The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-10-23
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TucuMcARf PUBLIC acHooIa
Tucumeai has the best managed and
best disciplined schools Of the South,
west.
The New High School building n
rapidly nearing completion. 1t will
be ready for occupancy In about three
weeks.
The catalogue and course Of study
issued by the Tucumcah Schools IL
the finest and most up.to.dats In New
Mexico.
The New Mexico Journal Of Eduea.
tion In speaking Of the Tueumesri
schools says; "The courses are we'll
planned and the corps Of teachers Is
especially strong"
The next big event In Tucumcari
will be the dedication Of the New High
School Building and tho initial games
Of the Tucumcari High School Athletic
Association, Than ksgiving week.
The school children have enjoyed ev.
cry minute Of the fair. What they
have lost In being out Of school these
days, will be made up many times
over In more willing efforts and with
a feeling that they have been justly
and properly treated. Children enjoy
a good time. We we're all young once,
and should not forget this fact so
easily.
"Those Of our readers who remem.
Der Miss Mamie sawyer oake., for.
merly Of this city, will he glad TO
learn that she Is now q teacher In the
Public schools OF Tucumeari. New Mex.
leo, ut which place she has been for
some months. Although this is a small
city, the public schools seem 10 he far
In advance Of what one might expect.
The High School builain. Is a model
Of architectural beauty New De.
cstur, JAlabama) Advertiser.
The course Of study in the Tucum.
earl High School Is prepared In accord.
snce with the college entrance require.
ments Of the college union and the
graduates Of this school are admitted
10 any Of the colleges or Universities
without examination. Thus II will be
seen that we have a system Of educa-
tion in our city that l. second 10 none.
strictly up.to-date. All the high school
teachers are University or Normal grad.
yates. When the new high school build.
ing is completed, fully equipped labor.
a%tories, libraries, etc, will add 20 the
efficiency Of the high school work. tn.
eumcari has the only first class high
school In eastern New Mexico.
The High school Is the vital part
Of the American system Of public edu.
cation. In the we'll arranged curse
Of study there should he . gradual
change from grammar grades 70 high
school and from the high school 20 the
University. The old high school eur.
riculum was faulty in this respect; ran
ition from the grammar grades TO the
high school was ~ abrupt a. TO make
Il almost impossible for the average
child 20 accommodate himself 70 the new
conditions or the Nurse WAS 80 sle.
mentary and f~ragmentary in It's make.
up that on graduation the pupil found
himself unable TO enter upon the n esh.
man work in the University without
some previous academic training. The
University Of New Mexico still main.
tains such academic courses, we are
informed. however, that IL is thu in.
tention Of the University authorities
20 discontinue this department and re.
quire the accredited high schools OF the
territory TO prepare students for en-
trance 10 the University proper. In
the preparation Of the course of study
for the Tucumcari High School these
defects are eliminated. A careful ex.
animation Of the courses Of the seventh
and eighth grades will show that
while they complete a definite line Of
work, they also emerge gradually into
the course Of the hrst year Of the high
school and the additional facts that
the seventh and eighth grades assem-
bic and pass with the high school nah es
the transition from the grades TO the
high school a very easy and gradual
one. In the high school, pupils have
a choice Of subjects; Latin or English
and Scientific or other courses win be
added from time 20 time as a demand
for them is manifested.
II interested ask for q catalogue a,
the News Ofice.
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