Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-11-02
RURAL SCHOOLS
10y W. AI,ue SOIlnsun.

MIs. Allbd he!!y Is the teacher al
Erlsman tms year, Ims district nas
one Vi tue Uest school homes in the
county Inc people take great pride
in their school, both the home and
the school work. mis- year all the
buildings were painteu; the outDuild-
ings were put In sanitary condition
aId lime is being used TO keep them
so; and the blackboard was painted.
SweepO is being used 10 prevent
dust The enrolment is 20. All were
present, and the attendance is very
good. The opening exercises consisted
OF local happenings and current
events. These were very interesting.
Fennewald believes In keeping the
old teacher. This is Miss Anna O'Bri-
ems second term. She has two pupils,
both OF whom are preparing for rural
graduation. The house was painted
and papered inside and the stove was
blacked The house is neat, clean and
cheerful inside.
Lawder also believes in keeping a
good teacher. Miss Percie Fuhrer is
teaching her third term here. She
has % pupils. The floor was oiled,
the barns were moved back, q new
fence was built, the outbuildings
were repaired and lime is being used
in them, sweepo is being used, and
they have pencil sharpener. This
has very greatly improved the looks
of their home and adds greatly to the
health and comfort of their children.
Miss Blanche White is the teacher
this year at Liberty. This is her home
district She has II pupils. They have
a sanitary drinking fountain, an or
gan, and the only wood stove now be-
ing used in the county A short time
ago she had a successful pie supper,
and will use the money TO oil the
floor, buy books and other needed
equipment. They are now using
sweepo.
Duly is another school that recog-
nizes the value Of retaining the old
teacher. This is Miss Bessie Days
third term. She has a large school
with 81 pupils present Her A class
contains 10 and the class has 8. 1t
is needless to say these are very in
teresting classes. New paper and paint
add much to the appearance inside.
This school has a flag-pole and flag
an honor but few in the county
can boast. Duly claims the honor of
being the boyhood horne of the Hon
orable John d. Orear. A few nights
ago, they had box supper and en-
tertainment AMI were honored by the
presence of, ard a speact by. Mr.
Orear. No doubt the affair was a great
success
Miss Marie Henderson also is teach
ing the school III re: home district,
Sneed. She has 10 pupils. They now
have a good library of more tnaA Il"
bSNhS III u hC" L LID year, Il lluG
agricultural chart has been added to
their equipment. 1t is very helpful in
the class work. They also have new
window shades.
Miss Anna McMu?try is another
teacher whose home is in the dis
trict in which she is employed, Car
ter. She has Is pupils They have a
pencil sharpener and find it very use
full. A fine new heater was put in be-
fore school began one of the best
Improvements that can be made. And
1t is required by our school law which
SAYS that the board of directors shall
provide satisfactory system of heat
ing and ventilation. As the desks are
too high, number of pupils are u.s.
ing boxes. This helps some. Nearly
every school house needs a few small
desks. At night a number were pres
ent to see the pictures illustrating
The Dangers of the House-Fly.
Rush Hill is again fortunate in