The courier-index., 1918-10-04
SCHOOL NOTES
(By a Student)

(By a Studentl
 On Thursday of last week Mir W. E. Lasseter. superintendent Of the rural schools of Arkansas, spoke 10 the high school students in the audi torium He brought personal mes cage from Secretary Baker, asking that all students continue their schooling as far as possible. Secre- tary Baker affirmed that the most patriotic thing the girls and boys of today can do-even more patriot ic than selling Liberty Bonds or do- ing Red Cross work-is to go to school The girls and boys of today are the men and women of tomorrow. In order that we may be able to step into the shoes of our elders we must have equal if not better educations. for the problems of the times will be ever more complicated than they are at present
 School was dismissed at ten o'clock on Tuesday to hear the detachment of Sousas band that was here.
 One of the largest donations we have received is over hundred dol lars worth of chemical apparatus, from Ernest Beck It is an invalu- able addition to the laboratory, which could only be had through the collect ing of several years. and we are unable to find words to express our superlatiye appreciation to MT. Beck. If our lungs weren't under the chaf- fling control of civilization we would give three cheers for Mir Beck.
 
 Another valuable gift has come from Mrs P D. McCulloch, ST, in the form of much needed books for the library. The books are mostly on subjects which we had no matter of in the library before. which gives them an added value. Again we wish to express our gratitude to Mrs. McCulioch.
 Who'll he next to give? Haven't you some old books stored away in your attic that you don't need? We need them and would appreciate them.
 Mir. MacChesney's talk in chapel Wednesday was on the subject of "I.ounging Through School" and ex- emplified his statement that we get out of life just what we put into it. If we study so much, we reap the benefit of just that much study and no more. If we lounge through school life we will be obliged to lounge through after life.
 Crowded out last week.
 The first convocauon exercises of this term were held last Wednesday when Mir MacChesney gave us an interesting and convincing talk on 'The value of a high school educa- tion," in which he read 10 us letter he had received from Dr Futral of the University of Arkansas Dr. Futrali depiored the condition that many Arkansas boys were not being able to enter the s. A. T. C. in the university because they lacked a few years, or probably only a few months high school training. and urged that the fact be laid before students in high schools now, to em- phasize the need of proper high school training to the coming gen. erstion.
 Mir. MacChesney showed us that a large number of students were drop ping out Of school each year either to work or go off to school, and he showed us that no college could be entered without a high school diplo- ma, excepta preparatory department uyhfch ta in ftaaff uoaralv a hfgh school He said that students get the idea that when they leave their home school and enter prep school they are college men and women and. of course, that is quite an inducement to girls and boys. He explained to us that 1t was a mls taken idea Why go elsewhere for what we can get here, asks Mir MacChesney And there is a valu able lesson to be learned at the ex peDse Of quitters. who at the present time are eI draft age. and cannot enter tho university s. A. T. c.
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 From small number Of books al the beginning of school last year the library has grown to nearly si1 hundred volumes fin a year. and still there arc nsaalY books which we need A libfary 'h never complete no mat ter how large. and one is far from being that which is no larger than sovrs. Heace. any donation from par ents would be very much appreclat cd. "Smau favors gratefully re