Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1916-11-17
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A report On the WISCONSIN Guilty
Training Schools has just been pub
lished by the u S. Commissioner of
Education. Some of the data given
in this report are of general interest,
especially in these counties which
have these institutions.
There are at present thirty training
schools in the state. The number
authorized has been steadily increas-
ing. Each legislature for the past
ten years has added from two to six
of such schools. The report names
the following as some Of the advan-
of the students are from the country
and practically all of them expect to
go back to the country to teach.
CD The institution has but one sin
gle purpose-the preparation of
teachers for country schools. AS
result they aid very materially in
the enrichment of rural life. There
is definiteness in their work which
is lacking in High School or other
kinds of schools. (3) Being a local
institution, the training school can
adapt it's work to the needs Of the
county in which it is located better
than can institutions that are more
general in their work. (4) Because
of it's peculiar position, the work of
this class of schools is less ham
pered by the domination of higher
institutions than are the local high
schools, which are more or less under
college influence.
Some Of the criticism against
Training Schools are that students
are often immature and they often
lack scholarship. These are just cri-
ticisms, but it must be remembered
that it is impossible to make teach
ers of all who come to the school.
The training school realizes it's short
comings fully and is constantly en-
deavoring to correct the faults.
By the establishment of training
schools more young people get ad-
ditional training and schooling. In
many cases the education of the
young people would stop with grad
uation from the rural school were it
not for these training schools Very
often parents become interested in
their home schools because their chill
dren have attended training school.
The training school is an institution
that brings the young people of the
country into educational work. If
the country communities are to de-
velop educationally at least as fast
as they do agriculturally they must
do so largely under the leadership of
their own people The Training
School provides necessary leaders. It's
graduates are usually strong in meth
DDS, especially in the primary and
middle forms; they are good mixers
in the communities in which they
teach They take an active interest
in the civic affairs of the district
and in very many cases they are the
organizers of practically all the Soc
ial life among the people. In all
counties where these schools exist,
| it is the testimony that most of the
rapid agricultural progress is direct
ly due to them. The agricultural
representatives whose value is re-
cognized everywhere started that
work as a part of the Oneida County
Training School.
| The cost of these schools, consid-
ering the great work they are doing
is insignificant. The Rusk County
Training School costs this county
about $500 a year. Counting only
the students of the training depart
ment, this means $44.00 per student
annually. If We count also the stu
dents of the Model School-and there
is no reason why they should not
be counted-the expense per student
is only $23.00 per year as far as the
county is concerned. The rest of the
cost is borne by the State school
fund. Tuition in High School which
would have to be paid by the towns
will amount to much more. than the
amount spent on the training school.
The resulting training will not be as
effective as that given by the train
ing school Experts agree that the
atmosphere OF the high school is nee
essarily that of the city, and not OF
the country. The result will be that
boys and girls will be trained away
from the country. Does this pay?