The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-15
Home Study Necessary For Success
mi Lfoh Snbool Work

tul High School work
For successful work in four sub.
iects in the high school, from two to
three hours of regular and systematic
home study are necessary. With the
adoption OF the supervised study in
the high school the amount OF home
study, could be reduced some. How.
ever, the object of the supervised
dstudy Is to aid and direct the pupil
I'm starting his work properly and to
fassist him in learning more economi.
acally.
Parents should see to it that def.
mite hours for home study are provided
rand that Ihese hours are strictly adj.
hered to by the pupils. The habit
Of having definite times for this study
in the homes will do much toward
making the work successful in the
high school. Wherever possible, a
regular study room in the homes where
y quiet can be maintained should be pro.
yided. 1t is observed that in cases
where pupils do study of evenings
and there are many who do. these
are the students who make fine prog.
ress in their work. Every student is
assigned sufficient work to keep him
+ busy at home for one and one-half or
two hours each day. If the high school
building were not crowded and better
study hall accommodations could be
provided pupils would be kept in
9 school for study longer in the after.
moon. 1t is to be hoped that we get
better facilities soon in this respect
How much money does the parent
i need to give the boy or girl who at.
tends High school?
Too much money given to boys or
girls of high school age for spending
is unwise. Boys and girls who are
lavish in their unnecessary eXpendi.
lures set bad example for others in
the high school The following items
should be considered as necessary ex.
penditures: Books provided some sec.
ond-handed books are purchased per.
haps would amount to five dollars for
ithe year; stationary including pencils,
paper, etc, one dollar II care and econ.
somy Is exercised; class dues not more
than twenty-five cents for the year,
Additional expenditure can be made
for entertainments. athletic games,
membership dues in organizations, tho
amount depending largely upon the i'll.
dfyidual 1t is deemed advisable for
students to belong to 10 more than
one or two student organizations. In
1.-THE Junior and Senior years some ad.
1ditional expense is incurred for the
year book, Maple Leaves. class pins
and commencement invitations. Class
pins can be purchased for S1.75 or
$500. and invitations for sac a piece.
lGenerally 1t is advisable to encourage
young people to earn a part OF their
Expenses while in high school. The
shigh school principal informs the writ
ger of two Senior boys who have earn
led money to pay most of their ex'
.spenses while in high school for the
time before mentioned and when they
graduate next June each will have a
neat little sum in the bank. These
boys do good school work and are POP.
I ular members of their class. Students
4 are discouraged in coming to school
e on dress parade. Cleanliness and neat.
& ness are encouraged; rlashiness and
extreme modern styles are discourag-
ed. The most sane and sensible girls
are plain and simple in their dress.
If parents at any time think their
boys or girls are asking for too much
money for school purposes talk
Sswith the high school principal might
sbe helpful both to the school ana TO
sthe parent.
very satisfactory launch can be Sc