Mexico Missouri message., 1916-04-06
Rural School Notes
BY CLYDE JOHNSON.

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wrote from one to fourteen papers,
stack nearly two feet high. think
the pupils did as we'll as could be ex-
pected of them. But results showed
me that February is too early for
them to take the examinations. 1t is
out of the question to expect child
to complete in six months what a
normal child does well to accom-
plish in eight. If the district does
not furnish its children an eight
months school, then it will be neces-
sary for them to spend two or three
more years in finishing their work.
In the meantime they become dis
couraged, lose interest and drop out.
l mean If district won't furnish an
eight months school.
For our State now will help any
rural district so that it is possible
to have an eight months school and
pay first grade" teacher as much
as $50 per month. If the districts
valuation is less than $4,000 and
the district will vote 65 cents on the
hundred dollars valuation for school
purposes and this requires but a ma
jority vote without legal notice being
given then the State will aid the dis
trict to the extent of 5000 each year,
that it may have an eight months
school. If it's valuation is over
$50, 900, a levy of So cents will run
an eight months school. The towns
of Audrain County think enough of
their children to levy a dollar and 6
cents on the hundred and give them
eight or nine months of school. Last
year the average levy for the rural
districts was 54 cents, and the aver
age length of school term was seven
and one-half months! % rural dis
tricts had levy of so cents, had
SIS, 6 had so and 10 had 65! What
will you do for your children?
The Culver Township Teachers
Meeting was a great success. There
were about so teachers present, in
spite of a number being kept away
by unfavorable weather and busy
farm work. Miss Addie Root of Co
lumbia, organizer of Girls Club
Work, was present and explained the
club work projects for the summer.
Several corn clubs have been organ
lied by the boys and am sure that
the girls will not let the boys get
ahead of them. Only a few of those
on duty we're not present, the pro-
gram was carried out with these few
exceptions. However we found plenty
for the short time we had. I was
glad to hear the very favorable re-
ports concerning the new text books.
1t seems that they are giving COM
plete satisfaction except the lack of
answers in the arithmetic, which is
no fault or criticism of the books.
A very interesting paper was Miss
Flossie Parker's on School Improve
ment She told us how she had
aroused her board and patrons to an
interest in more attractive, clean
and sanitary schoolhome with first
class equipment. They have met ev-
cry requirement for approval except
that of clean and sanitary out
buildings. "The Reorganization OF
Rural Schools, by w. e. Llewellen
and Reorganization of Our Graded
Schools, by Miss Georgia Gooch, also
deserve special mention.
( The sentiment of the meeting was
, progressiQn- a desire for something
: higher, nobler and better. A feeling
E that nothing is too good for the
e country boys and girls. We owe the
], people of Vandalia thanks for man!
( favors and kindhesses shown.
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