The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-23

S&>hiQftS 3ak HG&ifiiibE
I. March | and continuing four days.
3 Upon this body of men devolEes the
work ct planning the most effective
y administration of the laws of the
States as they relate 20 the schools.
Expert administration or superintend-
ence Is o comparatively new thing.
Il The office OF country superintendent
long has been political more than edu-
eatienai To-day the aim is to have
e every teacher hacked UP by a strong
M superintendent. Even In the rural
communities these superintendent are
being selected more for their avail
ability as trained school workers
than as politicians Ia be rewarded for
service.
Perhaps the most important move
nent In the school world. from "a ma
tsonal standpoint is the effort TO teach
scientific agriculture ia the country
sefeplG. OF course, This was impossi-
bio 80 tottw rs the iittis red school
house remained the expression Of
American educational tendencies No
teacher could impart even smatter-
: Ing OF agriculture in an ungraded
school where he had 10 run the gaInut
q ef instruction. But the recent sue
GEES OF the effort TO consolidate the
rural schools and TO transport the
Il children 20 aud from them has been
followed hy q movement ~ teach ag
rlcnifiire In them Assistant Setre-
tarst Hays. of the Department Of Ag
rfcniture. says there are 800, 900 little
red school houses In fhe United States.
fw9-thirds ~ which are situated in
Communities where farming is the
principal occupation. lie believes that
the $4,000 situated among farmers
could be consolidated into 10000, SO
& that scientific agriculture could he
taught la each Of them.
In these times of high prices it is
u Interesting TO note what effect such
Ii consolidation and course of instruc-
fipn would have upon the production
of staple craps IN America, IL is u
cpisseryatiVe estimate that the techni-
i caiiy trained farmer can get one-half
more ont ct his soil than the man who
operates his farm by main strength
and awkwsrdness Bat suppose he
got only one-fourth more out Of his
operations lie would add more than
b $50, 00n. eco bushels to the annual
VI heat crop, 600. 900.e0e bushels to the
corn crep. and more than 3.ooo, 300
4 bales to the cotton crop, The total
{ tncrea-e on these tiiree crops alone
3 Therefore. would be worth more than a
8 hlIiinu doi4rS at euErln at priceS@=Ana
these do not constitute more than half
the products Of the farm And II Is
lneyItabie that such increases would
force prices down. 80 that the world
sotid iive without spending every
thing 1t makes on It's living.
The growing demand for teachers
or agriculture has meant CORE
spending demand for higher courses
in that branch OF stuCy, and many
OF the colleges and universities are
Beginning to make a feature OF
courses In il. Dr. I. g. Heatwole. Of
q xss<, II Mar Is -aeek-
I lng 10 have established In Baltimore
d great school of technology, modelled
after sle Massachusetts, Institute,
j, i ~ HERE Southern youths may TIC train
cd in the higher branches OF tech
nical education Among these
Branches, of course. is agriculture.
81 lie takes the view that II the South
is 10 develop 10 its luH industrial
possibilities. ii must have great
school where Ats men can be fitted
for leadership Ia the solution OF its
~ sGtzstTfaf problems
While the possibilities OF agrieul-
tural education aIe 80 great, II Is
n IfiereatSng 10 nate that The people
spend ssg per capita tor tobacco and
4 Iiguor and only $3.50 for education.
They spend $1,000, 600 for perfum-
cry. s2440Ho. zoe for mineral and soda
waters, ss1 100000 for confectionery
49, "iiis ~ ~ No. ~,
Wt'at nsisst' p' t'.o rNs''.i' ~ 80.
Iioal Y y VIZ =" st ~ s' '1a p."p9 ~
u uvn aaiu si'sna $50 pe an ~ ~"
Alanhs anu 1o'"N'' al" ava
4 eAaiph
opeh an seAVois III 'a '3'i. 9 .' "a
n AiiiAufSh 81. "'I""@ -lat ~" -, ~ 100 "
hehls IN the NoncalNsLsil WILL S,sH
q cues noW n&NanS saSh SthooiS, ne
s ehiiursh WHO are foahu !" pe suhvr ,
ing from tuH@tNut"sts are sssi@saiea
I ana sent 70 THESE setloois just - mana
n Gays a. the WSather VII Petitlts' ~
Asas been f"ana lhat tae Attie sufferers
thsanseiNes are lmineasoraoiy dement,
- Sd anu -tt!#t az t3e ssta" safffe ~
serves AZ great protection for other
ehlldren
Saaf21 All important cues are ne
ginning 10 consider the health OF the
children. statistics recently were
gathered froIn 500 leading American
Cities, with population or 22,oe0,-
ava and n enrolment or 4'ooo,e9V.
4 or these IA have examinations to
discover tte presence 81 transinlssible
diseases, 2Si make examinations for
defectiee vision, III for breathing
G troubles and liY for bad teeth. Tho
Il Legislature az Washington has pass
cd Law providing that no school
shall be built hereafter on site
which affords less than sixty square
feet of playground Tor each pupil
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