The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1920-08-05

With this manufacturing achieve
ment, Il Is only natural to suppose that
the state has not neglected the com
nunity development Of the towns
wherein these plants are located In
order that they may prove attractive
from living standpoint, not only TO
the public in general. but especially
TO the workers employed. The survey
has tendency to show the progressive
spirit that Is gradually taking hold in
the smaller community and forcibly
brings out that In large majority Of
the towns Of the state there exists q
systematic endeavor on the part of the
citizens to develop their respective
communities through definite and pre-.
arranged plans.
Banking Life Healthy.
Over $4,000 business institutions In
the 402 towns reporting, Indicate that
the states mercantile life Is a healthy
one. With the continued expansion Of
the state along agricultural and busi-
ness lines comes need for greater and
adequate banking facilities to finance
the harvesting Of the crops and build
Ing Of new business enterprises. The
general contention thet the state 10
we'll fortified in this respect is evil
denced by the fact that 400 towns
reported a total Of 795 banking instl.
tutions, with combined capital approx
mating ss9,223,0000O. Only IA tswns
reported no banks.
Banks and Business Houses.
BANKS
Towns reporting ,.,......,...40 400
Number Of Banks ,795
Combined Capital ..... .S39, ,223, 900
BUSINESS HOUSES
Towns reporting .......,..... .402
Business Houses ..,......... II, 500
The fact that recent survey OF the
school facilities Of the valio1s states
made by the Department of Education
Of the Russell Sage Foundation gives
the State of Missouri tie rank Of
thirty-fourth for the best nll-around
public school system In the United
States Is rather diseouraglng In spite
Of this record, 373 cities ct * 51S
reported total Of COZ schools end
Ass teachers, which Ia, we anticipate,
rather surprise to many. Figuring
this out In detail, the survey shows
that the average number Of pupils to
a school Is comparatively small, being
207 Dividing this total by the number
Of teachers, ir will he found that there
are orly 80 children to teacher, which
Is much smaller number than in the
ordinary large city class rooms. TAX
Ing eighth grades as the basis for the
number Of teachers TO a school, the
figures show that there are teachers
TO every school, which Is slightly less
than one teacher TO a grade.
Schools, Churches, Residences.
SCHOOLS
Towns reporting ,......, ,37'
Number Of Schools ........... sc.
Student Enrolment ...... 1857
Teachers s.........,...........4,1SS
CHCRCHEs-
Towns reporting Al
Number Df Churches .........1,7O'
RESIDENCES
Towns reporting .........,....35 35,
Number Of Residences ......11S,G1,
Better Roads Needed.
Inadequate schsol facilities In IN,
state is partially due to Missouri
progress In the building of roads whicl
will enable the rural children to atten,
school more consistently. With harr
surface roads will come a greate
school attendance and pupils who ar
now compelled to absent themselye
on account Of inclement weather vii
be enabled to attend with q marked de
gree Of regularity. Building the hard
surface road from the farmers heus
to the deer Of the public school, tn