The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-10-26
UNDIVIDED SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
Have Worked Out Well in Northern Part
of Minnesota.

Have Worked Out Well in Northern Par
of Minnesota.
A unique form of district organization
is in vogue in the northern part of Min
nesota While the southern half of tn
state early became split up into small
independent districts, the northern par
of the state which was slower to develop
on account of the great pine forests, hal
had quite different history. When ;
county was tirst organized it formed on'
school district or, to be more exact, tbs
part OF the county which was first set
tied became the school district and the
unpeopled portion OF the county formed
Iunorganized school territory. In many
of these counties as soon as clearings
were made in the forest the school au-
thorites OF the settled section would
extend educational advantages TO the
new part. In this way, by degrees, the
school district grew as the county filed
with settlers.
Several of these counties have been
able to retain all the territory thus
gained by outward expansion. In few
instances aspiring villages have succeed
ed in tearing themselves away from the
original school district. 1t is quite com
mon. however, TO find school districts
under the control of one board having
within its jurisdiction two or three good
sized villages and hundred or more
outlying schoolhouses.
A good illustration OF this is the Grand
Rapids undivided districts in ltascs
county. The district covers practically
two thirds of the very large county, and
includes fully 2,232 square miles. The
county seat Grand Rapids, is place of
some $500 inhabitants and forms the
center of the district. Here
is located the Central high school. with
its normal department for the training
OF rural teachers for the district; q
strong agricultural department; and
department OF household economics, with
another in manual training. Besides this
large town. Cohasset, Blackberry. and
several other villages lie within the dis
trict. One school board of three men
elected AT large from over the dis
trict. together with one local supervisor
for each Congressional township, admin
ster the school affairs for the entire
area. A capable school superintendent is
appointed by tire board 10 have pract
al management OF all the schools in the
district
As a result Of this organization. edu-
'ational advantages are distributed uni
'ormly over the entire district. The
arge towns and the remotest country
are perfectly willing TO con
inue under the one board. Every child /
as the opportunity Of q high school edu- I
alton The central high school, TO BE- 4
ure. is az Grand Rapids but the chill /
lren are transported 20 the school at |
mbic expense. both from the nearby /
illagcs and from the country. In the /
many instances where children from /
ual communities live too far away 10 4
= transported by wagon. the district 1
avs from A. 20 $40 for each child for 4
oard and lodging per month while at
fnding school AZ Grand Rapids
Rural schools are constructed wherever
bey are necessary and nov here else. A
bon a. new community y settled IN
rcsh clearing. the school board builds
new schoolhouse IN some intances.
ortable school houses are in use II
Here are only tWo o. three children in
newly developed section Of the district.
b. board pays the parents sum Of
.uncy sufficient 10 board the children
bile attending school IN some neigh.
1rng distrie' rather than build a
.ho0lhousc lf % is impraeticablo ~
ring che schooihouse 20 tho children
81 children are brought % the school
luze
What appeals 20 the casual observer
thest schools is that The POOR sections
ths district ct iust 81 good school-
1u-es and as rood truthers a. tie old
ard richer sections
THE s-hoal seer is nins months for an. /
"a IT, tesehfrs are paid ~ average sal
d 81 SIS a nlouth TIE furniture.
ioks and supplies are furnished hy tie
straf 81 iHnrr THIS means that 81
y schools ere treated equally sell A
sad fhrnrr. manual training tsfufhs-s
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sitnal rurs ere found fn a these
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rtiiatfna haatiag stntes
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