Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-10-19

This year, Frank Hickerson is at
Grow. He has 3S pupils He also is
using sweepo. The outbuildings have
been repaired. He is working up a
great deal of interest lin writing,
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 past the well thereto,
new roof on the house, and the new
fence is now finished. This puts
Black again in the front ranks.
Miss Ethel Smith is again at Cor
nett. The outbuildings were cleaned
and lime is being used the stove was
BACKED, and the boys have fixed
themselves up some rings, horizontal
bars, a trapeze, etc. Miss Smith got
Prairie Hill approved year or two
ago and now is working for the ap-
proval of Cornett. She will succeed.
Miss Blanch Brooks who has been
teaching at Laddonia, is the teacher
at Edwards. She has 10 pupils. They
have new shades for the windows,
the house was painted inside, the
desks were vanished, the floor was
oiled, and a new porch was built and
walk laid to the well. A new fence
wasebuilt and the outbuildings were
cleaned A fine lot of improvements
are these.
l.. h. Morris is serving as super
intendent of the Central High School,
The only consolidated school in the
county. This is his fourth term at
Farber. Miss Toner is his very able
and qualified assistant. Last year
the school was approved for two
years work. This year they are CIV
ing three years, and are doing very
creditable work. Miss Lillian Rich
ards is the primary teacher, and Miss
Katie Lake has charge of the gram
mar grades. Both have full rooms
and are doing very creditable work.
The total enrolment of the school is
about 80. The rooms have been
newly papered. The floors oiled,
stoves, blackboards painted, new win
dow shades added, new library and
laboratory equipment purchased, a
sanitary system of supplying the pu-
pills with water provided, and every
thing put in first-class condition. The
girls gave a supper Friday night and
made snug sum OF money.
Miss Mary Hatcher is again at &C.
dar Grove. She has Is pupils. She is
getting a set of encyclopedias; she
has a new heater; sand table. wash
stands, pans and paper toweling. She
has very interesting class Of eight
pupils in her &C" class. They will also
get some new desks for the little
folks. 4
Hisey has Miss Dollie Mckenzie
again, She has 23 pupils. She has
new adjustable window shades, new
large wall map, new cistern, and has
been given $500 by the board with
which to buy library books.
Burke has a beginner, Miss Marion
/ Rudd, of the Kingdom of Galloway.
She attended Normal last summer.
She has out seven of her thirteen
pupils present. The house has been
painted inside and outside, and the
outbuildings were cleaned and
painted, the desks look as well as
when vanished three years ago: the
stove was BACKED, and the teacher
has new desk.
Miss Grace Copman is the teacher
at Beaver Dam. She has "a pupils.
was very agreeably surprised to
f! find new heater here. 1t is an ex,
Icellent mprovement-oner required by
law, that the boards secure for their
districts The plaster has been re-
paired. The pupils are making some
very interesting note books in con,
hection with their daily work. A fine
collection of butterflies has beer
made. They are saving their best
work preparatory for Parents Day
Exhibit to be made next spring. This
is an excellent idea.