Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-09-07
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HIGH SCHOOL WILL HAVE
COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT

The schools in Montpelier will
open for registration next Monday
morning. All the Sixth Grade stud
ents must report at the Llncolu
building. the Seventh grade and
above at the High School buiidingl
and all of the others at their respect
i've buildings.
I'VE anticipate a heavy enroll
ment in the Commercial department
on account of IT'S being new" said
Supt Cummings, "and ! should like
to explain the situation 10 the par
ents. Commercial work is OF a tech
nichal nature and Is not foundation
for higher subjects. Most universal
ties and colleges. therefore, refuse
to allow entrance credit for that
work. They will allow credit fot
Commercial Arithmetic, English. /.
Spelling and Writing. but not for
Bookkeeping, Shorthand or Type
writing. On this account the par
ents should insist upon their children
taking the regular high school course
unless they wish them 90 prepare for
an office position. II they ever ex-
pect them to become teachers or 60
to college a business course will be
of little use to them. On the other
hand. If you wish your child to pre-
pare for a position In an office. there
is no need of sending him away "a
some other school. at least not for
the first year. He can get just as
good a course right here. Some
schools advertise that they guaran
tee their students position. Thers
Ii nothing TO that. whatever. The,
publish 1t for effect. II Is true. the,
try to secure positions for theil
students; so do we.
I'VE will be able to handle an
number who wish TO register fol
commercial work. except In type
= writing. The students In this sub
: jeet will be limited by the numbe
+ of machines. We may. therefore. b.
required to select those students VIII,
Q will take that work. II 30. we ma.
I limit 1t to those students who tax
e straight commercial course, in
q Guiding shorthand. II students hav
e access to a machine at home. at
o rangements may be made with tn
! instructor to allow them credit 10
v work done on that machine. provid
: ing the parents will guarantee tina
4 the work be done under specific
It conditions"
e The following are the state r
n quirements for graduation from
> standard high school:
,e Three units OF English. two uni
4 of mathematics, one unit Of sOcii
r. science. including history: one un
d OF natural science.
It Enough additional units in ar
e one subject besides English to NAL
rs total of three. In other words.
in student must have three units
m English and three units in any 9th
w subject he may choose. Three uni
in any one subject Is called a I'm
i'd ior" To graduate he must have
nv least two majors.
Id The requirements here for gradu
pe tion are essentially the same as tho
ys elsewhere In the state. except th
in the state requires only Is units wh
,Iy we require Is. Under the six q
nj six' plan this is modified somewh
Fifteen credits ara required of
ids Junior High student before he c
ed enter the Senior High. and ~ {
IS. ditional units" are required Of
me Senior High student before be {
be graduated.
The faculty for this year eonsi
an or the following teachers:
or Senior High School
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