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four young trees was planned, laid out, and set out by the class 

 in horticulture. An experiment station of several acres is con- 

 ducted on the campus by Mr. Griffith, a local corn breeder, under 

 the direction of Professor Hopkins, of the College of Agricul- 

 ture. On account of the extremely wet spring, the class in 

 agronomy did not attempt to do any outdoor planting. 



The consolidated district comprises fourteen sections of land 

 and has a population of about 350, smaller than that of any other 

 district visited. The assessed valuation is $164,000, which repre- 

 sents, under the taxation laws of Illinois, one-fifth the supposed 

 real value. As all over the state, the board is allowed by the 

 so-called Juul law to levy 25^ per cent for building purposes, 

 and a like amount for maintenance. The total enrollment of 

 the high school last year was 32. Several times this number 

 are in the grades. Those living at a distance are transported 

 in school wagons. 



Guthrie County High School, Panora, Iowa 



Although Iowa has had on its statutes for many years a law 

 providing for the establishment and maintenance of high schools 

 by counties, the only one instituted so far under these provisions 

 is the Guthrie County High School, at Panora. This school 

 is finishing its thirtieth year and has outgrown two buildings. 

 The classes in science and agriculture at present use most of 

 the second of these, a two-story brick structure. 



The village of Panora, with a population of over 1,000, main- 

 tains a school system of nine grades and promotes its graduates 

 into the second year of the county high school. Two other 

 villages in the county, with populations of 1,600 and 1,400 re- 

 spectively have four-year high schools, while several villages of 

 about 500 inhabitants each have one-year or two-year high 

 schools. The total enrollment in the county high school for the 

 year 1907-8 was 206; the number in the senior class was 30. 

 Panora furnished 45 students, about 20 more than its quota. 

 Each township is allowed free tuition for students up to a cer- 

 tain percentage of its population and must pay tuition for all 

 over that number. The expense, which is between $6,000 and 

 $7,000, is borne by the entire county. Guthrie County has a 



