Mexico Missouri message., 1916-05-11

opposite each' name |
five leading industries of the United |
States and tell in what section they
are carried on and why. Name four /
large island cities of the United |
States and tell why they became large !
cities. What is the largest country
OF Europe? why is 1t not so pros
porous as Switzerland? Notice the
why's) Name four European coun-
tries that made explorations in North
America and the object each had in
making them. In what ways did the
geography of the country influence
the colonists? What effect did the
inter-colonial wars have on the spirit
of American independence of the col
onists? In what way may this be
connected with the Revolutionary
War? If farmer plants corn from
seed that is 10 per cent bad what is
mis- loss in bushels on 20 acres if his
yield without replanting is As bush
els per acre? A school district has
a valuation of 100000. With local
tax levy of 40 cents on the 500 val
uation and a public fund of 1920
how many months of school can be
given, paying the teacher $50 per
month and allowing $50 for inciden-
tai expenses? Make out a check on
your local bank for $500 payable
to yourself. Name eight varieties of
corn. Give definitely a good method
# selecting seed corn. What is the
object of the rotation of crops? Give
what you consider a good rotation.
What is meant by balanced ration?
What should be the difference in the
feed of a dairy COW and O beef COW?
Draw a vegetable garden indicating
on diagram the different vegetables
and when each should be planted
Draw plats so as to indicate relative
amount of ground for each.
Now, dear parent, if you believe in
the practical, if you want your child
educated-drawn out, trained, but
not made merely an encyclopedia OF
facts CLEANED from books-then 1 am
sure you will agree with me that
|, your child should meet this test, and
his teacher should see to it that he
, meets it well prepared.
! Doyt Miller reported Tuesday thai
Fox had voted free text books. This
is good. That makes five that have
heard from; l hope there are still
others.
Martinsburg has employed D. o
Grace of Troy as principal; Miss Lu
cile Moore of Montgomery City as in
termediate; and Miss Lottie Moore
of Bushnell, ILL.,, as primary teacher
Crane has prevailed on Miss Salli,
Crane to return to them. Laddonii
has elected G. c. Weiss again with {
raise for superintendent, Miss Ann;
Williams of Mexico for the primar!
room, Miss Holiday of Columbia TO
Room 2, and Miss Della Talbot o
Laddonia for Room 3. Vandalii
has elected NJ. c. Thomas of Centrali,
for superintendent. Miss PEARL
Parker has been retained at New
Michigan; Mrs. Florence Begemel
will go to Dye; Miss Mollie James, al
inexperienced student at Kirksville
has been elected at Ellis; Miss Ann
} McMurtry will teach her home school
Carter; Miss Mabel Kilgore has beel
employed at Sims; Miss Blanche Sip
r pie has been elected at Cauthorn
( Miss Vernice Ray returns to soutl
4 Carter; Miss Anna O'Brien was re
: employed at Fennewald, and togethe
9 with her sister, Miss Elizabeth, vii
: go to Cape Girardeau for the summe
e term. Many others will also go t
! school this summer, should lik
e very much to bRye their names. 1
t fact, several have already gone. WI
y Ballew and Miss Mary Griffin are i
y Kirksville, also Miss Dottie Angel
+ and Miss Retta Burkeye, two st
y grade graduates. Mrs. Kelly and Mis-
r Elizabeth Dermody, another st