Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1911-12-21
H. ]. BEARDM0RE
TALKED OF SCHOOL
Brought Out Interesting Points at the
Meeting OF Rural School Officers at
Crookston.

Meeting Of Rural School Officers at
Crookston.
H. j. Beardmore, of Farley town
ship, gave a very interesting address
last week at the meeting of
the rural. school officers at the High
School. He said in part:
Discussing Prof. Selvig's speech:
"The School Board as a Factor in the
Success Of the School," wish 10 en-
phasize the point made by Prof. Sci
Wig that the school room should be
heated and ventilated by some meth
cd that would keep the room of an
even temperature and well supplied
with warm, fresh air during the win
ter and have foul air shaft that
would carry Off the foul air as much
as possible. I know since our district
installed such a system, and filled
the states requirements for first
grade school. it has cost us less for
fuel, and we received more special
state aid the first three years than it
cost us to make the change. And the
difference in the school work could
hardly be estimated in dollars and
cents. Another thing I wish to EN-
phasize is the Importance of furnish
ing the school the necessary supplies
particularly the school books. as I
know of one district that neglected
to furnish the necessary books until
the school had been in session over
two months, though the teacher had
made application three or four times
for them, and finally went to the
clerks Office and made out the bill for
the clerk so that ali he had to do was
to sign the order.
We school trustees, as a rule, do
not estimate the value OF an educa-
ton. For instance, allowing 81 700 a
year for an educated man, which is
rather small, and $4,000 year for
an uneducated man, which is more
than the majority get, that makes a
difference of 100000 per year, which
for a term Of 20 years would be $12,-
900. Now it takes twelve years, or
about 1000 school days, to get an edu-
cation. Divide the $4,000 by the 1000
days, and it gives So day value to
the pupil attending school, while if
we should compute it for thirty years
instead OF twenty, it would amount to
5000 day profit to the pupil attend.
ing school, This does not mean that
this educated person must leave the
farm. We had used to think that he
must take up some other occupation
But now, as Prof. Hess said, we need
the best educated man on the farm
With the experience that have had
/ can see how an educated man car
make more than $500 a year more
than an uneducated man can. pre-
dict that in less than five years hall
of our land will be plowed by traction
engines. Why just look around this
room and see all these exhibits from
the rural schools of this county anG
tell me, is it possible that such {
change could be made in two or three
years? Two or three years ago, whe1
they first contemplated teaching agri
culture in the rural schools it wa,
thought to be whim that could no
be DONE And now today, you coul,
not stop it, because it is one of tn,
most practical things that ever wa
started I also wish to include thes,
industrial contests. And I think on,
of the wisest things that our distric
could do would be to appropriat,
from twenty-five to fifty dollars for al
agricultural contest in every distric
each fall, making numerous prizes 81
that each pupil could win a prize o
some kind. l would suggest that thes
contests be held before the annua
fair. so that the exhibits winning tn
first and second prizes could be show
at the county fair. I think it woul'
induce many pupil to make NOR
exhibits at the fairs. No doubt som
of you will think that you cannot al
ford to do this. But remember tina
the money all stays in the distric
and that the boys and the girls cal
make good use of it. It is only lik
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