Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-02
Closing Small schools.

NAtHAhe EAAN
Another recommendation that from the
viewpoint OF economy and sound public
policy should be accepted is that schools
thai are continued from year 10 year With
an attendance so small that interest and
efficiency are sacrificed should be dis
continued and the few children be sChooled
are concerned they would BY this act suf-
fer no loss Of rights. for II they are two
miles OF more from school they may O.
mand transportation But neaTness 70 a
sch COL which IS = privilege enjoyed by a
humble OF people In every district mas
come 10 be thought by some a personal
right and not a privilege that can he with
msnds il
numbers 5000 directors. 5000 secretaries
and 5000 r-eaEureTs. a total OF SS+peb. OF
3 school officer for every sixteen persons
enrolled II al the publtc schools o. tnt
state. Where responsibility IS 50 widely
distributed and the administration 50
cumbersome loss in efficiency is sure TO
So long as the people demand that g
school shall be within reasonable walking
Of the highest efficiency cannot be easily
developed. But such schools viii be more
nearly developed under the county sys-
TEN than under either the lOWnsh1p or the
district system 1t is. in my opinion, the
best form Of organization that can at the
present time De applied IN this siste
J consolidated districts in the country TN
der a form Of school government identical
] VIII AIdA LAN IN : Al DAI ~ ~ :
now have the snomely Of people clamor-
ing for agricultural instruction in the
! country schools and al the same time CD
posing with all The energy they possess
the only means whereby such Instruction
can be successful Offered. namely. the
gathering Of the children In large con
with teachers specially trained and lib
orally paid.
state Teachers Elect.
The Iowa State Teachers association TO-
day elected the following officers FOR the
ensuing year:
President Z J. H. Beard. Newton. first
vice president. A T. Hukln. Waterloo. sec
ond vice president Miss Jessie Field Page
county; third vice president, George II,
tive committee. seth Thomas. Fort Dodge:
member educational board Supt L Focht
Eagle Grove, and Prof TIton- simpson
would Build Good Roads.
state aid 10 encourage building q good
roads viii be asked Of the coming legisla-
ture. by the Greater Des Moines committee
A bin providing for such has been drafted
by Attorney General Byers- II provides tol
a permanent good road commission and es-
uablishes 3 reward system FOR good roads
aprropriating ybo!Se for the purpose
wouId Bar the Women.
Execution teachers Of the state AT thei'
round table il connection with the stats
Teachers association here. charged that
women on college debating teams are {
menace 10 the success Of the team The
subject was handled by H W. Barnes Q,
Cedar Rapids. who said 8 woman lacked
the conservatism necessary and was veal
enough 70 show that her position has beer
weakened by . trembling voice. whereas
q man would argue over the critical pointi
without disclosing his fears o. defeat Hi
charge met the general approval Of th'
members o. the round table.
Night schools Failure.
Night schools IN this country are : fan
ure according 10 Dr. William II. Maxwell