Evening journal., 1919-09-02
DEPRESSING CONDITION
OF STATES RURAL SCHOOLS
is SET FORTH IN SURVEY

as hlsh as g2l points on the score
card. Experience resulting from these
applications OF the score card, involv-
ing aproxomately 225 buildings, sug-
gests that score OF 9OO-i 900 indl-
Gates q highly satisfactory degree OF
construction and equipment. In fact
IN only a few minor respects does
such a building deviate from accept
able standards A rating between zoo
and 900 points IS fairly satisfactory
IT should be studied in the light OF
its component parts Slight building
/ alterations, the need for which will be
Indicated by the low percentages OF the
/ possible maXimal allowances on various
Of The eighty-eght subdivisions, will
tend TO raise considerably the score Of
/ a building Of this group. A score OF
GOO TO 700 points has meant. as eXper-
ience in these surveys points out that
considerable alteration was needed be-
fore buildings could be brought TO a
satisfactory standard OF efficiency.
Buildings that have scored 500 TO 600
points have proved 10 be highly unsat-
isfactory and yet not so far gone but
That extensive repairs and replace
ably habitable. When the scores OF
buildings have fallen below 500 points.
IL has been the universal judgment OF
those who have applied the score card
that speedy abandonment Of the build
ing for school purposes was the only
iusthlable course to be followed In
all instances where scores OF 500 or less
have resulted, 1t has seemed that eX-
penditures for repairs would be highly
excessive. Il had also seemed that
there was little possibility, even with
the eXpedilure OF relatively large sums
OF money, 20 secure as result Of such
repairs a building which was suitable
for school purposes in the modern
sense.
The three Judges who participated
In the scoring Of The buildings i'm the
present report have also participated in
all the other studies Which are listed
above. The comparisons which may
he made between the scores allotted TO
The buildings in the present study and
those allotted in. the other studies may
be considered valid since tI same
persons were rendering judgments on
all the detailed items OF the score card |
u must be understood that The flnal /
score as allotted on each subdivision is /
HE composite Of individual ratings by /
different judges. This composition Of /
HE ratings OF a number Of Judges on
each subdivision eliminates single |
'rrolic score on any item. This meth- !
ld OF scoring Is an acknowledgment Of
he fact that The final rating cannot bel
considered as an absolute ranking. but
hat Il merely tends TO locate build
ngs within certain groups j. e., TO
ocate buildings in The 900 1000 group.
he SOO-9O0 group. etc.
The method of railing involving the
judgments Of three Judges is illus
rated in the following tabc of the rat
ngs OF two schools Of -. Paul. MINI.
I Will be seen that the three judy
nents were secured on each of these
and that in the case of the
hawthorne The final ratings were $50,
~ and sol, while the medium rating.
which is the composite of the medians
" the twenty-five sub-iiems. is J13
This median rating is accepted as the
inal rating upon this building. I'm like
manner. the three judgments that were
'ecorded on the Van Buren, were SCI.
'GS, $40 while The composite of the
nedians Of the twenty-five sub-ilems
vas 800
The scores that have been allotted =
O school buildings in i've surveys in
diving iSi buildings are shown here.
will be seen ihat no buildings in ,
lese communities have been rated less ,
han 300, while forty are in the 30l to r
DO group. 0f these The large part have !
'ored above 100 ,didinis. Ie
The buildtngS Of the present study {
ave in some cases been visited by two {
lstead Of three judges. but the final =
,ting has been the combined Judgment
those Judges. The scores allotted {
lese buildings are as follows
Percentage actual scores are Of per- {
'ct scores:
Perfect School :