Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-09-09
Our School
SCHOOL BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS.
sanitary Condition Has Been Greatly
Improved During the summer.

The year of l904-05 promises to be a
very auspicious one for the public
| schools OF Alma, whose reputation for
: scholarship throughout the state is
already an enviable one The oppor-
/ tunities offered by our high school are
J not surpassed by any other town OF its
! size in the state and we doubt If they
ara equalled. During the summer the
sanitary condition of the building has
been greatly improved and no expense
has been spared to make the health con-
ditions as favorable as possible. The
laboratories, comprising physical .chemi-
cal, botanical and geological are well
supplied with light, heat and the neces-
sary equipment for individual work on
the part of the student, thus carrying
out our principle Of learning by doing
In physics and chemistry we have facili.
ties for general cumulative measure
ments. hard to find in any high school
in the state OF its size.
In addition TO laboratory facilities
the Alma schools are equipped with an
excellent working library OF 100 volumes
comprising the latest works in fiction
travel. biography history science. litera-
ture, etc, besides valuable works OF To.
ference TO which the student has ready
access,
The foreign student who comes 10 our
town will find here an atmosphere OF
culture not only in our schools but in
the homes, and in the business places
generally. To one seeking an educa-
ton this IL important. as IL is difficult 10
form high ideals In an unfavorable
environment The tuition 10 low and
board and room can be secured in pri-
vate families for nominal price, thus
placing an education within the reach
OF all. We shall welcome as many
foreign pupils for the ensuing year as
fiud il convenient TO attend, and every
thing will be done TO make you feel at
home here.
From all over the country, from the
factories and work shops. from the
farms and business houses comes a
yearly increasing demand for men and
women with An education. and IL is
imperative that the farmer lad as well
as the BOYS in town secure his educ tion
and thus be able 90 mix brains with the
soil.
Not only does the Alma high school
occupy a high pos tion cducationallv IL
is also a toE-nofcber on the athletic
field Last wear our baseball team won
all the games they PLAYED except two
and one ~ these was NOT str rtlv n high
school team We also supnort foct-
hall and track team that Hre credit o.
our school and e. the town.
new schrdula Of study has h-eu
arranged for tho ensuing year iu which
tho four caur.cs previously Ch red hove
boon cut fown.to t'Vo, "a general course
and "a lar.u1H" course. The hitter d.
signed far those who cXn'ct 10 cone
time their e'u lies ir % coll e. nr uu'-
versity, wbi'. rho 2 rmcr IS offered 90
any whn @o MT pi-h tho larruaV,s and
who Knee O. erter business ~ fhe
complexion ~ their high school cour @.
Last spring the committee from the
University ~ Michigan visited orr
schools and srote in hiVh terms % the
literary atmosphere and good spirit pre-
vailing hefe As result OF his visit
We are confined on the list ~ accredit.
Cd schools for another term OF years,
which enables graduates from orr high
sth oo TO enter oil departments OF the
university without examination.
The schools should have opened last
Mordsv but owing to DELAY in making
re repairs, N will undoubtedly not
begin before the 10Th Announcement
will he made as soon as IL can be done
definitely.