The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1915-08-26
SCHOOL TO EMPHASIZE
VOCATIONAL TRAINING

The Lynden High School will
specialize this year and in the fu-
ture in vocational training, accord
ing to an announcement made to-
day.
Educators from all parts of the
country have come to realize the
vital weakness of our high schools
in compelling pupils to take car-
tain subjects the value of which
the child-mind cannot fathom," said
Superintendent P. A. Wright today.
Too little have We endeavored TO
help the child to understand the
value of such subjects. Too long
have we been satisfied with allow
ing the pupil to slip along aim.ess-
ly as to his preparations for a life
work. Too much have We empha-
sized the subjects to the detriment
of the child's welfare. We have
failed to inspire our youth with
the necessity for an aim in life.
"As a result of our failings the
world is full of misfits. The vast
majority of men now past middle
age will testify that they came into
their occupations almost by chance.
There has been great loss Of time
and energy in the search for their
places in the worlds work.
LAS a result of the awakening,
public schools are being revolu-
tionized the world over and the
universities are fastening to meet
the needs Of the secondary schools.
In the large cities students are
given the opportunity to try their
hand at almost any occupation not
foreign to their locality and the
small cities are endeavOring TO keep
pace.
THE ensuing term of lchool
promises to be one of the best that
Lynden ever experienced. Subjects
will be taken up from the stand
point of vocational queries rather
than as methods of acquiring cred
It's. A student who wishes 10 know
he is adapted to commercial
work will have opportunity to try
bookkeeping, typewriting, or short
nand under a teacher who is inter
ested in his welfare. Those who
want to try science will have the
same opportunity with regard 10
physical geography, botany, agrl-
.ulture and domestic economy. His
.ory lends itself to the study of in
rentors, lawyers, statesmen, explor-
ars, army officers, etc, while pays
les and manual training will test
he ability in mechanical lines, and
Latin and English will promote lit
4rary talent. Algebra and geom-
etry will net be considered as math-
amatic clasaes only bat also as
ests of possible tastefulness for
ivil, mechanical, or mining engin-
ee,ing.
Some we hope will find their
future in debate, oral expression,
or music.
"In addition to centering empha-
sis on the students future in these
classes, we will have a gir's' and
boys class in vocational guidance
for which credits will be given. In
these Classes INeS Oh buccsSSl Il /
men and women will be studied to-
gether with the advantages and lis
advantages of their occupations;
lie need Of s. university education
in this goth century will be dis
CT ssed together with the methods
Of securing such with shall means;
he value Of sel,-express on and
self-improvenent in all occupations
will be emf hasized. Inasnuch rs
Organization is Playing so strong a
part in the social and industrial af-
fairs of the 20tn century, the class
will take the form of an associa-
ton TO be organized by the students
themselves.
although il Is impossible for 4
person to decide for another what
occupation he should choose, we
hope to aelp him so approach the
problem that he will cole TO wise
conclusions for himself"