Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-08-30
OUR SCHOOLS. >

designated Tuesday, September 4,
as opening day of the new school
year.
The completion of our splendid
high school building, with it's ex-
cellcnt equipment. marks an era
OF unusual progress in the his
tory of the Missouri Valley
schools. The coming year prom
iscs TO be one of the best.
Great changes have occurred i'm
the educational realm. The old
educational ideal that would fit
The favored few for college re-
|quirements has radically changed.
The newer conception is to fur
lnish system of education that
will benefit the many whose cdu-
cation may not extend even to that
of high school graduation.
TO meet this demand for practical
training, public sentiment has in
sisted upon the schools introduce
ing those courses which will best
fit the individual to earn a liveli-
hood in the shortest possible
time. The Missouri Valley schools
have responded to this demand
and have kept pace With other
progressive schools in the on
ward march for the best and lat
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The following courses will be
Offered this year:
Normal Training This course
has grown i'm efficiency and popu-
| laritN ever since its Introduction
IN the fall OF 1914. During the
past wear Iwcnty-Ihrcc students
were enrolled i'm The course. six of
whom received diplomas and will
soon be actively engaged in teach
| ing. The former graduates from
this course are doing good work
and are refleclina great credit
upon the efficiency of the depart
ment. All members of this course
are required to do practice teach
ing i'm the grades during their
senior year. The normal course
is one of the best offered in our
high school. The normal train
ing diploma entities the bearer to
draw the same compensation as a
teacher holding first grade
county certificate. Graduates
have no difficulty i'm securing po-
sitions.
\ Communications commercial
course is now on very effective
basis. The Gregg system of
shorthand is taught. Iphe Depart.
ment has two rooms, one ns which
is used exclusively for typewrit-,
ling and the other as a recitation
|room for the other commercial
subjects. Seven typewriters were
in constant use last year and
| forty five students received in
struction. At present the demand
for stenographers greatly ex-
ceeds the supply, hence an I'M
usual enrolment in this depart
mont is anticipated This year.
! Home Economics-This course
! Is designed to interest the girls in
things which would make for bet
| ter home making and home keep
| ing, to uphold the home as the
fundamental basis of the nation
| The aim OF this course is to rem
der the student an efficient men,
Der of society through develop
menl of ideals, characteristics
and capabilities. The department
has three commodiOus rooms des-
ignated as sewing, dining and
cooking rooms. The sewing room
has the bilateral lighting plan and
is equipped with four Singer
sewing machines and other facil-
tiles necessary to teach effective
ly the practical art of sewing The
cooking room has the latest anC
best equipment sufficient to ac-
cOmmodate a class of tWenty-fOu
Cooking will he taught in the
first semester and sewing the
second. This course is very pop
ular and the demand for il, is al
ways greater than the facilities t(
accommodate.
Agricullural-Th attention o.
those who expect to be farmers is
called to the advantages OF oul
agricultural course. This course
covers a full years work, the frs
semester being devoted to an in.
tensivc study of animal hus.
bandry and the second to fiel,
crops. The course is exceedingl.
practical and emphasizes TIN
fundamental principles underly
ing scientific farming. The in
structor is a graduate of Anne
agricultural course and is highl
recommended.
Manual Training-The qualit
of work done in our manua
training department. is most ex
cellent and needs little commend