The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-01-03
FOR CONSOLIDATION
SohOol Officers favo1 Central Sehools
IN Rufal Districts
the TRANSPORTATION QUESTION
Law Needs Amendment to
Place . Limit

The annual convention of the
school officers of Bottineau
county, held here on Friday
and Saturday of last week, was
a very successful one and the
discussion of highly important
problems should bear good
fruit in the future improve
ment of our schools.
w. H. Lackey, president of
the association, opened the
meeting with a short address.
He said in part:
Our public schools are
sources of great pride to all
true Americans and although
they are far from being perfect
the object of this gathering of
school officers is to discuss the
progress made in our several
districts and to devise ways
and means whereby they may
be improved and brought near
er to perfection.
For this purpose our superin-
tendent has brought to US able
speakers who have had long ex-
perience all on g educational
lines which, together with our
own experience. should result
in great benefit to our schools.
The importance OF our public
schools can not be over estin-
ated for from them must come
our future preachers, teachers,
business men and law makers.
1t is a conceded fact that on the
solidity of the foundation of
any structure depends it's
lquality and life 80 that in edu-
cation, the great responsibility
resting upon school board is
to furnish the foundation up
on which depends the future of
the child. A mistake in the
early education of the pupils is
dangerous at all tunes and
some times ruinons to the flu
ture usefulness of the individ-
ual, so it is up to the school
board to put forth every effort
to give the child the right start
in life.
ITO do the work devolving up
on school board is too often a
thankless job. The people do
not understand fully the re-
quirements Of their schools
and look with disfavor upon
the expenditure of public
money, but am glad to say
that this is not always the case
as is evidenced by the splendid
school buildin gs that we see in
nearly all our villages and in
!, many of the rural districts. II
has now become plain to many
, that the adoption of modern
methods and appliances have
become a prime necessity anC
the school boards are meeting
encouragement in their labor
We who are nearing the
meridian of life note the vas
Improvement in our public
schools as compared with those
: of our school days. In: place O
the old ramshackle buildings
we see the splendid structures
already mentioned, in place OF
teachers noted mostly for bald.
. ness of head and strength Of
arm we find teachers of higt
education, not only this bu
, teachers who have been taugh
/, methods of imparting knowl
. edge to the child other thar
: with the use of the rod. Gu
J first inquiry, upon receiving Al
application of a teacher is as tx
I his education and experience
and the average teacher ha
D come to realize the necessity O
: obtaining the most and best il
!. their line or they may be lef
!. far in the rear of their con
e petitors.
e Another improvement tina
= is noticeable is the broadening
/ of the use of the school house
1t being the property of the Ia
payers, it's doors are bein
thrown open for public pul
e poses. We note the formatio
,f Of sO-called school centre club
r in numerous communitie,
e usually under the lead of a
y enterprisin9 teacher or publ
|. spirited ,citizens.. the peopl
gather for the purpose Of dil