The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1906-06-13
SCHOOL. OFFICERS MEET
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and others, all favoring tree plant
ing, but reciting some attempts in
that direction that had not come to
much. Mr.. Davis thot the box
elder was the tree because it grew
rapidly and was hard to kill even by
neglect.
Director Lindquist of Charles
town responded to a request that he
tell about very successful venture
in tree planting in his district. He
said that the directors of his dis
trict contracted with neighbor
who offered to set out number of
box elders and guarantee them to
live, at a dollar apiece. The direct
ors ordered guards made of four
pieces two by four of suitable
length, fastened together on slant
with boards, at cost of about fifty
cents each, and the trees were grow
ing nicely.
After dinner the tree subject was
closed, Director Emerson of LANDER
ton making an earnest plea for
something better that the box elder
on school grounds. Why not plant
the hard maple and have a tree
worth while, that would grow more
beautiful with the years. He had
disregarded public opinion in Lam
berton and planted hard naples a
few years ago, and now was able to
show some of the prettiest young
trees in that town. The Lamberton
school board had gone after trees
on their grounds with an appropria-
ton of two hundred dollars, and
while some had criticised he was
ready to take the consequences a
few years hence when the trees be-
gan to show up. AS to evergreens,
he believed that success could be
had with proper care, and cited the
evergreen hedge on either side of
the superintendent lawn as an ex-
ample of what could be done by
others with evergreens.
The consensus of opinion was that
trees could be maintained on the
school grounds by either surround
ing them with fences or guards,
, trimming the tops close and keep
| ing the grass away from the roots
f for the first two or three years.
| Heating and ventilation was next
4 on the program, director McGregor
: being first called up for testimony
In his district the Smith system had
worked very satisfactorily the first
two years, but last year they burned
4 a ton more coal than before and die
| not succeed in heating the floors
: some days till afternoon. Mr.. MEG
: intimated that not all good teachers
were good fire tenders. The super.
| intendent drew out the facts that II
some districts fires were not allowed
| to go out at all during cold weather
: in others were lighted Monday morn
: ing, and in few were re-lighteC
: each morning. Supt. Race advised
! that in all schools observations be
! taken occasionally with thermome
7 tiers to establish the variation at diff
4 ferent heights from the floor as wei
as in different parts of the building
State aid to both district and high
schools was conditioned not only or
I proper temperature but on regular
r supply of pure air. In Minnesota anc
2 other states convicts were given ar
e allowance of not less than 1000 cubic
!. feet of fresh air per hour, and the
state should at least do as we'll by it.
children as by its convicts.
+ Mr.. Vogel gave testimony as to the
twin school houses IN MS district
The heating was satisfactory, but il
r one district a ton more coal wa:
: consumed than in the other. Mr.. V
r thought the difference was due tt
: the fresh air being taken from {
i northwest exposure in the building
t burning the most coal, but this ex
r PLANTATION was doubted by the super
: intendent.
n What constitutes a well-equippeC
;, school, was introduced in a meaty
II little paper read by Frank Sheffield
:. The first requisite, a good room with
S a basement heating plant and plent!
: of pure air, had been already dis
o cussed. Another vital Requirement
e was plenty of sunlight adapted t.