March 11, 1022 
School Notes 
I have read W, \V. Christman’s article 
on “Consolidation of Rural Schools.” and 
cannot see that he has added anything 
new. useful, or important to the question, 
lie does show a personal grievance and 
an mi willingness lo abide by the wishes 
of the majority, and utters the usual wail 
of the poor loser, “it is said,” the rail¬ 
road did this and that. etc., more state¬ 
ments of ids. backed by no proof. lie has 
done well by his children, hut why weary 
your readers with a recital of his woes? 
Consolidation will not help him much 
now. and no personal grievance can have 
weight in a public matter. Consolida¬ 
tion of rural schools should come only as 
it. will do the greatest good to the great¬ 
est. numbers. Where this can be proven, 
I do not believe there will be much oppo¬ 
sition to the scheme. By proven, l mean 
more than statements from “it is said,” 
abuse of those who do not approve the 
new scheme, airing of personal grievances 
or the wild statements of cranks, fanatics 
and meddlers, whether from Albany or 
other sections of the State. Consolidation 
has been tried in many places; if it is a 
benefit to the many. it. will spread quickly, 
for there are many others as deeply inter¬ 
ested in our schools as is Mr. Christman. 
The system of taxation for rural schools 
may be inequitable; it does not look 
right for a district like Delauson. for in¬ 
stance, to have over three-fifths of its 
school tax paid by the railroad, and many 
other districts to get no railroad money. 
Possibly all big corporations should be 
taxed a certain per cent for schools, and 
this money distributed to all schools, as the 
State money is now. All of this money 
should, in my opinion, be handled by the 
regular State and county financial anthor- 
ities. and none of it in any way, directly 
or indirectly, h.v the State educational 
authorities. 
I believe a rural school district should 
be large enough so the burden of taxation 
may be reasonable, and small enough so. 
the question of getting to school shall be 
fairly easy for all. and also small enough 
so tiie money collected shall all he spent 
by the unit of taxation raising it. Almost 
always this can be done; then I would 
like to see our rural school's run for the 
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Reforesting and School Improvement 
Wi* called an informal school meeting 
in my district to consider placing a wind¬ 
break to the west, of our schoOlhouso. 
which stands in an extremely exposed 
position. As a result of that meeting our 
district has decided to buy one acre of 
land across the road to the west of our 
school, and reforest it with 2.000 white 
pines early next Spring. The State will 
give the trees for such community better¬ 
ment purposes. A citizen in the district 
Will give locust posts toward a good fence 
to surround it. and we shall have a bee 
to do tin work us soon as the trees come 
next Spring. Another year we hope to 
plant an acre to the north of the school. 
The purposes for undertaking this work 
were outlined to he: (It To provide a 
permanent wind-break for the school; 
(2) to do away eventually with the enor¬ 
mous snowdrift which accumulates near 
]y every year in the road and yard by the 
school ; (.‘I) to add potential value to our 
district; 1-11 to set an example of refor¬ 
estation and to place before other com¬ 
munities the desirability of such local 
betterments. 
'Phe costs for education call for im¬ 
mense expenditures. In studying the 
problem of how best to finance the future 
demands for placing quality, which means 
a full measure of common sense, in the 
education of our growing generations. I 
believe in taking full advantage of what 
the present offers. Since we have 7.000.000 
acres of land in New York State which 
needs reforestation and the State will give 
the trees for community betterment pur¬ 
poses. why should not our educational 
department be made to realize the won¬ 
derful opportunity it has to encourage 
and stimulate rural school districts, in 
general, to take up this work and start 
community forests? Land is purchasable 
at a very reasonable price in most dis¬ 
tricts, In this way practical forestry 
could bo taught in our country schools, 
and as tile years pass by the districts 
could bo growing in wealth. As regards 
ultimate returns. <\ It. Pettis. State 
Superintendent of Forests, states that 
plantations of white pine 10 years old 
have yielded 10.0011 board feet of lumber 
per acre. 1 believe that action along this 
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