La Junta tribune., 1915-03-20
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May D0oD10 B8vo 11Re0 uOW
many graduates there will " - this
years senior class. In al there Will
probably b forty-two or forty-thres
-thirty-ftve from the preparatory
department. and eight from the con-
mercial department In the class
OF 1914 there were forty-one grads
ates--twenty-five from the prepas-
story and sixteen from the CONNER
cial. The few pupils tradusting
from the Commercial department n
comparison with last year b due b
ths fact that this year ealy thoss
who are taking the three-yeer
course win graduate while last ye4s
those who took the two year courSs
graduated with the rest. 81
Miss Creenen and the nembers of
her German clauses are makins
plans for forming = German Club.
Al the Club meetings German wHi
be spoken. German games will -
played. and German songs will b
sung. The Club will meet for the
first time with Miss Greenen at $50
Beileview avenue. Monday evening.
At 7:3o O'Clock.
Mr.. X. L. Hunt returned TO school
Monday morning after = two weeks
absence with the mumps.
Two very fine lectures were giv-
en- at high school this week. one BY
Professor Mac Clintock Of the Chi.
cago University. who gave . lecture
at the Santa Fee Reading Room. on
Tuesday evening. and the other on
Wednesday morning BY his wife.
Mrs Mac Clintock.
Prof. Mac Clintock In his talk dis
cussed the five lines along which be
thought . person should be mstured
before leaving school.
First-A person should have his
full growth: that IL. he should be e
large and strong and ~ healthy ~
he ever will be.
Seeond-He should have been 10.
troduced TO all the essential branch
es OF knowledge. He should know
something OF music. aFt. plants. lit.
erature. science. history and Of the
world In general.
After he knows . little OF . great
many different things he should de-
eide definitely before he leaves
school rs to what general course he
wishes to follow and make his life
work. He Is not yet mature in mind
until he can decide and 70 he should
continue In school.
The fourth thing which he consid-
cred In deciding whether or not .
person 10 ready TO leave school is
bic ability In sslf csatsol. IN -
loses his temper he needs TO be kept
for while under discipline.
Finally. Mr.. Mac Clintock said
that pcrson should be socialised bs.
fore he leaves .school--shat 10. he
should b. Willing to work with and
for others and not always for him
self.
Mrs. Elizabeth Ssban Smith. field
secretary OF William Woods Collegs
At Fulton. Mo-. visited the high
school Wednesday morntng sad
spoke to the girls Of the Senior class
Wednesday. Ms. Mac ciintock. q
lecturer In the Chicago university
and the editor OF . University tex,
book on the study Of literature. sd'
dressed the student body Of the pre-.
psratory high school.
Nm. Mac Cliatock discussed lit
srature. There are fous stages
the magic. hero. dramatic and nov
el stages. Mrs. Mac ciintock firs,
spoks Of the importsacs Of . child'i
litesatsrs sppeaiins 10 bin. Heacs
the folk tales should b studied ant
resd. These teach the child 10 BE-
lieve 10 fsiries. who csa acconplisl
any thing. by the word "saistes. :
Mr.. Mac ciintock explained. Oh,
did not meaa the type dressed Il
ballet drcsses aad emerging from {
lily. for . child should not be ex
pecscd 10 believe In them. but "sair
les" should mean people Who an
ever prescnt. but whom we do moi
see. Mrs. Mac ciintock said lha,
the child vas abnormal Who did mol
believe IN fairies. This idea Of un
belief IL not the ehiid's. for u chile
can not analytic the fairy. but ths,
OF an older person.
Tho second stage IL the herr
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