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Concentrating of the Schools Promises Wider Reform
The article urges concentrating Iowa schools by township units to reduce excess officers, balance taxation, and improve funding. It argues township boards would assign certificated teachers, cut misfits, and enable rural districts to achieve equal privileges with municipal schools, guiding eventual consolidation and higher education links. It notes public meetings to discuss high schools, transportation, and district consolidation as part of statewide modernization. Tragedy Averted is a separate brief noting a child saved by Dr Kings New Discovery, praised as a cure for coughs and lung diseases.
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