TEACHERS' COTTAGES 



Ohio. 



and also remarks, "I am pleased to say that it is an unqualified success. 

 Stutsmore County reports one teacher's cottage in the school yard which 

 accommodates the principal and his family and two teachers. It is very 

 satisfactory." (U. S. Bureau of Education.) 



Knox County has a teacher's home at Mount Vernon which is a 

 comfortable and substantial residence occupied by city superintendent of 

 schools, a fair rental price for which is figured as a part of his salary. 

 Superintendents have occupied this residence for the past 21 years at 

 least. 



Union County reports a "domin(ie)age" located at Allen Center on 

 the school grounds a full-sized house. The principal lives in it with 

 his family and boards the other teachers. The plan is entirely satis- 

 factory so far as the superintendent knows. 



The superintendent of Mahoney County remarks that with the advent 

 of centralized schools this is just what Northeastern Ohio needs and that 

 a bill before the legislature a few years ago asking for this very privi- 

 lege failed. 



The superintendent of Jefferson County states that "it is now a 

 problem for us." No place to stay; must get a teacherage in the dis- 

 trict, are very common statements. Many teachers travel many miles 

 to and from school some as a matter of choice, some of necessity. The 

 school loses. 



Hocking County reports that it is a serious problem for them to 

 keep the teachers on account of no living place available. Defiance 

 County reports a fine dwelling house in the Bryan village school which 

 is occupied by the head of the school. It has been a great factor in aid- 

 ing them to get good men for superintendents. (U. S. Bureau of Edu- 

 cation.) 



Rural School and Teacher's Cottage, McClain County, Oklahoma 



Oklahoma. 



In reply to your request for information regarding the establishment 

 of "Teacherages" in McClain County: I am enclosing a picture of one 

 of our rural schools which also shows the cottage. I am also enclosing 

 a rough pencil sketch of the floor plan and the general plat of the school 

 grounds. (See illustrations, pages 42, 43.) 



As you will note from the picture the grounds are not yet highly 

 improved as they will be in the future. This you know is a new State, 

 and we cannot do all at once, but there are some great improvements 

 being made. 



In my opinion the teachers' cottage comes nearer solving the prob- 

 lem of rural education than any other one idea yet advanced. It would 

 take several pages to discuss the many benefits resulting from it, and 



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