The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-09-05
NOW FOR STUDY.
Pupils Again Assemble for Another
Year of School Work

ition that school has commenced and
study is at hand The teachers are all
here, some OF them new, to whom
the pepole here are strangers But
the most of them were former teach
ers who have returned bright ruddy
and healthful from their summers
rest.
The Tribune is pleased to welcome
the new teachers in behalf of the peo-
pie of Plymouth, and expresses the
hope that their residence here may
prove TO be among the most pros
porous and enjoyable years of their
lives. 1t is due from the citizens of
Plymouth to extend to them the cour-
teous recognition and attention that
becomes their calling as teachers of
the children of our homes
The school board, with the assis-
tance of the school, superintendent,
has been liberal in its provisions for
improving the condition of the school
rooms and in the complete renova-
ton that has taken place Visitors
to the schools will be impressed with
the excellence of equipment through
out the entire system Those who
have been more or less closely in
touch during past years with school
affairs will be especially interested IN
the general progress toward perfect
conditions that has been carried for
ward for some time. Improvements
have not been limited to single de-
partment. The furniture throughout
has been renovated, blackboards re-
paired and many minor requirements
attended to. In the basement new
system of closets has been installed
that removes the possibility Of Often
siveness from this source.
But it is with the high school that
the most important changes have
been made-changes that make the
commodities OF ouf high school the
equal of the best IN me state The
old high school assembly room, re-
vered for its earlier associations, from
whose rostrum were graduated many
of the alumni of former years,-has
been partitioned off into three excel
lent recitation rooms making seven
recitation rooms, including the lab
oratories- The new assembly room Is
declared by Prof Frye, the new prin-
cipal, to be one of the most cheer
full study rooms he has. ever seen
The commercial room, that was for
merly occupied by Miss Morris. has
been fitted up nicely for that depart
ment, which is in charge of Prof.
Carey The Gregg system of short
hand will be employed, which, Mr..
Carey says. has the preference in the
Gem City business college of Illinois,
over all other systems. It's difference
from the Pittmanic and other sys-
TENS that its basic principal is found
ed on elliptical curves, instead of the
geometrical signs as in the former
methods The advantage of forming
characters on the e'liptical curve sys-
tenn, Prof. Carey says, is that the
elliptical curve is more nearly like
that Of the common long-hand sys-
tenn of writing, therefore, more nat
ural and more easily acquired The
system has no positions, such as
above, upon and below the line, as in
the Pitmanie systems; has no shaded
letters, and is claimed to be more
legible.
In the shifting of teachers, Mrs.
Wiley takes Mr.. McKesson's room,
who goes to the Webster school;
Miss Crowley takes Mrs Willey's
old room, and Miss Johnson takes
Miss Crowley's former room.
Several important books will be
added to the reference library OF the
high school.
Several fine pieces of apparatus
were purchased for the work in SCI
ence Among them is tn. Optical
Disc" an instrument. by means of
which, all the essentials of the study
of light may be denlonstra ed accur-
ately. This instrument consists of a
large graduated disc of metal, mount
ed in an upright position and pro-
vided with a circular metal screen,
to which different diaphragms may
be adjusted 10 regulate the entrance
of light across the face of the grad
uated disc. A series of lenses, prisms,
and a sphere of glass; a refraction
tank, plane. concave and convex mir
rors. color plates. etc, are provided
and can be attached to disc in the
proper position for study OF the va
rious phenomena of optics. 1t is one
of the finest instruments made An
other is the Atwood machine, that
demonstrates the laws of falling bod
les.
| Several instruments were added 70
the list for studying dynamics OF
| solids and fluids, sound and electric
ity. Among the latter is dissectible
machine that may be adjusted to
form a dynamo, a motor, an electric
bell, a telegraph instrument, buz-
ger or an induction coil.
One thing that will especially de-
light the students of the high school
this year is beautiful piano, new
instrument and of the best quality
that has been purchased and placed
in the assembly room The old piano
will be consigned to inocuous desue.
tude.
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