Journal of the Rural School Exploration Number 9

This collection contains Volume 9 of Journal of the Rural School Exploration. The journal documents efforts to expand rural education through collaboration with teacher colleges and the development of instructional materials. It reports on discussions at the Council on Rural Education in New Orleans, recommending cooperation with both white and Black normal schools, beginning with South Georgia Teachers College. They had plans of adding departments in agriculture, industrial arts, rural sociology, health, and reading, and using demonstration schools for field training. There were plans and efforts to develop appropriate reading materials for rural children, including new books written by authors like Winifred Wise and Arna Bontemps.