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VOL. LXII INDIANAPOLIS, AUGUST 24, 1907. NO. 34 %xpzviev.cz department CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS. The First of the Kind 1st Premium.—If by "consolidated Schools" is meant that which here we cull "township central school," built and equipped for carrying all of the public School graeles. from primary to all high School as DOW laid down (whicli last to my view conld highly be bettered), then the Bnt requisite is the co-operation of trustee and patrons and tax payers of the township. Outside of this are the questions whether it will pay, where located nnd the number of schools to be thrown out to make the central school a surety. Herein lie mnny past mistakes. Within sight of where I write stands, ns far as research shows us, the first successful school of this kind in the I'nited States. Il was studied out and built by a man named William S. Hall. :!1 years ago. It was built against great opposition, bat iii'. a man of groat brain power, looked far into the future, and knew that the time for beginning in this line had come. He lived in the days when a township carried more absolute power than now, and before a brick of his new school was laid, the people, unknown to themselves, had paid every cenl uf taxation levied on their lauds for the building. Tliey were surprised to find this see. Such a school is best located in the central part of the township. One might go a small distance cither side to catch a town, but not too far. Near the old center district school this first successful consolidated school was built, and as the schools iu Indiana are situated two miles) apart, the four schools two miles each way from the central school were thrown out and sold. There was nothing In this case for the patrons to do but send their children to the central school or ont to the bordering district schools. The children themselves settled tliat mat- It r, preferring the central school even though their parents might dislike the innovation. Four schools thus insured a large first attendance. The rooms were well filled. The fame of the school, the high grade teachers put at its head, gave it a name. From the outlying district schools the larger pupils began to clamor for conveyances to attend this school, and they were granted by parents. A barn was built to accommodate horses rnd conveyances. Hack- were never demanded. After some years the duties of the janitor reached out to include hitching and unhitching horses for youug children driving alone to school, and seeing them safely started home. As the years have gone on the policy of the school has 'remained much the same, higher grades of late years being one addition perhaps. Because the number of country children has steadily decreased in the last 30 years, some of the outlying district schools left in by the old trustee have been closed. The few pupils left have entered the central school, driving to and from, the parents willingly providing the conveyance. Here we have never, as yet, found a hired hack a necessity. The first five years of this school were divided in such a way as to leave two months in early summer for small children. I,ater this was abandoned. This first central school carried three rooms and employed three teachers during fall and v. inter, anil two during late spring and early summer. Afterwards It increased to four teachers all of the year around, and now with a new building, costing $20,- 000 where the old one stood it employs tive .teachers, with room sufficient should mere of the district schools be thrown into it. The only mistake made was in not building, in the lirst place, strong and sufficient. Had this trustee thrown out all of the schools in the township, instead of leaving all but the nearest, his school would have failed. The patrons would have had all re-opened. Had he thrown out none, the failure would have been just the same. His central school would not have carried in', 'riiin' anil 'rithmetic. The teacher who yielded the birch most industriously was considered the most successful, and if he held the fort and enforced fairly good dicipline to the end of tbe term, he was thought to have met Ihe requirements. Dicipline is very imrJOFtant There are, however other matters equally important. A person to-day without education ist at a gnat disadvantage. One must have, in some degree, an understanding of mathematics, as this is the foundation of all education; he should be a good reader and keep informed on current events; he should he a good writer and speller; he Farm Home of A. F. Shaw, Hamilton County. more than enough pupils to have filled oue room. Over 25 years ago I taught that one room in a building put up to accommodate a whole township of pupils. The empty rooms about me echoed of some trustee's mistake. I also once taught in another spick and span new building for a consolidated school. It feebly flour ished two or three years, and then I gathered the remnant left, the nearby children, in one room. This failure was due to location. The township bordered directly on the suburbs of a large city containing, besides its many public schools, ali manner of academies, seminaries, colleges and also forth. Not only this, but three miles across the country was a noted Catholic academy, and the same distance another way, a Lutheran college. You may guess why1 this consolidated district school could not flourish. But the day of tne country and town academy and seminary has passed, or is passing, and the consolidated country school is making ready to take the vacated niches. Hush Co. I. S. Co-Operation Necessary lid Premium.—Much may be said on Ineth sides of the question. Some stoutly declare that consolidation will never be a success, while others aver that its success has already been established and that it only remains now to be generally adopted. Great progress hasbeen made in our school system in the last few decades. When e M fathers and mothers went to school they knew nothing about courses of study and graduation, und but little interest was taken outside of the three It's—read- should know how to express himself, nnd this requires a knowledge of grammar; and he should know something of the history of his own and other countries. Above all this be should folly appreciate what is expected of him morally nnd socially. The question then arises: How can these object- best lie attained? Iii the district school, where the teacher has all the grade's, it is impossible to give as much time to each as it should have, and it has long lieen acknowledged that much more can be accomplished in the graded school. For this reason many bave been transferred to town schools, and drive perhaps several miles to reach them. This practice has suggested a graded sehool for the towuship, and in many places these have been established. One advantage in this arangement is that the pupils of the country can also have high school training, and many more will take this course when it is a part of their own home school. We have a fine consolidated school building in our neighboring township. A high school course has lieen added to the common branches, and the building is perfect in all its appointments, with lockers, toilet rooms, gymnasium, hot and cold water, steam heat and every i oirrenienee of the city school building. This has not been accomplished, however, without a great deal of objection and criticism. One objection advanced is the cost, but we believe the chief objection is the time that many pupils are required to spend on the road, and In this there has, without doubt beeu much reason- for complaint, but this is a matter that might easily be remedied. If one man can not haul a whole district without driving too far and hauling some tef the pupils too long a distance, t.hui an additional driver should be employed. Drivers will, no doubt, be much cheaper than teachers when the new salary law take's effect. The conveyance should ii: in! cases be warm and comfortable and lie driven by . responsible man who will look to the comfort and welfare of the little ones. The vehicle should be owned by the township, as a man who contracts to haul the pupils for only one year will not care to invest as much in a vehicle as the welfare and comfort of the children demand. Then the township should furnish the liooks. They could then be changed as often as the school officials might deem liest, and there could be but little objection. Then, probably the thing most necess- sary to make the consolidated school a success is the co-operation of the patrons. Manv are unfriendly to the schools^ and in Borne cases whole districts refuse lo attend. The schools cannot be built near every patron, ns a matter of course, but they should be as centrally located as possible, and iu many instances it would lie advantageous for the town and township to co-operate. With a suitable and well arranged building, with all the .Jiseessary equipment; centrally located; with a high school course added to the common branches: with the pupils transported to ami from the school comfortably aud expeditiously; with efficient teachers; and with politics eliminated from school management; then with cooperation between the patron and school officials, the consolidated schools can hardly prove other than a success. Reader. Better for the Children. 3d Premium.—The very best way to make the consolidated school a success is for the patrons to give it their eiicourage- mtnt in every way possible. The consolidated school can be run a great deal more satisfactorily, almost every way, than a number of country schools can, and also more economically. By grading our Schools, which can be done only by con- seelielating. the teachers can give a great deal better satisfaction than if obliged to teach all branches. Then too with a consolidated school we cau have our pick in' the teachers, while without them sometimes it is quite difficult to get a teacher to accept a school that is at a distance from town. There are other advantages in a consolidated school; a better house, more even fires aud consequently less pneumonia, the children are hauled to and from school, no loitering and quarreling and playing in the snow or getting wet feet. Also the school will be looked after by tiie officials a great deal better than the little country schools. We have a consolidated school near Winona Lake where the children fromseveral country schools are taught, and am quite sure there is a great deal better satisfac tion every way than before. I think we patrons should encourage the consolida- tieut of our schools and thereby improve the opportunities of our children to get a better and more thorough education. G. B. No. 000, Sept. 7.—Tell how to construct an ice house and how to store ice. No. 001, Sept. 11.—Give directions for building satisfactory pens and sheds for sheep.
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Title | Indiana farmer, 1907, v. 62, no. 34 (Aug. 24) |
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Agriculture Farm management Horticulture Agricultural machinery |
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agriculture farm management horticulture agricultural machinery and equipment |
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Agriculture Farm management Horticulture Agricultural machinery |
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agriculture farm management horticulture agricultural machinery and equipment |
Genre | Periodical |
Call Number of Original | 630.5 In2 |
Location of Original | Hicks Repository |
Coverage | Indiana |
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Format | JP2 |
Language | eng |
Collection Title | Indiana Farmer |
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Transcript | VOL. LXII INDIANAPOLIS, AUGUST 24, 1907. NO. 34 %xpzviev.cz department CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS. The First of the Kind 1st Premium.—If by "consolidated Schools" is meant that which here we cull "township central school," built and equipped for carrying all of the public School graeles. from primary to all high School as DOW laid down (whicli last to my view conld highly be bettered), then the Bnt requisite is the co-operation of trustee and patrons and tax payers of the township. Outside of this are the questions whether it will pay, where located nnd the number of schools to be thrown out to make the central school a surety. Herein lie mnny past mistakes. Within sight of where I write stands, ns far as research shows us, the first successful school of this kind in the I'nited States. Il was studied out and built by a man named William S. Hall. :!1 years ago. It was built against great opposition, bat iii'. a man of groat brain power, looked far into the future, and knew that the time for beginning in this line had come. He lived in the days when a township carried more absolute power than now, and before a brick of his new school was laid, the people, unknown to themselves, had paid every cenl uf taxation levied on their lauds for the building. Tliey were surprised to find this see. Such a school is best located in the central part of the township. One might go a small distance cither side to catch a town, but not too far. Near the old center district school this first successful consolidated school was built, and as the schools iu Indiana are situated two miles) apart, the four schools two miles each way from the central school were thrown out and sold. There was nothing In this case for the patrons to do but send their children to the central school or ont to the bordering district schools. The children themselves settled tliat mat- It r, preferring the central school even though their parents might dislike the innovation. Four schools thus insured a large first attendance. The rooms were well filled. The fame of the school, the high grade teachers put at its head, gave it a name. From the outlying district schools the larger pupils began to clamor for conveyances to attend this school, and they were granted by parents. A barn was built to accommodate horses rnd conveyances. Hack- were never demanded. After some years the duties of the janitor reached out to include hitching and unhitching horses for youug children driving alone to school, and seeing them safely started home. As the years have gone on the policy of the school has 'remained much the same, higher grades of late years being one addition perhaps. Because the number of country children has steadily decreased in the last 30 years, some of the outlying district schools left in by the old trustee have been closed. The few pupils left have entered the central school, driving to and from, the parents willingly providing the conveyance. Here we have never, as yet, found a hired hack a necessity. The first five years of this school were divided in such a way as to leave two months in early summer for small children. I,ater this was abandoned. This first central school carried three rooms and employed three teachers during fall and v. inter, anil two during late spring and early summer. Afterwards It increased to four teachers all of the year around, and now with a new building, costing $20,- 000 where the old one stood it employs tive .teachers, with room sufficient should mere of the district schools be thrown into it. The only mistake made was in not building, in the lirst place, strong and sufficient. Had this trustee thrown out all of the schools in the township, instead of leaving all but the nearest, his school would have failed. The patrons would have had all re-opened. Had he thrown out none, the failure would have been just the same. His central school would not have carried in', 'riiin' anil 'rithmetic. The teacher who yielded the birch most industriously was considered the most successful, and if he held the fort and enforced fairly good dicipline to the end of tbe term, he was thought to have met Ihe requirements. Dicipline is very imrJOFtant There are, however other matters equally important. A person to-day without education ist at a gnat disadvantage. One must have, in some degree, an understanding of mathematics, as this is the foundation of all education; he should be a good reader and keep informed on current events; he should he a good writer and speller; he Farm Home of A. F. Shaw, Hamilton County. more than enough pupils to have filled oue room. Over 25 years ago I taught that one room in a building put up to accommodate a whole township of pupils. The empty rooms about me echoed of some trustee's mistake. I also once taught in another spick and span new building for a consolidated school. It feebly flour ished two or three years, and then I gathered the remnant left, the nearby children, in one room. This failure was due to location. The township bordered directly on the suburbs of a large city containing, besides its many public schools, ali manner of academies, seminaries, colleges and also forth. Not only this, but three miles across the country was a noted Catholic academy, and the same distance another way, a Lutheran college. You may guess why1 this consolidated district school could not flourish. But the day of tne country and town academy and seminary has passed, or is passing, and the consolidated country school is making ready to take the vacated niches. Hush Co. I. S. Co-Operation Necessary lid Premium.—Much may be said on Ineth sides of the question. Some stoutly declare that consolidation will never be a success, while others aver that its success has already been established and that it only remains now to be generally adopted. Great progress hasbeen made in our school system in the last few decades. When e M fathers and mothers went to school they knew nothing about courses of study and graduation, und but little interest was taken outside of the three It's—read- should know how to express himself, nnd this requires a knowledge of grammar; and he should know something of the history of his own and other countries. Above all this be should folly appreciate what is expected of him morally nnd socially. The question then arises: How can these object- best lie attained? Iii the district school, where the teacher has all the grade's, it is impossible to give as much time to each as it should have, and it has long lieen acknowledged that much more can be accomplished in the graded school. For this reason many bave been transferred to town schools, and drive perhaps several miles to reach them. This practice has suggested a graded sehool for the towuship, and in many places these have been established. One advantage in this arangement is that the pupils of the country can also have high school training, and many more will take this course when it is a part of their own home school. We have a fine consolidated school building in our neighboring township. A high school course has lieen added to the common branches, and the building is perfect in all its appointments, with lockers, toilet rooms, gymnasium, hot and cold water, steam heat and every i oirrenienee of the city school building. This has not been accomplished, however, without a great deal of objection and criticism. One objection advanced is the cost, but we believe the chief objection is the time that many pupils are required to spend on the road, and In this there has, without doubt beeu much reason- for complaint, but this is a matter that might easily be remedied. If one man can not haul a whole district without driving too far and hauling some tef the pupils too long a distance, t.hui an additional driver should be employed. Drivers will, no doubt, be much cheaper than teachers when the new salary law take's effect. The conveyance should ii: in! cases be warm and comfortable and lie driven by . responsible man who will look to the comfort and welfare of the little ones. The vehicle should be owned by the township, as a man who contracts to haul the pupils for only one year will not care to invest as much in a vehicle as the welfare and comfort of the children demand. Then the township should furnish the liooks. They could then be changed as often as the school officials might deem liest, and there could be but little objection. Then, probably the thing most necess- sary to make the consolidated school a success is the co-operation of the patrons. Manv are unfriendly to the schools^ and in Borne cases whole districts refuse lo attend. The schools cannot be built near every patron, ns a matter of course, but they should be as centrally located as possible, and iu many instances it would lie advantageous for the town and township to co-operate. With a suitable and well arranged building, with all the .Jiseessary equipment; centrally located; with a high school course added to the common branches: with the pupils transported to ami from the school comfortably aud expeditiously; with efficient teachers; and with politics eliminated from school management; then with cooperation between the patron and school officials, the consolidated schools can hardly prove other than a success. Reader. Better for the Children. 3d Premium.—The very best way to make the consolidated school a success is for the patrons to give it their eiicourage- mtnt in every way possible. The consolidated school can be run a great deal more satisfactorily, almost every way, than a number of country schools can, and also more economically. By grading our Schools, which can be done only by con- seelielating. the teachers can give a great deal better satisfaction than if obliged to teach all branches. Then too with a consolidated school we cau have our pick in' the teachers, while without them sometimes it is quite difficult to get a teacher to accept a school that is at a distance from town. There are other advantages in a consolidated school; a better house, more even fires aud consequently less pneumonia, the children are hauled to and from school, no loitering and quarreling and playing in the snow or getting wet feet. Also the school will be looked after by tiie officials a great deal better than the little country schools. We have a consolidated school near Winona Lake where the children fromseveral country schools are taught, and am quite sure there is a great deal better satisfac tion every way than before. I think we patrons should encourage the consolida- tieut of our schools and thereby improve the opportunities of our children to get a better and more thorough education. G. B. No. 000, Sept. 7.—Tell how to construct an ice house and how to store ice. No. 001, Sept. 11.—Give directions for building satisfactory pens and sheds for sheep. |
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