Short courses and vocational work under the supervision of state and federal specialists and partly supported by stale and federal funds go with the consolidated rural school.

We believe that, wherever a territory of sufficient size and valuation and with sufficient number of pupils may be found, the consolidated school will eventually be located, by the wish of the patrons in the district. The Redisricting law of Nebraska endeavors to give impetus to the establishment of a rural graded school wherever conditions make this possible.

Probably the most significant feature of our recent school development, has been the introduction and progress of vocational work in the high schools.

All of these five cities and towns have more or less of equipment and time on the schedule for this work. Home Economics has been taught in all of these places, manual training and specialized agriculture in most of them.

Gering and Scottsbluff have creditable commercial departments and turn out students prepared for practical business training. Scottsbluff and Gering have installed equipment and specially trained instructors for teaching Smith- Hughes Home Economics. Scottsbluff has also the Smith-Hughes agricultural work, both cities in these courses receiving special state and federal aid as well as detailed state and federal supervision in this work.

The boys learn practical and scientific agriculture with the addition of home projects; the girls learn to cook, and serve meals, to can fruit and to sew. The ability developed in these courses demonstrates the value of teaching vocational subjects in school under competent supervision.