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Revolutionize School System.

That improved roads would revolutionize our country school system,
there would seem to be no doubt. Improved roads make it
possible to consolidate or centralize the schools and to establish
graded schools in the rural districts. Such schools centrally located
will accommodate all of the children within a radius of from four
to five miles. In many communities having the advantage of improved
roads, commodious buildings have been provided, more competent
teachers have been employed, and modern facilities for teaching
have been supplied at a minimum cost. For instance, since the
improvement of the main highways in Durham County, North Carolina,
the number of country schoolhouses has been reduced from
65 to 42, of which 17 are graded and have two or more rooms, and
employ two or more teachers.