The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-07
INCREASED ATTENDANCE
In the High School is Desirable Through
the War.

Suggestions for a program OF schuoi
activity for different types OF education
al institutions during the war have lust
been issued by Or. P. P. Claxton, Uni
ted States commissioner of education.
After pointing out that attendance laws
should be enforced as usual, DR.. Claxton
says
parents should be encouraged to
make all possible efforts TO keep their
children in school and should have pub
! lie or private help when they can not
do so without it, Many young children
will lack the home care given them in
times of peace, and there will be need
of many more kindergartens and Mon
tessori schools than we now have.
"The attendance in the high schools
| should be increased, and more boys and
| girls should be induced TO remain until
their course is completed A school
| wear of four terms of II weeks il rec
commended for the high schools, as for
the elementary schools. In the high
schools adopting this plan arrangements
should be made for hslf-time attendance,
according to the Fitchburg, Cincinnati,
and Spartanburg, s. G., plans for a large
PlOlhi NipH VI FbIliD 90 lPHHAbANs
"All laboratories and manual training
shops in high schools should be run at
their full capacity. In many Of the
shops work should be done which will
have immediate value for the national
defense.
SIN all high schools in which domestic
science Sewing, cooking, sanitation, etc.
is taught large units of time should be
given in the summer and fall 20 sewing
for the Red Cross and for local chair |
ties.
Glasses for grown-up women should |
be formed in which practical instrue
tion can be given largely by lecture and |
demonstration in the conservation and |
economic use of food.
Continuation Schools and Evening
Schools.
"For all boys and girls who can not
attend the day sessions of the high
schools, continuation classes should be
formed. to meet at such times as may
be arranged during working hours or in
the evening. All cities should main
tain evening schools for adult men and
women. In cities having considera bic
numbers of immigrants, evening schools
should be maintained for them with
classes in English, in civies, and such
other subjects as viii be helpful to these
foreigners in understanding our indus
trial, social, civic, and political life,
Strengthening the Normal Schools.
"In few states is the supply of broad.
ly educated and well-trained teachers
o1,,ol - ka IarnayI The l. ]
should double their energies and use all
their funds in the most economical way
for the work of preparing teachers. APP
for the support of normal
schools should be largely increased as
should also the attendance of men and
women preparing for service as teachers
More Work for the Colleges and Univer-
stiles. /,
The number of students in colleges,
and technical schools should
Increase rather than diminish. Many of
he older and upper class men viii vol
lnteer for some branch of the military
ervice, but all young men below the
ge of liability to selective draft and
hose not recommended for special ser
ice should be urged TO remain and take
ull advantage of the opportunities Of
cred by the colleges, universities, and {
echnical schools, to the end that they c
nay be able to render the most effective :
ervice in the later years of the war q
nd the times of need that will follow i
Practically all women students should !.
emain. and all boys and girls gradu /.
ting from high schools should be urged J,
D enter college, technical school, or nor
ial school.
IAN students should be made to un- O
eTstand that il is their duty 20 give
D their country and to the world the
est and fullest possible measure Of
srvice, and that both will need more b
nan they will get of that high type of
'rvice which only men and women OF 4
he best education and training can give IL
striotism and the desire to serve hu-
anity may require Of these young men
nd women the exercise Of that very
gh type Of self restraint that viii keep
ZEN to their tasks Of preparation until -"
le time comes when they can render
rNice which can not b. rendered By n
hers
In agricultural colleges special in
nsive courses should b given @ pre- D,