Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-01-28

SCHOOLS OF Une Olu-ldolliohN" 49,
The change was brought about by !
uniting 10 of the little schools IN one
building, serving an area of about 80 !
square miles. At this consolidated
school the pupils are Instructed III
all the studies formerly taught III the
little red schoohouse of sentimental
memory, and in addition have the |
benefit of a two years high school
course.
There are two questions over which
the farmer puzzles his head when the
matter of consolidation is preached.
One is the difficulty involved in the
transportation of the pupils TO ana
from school, and the other is the eX-
pense of the new arrangement, which
many tight-fsted ruralists fear will
lay an additional levy on their purses.
The experience at Charleston, as we'll
as at other places, has shown that
| the first objection has no foundation.
Eleven wagons are used in connec-
ton with the Charleston school, and
the principal, L. G. Soper, believes
that ultimately the expense under the
new, system will ybenless than under
the old. E4i III !} s&
Insurgent in matters of education as,
we'll assthose oftpolftics, the West has
been quick to see the advantage OF
3 consolidation IA consp exam pie
Els the J0hn' -Swanev school, two miles
from the village of McNabb, Illinois,
where $4,000 2la-story brick build
ing stands in campus consisting OF
"a acres IA go W
Here ltheg child is trained for the
farm from sthe time hes enters the
primary class, not in any irksome
way. but by means of a course OF
|study which makes country life full
of interest and pleasure. In the same
/. way the girls are trained to be farm
ers wives.
Ware township, Tippecanoe county
Indiana is truly rural, containing
neither village nor town. Formerly
there were II schools, but sever
of them have been abandoned
and the pupils now attend CONSOLE
dated school. There are four teach
: ers, instead of seven, and so the coun
II ty is able to get better teachers ant
If pay them more money Six wagon
If are used, each being heated by stove
tt and the drivers are paid 81 day
n each furnishing his own conveyance
" There are said to be about 10000
i rural schools in the mainland of tn
oil United States, of which 100000 are S
t. situated that they could easily b
re transformed into 10000 consolidate
I'd schools. How to bring about thI
transformation is pressing problem
ct There is bitter opposition on the pa
st of conservative, short-sighted taXpa,
ey ers. New propositions are hard
IS start on the mainland as well as
mt Hawaii.
of That the opposition is being owe
come is shown by the fact that abo
raj 500 consolidated schools have alrea'
I'd been established in various parts
he the country.
nd Where formerly FIVE to ten teache
ali struggled with as many small class
it. half as many teachers give instructl
ng in those subjects with which they a
EN- familiar to few large classes, cal
the fully graded according to age a
ow knowledge. Then, too, consolidate
We makes possible thoroughly up
ew date equipment, a laboratory, inst
ght ments, school gardens, and many o
ers er accessories. The teachers are pi
lis better salaries and selected W
greater care. The course of study
has laid out with special reference to
irls needs of farmers boys and girls.
vbv high school course is looked fOrw;
;tiu to as the natural sequence of the Il
low er grade studies. Manual training ;
thie domestic science are given as care
the attention as geography and SPELL
With Country life is made to appear as
IN ideal life, and as offering as many
ard more inducements than life in
cts town. The interest of the pupils is
tho well sustained that they spend III
one years in school, and the results
nor certain to be seen in the chang
ools character of the homes from wi
,ere they come.
the So it is that the consolidated sci