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Show U attend high acuodl.tHox t-1 I pays 2 per week. ."s The school term is lengthened la . i smaller districts and would ther , make a uniform term for r.'l pt, '.U In the county. The smaller schools arc ' bettered and the larger ones are rot ' lessened In efficiency. With consolidation the tax levy li i uniform and the money la distributed i throughout the county according tc needs. The school tax levy In thf i county now range from nothing to 33 mill, a very unequal burden for common com-mon need. A uniform tag of 9 mills would have brought more money for the schools of the county thla year than the present system of unequal taxation. :, ' We are now organised Into one high school district and cannot ,ta divided. We have at present a very large and cumbersome board, consist Ing of the chairman of each board with the county superintendent of schools To get this board together Is almost n Impossibility, and when the board I In session there la lack of interest f n the part of many because of the great distance of the school, and because tof no direct advantages derived fromflt by some of them. This school we all support with our taxes, but the people of the weHtern aide of the county can not support It with their Interest as they should, and a is necessary tot Its greatest success. I'nder consolidation consolida-tion the went side could have ita high school and give It support, and the superintendent would give the at care and supervision of one school s of an other. The board of education would do It duty to each. Do we stp to consider the expense of getting tb present large board together, and the little accomplished lor what I pald I think I voice the sentiment of every one who ha the welfare of Millard county and It future citizens at hetrt when I say that some change should be made In our present system. Other counties In I'tah and in maty other atates have consolidated th"i" school districts and 90 per cent of t ie people are thoroughly satisfied ?X J lh working oi toe, ay stem, Tims fore let every one In Millard county consider the advantages we may derive from consolidation when the petition asking for It are presented Irom the county superintendent R. L. WOODWARD. Desert, April 12. CONSOLIDATION Of SCHOOL (DI8TRICTS. Letter from Principal Woodward with Some Strong Arguments In Favor of Consolidation. Fdltor of the Chronicle: ; For some years the Inability ol small school districts to keep up the name degree of efficiency and economy as the larger districts turn claimed the attention of educators and thought ful citizen generally. To more thoroughly thor-oughly distribute the burden and benefit of education our state legislature legis-lature a few years ago paused a law relating to the consolidation of coun ties Into dUtrict of the first clas. Thla law has been amended from time t time until at present any county, or pari of a county, having a school population of 2,000 or more, may take advantage of It and by so doing secure among others the following advantages: advant-ages: Five men, chosen because of their special qualifications, for the varied duties of a school board, handle, not only the aupervllon of a district In a ii. ore practical way than at present, but the btiMlnes end, which receive o much more consideration. The superintendent, with hia supervisors, super-visors, can give to all the children lu the district the same attention, which cannot be done under the present system. sys-tem. The engagement of teachers can and will receive much better and more direct care under one board and a good superintendent than under the present 27 set of trustees who are often elected without regard to qualifl-cathuia. qualifl-cathuia. This will also do away with the present system of bidding over each other In the employment of teachers. teach-ers. I'nder consolidation every part of the district receives attention, and new school buildings are placed where they are most needed. One cane In till county need only be cited to show the need of this. The people of the d. strict noted voted unanimoimly to bond their district to build a much needed school house. The limit of the bond was $l,2mt or $1,500. For a year or more this district tried In vuin to sell 'their bond. I'nder con olldation no such a condition could 'xlxt. Bvery section could get more nearly what they required. Besides this the enlarged district could save money by having several buildings -reeled at the same time. Box Elder county bonded for $200,000 at once ind put up the required number of uiilSdinga without Increase of taxation md to the absolute aatlsfaction of Ufa taxpayers. Consolidation doea away with mixed chools. Contiguous schools are nited and a van service, furnished by the district, gives all pupils the advantage ad-vantage of better grading, and other mperlor school privileges. Consolidation provide for a belter Jistrlbution of supplies and text hooks, to say nothing of the saving by buying In large quantities. Some counties report saving enough In this matter to pay the rest of one or more of their upervlaois. thereby giving the pupils the advantage of the atudy of art. manual training, music, agriculture or lomestlc science and art. besides being be-ing able to get all the neceary supplies. sup-plies. A first claas high school, or high u-hoola. as required. Is provided for and the children can be at home every u'aht. or la lieu thereof, t bo district pay a stipend each week Instead of vaa nenrlee, which would go a long sy toward pupils who could aot other- |