West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-05-20
KIngwood Grades Close ouietlY.

Win rev failures OF promotion
throughout The following receive
the free school diploma: Hazel Emer-
son, Mildred Rush, Mary ShafYer. yir-
ginia Wolfe. Cecile Bailey, Grace
Rodeheaver. Paul Everly, Ralph Spin
der, Ross White, Orval Bowermaster.
Madeline Virginia Rush.
The high school term is one month
longer than the graded schol. Some
changes have been made I'm Il which
will conduce to more vigorous work.
All classes for the last month will
recite before dinner time, between
7:45 and 1890. Only botany and
manual training will do afternoon
work. This will give to class work
that part of the day when the mind
is more vigorous, and the parents
may have their children for home
work in the afternoon. The tennis
court will be kept busy every after
noon also. All who care to may play
Tor an hour and half every other
day. The schedule has been arrang-
ed for about thirty Then. too. the
teachers can do more vital teaching
when their afternoons are free for
recreation and daily preparation.
Perhaps more important innova-
ton than one continuous session is
the introduction of student govern
ment. Nicholas county high school
has student government so-called, but
Is not as truly such as the form lust
adopted here. A study was made of
the various sistems elsewhere and a
constitution was framed by the fol-
lowing committee: Miss Ethel FELTON,,
Orville White. Ed HaneY. Chas. Nor
ris, l.. 5. McDaniels and Miss Dorothy
Beavers. The constitution was adopt
ted last Monday and signed by every
student in the high school. This step
was taken, not because either teachers
or students were dissatisfied with ex-
listing conditions, but because OF the
value OF such training in self-control
and forbearance and many other com
individual who takes part in govern
ment Government by fear or force
of will of another is not the best gov
eminent for thinking young men and
women. In country where there is
government "of the people, by the peo-
pie and for the people," certainly it is
| not out OF place for the fundamental
principle of personal responsibility to
be inculcated in the schools.
Below Is given a copy of Kingwood' g
student government constitution:
PREAMBLE.
We, the students of Kingwood high
school, in order to help each other to
attain higher and better standard OF
conduct, to stimulate spirit OF in
| dividual responsibility, to promote the
most favorable conditions for study
and to prepare ourselves for future
citizenship, do adopt this constitution
for student government.
ARTICLEI.
Each student will have liberty to do
anything that will not interfere with
the rights OF another student, the dig
nifty of the high school or his own
| scholarship.
ARTICLE ii.
Each student shall be put upon his
honor to do nothing that will not meet
the approval OF all right-thinking peo-
| pie of Kingwood.
| ARTICLE III.
| Student senate consisting of one
member elected from cavI Of tho
| cL."scs end n member chosen by the
| Defendant shall CONVEX. whenever
necessary to hear and dispose OF com
| plants.
| ARTICLE ".
| The initiative, referendum and re-
call may be exercised by the students
| ARTICLE V.
In case any violation of Articles /
and III OF this constitution come under
the observation of any student, he,
out OF his love for the Kingwood high
| school and respect for his fellow stu
dents. shall be on his honor bound to
take the matter up effectively with the
offender, or bring the offense before
the student senate.
ARTICLE vi.
The student senate shall have power
to provide means for carrying into eff
feet the provisions of the constitution.