The Holt County sentinel., 1915-04-02
Wanted..-A New High School
Building, .....,..

stbte W "isSou'' 'h'' ''i''"'S ."
still standing as the monument of
learning IN the town. There are now
attending school. pupils whose faith.
ers and srandfathets before them have
received ,hcir education in this same
old ediEcc.
A question concerning tie erection
; 4 a new High school building Is now
confronting tie citizens ~ oregon
Shall We have a new building. or shall
We no,2 In order To answer intelli.
gently, three questions should he care.
fully considered: Are the present pu.
oils Of the High school receiving the
most beneficial advantages obtaina-
bleY IT, the present size Of the build
ing adequate for the present needsY
Can Oregon afford. TO build new
b,dldingY
With up.to date equipment tho pu.
oils would I've greatly bsne'ite ed because
more branches Of learning, which are
important, could Ire given. Not all OF
out students can he sent 10 college,
30 II. is, Important. that they receive
the training In High school which II
essential to their education. Domestic
Sc(erice aud ManuatTrainirg are espe.
ciaily important In the education Of
tls Yours people OF to-day. They
iekcb ~ aclicSl things that can I've
used In every day life. Special courses
~ Agriculture would induce many
farmer boys TO attend our school "
Holt county wishes TO hold her stand.
arH IN farming, her young farmers
i. must liz taught the very latest meth
IDS. Courses In business, art and
music. ~hnuld lie offered too. not
merely because ~ other High echuuls
Il any stl. they are offered. hut he.
cause the pupil ought ~ have them
20 complet, his educat Ton.
Our present equipment Ia science Il
brcomi, 4 ~ dilapiiat,d that u H. al.
most impJs.iblp 10 teach science as II
should br taught. To l-' tie test
results one room ur muur should bc
devoted exclusively ~ H.. work Dur
,prary. too. should br rcpI.niShcd
and a suitable nj lrr br prov id,'d fpr II
Along with th. development Ut ~.
mind. th, development, VI n. body /,
.uually important, therefore anuilsf
4 our need, 1. "A gymnasium. A,h
..tjrs aiaa,s Keep up tli, school spirit
ru, withon, py,unaSiuM " i impns
,iblc 10 have aiuI,iirs mn.i uI IL,
ear, and ~ Oregon II forced to tak,
, back ,,ai Ia sports
The STAT. requires certain rurdi
ions f,r uf>' r,t>, iii.n srnrri
No trarh.r sh.,I teach ~ rr than ~
u.riodS a du nor have mur" i!,,i
i.iriy pupil- in.a sect ipu: a.. .Iuip
ln.ni AMI rpudniiun ui tie hat drrl
snail n- taken inin ruI>ii,Ta Ton :,
,mc Of these ,in.S a STATE insl,r ~
win come along aud raN- note II M
need ol NOR, teachers. ear lusur,Icirn
equipment and oar old hulrdins. an'
me trs, thing w,'u knuM MI, he tia
oregon no longer ranks among ~,
HRS, class schools IN ~. state.
The present building II not larg,
enough. for Il Inconvenience III,
work VI the grades ~ Well A. tn
High school, Two ~ III. grade teach
,rs are hindered by having tao grade
In a room. In nur assembly hall VI
have ninety two seats and every nOoI
ami corner Is full. THIS year W. hav
had an averag. enrolment OF ninel ,
live. At the beginning of the yea
We had rortytwo Freshmen. We ar
expec Ing a larger class next year, b,,
u IL he no larger than this year
class, our enrollmen, viii he large
because our Senior class has only foul
teen members. We are anxious ths
our school shall grow, nut u vi
make A. very announcement N u doe,