Show guidance plan merits interest R H S broadens scope of guidance and character education modifying and extending the guidance program on which they nave been working for several years the richfield high school la ia culty headed by A M maughan aughan Al principal has evolved thi this is year a program which is arousing the enthusiasm thusia sm of students and should command the interest of parents and educators asked about this program which went into full fuh effect at the school last week mr maughan explained that its main objective is to teach american citizenship A democratic way of living h he said is the ultimate goal mr maughan stated that the program is an outgrowth of the belief that the teacher should not only disseminate facts but that he should find out as much as he can about the boy or girl with respect to health social and mental abilities and environment and in the light of that information to do the best possible job continuing he said what is the excuse of our clubs if they do not contribute to education or what is the excuse for athletics if it does not really serve an educational need and promote educational values we do recognize that these activities have educational values and therefore we are going to give them a place keeping a system of records and checks whereby we may know just how a student participates and how many periods he attends we are checking also on a set of character values that students are very interested te in and on which they also are checking for all of this we are going to give citizenship credit the school plan of guidance and allied activity provides for a daily period from 1115 a m to 12 m in which every student in the school is expected to take part in some guidance or activity study it is designed to benefit not only the students but also the teachers mr maughan stated and in a larger sense not only the faculty but also the entire school is working toward development of the program heretofore activities have been shoved out of the school executive committees have had to meet at noon or after school hours and guidance has been a matter of spare time i under the new plan students meet in home room councils every monday there any and all lems that relate to the school may be discussed although students will not be permitted to become radical or bring in a lot of personalities on tuesday the home room program is different for each class the freshmen are given instruction in orientation which will wil acquaint them with teachers school school activities and departments and the aims and purpose of the school sophomores will be given instruction in proper study habits juniors will take up a study of self continued on page 4 guidance plan merits interest continued from page 1 nna analysis lysis and development of personality sona lity seniors will study vocational problems and possibilities in varied occupations with a view to discovering interests on wednesdays and thursdays the students student will meet in individual council guidance gui darice and supervised study gro groups tips supervised study will be conducted for some of L the students while teachers discuss C individual problems with others ot liers friday will be regular assembly day well worked out outlines wi will 11 contribute to the success of each division in guidance one or two intelligence tests some achievement tests and some tests in personality sona lity will be given during the year permanent record cards will be kept in an effort to accumulate as much knowledge as possible of the school and the students on monday tuesday and wednesday of each week the applied citizenship class will meet to give officers training in their jobs as class club or student body officers on monday the student body executive council will meet in in one department and the class ind and club officers in another the tuesday period will be devoted to n t study of the best literature published on the subject of school ac and conduct of officers the executive council club and las la I s a presidents will meet with the central planning board on wednesday to discuss problems that may be brought to them from v source and to make decisions ith respect to the general activities of the school th r central Pl planning annina hosed is n i organization of students that is is po ur tit of af one representative rim nm an pr h home room jt A meets meet arv rv tuesday as a sifting fitting com litta to whether drob 1 UT hrotic ht to its attention are f i fi sr it conid ron nt at the aw nf f the board and ii enship class rhonl ball bal T l q pi fic in ta fh tr 7 aton tT f on n tho fh hoh hb h b clione 1101 P ra 1 arl ar l 1 I bilime bild me z are anre amons the bl now being brought for tzi tn next weeks issue of the reaper information will be given on ine cau causation cation pro giam in the |