Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-11-11
COUNTY SCHOOL NOTES
b ". CLYDE JOHNSON.
County School Supt

Ky tosr a Inspection
Mhs Lacy Lewis Is teaching her
Second term a. Carter. She has Is
IpzPl& ne sehoohouse Is clean and
'kbe yard free q ~eeas
Miss Abbe Sullivan is reachIng ner
seventh term a. Prairie Lea. The
sueeess q her work IS q very strong
.|Srgurnent 1oE long tenure. What
business Is there that uses short
or two year-Ofher than
that business which rms car rural
schOOls? What business could do 50
sHi s1ccesdg Miss Sullivan has more
than 20 pupils. They have a new
closet for the boys nex blinds for
both closets, and 9 fence to keep the
public from making a highway Of the
school yard These are excellent i'm
pToyementS The weds have been
cut They expect to make seine more
improvements, and are working for
approval
At Hedgedale. Miss leila Brown is
teaching her second term. She has 70
pupils. The house is clean. the stove
is black, and she has a much needed
new case Of maps. The weeds were
cut The outbuildings were cleaned,
and IN kept sanitary By the use Of
LINE.
Miss Beulsh Hagan has Is pupils
at Oak Grove. The large yard is
free from weeds, the house is clean,
the stove is black, and the walls are
or1amented with some good drawings,
product and relief maps made by the
pupils
Miss Ella CrisweTi is teaching her
9Th year at East Lick. She, too, has
. school to be proud Of. She has %
pupils. She and the pupils have beau
|tifulIy decorated the room with aut-
INN leaves. The house and outbuild-
ings are clean and the yard was
mOwn.
There are twenty pupils at Hickory
Grove this year. Miss Atha Gregg, a
graduate Of the yandalia Teacher
Training School, is the teacher. The
house is clean-they use a sweeping
compound The weeds we're cut.
They have a new heater, and are car
ing for a number Of potted flowers.
In general, the schools are in fair
shape. Teachers and pupils are bus
lily and earnestly working away, try
ing TO make the best use possible of
their time and their opportunities
Nearly all the districts have done the
best they could BY way Of improving
conditions. and, in many cases. have
made wonderful transformations. Sew
ersl have been delayed In the improve
ments by the busy farm work that
had to be done first. These improve
nents show the great interest the
parents and patrons are taking in
their children. and the effect on the
children is quite noticeable. They
ere taking more interest in their work
and in their homes, and the results
will many times repay the cost.
The latter part Of the week was
spent in Kansas City attending the
State Teachers Association. About
: 900 present. II was the great
est meeting we have ever had in every
respect The addresses were inspir-
ing, enthusing. and helpful All ex-
pressed themselves as well repaid for
the trip. Audrain had more than 20
representatives there. / saw the fol
there, and feel sure there were
several others: Supt. TugI, Prin.
Napier, Miss Miller, Miss Berrey, and
Miss Watson, Of vandaIia; Supt.
Mrs. Hoagland, Miss Bolts and
Miss Beal, Of Mexico, also DR.. Mil
ion; Misses White and Underwood Of
Martinsburg; r. Y. Hiekerson Of Cor
Miss Waters Of Crane; Miss
kirkpatrick Of Farber; Miss CrisweIl
q East Lick; Miss Watson Of Burn
ham; Miss Cook Of Gatewocd; Miss
Day Of Duly; Miss Ball Of Prairie
Mound; Mrs. Kelly Of staufer. 9th
ers will attend the district meeting
ct Kirksville next month, and thereby
meet the requirements Of the law