Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-07-22
COUNTY SCHOOL NOTES
By ". CLYDE N
County School Supt.

Monday afternoon / arrived il
KirksviIle to spend a few weeks il
observing the work and methods here
| wish to get all that / can that viii
be beneficial to the schools of Aud.
rain. President Kirk was very kinC
and heartily invited me to feel free
to visit the classes and come and &C
as l pleased. The instructors are
also very tolerant of me and ever
encourage me to ask questions.
There are more than 1000 students
here. Aadrain is furnishing her part
of them. Already / have met with
some 35 or more. How many are
here that l have not yet met | have
no way Of knowing. | shall give a
list of them as ! know them.
From Mexico we have: Mrs. Laura
Hoagland, Principal of the South Side
School; Miss Maud Wallace, the In
~structor of Music; H. L. Collect, In
structure in Agriculture; Miss Beulah
Griffin, one Of Mrs. Hoagland's teach
ers; and Miss Mary Griffin, the teach
er at Daniel; and Miss Coralic Lake.
From Centralia are: w. L. Ballew
who will teach at Flynt; Miss Katie
Siever the teacher at Goodwater;M Miss
Mabel Kilgore who will teach at High
Hill; Miss Dollie Mckenzie, who has
taught the past two years at Skull
Lick; Miss Erma McAfee, who will
teach at Tulip; Miss Myrtle MeAfee
who taught the Taylor school last
year.
From Thompson is Miss Mary
Murphy, who has taught the Femme
wald School for the past two years.
From Vandalia are: Miss Mayme
Neal and Miss Georgia Gooch and
Miss Olivia Watson, grade teachers
in the Vandalia School; also Miss
Leta Moore, who will teach at Can
ada; Miss Bess Watson, who will
teach at Durham; Gladys Furber,
who viii teach at Black, where she has
already taught two successful terms;
also Misses Viola Waters, Matilda
Rheads and Ethel Ryan and Homer
Price of the yandalia Teacher Train
ing Glass.
From CurryviIle is Miss Maple
Newland, who has been at BeagIes for
the last two years.
From Laddonia are: Miss Ruby
Weber from the Rail School; and
Miss Beulah Hagan who will teach
at Oak Grove.
From Benton City is Miss Minnie
Stauffer, who will teach at South
Liberty.
From Martinsburg are: Miss
Pauline Moser who will teach at
Chapel Grove; and Miss Dorothy
Seeker, who teaches in another
County.
From Rush Hill is C. v. Ford, the
High School Principal.
From Middletown are: r. L. Gooch.
who taught a year ago at CulwelI, and
Miss Vernice Ray, who will teach at
Carter.
From Wellsyille are the Misses
Sturgeon, who taught in Montgomery
County, and Miss Anna Mackey, who
was at Black last year.
Miss Edna James, who will teach
at Union, is also here from Mexico.
Miss Matte Fields, who taught last
year at Ringo, is a student here.
From Auxvasse is Miss Elizabeth
Telkamper the teacher at Ellis.
Besides these, there are here Miss
Alta Smelser and sister Clara
Of Vandalia, also a brother of
Brother II. [. Rodgers.
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These are not all of the Audrain
teachers that are in school this sum
ner. Many are at Columbia, others
W%arrensburg, still others at Cape
i~irardeau, a few in Colorado and al
he Exposition. Miss Helen Graham
: at Lathrop, Miss Edith Etheridge
$ at Madison, Wis, and Miss Flor
nee Underwood is taking special
Urinary training at the Harris Teach. J
RS College in st. Louis and Mas :
'ula Moore is taking q business :
purse in the Gem City Business Col \
'ge. ] wish could give the complete a
st. but it is hardly possible for me l
. do that, But this is enough to :
now that the teachers Of Audrain y
re progressive and are preparing to !,
reateF things for Audrain and her 8
than has even been done be- |
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