Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-06-09

land was first broached only few
weeks ago at conference OF the d.
rectors of the association. II proved
instantly popular. The idea was TAX
On up by the United States bureau Of
education, and the first result OF this
cooperation between the lumbermen
of the nation and the government it's
elf is in the issuance OF q brochure
entitled. Teachers Cottages" by X.
S. kellogg of Chicago. secretary of the
National Lumbermen's association.
in cooperation with the United States
bureau OF education, and which IL
being sent to every county superin-
entdent of schools in America. The
Rockefeller Foundation has already
approved OF the plan and Is giving
$4,000 to foster this work with
more money to come.
The proposal to build these teach
ers' cottages all over the United
States follows out the idea that has
already been carried into extensive
success by the state of Washington,
The national association has taxi
en- up this social service work In the
belief that the education or the ma
tion will be immensely advanced II
the teachers of the nations young
are properly housed, The theory Ia
4hat 10 taanha~- nra v.wuytdad xsgeh
I proper homes. the country districts
will be able to secure better teachers,
avoid the constant changes by which
the schools are always In torn up
I condition. AS Secretary Kellogg
phrases 1t in his work, which consti-
tutes a survey of the movement and
It's possibilities:
Under present circumstances. the
teaching of country school often
becomes simply a temporary exped-
lent for the teacher the first term
after getting a certificate. and ambi-
tious teachers who are anxious 10
grow in their profession, and make
something of themselves, go to the
city schools Just as soon as possible,
where living conditions are better.
The country schools are always left
with the largest proportion of mex
perienced. poorly trained teachers"
Mr.. Kellogg urges also that the
teachers cottages, or as he calls
TEN, teacherages. should be models
for sanitation, artistic. though .inex-
pensive, and so constructed that they
may not be only homes, but real So
cial centers for the rural nelghbor-
hoods.
In order to further this plan OF
properly caring for the teachers, the
lumbermen's organization IL ready
to prepare plans TO assist rural com
munities in providing their teachers
with the kind Of homes which have
proved satisfactory In Washington
. and in the other scattered localities
where they have been built.
Idaho is selected as one Of the first
states for the general introduction
of this new idea of \ teachers cot
tage for every rural school, because
though it has already made good pro
gress, there Is still vast room for i'm
provement.
In Bonner county at the pres
ent time there have been built fouI
cottages by the school districts TO-
the use of the teachers. The frs
one was built in ElmIra, Idaho. three
years ago at a cost of about $1,000
Il is a concrete building. havinl
three rooms with q good basemcn
beneath. The school building ant
cottage Is In a natural grove o
pine and fir trees which has beel
sowed so that now they have q mic
park Of blue grass and white clover
The teacher and her sister have OC
pied the cottage for the past thre
years, or ever since If was built. Tn
teacher does the regular school wor
and the sister gives music lesson
on the piano to the school chiIdreI
anu LhhEB GAtG VI AnE HSAhOeA AAASHN
which are served every noon free b
the district 10 the children. BefoI
the cottage was built the district me-
er employed the same teacher tw
lS consecutive years. The preset
teacher will be there as long IS 81
~ stays IN the school work.
u The second building was built "
y years ago and is a frame buildin
u II cost $1,000 and has five room
y with closets and bathroom. I'll
~ ground belonging TO the district is
~ 10-acre lot which Is used as an e
pertinent station for the school.
rst The third cottage was built In I
" Italian settlement and consists
In three rooms II cost not 10 exec
bis $500. This building was built
mt that the teachers who could not III