DOMESTIC SCIENCE LABORATORY OF THE BROOKEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL 



one-fifth of the territory would be within 1 mile of the school, four-fifths 

 within 2 miles, and the furthest point would be but 2.8 miles from the 

 building. By a proper arrangement taking into consideration the geo- 

 graphical features of the country and the location of the population, 

 the 35 schools could be so placed that approximately 95% of the school 

 children would live within 2 miles of a school and at least 60% within 1 

 mile. Under such conditions transportation at public expense would be 

 necessary only on exceptional days, as the children would be within 

 walking distance. While it might not be possible to extend the area 

 for each school to 15 square miles, there are many sections where con- 

 solidation with transportation of pupils at public expense is entirely 

 practicable and where the school might ser\'e an area of 25 square miles. 

 Decreasing the number of schools would not lessen the number of 

 teachers in the county to any great extent as the number of pupils to 

 each teacher under present conditions is high. It would, however, 

 increase the size of each school to two or three teacher schools with 

 enough pupils to permit a classification in such a way that the efficiency 

 of the teaching would be doubled or trebled. It would allow also 

 adequate expert supervision at a comparati\'ely small cost and would 

 decrease the cost of maintenance appreciably. It would mean a much 

 more efficient school service at about the present outlay. 

 . On the whole the white schools of Montgomery County may be said 

 to rank high in the excellency of their work in comparison with other 

 county systems. The same may be said about the negro schools, 

 although they are relatively inefficient as compared to the white schools 

 of the county, and are poorly housed, equipped, and supported. It is 



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