The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1915-10-22
SAYS KID WAGON
IS MAKING GOOD

Medina county advocates of school
Capitalization are pointing with no
little satisfaction to Bulletin No. 80
1f the United States Bureau of Edu-
cation, on the success of transporta-
don, an extract from which is as
follows:
The success Of furnishing trans
portation seems to be universal
wherever properly handled. An in
teresting study made in Connecticut
by the secretary of the state board
Of education is reported in his an
nual report of 1918.
The expense per pupil for convey
ance to elementary schools in Con-
necticut for 1911-12 was $23.69 for
the school year Of 184 days. The
total number of children conveyed
was 3,481; the total expenditure was
$82, ,465.97. This does not include
S42,968.83 paid for the transporta-
ton of high school pupils. The ele-
nentary children were transported
by school wagons, trolley cars, steam
railroads, and by private convey
ances. In many cases parents are
paid a certain amount per day in lieu
II transportation.
The report mentioned gives for each
township in the state the number of
elementary school children trans
ported, the cost for the year, and
whether or not-the transportation is,
on the whole, satisfactory to the
parents and beneficial to the schools.
There are 120 townships in the
state that reported children trans
ported. Of these, 8 failed to report
on the last item. The others reported
as follows:
satisfactory to parents and bene-
fetal to schools ............... 95
Unsatisfactory to parents but
beneficial to schools .......... 8
Unsatisfactory to parents and not
beneficial to schools ........ a
Unsatisfactory to parents and no
report whether beneficial or not. A
Concerning one town in which one
school was, closed and the four chill
dren in attendance conveyed during
sthe four winter months to- a central
school, it is stated that the sentiment
in the community is "that it would be
better if this school were not closed"
No reason is given.
In another case where two children
formerly attending school which had
been closed are conveyed by parent,
the plan is unsatisfactory because "the
parent wants more money" In third
case 13 children are transported. It is
reported unsatisfactory because "is-
olated families are expensive to trans
port and the parents expect too much
for transporting their children"
A fourth case, where GA children are
conveyed, it is reported as generally
satisfactory, Except for complaints.o .of
some parents of the boisterousness Of
large boys in wagons" In a fifth
case, where 8 children are transported
by the parents, it is reported salts
factory, but no reasons are assigned
Three cases, where AZ, so and 119
children respectively, are transported
kby trolley and wagons, report "hardly
satisfactory" in one school and "not
entirely satisfactory" in two. Another
case reports that it is not satisfac-
tory in one district. Another reports
that it is satisfactory, but the ex-
pense Of transportation is growing and
becoming burden; another that the
plan is satisfactory to parents but moi
beneficial to school; would not close
any school if there were eight pupils
Prof. A. B. Graham, at the head Of
the agriculture extension service Of
the Ohio State university, recently
made study Of the satisfaction tc
school patrons Of transportation X
Ohio consolidated schools. He state:
that:
so per cent Of the parents repori
that their children attend mort
regularly under transportation thar
they did previously.
80 per cent report their children
more interested in school than be
fore.
95 per cent think their teacherI
show more interest in their work. &
100 per cent practically agree tina
the social and educational interest,"
of the township consolidated hav'
greatly improved.
rs per cent Of those who we're for
merly opposed to consolidation ant
transportation are now in favor Of i
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| Omar Shaw and AL, Young hav,
got it all figured out and settled. Bot
have canyassed the same neighbor
hood and AL says he can learn D