The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-26
Urge Improvement of Measures
Governing the Common Schools
Take County superintendents Office Out Of Police-Promo.
ton Of oousolidation-New Health Powers Sought
Protection from Poor Teachers Through Legislation.

ent OF health to inspect alleged un.
sanitary conditions among school
children and alleged detective chill
dren. No other person in state official
!ile Y 80 much first hand knowi-
edge Of actual conditions throughout
tary conditions can wisely be devel-
oped through country school inspec-
ton wherever instances come TO coua-
ty superintendent's notice. In fact
such Is the logical point Of beginning.
Transportation.
Adequate provisions should goyern
transportation Of children to and from
school. especially when living upwards
and between the ages Of 3 and Is In
elusive. Rights Of all concerned.
children. patrons and school boards
as representing the tax payers) should
be conserved. Present provisions (see
section 81 and article XIV OF chapter
90 last session laws) about the most
troublesome In the entire chapter.
Consultation.
Provisions for organizing a new
kind of school district, to be known
as a consolidated school district. Pres
ent objection to consolidated schools
due almost entirely to misunderstand-
ing OF nature Of a school correctly
consolidated, prejudice against giving
up the oid-ttme one-room school and
fear Of some increased cost. But de-
fects Of one-room. and advantages OF
graded. schools are Of great import
ance, and evident when one realizes
that no town would advocate a series
Of one-room schools for each group
of three or four blocks, to replace its
graded school system. Consolidated
schools should preferably be placed
away out in the country, designed
nr{m H{lv fnr nfHnionn<, aud V>a nNiNoc
of country boys and girls. nine out uf
ten Of whom will by time become our
farmers and farm housekeepers. Areas
surrounding such schools should not
De too large to make travel to a sur
rounding school a serious handicap
for children OF tender years; specially
devised rigs or buses should be pro-
vided to protect against our seventies
Of winter. The method adopted in
Minnesota should be patterned after.
Far greater appropriations needed, to
encourage this type Of school. than
where such schools come up to stand
ards Of efficiency to be determined by
the superintendent Of public instruc-
tion. The present appropriation for
both graded and consolidated schools
Is $4,000 for biennial period. 1t
should be made $4,000. Appropria.
lions for one.room schools should be
TdlSeu. cTeSeuI one "dS $0,VVO. IL
should be made $4,000 or more. Pro.
visions Of state high school law at
present far more attractive tor small
graded schools than those under rural
aid law: hence appropriation for this
group might wisely he left at about
$4,000. for the next biennial period.
Committees in Charge.
The committee having these recon-
mendations in charge consists Of the
following:
Superintendent F. R. Barnes Of
Wahpeton. Richland county.
Superintendent D. Mcdonald, Town
err. McHenry county.
Superintendent E. G. Warren, Mino.,
Ward county.
Superintendent Minnie j. Nelson,
Valley City. Barnes county.
Superintendent Laura B. Sanderson,
LaMoure, LaMoure county.
Mr.. Barnes is chairman Of the COM
mittee.