The Red Cloud chief., 1911-02-09
THE SCHOOLS OF
WESTERN CANADA
In Some OF the cities and Towns the
School Buildings Cannot Accom-.
modate the Increasing Mum.
bers

One Of the most important factors
In tho building of a new country 10
the attention that Is paid by the au
thorlties to tho education of the RISING
generation. Fortunately for western
Canada. the settlement of that new
country began In such recent years
that II 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 TO be seen
the most improved style of architeo-
ture In school buildings. The cities
and towns vie with each other In the
efforts to- secure the best OF accom-
mediation and at the same time get
architectural lines that would appeal.
Sufficient TO say that nowhere is there
tho greater attention paid to elemen-
tary and advanced education than In
western Canada. A report Just to
hand shows that in Calgary, Alberta.
there are eighty teachers employed,
and the. enrolment 4,228 pupils. In
the Province OF Alberta there was q
total Of 10000 pupils attending schools
In 1909. The total enrolment for the
year In city, town and village schools
was 22,SS3, and the total In rural
schools was 23,l65. There are In the
province $40 schools with 1923 de-
partments. At the close OF 1909 there
was total of | .096 school districts In
tho province. Great attention is paid
also to agricultural education. The
best uses of the soil and such other
matters as tend to make the agricul-
ture less of drudge and more OF q
success are employed. When there
! is the combination of good soil, splen.
! 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 be
found men OF high standing in liter
ary spheres as we'll 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, q wide.awake business man
OF New York, has a ranch near 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 tc
again increased our estimate. thii
time to $4,000 bushels, but after har
vest In September we found We had
20,150 bushels. II that isn't recurd
what is?" he asked.
; This crop was made with practi
cally no moisture" he continued. "ant
we now have a better opinion Of th'
and value our lands higher than W
ever did before"
Mr.. Adler, who has bee,s on tn
ranch for about week, leaves 70
New York Saturday.
, This gentleman is conducrng farr
on a large scale, and has plenty G
means to develop 1t, and his may nc
be taken as a fair case. There are
though, instances of thousands VIII
have begun life on small farms 1
western Canada with but brains an
! the determination over and above tn
Z couple OF hundred dollars in read
money that they possessed. and toda
D are owners of large farms and hant
some incomes. all the result of thei
efforts on land that was responsive
I the touch of the hand that. held th
Z plow. Instances such as these can b
quoted II you will communicate wit
I the nearest Canadian governmer
; agent, who will also mail you free d,
D scriptive literature.