Country life and the country school : a study of the agencies of rural progress and of the social relationship of the school to the country community . dy at hand, and much of it iseasily available for those who care to use it. Not the leastneeded and tangible of this assistance is the recent increasein the scale of salaries in many states. This question of salary-is considered by some the most vital point in the improve-ment of rural supervision, though it is evident that the finan-cial phase will eventually adjust itself when the work once COUNTRY SCHOOL SUPERVISION 297 becomes a permanent p
Country life and the country school : a study of the agencies of rural progress and of the social relationship of the school to the country community . dy at hand, and much of it iseasily available for those who care to use it. Not the leastneeded and tangible of this assistance is the recent increasein the scale of salaries in many states. This question of salary-is considered by some the most vital point in the improve-ment of rural supervision, though it is evident that the finan-cial phase will eventually adjust itself when the work once COUNTRY SCHOOL SUPERVISION 297 becomes a permanent profession demanding higher qualifica-tions and better preparation. One matter of financial con-sideration calls for special attention. This is the lack of pro-vision in many states for meeting the traveling expenses ofcounty superintendents. Four states at least—Minnesota, Wis-consin, California, and New Jersey—have seen the injusticeof this situation and now authorize counties to meet theexpense of their superintendents. Assistance from state departments of education. The chiefgeneral sources of assistance for county superintendents are the. School Directors Convention, Goodhue County, Minnesota state departments of education. All state superintendentsassist their county superintendents, at least personally, and inmany states this aid is definite and well organized. Some-times, as in Wisconsin, Missouri, Louisiana, and North Caro-lina, it is provided through the employment of state rural schoolinspectors. In Wisconsin, where this office was first created,the inspector is appointed by the state superintendent and servesduring efficiency and good conduct. His duties include schoolinspection, at least to an extent sufficient to make him familiar 298 COUNTRY LIFE AND THE COUNTRY SCHOOL with conditions throughout the state; the collection and dis-tribution of information relating to rural schools; and theconducting of educational campaigns and frequent confer-ences with county
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