The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-04-24

CITY SCHOOLS s
LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD AND RE-
GENTS DECIDE ON NEW
ARRANGEMENT
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On account Of the many rumors
afloat concerning the plans for next
year for the Bottineau schools, the
Courant has secured a. statement from
President MahgIn as to the arrange
n1ent that has been made between the |
!Bottineau Bbard Of Education and the
7l2egsnts. We are informed that the
l3ottneau board as we'll as the Regents
nave taken every precaution to guar
'antee that both schools will lose in no
particular whatever, but will be mu-
tually benefited,
I Fhe Rstaineau rweive-year school |
system, according to Mr.. Mangun's
statement, has been very fortunately
recognized upon the Six-Six plan,
and furnishes the most favorable situ-
alton for the finest kind Of develops
ment. By giving this Six-Six system
over to the direction Of the Normal
School, constructive educational work
will 60 forward with the aim Of maxi
ing the twelve-year system as up TO
date and efficient as can be found any.
where. There will be no fusion Of the
two schools. The Normal School vpen-
" favors q complete high school
For every boy or girl who can possibly
get it. The aim will be d bigger and
better high school, with winning teams
in athletics, in debatA in music, and
other nter-high school activities. The
Bottineau high school will maintain its
present rank Aa a first class hiKh
school. II via go on and become dis
tnctly in the lead in many other ways:
The secondary work Of the Normal
School will also continue because many
students Of maturer years can take
that work to better advantage thkh
the Tear years Of the traditional high
school. The plan FOR next year contem-
Plates maintaining an The work con-
Quoted separately. It VIII give the pub
lie school the benefit OF the training
Of the Normal Schoel's educational ex
perts. The >aarAng gefnehts will mean no
Increased expense TO either Board. A
high grade man for principal Of the
Junior Senior high school will be Sc
cured. He will devote all his best en-
ergy and ability to making things hum
in his province. He win have the bene-
fit Of expert supervisor. President
Mangun has made an extensive study
Of the Six-Six plan, has written on
the subject in scientific educational
journals, and for number of years
past has been actively at work devet-
oping "a school system Of more thah
forty teachers, along these progressive
lines. The Normal School will not only
tel the ers-in-training how the
work in the public schools should be
done but viii furnish the model, and
the student teaching will exemplify
,advanced practice as well as theory.
AS an illustration Of the advantages
eof this unified direction of the two
schools, we are told it is planned to
eemplo,y FOR the first grade at the Cen
trail School an expert in primary meth-
ods. The salary now paid by the Board
Of Education will be literally added
to by the Regents, This teacher will be
the first grade critic teacher and will
conduct one class period in primary
sand kindergarten methods for the
Normal School. She can demonstrate
as well as teach the course. She can
do the very best kind of work, not
only for the primary children, but al
SO for the Normal School ia the train
ing of teachers For primary work. All
teachers in onesroom rural schools
need this training urgently. The I'M
portance Of b good start III the first
4 grade lis we'll known.
The Courant believes this unified di-
rection sef all Of Bottinean,s educa-
tional work is an un,zsuaAy promising
arrangement.
PLEASE READ THIS AND REMEM-
BER TO COME
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