The daily sentinel., 1913-01-23
SCHOOL NOTES


Miss Harriet j SIoulton, supervis-
or of music. IS preparing a high
school musicale 10 be given by about
fifty high school Students. IL will
be a high class Cutertainment. con-
sisting principally uf solos. duets and
choruses. All who attended our high
school musical last year remember
il with pleasure. Lovers of music
will be interested in seeing the pro-
gress in this department OF our high
school.
The six high school students who
took part in The Spartan-Athenian
debate last Friday, received praise
from their schoUlmates, the high
school faculty. and from many visit
ors who were present. Several
thought 1t was the best debate ever
given in our high school The mem
bers of the faculty are Justly proud
of the high grade Of work which is
being done by the majority of the
students in our high school.
While We fully appreciate intel
lectual attainments, we cannot fail
to recognize the fact, which has
been largely ignored in education for
centuries, that in order to have the
proper development - intellectual.
moral and spiritual-there must be
laid strong physical foundation up
on which to raise grand super
structure. Our board of education
recognized this fact when they en-
ployed director Of physical educa-
ton who gives his work in every de-
partment of our school system.
n pleasant feature of the Spartan
Athenian debate was the presenting
of prizes by their classmates to the
three leading debaters. Miss Laura
Lee, as first debater. received hand
some volume of Mark Twain's inim-
table 'Innocents Abroad" Muriel
Coles. as second debater and Law
renee Kicks, as third, each received
volume of Victor Hugo's Les
Miserables." The sophomore class
has also presented to the high school
library, for the use of future debat-
ers, a copy of The Education of the
Greek People" by Davidson.
This week we have had no speaker
in the high school because it is test
week. The young people are very
busy with their tests and hope to
make good records.
At the general teachers meeting
Tuesday afternoon, the superintend-
ent talked to the teachers in regard
to looking after the health of the
pupils. He requested that during
this very cold weather the windows
should not be opened at the bottom,
causing direct draft on the pupils.
The teachers were also requested to
look after, the temperature of their
rooms, avoiding high temperatures,
as well as low temperatures. 1t was
recommended that while it is so
cold, the pupils put on their wraps
for the passing recesses.
The recent articles in the Ladies
Home Journal were discussed, and
the good and practical suggestions
were separated from the impractical,
false and foolish. We believe that
the suggestion for less home study,
generally speaking, is a good one. We
also believe that while il is advisa
BILE to add some things from time to
time to the school curriculum, that
some of the less important things
should be eliminated so that the
child shall not be overburdened with
an unreasonable amount of work.
The elimination of mental arithme-
tic as separate subject in addition
to the mental arithmetic in the com
mon arithmetics was discussed, but
no decision was made for the pres
ent.
In behalf of President Hoel of the
business college, the superintendent
extended an invitation to the teach
ers to be present at the business col
lege Friday evening, this week, to
witness the demonstration given by
Mr.. Trefzger, England's champion
typist.
Coming Home.
H. r. Francis is expected back in a
few days from business trip to