CONTENTS.

Letter of transmittal_.

I. History of the movement....

The new high-school law of 1917.

List of township and community high schools of Illinois, by

counties

II. Material advantages

III. Material illustrative of some educational advantages of community

high schools____

Extracts from letters relating to short courses in agriculture and

domestic science

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Rutland Township High School, program of recently organized

short courses

Jersey Township High School calendar__-_

Constitution and by-laws of the South Bureau County Farmers'

Institute Association ____.

IV. A more detailed account of particular schools.

V. The consolidated district high school_.

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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

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Plate 1. Model of La Salle-Peru Township High School----------Frontispiece.

2. A, Taylorville Township High School; B, Fairbury Township

High School____

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3. A, La Grange Township High School; B, La Grange Township

High School band____.

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4.. A, East Lynn Township High School; B, Georgetown Township

High School___

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5. A, New gymnasium building, Deerfield (Highland Park) Town-

ship High School; B, Princeton Township High School, Bureau

County

6. A, Scene from junior play, La Salle-Peru Township High School;

B, Class in cement and concrete, La Salle-Peru Township High

School

7. A, Polish Boy Scouts, La Salle-Peru Township High School; B,

Girls' doll class, La Salle-Peru Township High School.

8. First aid to the injured, La Salle-Peru Township High School____ 32

9. A, Infant welfare station, La Salle-Peru Township High School;
B, Polish turners, La Salle-Peru Township High School----

10. A, Harrisburg Township High School; B, Entrance, Harrisburg

Township High School--

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11. Domestic science kitchen, Harrisburg Township High School----- 33

12. Mount Pulaski Township High School __

13. A, Mount Pulaski High School, agriculture, short course; B, Mount
Pulaski High School, agriculture, regular work ---

14. A, Stockland Township High School, sewing class work; B, Wood

shops, manual training, Harrisburg Township High School____ 42