Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-07

regarding Cut Flowers and Their
Uses"
| Ernst Herminhaus, landscape archi-
tect, in speaking of landscape
gardening in connection with public
schools, urged that the plans include
| plenty of playground space and that
the floral work should strive towards
a general effect near the close of the
school year, rather than the use of
| flowers that bloom through the sum-
mer.
| L. +. Jackson of Nebraska City
spoke on What Shall We Plant in
an Ornamental Garden?" and DR.. E.
| II. Barbour on "The Beautihcation
of Nebraska"
| Tractor Tests Described.
! Changes i'll tractor construction to
permit lower speed were suggested
| by Prof. E. E. Bracket at the farm
equipment meeting. He told of tests
on plow draft that questioned the gen
eral assumption that .plow draft in
creases with speed and indicated that
a tractor going slower and pulling
more plows might be cheaper and
more effective
! 0. w. Sjogren. of the University
engineering department, discussed
the state tractor test law which has
resulted in seven makes being barred.
Wayland MCGEE of Douglas county
was on the program to tell of tractor
problems. and p. S. Rose of Phila-
delphia also spoke.
Redistricting Of Schools. \
The present redistrlcting law of
Nebraska and possible amendments
formed the main topic at the after
noon session of the Nebraska Asso.
citation of Rural School Patrons, of
which ]. D. Ream OF Broken Bow
IS president. Fifty attended the ses-
sion.
A paper written by T. c. Grimes
of Broken Bow on amendments
to the Redistricting Law was read
TO the association by l. N. Clark of
the state superintendent's office. 1t
stated:
"The real object of consolidation
is to give the best possible advantage
to the boys and girls OF the state and
especially to provide a high school
tor those living in the open country.
This can be accomplished by one of
two ways. First, by bringing a good
high school within easy reach of Ahe
students; or second, by causing the
Students to be brought INTO reasonable
convenience to the scl.ool. Children,
who, under usual conditions would
be considered far from convenient
TO school might, by ce-:ain perform
ances of the community or bscause
Ct favorable transportational facili-
ties, be considered within reasonable
reach of the school. The law should
not be repealed but there are some
Inconsistencies that ought to oe
amended"
Standardization Suggested.
Mr.. Grimes suggested that there
'hould be continuous course Of
study for all the schools of the state
and pupils earning grades in On.
school should be given credit for
them in any other school which he
might wish to attend. /
Second, the redistricting commit
tee ard the state superintendent
should have authority to rearrargc
the line which thev have proposed
Third. the law should define what
constitutes high school and the
state Superintendent should be
authorized to classify into groups
and declare what work should be
attempted by each.
Fourth, the law should make the
vote for, consolidation and that for
voting bonds in consolidation dis
tr;c.s the same.
Fifths the law relating to consol-
idaticn around existing districts
should be clarified.
Sixth, the law should prescribe
what to do with fragments of dis
tricts left after consolidation is made
and determine how the property of
divided districts should be dis
tributed
Farmer Defends Bill.
J. 0. Shroyer. of Richardson
county led the discussion. The Rich
ardson county farmer came to the
defense of the bill. declaring that
while the bill was not perfect, it
was great step N advance, over the
old system. He regretted the action
OF some people who tried to throw
themselves in the way of school con-
solidation by claiming it was not in
accordance with the law.
Some of the patrons present COM
planned OF the action of certain mem
bers of their communities in refusing
to- allow their land to be used for
school purposes. They complained
that it was not possible to condemn
land for consolidated school work
and that certain farmers and land
holders had refused to part with the
necessary acreage when reasonable
price was offered.
Electricity on Farms.
The advent of electricity to the
farm is not only lowering production
costs, but tightening the work of the
women. This fact crops up in numer-
Gus places at the organized agricul-
tural meetings at the state farm. The
private farm lighting plants and the
public transmission lines running be-
tween cities and out into the country
are bringing many changes.
Speaking at the opening meeting
OF the Farm Equipment association
today, G. R. Young, a county agent
from Dakota City. presented the re-
suits of questionaires from his neigh
borhood. Farmers there are using
current from a city lighting plant,
at cost comparing favorably with
that of private home plants. Not
only corn elevators, separators,
pumps and farm machinery are run
by this means, but in almost every
household having power, there is
found an electric iron, an electric