The daily sentinel., 1907-01-31
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After a recent and thorough vista
ton of the class work of each teach
er in the high school faculty. / feel
that the people of Grand Junction
have reason for being congratulated
upon the worl, Of our high school
also feel that the high school faculty
and the superintendent may well be
congratulated upon having the oppor-
tunity TO work with such an except
ionly fine class of high school stud
ents
This year the high school faculty
has two new teachers, Miss Taylor
and Miss Scott. Miss Taylor came
10 us with exceptionally good recon-
mendations from the high schools of
Florence and Central City She is
making good" in her work She Is
skilled in imparting instruction and
has won an enviable standing with
the high school students. Miss Scott
who has been a successful teacher in
Loveland and Fort Collins is obtain
ing excellent results in English and is
skilled and thorough instructor.
Miss Carroll, the instructor in his
tory. stands before her classes with
her work well in hand and in an en-
tertalning way educes from the pu-
pills the important facts of English
Greek and Roman history.
Miss Agnew, instructor in Latin
work and her usual close attention to
duties is obtaining even better re
suits than she has before. Her
work has always been characterized
by thoroughness.
Miss Lindley, than whom there is
not better teacher of mathematics
in any high school in Colorado. is
clear and concise in her instruction
and is daily obtaining first class re-
suits. Her methods are original and
strong.
Prof f. r. Cole principal of the
high school, is not only fine high
school principal but Is also an excel
lent instructor in science. He pre-
sents his subjects in a method logi-
cal and clear and enlists the inter
est of the pupils As an example of
this, Hall Van Dyke. a senior and
one of the best students in the high
school. recently took n Photograph of
pn1uVfu
hours and Polaris described semi
circle upon the film.
The high school faculty was in
creased by one teacher this year and
yet our classes are larger We believe
than are handled by any other high
school In the state. Many of the
classes are nearly double the size they
ought TO be for obtaining the best
results. The high school enrolment
has already passed the two hundred
mark,
We have nbout fifty nonresident
pupils in aur high school. We con-
slider this high compliment to the
work which We are doing since many
of them came from long distances and
pass by other good high schools on
their journey to Grand Junction.
Our high school students without
examinations can enter all of the
higher institutions in the state of
Colorado. Our high school is also
member of the North Central associa-
tion of High Schools and colleges.
The graduates of our high school.
ms far as we have learned, without
exception make fine records in high
or institutions of learning. The man
asement of the high school and the
superintendent extend thanks to the
patrOas and friends of the school for
their deep interest In our work, for
their cordial support when help has
been ueeded, and for their occasion
al visits to the work in the different
departments.
Great credit is due to our board of
education, whose members believe in
pursuing thorough. up TO date and
progressive policy They fully en-
dorse all methods and means to ad-
vance the best interests and to main
tain the high standard of our high
school
nes
] will close this article with n quo
taton from the American school
Board journal.
THE value of good high school
10 community is hard to estimate
II exerts a powerful stimulus for good
upon the schools below; II holds up
before the young ideals of higher
and broader scholarship; it is tho
gatowaY TO otherMise innccessIhla