. Rural centralized, graded and model schools . g off theroad meet the wagons at the nearest point on the established three teachers are employed in this school and no high schoolwork was attempted in the district last year. One of the teachers alsodrives a wagon. The principal reports that pupils living at a distanceare more regular in attendance than those who live only a short dis-tance from the school house and who walk. The conduct of thechildren on the wagons under supersivion of drivers was above re-proach, while in a few cases children who walked to and from schoolnot only f
. Rural centralized, graded and model schools . g off theroad meet the wagons at the nearest point on the established three teachers are employed in this school and no high schoolwork was attempted in the district last year. One of the teachers alsodrives a wagon. The principal reports that pupils living at a distanceare more regular in attendance than those who live only a short dis-tance from the school house and who walk. The conduct of thechildren on the wagons under supersivion of drivers was above re-proach, while in a few cases children who walked to and from schoolnot only fought but were guilty of worse conduct. When these samechildren were put on wagons they gave no further trouble. NINNEKAH CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL District No. 51, Grady County Located in the town of Ninnekah is one of the best of the many good consolidated schools in this state. The area of the district is approximately 40 square miles and the taxable valuation is $821,000. A levy of 10 mills for general purposes was made to raise, with other (44). Ninuekah Consolidated School, Grady County revenues, $10,205 during the fiscal year ending June, 1917. The dis-trict owns 6 wagons and employs drivers for $60 per month advanced pupils are employed as drivers. The routes are ap-proximately 9 miles in length, but no child is in the wagon longer than1% hours. Some of the children are required to walk from one-fourthto one-half mile to the route along which the wagon passes. The en-rollment in the school during the year was 392; of these 14 graduatedfrom the eighth grade and 6 graduated from the high school depart-ment. Nine teachers are employed. There are 3 acres in the schoolsite. The high valuation in this district makes it possible, despite thesize, to maintain as good a school as the best. The building cost$10,000. This district was organized as a large district 10 years agoby State Superintendent Wilson who was then County Superintendentof Grady County. I^ater the territor
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