Date of Award
7-1936
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
First Advisor
Ralph A. Fritz
Keywords
Education -- Kansas -- Greensburg
Abstract
The Problem. The school system of Greensburg, Kansas, consists of a graded school district and a rural high school district. Since 1922 the high school has used gratis a building belonging to the graded school district. In 1937 this lease expires--a new building will be needed in the near future. This study was undertaken in an attempt to determine the educational conditions and needs of the Greensburg school system in order to suggest ways of solving the problem confronting the community.
The Method of Procedure. The problem was divided into three parts. In the first division a study was made of the population of the county, town, graded school district, and rural high school district. The second part consists of an evaluation of the school plant. The third section embraces a study of the financial ability of the community in regard to the support of the educational needs of its children. The data used in the first and third parts were secured from county and district school records. The second part is bases upon ratings of the school buildings by competent judges using the Strayer-Engelhardt School Building Score Cards.
The Findings. The results of this study indicate that the population of Greensburg is gradually increasing. The enrollment of the graded school is decreasing while that of the rural high school is increasing. The present grade school buildings are unsatisfactory. The building now occupied by the high school would be adequate for either the high school or the grade school.
There are decided inequalities existing at present between the Greensburg Graded School and the five rural school districts located within a five-mile radius of Greensburg. A larger grade school area should be organized by uniting the six small districts. Graded School District No. 1 of Greensburg could easily provide for the additional enrollment. Desirable outcomes from such a movement would be equal educational opportunities for the school children and a more satisfactory unit of taxation for school support.
The financial status of the town and the two school districts is sufficient to provide the necessary facilities required by a progressive educational program. The two districts--the grade district and the rural high school district--should adopt certain definite policies and conduct their cooperative enterprise on a business-like basis.
Two plans are presented as possible solutions for providing the educational opportunities of the community. The first plan suggests a procedure by which the present building can be used for the elementary school and proposes a new building for the senior high school. The second plan suggests that a new unit for the graded school be erected.
Recommended Citation
Housholder, Dee J., "A Survey of the Educational Conditions and Needs of the Schools of Greensburg, Kansas" (1936). Electronic Theses & Dissertations. 764.
https://digitalcommons.pittstate.edu/etd/764
