St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-03-21
TIE RURAL SCHOOL QUESTION.

tWoD placed IN charge. 4AlmCSS &
ItomporaQeousAS, tAc 1919 -
1SchooI sukeas ~. Vas s4-sJ e.
leu. Mr. B1OWn hll.n& laas GA1Ce :.
well a. directing the normal SCI y.
leourse in rural school education
Last year the State Univers ty adue
the course in its curriculum. Mr.
Brown moved his offices to Bato4
kRouge. tax ng charge of the rnes
NEW course in the University VIII,
Continuing to act as State rura
Iachool supervisor. Thus the ota.,
MAINTAINS departments in both il
Estate institutions. Many. teacher.
|are beng fitted to do the work Il
II the rural sections, and we may eA
pect great increase IN the -eilc. eAc,
LOT rural teachers and schools. W,
take pleasure in reproducing below
! the scheme Of Mr.. Brown looking IL
wards rural school improvement:
y The country school must become
, the permanent institution for the or
Iagni ation and upDu.ldlng OF countr.
life. It must broaden its scope SO q.
to include every Individual in tn.
, community. 1t must vitallzes its con.
tent by teaching the things essentla,
to q more prosperous and satlstac'
tory life in the country.
For such service to be done efec-
lively. certain conditions are neces-
Ieary: ~ Abuilding constructru
with q view to its broader field, con
ktatntnG auditorium, rooms tor lnaus-
trial processes. equipment for teach
Ing practical agriculture and house
hold science: ca extensive grounds.
90 home for the principal; a. ..
least two teachers employed for tbs
year; (5) the principal qualified to
lo9d In agricultural extens. on .WorA,
90 IN assiatant. qualified to lead N
women's extpneion work; ca anoth-
g assistant. expert In teaching tools
LOT learning. The State Department
Of EoLcaLilIn, the a,e..ar
Win aii lLa AlaAJ g. 941,. ts.c-
0onLs, tue Al..S. i sta At. sssss. EVA
etatut-oAS. tAs STAT 1oA4- A4.2.
ssA1 ella vsIAyA <.pSA4A - -.-.--A5
am tue bel.erMeu. VI co1htry 49,,
w1ll ind IN such q scnOOl y lGcAl To,
resentative for carry ng out ;he4.
purposes. In fact, the school W..
focus aud direct, IN the commun J.,
The WORK OF OUTSIDE age1c es.
ORGANIZATION, co-operaelve eIo.
10 the method OF acconpllsh ne III IL.
today. Where the interests are coA
with ali hands working, s the metle,-
q - terday. Orkana4a.-cn 1eua~~.
r.ctto d, avoids dupl-cat on OF c4-&4.s
maketS gaps unlikely, produces ~.
maxiJnum of results with q minimum
Of effort.
Tho great need of country life to-
day = this organ zed, cooperative Ell.
fort. In the past the farmer ha-
acted e n individual while all other
9roQR OF workers have peen organ.4
ing the result is shown N farm NJ
@ an improbable, undes ra.ble oc-
cuIoation; static, apparently deteriol-
sting. The only way to catch up
Is by unified effort.
What is true of farming as an oc-
cuepatlon il also true of the rural
Dc1Aool; it stands where It did a. cen
fury ago I'M it's a ms and purposes.
Il scope must be- broadened and its
Ryork vitalizaed. Certain fundamental
changes In its orga. aizatyon are nee
essary for It to acco wplish much OF
value for it's constituents
The urgent need Of country fe
Ind OF the country school can be mel
1t the sane time by pla> ling the re-
Dponsibilfty. for the orgai NATION OF
country community life on be school.
me responsibility belongs here; It
3 the only permanent nst tt. uicn OF
ne country belonging to all alike;
ts purpose is educational and t can
- reorgani2 ed to educate along the
Inc Of present needs.
Some such definite ideas are in the
MINDS OF 1lany people Of today
cnoOl ans ..rs, teachers, LEADERS,
what seems to be needed is the form
llat.on Of some defins tie program COW
ring the 'fuction' Of the school in
nese respe cts and providing for ac-
avlties OF all agencies and forces at
resent working the rural field. Such
the purp ose Of thus graphic outline.
It y frai lkly an IDEAL, someth ng to
y set up and worked toward. Ex-
'ertence Will probably teach us that
ONE chN nges are advisable. That
ICED not lessen its present power as
q ideal. There are q few schools
ow DOING almost what is suggested;
many 9TH ,rs are doing many Of these /
n1ngs; N any more could and would.
nth the proper stimulus, carry out
be full . rogram.
c. J. BROWN,
tate Sup ervisor Of Rural Schools:
Profess or of Rural Education,
Louisa M State University.
AT II aE BAPTIST CHURCH.
There will be services at the Ban
ct chur b ever,t second and fourth
Q001Y. lat \ m ant I'm = -