The Holt County sentinel., 1912-01-12
Educational News.
my EARL A. ROCK, co. SUIT

weather the third district meeting
held at Craig last Saturday, was we'll
attended by pupils, patrons and
teachers. More teachers were In at.
tendance at this meeting than any
other district meeting we have had
this year.
On account of late trains the coun.
| ~ superintendent and the representa-
tive, Mr.. Geo. Melclier. from the ST ate
Department. missed the morning SEES.
sion.
Supt. Schiefebusch presided at the
morning session. The pupils Of Craig
school gave program which occupied
the entire session.
The afternoon session began at
promptly 1:p y. N. with an address
by &. W. Annibal, a resident Of Craig
He made a splendid talk and made
many helpful suggestions as to
I"What Parents Can DO to Improve
our Schools" Tie emphasized the
fact that parents should cooperate
with boards Of directors In the selec-
tion of the best Of teachers: and the
co.operation OF parents and teachers
so as to have mutual underst anding
OF pupils and their work; also that
parents could aid IN securing better
hygienic conditions. improving school
property and securing better school
spirit.
Miss Artie Armstrong gave a good
talk on "lmproving and Identifying
School Grounds" Among her other
important thoughts and suggest ions
we're the grading and leveling Of
grounds, planting trees and shrub.
berry 80 as to be attractive and not In
the way Of play: and the location Of
well and outbuildings so a. not to
mar the beauty Of school property.
Mr.. Geo. Melcher, chief clerk from
the State Dcpar, ment. gave a talk on
consolidation" lie did not advance
4 lot uf theories, but gave simple and
solid facts. lie gathered his statis-
lies and iniorma, ion from the 1900
consolidated schools alread, founded
and running In the United States.
lie said that the little. onc.roomcd
school with one teacher and twenty
ave pupils and six or seven grades
had served lis purpose IN early days
and >cryed:il Mell bu, the day for
better and more advanced rural cdu.
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WAS sure To come sooner oi later.
with consolidate ion comes better
aud more ei,icien, teachers: better
graded schools. more time for rccita-
lions: closer supervision and more
thorough and efficient cduca, ion.
The country boy or girl may attend
a high school IN some town or city.
but there he or she does not receive u
practical farmers cducat ion. City
scllools are maintained for the pur.
pose Of giving the city children an
education So that they will he able to
meet the demands of the commercial
and business world.
| Manual training. domestic science
and agriculture canno, liz satisiac.
torily taught In the present rural
school. because IN the average school
Of twenty-five pupils and twent y.four
classes a day, time necessary for these
new and demanded subjects l. not to
be found. With consolidat ion and
three or four teachers the school will
he 81 graded and supervised thai the
necessary time will he had.
Mr.. Melcher and patron Of Liberty
tow nsl,ip discussed the prac, liability
Of the proposed high school. and the
Law pertaining To the formal ion and
maintaining such.
Supi, Hennettc, Of Fairfax, made u
siior, talk IN which hc told Of the
success OF consolidated schools of
which he was personally acquainted.
Mr.. Frank Perdue. of Lincoln, made
u shor, talk on the consolidated
schools IN Nebraska, and their sue
cess. lie said where these schools
had been founded II would be impos.
sible TO convince those people that
the one.roomed school Of six grades:
twent y.four recitationS day and one
teacher was better than the CONSOLE
dated school.
Miss Mildred Adams and pupils, Of
Marietta, announce that they have
earned $l0,l7 with which they win
purchase new window shades and
books for the school.
Miss Eta VanVickle's school at
Walker Is getting larger. She has
for,y.eight enrolled now. They are
all working hard and doing good work.
This Is one of the schools crowded for
room. She and pupils gave box sup
per and earned money to have the
house paperpd.