Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1914-09-03
MODEL RURAL.
HIGH SCHOOL
Building Near Knoxville Provi-
ded With City Convenience,
Is A Community Center.
AeRpc uLrUREis rAueHT
HousehoId Economics and Manual
Trainina Also Are Among the
Courses.


Courses.
washingtCn;-In rural community |
An Tennessee, d5 miles east of KNOW
Vile, in Knox county, is a model cohn-
try life high school, provided with all
the equipment of a city school 1t
lis housed In "a $12,00D two-story brick
building and teaching besides all the
usual high school subjects, agriculture,
.househokat economics and manual train-
ing.
1T is known as the Farragut School.
Its pupils come from the western half
of the county, and last year 80 pupils
were enrolled. The majority of these
lived 81 home, but "A few of those who
lived in remote sections boarded in
!farmh0uses near the school.
The school building stands in the
open country at the junction of the
country pixies. The region is typical
of the better farming sections Of the
state
In sthe same building with the high
school is an elementary school vof 150
children, from the Tenth District Of
SOuuly. luesStCllOh "
the elementary school contains IL or
10 square miles, and formerly had
three schools, of Dne or two rooms
each.
The school, although originally
founded by the farmers Of the COM
munity, is now supported out OF the
county high school fund.
In 1909 the heads ,of a number of
families in the Tenth School DISTINCT
met ITO devise some means of giving
their children a good education with
out sending them away from home.
They enlisted the cooperation OF the
distrsnts school directnGs.
An institution was Silanned to in
clude a high school adapted to the
needs of the community. Public senti-
ment was aroused and "a subscription
of S5,09D was raised among the farm
ers This was followed by a donation
of an equal amount from the General
Education board.
A farm of IL acres was purchased
and frame building was erected. 1t
had six class rooms and an assembly
hall, heated by furnace and well ven
tilated. The location selected was the
site of fort in use during the Civil
War, and overlooks valley for dis
tance of from one to three miles in
every direction The school was open
ed to pupils in 1904, and all white
children in the district of school age
were admitted free of charge. To those
living outside the district nominal
tuition fee was charge.
When the County Court provided
funds for the establishment and main
tenance of high schools in Knox county
the Farragut school board offered to
turn all its property over to the coun-
ty, free of incumbrance on condition
that the county would maintain there
high school, with agriculture, home
economics and manual training as an
important part of the course of study.
The proposition was accepted.
The two-story brick building now
occupied by the school, cost $4,000
and additional equipment brought the
total cost up to $4,000. A water sys-
tenn has been installed, and the build
ing is fitted with shower baths for
boys and girls.
The high school occupies the sep.
ond floor, part of the basement and
one large room on the first floor. Three
! other rooms on the first floor are oc-
| cupied by the elementary school. The
: room for household economics and the
girls lunch and recreation room occu-
by one-half of the basement. The
manual training room, and the boys
| lunch and recreation room occupies the
other half Nearly one-half the space
on the second floor is occupied as a
study room. in which desks are assign
/. ed to all high school pupils. When
! arranged as an assembly hall 1t will
seat 800 persons. The rest Of the
second floor is divided into hall, two
recitation rooms and library.
A large room on the first floor is
used as a laboratory. and is well
equipped for the study of physics,
chemistry, botany and agriculture. The
homeeconomics room is equipped with
a coal range, a fireless cooker, three
tables, on which the girls prepare ma
terial for cooking, dining room table
and sewing machine. The manual
training room contains II carpenter
benches with all the necessary tools.
The toilet room contains two wash
bowls, plate glass mirrors and two
shower baths and dressing rooms. The
water system was installed in 1911.
Water was obtained from spring 1900
feet away. and was installed at cost
of $4,000 The water is pumped by a
double-acting Rife ram, with capacity
of 5000 gallons a day. The ram is
driven by creek water. but delivers
only spring water to the buildings.
1t is stored in two 1000-gallon tanks
in the attic, and is distributed from
there over the school building. the
principals house and the barn.
A neat cottage is on the grounds
and its use is given to the principal
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