. Historical, pictorial and biographical record, of Chariton County, Missouri. the building was burned,the numl^er had outgrown the narrow limits of its capacity. Thecitizens with admirable foresight, which su])sequent developments havealready justified, erected the present magniticent liuilding, at a costof 5?15,, and now the 375 pupils who daily assemble within itswalls are not only provided with every facility and convenience forprosecuting their studies, 1)ut l)y the elegance of the ])uilding and itsperfect order and neatness, due to the care and skill of W. H. Richard-son, (the best
. Historical, pictorial and biographical record, of Chariton County, Missouri. the building was burned,the numl^er had outgrown the narrow limits of its capacity. Thecitizens with admirable foresight, which su])sequent developments havealready justified, erected the present magniticent liuilding, at a costof 5?15,, and now the 375 pupils who daily assemble within itswalls are not only provided with every facility and convenience forprosecuting their studies, 1)ut l)y the elegance of the ])uilding and itsperfect order and neatness, due to the care and skill of W. H. Richard-son, (the best janitor in the state,) no unimportant lesson is impressedupon the asthetic part of their mental natures. The prosperity andbeneficent influence of this school could he nothing short of the veryhighest, with so admiral)le a system of grading and management, andwith such a corps of teachers conducting it. The simjile truth aboutany one of them would sound like fulsome rhetoric. The most mod- 104 PORTRAIT AND KKXJRAPIIICAL RECORD. BOARD OF DIRECTORS, SALISBURY PUBLIC 1. G. A. HALL. 2. W. R. SLAUGHTER. 3. W. R. SWEENEY. 4. JOSEPH BAIER. 5. W. B. JAMES. 6. MAJ. J. H. FINKS. ern and most improved methods are employed hy the most skillfulinstructors thiou^hout the entire course, from the j)rimary grade tothe eio-hth ormde from which students graduate. The first room which receives the diminutive but potent autocrat,six years old, who has not yet learned to release his grasp on the sce])-ter of babyhood with which he has wielded un([uestioned and unlimit-ed authority over his parents, is under the management of MissMildred Trueblood, who is a daughter of Chariton county. The high-est compliment that could be paid her skill, patience and tact, is themarked success that attends her work in this most delicate and difficultof all positions. In the 2nd room Miss Hattie Virgin for five years has mouldedthe minds and manners of the class whose age proclaim it in transitionbetween en
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