The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-10-12
Better Country ScbooIbOuses

The pDet calls lrctltsc-Urs -f-1Isn
ruuric~ Arctltecturs b.. iu5ss1. ons
q ths finest u the industrial a--f and
ne uoE useful d; ne tns ara Ia
esbs-till qualities hare been os11sc
a. m Ify. stability. and bsEuty. aro
,he ain st0uld 5s 20 reconcile tbsbs
trrse scuirsuiertE without Eacrltc1Is
one % ths oibsr-
The seucafIursl ssn1r5enf q z cUIn-
rnurlty is expressed sne in tgrn -.
f1enesd by the kind - school build
frsF erected Hence the builciug q
school house carries with u a. scuca-
tIg~a1 oil gaflgn 20 erect before Hs
eyet q the young people q good model
81 beauty. grace dignity, utility sIe
stability. The attitude n tie yO11g
ue5rle toward learning itself 10 infu-
euoed greatly By ths building II Which
learning is 20 Be acquired
The country Fctool house, C1tsics
. aus inside. should be a. beautlfll. con-
forzatIc. aud oOuvenleIt a. the best
. homes In TIE community. II tie chilc
goes from q beautiful ard comfort
, able hone 70 al ugly uEc0-ntortaols
b school house hlE appreciation FOR an
b education suffers accordingly.
3 where school buildings are % be
! erected the usual errute oferso 7,
? favor o. cheap buildings is the lack 81
/. funds. On itt face this seems . valid
{ excuse. but adequate funds should be
) proYised by Increasing the school levy
}, OF by voting Enors bonds for EchOoi
e buildings AT school taxes in Okla
q korna are relatively low in comparison
2 with TIE expenditure for schools N
y those states that make the more I'D
q erzi provisions for education u -
e ettieally right 20 vote bonds for good
. school buildings such buildings be
y fitting tbe future should Be paid fo'
). ia the future. The trouble is not that
e people lack money Tor good school
e. houses. The selfish adult popula1lor
p spead money freely for their Own
,e pleasures and ignore The welfare d
- the chndren. They DO no; lack money
y. they lack that which . good sch0o
d. would help furnish; they lack IDEAL
Of thrift. culture. self-oontrOl, and re
gard for childhood.
Weak and shrinking school Official
forge, the welfare Of the rising gensi
alton when they hear the nevsr-endin
,,. cry for economy in public eHpendI
Is lures, and the wall OF the penurou
90 taxpayer. However. the average TAI
~ payer Is usually willing 70 cOntT1but
,,sse his share n the money Il well spent
Even the sitizen who is disgrunue
- when the appropriations are first mad
= will usually laud the enterprise vhe
- II is completed n Il has been Visel
N executed.
.ss The school building shJIld ,
,ut planned with reference 20 future a
a. wen as present needs and sh0al
IA anticipate The probable growth d n
~. community Either professional d
~ cbftect or some school man who iE We
lrv Informed o. such subjects should
10 cguE.Ifed az 20 size. cost and site (
-. buuNrg which must be CDIEceTe
~ With 3 kn0vledRe both q local c0nc
80. ti0ns aud q school house srClltect1i
-, a. vel aE sd1czti0nzl deals II
I.y school board Knows local condition
- but Il does not usually know the late
a. and best tkinEE concerning schO
In house architsrturs, Al archi'sci sbO1
.fs Be consulted 0n the following ssbjscu
- Materials. zrranEsEneut q rooms. a.
.ys Hary appliances, method % hszur
- 40 q veutilstinE. tsupsrztgre reg
- lzuor sns nghting
d. The Impression prevails that sny
On cal contractor can PIT ~ . sn'
sebsed bidding. bgt e oOupe,snt scho
h0uts src5itsct should plan srcn q
small b-i.5lng and supervise its %
hs strue.tou join n BgwsFE. Deps
70 rnent q PscagogT aud His'OrT. Oh
"a bgr1z A. O. ~ College. Saltwater.