Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-03-30
WHY NOT 4 YEARS?
Mansfield Should Have a
First-Class High School
Educational Items

When in Mansfield to have a 4
year high SCHOOL, Mountain
Grove is forging ahead because
her people are willing to increase
the levy for school purposes; Ava
is to be in the first class because
her taxpayers ase willing to fur,
nish the money for maintenance
and to erect a new buildings.
Are the children in these towns
entitled to better things than
those in Mansfield are9 If so.
why?
The following students consti-
tute the senior class of 1916:
Mintie Avery, Cecil Brazeal, Ma.
bel Coday, Minnie Dennis, Opal
and Mabel Hoover, Wade Rippee
and Alice Tombleson. If nothing
unforeseen occurs to prevent it,
these students will finish credita
bly, our full high school course,
with credit for II units of ap-
proved work. Their work this
year has been excellent and they
will reflect credit on our school
as members of the alumni. The
only regret is that they cannot
have next year an opportunity to
do still another years work with
out the expense and worry of
having to go away from home to
get it
The contestants are getting
down to real work on their decla-
nations for the preliminary con-
test next month. The winner
here will represent the Mansfield
school in the inter-high school
contest at Springfield the last of
April. Our contestant last year,
Miss Bertha Miller, brought
home the prize and we hope to
equal the record this time, We
hope everyone in school and out
will encourage and assist our
speakers in every possible way.
You can help, We can win again
if you do
There are 20 members of the
sophomore class who will be able
to make passing grades, provided
each one keeps up his attendance
and does all the work prescribed.
That would be a fine crowd OF
young people for next years
tenth grade and it is to be hoped
that no parent will allow any
child to miss school and so fail OF
promotion, especially members
of the sophomore class.
On account of the change ol
teachers in the grammar depart
ment and the fact that many Of
the mothers could not attend or
account of the bazaar and dinner
to be given by the NJ. f Aid Soci
ETY., the patrons meeting has
been postponed for week
The juniors are finishing Book
1 in their geometry this week
After a test on this book, they
will begin on Book 2 with the in
tention OF completing it by the
close of school. This class is small
but every member of it is doing
, excellent work.
Miss Ellis went to Springfield
Saturday but, not having made
, any arrangements for a substi
tute, did not remain for the
Garden Of Allah" Sunday even
! ing
The teachers are trying to dc
as much review work as possible
, especially with those who have
been absent on account of sick
ness or other reasons that are
good ones.
Miss Osborn spent the week
end at her home in Springfield
and saw the Garden of Allah
Sunday evening. We hope tt
, have her tell US of it soon.
Alice Tombleson, one of oul
seniors, is teaching in Miss Gas
kills room for day or so, while
the regular teacher attends pres
' bytery near Marionville.
Paul Hylton is attending thu
Pickwick school in Springfield
while he is staying up there bu
he says he likes his own secont
grade here better
) Miss Hoover's little folks arr
5 busy finding wild flowers at re
i. cesses and Moons. They seldom
) find a flower that they do no