited there
y the school board acting through
he superintendent, d. c. Tugel. Mr..
'ugel helped much in making up the
rogram, assisted ably by his corps
I teachers. He did much to make
ne meeting a success. The day be-