The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-11-07
Urge Rural
School Board
Organization
Invited AS Guests Of Rural
Teachers Club Saturday
AHfternoon
INTERESTING MEETING
County Supt. Garland Taylor
and Supt. w. A. Kohl
Were Speakers

Members of the Rural Teachers
Club entertained school board
members of the rural schools of
this community at an interesting
meeting held in the Junior High
School assembly Saturday after
noon. This session, called tor the
purpose Of discussing subjects vi
tai to both rural teachers and
school boards, opened at two o.
clock.
County superintendent Garland
Taylor, Of st. Cloud, was the first
speaker, his subject matter being
rural education. In the beginning
he stressed the value Of education
in general, stating that it is The
most important asset a child has.
He placed the responsibility of the
educational program in part upon
the school boards. He urged the
use of good books and stated that
each child should have full oppor-
tunity to secure the best possible
results from school work.
Mr.. Taylor stressed the value of
service by the individual teacher,
and continued that a good teacher
does much to supplement thu ele-
mentary curriculum with her own
knowledge, and that the board is
obligated to supply proper equip
ment to make that service posi-
BILE. He further mentioned the
changing aspect of rural life, that
1t is no longer isolated, and that
the automobile and cooperative
enterprises have made it an active
part Of the community. This has
made health an important part of
rural school work, and that each
and every child in the rural schools
should be checked as well as those
who reside in towns. The teacher
should be on the lookout for health
difficulties of her pupils, and at
tempt to get the best service in
that line possible.
He urged the cooperation of the
various rural school boards. one
with another, in partaking Of the
best that modern educational FAC
ilities present. Mr.. Taylor stated
that he is greatly interested In the
youth, and that the school should
lend every effort to round out
their education to the fullest ex-
tent.
Supt. w. A. Kohl, Of the local
school, was the next speaker. He
stated that he was heartily in ac-
cord with Mr.. Taylor's views, and
would do all in his power to aid in
his program. He pledged the ser
vice of the local school, as well as
his own service to the r,ral school.
He stressed the value Of the rural
library service, which is conducted
as a part Of the work of Miss Lyp-
deloff, librarian at the Bryant IL
brary This plan has given free Ii
brary service to the pupils of the
many rural schools in the western
part of Stearns County, and to the
present time has been successful
He further stated that the service
and collection of books is not
large enough, and that 1t should be
extended to include everyone. An
effort will be made to interest the
County Commissioners so that the
service can be extended to every
one, at no cost. The library offers
an approach to education and it
is being used more than ever to-
day. It is planned to increase the
service of the book boxes and to
make the Bryant library service a
truly collective and cooperative
movement. He further stated that
the library service should not be
limited to the few who reside in
cities, for the purpose Of the en-
dowments of Carnegie and others
was to give everyone an opportun-
ity to acquire good books.
Mr.. Kohl further stated that col
lective work improved the teachers
service and resulted in a great de-
crease in expenditures. He offered
the use of the ditto machine at the
local school to all of the rural
teachers and boards for collective
work. This service was offered
without cost and would effect a
worthwhile saving to the rural
SShooio. IL WOuiQ diSO give tQem an
opportunity to secure the best
there Is in drill material at a cost
of 20 cents or even less per pupil.
If this plan was worked co-operat-
lively, he stated that teachers would
have more time to devote to indiv-
idual care of pupils. He also
stated that collective purchasing
would be of great benefit to rural
school boards insofar as this plan
would greatly cut the cost of ma
terials.
Mr.. Kohl also offered the ser
vice of the local schools health de-
partment to the rural schools, as
it is his plan to build the health
service to become a more active
unit in the entire community. He
said that the health department
hoped to have a free clinic at the
local school in the near future, to
which the pupils Of the rural
schools are invited as well as those
Of the city. This will give the par
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