Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-04-15
COUNTY SCHOOL NOTES
By w. CLYDE JOHNSON.
County School Supt.

Sunrise and jackson. Although it was
the last day Of regular school work,
for these schools closed Friday, the
pupils kept just at their work, and
took just as much interest in it, as
they did months ago. Both teachers
are beginners but both have taught
very successful terms and have given
complete satisfaction.
Sunrise has an assessed valuation
of $4,000. Their levy will be 40c on
the $10O valuation. They expect to
have a seven months term. Mr.. John
Clark succeeds C. c. Douglass as dir
ector. This year much money was
spent for improvements, a new roof,
new paint, and paper, a new stove,
new books, they now have library
of 100 volumes. May they continue
the good work.
Miss McMurtry is the teacher. She
is a graduate of Mcmillan and of Har-
din, and is well qualified scholastically
for the place she is so well filing.
Jackson also has valuation Of
nearly $4,000. Mr.. Walker succeeds
himself on the board. They have a
fine large building with one light
windows, good heating plant, a
small case of maps, and fair library
of 115 volumes. Miss Cowherd is
the teacher. She is a graduate of Me-
MILAN High and of the Teacher Train
ing Class, and holds first grade cer-
tificate to teach Her work is salts
factory, and shows the benefit Of the
training course.
Friday was spent with Mrs. Nc
Keehan, her pupils and patrons. There
was bountiful basket dinner Of the
very best things to eat that women
know how to cook, and not at all in
keeping with the hard times we have
been hearing so much said about. The
morning was devoted to regular reci-
tation work, the afternoon was pleas
antly spent in hearing the program
given by the Post Oak Literary So
ciety. The president, Miss Mayes,
and the secretary, Miss Mcdonald,
we'll performed their duties, and all
seemed to understand parliament
tary rules, and respected them to the
letter.The pieces were well learnedand
spoken out clearly and distinctly so
that they could be heard and enjoy
ed.
Jesse has very large and beautiful
yard, full of grass and fine forest
trees, large house, good heating
plant, large case Of maps and fair
| library of rs or more books. The well
has good concrete top and good
pump. This is the largest school in
the county. The total enrolment is
SO. The average daily attendance by
months is: 1st, so; 2nd, 4S; 3rd, "A;
4th, 43; 5th,44; 9Th, 33; 7th, 80, The
large falling off was caused by NOV
ing, and farm work. In the "a" class
there were Is pupils. Talk about ye
old time school, what do you think of
that?
And now just word about one of
our town schools. The State Exam
iner, Mr.. Neale, was here this week
and spent day visiting the different
departments of the Mexico public
school system. He is a very close in
spector, and is free in his criticisms.
But he was so surprised at what he
found here that he had not a criticism
to make. His report was that Mex
leo was in class by itself, that the
grades are doing the fine things that
the other schools have only in their
catalogs, and what the normals are
trying to do in their model schools.
Truly, Mr.. Pryor is great school
man and deserves much credit for
these good things, and l regret very
much that the vote Tuesday was not
as large as it should have been to show
Mr.. Pryor that we appreciate him,
and are with him that he may be en-
couraged to go on and do still greater
things.