Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-01-04

on the 500 valuation and maintain a
daily average attendance of 10 or
65 per cent of the enumeration. There
are six or eight that could and should
take advantage of this aid.
Ringo is another weak district with
but $4,000 valuation, but they keep
improving year by year. Miss Flynt
is their teacher and is giving thorough
satisfaction. This year a new book
case. new books and a new sand table
have been added. Miss Flynt was
encouraging good spelling by giving
those that had had perfect a perfect
lesson cards on which she wrote their
names and her hung Of a little
Christmas tree. The spelling work
was c~ommendable.
Miss Florence Bergeman is the
teacher at Dye. This is an approved
school. She now has a fine new chair.
Several schools have lately met the
requirements for approval and now
have their certificates. They are
seven in number; Boyd, W. E. Lew
ellen, teacher; Prairie Mound, Miss
Nellie Ball, teacher; Cornett, Miss
Ethel Smith, teacher; Beagles, Miss
Gertrude Nagel, teacher; McClintic,
Miss Yea Smith, teacher; Culwell,
Elvis Rhoads, teacher; and Fisher,
Miss Ruth Cook, teacher. A number
Of others lack but little and | hope
they will yet meet the requirements
before school closes. No school can
be a first-class school and be what it
ought to be for the best interests of
the children without meeting these
requirements. Then why not be an
approved school? Do you know why
your school is not approved? If
not, ask your teacher and if she does
not know l shall be glad to talk it
over with you.
Beagles has added many new books,
a case of maps and a concrete well
top to their equipment. They are not
through yet. Hazel and Ellis are also
weak districts but they continue to
improve. The former put in a fine
globe and some beautiful pictures,
which are so badly needed by every
school home, almost as generally lack
ing in the school home as they are
generally present in the farm home.
The latter has also some new pict-
ures, and new maps and new windows.
Duly has made everything look like
new in a coat of paint and has put
new curtains on the windows. Moli-
no has also everything shining in a
new coat of paint, and besides has
built a new fence. Central looked
very much as usual. Goodwater has
a new sand table, wash table and out
fit complete with paper toweling, and
new books. Naylor has replaced their
burnt out Waterbury heater with a
heavy stove which seems to be work.
ing well. They also have a new solid
foundation, a new well and an organ.
Miss VIM seems to be able to arouse
them to their duty by their children.
There is nothing like a wide awake.
capable teacher who goes right after
things and does not stop until she
ge is them.
Fox has a new heater, books. window
curtains, free text books, and has oil
ed the floor. Gatewood has some
shelves for the children's dinner bask-
cts, hooks for the hats and wraps and
some new books. Strother has a
new well, a new walk, new books. and
organ, wash stand, towels, curtains
and a basket for waste paper. Miss
Dulcie Dysart and Pupils had beauti-
fully decorated the house with posters
of the different months and with
leaves, corr and other farm and
school products. Miss Mary Cowles
has added $12 worth Of new books
and pictures TO the equipment at
Skull Lick, the proceeds of a pie sup
per. In fact, half or more Of the
equipment purchased by the. differ
ent schools is bought with the pro.
ceeds Of an entertainment Of some
kind.
Harrison is another school that is
making a special effort to be in the
front rank. Edd C. Ofutt is again
the teacher. He made more than $40
a pie supper. SO they now have
an oiled floor, a brush, new books.
money and other busy work for
little folks, some fine pictures, and
best outfit Of scrapers and door
mate in the county. Jesse has a enw
.nclosed porch. Prairie Lea has some
outbuildings, new maps, and
books and almost meets the require
nents for approval. They can easily
secure a certificate if they wish it.
Lawder has crafty improved their
by moving the tables to the
ear, by oiling the floor and purehas-
ng new books. Prairie Chapel and
Chapel Grove presented much the
anne appearance. Crane has a good
hair for the teacher, a new book case
md books, a flag and free text books.
Sallie era lie is again the teach
r and is doing some splendid work.