The Yale expositor., 1922-02-09

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and substituting one centralized
graded school for the small dis
trict schools now scattered about
the township were launched in
this city Tuesday.
h. L. Blackney, county school
commissioner was here to advise
the district officers as to the best
course to pursue to arouse inter-
est in the project. He had been
asked by the officers to help them
outline a program to carry out
the project.
A majority vote of the property
holders in each district entering
INTO the consolidation will have
TO be obtained before the plan can
be put into effect. If sentiment in
Iavor OF it can be aroused special
meetings will be called In eacn OF
the districts and a vote on the
proposition taken.
Inc plan would be to have a
school building in Yale large
enough to accommodate all the
children of scnool age In the dis
trlcts which it is proposed to
consolidate.
Rural school education is one
OF the big problems OF today. Tne
little red schooLhouse" has play
ed an important part in the MS
tory of Michigan and Of the coun-
try as wnole, but with the de-
velopment in other lines it is no
longer adequate for present
needs. The country boy and girl
of today are not enjoying the
same educational privileges as
their more fortunate cousins in
the town or city. This is unfair,
especially in an agricultural
state like Michigan. Inc remedy
is to be found in large part In
rural school consolidation.
What the Consolidated School
Will Do For the Community
/. 1t gives an opportunity for
a four year high school course for
every child in the school district.
2. 1t makes it possible for par
ents to have the direct care and
supervision of their children who
are pursuing high school work
during the critical years of their
life, when the formation of moral
and social habits are so easily
affected by environment.
3. 1t provides for fewer class
es for each teacher so that each
pupil may have the amount of at
tention that he should have in or
der to develop his intellectual
abilities.
A. 1t makes possible the secur.
ing of better trained and eXper.
fenced teachers.
5. 1t insures a higher percent.
age of school attendance.
6. 1t insures a larger enroll
ment of children Of school age
within the district.
z. It provides educational
conditions so that the children
may grow up under the influence
of the ideals of a farm home.
8. 1t provides for a course Of
study that may include agricul-
ture, sewing. cooking, manual
training, music and drawing.
9. 1t furnishes a more stable
basis for financing the school dis
trict.
10. 1t provides a place to foster
and promote community ideals.
II. 1t becomes meeting place
for farmers clubs, women's club:
community clubs, literary soc;e
ties and lyceum courses.
IL. 1t prevents needless ex
pense due to duplication of schoo
apparatus and equipment.
13. 1t usually provides for ;
longer term of school.
ID. 1t insures a better working
library.
Is. 1t adds dignity, character
and force to rural education.
Rural education is not local il
its scope. 1t goes to the very bas
is of democracy. 1t concerns ev
cry individual in this country
There must be no difference i
the opportunity of one class o
our boys and girls from that o
another class. Both must hav
an opportunity to face the worl
unhampered with educations
limitations inherited from anoth
er day under other conditions
The consolidated school is Gil