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"Suggested readings" at the end of most of the chapters. ; Mode of access: Internet.

"First printing." ; section 1. The economic aspect of the system.--section 2. The social aspect of the system.--section 3. The political aspect of the system.--Bibliography (p.365-367) ; Mode of access: Internet.

Program description for the joint conference of the Minnesota, Michigan, and Wisconsin Library Associations. The program took place on October 18-21st, 1939 at the Hotel Schroeder in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The theme was "Rural Social Problems: Their Implications for Libraries." In addition to general sessions, the conference included a presentation on rural social problems and implications for libraries by Lowry Nelson (Professor of Sociology, University of Minnesota), a presentation by Essae M. Culver (President-Elect, American Library Association) and Charles H. Brown (Chairman, Third Activities Committee, A.L.A.), a gallery tour of American Humor at the Milwaukee-Downer College Library, banquet speaker Howard Y. McClusky (Assistant to Vice-President in charge of Adult Education, University of Michigan) on the topic of capitalizing a community's resources, and closing session speaker Dr. Max Lerner (Professor, Dept. of Political Science, Williams College, Williamstown, Mass.).

The studios of rural society are greatly concerned with the problem of rural education. It was during the pursuit of a course in Rural Sociology that the author became much interested in the consolidation movement and curious to know just how the consolidated schools functioned, and how the communities from which schools were moved were affected by the consolidation, especially as related to the Negro race. The purpose of this study is three-fold First, to furnish further information on consolidated schools. Second, to establish some facts which might be used as a basis for planning. Third, to give a functional conception of the Consolidated Negro schools in Waller County, by pointing out some of the advantages and disadvantages that exist in them. THEORETICAL STATEMENTS AND RESEARCHES OF OTHER SCHOLARS It has long been a matter of common opinion that the opportunities for education offered to rural children by the one-teacher or two-teacher school are limited and much inferior to those offered by city children. The rural or district school arose originally as a local community undertaking. In New England, it arose as a part of the struggle for district rights, as opposed to the control of the old central town. The schools were greatly influenced by periods of agricultural development. As machinery and farm practices improved, greater demands were made upon schools for improved instruction. By the close of the third period of agricultural development, the shrinkage in rural population began to have its effect upon the schools, creating another problem in rural education Problems of the One-Teacher School. Without a doubt, many of the problems of rural education are tied up with the smallness of the geographical and population units served by many rural schools. The ordinary one-or-two teacher school is not large enough to command sufficient equipment, a light enough teaching load, and rich enough offering to give the efficiency possible in larger schools. Other problems are low salaries of teachers, poorly trained teachers, insecurity of teachers (due to poor salaries, political spoils, and lack of teacher retirement plan), and inadequate educational facilities for the handicapped child.

A check made out to the International Young Men's Christian Association College (now Springfield College) from the Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial fund in the amount of $355,215.27 as well as a letter written from John D. Rockefeller Jr. to Springfield College President, Laurence Doggett, congratulating him on the success of his funding campaign. In the 1920's Springfield College revived the Expansion Fund effort to raise funds for a dormitory building, a science building, the current debt and an Endowment Fund. The Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial, which was founded by John D. Rockefeller, Sr. in October 1918 in memory of his wife, agreed to donate $500,000 to the effort upon the condition that two-million dollars be secured from other sources and pledged by July 1, 1925. During its early years the Memorial fund gave support to the YMCA, YWCA, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts. Under the guidance of Memorial Director Beardsley Rumi, the fund shifted its focus towards achieving concrete improvement in the conditions of life and contributing realistically to public welfare. The fund moved further into the social sciences, and the fields of economics, sociology, political science, psychology, anthropology, and history however it did not abandon its previously supported activities in leisure, public health, and emergency relief. In 1929 the Fund consolidated with the Rockefeller Foundation. According to Laurence Doggett's book, A Man and a School, Mr. Rockefeller Jr., upon hearing of the difficulties the College was having raising funds despite its valiant effort, made a personal pledge of $350,000, two-hundred thousand of which was announced as an anonymous gift. This check would appear to be the $350,000 pledged by Rockefeller however it is unclear as to why the check is coming from the Memorial fund. The letter below the check may be in response to a letter written by Doggett regarding the funds raised by the July 1, 1925 deadline set by the Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial. The two items appeared on the same page of a scrapbook (the page exists separately now, and it is unknown what scrapbook it may have come from) however it is unclear as to whether or not they are directly related.