Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-03-13
ne01inl.SS, o1es
Trade Marx Reg, US Fat Oh.
Rural School Notes.

A number Of schools are closing as
several have only six or seven months
and some began in August. Amoag
those that l know have closed thus
far are: Hurdle, Miss Mabel Dorgan,
teacher; Highland, Miss Jennie Lee
Atkins; Skull Lick, Miss Mildred
White; Central, Miss Viola White
sides; South Liberty, Miss Iva Hays;
and Crane, Miss Garnett Everett.
1t looks like there will be a scarcity
of teachers in this county for another
year. Only six came in for the exam
nations last Friday and Saturday.
Three of these have had nd experien-
ce, Miss Elizabeth Beatty, Central:a;
Miss Jennie Brakel, Laddonia; and
Sadie Clark (colored, Centralia. The
other three, Miss Eugenia Smith, Cen
~tralia; Miss Mildred Cook, Mexico;
and Miss Elizabeth Derdody, Benton
City, are trying to raise the grade of
their certificates. Miss Rctta Burkey,
Clark, also came to take the Reading
Circle Examinations that she might
meet the requirements for renewing
her certificate. She said that she OK
poets to go to Kirksville this summer.
Misses Smith and Beatty do also.
Miss Clark will probably go to Lincoln
Institute at jefferson City. Misses
Cook and Dermody will also be in
school this summer. Miss Brakel will
finish the Laddonia High School in
June.
Miss Garnet Everett finished a very
successful term at Crane last Friday.
She enrolled II pupils and maintained
a daily average of Is until the past
month in spite of the flu on account of
which she lost one week. Several of
her pupils moved away the first of
March. The board has furnished her
a very liberal supply of sweepo, she
secured 100 bulletins for the library
and soon after school began bought a
fine victrola which she kept at school
for the entertainment and profit of
the pupils. l think this a very praise
worthy act on the part of Miss Ever
EFT. She will enter Kihksville this
week and remain through next year
until she gets her Sixty Hour Diploma
which entities her to teach for life in
the elementary scholS of the state.
Miss Iva Hayes finished her work
at South Liberty last Thursday. She
too has done creditable work with a
small number Of children. She en-
rolled but 8. Since the Browns have
sold out and are moving away it scar
cely leaves any children in the district
and it is quite likely that another year
they will close the school and send the
children to the adjoining districts as
Walker and Prairie Chapel are doing
this year. She too will enter Kinks
vile for the Spring and Summer terms
and expects to secure a rural certi-
ficate which licenses her to teach for
two years in the rural schools of the
state and may be renewed for two
more years for successful work and
another summer term of school.
Miss Nora Williams is teaching her
1901 z,,.aazrf,I korn, ~ St1nriCn /
She has enrolled 33 pupils but a num-
Der have moved out and only IA were
present. Miss Williams has peer able
to get much valuable improving done.
She has a large flag, a large suspen-
sion globe, a fine clock, the floor has
been oiled and the house was paper
ed. As school work does not agree
with her, Miss Williams does not ex-
pect to teach next year.
Miss Edna Cooper has a lively
bunch at Stauffer this year. Out of an
enrolment of II there were Is pres
ent. This year they have oiled the
floor twice, have bought a number Of
books for the library, new shades for
the windows. Just recently one
stormy night they had a pie supper
and cleared more than S22. A part of
TINS was given to the Armenian Relief
the rest goes for needed equipment for
the school.
Miss Ruth Hale at Ringo wrote me
she had a pie supper before
which must have been a
great success, for-They now have an
organ, a moon suspension ball weight
globe, a new International Dictionary,
about fifteen dollars worth of new
books, some new song books, .
pencil sharpener, a flag and pole and
IN oiled floor. She says further that
we oiled the floor ourselves and fixed
he flag pole. The children take much 1
more interest in these things when
hey really help" Miss Hale has a {
certificate from Kirksville and is
caching her first school. May her :
.uccess continue.