Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-06-08
COUNTY SCHOOL NOTES.
BY w. Clyde johnson.

1t was my pleasure to attend the
closing exercises of the vandalia High
School, my Alma Mater. These con-
sisted of a class-play, baccalaureate
sermon, class day exercises and COM
mencement address. These were first
class. The class performed their sew
eral duties with credit to themselves
and honor to their teachers and the
school. 1t was a fitting close to the
three years successful work as super
intendent Just completed by d. E.
Tugel. He has proven himself tire
less worker, a great organizer and
systematizer and thoroughly eff |
cient superintendent. AS a fitting
climax to his labors an alumni or
ganization was formed, and a banquet
was given at which nearly 100 alumni
sat down. Two of the first class,
the class of 1891, were present. It
was a complete success and without
doubt will be an annual affair.
Another innovation is the class an
nual which will soon be ready for dis
tribution. This is quite step for
ward since 1898 when the first class
was graduated after the school had
been approved as first class high
school.
A few years ago the Board and Mr..
/ Tugel put in the Teachers Training
\ Course. Mr.. Tugel has had charge
of this work and his classes have out
H ranked those of the nearly one hun
H dred schools of the state. This is a
H very deserved honor, both to the in
H structor, the students and to the
u school. OF the three classes that
: have finished the course there has not
been single failure from the point
of scholarship. The following will
give AN idea as to their success as
teachers:
OF he class of 1914: Theodosia
Moore has a nine months term at
$50 at Richmond, Mo-; Mable Day,
eight months at $50 in Iowa; Grace
Johnson nine months at Perry at $45.
OF the class of 1914-Theodosia
has an eight months term at $55 at
1 Rudd school in Pike; F. R. Hick-
erson has the Crow school, months,
at $3.50. Katie Lake has the Magno-
liza school in Rails, months, at
/ $3.50; Matilda Rhoads has one of
the schools in the consolidated dis
trict at Auxvasse, s months, at $50;
y Atha Gregg has again the school at
Hickory Grove, months, at $50;
Beatrice McNiel has again the Bear
Slough school, months, at $45.
OF the class OF 1916: Gladys Bee
a. by has the Hall school 8 months at
,r $50; Geneva Criswell the Prairie Hill
school, months at $50; Leslie
Crow the Rose Hill school in Rails
months at $50; Christine Gabriel
has the Elm Bend school, months
at $40; w. E. LeWellyn has the
Boyd school-third terms months
at $685.; Erie Kirtley has the Pleas
III ant Plains school, months, at $55.
le The first two classes have already
o. earned $500. Is not this a rec
ord to be proud of?
= Friday and Saturday only % tool
q the teachers examinations, a few
being away at school took them there
A few years ago a hundred or NOR,
were taking them, but now they ar,
attending Normal schools or are tax
ing the Teachers Training Cours
in connection with their high schoo
work and they are getting first-grad
certificates in that way. I under
stand that one State has done ava
with the county certificate entirely
In few more years there will b
very few taking the examinations i
Audrain.
IT Swift the Indian Runne