The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-08-04
MAKE WORK MORE PRACTICAL
Plans Suggested by State Superintend-
ent Are Followed by the Offering OF
Many Elective Courses in the High
Schools

principal of the Kenosha high school
working with Superintendent Mrs.
Mary d. Bradford Of the city schools
has arranged new course of study for
the students Of the Kenosha high
school which is to be offered to the
students with the opening of the new
year In the arrangement of the cur
riculum Principal Thompson and the
superintendent have sought to have the
high school meet the demands OF all
sorts of students and they have not
overlooked the suggestions of State SUI
perintendent Cary who urges that the
courses in the high schools Of the state
be arranged to meet the practical de-
mands Of the students. Ia order to meet
! this demand the teachers have found
that the courses must be more elastic
and to meet this demand many elective
courses will be offered in the Kenosha
high school.
Four separate courses will be Of
fered for students in the high school,
the first two courses being arranged
especially for the students who plan to
have higher education in the colleges
of the country. The other two courses
are for the students who complete their
school work with the graduation from
the high school. The first course is the
classical course and follows closely the
demand made by the state university
and other colleges for students entering
these institutions. 1t has been ar
ranged with only a few elective
studies. The scientific course is also
designed for college students and it
differs from the classical course only
that the various courses in Latin and
German are replaced with courses in
the sciences. The third course is
known as 'EThe English Course This
course has less prescribed work than
any of the other courses and the stud
ent or his parents will be permitted to
elect from many courses OF study. In
this course the student may take work
outlined in all Of the other courses and
may practically pick out the work that
he or she is to follow during the four
years course. The last course offered
is the commercial course. This work
runs through the entire four. years and
there is little chance for the student to
elect. The course has been arranged to
meet every demand Of the state in re-
gard to commercial work in the schools
and it is the equal of the courses of
fered by the business colleges.
Principal Thompson is seeking to Sc
cure greater interest among the par
ents Of the high school students and in
short time he will send circular
letter to the parents asking that they
aid their children in selecting the work
that , ey will take during their high
school course in order that the work
may be outlined by the student before
the opening Of the year or the 9th Of
September. With this letter will be
sent the scheme of the different courses
and the parents will be able to act in
diligently.
Ii is expected that the attendance at
the high school this year will be larger
than in any preceding year. The com
mercial course is expected to prove
magnet which will draw many students
into the high school.
The manual training work at the
high school is also expected to prove
more popular than in former years.
|IThis will be one of the elective studies
under the new arrangement Of the
courses and will be open to the students
of all classes in the high school.