Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-09-07
Hi H Sc H DOL
FACULTY SESSIONS
Considering Various Educa-
tlonal Matters for the Ad-
ornment of the School

All OF the members Of the high
school faculty, with the exception of
Mrs. Lothrop who arrived today. ar.
rived in Elko Wednesday. The teach.
ers came early to the call OF Mr.. Jen.
sen Tor the purpose of holding a three
days session before the opening of
school next Monday. With the very
rapid growth OF the EIko school and
with the coming of the new buildings
there are many questions of first i'm.
portance to be settled and adopted
py the school. II seemed desirable
from every standpoint that the pro.
gram OF the school should be the pro.
gram OF the entire faculty and not
merely the ideas of one person. The
teachers are highly enthusiastic over
their work; il lends TO the growth of
that enthusiasm If they can feel that
their ideas will have effect. A group
OF specialists working together can
accomplish almost the impossible if
they pull in the same direction. That
can only be done by exchanging ideas.
developing a collective program, and
getting into sympathy with other de-
partments besides their own. The
teachers fully feel that they serve the
NHbA' SNhoOl anu Nllt CONF
munity and not merely their partic-
ular departments.
These are probably the first meet
ings of their kind that have ever been
held in Nevada; il is doubtful if any
have been held on the Pacific coast.
Following are some of the questions
that are being carefully considered
and regarding which a definite pro.
gram is being adopted:
Supervised Study: The faculty is
determining that the assumption thar
youngsters know how to study is
wrong; and that II is the duty of the
teachers TO teach the students how to
study. AS Tesul. the classes will
probably run for seventy.fivc minutes
each day instead of the usual forty
five. Half of the time of each class
Will be given over to teaching the stu
dents how to attack problems. When
the school closes in the evening praC-
tcally all the lessons for next day
will have been gotten.
High School Extension: What can
the high school do TO assist the small.
er schools OF the county which are
offering one of the two years of high
school work?
Glasses for the town people: Prob.
ably cooking and sewing and maybe
some other subjects will be offered
citizens who are interested
Student Activity: II is proposed to
adopt all student activity of every kind
as part OF the curriculum. Probably
an hour or more will be set aside dur.
ing the school day (not at the end of
the day. for the complete organization
and development of this activity. The
school will offer some two or three
dozen different student activities so
that the students may select some
activity which they like.
Beside these there are many other
questions which have not yet been
opened but which will be definitely
settled before the faculty adjourns
| Saturday evening.
Following is a complete list of the
members of the faculty of the high
school for this year:
G.. c. Jensen, principal.
l., T. Franklin. viCe.principal ana
head of departments of science and
mathematics.
Miss Phoebe Duane, head of com
mercial department.
Miss Alice A. Bremen, head of his.
tory and foreign language depart.
ments.
Mrs. Mabel L.. Lothrop. matron OF
| dormitOy and dean of girls, music de.
partmcnt.
Miss Norma Davis. (new tcaChCr)
| Graduate of University of Wisconsin.
with degree of u. S. and special Ccrti.
! fiCato for home economies. One year
| instructor in University of Idaho; in.
structor summer school, Pullman.
Wash. Three years head of University
of Nevada extension department in
home economies. VIII conduct the de.
partmcnts of domestic arts and sci.
, cnCes.
Ralph Rich. (new teacher this year,.
Graduate of Grinnell University, Iowa.
| Degree Of Il. s. Has taught In Cam.
| bridge. ILL.,. Burlcy, Idaho, and, last
year. in Winncmucca high school lie
will be the head of the manual arts
| department.
Miss Grace Partridge, teacher OF
English
Mr. George Ogilvie. (ncw teacher
| this yca). University OF Nevada,
1916. Teacher of Mathematics.
Miss Eva Walker, (ncw teacher this
year). University of Nevada, 1916
Teacher of Spanish and English.
Miss ScroEgs. (ncw teacher this
year,. Graduate OF Ohio. Wcsselyar
University with degree of II. a. Three
years OF teaching experience. Teacher
OF German and Art.
TIL the new school goes into com
mission the department Of domestic
science and arts will be held in the
basement OF the Baptist church.
After the meetings n fuller program
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