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The Weekly Empire, 2 April 1891
published Thursdays Pierce City, Mo.
Thomas Carlin, Editor and Proprietor


Page 1; "PUBLIC SCHOOLS; Seventh Month"
and "Licensed to Wed"

[torn column, right side, lines 1-18 inclusive]

..In submitting this m[onth's report I] wish to call attention [?of patrons and] friends to the fact that th[---------] our enrollment and percen[------] this month is due to la grip[pe ------]and the mumps. Pupils [--------] more promptly at morning [-----] thus denouncing the number [----] very rapidly. Mrs. McClinto[----] had no tardies at all this mo[nth ---] other rooms try the experiment [-----] ing month. The names of visitor[s will be] published from now on. The fo[llowing] is the report:

Room 1--Bertha Barber, teacher
..Enrollment for month, 33: percen[t of] attendance, 81; No. of tardies, 1; no [tru]ancies. Names of pupils neither tard[y] nor absent: Grace Worley, Ruby Chappell, Percie Barber, Rosa Bell, Albert Sinclair, Vera Chapman, William Bagot. Tardy pupil: Kate Campbell. Visitors: Miss Amanda Shoemaker, Lida Clark, Messrs Hubbard and Ketchum.
Room 2--Elizabeth Park, teacher
..Enrollment for the month, 45; percent of attendance, 85; number of tardies, 6. Roll of honor: Harry Hanel, Kate Beaven, Fannie Chappell, Ida Fuller, Willie Piles, Birdie Rountree, Stella Truit, Addie Wood, Cora Cloud, Bessie Stephens, Emma Sax, John Dwyer. Names of tardy pupils: George Purdy, Roland Reed, Emma Cochran, Narra Couch. Visitors: Miss Clark, Messrs. Hubbard and Reaver.
Room 3--Malda Charles, teacher
..Enrollment 47; percent of attendance, 88; tardies, 6. Roll of honor: Susie Hoover, Pearl Short, Eva Short, Daisy Glassford, Vickie Guthrie, Manda Malmgren, Cora Titus, Dimmit Wainright, Blain Thomas. Truant: Horace Cloud. Tardy pupils: Clinton Bruff 2, Vernon Maxey 2, Hettie Judkins, John McTague. Visitors: Mrs. Osborne, Mrs. Shipp, Mr. Hubbard, and Mr. Ketchum.
Room 4--Mrs. Crebs, teacher
..Enrollment, 49; percent of attendance, 91; tardies, 5. Roll of honor: Bret Smith, Luella Emerson, Jessie Rankin, Zinkie Chappell, Fred Scberubel, Howard Crane, Orval Wright, Pearl Carlin, Grace Glassford. No truants. Names of tardy pupils: George Miner, Arthur Cannady, Roy Maxey, Thos. McTague. Visitors: Mr. Hubbard, Mr. Reaver.
Room 5--Addie P. Linn, teacher
..Enrollment for month, 53; percent of attendance, 92; tardies, 2; no truancies. Names of pupils neither absent or tardy: Walter Chappell, Thomas Donica, Frank Snyder, Verna Riddle, Amy Albert, Earnest Cannady, Earnest Red, Gilvie Seutert, Irene Brite, Joe Picket, Names of tardy pupils: Daisy Sinclair, John Bruff. Visitors: Julia Vance, Laura Rutherford.

Room 6--Bess H. Constable, teacher
..Enrollment 65; percent of attendance 85; no. of tardies 2; no. of truants 0; roll of honor, Howard Pickett, Maud McNamara, Eva Ryan, Lewis Seufert, Gertie Trimble, Maud Riddle, Clara Binner, Shirley Miller, Roy Stocker, Homer Massey, John Cloud, Eugene Saxe. Names of tardy pupils, Ross Coppock 2; no. of visitors 4.
Room 7--Mrs. Kate McClintock, teacher
..Enrollment 62; percent of attendance, 90; no. of tardies 0; no. of truants 0; roll of honor Alfretta Crane, Charley Hayden, Ida Homuth, Roy Devers, Rosa Chastain, George Jones, Rosa Rogers, Chester Armstrong, Grace Verink, Harry Armstrong, Winnie Verink, Bee Clark, Dora Goff, Ray Truitt, Fred Albert, Willie Rogers, May Tate, John Rudolph, Mary Hunnel, No. of visitors 8.
Room 8--Miss Ida Patterson, teacher.
..Enrollment 42; percent of attendance 65; no of tardies, 1; no. of truancies 0; roll of honor, Bessie Langrill, Elmer Rankid, Erie Vance, Minnie Alexander; names of tardy pupils, Daniel Byrnes; Names of visitors, Mrs. A. Cheatham, Mrs. Kate Harmon, Mr. J. J. Rankin.
Colored School--Miss Elvira Young, teacher
..Enrollment 43; percent of attendance 80; no. of tardies 10; no of truancies 0; roll of honor, Mary Walker, Georgia Walker, Bertha Bly. Names of tardy pupils, Sallie Hines, Charley Godley, Gus Godley, Jessie Godley, Horace Godley. Names of visitors, Rev. G. Baker, Rev. R. Cole, Messrs. Bud Strange, William Hampton, Prince Shucks, Robert Hampton, Henry White, Mrs. Emma Shucks, Mary Andrees, Mrs. Annie Skyles, Mrs. Emma Estel.
....Respectfully submitted,
.... D. E. Cloyd, Supt.

Licensed to Wed

Lewis Kottinger, Friestatt
Rika Spree, "

Zouave Fleming, Mt. Vernon
Millie Graves, " "

Charles S. Murray, Aurora
Ella Shead, "

John H. Jones, Heatonville
Mattie C. Greeson, "

James E. Parker, Aurora
Mary E. Carter, "

V. M. Hill, Bell Co. Ky.
Anna G. Gordon, Verona

Wm. M. Holmes, Spencer
Nannie V. Jones, "


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