Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-10-19
by w. CLYDE JOHNSON
County School Superintendent.

enth consecutive term at Prairie Lea.
She has 2S pupils. The outbuildings
are new and the floor oiled. This
means SO much for the health of the
children. Miss Abbie will soon have
this school on the approved list.
Miss Ruth Rouse is the teacher at
Hedgedale this year. She has but a
dozen pupils. The out buildings were
cleaned, the stove blacked, new seats
added and new paper make their
home cheerful and clean.
Miss Vera Smith is again the
teacher at McClintic. She has % pu
pills. The outbuildings and coal house
are all new and new seats have been
added. How many schools have
desks big enough for the parents who
don't go to school. and none small
enough for the children who do go?
And how uncomfortable the seats are,
and how injurious to the health of the
children! The board gave Miss Smith
$40 with which to buy library books
and supplies. This should be done
by every board.
Miss Gladys Furber is the teacher
at West. Lick. She has "a pupils. The
The house has a new roof and a new
flue has been built. They have the
material ready for new fence. Miss
Miss Furber expects to have the tot
let's put in first-class condition. The
floor was oiled. 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
tested by the agricultural class Of
his school district.
Miss Beulah Hagan was retained at
Oak Grove. She has but seven pu-
pills this year. They have new globe,
a pencil-sharpener, and a concrete
cistern top. Many schools still have
an old board top, which permits filth
of all kinds to be washed down into
the cistern.
Miss Ella Criswell is teaching her
sixth term at East Lick. She has IT
pupils. The house has new paper,
the floor oiled, blackboards painted,
sweepo will be used, and brush will
replace the broom. This a decided
improvement as the broom stirs up
the dust so much more than brush.
Prairie Mound is fortunate to have
Miss nellie Ball again. They also will
have an oiled floor, use sweepo and
brush. Swings, a meTry-go-round,
and teeter boards have been fixed up
for the amusement of the children.
| have noticed that several schools
have realized>the fact that the coun-
try boys and girls like to play.
Some one has said that the boy with
out a play ground is the man who
commits crimes. Give your boy and
girl chance to play. Last week we
neglected to mention the playground
apparatus at Gatewood. You may be
sure that it is all kept busy, and very
much enjoyed by the boys and girls
Prairie Mound will soon have a fine
large flag floating from flag pole
Their outbuildings were cleaned lime
being used in them. The school is al.
most ready for approval.
Miss Pearl Parker is teaching hel
fourth term at New Michigan. She
has 80 pupils. The house has beer
painted outside. New outbuildings
with concrete floors have been bull
and nicely painted; there is a new
concrete block at the door, the floor
has been oiled; sweepo is being USED
again, 1t gives great satisfaction
where tried. There is a new walk t.
the cistern.
w. e. Liewellyn is back for hi.
third term at Boyd. Last year he
went back to Vandalia and took post
graduate work and the teacher train
ing course in which he made an ex
cellent record. He has 30 pupils. AL
three OF the outbuildings are new ant
neatly painted. The agriculture
class is studying plants and theil
propagation and are getting mucf
knowledge at first hand by actually
propagating plants of various kinds
When the war with Mexico looked
like a reality Mr.. Lewellen got ready
by getting a fine map of Mexico. Tn,
pupils have bought a basketball anC
are enjoying the delights of the gam,
Elvis Rhoads, a new teacher in tn,
county, but one with experience, il
at Culwell this year. He has 81
pupils. The house has been painted
outside, the outbuildings have beer
cleaned and lime is being used. The.
have a new coal house, and are agar
using sweepo. The children have {
few teeter boards. He has a larg,