Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-28
'|HE. TOWNSHIP SCHOOL
Notable Address on Transportation
Of Pupils and the Feasibility
of Capitalization.
Delivered by Pref. Sale, of Mason
City, Before the Teachers
Association.
Many Points Made in Favor of the
Idea Synopsis of the
Argument.
SPECIAL TO Times Republican

Des Mones, Dec. 2S-One of the most
important matters before the State
Teachers Association is the rural school
problem. The Capitalization idea is
growing in favor and has many enthus-
iastic supporters.
City Superintendent A. r. Sale, who
has for years been at the head OF the
Mason City schools. is AN enthusiast in
the plan of the Capitalization Of rural
schools. He is recognized authority in
1 all parts OF tie state. Today he gave
an address before the association on
The Transportation of Pupils and the
4 Feasibility of Capitalization. In this
state the plan has j,een tried at Spencer,
baldwin, Forest City and Buffalo Cen
1 ter With most fiattering results. The
j find that the Capitalization scheme is
far more economical and much mort
lra,od advancement and broader infor
nation are gained by the pupils. Prof.
/ Hale's address in part is as follows:
The history of this movement to cen.
4 tralize and consolidate the schools is in
4 teresting, but must be rapidly summar-
led to keep within the limits OF this
i paper. Like many other good things in
/ education, this centralized movement
had its origin in Massachusetts, Who're it
4 was known as the Concord SYSTEM.
The law authorizing the closing of small.
| schools and carrying of the pupils to,
/ central schools was passed in 1869. There
has been a constant bat conservative
increase of public expenditure for this
purpose ever since.
State Agent A. w Edison discusses
the question of public conveyance OF
3Ispupis as follows: There is a tendency
on the part of the intelligent and pro-
] gressive communities to close the
4 schools in remote districts and to trans
4 port children to the graded schools of
1.-the villages, where better classification,
4 better grading and better teaching are
4 the rule.
4 The leading arguments for this
movement are: I. 1t permits better
i grading of the schools and classification.
Of the pupils 1t causes the children 10.
4 be put waere they can do the best work.
a More time can be given % recitations.
.. 1t affords an opportunity for thor
Z ough work in special branches. such as
4 drawing. music and nature study. 3. IL
Il opens the door to more weeks OF school.
4 and TO schools of higher grade. Village
8 schools Can iengthtn the school year and
II support the high school for advanced.
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lular with ,,1pils parents and principals.
He enumerates among the advantages
arising from the adoption OF the sys-
{ Item, the following points:
II Equal advantages to all pupils
pupils from remote corners, use the
same cours.. of study are. competitors
so,. tho same honors. are placed ON an
equal footing With pupils living at the
leerters. 3. Teachers are much in adj
vance Of the former teachers. 4.