The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1916-03-03
How Schools
Are Conducted

student organizations of the high
school are conducted There are sew
eral activities OF the high school, of
which the pupils have practically
complete charge. In this way they
develop a sense of responsibility and
( learn to conduct meetings in the way
they should be conducted.
The general management of all
student activities is vested in a
student council. This is composed of
| the class presidents and class repre-
sentatives, athletic captains and the
officers of the literary society The
officers of the financial management
of student council are elected from
that body, and have the financial
management of all student affairs.
Bills are allowed by the council, war
rants issued to the treasurer and
checks drawn to cover. Supplies are
ordered by this body and ways and
means considered The training in
business for the members of the coun-
ell is very good because their affairs
are directed as nearly like a regular
business as possible. and when IL is
taken into consideration that several
hundred dollars is handled annually
by the council, this becomes all the
more significant The action of the
student council receives the approval
of the high school faculty before they
become final.
There are very few educators today
who do not believe in athletics in the
schools. The spirit of the schools is
benefited, dicipline is simplified and
harmony between students and teach
ers is fostered There is no need to
explain to the people of this COM
mnnity the attitude of our schools on
this question, for their presence at
the interscholastic contests during the
past few years has given them that
information. The only regrettable
feature of the athletic situation as il
stands today is the lack of material
in the high school. With the number
OF young people of high school age in
Douglas county, the county high
school should be twice its present size.
This is due principally. we believe, to
a lack of appreciation on the part.
not only of the boy or girl, but of the
parent to the immense advantage of
a high school education. Athletic
work is not by any means. the primary
feature in attending school. but it is
one of the things that keeps up the
pupils interest in school
The present literary society was
organized two years ago. 1t has for
its object the cultivation of ability
along public speaking lines, and drill
in parliamentary procedure. Pro-
grams are given at regular intervals
of a month, and each pupil appears
twice or more each year. The pro-
grams are held on Friday afternoon
and consists of reading, debates.
music and other numbers. The Of
ficers are elected by regular civil pro-
ceednre twice year. They have
charge of the programs and serve on
the student council. Each spring a
deelamatory contest is held to select
representatives of the school to meet
those from other schools in the state
at Reno
One of the really new things to be
added to the high school since occupy
ing thenew building is the honor sys-
tenn for taking care of the dicipline.
BY this system the teachers are free
to leave the study room to attend to
the preparation of lessons or other
work they may have. The students
elect a leader for each study period
and each one takes it upon himself
to aid this leader in conducting the
dieipline OF the room as it should be.
This system depends entirely upon the
class OF students in school, and the
fact that since the firt week it has
been working successfully in our
schools speaks much for the charact-
ed of our students. Thes RESPONSE
bility that this places upon each pupil
also serves to make his character that
much stronger.
Another new feature is the warm
lunch at noon for the pupils that stay
at the school house during that hour.
\ room has been ftten with an oil
stove, tables. and dishes, and each
noon one or more warm dishes are
prepared by the students. One teach
er remains in charge of the building
each noon, and has lunch with the
pupils. A student manager has
charge of the financial arrangements
and thus far fifteen cents week per
pupil has been sufficient to cover ex-
.penses.
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