The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-12-14
supr. JONES AND THE RURAL SCHOOLS.

In May of the coming year the triennia election OF
n superin,endent of Jefferson county schools VIII take
nace and the desire win this coveted honor is being
asduousy nursed in the minds of more than one am
bilious young teacher in the county rn
Those who aspire to dispace the present incumbent
viii do well to consider the high standard that has been
established by the occupants OF this office in Jefferson
county during the last ten years. Prof Reed b. Tetrick
bv woman service succeeded in bringing the county
schools up To plane that attracted attenon,
md il won for Tetrick himself the honor OF appointment
20 the second highest ohice IN the state ueP" ' ~ "
ubic instruction. r is'sg .-f,frF II .elf.
He vas sicceeoed at Brookville by Prof L. Mayne
Jones Young man at that time practically unknown out
side his home district but whose work as teacher haa
shown him possessed of the requisite executive aoy 10
propery take up the work Of Tetrick In the two years
that have passed since that tme Prof Jones has more
than made good He has only maintained every inc
Of ground gained by his predecessor but has advanced
along new and almost original lines His specially is the
Country School Problem and more important matter
ever engaged the attention of the people OF this county
III jefferson county has three hundred ahd Sixty
schools and very large proportion of them are rural
schools Jones was a country-bred boy lie grew up III
the country attended rural schools as studen ana
after graduating from college returned to Jeer'on coun
ty to become teacher in rural school, he KNOWS oher
Importance their every need, and the conditions tnae
must be overcome before there can be any matera au
vance towards improving the educational possibilities oil
confronting the school system Of the county, he mas
thrown himself into the work with enthusiasm that In
even this short time has resulted in wonderful improve
ent at many OF the schools that have followed MS ead
most faithfully and which, II continued will give to the
country child many of the advantages now possessed py
their cousins OF the town and city In every distrlct
he is pleading well trained and well paid teachers,
better school houses and artistic GROUNDS AROUND
them for the refining influence it will have on the grow
ing child and for the introduction OF manual training ana
the study of agriculture in the schools He Is the best
friend that the country school, teacher and STUDENT nave
ever had in the office and is receiving every
one who realizes the Importance OF trying to improve
conditions in the country districts.
The Star has more than called attention to the
fact that tho future of the county dependent in large
measure on the development of the SOIL and farming VIII
never become popular until conditions affecting country
life are rendered more pleasant And one OF the chiet
of these necessities is the betterng of the educational
facilities for the children The teaching of agriculture In
these schools is a necessary corollary.
Nor is jefferson county alone in awakening TO this
need Many of the counties are preparing to es-
tabsh courses agriculture and it is significant trib-
ute to the worth Prof that during the past six
months there has been continuous demand for his pre-
county institutes to explain the work he Is dong
in Jefferson county, and point the way for other coun-
ties to follow. Jones is doing greater work than the
people Of the county have yet awakened to- and needs
only the united support of the directors to place the
schools Of the in the of the country schools OF
the state.