Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 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 is
the attention that is paid by the au
thorities to the education OF the rising
generation. Fortunately for western
Canada, the settlement Of THAI new
country began in such recent years
that it was able 10 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 accom-
Modation and at the same time get
architectural lines that would appeal
Sufficient to say that nowhere is there
tho greater attention paid TO cielnen
tary ard advanced education thaM in
western Canada. A rcnort just 10
hand shows that in Calgary, Alberta,
there are eighty teachers employed,
and the cnrollmeni 4.22S pupils. In
the Province OF Alberta jhcre was a
total OF 46.00D pupils attending schools
in 1909. The total enrolment for the
Year in city, town and village schools
VAS 22,SS3, and tie total in rural
Schools was 23.l Thege arc in The
province 90 schools with l,323 de.
partmcnts Al tho close of 1909 there
Was a total OF 1906 school districts in
tie province. Gfeat attention is paid
also TO agricultural education. The
matters as tend to make the agricul
ture less of q 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 Oh its present high plane in the
agricultural world. There is to be
found men OF high standing in liter.
AIRY spheres IS we'll as in financial
circles who ere carrying on farming,
not alone for the pleasure they de.
rive but for the profit they secure
Mr.. Adler. wde.awake business man
of New York. has rancl! near Straths
more, Alberta. He is highly pleased
With his success the past Year Ne
says:
"On July 25th we estimated our crop
al 5000 bushels OF wheat. A week
later we Increased cur estimate TO
10000 bushels. A few days latcr we
again increased our estimate, this
time to 5000 bushels bit after bar
vest in September we found We had
90, 100 bushels Ii that isn't Il record
wha; is??" he ASKED.
This crop was made with practii
rally no moisture" he continued, and
we row have q better oninion of the
fertility OF Alberta lands tnan eyer
and value our lands higher than We
ever did before :
Mr. Adler. who has been on the
ranch for about a week, leaves fol
New York Saturday.
This gentlemen is conducting farm
on large scale, and has plenty oil
means to develop if, and his may moi
be taken as a fair case. There are
though. instances of thousands who
have begun lite 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 owners Of large farms and hand
some incomes, al the result of theil
efforts on land that was responsive te
The touch of the hand that held the
plow Instances such as these can b.
quoted if you will communicate Will
the nearest Canadian government
agent, who will also mail you free de
scriptive literature