Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-09-21
SCHOOL NOTES
By ". CLYDE
County School Supt.

Washington school has Miss Jessie
Morris, a Mcmillan graduate, with a
Teacher Training Certificate and Nor
NAL Training as teacher. She has Is
pupils. A fine addition and improve
ment has been added in the way of an
ante-room where wraps and dinner
buckets may be left. This makes
much for home-like conditions. They
also have a very useful sand table.
Union has Miss Dottie Angel, a
graduate of the Pine School, Who did
some work in Kirksville this summer
in preparation for her work. The
house has been greatly improved by
painting inside and outside. There
were only 8 pupils present.
Eller has 10 pupils, a new roof, a
sanitary drinking fountain, and an ex-
perienced teacher, Miss Edna RICHTER,
who taught their school several
years ago and has done some Normal
work to fit herself as a teacher. Most
all of our successful rural teachers
move from the rural schools to the
town schools, but seldom do they leave
the towns and come to the country.
But Miss Florence Kirkpatrick is an
exception. After a number of years
as primary teacher at Farber, she is
now at jackson. She has done much
Normal work and holds a First Grade
Certificate. She has 30 pupils. A
croquet set, the gift Of Miss Kirkpat.
rick, adds much to the pleasure Of the
little ones.
Miss Mary Rainey, a graduate OF
Hardin, and of the Teacher Training
Department, has the largest schoo
with an enrolment Of 40. A concrete
solid foundation has been put undeI
the house and IN enclosed porch will
concrete floor has been added to il
These add much to the convenience
the comfort and the appearance of thu
house.
Miss Helen Graham, a graduate OF
Mcmillan, with 8 years experience, is
the teacher at Hurdle. They are max,
ing an effort to keep the outbuildings
sanitary by the use of lime in them, 9
very commendable thing. They have
81 pupils.
Miss Grace Langenbach, a graduate
of Mcmillan, and holder of a Teacher
Training Certificate, has % pupils a
Payne. A new board platform hal
been built before the door and new
outbuildings have been put up in goot
shape.
A very interesting thing that
noticed at High Hill was a number o.
swings that the children use and en-
joy very much. There are only Il
pupils this year. They have built
new walk to the well and besides 9th
err noticeable equipment have a san
itary drinking fountain. Mrs. Nelli,
of long standing in the country, ha!
charge of the school.
Miss Nellie Pulls, a graduate o
Mcmillan, with a Teacher Training
Certificate and Normal Training, sait
that the house had been cleaned, waite.
purified, in fact, all had been mad,
ready for the beginning of school ex
cept the cutting of the weeds. Thi
was not done because of the stubbl,
that would be made to cause trouble
They have a painted floor, a sanitar.
fountain - in fact, are almost read,
for approval. There are II pupils.
W. l.. Ballew, a graduate of tn
Teacher Training Course at C~entralia
with two summers work at Kirksvill
to his credit, is again at Flynt. The.
also have a sanitary fountain, a wall
to the door from the road, and all out
buildings new. After the closets wer
built, MI. Ballew hunted up som
boards and made them all but fly
proof. The result was noticeable il
that very few flies were swarmini
around while the children were a
work and also while they were eating
This will make for better health anon
the little folks of the school. They vii
also get a new stove; l hope a heater
for them they will be up in the iron
rank They have 10 pupils.
W. F. Clark, a graduate of the Lad
nodi9 High School, has 10 pupils a
Pleasant Green. A nice new close