Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-01-07
TAKES A DEPARTURE
Andalusia Township lrestIing
With School consoli{tio
Proposition.
THREE DISTRICTS TO FaM ONE
Action at a Well Attenda Meet.
ing at Town Hall ST.
urday Night.

While there is much citation
throughout the state of Qlinoi lon the
question of township central chools
and bill is being framed to resent
to the next legislature provihg for
their establishment, the schoctown-
ship of Andalusia proposes take
the bull by the horns and give lprac-
tical example of what can done
under existing laws.
A mass meeting was held 1t the
town hall Saturday night to leah the
sentiment of TIE citizens of the.Dwn-
ship IN regard to abandoning tt two
country school houses and reslving
the town into one large district with
the village school house as the mgle
seat of learning. The meeting. hitch
was very largely attended, orgSized
by electIng j. e.. Britton presaent
and Z. w. Brookman secretary. The
general feeling, as expressed a
dozen or more speakers, was without
exception in favor of the promised
change. In discussing means by
which the three districts could be
merged into one, it was pointedput
that the method now used in trn MS
ferring individual families from lne
district to another by petition c4ld
be applied to whole communities.
The main disadvantage to this an
sent seems to be necessary, while
under special law a given majoriy
would be sufficient.
Committee Appointed.
A committee composed of Ira Bt-
fun, j. G. Britton and John Garlsd
was appointed and instructed to conS
municate with State Superintendent
Bayliss and County Superintendent,
Ferguson in regard to the proposal
change. The meeting then adjourned
till Jan. 9.
Conditions are peculiarly favorable
to the establishment of a central
school in Andalusia township. That
division of the county is only about
three miles wide and the village oil
Andalusia is centrally located, with q
school building large enough to &C
commodate all three districts. Thus
no immediate expense would be in
Cured by the adoption of the
new system. Besides, the schoo
buildings now in use in thu
other districts are about ready to
tumble down from the weight zof
years, and under the present arrange
ments will have to be rebuilt soon
So change at this time will mean 8
positive saving in building expenses
OF course it will be necessary tc
provide transportation to and from
school for most of the country chill
dren, but here again the topography
of the township is favorable. None o.
the pupils will have to be brought over
three miles, and one hack from each
end of the township will be sufficient.
1t is thought the amount saved in
doing away with the operating ex-
penses of the country schools will be
more than sufficient to pay for the
transportation of the children.
Advantage of Central School.
Township central schools have
proven their superiority in other
states, and people are just beginning
to awaken to the advantages of their
introduction here. In the past the
gener Y impression has prevailed thai
pres, { laws could scarcely be applied
to Dir Introduction and mainten.
ar e. Therefore, this progressive
move on the part of Andalusia town
ship will be watched with interest by
other towns in this vicinity, and il
successful, will undoubtedly be quick
ly followed, whether the next legisla.
ture takes any action on the question
or not.
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