Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1926-07-21
Schools
Jefferson County Schools Rank Along
With Best in The State and Are
Constantly Improving
Complete System, Maintained by
County. Gives Younger Generation
Complete Preparation For Life

a modern community is judged, in
the last analysis. less upon its social
life. its commercial and industrial
nrogress. its size and DEVELOPMENT.
thar upon its educational facilities,
because modern standards of living
place education at the very basis of
unity life.
In this particular Jefferson county
has reason to feel that it is FORUM
ate. It's system of public schools.
operated, controlled and maintained
be the county. has reached point
OF high efficiency. and is moving for
ward. adopting new methods. broad
ening its scope. and planning bigger
things for the future.
An eminent educator and scientist
stated recently that a growth in
population of any community de-
ponds upon its school facilities.
scouting the old belief that school
! facilities followed growth in popula-
ton. Communities of the present
day. making their appeal to the out
side world for new settlers and de-
velopers. have come to place their
school facilities and advantages very
nearly at the head of the list of
things they have to offer to the
world.
Even the working man today-the
man, who. a generation or so ago,
was willing to toll with his hands day
by day-has come to appreciate the
value of education for his children.
and when seeking location in which
to perform his life work. he seeks a
community in which his children may
! find inexpensive and adequate facili-
ties for acquiring an education.
Jefferson county has schools of all
grades, giving educational facilities
to pass the pupil through the eighth
grade, preparing him for college.
The schools are not crowded. the
policy of the school authorities being
to provide facilities in advance of
the actual needs of the school popu-
lation.
/ Education is cheap in Jefferson
county. Schools are operated con-
veniently to the great bulk of the
population, and are operated in ac-
cordanee with the most modern and
most scientific thought. The day of
the 'little red schoolhouse on the
hill'' is past, and there are now mod
ern, comfortable, and efficient
schools for the benefit of those who
care to take advantage of the facili-
ties.
SCHOOLS are the backbone of the
naion." an illustrious late President
of the United States declared, anc
. Jefferson county makes its bid to the
outside world with a splendid system
of free educational facilities. In the
realms of higher education. also. il
, is prepared. It maintains large
, normal school. preparing the younger
generation for the honorable avoca
ton of teaching.
Agriculture. and manual training
is offered in many of these schools
for the benefit of those pupils whit
will not care. or will be unable, tt
follow the course of education int
| the higher institutions. for the pur
suit of some profession.
"Come to Jefferson county" it
citizens say. "and we will guarantee
that your children will get educa
tional advantages which cannot b.
. excelled by any community in th'
, United States"
r Schools! The backbone of the ma
ton. Jefferson county is buildlnj
good citizens. is presenting rlsln'
generation schooled in good citizen
ship as we'll as in the arts.