The Holt County sentinel., 1914-02-20
Educational News.
(BY EARL A. ROCK, COUNTY SUIT

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Some few OF the six month schools
will close next week. These short
terms bring Holt county's standing
down. The annual report made to
the state superintendent last year
showed that the average length Of
school In Holt county, including the
nine month terms, to be 7.6 months.
or lj2 days. II EACH child carried five
subjects, he was given the opportun
ity OF receiving go lessons per year.
The child who has access to nine
month school or 1870 days and carried
five subjects was given the opport un.
ity Of 900 lessons per year. A differ.
ence Of 40 lessons. IL takes the
average child eight years to complete
the grammar course In school hav-
ing nine month term, at the end
OF which he will have received ll20
lessons more or nearly two terms
more than the average child. Many
OF the rural schools In the state and
some few In Holt county fall much
below the average. Ask yourself
these questions: Does the rural child
need as good an education as the
town childY Are they not as desery.
ing and brilliantly Are town people |
more able financially to give their
children better educational opportun.
itiesY Could We do more for the com.
munity than provide a first class
schooly Cauld we spend our money
noe any better purpose and greater
cause than for the education aud de. |
yelopment Of coming citilensY What |
may do for the betterment Of our
schoolI
below Is a circular letter by state
Superintendent Of Schools, ". =.
Evans:
I'm the past ten months, - consol. |
dated schools have been organized
under the BuforiColley law $50 far
a. reported. These schools are dis.
tributed ~ follows: Three In Cooper
county, three IN Greene county, twol
IN Miller county, two In st. Clair
county. and one In each Of the follow.
INK counties: barry, Barton, Bates,
Bollinsur, Butler, Galloway, Carter,
Cass, Charlton, Clark, Clinton, Craw.
ford, Bekalb, Dent, Henry, Hickory,
Holt, Lawrence, Lewis, Linn, Usage,
pemiscot, Platte, Putnam and Reyn.
olds. Two Of these districts. Filing.
ton In Reynolds county and wyaconda
In Clark county, are transporting
pupils. Miden, Barton county, has
erected q $4,000 building and will
probably transport pupils next year.
Ellington has erected u 1000 build.
Ing.
In addition TO these - schools,
there are six consolidated schools un.
der the old Law; Three In Jackson
ropnty. one IN ~. Louis county, one
IN Cas- county and one In Macon
county. ilen'r Missouri now has a
srand tutai vi iuTiy.one consolidated
schools
Most Of these districts have good
valuation. only Two districts have
been formed With valuations slightly
less than t2OJ,OOJ. II II very doubt.
fui II such districts will he able TO
maintain a satisfactory high school
aud elementary schools. II II my
opinion that superintendents should
discourage all consolidation unless
the assessed valuation will he more
than 100000. II must he borne In
mind that individual districts that
are eligible TO special rural school aid
lose that aid when they become parts
OF consolidated districts. Territory
included IN consolidated districts can
receive only the 80 per square mile.
Consolidation II not wise In some OF
the poorest communities until such
/, time a. the State can grant a larger
amount OF aid TO such communities. v
/, The Department OF Education,
Washington, u. C., announces that a
civil service examination viii be held
In all the important cities OF the
United States, March ll.l2, for secur.
ing list Of eligibles from which TO
make selections to III positions In
the Philippine teaching service. For
. further information address Bureau
OF Insular Affairs, Washington, ID. q.
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