The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-07-07

ously.
Supt. Howard commended the
large attendance and close interest
shown at this meeting and spoke of
the excellent reputation of Redwood
county for its schools. The value
of education was taken for granted
here, but improvement was yet pos
sible on the part of parents who
never visited the schools, not show
ing as much interest in the training
of their children as they would to
the training of a promising colt.
The school should be valued not only
for the facts it teaches but for the
mental training the pupils receive,
and here the teacher was the all-lm-
portant factor. The facts that the
standard of teaching is every year
improving is a hopeful symptom, and
next to the teacher, patrons OF
schools should take more interest IN
electing their best men on the school
board.
Paul Callaghan talked on what the
school board can do, and showed
right ideas on that head. The ideal
school board should not only look
after the business Of the district,
but it's members should take adj
vanced ground and study to create
public sentiment where the people
were Indifferent or wrong-headed.
The business management should be
for best results and the board
should act as unit, keeping their
disagreements to themselves, loyalty
supporting the majority and on no
account condemning the acts of as
sociates on the board or helping to
create dissensions. The board
should place the employment Of
good teachers as the important thing
and then use the teachers right.
Supt. Bebermeyer reported that
progress continues to be the rule
with Redwood county schools. While
the total number of school districts
in the county is 112. the total num-
Der of school houses is III, with two
high schools. at Redwood Falls ano
Lamberton, receiving $500 of state
aid, five graded schools at Morgan
Sanborn, Walnut Grove, Wabasse
and Belview, receiving $4,000 state
aid, eight semi-graded schools a
Vesta, Seaforth, Lucan, Milroy, Re
we're, Wanda, North Redwood, ane
Delhi, receiving $3.50 in state aid
SO first-class rural schools receiving
$3.50 in state aid and IA second
class rural schools receiving $3.50
state aid. making the total amour
of state aid received in the count.
$13, 1865.
During the coming year the schoo
at Clements will add an additional
department and district No. 10 II
North Hero township has yote'
$500 bonds to build an addition t.
their building in order to have de
partment school in the country.
Every school in the country ha
free text books and all but two ar
provided with libraries. The rura
schools alone spend annually iron
700 to 800 for library books and
greater supply Of reference book
are also added every year. That tn
money in libraries is not wasted
shown from the fact that 1870
books were taken out during tn
year, or an average of more tina
, five per pupil of all pupils attendin
and entitled to apportionment. Tn
total school enrolment is 6.225 pu
pills. The yearly average attenc
, ance per pupils in independent dis
tricts is from 100 to 1875 days and i
common schools from 90 to 100 day!
In most districts, school houses ar
! in good condition. the poorer one
being enlarged or replaced by large
:. ones. Four new buildings wel
erected last year at an aggregat
cost of $4,000. All the new building
!, are modern and have furnaces an
, Easements. The valuation of a
;. school buildings is about $4,000
o and $4,000 are annually paid OF
!, for teachers salaries.
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