Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-11-30
RURAL SCHOOL SYSTEM
rs ATTRACTING ATTENTION or
OTHER STATES EDUCATORS.
Rural School Exhibit at Panama Ex-
position Has Been Studied by
Worlds Teachers.
(By ]. A. Churchill)

al (By j. A. Churchlll)
That the people living in the rural
! districts of Oregon care more for
/, their schools, are working harder to
give their boys and girls practical
educationj and have made a greater
advance than any other state, is clear
" proved by the reception which has
been given the rural school exhibit
!. at the Panama-Pacific international
exposition. jsg.ss bes
At the request of the Nati96al Bur-
eau of Education, the Oreg3# State
Department of Education prepared
flor the educational palace an exhibit
showing the strongest features ptfAe
rural schools of Oregon; namely, the
standard plan, the Boys and Girl $
Club Work and the Playground move
ment. As the rules Of the Education
al building would not permit chill
dren's work to be exhibited, the sys-
tenn was shown by means of charts
and photographs. Insf}e official bull
letin of the Bureau of Education, they
are mentioned as unusually attrac-
tive colored views, illustrating rural
school work. -
Moro thar . Oo0 of tbo load;no a.
ucators representing all the states,
and many foreign countries have
made careful study of the Oregon
so,na rart of Il Tbraa oornt;as ~
Cai;forn;o bave adontad on, standord
school nlan absolnteIv and thro,ah
III local nrass ~ tbe;r counties tIa
educational leaders have given Ore
eon credit for belpine them. W. E.
Cole. chairman Of The Educational
COMMITTEES of the Farm Bureau for
Napa county. California. IN 4 letter
of anpreciation. saws after tell;np of
a meeting of their county edueation-
al officials. "a standard school was
adopted after the Oregon plan. We
have kent the local press informed &c
our work M doubt every county N
California having a farm adviser win
very shortly follow our lead. y, Al the
annal teachers, institute Of Monterey
county. '.tbe county superintendent.
George Schultzbure. brought the
teachers to the Oregon exhibit. and
in sneakinp to them said. 1T want
ali of vop teachers to see what won
derful work Oregon Ia doing Ia her
,,,ral schools. Their standard school
nlan ;s inst what we need. IN our
countv y, The teachers at once voted
TO adopt the Oregon plan. and the
Oregon standard card Is now in every
rural school in Monterey comfy.
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