The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1919-07-17
Consolidated Rural High
Schools.

What is the found alton upon
which the progressiyeness of any
state, county or community is
built What are the very first
things you must have before you
can bring any county or communi-
ty in to prominence, that will de
mand the attention of the outside
worlds 1t is goods roads and good
schools. No connty is better than
its school and road system. Show
me a county anywhere, that has
poor roads and poor schools, and
| will show you a back-number, q
county that is still slumbering,
not yet awakened to the better
things oflife, county with a large
percentage of illiterate people, un-
educated because of that "don t
care spirit" and the meager school
advantages; such conditions are
deplorable, aud should not be tol.
Grated, especially here in this
country that we call civilized; but
you know its facts just the same,
and we had just as well face the
conditions as they are, as there is
nothing gained by trying to evade
the true conditions.
Even here in our own county,
think of how many grown up peo-
pie, that cannot write their names;
and think of the many children
you know of from 6 to II and 10
years old, that have not been to
school over 10 days to two months
and many not at all. DO we have
any cause to be surprised at the
conditions at this date? Notwith-
the fact that we have had
County Superintendents of Educa-
tion, school board and other
school officials all the while,
whose special duty was to look
after the education of the children
as they were growing up to matar-
ity; but what has been d0nef
will leave this for you to answer,
as you have the result before your
eyes on every side. A factory
Superintendent and board of man
agement is supposed to look out
after things that will make bet
ter success and constant improve
ments in the factory, then go aftel
what is needed. An army Office
is supposed to find out what hi
men need, and then see that the,
get it.
Show me county that has goot
roads and good schools, and | viii
show you a progressive county
filed with happy, prosperous
educated. people; up and doinl
something, wide awake to all tn
new opportunities of life.
Now that Tishomingo count,
has at last made the first step
and firmly decided to build goo
roads, and the people that knock
ed the roads all the while, are no.
ashamed of the stand, they tool
and are now our biggest roa
boosters; except of course a fe'
chronic cases that will die tina
way (kicking> and as the roa
surveying and building is no
; getting well under way, let's
next after consolidated rural hig
schools. The old time, one teacl
er short term school is a relic ,
, the past, and should be dispense
with az the earliest possible m
ment. No teacher can cover Il
:. scope of study from pilmmer
geometry in single day, and
Justice to himself and the pup
as his work would be more c
: fective, if confined to single gra
" then his mind runs along in t
Z same channel with the pupil, al
Z they can understand each 9th
= much more readily. No teach
= is too good to teach Tishomin
= county children, in fact we ne
= the very best. But the trouble
q we cannot afford to pay the pri
e they demand, unless we bring t
: or three of our one horse scho
4 together, and place each grade
Z themselves, so that the high
q efficiency can be maintained
= each grade. 1t is absolutely
= possible to get the best resu
= under the Gold time worn syst
Z where one teacher has to try
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