Omaha daily bee., 1911-08-13
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these projects are far above the average of those in
the country districts in other parts of the United
States In they compare with the schools
of the cities. Most of the have what is known
as centralized graded schools, which the children
brought in carriages that daily from farm to
farm and collect them. Great is taken in select
ing the teachers and a high school education may
be gotten without leaving the farm.
Among the interesting features Of these schools
are the gardens and little with them.
The children learn practical agriculture by raising
plants, fruits and grains prizes being given for the
best work The teaching is ali in the spirit of the
farm, and its aim is to make the children love the
farm and to have them stay on it. In the past the
country schools have been managed by CITY teachers,
who have taught the children despise agriculture
and tried to make them leave the farms for the city.
AS to the schools already established the project
at Carlsbad, N. M, 500 children are enrolled. The
graded school building is of brick, situated in large
park, and the town has recently erected a $500
high school. Belle Fourche in South Dakota has
two graded schools and high school, while in Stur-
g1s there is a public graded school with large at
tendance. Nearby the University of South Da-
kota, the State School Of Mines and state normal
school. In Huntley, in northern Montana, there
excellent educational facilities the same is true
of the other projects of the lower Yellowstone valley
The pupils are taught for nine months in each year,
and the state of study provides for the teaching
of agriculture in the four highest grades
In Yakima the best of common school facilities are
to be found in every part of the irrigated regions
There graded schools and high schools at Elens-
burg, Sunnyside and North Yakima and at the latter
place, in addition to the public schools there are a
business college. school of music and art and a
Catholic academy for girls In all of these projects
nine months OF school is the rule.
Towns of the Gases.
Nearly every of these reclamation projects has
several towns which rapidly sprnging into being
In the Yakima valley they situated on the gov
eminent lands and in the country adjoining North
Yakima has over 200 people, Sunnyside has 800,
Ellensburg, $500 and Prosser 1000 In addition
to this there are number of other towns and villages
Most Oh these places have graded streets bordered
with trees kept alive by irrigation They have gas
and electric lights and good telephone systems They
publish newspapers North Yakima has a public Ii
brary which cost $4,000, court house worth $685.
OoO' and the government is soon to erect a federal
building there at cost of $25O,OOO
The chief town in the Umata project is Hermis-
ton' which already has coo people, including a large
number of farmers who live there and drive TO and
from their farms. The place has several big bust
ness blocks. two lumber yards an 900 public school
building, and there in the county twelve banks
with total deposits of upward Of $4OOOOOO Her
miston has two banks
On the klamath irrigation project the chief town
Is klamath Falls, though there are other settlements
which are rapidly growing. Klamath Falls has four
panKs' TWO newspapers, high school building which
cost $4,000 and a number of society lodges The
cost OF redeeming the land here was on the average
$50 per acre and the maintenance charge rs cents
per acre each year.
some OF the irrigation projects of Idaho are trbu-
tary to Boise the capital the state town which,
mas municipal improvements equal to those of the
finest residence cities OF the west There are some
small towns on the projects themselves and the edu-
eauonal' financial and social conditions are among
the best In the country AS Boise it has six banks
with deposits Of over $4,000 900 and school buildings
which represent property value of more than s4OO-
ooo' ns nigh schools among the best in the
inc sraouatesbeng accredited TO all colleges
that admit students upon credentials
\ FRANK G. CARPENTER.