During the past year, besides carrying on an excellent quality of work, Sunflower boys and girls have had the advantage of art and music lessons under the able direction of well trained specialists.

During 1920-21 the Sunflower high school had intensive training in Agriculture and Home Economics and Lake Alice had Home Economics work. These courses were handled by instructors especially trained for the conduct of this work. Both schools will receive federal and state aid and supervision for these departments. Music will hold an important place in the program.

Under the Redistricting Law of 1919, Consolidated School District 67, between Sunflower, Lake Alice and Scottsbluff has been formed and other districts are taking steps to change their boundaries. District No. 67 will construct a two-room building on the site of the old East Six school. Here will gather the pupils in seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth grades from the entire district. For the present, four six-grade schools will be conducted in the four one-teacher buildings in various parts of the district.

While improvement of roads and added valuation are needed to permit any consolidated school in Scotts Bluff county to attain to its highest possibilities, we find the consolidated rural school competing well with any town school of its size. Since the consolidated school offers improved buildings and equipment, some specialization of work, the association of teachers and a teacher's home on the school ground, there is small difficulty in securing teachers for these school.

Pupils are permitted better training, more of them remain in school to complete the high school course, greater competition is possible and pupils may remain at home while pursuing high school work.