Mexico Missouri message., 1917-12-27
RURAL SCHOOL NOTES
BY W. CLYDE JOHNSON


campaign the last week. Surely a
world of good will result from these
meetings. For there are boys and
girls in Audrain county who can
raise just as big pig as the boys in
Indiana can, although they make
them weigh 456 pounds at 8 months,
worth $40. There are boys that can |
grow just as much corn per acre as
the boys in st. Clair can, even If one |
grew 1T bushels and rs pounds and |
got $146.25 for it.
Then, too, there are fathers and |
mothers in the county who believe in
their boys and they believe in the
farm. They want to keep their boys
and girls on the farm where there are
the greatest opportunities that this
county offers. These fathers and
mothers will encourage their boys
and girls to do club work.
There are at least four good reas-
ons why they should. 1t is our pat
riotic duty. We are all soldiers in
Uncle Sans army. We must produce
all the pigs, calves, chickens, sheep,
corn, etc., that we can. Food is am
munition" and is more needed by the
allies than powder and bullets Rus
sia is out of the fight because of lack
of food. Let us keep England and
France we'll supplied ere they break
down as Russia or Italy did.
1t educates and trains. For the
boy who does club work, knows when
he gets through with the eighth grade
what he wants to do and he knows
how to do it. How many learn that
from their books?
1t makes play of work. There is lots
of good wholesome fun in doing club
work Boys or girls get together in
their clubs and talk over what they
are doing and the best way to do it,
Each one tries to excel the other.
Then there is a prize for the one
who finishes his work and does it
best. The Chamber of Commerce has
assured us that they will put on a
Round Up next fall for the display of
the work done by The boys and Li'ls.
in the different contests that are open
They will offer prizes to the winners
to all in the county. For anyone
| may be a club member 1t is not
necessary to have five or six.
T. ]. Geiler the clerk and A. B.
Shattuck the teacher brought in two
big wagon loads of the New Michigan
pupils to our first meeting at Van
dalia last Monday morning. Miss
Beatrice McNiel, and pupils Of Prairie
II Mound were also present. Of the
Vandalia school we had Misses Neal
an Copman, Moore, Mrs. Lewis and pup
an lis, total Of 1875.
F. R. Hickerson and pupils f Grow
and a number from Pleasant Plains
met us at Mt. Olivet. There were 25
III present
10, At Farber, Miss Ethel Ryan nd
pupils of East Lick, F. S. Sloop ant
4hiSSG5 NlDSOl hdlolOh anu 1NANIGlA 'st
g and pupils of the Farber school, to-
tai of 60 were present.
30 C. L. Williams, president of the
lg' board, brought in Miss Furber ant
ill pupils of Black, Miss Merle Jones
er brought her pupils from Edwards
Miss Alexander and pupils of Elm
Bend and Misses Talbot and Earring
ton and pupils of Laddonia, 100 in all
Id made up the audience at Laddonia.
on At Rush Hill, there were Miss Nc
nd Afee of Dys, Miss Smith and pupil
T. of McClintic, Roy C. Barclay, pres
ident of the board with Miss Rous
III and pupils of Hedgedale and Mr.. Mar
no tins, total of As.
'as Miss Hammett brought her pupil
On, from Maple Grove and Miss Jane
% brought hers from Jesse to meet Mis-
-, Keller and pupils of Sims. Messr'
Tompson, clerk of the board, an
10 Dudley were also present, total c
so.
Miss Shearman and pupils an
board of Fisher, Messrs. Fisher an
IN Kammormeyer and wife, H. B. Brow
ing and pupils of Ellis, Miss Cowher
Ihe Of Hazel, w. z. Cauthorn and pupi
leu of Molino, and Messrs. Mundy an
ar Weaver of the shool board and NJ
ed and Mrs. Baker were those present ;
la'- Molino, total of so.
on At Skinner Miss Winn and pupi
ION OF Fox, Miss SEWERS and sisters
ing Goodwater, Mr.. and Mrs. Spurlin
the Mesdames. Day, Copenhaver, Va
En- Horn and Squirting, 46 in all we
.ent ro.,t