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 . stands a cottage for the janitor,who is kept in steady employment during both summer andwinter. But all these things might stand here in hollow mockerywithout good teaching. This the people of the John SwaneySchool realize, and have prevented. The principal, who hasbeen well trained in both normal school and university, is paida salary of $1,000 a year. The other four teachers are equallywell trained and proportionately well compensated for the
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 . stands a cottage for the janitor,who is kept in steady employment during both summer andwinter. But all these things might stand here in hollow mockerywithout good teaching. This the people of the John SwaneySchool realize, and have prevented. The principal, who hasbeen well trained in both normal school and university, is paida salary of $1,000 a year. The other four teachers are equallywell trained and proportionately well compensated for theirparticular work. The course of study in this school is no mere imitation ofcity school courses. It presents a well-balanced adjustmentof both cultural and practical education and reflects the lifeof the communitv at everv turn. As^riculture and domesticscience are taught in the grades and are strongly emphasizedin the high school, where they supplant some of the isolatedformal science commonly found in secondary courses. Sixacres of the campus are used by the high school as an experi-ment plot, and an excellent school garden is made each year.
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