The Detroit times., 1915-01-12
SUGGESTIONS

SUGGESTIONS
In the many plans under way for
improving and extending the public
school service, OF Detroit, the school
editors can be of great service. and
we are sure they will rise equal to
the occasion.
Publicity FOR any righteous cause
Is absolutely necessary TO success, as
any wise business man will tell you.
and already the men and women OF
Detroit, are better informed ABOUT
their public schools than ever be-
fore, through the School Department
OF The Times.
Parents have voluntarily told us
that besides enjoying the charming
items written by the school EDITORS
they are agreeably surprised to know
OF the many new and practical ways
OF instructing their children, adopted
by school officials.
Then does II not follow that when
the board OF education and the super
luttuue0I OI SCuOOlb OhNt SOillt bAeA
worked out for new buildings, new
equipment, additional grounds or any
thing else looking TO improved educa-
tional facilities, requiring approval or
the voters, the school editors can
WELD a most effective influence
through their writing for the School
Department as we'll as personal effort
I'm behalf OF the proposed improve
ments.
Therefore. We suggest to the school
editors that they keep in close touch
with what the board of education Is
doing and planning, watch the rec
concentrations made by the superin-
tendent, principals and teachers, and
be we'll posted when II becomes neces-
sary to enter the campaign for public
approval
You have demonstrated your ability
to arouse public interest in your work
as school editors, and by the same
token you should be able TO go a step
or two farther when the stakes in
the game are made larger
Children Of the third grade at Ives
school have formed STORY club,
the plan being TO read stories outside
OF school hours and then tell them
In their own way 10 the other chill
dren as a class exercise.
"The path OF glory Is always rug
ged," Is the class motto at Newberry
school, as reported by the editors,
along with a most interesting lot or
In
A large attendance is expected at
the model meeting" tonight, ar Cass
Technical high school splendid
program OF vocal and instrumental
music, besides the prohibition debate
between teams OF the House OF Rep
resentatives, has been arranged.
Mcmillan high has the distinction
OF having one OF its pupils win second
and third prizes for drawings submit
ted In the recent Safety First" con-
test. His name Is Joseph Burba, and
he Is also a member of Scoutstroop 3.
Girls OF the graduating class at Col
umbian school win wear simple
Peter Thompson" dresses on the
momentous occasion OF their finish
ing the grammer school work and
taking a step higher in the pursuit
of an education.
Palmer school editors have confer
red the distinction on one OF their
members of society editor-Miss
Hazel Collins.
The absence Of items from Alger
school for some time had begun 10
excite great deal of curiosity. be-
cause of previous fine record, but the
editors are again on the Job, Monday.
with the usual lot OF breezy news.
thus alloying any suspicion that they
were "quitters."
Batting at bat with a window pole
for a bat makes one think of bats in
the belfry," doesn't Il? But read the
items from Craft school in Mondays
paper for key TO the puzzle.
Field school boys and girls are
writing letters descriptive OF Detroit |
to New York school children, In re-
sponse to which they expect replies
of q similar character
We hope the editors at Northwest.
ern high have not stirred up hor- !
nets nest" in gloating over their |
basketball teams defeat of Central
BISHOP SCHOOL
Editorial Stan-Chlef, URnIeI Rosont |
hrst assistant. Herman Kantert as |
socfates, Hymen TomariD. Ned LIZ. !
pitt. Lena Rosen, Fannie Rosen.