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Show Some Interesting Facts I About High .School Work far I'ntrnn nud SludcnK Realizing that most, if not all of the pnrcnts of our student., uml patrol pat-rol m of our schools geuerull.v. are busy engaged lu their rail work, and realizing also, that lining sacrifices wore being made, both in work and money, In ordor that children may begin school at the opening and remain re-main without Interruption, we felt that it would be profitable to school Interests generally, to give through tho columns of our paper u brief review re-view of tho work being done nnd the courses and advantages to 1m; had in our local High School. It has been the unanimous expression expres-sion or the faculty, that the spirit, attitude, and goneral deportment of the students are above criticism, and would do honor to tho halls of unv collego or university. Tin situation 1s so striking that It descres special commendation. Tho teachers are all well loaded down with courses, no one teachlug less than tlve clauses a 'day, and some having still more. ThU means that the curriculum Is broader und tier-inlts tier-inlts of greater choice thi year than ever before. The teachers also Justly deserve a word of comnimidalion for the attitude atti-tude they have taken toward their work. Almost without exception, they voluntarily asked to bo permitted to add either a new course or an extra section to tho work already aligned them by the board und principal TIiIh moans that their profoBiloiml Interest lu the welfare cf the t-ilonts t-ilonts prompted them to add an extra hour to their day's work, and divide largo classes, give morn Individual attention at-tention and get In personal contact with the students ol'tener, rather than do Just what the Hw requires of them regardless or the result. In eone-quonce eone-quonce or this we are offering two sections or the following courses, coming nt widely different periods thus avoiding aiiy possible conflict Kngllsh A. Algebru ,, (Jenerul UU ory. Oral Impression A, I)om'.i-Art I)om'.i-Art A, Domestic Alt It. Kuglljih H 3hvslcnl Kdiicntlon for UOv m,-' girls, live sections of Typewriting m i two sections of nil cii-hili i.-.-t.. 'M,, jects. Wo nn also ofti-t-nn i,' a , ,,,, 1 Mr !)' Me , ,1' i I (t or.Mi u i -. I Some Interesting Facts I (Continued from Am Fork 1'HK'' 1' i-i'iimaiishlp, Hon.' ullure, Kooiuip. I I loslolog), (ienersl Sdenee, Soils and Soil Fertility, Trfuoiioim try. I'uhlH Speaking slid Delmte, Male Chorus .mil Opreo, and are f?lvlnu I'hvsles In leu of Chemistry to third anil fourth ear students. In order Unit students m not he l prUed of following up their musl ul tnluiim. or obliged to go elsewlierc In order to apply music credits towards to-wards graduation, airniiKcmenU lias leen made In the circular for stu-lents stu-lents to mnjor In lines of thoir own .holee, and the High School lias at railBed to seecpt credit tor sricd.il nuslc. If taken from teachers with' ,loper credelillnls nml requlreinelitH We are making Hi se detailed expliin-itlous expliin-itlous Hint the iri nts may know ex ictly wlmt n broad, hi led yt sub ilanllal Rirny of subjetts Is being of eiPd light here tit home, almost wlili-in wlili-in sliHde of their own ilwelllngs W. so eptM-l to get. ileserie i.tnl hold I he support and heerty co-op ration r eery piilent who has a son oi a laiighter or High School age who Ih el In school We shall not ! snll.-Icd snll.-Icd until we me assured thet we .in ioI only teaching rncts to those who iro Interested enough In school u onie or their own velldoli, bin iimii we can enthuse and Inspire those vb I le not Inteiested to sp lid th"li i old vlnter days with us, and their long lonesome winter nights under our direction di-rection with their puients The hvili irs reel that they me only half teach, lug If they are not Insplilug a Um or education and worth) Ideals May wo ask the puients to Inwitl gate thoroughly the advantages to In lad at home before thinking of send ug their children out lioui uiidtr tie i.ireiital lool ami lulluence, tblnklm: o get a better eduenllon There Is no Influent on earth so .vholesomu as that of n good f. (lei mil mother In family circle, and thin .nt should always he leniembered ml not permit the longing foi their hlld's educntlonal wolfnre to ovei-ihndow ovei-ihndow it. it Ib not more education that we neoil. It Is more of the right .Ind of education ' Let us not be loo prompt to take ip the suggestion of our boy or girl Hint they cannot get the kind or ourse they want hi home, and are rylng to persuade us Unit the wll iiuo to go awa In order to get moiling mo-iling worth learning It may be very possible that a little Investigation on lie part of the parents, or a three nlnilte talk oxer the telephone lth the pilnclpal, will reveal the fact that he student was oer anxious to e. lerlenco the noelty of getting uway from home, ami he only thought that ic could not get the couise he wanted. want-ed. The fact Is that exery course or-'ered or-'ered In the beginning courses or any itnndard High School Is offered In our homo school. It Is true that In certain lines of Industrial work we ire not able to offer third and fourth venr work, but only for the reason that those classes do not remain large nougli to Justify a teacher's full time Occasionally there Is a boy or girl vho desires to put his entire time ilong one specialised branch or woik Ve, of course, are not specializing In he strictest sense In the High School but neither Is any other High School it the 1'nlteil States. Such Instruction Instruc-tion Is given only In special schools ir hy coriespoudence courses, both if which come extremely llgh In crist Now Just a woid with respect t( mr outside schools The big schools Ike the I'nlverslt) of Ctnh. the H. Y 'nlversity at I'rovo, and the A. C, at Logan, are not out looking for preparatory pre-paratory or High School student I'hey fully expect the local High Schools to take care of them Thosi chools are out after college students Mid are extiemely anxious to get hose who have made good all the way hroiieh the High School. It Is true 'hat the 11. Y. I' ery courteously e-ends e-ends an Invltntloii to all students who do not expect to attend school else-vliere, else-vliere, to enter Its doors; that Is ex-ended ex-ended as a privilege, but In every community where a High School l stabllshed, the big educators of tin date exiect the communities to b loyal to their own Institutions That 'ias been preached In our own com-nunlty. com-nunlty. They nlwavs urge that Hit Undents attend school someuheie ad ir there be any who have nuglect-nl nuglect-nl their otirllur opportunities and -ould feel embarrassed to enter the 'ower classes along with younger stu lents, the great uplifting lulluence or heir Instructors Is still open to even 'ndlvldual who has the least desire tr improve, regardless or former bcIio 'astlc attainment Taking Into consideration nil (lies' actors and the extremely small cos' 'it home, Is appears that our place n 'ov.il cltlsciis Is In our local High School, oven If we should be obligor" 'o ssciltlce one subject Such u smal1 sacrifice can never put a serious bloc! 'n our educational process. li thete chance to be any who ur ho'dlug back because they have not iht $li 00 to advance, don't let tha' vtop you We know that the crop? have not been marketed yet. end tint' vnur won! Is good c W WH1T.KF,!I. Principal I'M .1 CIAYSON. High Schoo' tosril Member |
