Consolidated rural schools and organization of a county system . GEND DISTRICT SCHOOL S HIGH SCHOOL ? DISTRIC T BOUNDARY ELECTRIC ROAD STEAM ROAD ,,, TOWN Fig. 16.—Map of Ada County, Idaho, showing boimdarips of the school districts and the location of rural district schools and high schools, of one-room rural schools (ungraded) 24 Number of two-room rural schools Number of three-room rural schools Number of pupils enrolled in 1907, one, two, and three room rural schools. 1 4, 662 The consolidated school in Twin Falls, Idaho (page 25) gives avery fair idea of the results of the edu
Consolidated rural schools and organization of a county system . GEND DISTRICT SCHOOL S HIGH SCHOOL ? DISTRIC T BOUNDARY ELECTRIC ROAD STEAM ROAD ,,, TOWN Fig. 16.—Map of Ada County, Idaho, showing boimdarips of the school districts and the location of rural district schools and high schools, of one-room rural schools (ungraded) 24 Number of two-room rural schools Number of three-room rural schools Number of pupils enrolled in 1907, one, two, and three room rural schools. 1 4, 662 The consolidated school in Twin Falls, Idaho (page 25) gives avery fair idea of the results of the educational efforts of one of thosenewly settled communities. There are five other schools of likecharacter in the State. No. 232 67 As before mentioned. Ada and Canyon counties, Idaho, were se-lected for the purpose of studying to what extent the county systemof consolidation is adapted to the local conditions peculiar to irri-gated lands. The older and irrigated portions of both counties areat present organized into school districts averaging about 7 square. Fig. 17.—Map of Ada County, Idaho, illustrating a tentative plan of consolidation. Num-bers before G. and H. S. indicate probable enrolment of pupils in elementary andhigh school courses, respectively. Roman numerals are used to designate the proposedconsolidated school districts. miles in area and are maintaining an excellent system of rural schoolsand several high schools; other portions, practically desert land,are as yet unorganized. Considerable tracts of irrigable agriculturallands in both counties have been thrown open for settlement by theUnited States Reclamation Service and by a number of private cor-porations. Redistricting plans were made for both counties provid- No. 232 68 ing- them with a tentative phm of consolidation—a plan which, ifadopted, may hereafter be modified in minor details, but whose gen-eral adaptability to the local conditons is attested by collaboratingresidents and county officials. The
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