El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-25

Ifor university entrance. while substi-
Ituting the speeches OF Wilson and
Iothers In place OF those OF webster IN
the English course, while insertlng
Icurrent historical war literature In
place Of some library reading courses
on the Revolution or the Civil var
But Ten Fewer Graduates.
Our graduates numbered for Nay,
Isis. ten less than the preceding year.
but the quality OF their work had not
The efforts OF teachers continued to
l be dominated by the Ideals which
high school should have There was
mo lack OF discussion and instruction
ION matters connected with the war.
and current information viii be found
/ at as high a level among high school
students as q IS among well informed
No Loss OF Morale Here
To those who know the school It IS
IamusinE TO read the charges. some
times made IN periodicals over the
country. that the schools have not
+ kept up with changing conditions and
I so need reforming. ETC. etc.
D NotOriety workers get out sets OF
Questions on the war and pretend 70
hold Up Mortified hands when only
low percent Of school boys and girls
can tell when Montenegro declared
war on Germany.
Z When one considers the abnormal
attitude assumed By many good peo-
pie toward a perfectly normal group
Ior students in a school II IS no won
among children not TO tell things
out OF school"
The School an cutErovTth OF the Home
They know ir parents 50 often
can never und s-and" that a school
IN the end IS simply an outgrowth o.
-"
the good which a school can do for q
boy depends on the attitude OF the
folks at home and the surroundings
which make or mar him at the family
fireside OF on the street
Alive to Changing Conditions.
The FL Paso high school has been
alive 20 changing conditions. has
adapted itself 10 war needs. and has
learned its lessons from the war and
and about Germany. and about democ-
racies, etc. etc. Just Ike folks az
home have learned these things and
have adapted themselves 20 changing
conditions, except that the schools at
tention 10 these things has been much
greater than in the average home. as
II should have been for that matter.
A review and comment on the past
year should include the prospects for
the year to come. 20 which this arti-
Gle has now led up. II Is easy 10 write
Ing to do" or hopes to do" II wiz
suffice here to list the outstanding
features OF the year ahead as we now
see It.
Problems for the Future.
The knotty problem OF vocational or
trade education IN the public high
school must be worked out VIII Il
work. Can we get the boys OF high
school age who are not in any school
back into instruction IN some trade or
vocation?
Apparently much publicity Is needed
20 get the opportunities understood
among boys out Of school so that
they win quit thinking that the biz
high school NJ on the hili provides
only literary work OF college prepare
ton. which now they have hopelessly
drifted away from They must learn
Of deficiencies IN grade school educa-
.tion.
Free Night school Needed.
We need a free night school located
IN the business district OF the city.
making u easily accessible to every
one. instead OF forcing on the ambi-
ti0us the tiresome climb ID 70 the
present high school after = day o.
work
Our present night school Is thriving.
but reaches only a few OF those who
ought 70 have the opportunity OF
further education The average night
school student, being more nature and
more in earnest, makes better pro-
gress than the day school student
This night school opportunity should
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