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Work for a Longer Term 105 



Compulsory Attendance Laws Needed . . .106 

 Better Schoolhouses and Equipment . . . 107 



1. Location 108 



2. The Water Supply 109 



3. Size and Adaptation of Grounds . . . 109 



4. Improvement of School Grounds . . .110 



A Model Rural School 112 



The Cornell Schoolhouse 115 



Help make a School Play Ground . . . .117 

 General Instruction in Agriculture . . . 120 

 Domestic Economy and Home Sanitation . . 122 

 Consolidation of Rural Schools .... 123 



More High Schools Needed 124 



Better Rural Teachers Needed .... 125 



IX. THE COUNTY YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIA- 

 TION 129 



Boys leave the Farm too Young . . . .130 



Purposes of the County Young Men's Christian 

 Association ....... 131 



How to organize a County Organization . .132 



1. Select a Good Leader 133 



2. Local Leaders Necessary .... 134 



3. A Committee on Finance .... 134 



4. Little Property Ownership . . . .135 

 How to conduct the Work 136 



1. Local and County Athletic Clubs . . . 186 



2. Debating and Literary Clubs . . . 187 



3. Receptions and Suppers . . . .188 



4. Educational Tours and Problems . . . 138 



5. Camping and Hiking ..... 139 



6. Exhibitions 139 



Spirituality not lost Sight Of 141 



Work in a sparsely Settled Country . . . 143 



