The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-10-10
FUNCTIONS OF
HIGH SCHOOL
Not a Place to Determine
Which Of the Pupils
Excel.
TO DO BEST FOR ALL
Smart Ones Need But Little
Coaching, and Dull Ones
Must BE Developed.

"Thc npui,fi function of any COM
muuty h tho making ut mon ana
wom,u. SAYS M,ric c. IruutE
principal OF the Tulsa high arhuul
Thruught the uttcut-t,p tiers uHH'.
citation uud th, homo. room plan
OF IA, students. M truuN E ,H.
doavouug go lcvclrp 20, HisHt B.
and uohl,s principle, Boo Tho iuiur'
,itlY'u4 ut 'Iul'r. IHr a'ud,u.. 60.
tho Tulrn hiph school
Mr.. rWuty Says thtt ih' come
muuitv sends th,Ir children 10
school expecting them &C. b, ,du.
Gated he calls attention q" th"
faCt thar fut word '.'dlSntinu'
conc. NOT num the Latin word
"cduCp.' meaning tu bring forth,
but ,umos Itum "udurutt, mean
lur e. uuurIsh to uourah iu the
brud,a' sense the chllds four
sided nature ana impnrt 90 hiu
through Individual instruction ana
tucinl trimming a totally of dualitirS
that viii further the hnppiucH ci.
fDtDnry ana capacity for social
service OF IN" ones uoufiFhcd
The following l"ttvr ht. recently
been sent 10y MIR Iruuty To- the par
eutr aud tcaChcw -, ,hr high
school.
"Thc people ~ tho city recognize
the positive advantages a., cduCa-
lion. raise money ana pay It To- uH
In urloi that the city may ho un-
lifted. The parents who support ua
do not subscribe to- the theory that
a high pchuol is an Institution ior
preserving a course of study. or
maintaining a system OF usngcy. ar
keeping up u high standard ~ train.
ms some youngsters to be leaders
or iur supporting ne. The people
who are supporting us care llttlo
fur these things. They send us
bright stupid, induFtrious. lazy
we'll behaved, impGdcnt children.
no, with the idea that We shan
teach those that are able and wiling
Ing to work, not for "A decision that
such a chlld is not III for high
school but FOR having such child
nourishcd aud improved, This high
school is not chiefly a place for
those who can succeed without
help Such need unless than tho
otheru doA
- high school dlfferu from an
elementary Ahuoi chiefly In slo
age OF the children, We are not
elected We arr not paid merely to
train leaders. Every one. rich ana
pour. iH entitled to our service. \
child may be poor In brains. In e.
fort, In appreciation. In x attitude.
n respect. IN all which we have been
muEht to regard as high school and
social virtues. Such b one belongs
here, such ono needn our help
most. He ~ our responsibility.
How can we help him to make u
living and 10 i've life Of worthy
and intelligent service How can
We, by helping him. help Tulsa TO
develpp and maintain II high Grade
or riti2cnry? II our inherited high
school theory does not accord with
The foregoing, our theory must lis.
appcar. Scholarship is not our
chief buFinCss Richly and broadly
training al the children we receive,
and securing more children to i'm
prove and nourlsh la. It seems to
me, our chicf business
"one of tho purposes of educa-
ton Mr.. prunty says, "la To equip
tho individual to secure from leisure
recreation of body, mind and spirit
and the errichmen, and enlarge
meut ~ his persnnnliN"
Mr. prunty suggests that one may
uso leisure time by responding to
calls for ability 20 at llZo common
means of enjoyment. such ~ music,
art, literature. drama and social
intercourse, together with the tos-
tering iu each individual Of one or
moro educational interests
High schools In the past have
given little conscious attention dur
ing the past to literature, art, music,
science, as basis OF intellectual
discipline rather than as ~ means
OF cvoking right emotional re-
sponscs and positive enjoyment and
appreciation OF nature.
Up until the last year or two,
Mr.. prunty SAYS that the school
has failed 60 organize and direct
social activities of young people, II
81 Mr.. pruntN's desire, To see that
adequate recreation IS provided
withing the school or hy other
agencies I'm tho community Mr.
Pruuty SAYS that the school hnG a
unique opportunity IN that u ts-
Cludcs In It's membership repre-.
scntativcs from all classes In society
and consequently is able through
social relationship 60 establish bonds
OF friendship and common under
standing not furnished hy other
agencies, Mr., pruntv IL orcani2'
ing the recreation ~ the high
school as To- contribute simultanc.
ously 10 the other ends of oduCa.
ton AS In cas-, OF ulaNs game