Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-18
LAX IN HOME STUDY. High School Pupils Not Doing Satis- factory Amount of Work Out of CIass-PIan For Open Night-Re- cent Debates.

For the past three weeks pupils of the High school have been supplied with study cards, upon which they are to record the amount of time spent out of school ir preparing their les sons. Before being passed in to the teachers, il was required that all the cards be signed by the parents thus certifying that the time recorued was correct.
 In looking over the cards for the week ending February 19, it was found that only Is per cent. of the school had spent two hours or more daily in home study, while A per cent. of the puiips had spent one hour or less. The remaining 61 per cent. spent between one and two hours daily in outside study.
 The results obtained during the sec ond week were a little more satis- factory, although the time spent in home study was not nearly as great as it should be. During the week ending February 26, only about one firth (21 per cent) of the school averaged two hours or more daily, whereas 34 per cent. spent less than one hour, and 45 per cent. of the pupils averaged be- tween one and two hours, or between five and ten hours for the week.
 For the last week ending March 5, the results again dropped off, only 16 per cent. of the school studying more than two hours a day, and the num- Der of pupils spending one hour or less decreased slightly, from 34 per cent. of the week before to 29 per cent The percentage of those studying be- tween one and two hours increased 10 per cent. over the figures of the week before.
 The number Of pupils studying two or more hours a day is small, while the number spending one hour or less is far in excess of what it should be. ho nf tI7o nd ie tain the parents cooperation with the teachers, in an attempt to obtain an increase in time spent at home by the pupils in preparing for recitations
 The work is so planned as to require approximately two hours outside study 8 day.
 The evening of March 26 is to be open night at the High school; all parents of the pupils and friends of the school being urged to be present at the exercises. In the Assembly hall there will be series of three one-act Latin class, one in French given by the Senior Girls, and in English a short farce. Following these will be exhibitions of the boys and girls gymnasium work. The entire build ing will be open to inspection, and in the Domestic Science department, the Commercial department, laboratories, and the Drawing department, work will be carried on.
 At the regular meeting of the De- batting club Monday afternoon, the Senior-Sophomore debate took place. The Sophomore team, Percy Richard son, Hazel Perry and Ruth Child, with alternate William Rafferty, took the negative, and the Senior team, Gladys Bain, May Fuller and Phebe Beard with alternate Ethel Danielson, had the affirmative of the question, Re- solved: that immigration to the United States should be limited by means of a literacy test The judges, Miss Kent, Miss Bowler and MT. Boissoneau, de- cided in favor of the negative. The debate was open to the school and the public; there were present a few friends of the debaters, and about fifty of the school.