Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-01-11
SCHOOL No.
By W. CLYDE JOHNSON
County School suvt

In her book, Country Life !,
Country School," Miss Mabel /
says that il she found her,sl
ated as teacher in a school
walls were dingy and us,I
where there were no picture
maps, or equipment Of any ~
she would first set herself 1
to get the house IN a
and sanitary condition. Tie.
would would clean up the yard !,
outbuildings. Next she would
the loan Of some pictures al
others and most needed eo7I
through funds secured from
tainments Of some sort and
sistance Of the school board. Z
pupils, and young people Of Il.
munity. In short, If she fou,I
self in a school house like vsI
in Audrain, she would eiths,
up and fix things up or she vu
out. Once in a while, l see a
spend six or eight months in
without making any worthy
ment of conditions, no maH
badly they need it.
But not SO for Miss Jen1I
Atkins, who teaches at Ri
She has but a six months ten.
district has . valuation Of q
$40 and the best they can
a 65-cent levy is to run a siI
school, paying $40 per mont
nothing left to buy necessar
ment. With the proceeds Z
from a pie supper and entera
given by the B. Y. p. U. Of G
whom she persuaded TO cone
help her, she has bought 6
large beautifully framed
window blinds, a number z.
for carrying out the course 1
These are certainly worthy
ments, and Miss Atkins
much praise for her worAy I
She is going to be able 70 nd
the required attendance, the6
ing Il possible for this distra
ceive 5000 state mid another
w. F. Clark, at Pleasant
also gave n pie supper, an
able 10 start a fine
with so bulletins, IS classics
or more books very suitable
benefit Of the school With
eeption, every school in The
has at least a few books FOR
and supplementary work. 0
portant improvements u
Jacket for the stove, dNaE
the girls with a blind in II
a chart for reading and numb
and the blackboard has bea
ed. They also had a fine little
mas entertainment.
Miss Grace Copeman, at
Dam, is doing very creditab
In her agricultural class, the
seeds of various kinds, as wei
formed other interesting and
cal experiments. In her az
Rotations, instead of hav
pills solve again the book p
she gives them a number Of
ing and original ones. She
put in a little store to add
in the smaller classes. At
expense she is furnishing r
the smaller pupils, who ar
some interesting work. The
ture Glass has also made an
i've collection of banks and
latter being preserved IN
Other improvements are q
painting and sweepo. Sou
in the spring she viii have .
day, and will exhibit her We
has some clay modelling,
show.
Eller, Miss Edna Richter,
has a new roof, new pam
buildings in good shape-ani
tary drinking fountain.
Union has been greatly
with paint and paper. Ms
Angel is the teacher. She eI
20 to KirksvilIe as soon as
out. Miss Atkins, Miss .
Miss Rudd, and Mr.. CLARK,
spend their vacation in KRIS
Burke, Miss Marion Rudd,
has a new desk and chair
teacher.
W. l. Ballew, at Flynt, h'
many good Improvement
buildings, almost fly tight,
gan, a sanitary drinking
sawdust for sweepo, and q
ming for the house.
High Hill this year has
levy to pay for the fine ia
coal house, walk to well,
useful improvements made ID
years. They also h..gs
er, sanitary fountain, sand
measuring tins for dry 3D.
measuring. This is the only
the county that has these
although l think they are
full, important. and necessa'
To Ala In Meeting.