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Show SO THE CITIZENS MAY KNOW By Principal II. R, ATKIN or fear that some misunderstandings misunder-standings might arise in the minds of citizens of the camp, concern-nig concern-nig conditions at the local high school, due to statements that were made in a recent issue of u local paper, it sems advisable to wake the statement of the following follow-ing facts. Concerning the Eligibility of Graduates for Admittance -to the University. As far as we arc able to determine, deter-mine, there has never been a time when a graduate of the Bingham High School was refused admittance admitt-ance to the state university. We can state for a positive fact that during the past five years the local school has never been emb- arrased by any one of its graduates gradu-ates being refused admittance to any university. The state university univer-sity requires a completion of the requirements: .1. Three units of English. 2. Three units from the following follow-ing group: Algebra A., Gometi-y Physics, Chemistry and Zoology 3. Two units of History. These courses are all required as pre-requisites for graduation from the local High School. It should be further stated that there has never been a summer school held to further prepare students stu-dents for college admittance. This has always been and still is unnecessary. un-necessary. When a student is eligible eli-gible for graduation, we have always al-ways found that he is also eligible for admittance to the state university. Bingham High School Department Growing. The following courses have been added to the Bingham High School music department during the last three years : ' , Band A. for beginners. All High School and Junior High Students are eligible. ' The school furnishes instruments as far as possible to talented students who are unable to procure one of their own.. Band B. For student who have completed one year or more of Band A. Violin for beginners. Orchestra For students who have had violin or Band A. Glee Clubs Two for girls and two for boys, instead of one for boys and one for girls as formerly programmed. , Group Vocal A. For students caring to develop their powers to sing. This includes voice placement, place-ment, sight singing and interpretation. interpre-tation. Group Vocal B. For students who have had Group Vocal A. Group Piano. ' All of the above courses are given free of charge. Students are required to pay only for their own music. This is the policy throughout the High School courses. Students desiring to take more advanced work than can be offered offer-ed in the regulaar classes, may take private lessons and get credit cred-it for their work, based upon the work covered and their accom- plishment. These lessons are given outside of school hours. There have been two exceptions to this rule this year in which two students have received private lessons during school hours. This has been done at a great inconvenience to the teacher who has had to give up his rest period in order to do this work. These students have to leave on school stages, making it impossible for them to get this work at any other time. We feel that students with ambition to advance ad-vance beyond the work given in our curriculum should be given every opportunity to make good use of school equipment in getting get-ting the education that our system sys-tem can afford. To deprive them of such use would be an economic waste that could not be measured in dollars and cents. It is not the policy of the school however,- to give private lessons during school hours. |
