The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-02-10

The Biennial Report OF the State
Superintendent of Public lnstruc-
ton contains an article on educa-
too through the newspapers
The article says that the Depart
ment has had We y efficient assist
ance in its work from the newspa-
pers over the state. Indeed very
little could be done in public edu-
cation without the aid OF the news
papers.
It is significant that regardless OF
l party politics that newspapers are
always to be found in favor OF edu-
cation and they give their columns
freely to anything pertaining to the
subject. Recognz ng this fact, the
| Department has attempted to keep
: the press fully informed on the
work Indiana il doing in education.
: The people are interested in any
, plans looking toward more efficient
? schools. A statement of such plans
with an intelligent application OF
them to the community by the edl-
r ,or makes the work of the teachers
: much ea-ler than II would otner-
I wise be. The new-pap'r- thl- be-
. come strong helpers 90 The sclools.
T The wcrk of furnishing toe press
the pla of the Department d % Do
enlarged The d partncu. can in
e the hest and broade-t sense become
r Bureau Of Educstionai lniJrma-
e ltion.
< Teachers and s1nerin snients
e will Il q the press la ths.r clm nin-
tiles willing and ap!e o. help the
}, cause OF education. a clear state
lnent OF the work the school is d.
, ing will often be found great help
'e towards anticipating or removing
, misundars andings. Then there Is
/ lanother sideto this newspaper work.
] There il no better training t1r the
oI teacher than the practice OF trying
lelto state we'll Tor the press the
y truths which he would like to teach
the community at large Indeed II
NAV be extended further and the
e' pupils encouraged to keep up
: column or two with school work
d There could be no drill in English
81 and if the children are restricted tC
y subjects within their personal ex
* perlence il is more than probable
lsthat these columns would always fine
g many interested readers.
~ The newspaper on the other han'
% can be used in the school room e
20 advantage in connection with read
oil ing, spelling and Eng sh. This j
i in keeping with the suggestion mad
~ in the course OF study that tn
school is to use every factor in tn
neighborhood in it's WORK.
lllTHE REAL NEEDS Or The RuRA
III SCHOOLS.
to Educati )nal reform seems to be
III Gin at the top Of the school syster
T instead of at the bottom where
I'd should begin. Ii seems to be IL
e troduced into city systems hrs
y then into towns, and after a lon
rd time it comes to the rural schoo
I'd Ii is the rule for the rural schools
ill have the poorest buildings. tn
I'd worst equipment, the shortest term
r. and the poorest paid teachers
Higher Institutions of learning, CT
les and towns are served first, an
an, if anything is left the country get
IL The time has come when thi
order must be reversed or at lea
a when all iterests must be put upo
the same lane. The rural school
o. must have more thoughtful consit
- Grafton. These are the schools
oe the people and very large perceI
'e1 '1 of the people never have any 9TH
III school advantages. To these schoo
'ou special advantages and special tai
va Is must be given, and at ono
.n ~ The duty Of the people is imper
,eo tive. The present tendency I
% ward central zation is bringing tho
ian TO some communities, but this T
no' form is to slow. 1t will be mar
'' 'he wears before all the townships ca
'ne have Capitalization The bDys ar
'n girls on the farm have a right
VI the best there i in "a 'cation. b.
VI ter schoolhnuses with better sar
ea7 tary conditiors, better eq1ipne
'in in the way # b ~ aud ma al
, lpiclures and ilnimr-i tfrms
'ne chool equal in l-rg'h 70 the teri
W " in cities ami towa5 better ptrptr
eo .nn eochers With long tenure ani D
ooo ter -alaries are rnme Of The thlr
W that are imperative.
ons The law makes the mlnlm'
term six MOI n. And yei in
LLAMA there are -tiil three bnndI
" md fifty townships and sm NJ toN
'ea with no more than six mon
Tue Tue ) ,hool. In ninety Of those corp
4nu % atoms the highest legal levy d.