The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-08-29
H0ME-R00M PLAN
IAN IMPROVEMENT
Better for Students as
Well as for the
= Teachers.
IS FEDERAL SCHEME
Control in Hands of Chosen
Representatives of Glass
Under Teacher.

One OF tho newest features in tho
Tulsa high school this coming year
will be the assigning OF Students 10
homo rooina, with high school
teacher In charge OF each room.
This In n plan that Merle G. Prunty,
principal. has been working on
for acveral years, ana which ls
original with him. The purpose u
90 train the students In citlzcnahtp,
10 give them n chance 20 become ac-
quainted with the different pupils In
their own classes. and TO keep them
busy in the things IN which they are
interested.
At the beginning OF tho first pc
riod each morning. the students VIII
assemble In their home rooms where
they will mingle socially. orgnni1o
their days work. and receive any an
nouneoments that the school Wishes
60 make. This period will not last
longer than ten minutes
There will he four departments 81
the home-room classes, freshmen,
sophomore, Junior, and senior, with
headroom teacher to supervise
each department. These depart
ments will be divided Into classes OF
30 students each Tho home room
teachers will assume the directing of
the pupils az "a class, and VIII super
vise all scholastic, athletic. social,
and general class activities, These
teachers will act as vocational adVis-
ors and counselors for the studenta.
Mr. Prunty says that he has found
II hard 90 get all OF the students to-
gether when he wishes 60 present
some important nlatter 70 them, be-
cause OF the smallncss Of the Assem-
bly, hall. and that thls home room
plan ~ The only way he can keep In
direct touch with the students. In
this way, II no wishes To present
something TO the senior class, he can
call n meeting OF the home room
teachers Of the seniors, who Will be
able to communicate with every
senior before the opening Of the
regular school CLASSES. The old plan
OF calling class meetings after school
was not n success, because all or the
pupils could not remain. II the
supervisor OF the senior homo room
department wishes TO have n meet
ing OF the senior class as n whole,
abe may call meeting In the as
sembly hall during the home-room
period.
A representative will be elected in
each room to cooperate with the
home room teachers In the student
activities. Each class will elect two
senators, and each student organiza-
tIon will elect two senators. This
will comprise the senate, which VIII
act at the students council. The
senate viii direct all student govern
ment, All student activities must
be approved by the senate.
The home-room teachers Will be
promoted with the students. Mr..
Prunty is doing this so the teachers
may keep In close touch with the
students throughout their high
school course, Whenever q student
Is absent from school the home
room teacher win appoint two stu
dents to find ont why that student
was absent, and to call on him II he
Is sick when a student is dropped
from school because of sickness he
will go to the hoad-room teacher OF
his class to rc-enter.
The names OF the head-room
teachers will be announced before
the opening OF school, and the stu
dents will be required to go to these
teachefs TO register Registration
day for the juniors and seniors will
be Thursday afternoon, September 0,
The sophomore and freshmen, whose
slrnsmes begin with the letter A TO
NJ, will register Friday afternoon,
September 10. and the sophomore
and freshmen from NJ TO n will regis
ter Saturday morning, september II,
A new teacher has been secured
for the normal training course IN the
high school this year In the person
of Miss Lillian May Schcnk. Miss