The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-06-28
RURAL SCHOOLS.
Pertinent suEEsstiOns on Their orEanI.
rntinn. aInlntrnnnce aud SnpsrxiaIon.

PFFtlnsnt suEgestions on Their OTganl'
Gation, aIaIntenanse and supervision.
WASHINGTON. June 27.--The report
Of the committee OF twelve on rural
schools in the United States, appointed
4. the convention OF the National Edu-
cauonaI Association IN July. 1895, has
been completed and will be submitted
AT the next annual gathering. It Is one
Of the most important documents on
school education that has appeared since
the PRONUNCIATION OF the report OF ;he
committee OF ten on secondary educa-
tlun In this country. a couple OF years
aro. The committee consists OF Henry
sabln. OF Iowa; ID. l. Kiehle, OF Mime
sofa: A. Il. Poland, OF New York; 9. e.
Rounds. of New Hampshire; J. II. Phil
lIps. OF Alabama: Il. A. Hlnsdale, OF
Michigan: :. T. Black, OF California
w. S. Sutton, Ot TeXag: l.. L. WOLF. OF
Missouri: United States Commissioner
Us Education Harris: L. u. Evans, OF
Georgia, and c. X. Skinner. Of New
York. The report discusses the rural
school problem IN the different aspects
OF school maintenance, supervision, sup
pIy OF teachers and instruction and dis
clplIne Zach OF these subjects was IN
charge OF subcommittee OF three.
their work being reviewed by the entire
committee.
The report says that for purposes ot
organization, maintenance and super
vision, nothing should be recognized as
the unit smaller than the township or
the county. The school district " the
most undesirable unit possible hllsC.
!nE this change wherever the district
system prevails would coaduce to et-
iectlyencss and simplicity OF organlEa-
tion. economy IN funds. equalization OF
taxation and 20 a system OF supervision
which would produce better results
An the sub b-commlttees favor the con-
gnlldatlOn OF schools which are TOO
small to employ proiithbly the tlne OF
one teacher In larger schools When prac-
;lcable. In order that better insiuctl9h
might be provided than u now p9ssi1ie.
Every community should De requlIeu 70
raise a certain sum FOR the support OF
10 school as a prerequisite for recelV-
ing rs share OF public money. certain
definite sum should be appropriated %
each school out OF the state FUNDS. ana
the remainder should be divided ~ acI
c5rdauce with some fixed and estaOllsheu
rule. discrimination being made IN Ia
vor OF townships most willing to tax
themselves for school purposes
one OF the great hlndr1nces 20 the nm
proyement OF the rural school lies IN US
isolation and It's Inability TO Iurllsh 70
the pupil that stlmulatlye influence
witch rnmes from contact with others
OF hIs own age and Advancement. lhe
committee. therefore, recommends col
lcctlny pupila from small SCHOOLS INC
larger and paying from the public funds
fpr their transportation, believing ulat
IN this way better teachers can be pro-
vIded more rational methods OF instruc-
ton adopted, and ut the same time INC nc
expense of the schools can be materially
lesscncd. go
There Is a tendency to MI the rural
schools with UNFRAMED, iInmlluIe tsaIl .il
lng -cbo1ls. under competent instructors
with ghbrt courses, would do much 20
remedy this evil The extension ana
aIIurtnent OF the courses and terms
OF Inc state normal schools so rs To- con-
atFfute n continuous session would GU
able them 20 contribute more dlTeCuy
than now 20 the improvement ot wv Wv
teachers OF rural schools. Ihe H,al. Nv,
would then be juHtlned In dcinhliu ". = !.
some degree Of professional tIa'il,nE ,,,n,i
from every tencher In the TuraI as "1i'
as In the city schools. %,
There Is embodied an Interesting -
port urging nogrO teachers Tor neEI"
schools. II sayg the Instinct Of ed!es, a.,
u1nal development OF the negro m9rt g Dg
from within and by the race itseil. mn M
not gololy through extrancpus aEenC,s1I, w
that the intellectual and moral d,pe.u-
saee ot the ,uce must not be p,tpe'u,,
n;ed, ana TINT the responsibility VI
teaching his own race fnrnlans, "'grt, ,rt,,
lives and means FOR race el'yitsl'iIn iInag,i,St
rgnrlullon reached II that the lnal',l, "
N T1re Identity renders Impossible tne
realization ~ an ideal relation DOW On
tue white ipncher and the negro puplI'