Mexico Missouri message., 1918-10-10
RURAL SCHOOL NOTES.
(By w. Clyde Johnson, Co. Supt. o
Schools)


Below are given number of schools
visited in the past two weeks and the
improvements noted since my lass Wis
1t. hope have overl 31ked none,
Mrs. Ida Yost is again in the school
work She is at Oak Grove and has ten
pupils. 1t was delight to test her pu-
pills and find them so we'll drilled. l
hope this year all teachers will make
much greater use of drill than ever
before. She has clean, sanitary
house, oiled floor and beautiful
large flag.
Mrs Bessie p. Beagles, after an alb
sence in Idaho of several years, has
returned to her old home and is at
West Lick. She has % pupils. A fence
is being built, the bell has been re-
placed on the house, the outbuildings
have been repaired, and other impro-
vements will be made as soon as men
can be secured to make them.
Miss Ardella Mitchell, teacher
training graduate Of Vandalia last June
is at Elm Bend. She had 16 pupils. She
had clean oiled floor, clean outbuilt-
ings and a room decorated with a
number of small flags.
Miss Leila Brenton, graduate of
Mcmillan and a student at Kirksville
last year, is at Edwards. She has II
pupils. The floor is oiled and the
stove black. She and J. H. Scott, Jr.,
arranged for a volunteer meeting last
Wednesday night. Gale Johnston, Bdi-
tor of The Intelligencer, was secured
for a speaker. He made an excellent
appeal together with bonds previous
ly subscribed during the regular vol
unteer days, these patriotic progress
sive farmers bought $4,000 worth of
bonds. This puts them way over the
top and in the lead in the county. Miss
Brenton is also arranging for a pro-
gram Columbus Day.
Miss Blanche White is at Liberty for
her third term. She has % pupils. She
has oiled her floor. This year she is
doing some very interesting work in
agriculture. Her boys and girls are
learning how to use tools and make
things useful on the farm. They are
very much interested in their work and
have made some splendid nail boxes.
Miss Osceola Clappcr, graduate OF
McMillan's last years Teacher Train
ing Glass, is at Jackson. She has 22
pupils. She has new stove, drinking
fountain, oiled floor, and free text
books. She had successful supper re-
Gently and will buy library books and
other equipment. l- ST.
Miss Lenore Lovelace from Mont
gomery City, is at Cedar Grove this
year. She has 20 pupils. The house has
had new coat of paint, and the floor
a coat of oil and the appearance is
much improved. The fence has been
repaired also.
At Beaver Dam is Miss Mary Row.
land, another of McMillan's 1918
Teacher Training Glass. She has 26
pupils. The school has fine flag, and
is expecting to do some painting.
Miss Opal Cook of Centralia's 1917
Teacher Training Glass, is at Eller.
She has dozen pupils, Guhin chart
for drill work in arithmetic. This
would be fine chart to use in every
. school room in the county. The floor
is oiled.
Union is another small school. Miss
Florence Kirkpatrick is the teacher
She has ten pupils. They have new
paper, paint, porch with concrete
, floor, and outbuildings repaired. They
too, are doing the new Vitalized Agri'
culture work. The boys have repaired
the coal house, made a step for the
back door, and an excellent worl
bench. They are much interested.
Hisey has a new teacher, Miss Mar
gle Leach. She has enrolled 80 pupils
a good increase over last year. Thii
is one school that is on the increase
They have dozen new seats, serv
ice flag with four stars, and an ollie,
floor.
+. in company with Miss Olga Hungat
of Columbia, organizer of Boys an
: Girls Clubs, 1 visited the followin
schools. Miss Hungate inspected tn
work done, watched the teacher con
duct the club work, made suggestion
to improve this, and encouraged all t
: complete their work.
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