The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-29

beef producing territory. No great
schemes are entertained. Rather the
plan IS to start gradual upllft
which all can go along with in the
hope that the entire community will
advance to a higher plane OF rural
comfort and rural life.
The most conspicuous advances so
far are evident in the Sire Owning AS
sOciatiOn and the school. Derby and
his friends have provided money to
build community school, and the
work on the building is now under
way. 1t is a model of a country
school house, designed for this COM
munity by "a Boston architect. The
! cost will be about $4,000. Some
striking features Of school house
designing are introduced, particular
| ~ the abundance Of light. Three
rooms will be available at the start,
with music room and library. In
addition will be long hall or en-
trance room big enough for a couple
| of school rooms in itself, and if ne
| CeSSary at some future time the build
! ing can be converted into mere school
| rooms. Or additional space can be
| provided by additions to the build
ing.
Residence To School Work.
Mr.. Derbys residence has been
given as home for the teachers and
|
the school. This school is to be a
consolidation of the schools of three
districts, and it will include part Of
the three counties that corner near
the plantation on which the buildings
are standing. The area served will
have a radius Of about five miles, SO
to bring the children to school, a
means OF conveyance will be provided
, Just what form this is to take has
| not yet been decided, but it will be
one that will cover the ground. Al
present the plan that seems most
likely to meet approval includes 8
community jitney service. and one
but anything else is likely to wan
? transportation. With other things i
is possible the line will act as a CO.
J, operative agency for gathering thu
s produce Of the neighborhood as eggs
butter, poultry, farm stuff Of any sor
!. that can be assembled by a ligh
e vehicle, and sold to buyers in th'
D territory that can be reached.
Il If this part of the plan is carried
!. out the produce assembled by tn
jitneyS, graded at some central pOin
and then marketed at points lik
n Pinehurst and Southern Pines by tn
y association. Anything that can b
d community is to be included in tn
; operation of the school or the schoc
It jitneys or any other agency Of tn
r community. If the school wagon ca
n be helpful to the community in an
t other way than school it will be help
# full. If anything else in the com
n munity can be helpful to the schoe
d it will be called into requisition.
e One of the features Of the ne'
e community school is that by consol
le dation it will have abundant funds fc
it's work. It will start out with the an
It bilious project of making countr
re school that is as good as the tow
N schools and right there begins Ion
W story. for there is the beginning {
l. the difference between country lii
e. and town life.
rt s'The Big White School House."
G. No matter how much we talk abol
Or the little red school house that tor
of the neighboring hills the red scho'
IN house of the country is more or les
ar Of a failure. The country peopl
is know it and the town people know
re and the sooner the whole Unite
IS States determines to get a big Whit
tn school house in central points and pl
is the little red school house in tt
stories of the past the sooner we al
is likely to see people staying mOI
s. cheerfully on the farm and heepir
a. the cost Of living at a point that wi
lie please the folks in town bette
Is. Drowning Creek has decided that II
O. school of the neighborhoOd shall
ne q school as good as any school ca
of be with it's financial resources al
!, tho oI,ildro,, rhO are to attend, ar