Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-10-09
THE MINERAL POINT
HIGH SCHOOL
Observation-Disclosures

ting classes. This makes it necessary
to add two new typewriters to the five
already in use, including the Office ma |
chine, n order to give each pupil one
hour of practise work every day. The
Seniors have taken care of all the cor
respopdence this year.
The equipment of the department has
been made more efficient by placing in
dividual desks in the room. This is to
accommodate the twenty six bookkeepers. |
Any school having a class of ten or
more in shorthand may enter the O. Ct.
A. contest given each year to develop a
superior style of writing. The depart
ment as whole will strive to place the
work on such a basis that it will be
possible to have this school represented
in the annual contest. It is the first
objective of every pupil to have an
o. g. A. membership certificate.
Through the kindness of the Board Of
Education in purchasing the necessary
equipment for the Manual Training
Shop. it appears the department will
have asucessful season. Mr. Meyer was
hired few weeks before the opening of
school to properly install the machinery
and to do general repair work for the
school.
The new machinery installed was
Bench Planer, Mitre Box, Domel Rod
Cutter twenty new iron vises, and nu
merous small articles such as; clamps,
planes, augers. etc. The shop is very
we'll equipped fer wood work consider
ing the limited amount of working
space. A small hand saw and NOR
Using machine, would place the wood
working equipment equal to that of the
large high schools in the State.
The woodwork and mechanical draw
ing taught in Manual Training has it's
values as an educational subject as we'll
as training for the skill and finer
technique of workmanship; but to meet
the needs of the present day industrial
and commercial situation it is evident
to the thinking citizen that a greater
variety of work is necessary. From the
vocational guide and trade standpoint,
woodwork certainly is a dead occupa-
ton Through the shortage of timber
in our country the woodworking indus
try is on the decline.
Occupations or trades such as, the
machinist, the plumber, the concrete
worker, the tinsmith. the pattern max
er, the printer, the brick layer are of
more Importance to the trade stand
point at the present time, than the
common furniture woodworker.
The Latin students have commend
able attitude towards their work. Latin
II students don't find Caesar as difficult
as it sounds, while Latin I class simply
enjoy their work. It is made up of six
teen enthusiastic and ambitious fresh
men.
We teachs Latin with the following
aims in view: to increase and extend
the English vocabulary; and to train
the mind to reason and remember better.
1t is especially beneficial. to those stu
dents who expect to attend University
for various pursuits.
We are teaching French by the direct
and classified method, which is indeed
the most effective and desirable method,
if the aim is to teach students to speak
the language. Furthermore. the direct
method aims to learning French as an
accomplishment. Two or three years
of French by this method. which elm
mates the speaking of English in the
class room, enables the students to be
able to read the works of Voltaire,
Rousseau, Mauppasant, Victor Hugo,
etc., in the original.
Although grammar is taught Indirect
~ or as by product, the students
learn just as much as by the formal
method They do not memorize rules,
but they learn to apply rules instinc-
lively. In short the direct method is
the only factor to get the students
spontaneous attention on their work,
and their genuine interest in learning it.
To convince yourselves come to visit
our language department. We should
be pleased to receive visitors. We are
not going to call on you to recite.
The Thrift Campaign" instituted
and so successfully carried on part of
last year is to be continued this year
Parents are urged to cooperate with
the teachers to save their pennies and
nickles, remembering that "A penny
saved is a penny earned and "many
mickle makes a muckle."
r School Day Don'ts.
Don't send sick child to school.
Don't forget that healthy mind can
thrive only in healthy body.
Don't forget that Plenty of Fresh Air