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Ypsilanti, April 16,—The erec-
‘tion of consolidated schools 1n
| Michigan, similar to the Lincoln
' consolidated school, situated six
' miles south of Ypsilanti, which was
‘dedicated today, “marks the begin-
‘ning of a new world for boys and
girls of the rural districts,”
'Thomas E. Johnson, state superin-
‘tendent of public instruction, de-
clared in his address in connection
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.~ The new school is the first of its]
kind in Washtenaw county and will
cost approximately $175,000. It will
accommodate 550 pupils and will
' take the place of 13 schools in!
| Ypsilanti and Augusta townships.
' The Michigan State Normal college,
at Ypsitanti, will provide the teach-/
' ers, assuring the districts a compe-
i tent teaching staff and at the same
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time providing the college with a
fine training school for those stu-
dents desiring to take up work 1In
rural schools. Seventeen trucks will
' be provided to bring the pupils to
- school. B e S
' Albert E. Winship, editor of the
{ Journal of Education, Boston, Mass.,
| related the faith of the people of
| today in the rural schools. van
| Blssery, school commissioner of
| Washtenaw county, praised the ef-
| forts that had made the school pPOs-
sible, mentioning, In particular, |
Marvin 8. Pittman, director of rural |
ecducation at the Michigan btate
| Normal college, and President
Charles McKenny, of the sllege.
President McKenny ' placed the
cornerstone of the new structure,
and Mrs. Ina Champion read the
I history of the consolidated district,
' pringing out the fact that the first
school was founded in 1844, W. M.
Derbyshire, segretary of the school
" poard, placed ithe records in the
cornerstone, and Professor Pittmar
. gealed the stone. John Dawson
president of the school board, pre
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