Consolidated rural schools . ee-fourths ofthe school training of rural youth. Consolidated Rural Schools Wilkinsons Practical Agriculture. One of our greatest needs is for better schools. In many slates themistake has been made of creating too many small school districts, so thatonly a short term of school is possible. A remedy for such a conditionlies in consolidation of two or more of such districts, and maintaining agraded school at some convenient central point in the consolidated dis-trict, and providing transportation for the pupils at the expense of the dis-trict. This plan relieves the


Consolidated rural schools . ee-fourths ofthe school training of rural youth. Consolidated Rural Schools Wilkinsons Practical Agriculture. One of our greatest needs is for better schools. In many slates themistake has been made of creating too many small school districts, so thatonly a short term of school is possible. A remedy for such a conditionlies in consolidation of two or more of such districts, and maintaining agraded school at some convenient central point in the consolidated dis-trict, and providing transportation for the pupils at the expense of the dis-trict. This plan relieves the children from the necessity of trudgingthrough the snow and mud. Special wagons are now made for this pur-pose, having curtains, lap robes and everything else necessary for the pro-tection of the children in cold weather. In some states township gradedschools are maintained and have been found very satisfactory. Occasion- o —o — ^ CO p n rs ^ ?J C; C r C/i o t^ o M c CL X ^—^ C aq o (I) r C/2 > X o »> h^ >.


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