. The American rural school : its characteristics, its future and its problems. omewhat rambling report readerswill appreciate that the movement to consolidate ruralschools is becoming national in significance. That it isno longer an experiment, even the most conservative mustacknowledge. If it has not always proved successful, itis not because the principle of consolidation in itself iswrong, but because it was not properly applied or localconditions were not given proper consideration. Now let us consider a few particular cases of successfulconsolidation. In this connection it is well to emp
. The American rural school : its characteristics, its future and its problems. omewhat rambling report readerswill appreciate that the movement to consolidate ruralschools is becoming national in significance. That it isno longer an experiment, even the most conservative mustacknowledge. If it has not always proved successful, itis not because the principle of consolidation in itself iswrong, but because it was not properly applied or localconditions were not given proper consideration. Now let us consider a few particular cases of successfulconsolidation. In this connection it is well to emphasizefour types of consolidation: (i) partial, (2) complete, (3)centered in village, (4) purely rural. CONSOLIDATION OF SCHOOLS 31S Partial Consolidation.—By partial consolidation is meantthe grouping of two, three, or more schools at strategicpoints in the township, without aiming at ultimate centrali-zation of all the schools in the township at the geographi-cal center. This form of consolidation is practiced wherethe size or shape of the township or its natural contour. 2®£>peci<Lllli3triClSfg D SaMlittriaSchs«U. :i® Special listrietsmailKbkniciL fichaoU2HCfnCr«lr£edSchasls:z DSub-DiitTitt SchasIS Fig. 20. — Map illustrating growth of consolidation in Madison township,Lake county, Ohio. (See text.) makes transportation of all pupils to one center impracti-cable. An excellent illustration is Madison county, Ohio, where partial consolidation began in1892. The accompanying maps tell the story in a graphicway. The township which borders on Lake Erie isseven miles on the west side, nine on the east, and fivemiles wide. The distance by wagon from the extremesof the township to Madison village is seven miles, whichis too far for satisfactory transportation of pupils. Asa consequence centralization here has been at three or 3i6 THE AMERICAN RURAL SCHOOL four centers. The first map shows the special districtsof Madison village and Unionville, together w
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