The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-07-28

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is an opportunity for the various
women's clubs in the city to assist VI
IN a worthy cause.
The High School.
This department Is Handicapped
more than any other from doing its
best work. The crowded conditions
tho lack Of suitable recitation
rooms the absence of an assembly
room in which all the High school
pupils could meet at least once q day
for some general exercise, are much
to be deplored. To be forced to seat
pupils in three different assembly
rooms is not conclusive to a spirit OF
unity SO, necessary in the administers
ton Of high school affairs. Many q
time men of prominence visit OUT
city and we would like to have them
address the students briefly on some
current topic, but we have no room in
which all the pupils could be Assem-.
bled at one time. Under the cramped
conditions We are not doing the best
we can, and hope that when the new
building is planned and built, this will
be remedied.
The majorit' of pupils in this de-
partment have done excellent work
the past year. The teaching has been
faithful and efficient in all the vari-
GUS classes. There has been a gen
eral awakening to the fact that good,
solid, substantial and faithful work
each day is what counts most in the
end. That IA pupil wants to sue
coed, he must do good daily work
and not wait until the last Two or
three weeks of the term and then
start in to Cram" for the final ex-
aminations. The new regulation
which provides that the class stand
ing must be seventy five per cent be-
fore a pupil is allowed to take the
final examination, has had salutary
effect upon scholarship; students are
beginning to realize that the high
school is a place for work and that
the idler has no place in it. The high
school board examinations which
have proved so unsatisfactory to the
teachers in the past, have been par
TALLY discarded this year and unless
there Is an Improvement in them the
coming year, we shall discard them
completely and give our own exam
nations.
Social Life.
The social life of the High school,
is a matter Of far too great import
ance to be passed lightly. We re-
cognize it's value and believe within
proper limits and restrictions it is
essential to proper training and cul'
ture; but when INDUCED in to an OK
IRENE, like many other things, 1t ID
detrimental to successful school work
AS the school becomes larger, We no
tice that there is tendency among
a certain class of students to pay too
much attention to social affairs and
the result is that their school work
must neoes sarily suffer. In order to
ascertain the opinions Of the parents
on this matter, we sent out circu'
lar letter to every parent or guardian
who had child in the High school
department. We enclosed a self-ad.
dressed, stamped envelope for re-
ply and q large number answered
with the following results; the letter
and replies follow:
.Minot, N. OAK,
Nov. Is, 1909.
Dear Parents:
Among the many problems con:
fronting school authorities at the
present time, is that Of the social life
of High school pupils. 1t is quest
ion of vital Importance to both par
ents and pupils and one which can
not be ignored by either of them.
In order to be mutually helpful in
the proper adjustment of these social
relations, will you psease answer the
following questions and return same
in the enclosed envelope?
Thanking you in advance for the
courtesy of an immediate reply, we
remain,
Yours very truly,
S. HENRY WOLFE, Supt
i. Do you believe that High school
pupils should have social gatherings!
If, so, what should be the nature Of
these meetings?
| 2. How often should such gather
ings take place? At what hour should
these begin and end?
3. Should these gatherings be Civ
en- under the auspices Of the schoo
authorities and controlled by then
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