The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-11-06
(By X. Kenneth Evans. }

resident Of any city or community is
= cheney Of the school system
d Ner this system is OF the
and ! lard to insure his children
Especially is this true
Vo, "a etive resident who is a
l nil. with children Of the
' at thise. n the school facilities
aTt =, what he deems well equipped
and " to the standard then he i'm
mediately loses interest in that coin
munty as the average parent OF to-
day realizes that one Of the most inn
portant things for young man or
young woman to possess in this day
and age Is an education which will
equip them to meet the hard battles
and struggles Of life after they are
thrown on their own resources.
For a city Of is sire Lubbock
ranks at the top for maintenance OF
adequate school systems in the state
The State Board Of Education has
given the city and county this rank
ing which alone should set at ease
the mind Of any prospective resident
rs 10 the efficiency Of the school
systems. The city school system in
I1uUUUCt ~ ntNtnt1lfftu ihi .RVNt wv
average Of schools in cities Of this
sire. The residents take vital in
terest in the maintenance OF ade-
quate school facilities and are right
fully proud of the standing this sys-
tenn has maintained.
To begin with there is no question
more important in the maintenance
Of such q school system as Lubbock
possesses thar the employment Of
competent instructors In the city
schools all teachers are experienced
instructors. who have spent many
years in training for the positions
which they hold There is no teach
er employed in the schools who pos
se.ses q lower grade certificate than
q first and all high school teachers.
with the exception % one. possess
permanent state certificates All
except two are university graduates
and the high school maintains twen-
ty and onc-half units affiliation with
State schools and Southern colleges
The High School u the principal
school, naturally Of Lubbock. al
though this institution IL properly
supported By ward schools which
teach the lower branches. A rcgli-
lar music course IS taught IN con
nection and grade and reports are
issued from this department every
six weeks the same % the High
school Four units IN Spanish are
taught which gives the Lubbock
schools a ranking equal TO that of
San Anton o and these are the only
two schools IN the State maintaining
these units. Every pupil attending
the high school must have a minimum
Of five subjects and make a general
average Of as with no branch under
a grade Of 20 for promotion 10
higher grade and for graduation pu-
pills must have eighteen units credit.
The high school course consists OF
algebra. geometry, solid geometry
and trigonometry IN the mathematics
branches and English two years,
rhetoric two years, literature and
Latin four full years. Spanish four
fall year,, science, physical geogra-
phy, physiology. physics and chemis-
try. Ancient, Medieval Modern,
English and American history. as well
as four full years manual training
and four full years domestic science.
these latter studies being elective.
one branch however being eompul-
sorry.
There are now plans on foot for
the installation Of commercial
course consisting Of typewriting.
shorthand, bookkeeping and other
commercial studies. These depart
ments viii be Installed as soon as
funds are available.
G. n. Atkinson Is principal Of the
High School this being his twelfth !
wear in such capacity. He is exeep- I
tionally proficient in this class OF
work and was a student Of the State 4
University, having completed all the
work in English but lacking four
courses Of mathematics and science
10 receive his A. Il. from this school.
lie teaches under a permanent State /
teachers certificate
M. NJ. Dupre. the city superintend-
ent Of schools, is serving his sixth
wear In this capacity. Mr.. Dupre =
graduate Of the Ohio University
and holds two permanent State Ger.
tificates. one on examination aAo
one granted him on the strength OF
his degree from the Ohio university
lie takcs great pride IN The cifieien-
cv u tho cit, public school system
and i .n untifing worker 10 main
tain Il to lts present enviahle stand.
ing of efficiency IN the educational
world.
The grades taught Ia the hlFn i
school are from the eighth 10 ne
,...lfth inclusive while the fra.ift
from the primary up TO the slgafn
are taught Ia the other two school
buildings maintained N lnhnocN
The s>kool enumeration for last yea.
Ia he city ef fnhhock Vas ioth ana
this year a the beginning Of W.
.chooI term ne snfp'Imsnt uas .u'o
hat th.s ~ill lnsfsa.s 70 I.ip9 IA
short time
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