The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-02
SERVICE OF THE RURAL
SCHOOL

There seems 10 be a general impress
sion among folks particularly among us
farmer folks, that there is no oppor-
tunty on the farm for the boy who
shows a disposition to want TO go to
school. In nine families out of ten,
where one member oi It is inclined to
be studious and willing to attend school
for the whole term, the whole thought
in connection with this boy or girl is
that there Is future for him in the
outside world somewhere, and II is the
duty Of the rest of the family to keep
him in school so that he may qualify
himself to I'LL it
II one Of the BOYS seems content to
work with the stock or takes a pride
W a good team and displays a dispo-
sition to he satisfied with the farm and
such activities rs it affords, the rest Of
the family take It for granted that his
future is provided for in the fact that
he will he only a farmer SO why worry
because he stops school as soon as he
can read and write and figure fairly
well2 That is Just when about QS out
Of every 100 farm boys stop school
The two who 90 on are not farmers and
perhaps never would be The school
is the recognized route TO take TO get
away from the farm The family re-
CARDS this an evidence of ambition
lie is credited with wanting 10 make
something out of himself" II he hap
pens TO be Of loyabIc disposition, the
entire community will encourage his
tendencies and the other boy or bows or
girls II the family willingly make sac
rifces to give this bu, a show Once
in a while thing, t4a, the other turn
and the boy making an effort IN get
away from the iarm by the school route
is irnwncd upan and considered a
smart Alex In such cases which are
rare. the boy has to make the sacrifices
himself II is generally the making OF
him in the long run
Wbv is Il that ,Nen the country school
is considered direct helm for tine ho,
Who is going away from the farm for
he Ir,urr2 Every Effort is made r.
b,v,. him usc il rs long As he c2n learn
anything in il though plans are bcinv
made m send him OF m school ,s soor
as he ia ready 10 GO But the farm bo,
1r ,be hov vbo shows nv his acts tb,,
he ;s willing IN stay on the farm /,
oll,w,d tn s,ou and nrefrrs IN stor
schn,l n the ,ixtb or seventh yradr 4
there happcns TO he such a thing as 4
rr,d,. IN his school Evidently tb,
srhool is organized 10 serve the need.
of IN, nvn nerrent who 90 away from
,bc C,rm rather than the oS percenl who
s,ov m the farm and get no SCHOOLING
'yr,nt in ,ucb timc as the, find il wor,i
ob,l, IN attend in the home district
/ Tho ,rbool AGE in Oklahoma extend,
a, ~ This uiyes annie time TO com
/ rlrtr the common school course but II
/ an, corrertl, informed only littl,
more than ono percent Of the countr,
| loys or,dpate from the common school
What ,s the need Of having min,
n,or,bs ,rEool in a community in whicl
! Gitc.n wears s allotted 10 clmplet,
.,oht gradc.5 What is the rsr ni hay
mo ,,gbt rrad,s ,yh,, onl, two or tbre,
ever Inv, any use for them WHY no
| dron hack 10 where the greatest number
lr,,r ,rhool and sec !, something coult
mo, he added IN tb, roursr OF stud,
in tbr plorr NJ what There il now tha,
| wonld induce these bows 10 use NOR,
NJ ,hc liberal allowance ol srhool wear,
which tbr law Owes them