Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1915-06-05
SOME HIGH SCHOOL
FACTS NOT
GENERALLY KNOWN


There are several features of high
school life that are often either over
looked or else not brought to the at
tention of those interested in its well
fare-fcatures that perhaps should re-
ceive as much consideration as most
of the subjects though they do not
receive any units of credit or appear
in students diploma. OF these
various features, parliamentary drill,
social life and magazine reading, the
one most important from civic stand
point is that of training in parliament
ary knowledge and procedure. Each
class as it enters high school is or
ganized in regular manner, being in
structed in the drawing up of con-
stitution, in the adopting and the sign
ing Of it and then in the being gov
erned by it. All business is transacted
strictly according to the constitution
and the rules of order adopted in that
constitution. A high regard for the
value of constitutional government
cannot but be the result of such train
ing rightly directed. The wisdom of
being governed by the will of the ma
jority is made more apparent by this
course, as well as the power and value
of ones own ballot. Often class dis
covers the i'll effects of hasty judge
ment and is led to reconsider ques-
ton; thus the lesson is forced home
that certain amount of education.
thought and ability to use two sides
of a question dispassionately are re-
quistes for intelligent voting.
The young people by means of their
class organizations conduct fair
amount of business in addition to the
social events. But in the preparation
and the successful carrying out of a
social evening the students get much
practical training in the handling of
money, lessons in careful expenditure.
prompt payment of bills as well as of
dues. They learn to execute matters
requiring taste, good form and har-
mony and become in the course of the
three or four years of high school
fairly self-reliant and capable of larger
duties in all lines. 1t is true that mis-
takes are made-that not everything
that ought to be learned is learned or
is always applied but long step is
taken and the pupil is put in the way
at least of more easily grasping situa-
tons OF adapting themselves so as to
learn more readily.
Another feature of school life is that
of general reading. During the past
year the library books have been con-
stantly handled, books for which no
credit is given, but which give a stu
dent a wide acquaintance with the
world and a greater general culture.
Many students are in the habit of
using the magazines and are therefore
far better equipped for their inevitable
mingling with the world. Boys and
girls need to read the standard mag
azines that give current events of
reliable nature. They cannot afford
in these days not to know what is
going on in the world. Every bit of
such knowledge contributes to their
chances not only of securing but of
holding valuable positions in the bus
ness world in and in the greater world
of universal social service. The mag
aznes that have been found on the
shelves of the Lyon County High
School this year are the Worlds
Work, North American Review, Har-
per's Magazine, Literary Digest, Inde-
pendent, Everybody's Geographical
Magazine, Sunset, American. the Out
look and the English Journal. Much
use has been made of these papers, but
greater use could be made of them
and should such a list be continued
next ear it is hoped that still more
emphasis will be laid upon taking ad-
vantage of the opportunity.