Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-12-14
Nv Matte Sweeney.

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The first requisite for u centralized
high school Is the need OF the com
munity for better accommodations
alog educational lines.
This building should be near the
center OF a township or community in
order that 1t may be equally accessible
from all points.
The aim of education today Is 50
cial Etioiency"--the ability TO main
tain ones "self honesty with respect
to rights aud privileges of others, and
to meet and solve the problems OF
the times.
Since we grow by the exchange OF
ideas the centralized schools furnish
the medium through which this pro.
cess may take place, by throwing all
the children of a community together
for several months during the year.
While it Is true that in throwing q
large number OF children together, the
habits OF the bad boy or girl will IL
fiuence some Of the weaker children,
yet it Is equally true that the intiuenc-
cs and hatt.s of the good boy and
gil will counterfeit those Of the form
err and In time have a vastly greater
influence upon the community for its
bettcrment.
When we consider the sanitary con.
ditions and the proper heating and
ventilation of q modern school build
ing, together with the advantage OF
ample play grounds in connection
with the gymnasiums we are bound to
believe that the child's physical con-
tlition will be better than when 1t Is
cooped up in an ill.ventllated, badly
heated school room, where these ad.
vantages are denied.
In communities having good roads,
the success of the centralized school
cannot be questioned. We might 80
further and say that good roads are
essential to the success of centratZ.
cd schools and that consolidation de-
ponds greatly upon them.
The number Of children in a com.
muaity argue for consolidation In two
ways. If there are a large number,
they can be handled better in a grad.
ed school, because here they are
grouped into classes. with not more
than two grades In a room, which ar
rangement gives more time for rec.
itations, thereby, allowing the teach
or to draw the children out, and reach
a generalization, after the proper
thought and study u3on the subject
in hand, as contrasted with the usual
rush aud hurry in the recitation as
conducted In the district school.
From a financial standpoint. the
fewer the pupils, the more need of
consolidated schools, because chill
dren can be transported cheaper than
q teacher car be hired to teach them,
This arrangement gives US the ad.
vantages Of more efficient teachers,
because we can take the money re.
CURED to pay two district teachers
and hire a normal school or college
graduate instead.
The curriculum should embrace
literature, mathematics, languages
rhetoric. history, science, agriculture
manual training, domestic science
bookkeeping and stenography.
In district schools the heating ar
engagements are such that experiments
in agriculture cannot be tried because
the fires go out and the specimens
are frosted. .a
Bookkeeping and s~tenOgraphy
while not absolutely needed by
farmer, are subjects The knowledge o
which will help greatly in keeping
his business straight and make hin
socially more efficient.
There Is no excuse for a man spend
Ing a great deal Of time running to ;
blacksmith's shop and there waiting
several hours to have some broke:
farming implement mended, when hi
could. II he understood a few OF thu
principles Of manual training, do tn
same work himself.
One of the greatest things for lift
ing mankind to a higher plane, ant
keeping him there Is the cooking dom
in the home. Good wholesome food
properly prepared, is easily digested
When ones digestive organs art
healthy. one is usually in a bette
mood than II one is suffering from
some disorder. One old German
woman when asked how she KEEP
her family so happy, replied. 81 do /
by my cooking. When my HUSBAND
and my children come to a meal the,
know that they are going to ge
something they like. and are pleased
They talk and laugh while eating AM
the food does them good" Will