Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1911-11-16
ASSOCIATION OF NEARBY RURAL
SCHOOLS WITH. WARREN HIGH
SCHOOL

School was selected last spring by the
Minnesota State High School Board
as one of the thirty high schools in
Minnesota, NJ whose location, standards
Of scholarship and general conditions
warrant the state in aiding it finan-
cially for the support and mainte-
nance nance of courses in agriculture, manu-
al training and home economics. The
state law further provides that the
rural districts near Warren, may, at
their own discretion, associate them
selves with the central district WAR
REM for the purpose of securing the
benefits of the special subjects as
above listed.
Benefits Of Association.
The main idea in association is to
get a definite educational unit, there:
by having the school help the farmer
and the farmers children in more
systematic and efficient manner. AS
sociation always brings the farm and
village into "a closer and a mutually
more beneficial relation.
Association distributes the cost of
education and training over a larger
ftle State Aids Associations
The state of Minnesota recognizing
that association is beneficial and leads
to a better development of farm pro
blems, has, in her laws laid an induce
ment for the accomplishment of that
end.
The law states that in addition to
direct financial aid given to the cen.
trail school, a sum of $3.50 per year
will be given the associated district
for each rural school district associat
ing with the central one.
The law furthermore states, that
each rural school district associatine
with the central district for the pur
poses of receiving instruction in agri
culture, manual training and home
economics, shall receive as state aid
$50 per year, such being paid upon the
recommendation of the superintend
ent of the central school with which
the rural school is associated in add.
tion to the recommendation of the
county superintendent
What the Rural School Gains
It's pupils are passed from their last
years work in the country scshool di.
rectly into the high school without
any charge whatever to the parent OF
the rural school district; otherwise,
an assessment of not more than $3.50
per month per pupil is levied upon
the rural school district.
The rural school work in the asso-
ciated districts, is, according to the
law under the Immediate supervision
of the superintendent of the central
district.
He is required to prepare for the
associated rural schools, a suitable
course OF study embodying train and
instruction in agriculture and indus
trial training and such subjects as are
related to farm life and can be sue
cessfully taught in rural schools.
The farmers of the associated dis
tricts are directly benefited in that
the agricultural director is expected
to work with them in solving their
problems and in suggesting methods
Of Improvement.
In final analysis, it will be seen that
association is mutually beneficial in
social, educational and financial mat
ters.
The purpose Of this article is to set
forth in straight forward manner
the reasons for the nearby rural
schools associating with the Warren
High School.
Let me urge It upon all rural school
boards and farmers Of contiguous dis
tricts to give the matter weighty
consideration and to be ready to take
action llpon it within the near future