兴化县沙沟区从一九五三年以来,为了适当满足群众子女入学要求,除公立小学已有相当大的发展外,并提倡和领导了民办小学。在这年秋季,全区有民办小学三所,四个班,学生一一七名。一九五四年上半年增至六所,六个班,学生一三七名。目前,全区已有十所民办小学(其中有三所是农业生产合作社办的),十个班,十一位教师,学生三三九名。当地群众对他们自己所办的这些学校,一般都很关心,能从各方面不断地支持学校,沙沟区的行政上对这些民办小学也能经常注意领导和帮助,因此该区民办小学基本上是巩固的。这十所民办小学都有固定的校舍,其中除了三所是租赁的民房外,其余都是公房。在设备方面,虽一般还较简单,但必要的教学设备如黑板、课桌凳等都已齐全,有两所学校还买了时钟。本学期来,各民办小学都 Shagu District of Xinghua County Since 1953, in order to meet the demands of the children of the masses appropriately, in addition to the considerable development of public elementary schools, private primary schools have been promoted and led. In this autumn, there are three private primary schools in the district, with four classes and 117 students. In the first half of 1954, it increased to six, six classes and a total of 137 students. At present, there are ten private primary schools (three of which are run by agricultural cooperatives), 10 classes and eleven teachers and three or nine students. The local people generally care about these schools they run and can continuously support the schools from all aspects. The administration in Shagou District can often pay attention to their leadership and assistance in these private primary schools. Therefore, the basic private schools in the area It is consolidated. These ten private primary schools have fixed school buildings, of which, apart from three rented private houses, the rest are public housing. In terms of equipment, although it is generally still relatively simple, the necessary teaching equipment such as blackboards, desks and stools are complete, and two schools also bought the clock. This semester, all private primary schools are