Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1920-05-05
ROSEWOOD
Generalization Meeting j. Great 30, BOO.

Consolidation Meeting Ia Great BOOxt.
One Of the most important meetings
in the history of this community was
held Thursday evening at the Congre-
gational church. to discuss the CONSOLE
dalton of School Districts No. Is. 1877,
and Al in Marshall county and No. 2
in Pennington county. Great interest is
prevailing throughout these districts
! for the realization Of the plan, and the
church was filled to capacity with en-
| thuSiastic boosters. 90 - +
The first speaker of the evening was
MISS Shetland Of the Department Of
| very stirring lecture on the past and
| present educational conditions in the
State sh ana what may be expected for
| tages offered in the city schools com
pared to the present one room country
! schoo!s, and how the deficiency can be
greatly overcome in the establishing
or consolidated country and village
schools. wi TIL the arrangements for in
dlVldual tutors for the primary, inter-
mediate, upper ana high school grades.
Miss shetland made particular mention
| or the deficient time in the one teacher
school. and the consequent necessary
condensation of all the work carried on.
| Most teachers in country schools are
| ferent grades, and the result is that no
grade can be permitted recitation
period longer than ten or twelve min
utes. a time deplorably insufficient to
age. school lesson. Consolidation ac-
cordlng to Miss Shetland was the only
hope for the rural districts of ever
competing with the city in the educa-
ton or the coming generations, and
she gave it her approved recommended
ton.
The second speaker was G. M. Gun
derson, county superintendent of PEN
nlngton county. who spoke for few
minutes on the present conditions of
the schools of Pennington county, the
existing deficiencies along many lines
in several Of the rural districts, and the
dren Of Thief River Falls in COMPARE
son: From little pamphlet on the
past and present conditions of the
schools in Missouri. Mr.. Gunderson, ex-
which, when related in his own ocular
manner caused considerable merriment
among the audience but which tended
to show that at time not very long
slderably more about their stock, mules
and hogs than about the proper rear
ing and education of their boys and
girls
David Johnson, superintendent of
schools of Marshall county, next took
the speakers chair, but did not deliver
any address but gave statistical data
concerning these schools from commun-
tiles where they have existed for some
time. Mr.. Johnson had also prepared a
number Of figures concerning the cost
and upkeep of a school of the size re-
quired for this community land both
himself and Miss Shetland were con-
WINGED that an annual taxation Of about
40 mills would fully cover the neces-
sary expenses of maintaining con-
solidated school here, and considering
that average present taxation in these
districts is about 10 mills the increase
would be about 30 mills above what is
being paid now.
An informa1 vote of the people pres
ent was. taken to ascertain the true
sentiment among the crowd, but the
actual vote was not counted as practi-
cally every hand in the building was
raised in favor of the plan. Superin-
tendent johnson was authorized to pre-
pare a plat Of the four districts and
submit the same for the approval Of
the Department of Education at St.
Paul and petitions will latter be cir
culated to secure the necessary sigma
lures of free holders for the realiza-
ton of the plan.