TEACHERS' COTTAGES 



Tennessee. 



The boarding proposition is making the teachers' cottages a necessity. 

 (Elm Wood.) Johnson County has some dormitories for the high school. 

 "Hope the time will soon come." High school board furnishes principal of 

 Dayton, Rhea County, with a home. 



Knox County furnishes cottages to each of the principals of the five agri- 

 cultural high schools. It keeps the principals the year round and they also 

 furnish them a helper on the farm of 15 acres. They find the plan works 

 very well, in fact, is the only way to build up a community center about a 

 school. "Our grammar schools have not been able to furnish homes, but expect 

 to try this out in one or two consolidated schools next year." 



London County has one cottage furnished the principal free. This proved 

 a great convenience for the principal this year. 



Fayetteville supports three buildings occupied by the teachers, owned by 

 local school boards, but a small amount of rent is demanded for each build- 

 ing. A nice garden lot makes these buildings very desirable. 



Lawrence County reports one teachers' home in connection with the 

 county high school. The principal looks after the demonstration plots. The 

 plan works admirably. 



Trenton County superintendent has advocated and urged that "pedogo- 

 gians" or teachers' cottages, be built for many of our schools for the rea- 

 son that oftentimes it is impossible to rent a dwelling house or get board in 

 many country communities. (U. S. Bureau of Education.) 



Texas. 



Many of our rural schools are building houses for their teachers. The 

 next Biennial Report of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction of 

 this State will contain data relative to this subject. (W. F. Doughty, State 

 Superintendent, Austin, Tex.) 



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Typical Teachers' Cottages Near 

 San Antonio, Texas 



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