Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-05-25

turss. TIE association has not a. yet
formulated its plans for pushing this
new department Of public service by
actually assisting the schools Of the
nation to build homo for teachers. but
work on this phIlanthropic enterprise
fs already under way and the associa-
ton plans to have its plans ready for
announcement in q few weeks.
The plan to spread the gospel Of
hcmos for school teachers over the
land was first preached only few
weeks ago at q conference Of the d.
rectors OF the association. 1t proved
instantly popular. The idea was taken
up by the United States Bureau of
Education, and the first result of this
cooperation between the iumbermen
Of the nation and the government It.
self Is in the issuance of o brochure
entitled Teachers Cottages" by r. s.
Kellogg of Chicago. secretary Of the
National Lumber Manufacturers asso-
citation. in cooperation with the Unit
ed States Bureau of Education, and
which Is being sent to every county
superintendent OF schools In America.
The Rockefeller Foundation has al
ready approved OF the plan and Is Civ.
Ing $4,000 to foster this work with
more money to come.
The proposal to build these teachers
cottages all over the land follows out
the idea that has already been carried
into extensive success by the state of
Washington.
The national association has taken
up this social service work in the be-
lief that the education of the nation
will be immensely advanced II the
teachers Of the nations young are
properly housed. The theory is that II
teachers are provided with 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 condi-
ton. AS Secretary Kellogg phrases It
In his work, which constitutes a sur
vey of the movement and its possibiIi-
ties:
Under present circumstances, the
teaching OF country school often be-
comes simply temporary expedient
for the teacher the first term after
getting certificate, and ambitious
teachers who are anxious to 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 larg-
est proportion of young, inexperienced,
poorly trained teachers"
Mr.. Kellogg urges also that the
teachers cottages, or as he calls them,
teacherages, should be models of sani-
tation, artistic, though inexpensive,
and so constructed that they may be
not only homes, but real social CEN
ters for the rural neighborhoods.
In order to further this plan of prop
erly caring for the teachers, the lum-
bermen's organization Is ready to pre-
pare plans to assist rural communities
in providing their teachers with the
kinds OF homes which have proved
satisfactory in Washington, and in the
other more scattered localities where
they have been built.
Nevada Is selected as one Of the
first states for the general introduce
ton Of this new idea Of a teachers
cottage for every rural school, because
though 1t has already made good pro-
gress for state of such sparse popu-
lation, there Is still vast room for i'm
provement
McGill, White Pine County, has a
six.room house occupied by six teach
ers and equipped with all modern con.
veniences. It was built by the trus-
tees because no suitable boarding
places could be obtained and has been
mnat adyanfn paoua IN tho community