The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-02-02
The SCHOOLS OF
WESTERN CANADA
In Some Of the Cities and Towns the
School Buildings Cannot Accom-
modate the Increasing Num-
bers.

One Of the most important factors
in the building OF a new country Ia
the attention that is paid by the au-
| thorities 10 the education Of the rising
generation. Fortunately for western
Canada, the settlement Of that new
country began in such recent years
that 1t was able TO lay a foundation
for this work, gained by the expert
ence OF older countries. In this way
the very best Is the result. Through
out the entire country are 10 be seen
the most improved style Of architec-
ture in school buildings. The cities
and towns vie with each other In the
efforts 10 secure the best of eco
! mediation and at the same time get
architectural lines that would appeal.
Sufficient to say that nowhere is there
! the greater attention paid to elemeu-
tary and advanced education than in
western Canada. 4 report just TO
hand shows that in Calgary, Alberta,
there are eighty teachers employed,
and the enrolment 4,22& pupils. In
the Province of Alberta there was a
total of 10000 pupils attending schools
in 1909. The total enrolment for the
year in city, town and village schools
was 22,8S3, and the total in rural
schools was 90, 1865. There are in the
province go schools with 1923 de
partments. At the close of 1909 there
was a total Of 1896 school districts in
the province. Great attention is paiG
n1-> 10 ,vrf,,,lNy,ral nlrDptfDn TNh,
best uses Of the soil and such other
matters as tend to make the agricui-
ture less of a drudge and more Of a
success are employed. When there
is the combination Of good soil, spIen-
did climate and healthy and advanced
ideas in the methods employed In
agriculture. we see accomplished the
results that have placed western Can
ada on it's present high plane In the
agricultural world. There is to he
found men Of high standing in liter
airy spheres as well as in financial
circles who are carrying on farming
not alone for the pleasure they de
rive but for the profit they secure-
Mr.. Adler, a wide-awake business man
of New York, has a ranch neal Strath~
more, Alberta. He is highly pleased
with his success the past year He
says:
"On July 25th we estimated our crop
at 5000 bushels of wheat. A week
later we increased our estimate to
1900 bushels. A few days later We
again increased our estimate, this
time to $4,000 bushels, but after har-
vest in September We found we had
20,150 bushels. Il that isn't a record
what is?" he asked.
This crop was made with praCti-
cally no moisture" he continued, and
we now have a better opinion of tho
fertility Of Alberta lands than ever
and value our lands higher than we
ever did before"
Mr.. Adler, who has been on the
ranch for about a week, leaves for
New York Saturday.
This gentleman is conducting a farm
on a large scale, and has plenty OF
means to develop it, and his may not
be taken as a fair case. There are,
though, instances of thousands who
have begun life on small farms In
western Canada with but brains and
the determination over and above the
couple of hundred dollars in ready
money that they possessed, and today
are owner Of large farms and hand
some incomes, all the result OF their
efforts on land that was responsive to
the touch OF the hand that held ths
plow. Instances such as these can be
quoted if you will communicate with
the nearest Canadian government
agent. who will also mail you free de-
scriptiye literature.