The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-21
BY the United States Bureau Of
Education and a Certain
National League.
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ed States Bureau of Education. CO.
operating with the National Forward
to-the-Iand League, has just become
instrumental in the development OF 9
plan that will establish idealized
rural schools as community centers ir
model settlements that are being
planted by the league, in which immi'
grants and deserving Americans witt
limited means will get chance to
acquire farm homes and earn good liv'
ings from the soil.
DR.. P. P. Claxton. United States
commissioner Of education, is a mem
Der Of the advisory board Of the league
His Office will furnish plans for the
school houses to be built and will send
representative to organize the edu.
cational systems. Dr. Claxton. dis
cussing the plans of the league as re.
CARDS the establishment Of rural
schools, said.
Greatly Interested.
~ am greatly interested in the
school program Of the league, as 1t
has been outlined to me by Mrs. Havi-
land H. Lund. its secretary, and will
be glad to furnish plans for the school
houses, make suggestions and help
develop the school system in these
communities. Judging by what l have
learned Of the purposes OF the league,
there probably would be enough chill
dren in each settlement for school
with two to four teachers. With a
school house in the center OF COM
munity covering ten or twelve square
miles. few. IL any, Of the children
would have 10 travel more than mile
and half to and fro. Except in the
worst of winter weather, this is not
too far for even the smallest child.
"a good school house should be
built, attractive and comfortable, with
careful regard to sanitation, with class
rooms, laboratories and library, also
an assembly hall large enough not
only to seat all the pupils comfort
ably, but to serve as meeting place
for adults. The teachers home should
be neat and attractive and Of pleasing
Iarchitecture, so as to serve as an
example for the community
Small Farm.
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me scnool equ.pm ns ~ Suo sanr -,
clude small 1arn VI, SOY . ,ou y.
ilve acres IN d l,uchlhs VI I IN
settled section ana consiueispis .aa
err tWenty-ave 70 MY sere'' ~ =. shouid
sparseiy-sel.ea ielrl.ols go, nv
have a garden anu an oi ssals .,ah IN
prlnclpal, OF one OIL .ne .ea., =. or,
70 De requirea 10 cui,i' ss... .n,e
anu ma In, II ., .nJu ha /. nom,trv ward
larm. inere snouiu pe p ,,. ~
dairy. and III 1act, ever every s ~ rS pe
found on weii-conauc.ea i .an; LII, rHe
teacher also should Keep IN . ,oue ap VIII.
the agricultural coiieges anu .s sApe..
iment statlons IN ms sta'e, .uo 800 usp 49,
ments OF asricuitule oi .ne saa. .at 90.
nation, as wen as ialm s ae' nUa : t n
agents ana olaer asencies, . alu :. haIn
l. ought 10 De maui .ns,t uu' y! A'p
MN III ese.. May po oMoh 90 those 90.
In comms NUM- SIS sus ensn ~ sno -, tSe
Iapllsneu u, .ss rnS Isaana g e.
Forward-to,tae- -, o,a League ~ +,nr,b II
ADVISABLE tnal tne schoo' -, " ~ aear
ot as peing IN opel t, al ~, ane 100 :,
round. VI course, tnls uo ~, r no. i n,r,.
the nolding OF sessions oIs az .n,. NJ su a.
Imer. nut some Oh tne o ..ao .,' .,,,a e.
least, snoula DC ON manu- az a. a., ho
also is lmpoItan. .ia. ~. ~. ssnu, w
made tne soca' cen.el ., -, .n a., eo ,nrna
Ivy. rms can oe u9ne W .. a,e .1 t;ons
lion OF various klnas VI . sssuu.S'
dairyine ana perryMs uie e,nns and
Tor tne parens' women ''u'' "'A
domestice science classes I,..