The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-24
Schools
ely IN Front Rank in Edu-
tlonal Matters

e, 15 are continued and Recommendation
se are added, The students are
.,. 1850 70 read classics ana write
rams for literary society
'''9 H4sR school are now under Wv
Almost the same plans are ro,,,,.s,
!" tae other branches. the ain, -.
- sINe tae pupils certain amo,,n, =
"n"t might lee called technical l,,,r,,--
ieese and TO develope their -.
Po,FeF IN connection with this
~ arithmetic in the meehap3,at
sssSes the aim IS at accuracy ana -
.Ui'y and constant drills are given aasa
eu''sa to the pupils of the various
IN The days when the big bovs :,
.Ae schools used to carve their oar,e,
!" p'g letters across their lesl, ~,
ee"'ehey In the reading course was u
So through as big a book as nossth4,
anu 'he pupil was largely graded
ga 10" rapidly he pronounced hard
"V'Va u succession until he came ~
" PgI'ou when he dropped his voice
method IS almost forgotten ana
letter one has come in its Mace
'N "'4 Is not any more to read many
i@seS' Out 10 get ting meaning Of TIA
= "ces and then the meaning az
s''e "'oie piece. The pupil learns 70
te1o between the lines, SO 70 snaals
'"is Is done in the school system
~ hammond is an interesting stua,-
(" e"e sto"n-ups who have learned "a
read IN the early days.
\ thing that was unknown n -.
early days was course IN no.,,re
s.uuy. W nile 1t was there, it was not
an outlined course but rather vhat
the children observed for themaalves
on their ways To and from school THIS
STUDY Is now in every well regulates
schooI aad Is included in the Hammond
schoois' When at first 1t was intro
auced It was looked upon as a fad but
It's worth has been proven and it has
come 10 stay.
Despite the fact that leaders in ssn-
cation are saying that writing il nor
as important subject any more as II
used 70 be on account of the tvpe-
writer. stenography and dictation. tho
course it not affected in the Hammond
schools. The Palmer system. which Is
the sem-slant. has been accepted as
the natural and psychological one ana
constant drills are given.
The fine arts have entered into the
course Of study and the children come
IN contact with them from the day
they enter the kindergarten until they
finish their high school course.
A specially appointed teacher. Prof
Clark Leaning, visits every school and
music is taught with all its funda-
mental principles. The generation
that is growing up now will be able
to sing by note when It leaves
school and there is no parent that will
not admit that a child is not a better
one for its ability 10 sing and unAarv
stand music Drawing is taught I
as Systematically and the result
be seen in any of the Hammond Sc
where they are displayed n
young hopeful has been discoveries
and all are showing a success that II
we'll worthy OF the effort
A sewing course that is rather new
being only introduced in two schools
thus far, but which will be in all of
them before the year is over. is that
Of sewing. Here, for instance is what
IS being done in the fifth grade: Bur-
lap stitching, bleeched muslin stitch
ing, French filed seams. French hem
ming on Damask, designing and firing
ing on linen, principles OF weaving.
Earning, and many other practical les
sons. The course has been taken IN
with success in other localities and
will undoubtedly prove to be a success
in Hammond.
One hundred and elghty-six pupils
attend the high school now and by
next year there win he over 200 The
present quarters In the Central school
are being crowded and within another
year the school board and superintend-
mt VIII be confronted with problem
% house the high school pupils. The
board realizes this now. and has al
ready taken the matter under advises
nent
Like the other sides Of Hammond. fts
school system has been growing ana
although the leaders of education are
meeting with many retarding inau-
noes, they have thus far succeeded in
xeeping the schools Of Hammond ahead
# everything else that IS for the bene-
it of civic welfare.