Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-02-25
COUNTY SCHOOL NOTES
By W. CLYDE JOHNSON
County School Supt

them did not KNOW uiat "isHe" ~
meet with them.
Tuesday morning found an emp
ty house at Hurdle Although they
had but eight more days, it seemed
best to dismiss for a while, on ae-
count of diphtheria. This is the
third time this year they have had
to stop on account Of disease.
At Payne, / found them busy--both
during study time and play time.
They have added some very much
needed equipment this year, a case
of maps, fifteen dollars worth of
new books, and have the material for
library case. The most of the money
was made with a box supper. How
ever, the pupils have recently made
two dollars selling seeds. Miss Eifie
Simpson is the teacher. Pupils and
teacher. W. L. Ballew, at Cant, are
very proud Of their new fountain. It
/ is perfectly sanitary and is the only
one in the county. II is a bubbler-
you press the button and the water
runs out, so that you may drink with
out the use of cup. The school got
it by getting up a club of twenty sub
scribers TO a farm publication.
They have rearranged the seats, put
ting but one size in row, which is
decided improvement. The pupils
have each made product map Of his
favorite state. They have new heat
er, very large library, and are al
most ready for approval. In one OF
the advanced classes they are
reading the Bible since they COM
pleted their text book. They have had
more than rs visitors during the
year, and, of course, it is needless to
add, the school has been a very sue
cessful one.
This is Miss Anna Marshall's sew
enth year at Flynt She has very in
teresting school, and is do
ing some very good work.
This year they have built a
walk to the road, also a stile block.
They have new jacket for their
stove, and are now ready for approx
al. They have added number Of
new books TO their library, and are
getting much pleasure, also profit
out of the reading of them. They ust
them in their daily class work. 0ns
interesting method ] noticed was thai
when pupil asked her to pronounee
a word, she wrote it on the board
syllable by syllable, with the proper
diacritical marks, and then the pup
pronounced it for himself.
. High Hill will close Feb. "a. Mis-
Mabel Kilgore and her pupils hav'
worked hard with the cooperation o
the board TO get the school ready fo
approval. They have heater, hav,
added new curtains, sand table, 3
library books, good blinds for the out
, buildings, and some measures, a
we'll as made other improvements. j
l.. Miller, clerk, L. L. Spencer an
, Will Barnes, members of the boart
, were also visitors.
, At Pleasant Green, the entire boar
was present, A., l.. Gallop, J, X. Oar
iel and Ike Wilson. Miss Georgi
, Miller had but six pupils present, a
great many have moved away. Tn
school has been a success. A membe
n of the board made the remark that tn
. recitations we're the best he ha
. heard. They have made some goo
improvements new outbuilding, n
modelled the coal house, new curtain
,f for the windows, and new sand t.
BILE, which has been a great plea
ure and benefit to the school.
:, Friday was the last day of scho
70 at Central. The morning was spei
: listening to some excellent reciti
: tions of the different classes whiC
!, showed the thorough training the
have received this year. By dinn'
~ time, nearly everyone in the distri
~ was present. The family of every pi
tron was represented-in fact on
three families in the district wel
not present. All brought big ba
kets of the best things to eat. N
more than half could be eaten
the large crowd present After dii
. ner, the pupils of the "a" Class res
some compositions they had write
e.
on very interesting subjects. The
: there was talk by the county s.
perintendent on better schools .Thor
- as Cant, because of perfect atten
~ ance, received diploma of homo
: eleven received certificates of awal
and three, Eva Turner, Neal
and Clayton Berry, received diploma
of graduation.