Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-02-02
THE SCHOOLS OF
WESTERN CANADA
In Some Of the cities and Towns the
School Buildings Cannot Accom-.
nodate the Increasing Num-
bers.

ouO VI iS 40 NohN AuNNoio
in the building of a new country is
the attention that is paid by the au-
'horities to the education of the rising
generation. Fortunately for western
Canada, the settlement of that new
country began In such recent years
hat 1t was able TO lay q 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 seer
the most improved style of architec.
iure 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
the greater attention paid to elemen.
tary and advanced education thar in
western Canada. A report just to
hand shows that In Calgary. Alberta,
there are eighty teachers employed,
and the enrolment APPS pupils. In
the Province of Alberta there was a
total of 10000 pupils attending schools
IL I'''s ~ N'Nui . l'i tli'
year in city. town and village schools
was 22.SS3. and the total in rural
schools was 23,l65. There are in the
province go schools with 1923 de.
partments. At the close Of 1909 there
was a total of 1,096 school districts in
the province. Great attention Is paid
also to agricultural education. The
hact ,tca- of five coil onl c,,,l Dthnr
matters as enc to make the agricul.
ture less Of n drudge and more of a
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 its present high plane in the
agricultural world. There is 10 be
found men If high standing in liter.
airy 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, a ~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 to
1000 bushels. \ few days later We
again increased our estimate, this
time Il $4,000 bushels. hu, after har.
vest in September We found We had
2O,15O bushels. If 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 the
fertility of Alberta lands than ever
and value our lands higher than we
eve did before
Mr.. Adler. who has been en- the
ranch for about n week, leaves for
New York Saturday.
This gentleman is conducting a farm
on a large scale. and has plenty %
means to develop II, and his may not
be taken as n 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 VI large farms aud hand
some incomes, all the result or their
efforts on land that was responsive to
the touch of the hand that held the
pillow. Instances such as these can be
quoted II you will communicate with
the nearest Canadian government
agent, who will also mail you free de-
scriptive literature.