Douglas Island news., 1917-08-31
REGARDING OUR
 PUBLIC SCHOOL
Superintendent Greene Now Here and Other Teachers Are on
 Next Boaats

schools is set for Tuesday sept 4lh. All pupils are expected Co be pres
 cut on that day, since attendance .wm bc taken. lessons assigned and explained and every cGort made to
 begin actual school work as early
 os possible.
 The outlook for a successful school
 year is very encouraging Under Che able management of Miss Floy
 Tracy. thc Douglas schools havc cs-
 ablishcd an cnyiablc record, not
 only iu scholastic attainmcuts. but i'm thc cytra-cIass room activities.
 Too much cannot be said on behalf of Miss Tracy and her competent corps of teachers for the excellent
 manner in which they have mcor-
 poratcd many of che successful fea- lures ot modern school practice into Che Douglas school system
 10 is thc wish Of tho new super mtcudcut and his teachers that they may Doe able Co carry on the many phases of school work SO happily in-
 iuatcd last year and by means of la mc esprit dc corps euEcndercd by Che association of an able group of teachers Co give to thc people Of Douglas a year of efficient service. u Che selection of teachers Che board of directors have held Co Che same minimum requirements that obtain u thc large cities, namely, normal training and one year of cN- p.ucucc u tbc grades; university training and two years ot cNpcri- cucc u tbc uirh school By follow me out such a plan, che board has been able Co associate group Of teachers with Che school who, by reason of their experience and train mr. are expected Co bc able Co cou-
 tribute largely to the scholastic progress of Che student body
 It win bc the purpose of the iu- coming superintendent Co devote a largo part ol his time m an attempt toward improving che quality of iu- arueuou. This he expects Co ac- complsh. first by limiting Che mum b.r Of classes by means of combiu- me and alternating subjects then holding che teachers co absolute . mastery of subjects taught-a thing which Is impossible when teachers are oyerburdoucd with curricula as- Heumcus: second. by exercising a ! strict supervision over che teaching methods employed by daily obscrya- u0u of che technique and school . room practice oi the teachers. It
 s surely am axiom that no matter how limited che student population. ! pupils are entitled to just os good . instruction and just as large a corps ol teachers as are necessary Co do justice Co tbc work.
 10 Is also a truiam that Che school ! should offer limtlcss possibilities for a pupil Co nud himself and Go uncover his latent potcntiaIiucs Therefore. thc school win attempt to stress with Che necessary import auoc tbc four new phases Of cduca- uou offered by any modern school, h @. physical vocatoual social and cultural cducltion An attempt will be made Co elaborate and standard tlc both manual training and domcs- uc science lu manual training thc following courses will be offered sch Grade Coping Saw Work, Junior High School Elementary Bench ! Work. Freshman Elementary Cab met Making and Sophomore Cabinet Making The sewing machines have arrived and che school will offer classes u both cookery and sewing General Science will bo offered this year for the first time. This course contains thc most interesting and fundamental facts of a number Of sciences and has for its purpose Che cultivation of a liking for the sciences as we'll os being a store house of information in answer Co
 Che eternal "why" of an odolosccnt child.
 An instruction will be made as interesting and attractive as pos
 sIblc. but it must be remembered . that Che children win get out of
 school only what they put into it. ! The right habits of study and modes . Of attacking new situations should
 be acquired in school in the course
 ol the school work. Therefore. we
 must demand not only absolute at-
 tcution Co studies in the school but reasonable amount of home work every night If child brings no work home. you may be quite sure . that he is not living up Co his pos abilities.
 In conclusion, the school will be this year what the people Of Doug las want and what they make it. The teachers can do nothing without Che hearty sympathy and coopera- ton Of everyone in the community. It is our hope that such fine spirit of harmony will prevail among par ents. teachers and pupils, and that such a high type of instruction will be presented, that the school year of 1gl7-1S will be considered a highly successful and profitable