The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1917-03-02
SCHOOL AFFAIRS
IN FINE SHAPE

nt Dltlnidi ltpOit VI th% sohp''
intendent of Public Instruction mas
just been received at this office and
shows great educational advancement
throughout the state. The following
interesting information is taken from
this report:
Since my last biennial report the
following are among the larges school
buildings erected and equipped under
bond issues: County high school at
Wells. $4,000; county high school at
Winnemucca, $4,000; elementary and
high-school building at Battle Noun
tain, $4,000; county high school a,
Gardnerville. $4,000; county .iigh
school at Loyelcck. $4,000; and many
one, two and three-room school build
ings were erected in various parts o1
the State that have not been specially
reported to this office
'In the last few months bonds for
high schoo, buildings have been voted
as follows: Sparks, district high
school. $4,000: Las Vegas. county
high school, $4,000; Fallon, county
high school. $4,000; Elko, county
high school, 100000: Elko and Wells,
county high school dormitories, s55,-
900. Other school buildings recently
bonded for in different parts of the
State would swell the total to con-
siderably over 100000 planned for
buildings under construction during
the school year l9l6-19l7 These
buildings will all be thoroughly
modern in arrangement and equip
ment.
AL the bond issues named in the
foregoing paragraph were submitted
to popular vote and after thorough
discussion of school needs We're car
ried by large majorities. THESE
practically demonstrations of school
interest in a sparsely settled State OF
10000 square miles of area and
total population of lo5 900 (estimated)
speak more eloquently than words
the interest OF our people in educa-
ton"
Referring particularly TO Douglas
county, the report says.
Douglas County has constructed
modern county high-school building
at cost of $4,000 1t is a credit TO
the citizens of that progressive
county. School spirit in Douglas
County is on progressive lines. Voca
tional courses are being introduced
in all the school districts of the
county. boys and girls clubs. under
the charge of Hon. Chas. A Norcross.
of the Smith-Lever Extension Fund.
We are quite confident that the peo-
and appreciate the many strong argn-
ments in favor of consolidation of its
schools so closely located to Gardner
vile and Minden, and will soon reoog-
nize the weakness off a county school
system that places from six to eight
grades under the charge of one teach
er. We hope to see the day, soon,
when there will not be over three
school centers In the fertile Carson
Valley. OF course, these coming i'm
provements in school conditions III
Douglas county cannot take place
without the support of the good peo-
pie of the county, and, finally, their
action only will eventually lead to the
of the schools. Doug
las is the banner county of the State
for consolidation and could so give to
every child of the county the ad-
vantages of village school education
Following is the report of +. 5.
Hook, principal of the Douglas
County High School and published IN
the biennial report.
The school situation in Douglas
County has improved remarkably il
several particulars since the last hi
ennial report OF the State Superm-
tendent was issued. The spirit of the
people has turned more in favcr OF
schools, and there is closer coopera-
tion between the parents and the
teachers than there has been before
This is due in part to increased effort
on the part of the teachers, also to
our Parent-Teachers Association.
Another factor that might be added
here is the agricultural extension
work that has been taken up by the
University of Nevada and the Doug
las County High School.
Through these two sources a man
is provided who has charge of boys
and girls clubs engaged in garden and
animal projects. These projects oc-
casioned no little interest among
older people and since the club meet
ings, were held on Friday afternoon