The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-04-09
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To. sa,srisss II so0d resss 10 dssllsrs
10 the seautry tisiliess lire ret sless 10
srss'.f ss.s ty .ties erors esn be trsss
ported 10 TIE ditiribsusf tree sst
tovrs They plsy greet pat Ia the sss
20, % oi the etiiaun ~ thsss distrisi'.
is.uash - iss a ore The ehiitnn eau be
kusn together In isfss csn'r.l schools
ltss better Gu they be ssnts,.d. With .
tsnbsr Of email scbeols ssst,srsd ever The
fsrsi distriri, Il Is too ,Irsnsiss 10 gre
vide reh mere thsn iosiruciien 10 The
tusinsntsry r.tcse', tn, u The children
cen he btopsti together 10 large ssstrsl
schools. To. COS, Of Instruction 10 divided
sn org greater rrm Der srd more htsseh
o. cen be inelo5sd 10 the our,ieuluu. A.
10 pciaisd cut 10 tie following sitrsci
from The report Of Bnpe,ints udsnt OF pab
lie distraction Casrlss Il skirner OF New
York Slate. u IL imposl ihls TO hriaa the
ebilarep together ool,n The roads s's 10
GOOD condition.
"Tas ,rfumsnts thus f.r sdvspssd ID
the con usndstls ssi,stion Tor stod roads
have no, considered the v.li'rs end cen
fort OF cor school children - . factor.
Tee fsfnsr IL told that GOOD roads will
pat money into his pocket BY s,virs bic
hsrses ard wagons, thss the v.lus Of bis
isrm will be sphsucsd Esd the Trip 10 town
or to chnreb will be . pleasure rather than
. burasn. The merchant is secured thsi
bic trade sill nightly increase II eood
roaas lead 10 tbs villsps. The blsy elist
knows by en- occasional run over rsrs SEQ
tioDs Of veil boil. big wsy vb.t miors
vosid result II good roads ser. tbs rals
instead o. the exception. Tboss sho are
sbls to indulge 10 tbe laIury OF sulono
b,lss slso zee plssssnt Visions. Nothing,
hossvsr. hes been ,sid about the children
a. they go through the n I'd and dat, ~
bill and doss, trsm their homes to the
cob DOL housss one TO three niles distsnt
Il II unreasonable TO believe tbst these
men sad women oil ttmorrev would pre-
Ter we'll graded. uscsdsmjz,d rosdbses TO
The miserable pr,tsrcss Tor bisbvsys
vbiss nov ii, haurs 90 % ucb Of oar lsnd
ssapsi l. 10 not diilicult to imseiss The
ssantry school much hsppier end busi
o. plsss II the children could gather s'tsr
plsssspt wslks along wall built ssd we'll
kept biabvsys.
"Whst 10 do With our country schools
10 becoming . serious problem - ihs
yssrs 60 by aud The rur,l eistriots become
D. ore spsrssly se,tlsd. When more thsn
30 per c.nt Of orr rural Schools have &C ~
,rsge dsily .ttsndsnce Of lees than ton
,hildrsn something should bs devised to
pat . stop to such peedh % wstts. Gem
sinsties OF resources and capital chsspens
production aud results 10 20 improved
product II Is the opinion OF sducstors
hat reasonable application OF this pripci
2le 10 orr rural school problem would 70
Illt ben, 6sislly. With the present ooudi
ion OF couatry roads the transportation
Il the children to central, we'll equipped
ohoOls 10 practically impossible during
most Of the yssr. Good roads would re
usvs . serious obstsols 10 this most impor :
snt step forwsrd 10 The improvement Of
or county schools The boys end aifls
Il The country With one sccord demand !;
God roads. tbst they may enjoy school
eausl to those OF their trotbers
I'D sisters 10 village or CITY"