A popular Reynolds saxophone trio re- 

 hearses under the direction oi Miss Betty 

 Kelly, music instructor. Left to right ore 

 Wayne Mueller. Irene lohnson. and Wil- 

 liam Stetson, son of the Rock Island Farm 

 Bureau president. 



homes. They have a chance to enroll 

 in classes ranging from soils and crops 

 to Latin. A farm boy can learn how 

 to repair a tractor motor or keep books. 

 A farm girl can learn how to be a 

 homemaker or a secretary. If a farm 

 boy or girl wants to continue his edu- 

 cation beyond high school, he has an 

 opportunity to make such preparations. 

 In short, students in this rural 

 high school can learn how to earn a 

 livelihood and become good citizens 

 and leaders in their community. The 

 tools for acquiring an education are 

 available — it's up to the student to 

 make use of them. 



Like many other districts, Reynolds 

 didn't build its system over night. 

 There was just as much difference of 

 opinion and feeling as exists in the 

 organization of any district, and there 



due hardships or burdensome tax on 

 anyone. 



For example, in 1934 when it was 

 decided to put in an agricultural de- 

 partment, the district purchased a 

 former sale barn located about four 

 blocks from the school for $700. This 

 building has proved to be ideal for 

 farm shop work and classes. It is a 

 modern o ne -story, concrete block 

 structure, 36 by 120 feet, with concrete 

 floors. 



Drop in at this shop any school day 

 of the week and you'll find farm boys 

 making good use of their time. Some 

 will be working on hog house con- 

 struction, others will be painting and 

 repairing farm machinery, overhauling 

 motors, or building a four-wheel 

 trailer. During other periods of the 

 day you will find freshmen and sopho- 



IHOULD farm boys and girls have 11^ 



SI 

 the same chance as their city 

 cousins to get a good high school 

 education ? 



Most farm people would say "Yes" 

 to this question — it's just a matter of 

 figuring out how such an education 

 can be provided with the means at 

 hand. That the problem can be 

 worked out in many different ways 

 has been demonstrated by a number of 

 districts. One of these is the Reynolds 

 Community High School district in 

 the lower end of Rock-Island county. 



Today, in Reynolds, a community of 

 310, there is a four-year high school 

 with 90 per cent of its average daily 

 attendance of 209 coming from farm- 



THE CITY KIDS HAVE 

 NOTHING ON US AT 

 REYNOLDS SCHOOL" 



By CRESTON FOSTER 



were probably just as many mistakes 

 made as in other similar ventures. But 

 by working and planning and adding 

 each year, a good school and equip- 

 ment have come about without any un- 



A MODERN BUILDING SERVING A PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY 



l<c.^ 



Location of the Reynolds school 

 in the district is designated by 

 the white square. Valuation of 

 the district of 200 square miles is 

 $4,755,000. 



This nap showa the original Beynolds 

 High School district and the areas which 



petitioned to come in and were accepted. 

 Numbers indicate the order of Joining. 



more studeiTts making soil test or study- 

 ing soils and crops and animal hus- 

 bandry. In addition to their class 

 work, these boys also have production 

 projects at home. 



The farm shop is also equipped to 

 offer industrial education, but this year 

 because of the wartime demand for 

 trained men in factories, the board was 

 unable to secure an instructor and the 

 work was curtailed. 



Willard Long, the agricultural teach- 

 er, is as well-fitted to teach industrial 

 arts as vocational agriculture, but his 

 agricultural classes take all his time. 

 He is an Iowa farm boy who farmed 

 until 1937 and then went to Iowa State 

 at Ames. While attending college he 

 worked as a mechanic in a machine 

 shop. 



The home making department of the 

 Reynolds school affords a three-year 

 home economics program that is com- 

 parable to the program offered boys in 

 vocational agriculture. 



But these educational opportunities 

 are not the only advantages that par- 

 ents in the district appreciate. They 

 especially like the idea that their chil- 

 dren can attend a four-year high school 

 and live at home. School buses take 



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