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Show M thebe8tplani m Tito bast mentis of proviilitiff for tlie H hccommotlrtllan of llto &0I100I in tlic H Uny of rooms in which to ttmly, nttil B pi, iy Rioumls, litis been cii(rnfrliiir lllt H tittcntloti of (itc board of triiBlcea, ami Hj to BOino extent tlic titiullc for tbtne tlittv H past, utiil tin wc ltiive tniton occasion M io mention In connection wIlli tlio M nccount of (lie school mcctltifr which fl Iinva nppenreil in our columns ns tliey M lirtvc occurcil, vnrlotis plnns liaro been M suggested. Our school population has H put prow 11 the present building, a yem H .dlbce, 11 ud some more room must be H sciurcdj tiud whllo lltoir may be room H on the grounds to erect 1111 titliUtlou, It H is evident tltnt thu out door nccotiitnoil- H tiiions arc altogether inadeqnato now M without still further limiting them by H putting more brlclts and mortar M thereon. Under these conditions tome H other slfc or sites will have to bo secur- H cd, before tlio situation can bo sntisfne- H torlly met. It seems, n far as wo have H learned, to be the policy in this state, to centralize (lto seliool work as much as iiosslble, and icr this purpose larger grounds and otjo or more buildings H, thereon in close pioxlmlty aro fho re- cfulsltcis. What tlio object of this may H bo outside of tlio convenience of the H Instructors wo have been unable (0 dis H cover. It cVrtalnly does not seem that H $uch an arrangement can bo any better H lor the scholars than if they were H tatlght in separato buildings located on H separate plats of ground flit tin ted con- H venlently near their homes. It certain- H y docs not seem that tills ecntrallza- M lion plan can bo In tlio interest of B safety, for in case of Ore, of which there H is alwa.8 more or, less risk, thuro can H be no doubt the uhauces for loss of life, v and property aro greater in a largo Im- H jldlng With its upper rooms ami stair H cases dowa which children tilust come Hi Id case of alarm than In iv small build- B ing with Its occupants on the ground V tlio large building would probably eon- H famiuatc tlio whole six of sqven hun- HBl died scholars and spread disease to M every part of the city, making It im H ptmiblo for quarantine regulations to M eontrol lt while in the cttso, of the m smaller buildings it would rcqulio at M least ono individual itl each, to work m equally widespread tllhiiMer. And of B course of there wcro tlirec bchool build- '' lugs theiu would bu three chances to M "ona, at least that tills would not occur. M l'crhap-j otle ot the strongest loasons M forlicegrbgation of the school, build- H ngs Is to bo found in the dlbtnucu that M that some Hf the pupils have to go to H attend. Tills lu good weather and In jtho case of largo pupils u a disndvanv H tagc; Inasnlueli as It coiiHitmes more or H less of the time they ought to have for H pthcr purposes, and parMctilarH' Is this H llio case at thn noon hour when It re H quIreS about all the time allowed tb go H 11 comparatively short distance, rat the H meal aud leturn, In time. This Is sou- H ght to bo remedied by those at a' dlst- H (nice by tailing llieii lUuners with them H but this Is Hot to be compared with tlic Hi pleasure of having a romfortablo tlln- H nee at liould, netther in point of health B ( nortuQralsc-Hut ulu n the nou eov- H " crs the ground, and the cold winds of H winter blow fiercely through the strpotl H U Is ind re thail a disadvantage, It Is a Hj positive oulelty, to turn littlo children H bf-f rOui Alx to nine jenrs old out a H half p-fSVdlJfht o'v'loelc in tlio morning H tfi go nearly n' tulle to Attend school K fyad wjiat about their dinners; Uiku it HBI J with thein1? think of the dincdmibrt. Kni A cold dinner ate on the desk In the Sffiy ' iohoolroom,' prepared b the llttla ttold SDm linmls. niul posslblv snatch ad away 9BU3 from Uieni by borne larger joUUt'stcr fflySil Mho oTily folio wo thb example of.hlK fallf tldora.vhe have learned long slnoo tp B5 inakfjprnotlaable nppllc.ulon of the yqU MtS1 jtnown soylng that might mukos right. 9fW It is reasonable to suppose that thf tHwj c'eulrallZfittofi ideu nuut havo orlglna- JSl ted in Same of tlio InrgrJ cities, polslbly- uS pf tlio old world, where ground Is--at jyH Ruchi premium tlial people haro to" gt B off It and live In the air, or ns thoy- do H n som3 parts, on the writer. And H 'where the papulation Is so dense that H chlldrciit nr0 letter dead any way. H Here. In IhWcOuntry where a few feet H btwarth-tnorrJ or less Is not sucll it keu- H loup-judtlon wo can afford to iiaUsi. H the comfort of the li tie fellows A purl H bf Hid -pi mi aCtliulrcdueiftitiundonre H h. llttld for thlelr-ooditBas woll as their B brninf. f OooiVnces hnowrf the hill of H ftnowlr-dgo' Mi) uti'Pp enough without H i la.tlng tio toU wade throrgh the ntio w H iind frceze'ln gutting o its in c A no ( iJit?r'fcllluro til Hlils tentraliiiiliou ful lS'tln-' toJgh time tlio i mailer ones hnv 'cpluy grouuJ. Tic la.gjr oac , ib ng ill Uulr n. and often al nw the little onci throw Ing them around, ar-ound, tnliuig their hats.ftnd bonnotn, sometimes whipping them and In short mnldng them undergo nil torts of l u 1 1 1 f 1 fun If they npptnl to tine In 1 tlu n culled "TfttllB tale,' nd In all probability will bo liraMicd by the large fellow ns soon ns he can get hold of them. It seems to bo a much more sensible plan to have the Insttuctor go to the children than to have the children go to him. In the one caso It Is nn adult who ia paid for tlie work, In the other It is n child who is not SO able, find who gets no" mousy. On the score of economy the small buildings certainly have the advantage. ad-vantage. Three small school houses can be built with n capacity for hold ing 73 or eighty scholars cauh, and arranged ar-ranged to accomodate the the first and second grades in cacti section, much cheaper than vc can discard the preje nt building, buy e.spcnslve ground cen traliy localed and build a largo building build-ing big enough to hold tho ontlro school sch-ool population In considering this matter lot us use our own thinking ap paratus and not be1 governed by some one olso views simply because it Is tlio fashion. Let thu advocates of centralization central-ization bring fottlt somti better reason than more custom or opinion: or even convenience of the tanchets. When we build school houses no build tlicm for the benefit of our children. Their health and comfort should bo the first consideration, their education should follow. |