Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1920-03-12
Educational News

Conference of Schools called by
Mr.. McBrien of the Department
Of Interior met in Cedar Falls,
Iowa for the purpose Of discuss
ing problems especially pertain
ing to Rural Schools.
While consolidation was the
keynote of the meeting the one
room Rural School was not for
gotten. The necessity of secur.
ing for the one room school, the
best qualified teachers available,
was emphasized. The recon-
mendation that school laws be
amended so to make it possible
to keep capable teachers in the
rural schools by making salaries
and living conditions 80 attrac-
tive that those who have proven
themselves valuable would re.
main in the community.
Reports of delegates from nu-
merous states of the Union show
ed a shortage of teachers in the
majority of states on account of
advantages and salaries offered
in other walks of life and that
about 500 Of teachers employed
at the present time. are below
the standard.
DR.. Crabbe of Colorado said:
No greater menace ever faced
America than the present short.
age Of teachers" and suggested
as a remedy that first. the choic-
est young men and women be
attracted to the profession; Sc
cond, a proper education pro-
gram; third, the social respect of
teachers in the community;
fourth, a living salary; fifth, an
investment bonus.
Consolidation was recommend
ed wherever practical. Some
states having consolidated into
one district as many az thirty
townships. with ten auto trans
portation trucks. This central.
lied school became the life Of
the community. Club meetings,
church services, Sunday schools,
and various other activities using
the school house, thus making a
little city in the rural district and
keeping on the farm, the best
material.
Next in Importance after con-
solidation came the questions of
good road and transportation
Transportation is not a cheap
proposition considered in dollars,
butt in the gain to the child proves
an investment rather than an
expense. The motor trucks are
often driven by the teacher
which adds to her meager salary
and insures proper conduct of
children to and from school.
Sometimes these trucks are
driven by responsible boys who
are glad to earn money to further
their education. The majority
of these consolidated schools
maintain a two to four years
high school course.
The providing of hot lunches
for the children Obliged to carry
their lunch was given consider
able attention.
Some schools serve lunches
consisting of several hot dishes
making a charge of from ten to
fifteen cents for the lunch, the
proceeds used to cover the eX.
pense of same. In other com
munities the plar of one hot dish
supplementary to the cold llnch
brought from home, was sue
cessful The foods were iurn.
ished by ladies' clubs of the com
munity or by the school district,
or by the children bringing GER
tain articles from home, and
given free to all the children OF
the school, which seemed by far
the better plan since often the
child I'm the greatest need OF a
warm lunch would be unable t.
pay for il. Statistics show. that
children having the advantage
of the warm lunch, maintained
the physical and mental standard
throughout the entire day,
whereas, without this they be-
came weary by the last recess
period thus sustaining u loss of
twenty-five per centof efficiency.