Show EQUALIZATION OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES 9 I. I ll By Supt W W. v A A. A Paxton Second Installment t. t i Equalization of or Educational Opportunities Opportunities Opportunities Op Op- through administrative ant and conSOli consolidation Equalization of educational opportunities opportunities is dependent upon UlOn adequate I organization and supervision as as well wellI jas I as up upon n adequate finan finances s. s Simultaneous Simultaneous Simultaneous with the growth o of state aid I Ihas has been the enlarged unit f for r administration ad- ad ad administration I ad-I ministration of or rural schools This Ji has s tended to remove the outWorn out- out I Worn wont system of or rural su supervision by hr politicians politicians' and has substituted professional professional professional pro pro- on administration Utah Utah I ranks well among among- the lead in this I very s movement movement movement-by by having I placed placed the e country plan l over over er u the old 1 I II precinct or township plan I There is to further furth T a mo movement moment ment go I er or In the matter of merging small i I districts into centralized units for school purposes purposes ses In 1916 there were of or these consolidated scho schools ls in in the na nation Ol In 1924 their number ber had doubled And using I the words of or John J. J U. U S. S I I commissioner on er of f e education u In this this' eighth year year a period old fash fash- fashioned i honed room one-room schools which correspond correspond correspond cor cor- I respond to tl the tle e pioneer stage in development de- de I and the ox cart I in trans transportation I dO-I l were closed closed or expanded I into centralized or c consolidated I schools school 1001 f As inan many as third one of j I the one ro room one l schools have been closed in hu one one year in some o c of the I I states and opportunities by trails trails-i tr trans transportation s-I s I to a larger unit were sub sub- At least 1 chil chil- chilI children dren pren are behl being transported in various various various vari vari- i I ous dis- dis districts through out the tho United 1 States at at acost a cost of about i I s I f h Why shouldn't the local counties campaign to begin a road building take care o of their seco secondary roads school purposes which for or local and more equa equal advant am advantages would provide e ages to children and nd il adults alike much o of spending As it is we are local counties on our money in the care mostly for or main lines which urist travel We need the tourist advertises us am and ancl spends money monet He also realize that 90 with us but we corning corn coin coining settlers prospective per cent of community are ale concerned concerned concerned con con- ing into a new first last and nd all the time of schools we we have with the kinds schools helter room one-room Few Fewer r transportation transportation transportation roads oads and a mc more r adequate would do cia much to tation system equalize Duchesne's educational onal op op- R 0 |