Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1920-07-09
SCHOOL DISTRICT REPORT
Continued from Page One


teeth. bad evesight, poor hearing. ar
most frequen. Of an malnutrtio
Each Of these. apparently smailph,
steal defects enter greatly into n
causes Of retardation.
Another cause Is the wlHnh neg
lect OF school attendance upon tn
part of those children above the com
pulsorl school nee The shifting an
changing from enc school to anothe
is also q minor cause for retardation
however This viii answer for only &
very small percentage.
The lsst and loast n the causes for
retardation in our school is the lack
Of opportunity to attend school re-
guiariy because Of unfortunate cir
cumstances. This is true IN n very
small number Of cases.
ACCELERATIoN: This condition is
caused by three factors: % Double
promotion Of exceptional cases. 90
great amount Of outside assistance,
and 90 in a few cases OF children
coming from states where the minimum
school age is lower and school terms
longer
In comparing these results with
some other school systems we find that
our percentage Of accleration Is high.
while in only one or two grades is the
retardation higher than that of other
schools.
With this preliminary outline com
pieted viii now take mp the separate
departments Of the work.
HOME ECONOMICS: The work this
year IN Home Economics has been very
satisfying both TO the administration
and 70 the student body as wen. Thru
the addition Of moro equipment and the
installation Of a new range. our cooking
department ranks second to none In the
state. From past correspondence with
the state Department OF Education. I
am led to believe that Shoshone High
School will be designated n Smith
Hughes High School IN Home Econom-
les for the coming school year This
not only means that we will relieve
financial assistance for this department
but Il viii mean that the department
measures up TO the requirements OF the
Smith Hughes Vocational Bill passed
hy our National Congress. This recog
milton IN itself is worth much to the
high school II Is our aim for the com I
ing year to broaden tho course In Home
Economics TO include Home Nursing
and a number Of related subjects.
MANUEL TRAINING The work IN
the department Of Manual Training has
advanced this year with gr'at strides,
The band saw purchased three years
ago. has been assembled for the first
time. and IS now ready for the con-
neciion with the motor. and for the
use OF the students in this depot
ment The work in mechanical draw
Ing has been delayed first on account
OF our inability TO secure drawing in
struments. When we did locate a
house having a supply the price was
prohibitive The same difficulty faces
us this year that we had last year.
that is the lack OF space TO properly
accommodate this department The
finishing and vanishing OF all pro-
jects when completed. must be done
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can be found. We also need addition
al room for mechanical drawing and
metal working. An Of this should be
provided II We are TO get the greatest
good from this department
COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT. In
our commercial department W. hays 3
ono Of the most popular departments
IN our high school We have a great
er percentage Of students from the ,
Senior High School enrolled in this 4
department than 10 amy other depart I
ment except The English. The work q
IN this department has been brought
ID TO more than standard. Speed re- +,
luifementr are being placed upon the II
Students IN the stenographic depart !.
nepts and attainment Of that speed .,
nd that alone determines their fit =
less 10 pass on 10 moro advanced 7
york In this department we have
,rge Glasses ia CONNER ,iai bcos
eepipg. Office practice and related
CURSES These courses are practical :
nd III the students for actual bust !,
esq duties Our plan for next year IS
, open this course 10 the students Of
be ninth and possibly the eighth :
raaes. II space can be found for hand =
~ them This department II main "
lned and planned for that majority ~
students. who do not plan TO go on ="
college u might be well TO state "