Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-05-18
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
COMMENCEMENT WEEK,
Series of Interesting Events, Closing Another Highly
Successful Year Of Rocky Fords Admirable
School System.

In tho Defamation contest Lena Nc
Gees subject is. For the Honor Of tho
Woods" representing the Orthos. while
tho Philos will be represented by Ethel
Wallace with the subject. The Lance Of
the Kanana."
All Of the medals TO be contested for
will be awarded to the society represent
Cd. not to the successful individuals.
They will DO framed and kept displayed
in the high school room.
The tSlsh School Rssdisg Tabis..Its
Value aad Aim.
Not the least interesting feature n the
High school sQuipmsnt 10 the Reading
Table. This table was established early
In Ssptsmbsr Of last year. thus adding
one 10 the list Of thoss already established
and supported in the leading High schools
Of our country. The reading table In our
high school has bssn supported through
tho two years BY the voluntary subserip-
tons Of the student body. and has met. In
tho absence Of 4 public reading table. The
needs Of the young people. Five publ
cations. The Worlds Work. The World
Today. Four Track News. The Cosmopoli-
tan and Birds and Nature. come regularly
to Il and In addition. through the gen
erosity Of individual members Of the High
school. many other publications Of worth
reach Us. Very little fiction 10 found
among tho reading table publications
OF what value Is this table and when
do tho High school students fed iime 70
uss Il may ba tho ausstioas' asked by
some interested patron OF our sehool. OF
what value? Tho asnd Of modern
thought is treated In these varioup publi-
cations. To them 60 tho individuals. in
eiading members Of tho faculty. for tho
latest words on state and national quss-
tons. on discoveries. on inventions, on
literary discussions. In fact. on any live
question agitating the minds CT the
people. Our young people need TO know
what mon arc thinking and doing. not
only In America. but Throughout, the
world-:hoy need TO keep apaes with tho
progress Of tho day.
Tho young people. not only need 10
study tho lives ard actions Of tho leaders
Of tho past. hu. also Of tho living. acting
mon and women Of today. who aro shap-
ing and moulding our world Of though,
and as,ion-;hus living to some extent in
the present. and looking 10 tho future.
The magazines have been helpful In
many lines. Soma OF tho instructors
have found them useful In morning talks
on current subjects. One instructor said
that tho Technical World had been an
aid In tho rcean; diseoyeria. In electricity
and on new inventions. In tho English
work. both student ard instructor have
found tho publication helpful. Much
valuable material has been secured ,hero-
from for essay work and Topical Talks. e
in using this material in tho cultivation Of
ready speech. tho students hayc Incl
dentaIiy treated tho living questions Of
tho day.
When do the students find ,imo for
these msgszines7 a diliEen., progress
Two boy or girl. wishing to know facts
outside Of tho two covers Of any sex,
book. so plans his work ,ha. he may have
short time now and thon in somo study
period to road In o,hor lines in which he
is interested. and which ho knows arc
treated in a particular publication. In
tho English work. when students arc re-
quired TO talk on the topics treated in tho
publications on the reading table. they are
given the preparation period. for this in
sesiigation. Just the Same as for tho study