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Show I! A Nebraskan's Opinion of the Schools in Bear River Valley Margaret Hughes. II Dear Editor: Will you let a No- ! brnskan In your midst give In her "poor" wny a llttlo "boost." School conditions In Hear Klvor vul-I vul-I loy, compared with other localities that I havo had tho privilege of knowing know-ing nbout, aro most favorable. 1 havo novor been In a community whero I havo found school conditions In every L phnso hotter than In Hear Itlver val- Icy. In comparison with North Da-BBT Da-BBT kota, although both aro comparatively flflj' now states, Utah has a far more pro-BBT pro-BBT grossivo system of education. Tho BH, idea of consolidation Is to mo ono of BBT tho greatest rcnsoiiB for this prog- ress. It makes it posslblo for the poorer class of people to havo the samo advantages as those that aroi more fortunato financially. In tho construction of her schools, 1 II nd theso far more modem in this I county. Tho llttlo one-roomed school still exists, throughout tho country In North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas and other states, a distance of at least two miles and a half oftentimes often-times has to bo traversed to rench school. Ono finds a poorer grado of teachers In such localities, as tho better bet-ter tenchers seek tho town positions, whero conditions aro more favorable. In many communities there arc no schools. Children from 7 to 14 years eld have novor been to school. This Ij especially true of tho foreign settlements, set-tlements, as has been remarked by some of tho Russian populace, "What for I got my child for?" "Not to go to school, but for to work." I notice throughout this valley that tho children take an active Interest In all school work, nnd thoy havo with tlint their parents' interest, and that means so much to tho advancement of education. Tho splendid corps of board members, mem-bers, supervisors nnd teachers' Institutes Insti-tutes help to keep tho teacher and country life In touch with each other. Ono could go on making comparisons, compari-sons, but In so doing Utah, ns far as I havo seen, will compare favorably on all points In regard to tho modern system nnd ndvnncement of education. educa-tion. And that Dear River valley is, I think, the foremost nnd Is there to stay |