The Ordway new era., 1913-10-24
Brandenburg Here
To Inspect Local
School Conditions
Is Favorably Impressed With
General Outlook and Asks
For the Cooperation
of Parents

1.-The people of the Ordway school
district have every reason to be proud
of their new school building and to
pat themselves on the back for rati-
flying the bond issue for its construc.
tlon."
The above is the gist Of an inter-
view with Prof. G. c. Branden burg,
acting state high school Inspector
from the University OF Colorado at
Boulder. who was in Ordway several
days last week for the purpose Of In
specting the local school conditions.
Professor Brandenburg was here
two years ago on similar missiOn
and he says that under the able direc-
tion Of Supt. A. N. Burger the Ord
way schools have increased about fifty
per CENT in general efficiency. With
the same ratio OF Increase It will, ac-
cording TO Professor Brandenburg, be
only question Uf very short time
until the Ordway school will be
placed on the accredited list. The
benefits accruing from placing a school
on the accredited list are not general.
ly appreciated as they should be. The
placing of school on that list means
that the pupils graduating from It
may. enter any university or prepara-
tory school without the formalIty of
examination. In other words. school
on the accredited list teaches the re-
Quired studies 10 such thoroughness
that the student is fully equipped on
graduation TO take up a university
course without frst being examined
as to his fitness to enter.
Professor Brandenb1rg tipds. Gener-
al Apathy on the job in Ord way as re-
CARDS the attitude Of the people ofthe
district In general toward school con-
ditions, and encourages greater In
terest, on the part Of parents, 10 the
school. He says that even with the
best curps OF teachers obtalnable
school cannot properly prosper with
out strong public sentiment In its
favor, add greater interest by the
parents and cooperation with the
teachers for the better advancement
OF the school is desired.
1.-The Ordway school building is one
of the most complete and up to date
structures Of it's kind that 1t has been
my pleasure to inspect In q town OF
this size, "says Professor BrandenburR.
The people of this district have every
reason TO be proud Of 1t and to pat
themselves on the back for Iatifying
\ the bond issue for its construction.
The building is complete In every de.
tail In It's interior construction and,
the outside decorations produce an
effect pleasing to the eye. Commodi-
aus play ground space is provided and
the entire arrangement Is large enough
to care for the school needs OF the
district for many years to come"
Continuing. Professor Brandenburg
said: 1.-The principal thing to be de.
sired now is a cooperative effort to
the end that the school may so on the
accredited list. believe it Is only a
question of very short time until
this desired end will be accomplished.
Professor Burger has an able corps Of
assistants, and there Is no reason why
material advancement should not be
made during the 1914 session."
Professor Brandenburg left Friday
evening for Denver to attend to some
personal matters and from there he
will continue his tour Of inspection Of
the high schools of the state.