Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-10-04
R SCHOOL NOTES
By ". Clyde johnson

,p~eetively, teachers, we're fully repre-
But unfortunately the pat
were all in Mexico giving the
a patriotic send off," just a.
true patriotism required. It b w
fortunate that the Fair was not held
a day later. Still. Mrs. Pennington
got into the community and the pea
pie learned Of her and = vas yery
much worthwhile.
The following day the program was
repeated at Harrison. Here gksn
Lick, Miss Beulah Patrick, tesehSt
joined with Hsrrison, Mrs Ora V.
Palmer, teacher. As - Pez, NJ *
hibits were spIsndid, ard shors1 gate
plainly what boys and gifis can n
when they are properly intsTss<A IL
also showed, ! think, h1u y~stzz5ls "a
giving them something ~ % Ba&
their hands ~ a means II gstinz tsss
interested IN their sehoSl uofE. ~
II W. want them % b4e9r2s Interest
ed in the study 81 azries3tggs, + VII
be necessary 70 st9ly = ~ lsSEz s -
far a. pozalbls Instead RI rsaIsz szS
taking about Il, ne szs.bts o9z~
sisted II tread, cakes, ezszz fnss
and vezetsbIss BY ths zga az @4.
mothers; slED plain ah1 faEcY tss-
ing and needle wsrk. Tss D17s szs
ted eoTn, vheat sass, yszea5sa al
other farm prISe1S, TIE Sszas
we're ribboBS and were ysry mspea
prizsd by the recipients "a 80 n
ternoon Ms. P~snrih1tDay mIea ~ lbs
interest and profit IL tie laGaea srsa~
ent, and there was a zs11sy a8alysr
Of them, demonstrated tie ~1rscsics-
bility Of making one rea1 II sgsss'
and a pint Of milk int tpo zDs1 90.
Of butter. Besides taiS, sas ts2nsl
Of the advantages Of e15 work, ard
how they could conserve foo4 a aap7
ways.
At night, with good attendance zr5
interest, I gave a little talk On tie
dangers Of the housef7y, flz1trztinz
it with slides furnished BY the Inter-
national Harvester Co.
Friday we had another big dzy-a
real big n at Benton City. In this
six schools took part-Chapel Grove,
Miss Anna Reed, teacher; Liberty,
Miss Blanche White; Stauffer, Mrs.
E. G.. Nieman; Prairie Chapel, Mis-
Maude Hearn; Erisman, Mrs. Flor
ence Bcgeman, and Benton City, r.
E. Shay, Principal, and Miss Flor
ence Kirkpatrick. Miss Alma Brown
at Eureka had planned to take part
but was prevented by the weather.
As it was, the exhibits were so largt
that we could hardly find a place TO-
them. They we're excelled in the:l
size only by their quality. 1t was
great sight. 1t showed the value o.
the club work done by Mrs. Neimar
and Miss White and their girls. On
girl, Lena Smith, exhibited go differ
ent varieties. Permelia 0wings, ag
ed IL, without any mother, or big sis
ter to help and advise, showed so
The clubs showed several hundre;
jars and a very beautiful display i
was. 1t beat any exhibit seen at on
County Fair.
Mrs. Pennington gave her butte
demonstration in the afternoon and i
the evening she talked on club wor
and conservation. The pupils Q
Benton City sang several entertainin
songs. Permelia 0wings sang a SON
Of merit. She also told in an off
hand way the story of the organiza
ton and work of her club. She di
exceedingly well. There were othe
pupils whose names / do not now re
call, who also helped to entertain tn
audiences.
At each place it was good to no
tice the pride the pupils had taken t
have everything clean and pleasan
for their visitors.
This week / visited a few school
for a short time only. At Friend
ship Miss Anna Irwin, an experienc
ed teacher, is doing good work. Sh
has 20 pupils. She should be abb
to get the school approved this year
Miss Dottie Angel is at Sames, he
home district. She had II present
A small platform has been built be
fore the door and a new stove has bee
ordered. The board is interested i
a heater and may yet get one. Jos
Barnes is at Macedonia. He has ha
two years experience and holds
certificate from Kirksville. He !
working to get the school approve
and lacks but little. The boar
wants to put in new seats nd ma
yet do SO. They have a new house
At night a good audience appreciate
the talk and pictures on the danger
of the house fly. Miss Hofriether j
teaching her third term at Noun
Pisgah. They have a new coal hous
with concrete floor. A new concret
platform before the door and hav
oiled the floor. They, too, are clos
to meeting the requirements for ap
proval.
Mrs. Edna German is again a
Pine. She also had a canning eluI
this summer and gardening, too
Much interest was taken and grea
good accomplished.
Ed Offutt, after teaching out Mrs
Best's term last spring, returned t
Canada this year. He has IS pupils
a number of new desks, ten, has ole,
the floor and bought Guhin's Numbe'
Chart. He says that the pupils great
ly enjoy the drill work on this chart
This is an approved school.
Miss Gladys Skaggs, of C~entralia
Teacher Training Class, is getting he
first experience at Lawson. She i!
getting along fine. She had Is pu.
pills. She and her board are ais
working for approval and will sooG
merit it. This year they have put ii
a new heater, possibly the creates
boon in the power Of the local boarC
teacher, a good heating system l.
necessary for the health and comfOr
and advancement Of the children,