The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-08-27
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
TO OPEN SEPT. I
MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND PUP
Ills WILL ENROLL, SAYS SUPT.
BROWNING
HIGH SCHOOL TO Be LARGER THAN EVER
Manual Training and Domestic Science
Courses to be Strensthened-Foot-
Ball Prospects Are Bright

The Brookings city schools open
Monday, September the 9TH under
more favorable conditions than ever
school work. The buildings have been
put in better order than they have
ever been. All the room have been
thoroughly cleaned and many improve
ments have been made in and about
the buildings. The most noticeable
improvement is the painting n decor
ating that has been done by Henry
Weise in the high school assembly
room and the domestic science rooms
as we'll as several Of the grade rooms.
The high school assembly room has
peer made very attractive and the
domestic science rooms have been
transferred into beautiful and attrac'
tive place for the students Of this
department. A. E. Vinegar has con-
tributed a few extra stunts that adds
to the beauty and attractiveness of the
buildings and grounds in cutting the
sod that was crowding in on the walks
about the building. The new book
shelves and hall glass in the superin-
tendent's office has added much to the
attractiveness of the place. The beau
tiful statute of Apollo which was pre-
scented to the high school by the class
of 1914 makes a beautiful decoration
and gives a dignity to the appearance
of the assembly room.
Superintendent Browning has been
busy the last three or four weeks plan
ming courses of study for the various
departments. He says in school work,
as in all other phases of life, there can
be no standing still; either improve
ment must be made or the schools will
necessarily drift away from the true
standard. The demand of the age
must always nave consideration in the
making of a school c%arricula, and be-
lieying that there is more reason for
magnifying the relation of motor to
mental activity than there has been
heretofore, there are to be some
changes in the course Of study. The
most important changes, perhaps, will
be in the departmental school. Mr..
Browning believes hat more industrial
and vocational training should be given
to pupils who have reached an age in
their development when they have a
desire to do something tangible and he
is outlining a course Of study that he
hopes will provide for the needs of
such pupils whether they continue
through high school or not.
Independent thought, fuency of
speech, increased vocabulary, strong
personality are the qualities which
every person desires to possess. These
qualities in this training is the work
of the public speaking classes, the pur-
poses of which are to develop ease and
grace, and dispell timidity and self
consciousness before an audience.
The Importance of such work has gain
ed such favor that the North Central
Association has given the work full
credit. Debating teams are to be or
ganized in the high school this year
and partial arrangements have been
made for contests in this line of de-
yelopment. The Bank of Brookings is
Offering a substantial prize to the win
ming team. This is to be an annual
prize and will be known as the Bank
of Brookings prize.
With the opening Of the fall term
the football boys are taking stock of
their prospects for the coming season.
The outlook is very bright, so the boys
tell u.s., for a winning team this fall. A
good many of the old men of last year
will be in school and the good men that
developed such good showing in spring
athletics will give Brookings a good
showing in gridiron with the schools
they are to war with. Contracts have
been signed with Watertown, Aber-
deem, Huron, Pierre, Madison, two
games and Sioux Falls will send in a
contract o
The athletic association will giveta
supper on the school grounds next
Thursday evening beginning at 5
o'clock.
Superintendent Browning and Prin-
cipal Dillon will be at the high school
building every day next week, where
they will be ready to confer with par
ents in regard to courses to be per-
sued; much valuable time can be