Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-04-12
COUNTY SCHOOL IGEs
Byw CLYDE JOHNSON
County School suyL

~eneouraeiE. Il i0sn hEf ss AZ
b~eeinning 70 ssslss fhai af9ng
with the calves, pgs eEg ne chi
idgm are worth better thiagE deserve
~betser fhIuet musf have bsneF taingh
4 NE ar 10 realiBs the best returns
on our investment o. lhe rrtasns
were nat al a. : shoglo Elsh osi -
Ifar tine oaiy disappointment came
from one Or two q ths s0sfs Naess
there are plenty q progressive fpH-
ms "a sos ~ 4 That another &or u
mzde. and stfl another 4 necessary
Bur ] shall pass pyes that AID SPEAK
.unly u the more pleasant rePofs5
vandalA. LaddonlE aao Eurcaa
vrted for fires tezz books. Nsnaa-
La LaddOnls anf Mexico vOed s. far
seBool purposes besides additional le
vrsE for indebtedness. Marnnsbueg
by a big majority carried their levy
If 60 centE, and , building tuaa e u
cents with which 10 make mDeh neee-
ed improvements. Crane F0sed 3 levy
sufficient n0 retain their present
teacher. Miss Sallis Crane, winch 10
sures them of 6 gOod sehool S0r al
other year Bent0n CRY carried her
levy, and voted strongly IL fave, II
annexing Eauffsr . However SHE-
Ter were unanimous II not uniting, AID
voted their customary G5-eent levy
al the law VII permit then 70. Sirnf
voted their usual levy Of IS ceuR.
Highland went the Limit as usual
md viii receive $500 from the StzH
mat they may have an eigh1~nouths
So also die Eureka They
employed Miss Alma Brown for
DE Gf1 term al q RAISE q s. an6 al
additionally month q school. Can: 1
'0tsd . 60-esnt levy, and WAIT 10 ger
he bea pssehsr IN the county for AZ /.
lgnt months term that they may E
-et on the approved LIST. BIT sneed
vent Etl further, and vgts6 their
svy, hired Miss Ru1h Cook 1og their
sacher, and voted in 9avur q bnild-
ag Z new school h0ase. / nope YET
Q hear that abVui 3 hal dozen other
lsr-lctE have done Likewise. Nov.
OsEnt the above make yuu fes ;
Isut the world growing bet :
r:
Friday was the BIC DAY al Eris
Mort than . hundred persons
sacnerE, pupils, patrons and visitors
arne 10 have q gopd time together.
he women knowing how to please
II men, brought a huHnt4pl supply,
, they always Do at Erisnrun. Of the I
EST that the lane produces And ny
was good After the sutS. Mn. Q
ely called Us in 70 listen 70 an ex- :
'lent program, full Of interest fun. 7
ID amusement. The little FOLKS, Of Il
'urss, did +hrir part vel. -Four
Haduates mere children Nell
sn2s GlTenE, Alice Clement and r,
arnell Mullins, received their d.
omas. And now what for thamg
men are We going to wake up 70 the
'ed 81 z real rural high school kpe- ly
Ally for rural boys and Eirlss III
Though 8 wealthy dist-ict, Erisnzp IN
tea % cents for school purposes,
q propose to maintain their pres
! hlgh standard. an sorry that 81
snail lose Mrs. Kelly from orr BH
laA corps Of successful ~expersnc- :
rural teachers. -
l. T. s1unk. Principal Of tas
gh School, made an interesting taD
ing the graduates 70 get into sone
n school Yo Erdd, the clsrk
reHrlng member Of the board.
oe some fine remarks abgut tbs
'gresEiFe spirit Of the patrons oil
district, men who were not per-
ally interested in the school, ne
ssrs. Erisnan. Cunningham anal
ere; yet they had urged the boardl
II matters pertaining To the WE'LL
E o. ne children. Don't Won wsb
had more Of this type.
ne war is OF. President wils,,
b P~roviasntial guidance. esBs
keep US out. Who knows b,w
it viii last' We cannot all 70.
nay be that not one Of Us viii; but
can al help, and that too il very
way Ihe extension depart.
1t Of our State College Of Arrieul.
ufoagh cur State superfntens-
Is calling on Us to organize tbnsI
,ly Iof b conservation Of our
supplies. We are asked 70 or.
ne each school district through
e local leader, whom / shall seIs.t
few days, as Mr.. Lamkin has.
"a me to be the county Leader.
are to see to it that every va.
lot every bit Of available land !,
and country be put to use, made
a garden by u idle boys and
i This is our eOuntry,s call to
Ana 70 me- Are you ready and
ing? Do you want to see tbsm
We as many are doing todav,
may not be able to believe hi,
De possible Suppose it is not:
tt you wish to help feed those
are starving, and also bring down
h'gn Cost Of Living7 Don't you
to make the appointment Of q,
~.AVof IN Missouri ~unnecessa-
-FOUR country needs you. Is
ms the least you can do?