Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-03-27
Rural School Notes
{ BY w. CLYDE Johnson
County Supt. of Schools.

{ BY w. CLYDE Johnson
County Supt. of Schools.
Lieutenant Guy Leet is finishing
the term for Mrs. Bessie Beagles who
has returned to her home in Idaho.
Mr.. Leet is giving the best of salts
| faction and the patrons are quite anX-
ious to keep him but he has his heart
set on something else. Last year he
taught in a high school in Oklahoma
after finishing a course Of Manual
Training at Warrensburg. Shortly
after accepting the school at West
and the other at $3.50 per month. I
hope that soon the rural schools will
be able to offer more attractive sala-
ries and such other inducements as
will interest our best young men in
| the profession of rural school teach
ing. They have been repairing the
house and building a fine fence but
the work is not completed because of
the difficulty Of getting ONE M to
do it.
Miss Yea Smith is teaching he-
third successful term at McClintic.
She had fifteen pupils present. AL
Though McClintic has more than $780,
900 valuation for the last four years
they have been levying sixty cents
this year it is the limit sixty-five in
order that they might pay a fair sal
airy and make things more pleasant
and comfortable for the children
They believe that education is an in
vestment and that it pays to get the
best. A new roof and floor, globe, five
small desks, library books, a volley
ball and court for outdoor play
teachers chair, pencil sharpner, out
buildings, and the seats have been re.
arranged so that the small pupils ar:
Iall in one row., the middle sized in
lanother and the larger ones in Z
third, which makes it possible to have
each class to itself and also to have
the pupils in comfortable seats. These
are the Improvements I noted since
my last visit. Miss Smith like5 the
rural school work and will continue
doing a noble part by the rural chill
Idren.
Miss Ruth Hale will finish her sew,
en- month term at Ringo the 21st OF
March. She has lost no time on ac.
count of the influenza and has had !
successful term.
Miss Gertrude Sharp of Monroe
County is teaching this year at Fish
er. This is one of our schools that Is
seriously handicapped with a small
valuation as they have less than $40.
1000 in this county and only a small,
amount in Monroe. However they
maintain two schools as they havt
more than Is colored children in tho
district. They pay Miss Sharp $50, thu
maximum allowed for a district thai
received state aid. They get 5000 aid
each year. And each year they gel
some improvements. This year they
got a flag, a pencil sharpner, a globe
library books, desks and a desl
chair for the teacher. Fisher is al
approved school and has a heater
This is the way they are providing
for their children.
Bolts has a beginner, Miss Edna
Henderson, a Teacher Training Grad.
uate of Paris. She is doing splendid
work. Just now the mumps T inter,
Efering with the attendance. She doe
not plan to teach next year but to e
to school, probably to the University
Miss Ruth Rouse is at Dye Thu
year. She had only IS pupils present
Dye has enlarged the playground by
moving the fence back to ~inclose al
the school property. They have a new
fence, 81 new desks, a large dictionary
and a pencil sharpner. Dye with a
valuation Of nearly $4,000 is usine
the maximum levy of IS cents this
year that they may make needed i'm
provements and keep their approved
school. Miss Rouse is faithfully DOING
her part.
Beagles also has a small school as
only nine we're present. Miss Beulah
Hagan is their teacher and is giving
good satisfaction. Although she haa
had several years experience, she has
about decided to quit teaching and
accept an offered position in a bank
Since here she will not have to spend
all she can make to prepare herself
for herowork and she will be at home
and will have employment for IL
months. Beagles has been able to get
only a small part of their improve.
ments made this year.. However they
have a war record to De proud of as
they have gone over the top in every
drive. And that includes the Armen-
ian Relief. Has another such a rec
ord?
Hazel had SIX girls last year but
not a single boy. This year they have
IL girls and one small boy, poor fell
low! Miss Marie Henderson is the
teacher. She attended Hardin last
year and expects to return next year.
She will prepare herself for high
school work. She is getting along well
with her little school. She is a close
student, makes thorough preparation
and gives definite and helpful assign
ments. They have some new books, a
flag, a thermometer, a teachers chair.
They had a pie and box supper last
Friday night which was quite a sue
cess for a stormy night.
Saturday, March 22nd, is the day
for the School Board Convention. I
hope to have our new State Superin-
tendent, Sam A. Baker, with us. I feel
sure there will be some interesting
legislation for us to discuss as well
as other varv imnortant uuesfions NJ