. Community civics . d seeds,such as quack grass or Canadian thistle, were foundin it, the purchaser was told of it, so that the seedcould be returned and the district saved from beingtroubled with these weeds. 5. The Country Schoolhouse Is the Center of Com-munity Life. — It belongs to every one and shouldbe used more than the school time hours. It shouldbe the general public meeting place for the is the place for elections and telephone it can be held literary societies, debates, lecturecourses, and Farmers Clubs. Certain events may come to be celebrated annuallyat th
. Community civics . d seeds,such as quack grass or Canadian thistle, were foundin it, the purchaser was told of it, so that the seedcould be returned and the district saved from beingtroubled with these weeds. 5. The Country Schoolhouse Is the Center of Com-munity Life. — It belongs to every one and shouldbe used more than the school time hours. It shouldbe the general public meeting place for the is the place for elections and telephone it can be held literary societies, debates, lecturecourses, and Farmers Clubs. Certain events may come to be celebrated annuallyat the schoolhouse, and so community customs beestablished which will create a love for the districtand a loyalty to neighbors. Such a custom has beenestablished in one country school district, where 134 COMMUNITY CIVICS each spring a dinner is given at the schoolhouse inhonor of the people who have newly come to the com-munity. Some country schoolhouses are not very wellfitted for community gatherings. More and more as. An Annual Celebration at the Sclioolhouses. we see their value, schoolhouses will be built withthis purpose in mind, and so the school can servethe whole district as a meeting place. The school library can serve the one should be encouraged to draw out books THE SCHOOL AND THE COMMUNITY 135 from it. Circulating libraries on subjects of local in-terest should be established at the school for the use ofthe community. It should always be possible to se-cure the latest information from farm bulletins in regard to the reading courses plannedby the United States Commissioner of Educationshould be available at the school for the use of allwho might be interested in them. Often the school may be used as a medium for theexchange of good books between the people of thedistrict. It is certain that it can give great serviceas the center for distributing and making availablethe best reading for the community. Many country people are working to
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