Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-10-28
SCHOOL NOTES
By W. CLYDE JOHNSON.
County School Supt

Township for the most pan. J.
] company with Miss Josephine Baker
Keeper Of the Mark Twain Home i
! Hannibal, we called on Supts
! Shay Of Benton City, White Of Mar
tinsburg, Weiss Of Laddonia, an'
Tugel Of vandalia, for the purpose o
Interesting them in putting on I
: lecture that Miss Baker has worke'
up, entitled "Mark Twain, Americas
Greatest Man Of Letters" This,
am sure, win prove to'be a very in
tsrssaz- address especially to vi
Missourians who live 30 near hii
birthplace and boyhood home.
The first school visited was New
Michigan. The weeds had been cut
the building painted, and they expect
to have a new concrete platform
Miss Pearle Parker had 25 pupils
She was preparing q float for the
school parade at the Vandalia Carni-
val. In the parade she had all her
Pupils present and all her beard
The float was a very attractive one.
Miss Lois Northcutt at Boyd also
had 25 pupils, the weeds had been cut,
end the stove BACKED. It seems that
Boyd can now easily meet the re-
quirements for approval. They too
prepared a beautiful float and had
all their pupils in the parade.
Miss Eva Stone at Pleasant Plains
has one of the large schools, 81 pu-
pills have been enrolled. The house
has been papered, scrubbed, and
cleaned. Miss Stone and her pupils
walked in the parade and made a
very creditable showing.
At Culwell, Miss Flossie Parker
teacher. there were 80 pupils. The
weeds had been cut, the house paint
cd inside, a new door and new stove
have replaced the old. The house
looks quite nice inside, and ! am sure
hat teacher and pupils greatly ap-
preciate these improvements, and viii
enjoy their school work much
more this year.
Miss Vernice Ray is teaching her
first school at Carter. She had %
pupils. They are continuing their
Improvements, and regret that they
have not enough money to carry
them forward more rapidly. This
year the house was repapered and
made clean and pleasant, the weeds
were cut, and the outbuildings re-
paired.
Miss Corinne Cowherd also has a
large school - 81 pupils enrolled
lat Grow. The weeds have been
cut, a new heater installed, and the
building was scrubbed and cleaned.
But they have been too busy with
their farm work to complete their
improvements. However. they hope
TO soon.
Hall has another large school, So
have been enrolled. Miss Ruby Web
Der is the teacher. They have en-
larged their room by tearing out the
partition and doing away with the
cloak room, and have built a perm
anent stage. This makes the black
board convenient especially for the
little folks. They have cut the weeds,
and will paper soon.
F. E. Hickenson, one Of only five
men teachers in the rural schools this
year, has enrolled SO at Cornett.
The weeds have been cut, the out
buildings are kept clean and sanitary
by the use of lime, and four beauti-
ful and inspiring pictures have been
hung on the walls. Frank is using
the development method in his teach
ing, and is working hard for the up
building Of the school, and the adj
vaneement Of the pupils.
Miss Gladys Furber is again at
Black. She certainly loves her pu-
pills as dearly as their own parents
do. So, of course, her efforts bring
good results. They have some beau
tiful pictures, a new walk to the well
end coal house, which is quite a treat,
new blinds in front of the outbuiId-
ings, which add so much to the de-
eency and privacy of the same, and
the weeds have been cut. The fence
is still in process of construction. I
am sure that it will be a great credit
&c the community however when com
pleted-for Mr.. Dubray has been at
work on it eve since the first of
April.
A large number Of the schools were
not in session Thursday, as it was
school day at The vandalia Carnival.
Besides these already mentioned,
Crow had a large and credtable
showing in the parade. And Culwell |
lacked but two Of having perfect at
tendance. 1t seems to me that those
two must feel deeply ashamed Of
themselves, for they were in town,
when they needs must think what
honor and pride Caldwell might have
received and enjoyed but for their bad
conduct. Let us be loyal to our
teacher and our school, boys and
girls.
counted Is rural schools in the
parade and estimated the number
of children above 400. vandalia was
also in with her 300. So the schools
made a very interesting and credit
able showing, and deserve much
praise for the interest taken.
Trower Of Pike County, deserves
special mention, since they had in
two floats more than SO children and
their entire school board,-1OO % at
tendance. The Ross school, Of Rails