Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-04-29
COUNTY SCHOOL NOTES
By W. CLYDE JOHNSON.
County School Supt.


Friday, April 16, Rush Hill held
their Parents Day and displayed their
school work. There was also a very
interesting program by the pupils.
Misses Miller and Lower with their
pupils had made some very pretty
programs and sent them out as invita-
tons. AS / could not be present on
Friday, | was invited again on Mon
day, and the display work was left
up for my inspection. 1t was all very
good, and shows quite plainly what
can be done in this way, if one will
only give it a few minutes time.
There was written work, showing
what they were doing in reading,
spelling-in fact in all their differ
ent studies; maps Of Audrain County,
Of Missouri, the United States, and Of
other countries-maps that were
drawn and others that were made Of
flour and salt, by Miss Lowers pupils;
booklets Illustrating stories and
poems they have read, also paper cut
tings for the same purpose, done by
Miss Miller's pupils, the little tots.
Rush Hill has had a good school
this year, and am glad to see the
teachers trying to get in closer touch
with the parents and awaken greater
interest in them for the welfare of
their own children. Rush Hill took a
forward step this year and increased
their levy. 1t is now 90c and / believe
that it will be a dollar next year. The
board is planning great improvements,
and l feel sure that much will be done
to add to the comfort of the children
and the efficiency of the school. Much
has been done the past year in the
way of papering, repairing, etc. And
a fine agricultural chart was added
to their equipment. Rush Hill has a
very fine new church building. Now,
why can't she have just as good a
school building? In what way could
she invest her money to better pur-
pose?
Thursday | visited the schools at
Vandalia. Everything is running
smoothly, and the quantity and quail
ity of work being done is good. MI.
Tugel is an excellent school man, and
devotes himself untiringly to the work
of building up the school. He has
made great progress in the last two
years, for he is ably assisted by his
corps Of good teachers. Several Of
these spoke TO me about attending
summer school, and all seem to appre-
ciate the necessity Of a high standard
Of scholarship, and are considering
the greatest need and best interests Of
their children Of more Importance
than the laying up Of money wealth.
The board has plerned exte isise i'm
provements of a new heating plant,
sewer system, and drinking fountains
IN the building, an outlay of $4,000,
which they will put through as soon
as they can raise the mon'y. Tiis
vulld put the Vandalia sch 'ol W at
the head Of the list right where she
belongs.
friday morning was spent pleas
5ntly in the Laddonia school,. Al
though we have here almost a brand
new team of teachers, each n sea,rs
to be doing his part, and all are pull
ing together in harmony Tor the adj
vancement Of the school and the high
est development of the children. Lad
donia took a big step forward ehis
year. She increased her levy for
school purposes to n dollar, got state
aid, put another teacher in Che high
school, and almost got into the rank
with a first class high school. Surely
this is something to be psoli Of
Who will be next?
Friday afternoon we witne'sei the
closing exercises of the East Licb