The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-09-09

{ TEXAS EDUCATIONAL NOTES =



Dallas is arranging to spend
S25O,000 on permanent school pro-
properties
County superintendent of schools,
VIM Eilers, reports 1929 pupils of
scholastic age in Lavaca county
The school tax rate for the ensu-
ing twelve months will be 6 2-3 cts
or the same as that of last year,
Harris county leads the state in
the amount invested in school bull
dings in the past two years, having
spent s123,692
Crystal City has erected a school
building which is credit to that
little city. When completed and
furnished the cost will be about
s23, goo.
One feature of the Anderson coun-
ty Institute which convenes Sept
ILLS, is an address by DR.. J :
Silliman on "How Can Health Be
Secured in Our Public Schools
The second series of plans Tor
model rural school houses has been
lSSucu ny tue Conference VI l4iAAN y
ton of Texas The demand FOR
these plans has been very crafty
ing They are sent free to trustees
and superintendents Address Lee
Clark General Agent, Austin, TeSas,
The first rural high school Great
ed in Brazos county under the new
law has been made by the county
board uniting the Holligan school
with the school at Steep Hollow
large addition will be made to the
Steep Hollow school house
special tax has been vote for i'm
provements.
The rapidity with Which, new
county boards are being 'orm ii and
rural high schools established IS
encouraging to those lot eres cd IN
educational progress in The state
It shows in what close touch our
county superintendents AMI rural
patrons are with the latest educa-
tional ideas and demands
The conference for education in
Texas in order to carr on; its plans
for pushing Texas to the front
educationally. needs the moral, in.
tellectual and financial support OF
every good citizen in The state, No
enterprise can be successful with
out being financed ana the better it
is financed, the more successful it
will be
Through the agency of the Parent
Teachers Association sanitary drink
ing fountains were secured for the
Arson public schools last session
During vacation the ladies of the
town have secured the cooperation
of local physicians and made 1t pos
sible for every child in town to have
a physical examination free before
school opens.
The new ward buildings in South
Austin and Hyde Park are models II
lighting, tinting. heating. yentila
ton and general arrangement an
E are part of larger plan, which wi
e enable them to be added to and sti
q retain their architectural beaut
C They mark the beginning OF ne
era Iii Austin, and are worthy t
+ study Of school men who may ha
I an opportunity to VISIT them.
, According TO State suparfntent
ent Bradley. Texas has made NOR
progress in the past two years thar
any other state in the udf6n in the
erection and equipment of school
houses During the scholastic year
ending August 81. 1910, 643 pubif&
school houses were erected in COM
mon, and 1877 in independent school,
districts This is at the rate OF over
two houses per day at an average
cost of $3340 During the same per-
iod, $2,026,230 was expended for
equipment and $691,SS9 for add
tons
Bath room ware. such as glass
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