The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1918-08-31
OUR NEW HIGH SCHOOL CREDIT
TOCLAYTON AND UNION COUNTY

III feCeuJ years all eNcuI VI BT6dICE
importance to the citizens of Clay
tonton and to the people of Union
County than the completion of the
New High School building.
It is commodious, modern in every
way. practically fireproof. and is
generously equipped with The best
school furniture that can be secured
On the ground floor are located
besides the furnace room, the Au-
ditorium and the Home Economic
Departments. V For the latter, two
splendid rooms have been provided,
one for the Science and the other for
Art. The Auditorium is equipped
with fine stage, and has seating
capacity about five hundred. The
main floor or arena is seated with
portable chairs which can be easily
removed to the adjoining store room
when the Auditorium is being used
for gymnasium purposes.
Y The Manual Training room, Conn
mercial Department several class
rooms, the Teachers Rest room, and
the Superintendts office are found
on the second floor. Y Adjoining the
Manual Training room is a very neat
and conviently arranged finishing or
varnish room; and in the Commercial
Department the Typewriting ana
Bookkeeping rooms are separated by
a glass partition.
V The Study halls, Library, Lab0ra-
tories and several Glass rooms are
located on the third floor The en-
tire building is steam heated and
lighted with electricity. 1t is a
building which will doubtless be of
great service to the community and
state, and a building of which every
citizen can we'll be proud.
The Board of Education has de-
cided upon the policy that ifpossible,
the war shall not interfere with the
progress of the school. They, are
modifying the course of study to
meet the needs of the radical change
that must take place in the commun-
ity life, and to meet the needs of tho
imperative demands of the state and
nation durig the war and subsequent
reconstruction period. They are
doing everything in their power to
maintain the schools at their full
efficiency and they are very anxious
that every young person avail them
selves of the opportunity offered
them to secure an education. They
freely open the doors of the school,
without. charge of tuition, to all of
the young people of Union County,
that all young persons avail them
ton provide employment for a large
number of students so that they may
practically work their way through
school.
Young People of Union County.
This makes it possible for every
one of you who are willing to work
TO get an education right here at
home. Why not come to school
this fall, or why should you go away
to school when you can get your ed
ucatiOn at home just as well and far
more economically? If you want a
college preparatory course, you can
get il in the Clayton High school and
your credits will receive full recog-
milton in any college or university in
the state of New Mexico or in any
state in the United States. If you
want vocational work to prepare for
home makers. you need not look
elsewhere. We have capable and
experienced teachers and splendidly
equipped departments, and if you
want course in Commerce, we feel
confident we can meet your needs in
thorough and complete curses in
business arithemetic, commercial
law, business english, penmanship,
bookkeeping shorthand and type
writing. We invite you to visit the
High School, get acquainted and in
spect the equipment and we urge
you to arrange to enter school at
your earliest convenience. If not
convenient, make a way-it will pay
you. Additional information will