VIII. THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE RURAL SCHOOL 101 Radical Changes in the View-point and Method 102 All have a Right to Culture 103 Work for a Longer Term 105 Compulsory Attendance Laws Needed 106 Better Schoolhouses and Equipment 107 1. Location 108 2. The Water Supply 109 3. Size and Adaptation of Grounds 109 4. Improvement of School Grounds 110 A Model Rural School 112 The Cornell Schoolhouse 115 Help make a School Play Ground 117 General Instruction in Agriculture 120 Domestic Economy and Home Sanitation 122 Consolidation of Rural Schools 123 More High Schools Needed 124 Better Rural Teachers Needed 125 IX. THE COUNTY YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION 129 Boys leave the Farm too Young 130 Purposes of the County Young Men's Christian Association 131 How to organize a County Organization 132 1. Select a Good Leader 133 2. Local Leaders Necessary 134 3. A Committee on Finance 134 4. Little Property Ownership 135 How to conduct the Work 136 1. Local and County Athletic Clubs 136 2. Debating and Literary Clubs 137 3. Receptions and Suppers 138 4. Educational Tours and Problems 138 5. Camping and Hiking 139 6. Exhibitions 139 Spirituality not lost Sight Of 141 Work in a sparsely Settled Country 143