| Show consolidation OF THE RURAL SPOOLS SCHOOLS OF UTAH B I 1 orson R ran an supt bupt of the schools of the jordan Di district it salt lake county the rutih law lovide provide ro vide thit hit in each county of the catl where a chool district therein outride of the limits of cities of the first ond and ecord cla q hall co nane e 1 i I school tinn of more moie than twenty five hundred children oer si at ind under eighteen bears ears of age it hall be known as a count county school district of the first class here an entire county con titu tea one or more chool districts district each district shall hall be a fount school 01 district of the list filst dais by the laws law 9 of tile the stile enese school dis tricas irp placed upon the rime basis as ag choals in cities of the class cities and the public chool system including the high school is controlled bi the boards of education of such district organization of district the board of education consists of fie members one to be elected by each of five precincts within the district t the board consists of d president anti anil vice president elected from tile the board members and a clerk and treas aurer N who he ire are not members of the board but who roust must be registered vot pro pra in the school district the board ma appoint such other offices as in its judgement jud gement man ma be ner necessary nerea essary sary for tile promotion of the interests of the school this it will be seen icen pro vides arr ifill for the employment of cirs special ape ial instructors juve rile court and truant officers ind medical the tei dent is 1 elected by the lie board ind is 11 not a ident dent of the or ean of the state but must po poes acs such aduca dional iona qualifications is are described b law at the requirement is i grammier grade life diploma tile the highet certificate required by tile the state late baird of education for clemently school chool work the school board is a corporate bolt boit ind bos he ind authority of uch it has power to tn purchase or sell ell school sites site arid and ampro improvements to erect 8 and furnish buildings to e c cablish locate and in binton imin tain kindergarten schools school common schools high se and schools to tn establish anti and support school libraries iries and nd to fuini form h all tet books and ami cup up plies usco by tile the pupils of its iti schools TI tie the e hoard m ami ia also albo provide arr establishment ament aid maintenance nance of parental schools for the purport ini na education of neglected and ble children benefits of consolidation the benefits to be derived from consolidation are as numerous dill ani va varied ried as tile the phases of school itself the following lie ale the most obvious supplies all school supplies and text rooks looks are purchased direct in stead of buying from travelling tra velling sales nen n en bi B means this a saving of from 20 per cent to per cent is realized during the school henr 1905 1906 weber county eal cd upwards of 32 no BUO on school alone even in janitors supplies the amount saved saed is startling when we con consider bider that under the old method cera little article much as 29 matches soap booms etc waa purchased and at re tall tail prices while under consolidation all supplies are bought in loth at wholesale prices and dietri distributed buted tr to each chool cho olai as required B ill dings new school houses house ire are erected ba b contract instead of letting every iran in lie ibe district have a band in the deal this insures better work and a 11 more nicil expenditure of public funds repairs rep ars of any great extent are done ba b contract will while le smaller jobi ire to by the janitor or an till nil round I ridy andy man who is paid b bi tile the day As an air illus of biving in this year the planes in the jordan school district of salt lule lake county were wera tunel bunel b an expert lor 23 00 eaph i net saving edving of 22 on eich instrument 1 16 in till all meeting under ohp old batem iii stern it vda Impo impossible sible to 10 get a meeting of a matonti of tru tees fees in runty for or ana an purpose while under consolidation the board of ed adu cation meets regularly at least once each month aid la in some districts every week tho the superintendent is 13 always present at these mer metting tinge and thi keeps the isoard board in immediate touch alth the workings worling 3 of every school hi means of simo lebut but definite reports report the hears from eer ebeo school tit in the county once a week and meets with his to achors and principals ds cis often a occasion requires Ill instead stead of merely complying compiling with the law by school twice durina dunne the school I 1 year ear he visits where and when he v is most needed reduction in taxes tae under consolidation there is a uniform tax throughout the counti where before the tax varied from one to twenty mils mills under the old conditions a district with much corporate property coul I 1 maintain its iti school on en an insignificant tax ta while in a rural community just adjoining but with no corporate property the ma maximum iv iffy was often insufficient iclene this i of the distribution of 0 f act run fun la al all I 1 chool school 1 in a the county the same length of school year ind offer eich cich child aib oib birthright birth birtle right as aa an abern amern in p and while ei of taxation the wealthy corporation to cantril ute aquill ill with the poor farmer for the support of the public schools Ec hool teachers upon recommendation by the superintendent reichers tei chers are employed by the board of education their salaries are fixed by a sai salary ary schedule and election to a position as teacher or principal depends en tirell upon ability and si laries are increased according to efficiency chis injures better ellch teich er era and better service as under this astern stem reichers tei chers are graded as well a pupils teachers Tei chers who are arc particularly adapted for the primary work are placed in the primary grad grids 9 while thoe est fitted fur grammar grade wark are in the grammar department consolidation his hia practically done away awa with the one room schol where one cl was obliged to h indle hindle all grades of children adether she elie wis wa adapted for the nork ork or cr not illis vas vis an all injustice nj ustice t ti betl teace er and pupil modern school buildings andel con tre old dinani un ani tiry buildings where school u bere ere held are aban oiled and the chelc ren transferred to modern school bull ling jingo where the ie ilive ive tile tho bpi bet e fit of grill grid ng nell el fitt ca ru ruji ji u comfor comfortable tahle i guis I 1 tufit ailt t tr r i e purpose pis the home f the chil ren ind coney them to the a on nn wre tirre doing iia with ta is din 11 in instance where mill hae been close blosel the it ar to the larger still and given the of a ira dod syi tern tenn it a cost leha than that tha t required L red to maintain the school the super inte d dint nt and have direct charge of the aock institutes utes are haid mont lill where mat teri tera of educational interest t are lis dis cu cut ed and the plans for the following month pre presented anted and considered high schools consola lation furn naca the best unit for the rural high school establish ng fin an ideal for fir higher eda education tion and at the same time providing a means for attaining this ideal before r consolidation onh five fic aars pars aeo in the lordan jordan school dia iii there fewer than five attending schools ieh of sp condar education phlp today this dit act bi s two tao hijii echo 19 kith aith an of over two hundred and it is 19 conservatively ricly estimated that there ire one hundred pupils attending the state olty state etite agricultural college or other schools of higher education other consolidated distria ta of utah have made like progress pro gresi there is 13 a soli danti darit and u under consolidation not fourd in coun tirs ties having the smaller chool unit the superintendent is clec ted be rause pause of his qualities tiong not lecause of his hia political poli icil tieni pr prestige stige ile he e exercises similar freedom and power to that of a city up lerin erin his is such euch that he is ihle to leote his entire time and attention to the work of dupra u pr too lon the board hd him sible for the pro orega of the hooli ali and the teachers know that he his power to enforce as well as ai to tn advise ahe effect ig alli ar parent arent fron from the foregoing it is avi ant that ji it is being carried ut in the of 0 utah is able to vive give the country child a similar taic education to that found I 1 in our larger citie athile at the same time the child has the whole 1 toine some an annj advantages of country life |
