The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-02-04
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HIGH SCHOOL NEWS.
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Supt. John A. Doelle of the Hough-
ton public schools has received the
following letter from the Century
magazine:
The Century Magazine purposes "a
take up the question of the teaching OF
manners in the public schools. and in
order 10 collect authentic information
on the subject we are venturing to ask
you and other educators throughout the
country 10 be good enough TO respond
to the subjoined questions:'
"U To what extent are manners
taught to the children under your SUI
/ perintendence?
r(2) Is this teaching systematic
and regular. or is it left TO the judg-
ment Of individual teachers?
You will not understand us as re-
ferring To what might be called
'dancing-school manners but to the
manifestation Of respectful conduct of
children and youth toward their elders
and toward each other.
we shall be glad to learn of speci-
flc instances Of instruction and we
shall much appreciate your kind at
tention to the matter"
Mr.. Doelle will respond by saying
that a regular course of manners is not
taught in the schools. The teacher is
supposed TO be an example Of good
manners 10 the children and good
manners are as necessary a part of
her equipment as anything else. The
teacher works on the supposition that
good manners are taught in the home
Of the child and does not intrude her
opinions till a pupil violates good
taste in some action. when she imme-
diately gives him a lesson.
High School Notes.
Following is the lineup Of the
Houghton high school hockey team
which will play Calumet this after
noon at the Amphidrome: Goal, Dol
linger; point. Chynoweth; cover point.
Alt; center. Bassett; rover, Croze:
right wing. Geising; left wing. Mills.
The Houghton high school will have
mid-winter graduation. The semi-an-
nual promotion plan adopted by the
school will have worked into the high
school in about four years. and a class
viii then be graduated in February as
is now done in, the Calumet high
school Next February. a class of
twenty-five TO thirty pupils will enter
the high school from the grades.
Principal Kelley Of the high school
says that this year more pupils are
trying for honors in the oratory and
defamation contests. In each class
there are now twenty candidates work.
ing for the honor Of representing the
school in the district contest and pos
sibly representing the upper peninsula
in the state contest The large class
working on the orations is without
doubt the result OF the offer OF the
faculty to award a credit to each stu
dent who enters the contest.
Mr. Kelley states that every one
taking part in athletics is now eligible
as the new semester has started. He
also states that the averages among
the athletes have been exceptionally
nigh the past semester. He computes
the average Of all students in their
studies for the first half year to be be-
tween S. and 80, a very creditable |
showing
The junior class held a meeting this !
week for the purpose Of electing
president 10 succeed Arthur WINNER
who has left school. Elmer Theriault |
was elected.
The high school will give a concert
IN the assembly room Of the high |
school next Friday evening for the
purpose Of raising funds for the bas-
setball team This will be the first
musical entertainment OF the school for |
he year. Neither OF the teams are i'm |
lebt but il has been thought advisable |
o guard against this predicament by |
holding the concert. The hockey |
cam will come i'm for a share Of the |
ecelpts, although II is expected that
he dance 10 be given by the hockey |
cam, Friday. February IL at the Am
'HANt 'hit hdilf WIN pioNiut tHouBH re- |
urns 20 take care Of the expenses
throughout the year.
a list OF those entered i'm the decla-
nation contests is as follows: sopho-
nores, Florence Obenhoff and Leslie
VelsOn freshmen. Raymond Airport,
Norman Dolles. Ella Bliss, John Har-
ington, Archie Levine, Mildred Lewis,
William Miller. Florence Simmons.
Margaret Reeder. Dorothy Pearce,
iordon McCurdy. Windsor and Gladys
,troebel: commercial department. F.
w. Edwards and j. Fink.
The largest window In Great Britain
Is the east window In York cathedral.
II Is seventy-five feet high and thirty