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Texas Edua tional Notes, oct.. 1911.
One OF the interesting features
of the Child's Welfare Exhibit at
the Texas State Fair is samples
OF sewing from different grades
in the domestic science depart
ment Of the public schools. No
better sewing could be shown
than has been done in the schools
OF Marion county.
Texas has among it's children
of scholastic age, q, 788 German
children, 1883 Italian children,
65,S63 Mexican children, 9,212
Bohemian children, 1897 Swed
ish children, 1919, 9l5 negro child
rem.
The advent Of the county
school board and the general re-
adjustment OF rural schools,
brings to the front again the ne
cessity of long term of Office
for school officials in order to
work out any definite policy in
school affairs. Many state Off.
Gals desire the term of County
Superintendent to be from four
to six years.
There are rural communities
in the United States where the
average daily attendance is from
81 to 80 percent. In Texas it is
52percent. If the trained mind
is to dominate in the future,
what will our position be if we
do not improvey From tinan.
cial standpoint, are we investing
our money wisely
Texas built on an average Of
two schoolhouses per day last
year, at cost of $4,000, 900. In
this we lead the Union. II is
criminal to spend such sums un-
wisely. It is not only waste of
money, but affects the general
efficiency of the schools and the
physical, mental and moral well
fare of the children.
The Southern Educational AS.
ISOLATION will meet in Houston;
Texas, Nov. 30, Dec. l and 2.
Prominent speakers for the gen
eral session are: Gov. Joseph
w. Folk, of Missouri; William H.
Hayes, Assistant Secretary OF
Agriculture, Washington; and
DR.. Dodson of the Louisiana
State University.
An analysis of the scholastic
population for the present school
year shows that there are 109,-
915 negro children of the schOl-
astic age for whom the State ap.
propriates a total of 81, 1889, 1922,
and that there are 791, 494 child
rem of other nationalities for
whom there is approprtioned
s., 1892, 1885, 20, making total APP
! portionment of the State Avail
able School funds by the State
Board of Education for the cur
rent year OF IS, 741, 581, 20. This
is larger by $437, 1872 than any
previous year.
The average daily attendance
in the rural schools of Texas is
81 percent. This means that out
of every 100 children of scholas-
tic age in the country, AZ are alb
sent every day. The New Ru-
raj High School Law which pro-
vides for the adoption of uni
form course of study, the CLASH
fication of schools and the estab-
lishment of a rural high school
will do much TO remedy this con-
dition, but unless there is q more
general awakening on the part
of parents to the seriousness OF
this matter, we shall have to
have compulsory education if
Texas is to take her place in the
front rank educationally.
The increased apportionment
of IS, so per child and the aid Of
fered in establishing manual
training. domestic science and
agricultural departments in high
schools, indicate that the state
is meeting the increased de-
mands for better schools. But
the conditions in many localities
show a necessity for for larger
local support. The fact that
many districts are taxing to the
fifty cent limit and cannot main
tain nine months school, sug-
gests that we may feel the need
soon Of removing the fifty cent
maximum, and allowing the sew
eral school districts to decide
how much they wish to tax them
selves in order to have first-class
schools.
The September bulletin Of the
State Board Of Hhealth has been
issued and every school and
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