Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-05-08

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Cresco Court House 90. County Supt.
B. Zina Fessenden, CO. Supt.
A basket social will be held in the
Liberty school house two and one
half miles northeast of Bonair next
Friday evening, May Sth. Miss
Mary Eaton, the teacher, extends a
cordial invitation to all to attend
this social gathering.
The high scho ! normal training
examinations will be given Wednes-
dav, Thurs Jay and Friday, May 6,
and s, in court house hall.
A meeting was held in the hall at
Bonair Wednesday, April 20, for the
purpose of considering a change OF
school system. For some time the
people of Bonair and vicinity have
realized the need of better school
conditions. When we were informed
that they would like to know some
thing about the nsolidation system
we Immediately wrote to the state
department to make an appointment
with Mr.. Woodruff, the state inspec-
tor of rural and consolidated
schools to come to Bonair and ex-
plain the system pro and con. 1t
was almost two months ago from the
time of writing to linn before Mr..
Woodruff was able to meet us, as the
consolidation movement throughout
the state has become such an inter-
esting topic that he is not able to
answer all the calls, and other men
from the department have to go out
in the field and help him. However,
we preferred to wait for Mr.. Wood
ruff himself as he has had real ex-
county superintendent, and with the
Marathon consolidated school, the
best in the state, and we wanted his
actual experience. Mr.. Woodruff
gave us just what we wanted. He
did not pretend that the consolidated
school is a perfect. school, a panacea
for all evils, but he gave us the true
version Of both sides and only urged
that something be done to give the
children the best in education wheth-
er it be through consolidation or any
other system. We were glad to see
that the people of BOnair and vicin-
ty were broad enough to come out
to hear both sides Of the question
whether they believed in the new sys-
tenn or not, and we know if they car
nv it through, their school will be the
means of showing to the rest OF
Howard county tn consolidation is
no expensive fad, but a real, effective
system that will give results whose
value per dollar spent will many
times exceed the value per dollar
spent in the present system. And that,
we know, is what the people want.
They are not afraid to spend the
money if they get value ceived,
but they are wise enough to see that
money spent in the present system
does not give value received and
they are loath throw it away.
We 10 mot want any part OF
Howard county to try consolidation
until there are enough people in the
community who have faith in it to
put up the right kind of building
and equipment to make it a success,
but we shall be glad at any time to
call upon the state department to
send a man to any section of the
county that would like to know
more about consoli lation and we as
sure you that any such call will re-
ceive our prompt attention.
The Big Five teachers meeting at
DEBORAH Friday and Saturday, May
J. and 2, was a great success. AS
Rev. Green, who gave the address
of welcome said, even the sun came
out to greet US, and we were royal
ly treated in every way. But best OF
all, the program was success, the
addresses all being inspiring and
helpful and tho: teachers who were
there to get something out of the
meeting could not fail to get it. The
entire enrolment was 436, Howard
county sending out 81 of these. The
number enrolled from the different
corporations was as follows:
Albion, out Of s.
Howard, out Of IL.
Chester, S out Of s.
Forest City, out of 5.
Howard, out of IL.
Howard Center, out of Z.
Jamestown, out Of 8.
New Oregon, 4 out of II.
Oak Dale, 1 out Of 6.
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