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Kay Cunningham
The Marlin Democrat
Marlin, Texas, Thursday, January 14, 1904
County School Notes.
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(By A. W. E.)
The attendance since the holidays has increased
wonderfully. Nearly all the country schools ate now crowded.
W. A. Holland, chairman of the county institute has appointed R. O. Fields,
W. J. Green and Miss Maggie Hodges as a program committee for the next
institute.
T. W. Thomas has present at New Salem thirty-one. He has a nicely working
room and made some nice recitations in arithmetic.
Dewy had present with Miss Maude Stuart twenty. The room was neat and tidy
and had the daily program in sight. The orer in palling from the room was
excellent. The class made some nice recitations in history reading and mental
arithmetic.
J. C. Clark had present at Pleasant Grove nineteen. The order was splendid
and the pupils are splendid workers. The recitations in reading were the best
heard in a long time. The primary class is cemmended for their good reading and
their rapid advancement.
Miss Tecie Hale had present at Powers Chappel seventeen. She had a neat
orderly room and the children are good workers. The recitations in language,
grammar and spelling were well done.
Miss Mamie Low Mayfield had present in the primary at Cedar Springs twenty
seven. The pupils are fine workers and made some excellent recitations in
arithmetic and reading. The advanced department is for the third time under the
management of H. O. Stansbury. There were present thirty one and they were
working quite up to the good name they have over the county. Their recitations
in reading, grammar and history were fully up to the standard.
Colored
Miss Callie
Thomas is getting on nicely at Shilo with seventeen present. They did some very
nice work in geography, language and arithmetic.
Jerusalem is getting on very well woth Mrs. Annie Wheeler. The number of
large pupils in this school is noticeable and speaks well for it. They made
nice recitations in reading and geography.
Miss M. F. Washington is doing some very nice work at Perry Springs. The
songs as recitations for Friday afternoon exercises recitations in spelling and
primary reading.
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