Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-27
RURAL SCHOOL NOTES
By W. CLYDE JOHNSON

world of good VIII result from these
meetings. For there are boys and
girls in Audrain county who can
raise just as big a pig as the boys in |
Indiana can, although they make |
them weigh 456 pounds at months,
worth $40. There are boys that can
grow Just as much corn per acre as
the boys in st. Clair can, even II one
grew III bushels and % pounds and
got S146.25 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. It is our pat
rlotic 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?
It 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 1t.
Each one tries to excel the other. |
Then there is prize for the one
who finishes his work and does 1t
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 sirls.
in the different contests that are open
They will offer prizes to the winners
to all in the county. For anyone
may be 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
Mound were also present OF the
: Vandalia school we had Misses Neal,
t Copman, Moore, Mrs. Lewis and pup
t ills, total of 1875
F. R. Hickerson and pupils Grow
? and number from Pleasant Plains
: met us at Mt. olivet There were 25
= present.
At Farber, Miss Ethel Ryan md
pupils of East Lick, r S. Sloop and
> Misses Gibson, Ralston and Richards
and pupils of the Farber school, to-
tai of go were present,
G. L. Williams, president of the
board, brought in Miss Furber and
pupils Of Black, Miss Merle Jones
: 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,
made up the audience at Laddonia.
At Rush Hill, there were Miss Nc
Afee of Dys, Miss Smith and pupils
of McClintic, Roy G. Barclay, pres
ident of the board with Miss Rouse
and pupils of Hedgedale and Mr. Mar
tins, total of 45,
Miss Hammett brought her pupils
!, from Maple Grove and Miss James
c brought hers from Jesse to meet Miss
:, Keller and pupils of Sims. Messrs.
: Tompson, clerk of the board, and
Dudley were also present, total of
: so.
Miss Shearman and pupils and
t board of Fisher, Messrs. Fisher and
Kammormeyer and wife, H. B. Brown
t ling and pupils of Ellis, Miss Cowherd
of Hazel, W, e. Cauthorn and pupils
= of Molino, and Messrs. Mundy and
Weaver of the shool board and Mr..
and Mrs. Baker were those present at
!, Molino, total Of 80.
At Skinner Miss Winn and pupils
e of Fox, Miss SEWERS and sisters of
Goodwater, Mr. and Mrs. Squirting,
Mesdames Day, Copenhaver, Van
Horn and Squirting, 46 in all were
present.
n Burnham had Miss Wilson of Ex-
!, cesior, Miss Dysart with big wagon
y load of pupils from Strother and
. their own teacher, Miss Carter, pup
e lis and partners, Mr. and Mrs. Ar
s mold Mesdames Fagg, Carter, Brown,
: Lewis and Bovine, also Misses Lewis
q and overbaugh. In all 43 were pres
3 ent
e The last meeting at Pine, Friday
! afternoon was attended by Miss An
O gell and pupils of Sames, their teach
err Mrs. German, pupils and patrons:
Mesdames. Carroll, Crosswhite and
Frank Deane, and the Misses Terrey
Ben Burkey, Mr.. and Mrs. Littrell
o Mr.. and Mrs. Powell, Mr.. and Mrs
Miss Root, who was with us in our
campaign three years ago and F. L..
+ Wright a new assistant of Mr.. En-
# berson, proved themselves very in
i teresting and efficient They pointed
Ie out how easily the club work could
= be done, what a valuable training it
ID gives, and also the possibilities of a
# large return in money for ones eff
forts.
n 35 teachers and schools out of Sc,
l, that were expected to meet with us.
a Is that good patriotism? What will
1t the boys in the trenches think of us
if we do no better than that? Can
n we hope to win the war or anything
10 else by so doing? Miss Root said that
= at their meetings in Macon county
when the weather was worse than
& ouc, 4Io,r hod Inn oEn 160 AEn ~