The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1915-04-22
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/ County
| School Notes
Dy Miss Virginia Iutsn
County Supt.
~ OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 4
Consolidated Schools.

parts of the country where 1t is
at all practical
A consolidated school is gener-
ally understood to be one that
has been formed by combining
several small districts and IN
which two or more teachers are
employed The larger ones have
a high school department. The
location is generally in the open
country or the edge of some small
village Such a school located inI
a rather thickly settled commune
| ~ of average wealth can give the
children of that territory as good
advantages a. can be offered by
a first class graded school, and
better than a weak graded school
| A graded school has five
teachers, ievies its own tax. pro
yides It's own high school, aud
the boundary can not extend
more than 2ia miles from the
school building. 4 consolidated
school has one trustee. As part
of the county school system, PAYS
the county school tax and re-
ceives the same aid from the
county that other subdistricts r..
ceive, and the boundary may ex
tend as far from the school
building as 1t is practicable for
the children 10 be- brought 10
school Ii transportation wagons
are provided, or the term extend
ed, il is generally done by local
taxation instead of private sub.
scription The majority of these
schools provide public transporta.
ton for the pupils, but few do
not as they cover small area
Children living within one mile
of the school usually walk and
Others are provided with school
wagons.
Some of the main advantages
OF consolidated schools are a.
follows
Each teacher instead of hav-
ing eight grades and about TWEEN
lty-fiye classes a day has fewer
grades and longer recitation per
iods, thus being able 10 do better
work and giving each child more
instruction. A community that
tavors consolidation will general
~ extend the term. hence II Is
easier 10 get well trained teacn.
ers and keep them.
, la small schools the grades
from 9Th 10 sth have such few
pupils that Il is difficult 10 a.
rouse interest and enthusiasm.
3-ln small district there are
not enough older pupils for suita-
Bile games, and the school spirit
and interest that is found in
larger groups Is lacking Older
pupils very often drop out of
school largely for this reason.
Almost without exception the at.
tendance has been much better m
consolidated schools than IA the
subdiStricis before consolidation.
better equipment, library,
and musical advantages may he
had.
"a large consolidated school
located in rural community can
better arrange IT'S course IF
study to suit the needs of an agri-
cultural people.
In discussing consolidation We
might call attention TO the new
school at Crutchlield While
this was organized as graded
instead of consolidated school,
yet the same factors that have
developed it will generally devel
Ope a consolidated school The
attendance is much better than
II was in two small districts
There are more older pupils inI
school, term is longer, and pm
pills are doing much better work.
Ask the pupils who live the
creates distance from the school
If they would like 10 90 back 10
the old plan. Ask the patrons
who are paying a Doe tax II they
are getting value received
The number of consolidated
schools in our State increases
each year In almost every case
the community has been salts
fled with the results. Section
1873 of the school law is as fol
lows:
THAT the County Board of
Education is hereby empowered
TO lay off a boundary, including
a number of subdistricts, and
submit 10 the voters in that
boundary the proposition of a tax
sufficient to provide for consol'-