Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-10-19


Miss Further expects to have the toilets
in first-class condition. The floor was
oiled, and strings of corn have been
gathered and hung up. This will be
tested later. This is fine work and
very valuable to the pupils. Every
patron should have his seed corn test
ed by the agricultural class of his
school district.
Miss Beulah Hagan was retained at
Oak Grove. She has but 7 pupils this
year. They have a new globe, a pen
ell sharpener and a concrete well top.
Many schools still have an old board
top which permits filth of all kinds to
be washed down into the well.
Miss Pearle Parker is teaching her
fourth term at New Michigan. She
has 80 pupils. The house has been
painted outside, new outbuildings with
concrete floors have been built and
nicely painted; there is a new concrete
block at the door, the floor has been
oiled, and sweepo is being used again.
1t gives great satisfaction where tried.
There is a new wax to the well.
W. +. Llewellyn is back for his third
term at Boyd. Last year he went back
to Vandalia and took post graduate
work and the teacher training course
in which he made an excellent record.
He has 30 pupils. All three of the out
buildings are new and neatly painted.
The agricultural class is studying
plants and their propagation, and are
getting much knowledge at first hand
by actually propagating plants of va.
rious kinds. When the war with Mex
leo looked like a reality, Mr.. Lew
ellyn got ready by getting a fine map
Of Mexico. The pupils have bought a
basket ball and are enjoying the de-
lights Of the game.
Elvis Rhoades, a new teacher in the
county, but n with experience, lis at
Culwell this year. He has SO pupils.
The house has been painted outside,
the outbuilding have been cleaned,
and lime is being used. They have z
new coal house, and are again using
sweepo. The children have a few
%teeter boards. He has a large and IN
teresting class of eleven, more than a
number of the schools have enrolled.
South Carter has Miss Vernice RAY
again for their teacher. They are
working for a heating system and
for the ten dollar library offered the
district that gets the largest number
Of subscribers for the Missouri Farmer
in the Automobile Contest. l wish
her success in both.
This year Frank Hickerson is at
Crow. He has SO pupils. He also is
using sweepo. The out~-buildings have
been repaired. He is working no a
great deal of interest in writing. a
subject that is greatly neglected too
Frequently. And is getting good re-
suits.
Black has Miss Marguerite Wright
for their teacher. They have a fine
new coal house nicely painted, and
walk extended at the well thereto. a
new roof on the house, the new fence
is now finished. This puts Black
again in the front ranks.
Miss Ethel Smith is at Cornett this
year. The out-buildings were cleaned
and lime is being used, the stove black
ed, and the boys have fixed them
selvesh up some rings, horizontal bars,
a trapeze, etc, Miss Smith got Prairie
mi approved a year or two ago, and
no" IS working for the approval of
Cornett. She will succeed.
Miss Blanche Brooks, who has been
teaching in Laddonia, is the teacher nj
Edwards. She has Is pupils. They
have new shades for the windows. the
house was PAINTED inside, the desks
were vanished, the floor was oiled
n a new porch was built and a wall
laid to the well. A new fence was
pullt and the out-buildings wore
cleaned. A fine lot of improvements
are these.
L. H. Morris is serving as superinten-
lent Of the Central High School, the
only consolidated school in the com.
ty. This is his fourth term at Farmer
Miss Toner is his very able and well
qualified assistant. Last year the
school was approved for two ~vears, +,
work This year they are giving three ,
years and are doing very creditable :
work. I
Miss Lillian Richards is the urinary
teacher and Miss Katie Lake has
charge of the grammar grades. Both
nave full rooms are doing very crad.
liable work. The total enrolment If
the school is about 90. The rooms
been newly papered, the floors 4
oiled, stoves blacked, black boards
painted, new window shades addeo !
new library and laboratory equipment
purchased, a sanitary system Of sun. :
the pupils with water provided
and everything put in first-class con 4
dition. The girls gave a supper last
Friday night, and made a snug sum of :
Miss Mary Hatcher Is again at Co.
dar Grove. She has 10 pupils. She
IS getting a set of encyclopedias; she
a new heater, stand table. wash
stand, pans and paper toweling. She
a very interesting class Of 3 mn.
pills in her &C" class. They will alec
get some new desks for the littlo
'olks,
Hiscy has Miss Dollie Mckenzie
lgain. She has % pupils. She has
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