The Delta independent., 1924-04-18

are fTOUebIdHI, ana also nu1nDer OF
fraternal orders and clubs which are
valuable assets to the social life of the
community. Activities for the young
| people, the right kind of anus ements
properly chaperoned, are recommend
ed
Public libraries maintained at Cedar.
edge and Ecker-t are commendable
features, while smaller libraries are
found in several of the schools. The
travelling library established in con.
nectiion with the County Superintend.
ent's office is recommended for use in
the schools.
Survey Of the Schools
The committee states that If all the
pupils were in school that should be
attending, the combined area should
make provision for 800 students
Statistics prove that the enrolment
keeps up well through the first eight
grades, but declines rapidly thereafter.
A careful study of the census report
| discloses a student shortage of one in
ten in schools as a whole and of more
NiioAA ptiN ~ avg III IliSh bChocls anu
the record OF average daily attend.
ance still poorer. To correct this, a
system of pupil-accounting is recon.
mended, also the employment of an
attendance officer. Special health
provisions, making for better physical
conditions that better work may be
accomplished is suggested. Commend.
able recognition as to physical vel.
fare OF students was given to Cedar.
edge, Eckert, Fairview and Coalby
schools. Proper sanitation, the EN-.
ployment of a school nurse. providing
hot lunches. and physical training and
scientific instruction in health and
hygiene are advised
Survey OF the Work Accomplished
To keep abreast of the times, educa.
tion presents problems difficult and
varied. While II is expected that a
child's education must be broader than
that given in the schools, yet the
work Of the schools must increase as
the years go by to enable the student
to adjust properly TO modern life. As
to course Of study, the student de.
serves the best to be procured.
In a comparison of the one-teacher
school with the grade school. both
teacher and pupils work under far
greater difficulty in the former. The
time given per week TO recitation in
the first grade in the one-teacher
school amounts to three and one-third
hours; first grade recitation periods
per week in the grade school five
hours.
Realizing the stimulus Of others
working toward along the same goal
the need OF contributions which others
of their own age can make in social
studies, the need OF supervised athlet.
les, and the association with others of
similar physiological status. the com
mittee recommends that steps be TAX.
en- TO centralize as far as possible the
facilities for teaching children from
the seventh grade up.
Both high schools in the area. Cedar.
edge and Eckert, were recommended
for accredited courses OF study and
approved supervised athletics. A list
of graduates from the years 1913 10
1928 shows total number Of graduates
ia, with total OF lO4 who attended
college, 34es OF whom attended West.
ern State. From 1919 to 1923 the
graduates numbered ~. with As at.
tending college. 53Ts Of whom attend.
ed Western State.
The present day high school has a
double JUNCTION to perform. First. to
prepare students for college entrance
second to make provision for the needs
OF those whose education is finished
with the high school course. For
these, the committee recommends
courses in Agriculture and Home
Economics with the so-called Smith.
Hughes aid OF federal and state gov.
ernments.
As to text books, uniformity is rec.
commended. the selection to be made
by the teaching and supervisory staff
| The practice OF furnishing free ten
books with careful oversight is an.
proved.
Standard tests. such as the "Stan.
ford Achievement" and Burgess Pic.
ture Supplement Reading Scales" are
urged. These tests were tried out in
all OF the schools, the general average
OF all the pupils being uniformly low.
er than the authors standard. and 57es
of the pupils were rated educationally
below their actual grades. In a com.
parison with the one-teacher schools
with the grade schools. the pupils in
the former fell below the average.
while those from the latter averaged
above the authors requirement.
The committee advises the unfit.
cation OF the six districts that or.
ganization, curriculum and methods
may be adapted to individual differ.