American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1914-09-26

SOIL Fertility. Trigonometry. Public
speaking and Debate, Male Chorus
anu oprea, and are giving Physics In
lieu of Chemistry to third and fourth
year students.
| In order that students may not be
uepriVed OF following up their musi-
cai talents, or Obliged to go elsewhere
III order to apply music credits to-
warus graduation, arrangements has
oeeh made III the circular for stu
dents to major In lines OF their own
choice, and the High School has ar
ranged TO accept credit for special
music II taken from teachers with
proper credentials and requirements.
| we are making these detailed explain
atoms that the parents may know ex-
actly what broad, varied yet sub
stantial array Of subjects is being Of
iered right here at home, almost with
In shade OF their own dwellings. We
| also expect to get, deserve, and hold
the support and hearty cooperation
| 81 every parent who has a son or q
| daughter OF High School age who Is
| not I'm school. We shall not be salts
fed until we are assured that we are
not only teaching facts to those who
are Interested enough In school to
come OF their own volition, but until
| We can enthuse and inspire those who
are not interested to spend their cold
| winter days with us, and their long,
| lonesome winter nights under our d.
| rection with their parents. The teach
ers feel that they are only half teach
ing II they are not inspiring love
for education and worthy ideals.
May we ask the parents to investi-
gate thoroughly the advantages to be
had at home before thinking of send
Ing their children out from under the
parental roof and influence, thinking
to get better education.
There Is no influence on earth so
wholesome as that of good father
aud mother In family circle, and this
fact should always be remembered,
and not permit the longing for their
child's educational welfare to over
shadow 1t. 1t is not more education
that we need, II is more OF the right
kind of education.
Let us not be too prompt to take
up the suggestion of our boy or girl
that they cannot get the kind of
course they want at home, and are
trying to persuade us that they will
have to 90 away In order to get any
thing worth learning. II may be very
possible that little investigation on
the part of the parents, or a three
minute talk over the telephone with
the principal, will reveal the fact that
he student was over anxious to ex-
Derience the novelty OF getting away
from home, and he only thought that
he could not get the course he want
ed. The fact Is that every course Of
fered in the beginning courses Of any
standard High School is offered in
our home school. II Is true that In
certain lines of Industrial work we
are not able to offer third and fourth
year work, but only for the reason
that those classes do not remain large
enough to justify teachers full time.
Occasionally there Is a boy or girl
Who desires to put his entire time
along one specialized branch Of work
We, OF course, are not specializing In
the strictest sense In the High School,
but neither Ia any other High School
In the United States. Such instruc-
ton Is given only In special schools
)r by correspondence courses. both
If which come extremely high In cost,
Now Just a word with respect to
our outside schools. The big schools
like the University Of Utah, the B. Y.
University at Provo, and the A. c. at
Logan. are not out looking for pre-
paratory or High School students
They fully expect the local High
schools to take care of them. Those
schools are out after college students,
and are extremely anxious to get
those who have made good all the way
-.
that the B. Y. Y. very courteously ex-
tends an Invitation to all students who
do not expect to attend school else
where. to enter it's doors; that Is ex-
tended as privilege. but In every
community where High School IL
| established, the big educators or the
state EXPECT the communities to BE-
loyal to their own institutions. That
has been preached In our own com.
munity. They always urge that tho
students attend school somewhere
and II there be any who have neglect
ed their earlier opportunities and
would feel embarrassed to enter tho
lower classes along with younger stu
dents. the great uplifting influence OF
their instructors is still open TO ever!
Individual who has the least desire Il
Improve, regardless of former scho
,astic attainment.
Taking into consideration all thes
actors and the extremely small cos
at home, is appears that our place a.
,oyal citizens Is in our local Hig'
school. even II we should be oblige'
10 sacrifice one subject. Such sma,
sacrifice can never put serious pioc
IN our educational process.
II there chance to be any who arr
holding back because they nave NJ
the $500 to advance, don't let thP
stop you. We know that the cror
have not been marketed yet, ana thf
your word Is good.
C. w. WHITAKER, Principal
ELI ]. CLAYSoN, High Schoo