Show WHAT DOES consolidation MEAN consolidation in 1 with nith us and whether ne look with favor faor or upon its adoption Is not of material importance the question of vital import iq t how itow can wo we beet best ube it to stimulate and relt re vitalise alize our rural school life about one half of the hool chil arn in the united states are found in tho the rural school and from 85 8 to CO 00 per cent receive no further education blural childr children cn are entitled to some sonic thing better than they have received in the past better equalization of op port unities and advantages an between the city boy bov or girl on one hand and the boy and girl in the rural district on the other tho the text book alch which have lime been adopted by the state are booko l written primarily for the child in the city 1 he courno of study ie Is A city alty course of maudy city trained and fity rity educated teachers tea chera have hae over oer emphasized illy city life in lit rural cum we must place the in our schoola no they will meet the imme diate needs of that particular ir corn com inu munley n ity arming ani ita its allied in cluid dietrieh trien in the farming comm community unit mining and its allied industries in the nil mining ning lampa camps we mut mu t abandon the city ity ideate ideals and standards tan dardo except those we 1140 ma mai ume with profit in our rural cc our future course of study must make provision for optional vocational 0 o rational cat ional studies ehlt fit the children to the life about them which will in all probability be their future home if it I 1 may elucidate further let the boy in our mining camp I 1 te e apprentice to the the carpenter the electrician the machine mathine inan the engineer and the other occupation a found in the coal camp and so let bin hla school work bear hear on oo 00 that it may become useful information instead of ol 01 solete unrelated e d non PS leading nowhere and bearing r on nothing in particular let the bos bo a in the faiming center centers learn the more scientific and im proved probed methods of farming ned test ing alock stock judging milk testing tet test if tit moll oti for certain croix of fertilization care of poultry and farm animal animals and aleo also the keeping of farm accounts and rare care of machinery school fairs would stimulate competition and have a tendency to encourage the parent to be present on these theme occasions occa lons to my mind the central idea in our county should be farming mining manufacturing and their closely allied industries not that I 1 would debri deprive any child of hie his mother goose his hi fairy talea tales or the choice selections of literature the painted canas or any of the curri culli pg to the esthetic elde side of life but I 1 should haro have a central idea and weave or blend the ot other her branches branch ca of study to that cen aral idea each of our community center Is tn in need of a two year high school I 1 should prefer to see the junior high soll school ool which pr provide oides for a alk six elx six div division islon the elx six elementary grades in one croup group and the mix 1 avier higher in another the junior high school should income become A it strong community comm unit tenter should give wholesome who leeome entertainments tain ments a taste for good book books introduce sports and g imen men provide debated and declamation declamations the lan lantern terr alde slide with nith oc oe rae ema lonal lecture lectures gluing fel nc intille or other useful information iso no the 1 urisea how may we e eliminate the one room rural mcholt and build up this community center transportation tor for outlying districts offers the solution what are the advantage i to be gained by car carrenz pupil 4 to the central con consola soll darld daff d school birst Filmina fulmination tion ot of tardiness he be caule a driver tail latin early enough in the morning to lani ian I 1 the pupil at thi th school door in ample ahne second pupils arrive dr do and warm third pupil la Is under tinder care of adult to and from school smoking iuar profanity and improper con duct dut are not permitted reduction ot of many grades to one on or two in each rou il I 1 fifth fletter grading sixth dettar school buildings a affording better lighting heating und and ventilation hotter detter booke and teach ine ing apparatus seventh lengthen the short termed e d bi rt hool to a uniform length through tut ut the count 14 eighth the tr tation idea III make good rural roada roads cipu I 1 eon ora ninth A reduction of 80 90 per cent of the num er of trustees teea required to manago manage schools some of the alef opposition to consolidation soli moli dation may be stated as follows I 1 arst dislike of pending mending pupil jao 0 o far from home second necessity of earr carrying ying a cold lunch domestic Domeet io prience department part ment can tan look after third ChIl children dien compelled to ride so i far in cold weather can call be on overcome er li 13 proper heating methods in vehilla used to transport fourth iott io tt baliu ja liu that nut not represented ma hae less equipment and lemi 1 attention than those represented the chief lack in our count schools la is the tho present arrangement whereby the county superintendent ifsits schools ano or three time tim em c each ach eor ear in 1 not sufficient each locality Is 1 left to cope with its mn onn problems and moul most thing things are left t to 0 local initiative under the new order of things we can hope tor for and nd hilt ill demand many radical chanam cloie super islon and a moro busine like org will lo be 10 found in the future the count sup ent should have hae hip h ip should ha have hae e a co county anty music director a comity art it and manual training director a marr mar grade laor to check up work in the elementary grades once a month the county superintendent can act ax grammar grade supervisor alth the a assistance stance of principals when you think of 89 per cent of the of this state neing being meent tor for educational purpose ts Is it not time i to demand value rece received led I 1 am interested in the no idea of on and should suld I 1 e pleased to hear bear othern opinions upon it I 1 am ant quite sure the presa press would be kind enough to lend ua us their columns to a I 1 ao so altal to the catl lens ot of carl caro anty S 8 principal PlIn cipal castle gate set oct |