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Let us not rest on what laurels we mossbacks have gained of late in our endeavor to turn back the clock and actually teach something in our public schools. Here and there, true enough, we have restored some respect for intellectual disciplines. Some months ago, for instance, I described in this page the admirable statement of policy drawn up by the school board of Ferndale, Michigan. But as yet, alas and lackaday, few other school boards have displayed such an understanding of our present educational ills. A striking instance of a contrary sort, also in Michigan, has come to my attention. Let us call the community in question Alder Creek, and the school Alder Creek High.

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School Board Policies

Let us not rest on what laurels we mossbacks have gained of late in our endeavor to turn back the clock and actually teach something in our public schools. Here and there, true enough, we have restored some respect for intellectual disciplines. Some months ago, for instance, I described in this page the admirable statement of policy drawn up by the school board of Ferndale, Michigan. But as yet, alas and lackaday, few other school boards have displayed such an understanding of our present educational ills. A striking instance of a contrary sort, also in Michigan, has come to my attention. Let us call the community in question Alder Creek, and the school Alder Creek High.