The Caldwell tribune., 1916-02-11
CALDWELL HIGH SCHOOL
TO EMPHASIZE AG.
R|CULTURE
SCHOOLS PLAN TO GIVE
ESPECIAL PROMINENCE TO
CHIEF INDUSTRY OF
COMMUNITY.
Will Endeavor to Aid in Determining
Vocational Proclivities-Co-opera-
est in the Schools of City-Debate
Try-out Thursday Evening.
(By the School Correspondent

(By the School Correspondent
Being situated in the center of one
of the richest agricultural districts in
Idaho, Caldwell places her greatest
dependency upon the farming indus
try for future growth and expansion.
Agricultural education, then, in con-
nection with learning in the branches
of manual and domestic arts are the
lines of attack that should naturally
be assumed by the public schools. The
desire of the newer education is to
prepare the young men or young wo-
man to tlt into the community in
useful way so that he Or she may at
once become productive citizen COM
petent to do the tasks of life without
an eternal personal feeling that some
thing else might have been better.
Vocational Guidance Vital Question.
The crying need of every COM
is means of determining ac-
curately what individuals are best fit
ted to do. Too many young men
have answered the call of the profess
sions such as engineering because on
the surface it seemed like a pleasant
life to lead. Little did he realize,
perhaps, that he must be an expert
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other qualities that he did not possess.
These facts are too often found out
when it is. too late to alter conditions.
The individual fails-simply be-
cause he chose profession that look
ed good-without knowing the real re-
quirements and demands that he
would be called upon to fill.
Parents Should Encourage Children.
Parents may be of great service to
the schools in encouraging their
children to read stories and articles
which deal intelligently with the diff
ferent vocations of life. To be a sue
cess in life is to be capable in ones
business. To choose the business for
which we are really fitted, is to have
an intimate acquaintance with many
This is vital problem, and every
child will eventually have to solve il
for himself or else close his eyes and
blindly leap into the vocational melt
ing pot to grasp what he can.
To Emphasize the Vacations.
The natural impulse of every indi-
vidual is to answer the call to duty, by
responding to economic demands. Vo-
cational impulses dominate all but
that domination is not always of the
same sort. Consequently we mus,
cease attempting to mould all individ,
uals into the same cast.
1t is the plan of the Caldwell
school to place emphasis upon the vo.
cational departments, and to allow
them to expand and grow as rapidly
as the community will permit. 1t i:
not the plan to place less emphasis up
on the regular academic work, but or
the contrary to merge the work o.
these departments in a way to secure
the greatest efficiency from both.
The department of agriculture
should be the largest in our schools
Since Caldwell is so dependent upor
this vocation, and all of us are either
directly or indirectly involved in it
education along this line is exceeding
ly practical.
Garden Clubs a Step.
The movement that is being under
taken to institute garden clubs il
Caldwell is a step in the right direc
tion. 1t leads boys and girls to rea
| living. and it interests them in TIL
things they need to know. 1t direct
them to be useful. and to be prodHc
ers. 1t teaches them to co-operat
and to be good citizens.
Van Buren, Parent-Teachers' ASS
Buys Victrola.
The members of the Parent Teach
ers' association of the Van Bure
building got together on a scheme t
raise sufficient money to purchase
school victrola for their ward. The
held baked-goods sale and circula,
ed among the patrons of their com
munity and aroused some good sui
stantial interest. They secured wha
they went after and their victrola ma
chine is on the way.
Nearly 100 Attended Afternoon Nee
The members of the Parent Teach
ers' association of the Line oln built
ing met week ago and elected ne,
officers and perfected complete re
organization. 1t was a thrilling mee
ing of the most cooperative sort. A
4 excellent program on the subject {
| Thrift was provided. The officer
elected are: Mrs. H. R. Cleave
president; Mr.. R. E. English, vic
president; Mrs. L. r. McNitt, seer,
tary-treasurer.
From the spirit manifested at tn
meeting, SOME very good thing
should come from this association.
, Debate Try-out Thursday Night.
, The debate try-outS will be held
the high school assembly on Thur
day evening. The members of ii
teams which will represent Caldwe
J in the league debate this year will
, chosen at this time. The public
cordially invited to attend. The pr,
gram commences at 8 o'clock.
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