Show I 1 ONE ROOM AIRE SI disappearing recent a state late report reports how show an en n growth in th number of consolidated schools in the united states and the amounts of money pent spent for transportation af pupil pupils the little one room schools are arv grad bally the movement to centralize lz rural schools went ent forward rapidly in the latter part of the decade 1910 20 and it seems eem now to ix bt continuing with unabated strength nd nit all nl of the state departments depart menti of o titivation have compiled the flouree figur on centralization but the data available point to the general trend thirty cven seven states tate abandoned one room schools in the biennium blenn lum 1920 22 which meang a decrease decre axe of approximately 5 pr cent tent in the number of much auch schools in those thirty two etalee states report 1180 more consolidated school schools in 1922 than in 1920 campaigns Campat Rne for consolidation county count surveys ur veya and better method methods i of handling pupil transportation are all helping to increase the number of larger stronger country school schools at leat least 20 college colleges and normal schools ec hool are offering teacher teachers special course courses in consolidation and tran tation the amount of money pent spent for trane por tation by 34 states totaled 18 in thi this represents nn an increase over the amount reported by those thos e same states in 1920 of 4 9 mr mrs V R bush and children returned the last of the week from a ait with mr air bush at grand junction |