Arizona republican., 1915-10-31
H. st.is-Rlssh c.. 1915

II. Poor buildings. improper ventila-
 ton and lighting.
 So far. I have given you history of the district system and some of it's | defects. The advocates of the county unit system claim that these defects are largely overcome where the coun-
 ty unit system has been tried out. Of
 the forty-eight state, nineteen still 1 retain the district system and the re- mainder have either the township, the 1 semi-countY or the county system. I l can probably give you better idea 1 Of this system by quoting from the bulletins gotten out by the federal gov
 ernment and the different states where it has been tried.
 There are two chief types of the county unit system. Bulletin fl, 1914 gotten out by the federal government i gives the different types. Alabama represents one type. The essentials of the type are as follows: Counties are divided into single school districts ! Three trustees are elected in each dis trict for four years by the voters of the district. The county board of edu- cation consists Of the county superin- tendent. who is elected by the people 1 Tor four years, and four others elected Tor four years by the chairmen of the school district trustees. The board has the general management and control of the schools of the county The dis trlct trustees have the general care | of the school property in their district ana may nominate teachers Appoint ment' however, rests with the county board
 schools 1 state funds distributed to the various i counties on the basis of school popu- iaton. To this fund is added in each county the poll tax, and counties may vote county tax levied on both inde- pendent school districts and the rest of the county. The county board of edu- cation apportions the total county funds to the districts so as to provide 1 as nearly as practicable school ter,,s, ol equal duration, first apportioninp to the independent districts their school PofuIatlon per capita share. No local olstrlct taxes may be levied
 Louisiana represents the second type. It's essential features are inc following: The parish (countv, boar, consists of one member elected in oaob police jury ward for six years and ia
 control ever all schools, locating. buildine. ana equipping school houses. en,nIo,.;ra teachers, fixing salaries. and n,aI;nf rules and regulations for tho oo.-,..N. oI the schools. A parish tax ,p.1, ba leVled by the voters of the narish r,, parlsE IS divided by the parisb ho. rd into school districts for aGminis+rat,a. pui poses' and each Of these districts may vote special tax. The parish CT, Perlhtendent is appointed for a terr, a. iour years by the parish hoard Tha schoois are supported from state school fund of I3-10O mills t,x d, Nloeo among the parishes nm tho ,,e.i VI ehe number of children betwear ,h, ages of G and IS. and parish furd, - ouielng from a minimum narisb tov mus. Both funds are exnep6od k. tne parish board according to inc ,aoas of the school 'iie heeos
 u VIII be seen that in tho .,,ho sS stem the local districts with thair .Hiee trustees are retained. fThe eve eii recommended by the national 5a partment of education is si,,,iIa tihs one) While in that of I,,,isi, .nere are no local districts. The co1,n ties or each of these states are dividad liit' districts for administrative ana purposes.
 our system is much nearar .,
 system than many of the states :, sSihs the district system and onen |
 feWer criticisms. Most os
 uistricts are large and contain - 'itNaoie property. I know of only q ie" cases where consolidation migbt | 1e worked to advantage. Of our n | uistricts' + of them contain one-roon, .No"is ana several of them will con ''iioe fo De one-room schools as long as