The state herald., 1913-08-01
Busiaess Course

With only six weeks of vacation left
it is we'll to begin to make some plans
for school. Are the eighth grade grad
yates going to come in to their county
high school? From present indications
it would appear that larger per cent
of them are going to do SO than ever
before. This is as it should be and
when all understand what the county
high school now offers, still more will
surely be attracted to it.
1t has been the constant purpose of
the committee to serve as large por.
ton of the people of the county as pos
sible in the high school. 1t was with
this purpose in view that they built the
high school building, that they main
tanned SO high standard of equipment
and efficiency as to secure the accredit-
ment of the school. and that they now
intend with the opening Of the school
year to install commercial department
In accordance with the standard of
all high school work of the past few
years the commercial department will
be of the best. There will be no at
tempt to compete with the short course
Business Colleges but proper amount
Of the time will be spent upon each sub
ject and when graduated from the reg
ular commercial course we will be able
to confidently predict students ability
to secure and hold position. The com
mittee Is trying to secure frst-class
commercial teacher and expects to sue
coed within few days.
The high school expects to offer three
courses, two Of which will prepare for
college, the other will not. They are
as follows: The language course in
which Latin and German will be re-
quired. the scientific course in which |
Science and. Mathematics will be requir
ed. and the commercial cource in which |
Bookkeeping. Shorthand, Typewriting.
Commercial Law, Commercial Arithme-
tic and allied subjects will be required.
Not much change will be made in the
two College Preparatory Courses be-
cause students who wish to 90 to col
lege must conform to the college en-
trance requirements. Those completing
the Commercial Course will be given n
diploma just us the other graduates but
it will state that they graduated from
the Commercial Course and hence this
will not admit them to college. Stu
dents entering high school. then. will
need to decide early in their course
whether they will 20 to college or not
SO that their courses can be planned |
with that in view.
II will be possible for students to en-
ter school merely for such subjects as
they chose us for example all the COM
mercial subjects provided they showed
ability for these subjects. Frankly the
purpose of allowing such privilege is
to attract such Of our young people as
think they have no interest in anything
but the so-called practical subjects"
The management believes that many
such students will remain tn complete
the four-years' course when they have
found out the real nature Of the work
offered.
Graduates Of the high school will be
admitted for the commercial course II
they desire.
The commercial course subject to
change is as follows:
LIST year-knglish. Ancient History,
Algebra, General Science.
End year English. Bookkeeping, Al
zebra and Plain Geometry. History or
German.
3rd year English, Shorthand, Type.
writing. Com. Law and Com. Arith.
ath year English, Shorthand and
Typewriting. American History and Civ |
les. Physics or Com. Geography.
A s. Jersup.
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