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classroom can be reduced where the need exists.

Library service, (including a reading room), which is a basic requirement of a well equipped school, proves to be very costly for a small school; in addition, a large school, having a large enrollment can provide a greater number of good books as well as a greater diversification of reading material. The lack of ade- quate library service is one major realm wherein a consolidation of schools should effect a most desirable change.

An improved sport and recreational program is made possible by a school enrollment which would lend itself to interscholastics and intramural sports within the school system. A physical edu- cation program is justifiable when enrollment is adequate.

Music and art can be more efficiently conducted in a larger sys- tem.

An improved school plant can be provided with better designed buildings having modem lighting, heating, suitable ventilation and more sanitary conditions. An improvement in the physical plant invariably results in better academic achievement on the part of the students.

Equalization of educational opportunity for the children within a consolidated area is a direct result of having one efficient school system rather than several separate small school systems with as many standards of achievement.

A larger school has more appeal to teachers than does the small isolated school. There is not the feeling of ”aloneness” when the teachers can discuss matters of mutual concern with one another. The pooling of ideas should contribute to a more effective teach- ing program which in turn becomes an advantage to the stu- dents.

There is uniformity of the tax rate over the entire area.

Periods of rest and play can be supervised for children in the lower grades so that they no longer have “to put in time” waiting for older students or go home alone. Bus service put an end to the problem of younger children having to walk along the busy roads and through dangerous cuttings in winter. It also puts an end to the necessity of parents having to drive their children to and from school.

The consolidated school represents a type of cooperative effort. Pupils of these schools have the social advantage of cooperation and competition with others of their own age level; they share in the total experience of all their classmates who are working toward similar goals, and consequently they should be better pre- pared for junior high school work.

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