TEACHERS' COTTAGES 



Kentucky. 



"The problem of a home for the teacher is each year more and more dif- 

 ficult to solve, which is, I think, a strong argument for centralization and 

 consolidation of rural schools." (Owensboro.) One school in Owen 

 County furnishes a home for the principal and family free. County super- 

 intendent thinks this idea needs pushing to the front as it is so difficult 

 for teachers to secure board. Montgomery County reports it is impos- 

 sible for teachers in some districts to get board, consequently cannot get 

 good teachers to take some of the first-class schools, boarding conditions 

 being so deplorable. County superintendent says, "I said this fall I 

 could see no way out unless we built a school home on schoolground, or 

 rooms over school building, or a cottage. I am one who would be so glad 

 to know what to do in the matter for I am anxious to do the best for 

 our children." Cumberland County reports that in one of the graded 

 schools the building is large enough to have rooms for the principal and 

 family and all of the teachers. (U. S. Bureau of Education.) 



Louisiana. 



Special departments of domestic science are operated in about two 

 hundred of our public schools. These departments are supported partly by 

 special state aid. A number of domestic science cottages have been built 

 in the various parishes. The parish school boards have ample authority 

 in law to build cottages for the purpose of providing quarters for the 

 domestic science work. (T. H. Harris, State Superintendent, Baton 

 Rouge, La.) 



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"Such a move would be good as the teachers do not stay long enough 

 in a place." "Have been considering the matter." "The city of New 

 Orleans gave recently several thousand acres of swamp land, 1,000 acres 

 of which was to be set off as a home for teachers but nothing has been 

 done toward accepting the gift." "Two rural consolidated schools are 

 now planning to build homes for the principal." (Lafayette Parish.) 



"Choudrant has established an agricultural and domestic science high 

 school and in connection with this school purchased and remodeled a 

 six-room cottage; also furnished it completely as a teacher's home." The 

 agricultural teacher is kept the entire year and they have 20 acres on 

 the school farm and campus. 



De Soto rents two cottages owned by the school authorities to the 

 principals but it is the intention to give them rent free as soon as the 

 district is out of debt. 



Three other parishes are to try teachers' cottages. 



Avoyelles Parish reports one cottage and that the experiment has 

 proven very successful. 



Lincoln Parish is attempting to have 20 acres for every consolidated 

 school in the parish. 



The Olla Agricultural School furnishes a cottage as a home for the 

 principal where the other teachers sometimes board. The school term 

 is nine months and the agriculturist gives his entire time to the work. 

 They report the plan a success and wish for one in each district and 

 parish. 



Monroe reports one cottage used by the teacher at Swartz rent free. 



The Dodson Agricultural High School owns a home for the principal 

 but rent is paid. 



Grant Parish reports one school cottage that they own and let the 

 principal of the school have free of rent and by that means save some 

 funds in his salary that will eventually pay for the cottage. (U S. Bureau 

 of Education.) 



Maine. 



A home for the residence of the teacher has been, I believe, con- 

 structed on one of the islands which is a part of the town of Jonesport or 



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