Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-11-18
THE TEACHERS
AT STAUFFER
READING CIRCLE MEMBERS AND
PATRONS VISIT AND DINE
TOGETHER.

Stauffer School, one mile south of
Benton City, where the meeting of
Linn Township Teachers Reading
Circle was held.
Talk about community interest
spirit, commend us to Stauffer.
Mrs. Anna Kelley is the efficient
teacher. She was here and there,
looking after every detail that might
tend toward the pleasure and COM
fort of all. The teacher has the full
cooperation of her patrons. What
school would not prosper and pro-
gress with the backing of such
folks as the Dowells, Erismans, Dun
gans, Turner's, Hoffsess' Douglass
and others?
The program was opened by the
reading of two very interesting pa
pers, one by Mrs. Eva Niemann and
the other by Miss Nora Moore. We
give them below. They are worth
your very careful reading.
The next subject was one foreign
from anything discussed in the ear
lier teachers meetings in this coun-
Selection of Seed Corn" by
H. j. DUNCAN. He stirred up an in
toresting discussion. He told the
teachers that he selected his seed corn
in the fall, as he went thru the
field with his wagon. He thought
the corn should be kept dry, and
never allowed to freeze. ]. w. Dow
ell differed with him on some points
He seized on every fine looking ear
that grew on a stately, strong stalk.
w. c. Johnson thought you couldn't
always tell by the size of the stalk.
If there were any smut a hill or two
away you better avoid picking an
ear just in that locality. E. E. Shay
commented, THAT you must judge
corn, too, by the company it keeps"
The next subject was a farm ques-
ton also-"Stock Raising and Mar
keting." 1t was handled by c. w.
Erisman. He didn't like a calf with
a long face and sleepy eye. Choose
a calf with bright eye and one that
can look you in the eye. Long faced
cattle won't make you good profit.
You can't treat all punches alike in
feeding. Use your best judgment, like
you would in handling a school,
Look after the comfort of the cattle
in winter. 1t will pay in dollars and
cents.
Dinner hour came about this time,
and, my, what a dinner it was! All
ate and ate. One lady visitor said
"Oh, there were so many good things
l almost felt provoked at myself be-
cause l could not eat more"
The afternoon discussions lasted
till shutdown. 1t was a bunch of in
terested teachers and school patrons
as you can see.
Mrs Kelly gives lessons in corr
Judging and needle work in school
In after years all those boys will
know what to do when he loses
a button. Prof. Shay hasn't got
quite to the point yet where he
teaches the boys how to use a needle
This corn-judging and needle work
encourages better interest and order
in his school
Miss Janette White gave quiz OIL
certain school questions,amon them
should children be Paid for Work
About the Home?" All were no
agreed, whether nay or yea.
"The Responsibility of the Pupil
was an interesting discussion. ONE
teacher declared that she had never
worked out a problem of any kline
till after she left the high schoo
and took hold of school in the coun
I try, where she had no one to lean on
She had to come to it then. Heller
, shahan, IL years old, was referred
I to as the one pupil in stauffer dis
a trict who seems to feel her school re
sponsibilities the keenest.
, "Plan of Consolidated Schools ii
This Community" was discussed b
]. w. Dowell, Z, e. Shay, @. w. Eris