Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-05-04
RU h AL SCHOOL NOTES
RI M. CIYnE IOHNSON


Some time ago ] visited the follow |
ing schools. l am sorry that l have
been unable to write them up soon
er.
Miss Elizabeth OBnen maintained
an average attendance of 10 with an
enrolment of 20, though three moved
away. She closed her school with
big basket dinner and a good pro-
gram and very pleasant time gen
orally. She was employed for the
third term. Much improving was done
q year ago, a new porch, coal-house,
stove, etc. This year Miss O'Brien
had a pie supper one stormy night
and made enough to buy some books,
a library case, and a case of maps
with the help of the board. They will
probably replaster the house, and
build barn this next year. Miss
O'Brien and her sister, Anna, who
has been re-employed at Fennewald,
will attend summer school at Cape
Girardeau.
Miss Bessie Day closed her school
at Daily Friday She has had a very
successful term and has been re-em-
ployed with an increase of salary.
This year an ante-room was built,
which adds much to the comfort of
the building in many ways. The plas-
ter has been repaired, books have
been bought, and a fine sectional
case added. When I arrived, I found
a beautiful flag flying from the top
Of pole. May not more schools have
them! The day was begun with
some good singing and the repetition
of the Lords Prayer.
Sneed will close next Friday. Miss
Culbertson has had her work inter-
rupted by sickness. She had a very
successful box supper, making more
than $780, She has bought more than
100 library books, a case of good
maps, some fine pictures end a suit
able chair and desk. Some new win
dows have also been put in. Miss
Culbertson will so with her parents
soon to another field of work.
Miss Mabel Cook has completed
another successful term at Molino.
She does not expect to teach next
year. Molino was not content to quit
after becoming approved. This year
they have bought a globe, maps
seats and books. Miss Cook has Sc
cured an interesting exhibit of CO.
Goa manufacturer, and also has sub
scribed for a geographical magazine
for the school, She finds this very
helpful in her class work.
Miss Nina Betz some time ago fin
ished up her first years work at Ma.
pie Grove. This was her first ex.
perience, but she was quite success.
full in her school work-she was of.
fered the school again-and she
proved herself to be quite a com.
munity leader. She had a very profit.
able box supper, also leap-year pie
supper-but the boys did not bring
enough pies, besides other enter.
tainments. Maple Grove is determin.
ed to have a first class school in ev.
cry respect. They have new outbuild
ings built right, a new fence and {
good one, fine walk, new books, {
fine book case, good pictures, suit
able chair and desk for the teacher
and curtains for the windows. They
expect to buy a heating plant mex
year.
Miss Bessie Hickman had a bis
basket dinner, a splendid program
and large crowd of interested pa
irons. She had an enrolment of q
this year, but number dropped gu
to help with the spring work. They
have an approved school and have
added a book-rack, a bubbling drink
ing fountain, and some books t
their equipment Miss Hickman has
been employed by the board of tn,
consolidated district at Auxvasse.
Miss lillian Richards has closed {
successful term at Jackson. She doel
not expect to teach in the countr!
next year. She did some very inter
esting work this year in clay model
ing drawing, and with water colors
The old paper was removed, and tn,
house was painted and vanished
they have a new concrete doorstep
some wire mats for foot scrapers, an,
some interesting posters made by tn
pupils.
We had pleasant meeting a
Strother April 81. Mrs. Minnie For
bis of Friendship, Miss Katie Slew
ors of Goodwater, Miss Bessie John
ston, a graduate of the teacher