The Green Forest tribune., 1910-11-18
SOUTH BOUND TRAINS

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 ARRIVE AT GREEN FOREST STATION No. I. Mad and Expre5s Daily 12.45 am. No 3. Mixed Train Daity 2sl2 p.m. No. 23. Local Freight Da. EN. Sun goo a.la. NORTH BOUND TRAINS.
 ARRIVE AT 5REEE FOREST sTATIoN. No. ?. Matt and GErrass Daily tsoa am No. |. Mixed fruJn Daily 2:12 pm. No. 2I. Loca} Freight Da. f1. sum 12:35 ? m CONSOLIDATION OF SCHOOLS.
 In view of Che campaign now being waged by the Arkansas Educational Commission in behalf of improved edu- cational facilities in Arkansas, promi- nent am9ee which is the consolidation of rural schools, the following from the peo of Frank If. Pardue, deputy State Superintendent of Schools of &ebraska o,iII be of great interest to our people at the present time
 Mr. Peldue says.
 The question of better schools for country children !z the most important ls5ue befo1s F faIay.
 The lack g4 5ahoo!s with modern facilities 's 5h- weakest point i'll the dzFateprasnt ef th4 test interest of the American people
 Hpon he 5oIatiea ot this matter largely depeada the future welfare or tae county people which includes the welfare ss al the people. What we ree5 ao@ a=ae tasa any other thing is . sss5e.a af schools whie3 will educate a5a aoaauy aeonie ss successfully &z oar ss358ls 2a54eata city people
 fne ggaae@ schools in cities ana 1=,,.s of the better class are working .#4ard 2 condition where their future s4cess5 iz assured. The country needs s17n that trains for life and tt the sane Ume its for college without e.sts3yia1 the home or taking the ests3 away from its favorable .nluen e 4R the period of his development efaa the nome aa3 school unite a cs5e .on. training nd experiences ion netioas of Character, the
 kn of education and the davel- e9uaat af ideas.
 Excepting, ia the most favored eamnaa5ties, satisfactory country aa.aala caaact be established within
 a.zslg d.stanae Q. ali the p9p:ls. aay satisfactory system, transpor- ,ti.a .saeaessary sad nuse5e provided.
 is already hear n many com I-u.5.iea and twill come in all com Ia5fEl4s which are alive to the eu-atiaaal needs of the time.
 sa the study Of this subject n 1'sarea',a two facts are aparent; IteEt that the farmers are really sso8attiag 3 dolble school system, o.e a5na by the process of taxation, tle eth ia the nearest town or city i lhq 5@r of tuition paid for high s.aooi privileges, This tuition often azoaants ts more than enough to pay the salagE of the superintendent of the entire ciJy schoo! system to say nothing about the added expense and dis aI.antages oi educating the children away from home and home influence.
 'sIhe ether fact i5 that in spite of all the argune0ts as to the impossi6ility o transporting pupils, pupils are nov being transported in large numbers and have been foc years in different S tons of the state, often travelling as far as seven miles and back daily dIting the entire high school course.
 This is done in many cases at private expenses and often for several meabers of the same family and for several families in the same school ds5ticJ Mary vehicles follow each ether daily n ali seasons, in all kands C. weather and over roads good and oac throughput the state leading to high schools.
 -Because of lack of modern facili- tss many pupils never finish the eigoth grades of the rural school. They either quit school alt9gathsl never to rc-enter, or after thay have arrived at the age where thay can see the less to them of lack of com mon school education and are too old to go back into their own school. They must , then leave home and at ;s greater expense attend some acad- C ny or preparatory school CT too often ke q short course in education which does not give them the education which every child in the country has 9 .ght to demand.
 By consolidation of schools is meant t'.e uniting of two, three or more $ nall and weak schools into one that snail be large enough in point of r enbers to be interesting and strong eloagh in the way of money to afford 2 comfortable building, two or more 2 pod teachers and reasonable facilities for work. It also means that outlying territory with but 3 few children shall b. combined with 9 nearby school that is strong, rather than remain organiz- z uto separate but weak district dsest SC SC it me ms tfe l. l-.lnng or aii the schools of a township