The rural teacher and his work in community leadership, in school administration, and in mastery of the school subjects . to rural people. Some Ideals for Which to Strive. — A fatal mistake inmuch consolidation is its appeal to the cheap and this great work is worth doing at all, it is worth doingwell. Where a community contemplates consolidation,its advocates should strive with might and main towardthe highest ideals in school perfection. Here are someof the things to be considered : The grounds chosen, aside from being centrally locatedand easily accessible, should be sightly, well
The rural teacher and his work in community leadership, in school administration, and in mastery of the school subjects . to rural people. Some Ideals for Which to Strive. — A fatal mistake inmuch consolidation is its appeal to the cheap and this great work is worth doing at all, it is worth doingwell. Where a community contemplates consolidation,its advocates should strive with might and main towardthe highest ideals in school perfection. Here are someof the things to be considered : The grounds chosen, aside from being centrally locatedand easily accessible, should be sightly, well-drained, andlarge — so large, indeed, as to afford room for good-sizedexperiment plots, school gardens, playgrounds, lawn, andample space for buildings. Five acres and upward shouldbe the standard. The school structure should be built as a permanentfarm school plant, have a large assembly room, well-equipped 192 THE RURAL TEACHER AND HIS WORK classrooms, and agricultural laboratories, be sanitary, at-tractive, and in every way as good as the best town schoolplant. No steps should be taken towards building until. Fig. 26. — Grounds of a rural community school measuring ten acres. Attention iscalled to the water system which supplies both the school and teachers cottage. (FromDresslars Rural Schoolhouses and Grounds.) after consulting with educational experts, and then plansand specifications should be prepared by a competentarchitect. COMING OF THE REAL RURAL COMMUNITY SCHOOL 193 The grounds should have a good shed for teams andwagons. A principals cottage should be erected on every con-solidated school ground. To this end one of the best ofthe discarded schoolhouses may be moved in and district will get a monthly rental upon this states have found this an excellent investment. Itis well to repeat again that the teacher who lives his lifein the midst of the community from year to year, becomesa positive factor in community building. Question St
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