The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1911-11-16

By E. E. Coad.


Work in the High School showed de-
cided improvement last week. The
senior class demonstrated the fact that
each member could do acceptable work
for not one member of the class was
posted. Twenty-three students failed
to do the minimum of work required.
The Sophomore class has a number of
students who do not realize that they
are in school for the primary purpose
of doing the best school work they are
capable of doing. Many are doing ex-
cellent work, but there are so many
who refuse to exert themselves that
the class standing is constantly low.
The freshman class this year has
shown an admirable spirit toward work
and school requirements. IL they con-
tue to develop their present stadard
they will form one of the strongest
GLASSES the high school has had.
There is an important factor in
student life at Hood River that we
often fail to take into consideration,
and that is the fact that most of the
students are comparative strangers to
each other. This statement is well
demonstrated by the tact that but
eighteen Of the one hundred forty
students in tine High School were in
the Hood River schools five years ago.
In settled community where new
conner is rarity it is possible to
establish positive working precedents
that are not questioned by either
students or patrons. A standard Of
efficiency can be developed and main
tanned since the children represent the
work done in that particular system Of
schools. But here we have boys and
girls from all parts of the country.
They are strangers to each other and
are more or less antag0nistie during
the time they are adjusting themselves
to the changed conditions. IL IS not
easy for an adult to adjust himself to
changed conditions. 1t is said that
youth is more plastic, and this being
true the result is heterogeneity Of
action difficult to direct into proper
channels of expression.
We are very much indebted to Mr..
Won Court, writing expert represent
ing the A. N. Palmer Method, for the
excellent work he gave US last Friday.
| He visited number of the rooms and
gave writing instruction; he also gave
| the teachers many suggestions and
demonstrated the fundamentals OF
rapid writing before them using Miss
Eby's class. The great speed and ease
of Muscular slant writing are the
things that give it its stand in the
commercial world. A person can
write three times the amount Tin a
given time and with greater ease using
the muscular system of slant writing)
he would write if he used the vertical
system. So much writing is done in
the schools. If we can save one half
the time ordinarily used it ought to
make wonderful difference in the
work of the schools. We cannot ask
the pupils to get the manuals, but
there is nothing to prevent the School
Board buying them for the ues of the
pupils. 1t would cost S65 to secure
sufficient manuals for this work and
these would be good for at least six
years; about $40 a year to put in a
course of business writing in the
schools.
Bible Class Will Meet at ShOemaker'S.
Rev. Peart's Union Advanced Bible
Glass will meet with Mr.. J. H. Shoe
maker again on Sunday, when it's
lesson will be on the question. "Can
We Believe in the Divinity of q
Religion Unless it is accompanied by
miracle Wis tors aiWavs welcome.