Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-02-09
ELKO HIGH SCHOOL FULL
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the real sense, strictly commercial or
special students, are practically un-
known t o US.
practically every one Of these seven
ty students finds himself during two
or more periods in each Of the four
main rooms of the school building in
each school day. That is, an hour and
a half of each students time is spent
in each of the main rooms, on the ay-
erage. To those unacQuainted (shall
say about 100 per cent Of the PEG
ple) with the internal workings Of the
school l suppose 1t seems that four
rooms. with a laboratory and manual
training shop are quite sufficient for
handling this really small number of
students. The question, however, is
becoming complex.
Besides those in manual raining
thirty-two classes are conducted by
the school daily. When it is appreci-
ated that the laboratory is utterly out
Of the question for seven-eights of
the classes 1T is seen that each of
Il four main rooms has to accom-
modate seven class recitations daily.
This leaves but a single period in
each room when no class Is reciting.
AS a direct result our students have
to carry on their studying in rooms
where classes are being held. This is
~distracting to the student and worse
b ~distracting to the teacher whose
entire attention should be given to the
reciting class. Besides this we are
crowding thirty-five students into
rooms that can comfortably accommo-
date but twenty-five; while the labora-
tory has to accommodate such classes
as English.
This is the present situation-we
are managing to make the wheel turn
upon a rather rusty axis. How long
Will the wheel run on? is the all i'm
portant question at the present NOM
ent. If this institution is really to
be a high school of the first class
and l firmly believe that the
lily demands that-many new courses
must be added to the study list, every
one of which will demand room and
facility. For instance, no school is
doing its duty or is a real school
which neglects the very important de-
partment of domestic scienece-cook-
ing, sewing, efficient buying and gem
eral housekeeping. UnquestionabIy
this department must be established
here ere many months have passed.
This will add at least four new class
es h first year, while new ones will
have to be added as the department
developes.
Again, if the agriculture department
is to render any service worthy of q
high school it must be extended be-
You'd a mere primary course as nj
present. Next year a new course
should be begun in agriculture with a
third the following year.
Nor a the school long continue
TO neglect chemistry and physics as
has been the case in the past, when
each of these courses has been given
alternate years only. These two
courses, as all courses, must be offer
ed each year If they are to reach all
the students that should be reached.
But all this means more room. AL
ready u little laboratory is crowded
to its utmost, with laboratory work in
physics, agriculture and physiography.
to say nothing of the encroachment
of the English department.
And yet, nothing has been said
about Spanish, Blacksmithing, Com
mercial law and many other courses
that mark the path of a successful
and up-to-date high school.
GEORGE C. JENSEN. Prin.