cult in district system; Easier in
township system; Consolidation a special problem for each district;
Disagreements on transportation; Each community must decide for
itself; The distance to be transported; Responsible driver; Cost of
consolidation; More life in the consolidated school; Some grading
desirable; Better teachers; Better buildings and inspection; Longer
terms; Regularity, punctuality, and attendance; Better supervision;
The school as a social center; Better roads; Consolidation coming
everywhere; The married teacher and permanence.

CHAPTER VII. THE TEACHER 77

The greatest factor; What education is; What the real teacher is; A
hypnotist; Untying knots; Too much kindness; The button
illustration; The chariot race; Physically sound; Character; Well
educated; Professional preparation; Experience; Choosing a teacher;
A "scoop"; What makes the difference; A question of teachers.

CHAPTER VIII. THE THREE INSEPARABLES 88

The "mode"; The "mode" in labor; The "mode" in educational
institutions; No "profession"; Weak personalities; Low standard;
The norm of wages too low; The inseparables; Raise the standard
first; More men; Cooperation needed; The supply; Make it
fashionable; The retirement system; City and country
salaries--effects; The solution demands more; A good school board;
Board and teacher; The ideal.

CHAPTER IX. THE RURAL SCHOOL CURRICULUM 100

Imitation; The country imitates the city; Textbooks; An
interpreting core; Rural teachers from the city; A course for rural
teachers; All not to remain in the country; Mere textbook teaching;
A rich environment; Who will teach these things?; The scientific
spirit needed; A course of study; Red tape; Length of term;
Individual work; "Waking up the mind"; The overflow of instruction;
Affiliation; The "liking point"; The teacher, the chief factor.

CHAPTER X. THE SOCIAL CENTER 114

The teacher, the leader; Some community activities; The literary
society; Debates; The school program; Spelling schools; Lectures;
Dramatic performances; A musical program; Slides and moving
pictures; Supervised dancing; Sports and games; School exhibits; A
public forum; Courtesy and candor; Automobile parti