Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-09-24
HIGH SCHOOL WORK
: : IS PROGRESSING

The faculty Of the Belington High
School announces that the second sea-
sion of the school in its new home is
now well under way. The enrolment
at present is about eighty with a few
others to come in later. The work Is
divided up into the departments OF
History and English, Science and
Mathematics, ana Latin and German,
which subjects are taught respective
~ BY Messrs. Long and Drummond
and Miss Flo Griffin.
Mr.. Long, the superintendent, has
worked out course of study which
has been approved by Prof. Friend.
the State Supervisor OF High Schools.
as filling all the requirements as an
accredited first grade high school
This, Of course, means that student
completing the course thus arranged
will be given diploma which will BIO
accepted for entrance at any standard
college or university. This course It.
self covers a period OF four years.
work with four subjects for each
year. ten of these being prescribed
and six OF them elective from num-
Der OF subjects. In this way each In
dividual student, with the advice and
consent Of parents and teachers, may
select vocational training suited to
his own particular needs and inclina-
lions. In addition to this regular
course OF four years. Mr.. Long has
arranged special course to supple
ment the previous work of the Senior
Glass of this year, whose members,
since their work for the past three
years was done in second grade
school, would have had trouble In
gaining university entrance credits.
But with this special course for their
senior year, the president Of the Uni
versity OF West Virginia has agreed
that those completing the work viii
have met all the requirements for en-
trance to that university.
Among other plans for school Inn
provement the faculty Is now prepar-
ing to do some grading on the school
grounds. About twenty-five of the
larger boys have volunteered TO work
several days, and as soon as possible
they will undertake to complete the
terrace at the front. grade down the
piles OF dirt and stones at the back,
and then clean up the grounds gener-
ally. Later they aim to SOW grass
seed, and set out some trees and
shrubbery. All patrons or others In
terested in the school can help great
ly In this laudable enterprise either
with the actual labor OF themselves
OF. employees, or with the loan OF picks,
shovels, wheel-barrows, etc. The
school Is also working to improve the
laboratories, library, and class rooms
in various ways.
Mr.. Drummond. of the faculty, has
brought his Victrola and an excep-
tionally fine collection Of records to
the school, and the faculty will use
these at the chapel period each morn
ing to give the students regular
course thruout the session in listen
ing TO representative selections from
the very best OF music. In this way
they hope to help the students culti-
yate in themselves taste and real
appreciation for good music. The
school also has almost completed ar
rangements for buying piano, which
is to be paid for with funds to be
raised by entertainments during the
winter. The students are organizing
an orchestra and double quartette to
help in these entertainments
The last period, from 2:30 to $40
o'clock, each Friday. is to be devoted
to an assembly Of the students in the
chapel where there will be varied pro-
grams of vocal and instrumental mu-
sic both from the students and from
OutSiue tdltut. lntIt Will dlSO DC ut-
bates and orations from the English
classes, and from time to time speak
ers Of note will be invited. For these
closing periods. especially, and also
for the chapel exercises each morning,
the. faculty wishes to extend cordial
and urgent invitation to each friend
and patron OF the school, They real
ize that whatever may be done at the
school must necessarily be only half
done ii 1t be without the hearty CO.
operation and support Of each father
and mother who may be interested IN
the school. Therefore they wish to
get acquainted with all Of thu pa
irons and they feel that these patrons
can help wonderfully in this by COM
ing out themselves to the school to
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