The Mena weekly star., 1916-08-24
Schools Visited.

v ASt -Nu. 4of WHICH IS QDutr lffe
 supervision of Mrs. Gertie Clark.
 The attendances was 30 on the date
 of the visit. The directors recent l ly purchased 8 sanitary water cool
 CT and the individual drinking cup
 IS now in use,
 w. M. Fleming is teaaliiiig the school at Chrystal Hill, near Board
 Camp. The district has a very good box building, which is equipped with modern furniture. The di- rectors recently purchased more
 desks to meet the needs of the school. The school has an enroll
 ment of 3S pupils with an average attendance of 30.
 The Ransom school is under the supervision of Miss Beulah Neal, who is teaching her first term in the district The building in this
 district is equipped with modern furniture, good hyloplate boards,
 dictionary and other apparatus ne-
 cessary for successful school work
 The rules in regard to the individ-
 ual drinking cup are enforced. The directors of the Elm Springs school recently added to their
 equipment set of agriculture
 charts. The building is equipped with homemade furniture and | blackboards. A sanitary fountain
 was recently installed and the indi- vidual drinking cup is in use. Duke keener is teaching his second term in the district.
 The next visit was to the Holly l Springs school where Ira c. Harris is teaching. Thirty-nine pupils
 were in attendance on the day of the visit. The district has a good | frame building, equipped with homemade furniture. The direct
 ors have purchased sanitary water cooler and erected two new outbuildings on the school campus.
 On August we met County Su- perintendent Wallace c. Miller and Prof. J. T. Mcconnell of Montgom-
 cry county. at the Board Camp school. Both Supt. Miller and Prof. Mcconnell made interesting ad- dresses to the pupils and number Of patrons of the district. From
 Board Camp they went to Midway
 and Opal, and visited the schools. We are certainly glad to have these gentlemen visit some of the schools in our county.
 Miss Ethel Penny is teaching the
 shiloh school, which IS situated
 about eight CT nine miles east of Vandervoort. This district has a
 very good building. equipped with modern furniture, good hysoplate
 boards, etc This district is to be commended fer voting 9 special tsa.x this year for the support Of its school. For the past two or three years the only money available
 for school purposes was the state apportionment. This is step in
 the right direction and means bet ter schools for the district
 The Marble Hill district has very good building, equipped with modern furniture and good hylo- plate boards. The directors recent " added to their equipment set of agriculture charts. w. 4. Griffin is teaching his first term in the district. Mir. Griffin has a large en- rollment with a good average daily attendance
 TIiiie Nandervoort school is under
 the supervision of K. w. Hamby. who is assisted by Misses Otus Hen derson and Grace Hamby. The dis trict has a good three-ro0m frame building. equipped with modern furniture, maps. charts globe IT. brary and dictionary. The build- ine is provided with a splendid heating and ventilating system Haskell Young is teaching his first term at Bog Springs and the school seems to be doing good work. The directors have recently made valuable improvements on the
 school building, making f more comfortable for school work. The building is equipped with home made furniture The average daily attendance is B pupils.
 Miss Irene Thornton has charge
 of the Hatton school and has an en- rullment of fifty-nine pupils. The
 district has a good building. well equipped for school work. The building has just been repainted, which adds much to its appearance.
 Arrangements are being made to have the school well represented at
 the annual school rally.
 The Two-Mile school is under the
 supervision of A. N. Muserave who | is teaching his second term in the district. The building is equipped with modern furniture. maps, charts. etc. Forty-three pupils are enrolled in the school. with an av- | craze daily attendance of thirty
 seven. One noticeable feature of the school was the good order main- ltained in the school room.
 Our next visit was to the Noun tain Fork school where Bert Ogden is teaching his first term Here we | found thirtv-three pupils in at | tendance. The directors have re- centlv erected an addition to their | building and provided tl.e building 1 with more desks. Luther Selars. | a member of the school board. was yaenaanf m fhp dafp of a1,r vieif