Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-11-04
Rural School Notes
BY CLYDE JOHNSON.

at Bean creek. one mas IL pupils.
They have a new roof, new floor, new
window shades and a new platform
at the door. The weeds have been
cut, and the outbuildings cleaned.
They have decorated their walls with
some fine drawings done by the pu-
pills, and with pictures of good stock.
At Bolts, Miss Beulah Crawford,
teacher, there are IA pupils. They
have cut the weeds and cleaned the
house. They expect to get new
stove and have an S-months school
this year. l hope that they can get
back on the approved list.
Fisher has but Is pupils in the
white school, with Miss Ruth Cook
as teacher. They also have a colored
school with 20 or more enrolled.
Miss Cook has a fine new vanished
sand table, and has decorated the
walls with posters representing life
scenes in Europe about which the
geography class is now studying
The weeds have been cut. They ex-
pect to get heater, some new seats,
and other necessary equipment. The
outbuildings have been painted.
Miss Lillian Flynt has 8 pupils at
Ringo The house has been painted
inside and is clean and pleasant. The
blackboard also was painted, as we'll
as the outbuildings, and the weeds
were cut. They have a fine new lib
rary' case, and some folding chairs
for the accommodation of their liter
airy society which meets regularly
and is largely attended.
A. D. Simpson, one of the few men
teachers of the county, has rs enroll
ed at Beagles. The weeds have been
cut. Mr.. Simpson says the board is
willing to get whatever he needs, so
he will have some more needed equip
ment before long.
Miss Mary Hanna has a large
school of 80 at West Lick. She re-
ports good attendance, and it seems
that she is doing some good work.
They have cut the weeds and cleaned
the house.
Burnam still leads. 1t is the first
school in the county, outside of Mex
leo, to have a metal ceiling. The
walls were painted, the floor oiled,
and a new barn has been built. They
will get some new books and a case
for them, a dictionary holder, and
some new pictures. Miss Bessie Wat
son is the teacher, and has 80 pupils.
Miss Nellie Proctor has 21 pupils at
Excelsior The house is clean, the
weeds were cut, and the grading of
the yard has been completed, much
to the improvement of it. They had
a pie supper recently and will get
some new books Other improve
ments are being considered.
At Friendship, where Mrs. Minnie
Forbis has % pupils, this year, i
found judging contse in progress
ress, under the supervision of Banner
P. smoot, lecturer for thestate Board
of Agriculture. Mrs. Forbis has a
class Of six, two of whom are girls
The contest was interesting and very
instructive and helpful.
Mrs. Edna German has II pupil at
Lawson. Theweeds have been cut, the
outbuildings have been cleaned, and
all the buildings have been painted,
and are looking nice.
Miss Leta Moore has 10 pupils at
Canada. They have a new heater, a
new fence, new library case, the
house has been painted, and the trees
have been whitewashed.
Pine, Miss Elsa Cottingham, teach
err, has17 pupils, a new painted roof,
house painted in and out, new window
shades, and the weeds have been cut.
Miss May Hofreighter has full
school at Pisgah. She has a new
chair and desk, the weeds have been
cut and work has begun on the new
fence. The house will be painted
also.