. The consolidated rural school . A model barn in North Carolina. A model barn at a country-life school THE CONSOLIDATED-SCHOOL SITE AND ITS USE 153 hen. The principles of selection and breeding, which maybe demonstrated so easily with poultry, apply with equalforce to all kinds of animals. The School Grounds.—In addition to the 12 acreswhich the school owns, it has leased for a period of years 8acres adjoining its property. The lot owned by the school is divided into two parts;6 acres about the buildings are in permanent grass for play-grounds; the other 6 acres are used for demonstration pur
. The consolidated rural school . A model barn in North Carolina. A model barn at a country-life school THE CONSOLIDATED-SCHOOL SITE AND ITS USE 153 hen. The principles of selection and breeding, which maybe demonstrated so easily with poultry, apply with equalforce to all kinds of animals. The School Grounds.—In addition to the 12 acreswhich the school owns, it has leased for a period of years 8acres adjoining its property. The lot owned by the school is divided into two parts;6 acres about the buildings are in permanent grass for play-grounds; the other 6 acres are used for demonstration pur-poses. The school employs one man by the year to serveboth as janitor and farm laborer. The grass-plat immedi-ately surrounding the buildings has been beautified by theaddition of shrubbery and flower-beds. Part of it is laidout for a baseball-field, for tennis courts, and for an out doorbasket-ball court. These playgrounds are used by the com-munity at any time, and their use constitutes one of theprincipal contributions of the school to the community. Demo
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