Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-03-18
BELINCTON
HIGH SCHOOL
ol NEEDS
a Junior and Senior High School.
Domestic Science and a Gymnasium
en-. p. Boyles)

recently received copy Of the
New Course of Study for the Junior
and Senior High Schools Of West
Virginia, prepared by the State Board
of Education. High Schools are ex-
pected to organize the Junior and
Senior High Schools as soon as prsc-
tical. BY a Junior High School is
meant the seventh and eighth grades
and Freshman class Of the present
system. In other words b pupil may
graduategfrom the Junior High School
at the end Of the ninth grade.r And.
by staying in school three more years
graduate from the Senior High
School. No more years have been
added to the course of study bit the
public school work ends with the 9Th
Erade--then three years Junior High
School, completed by three years
Senior High School Pupils will grad
uhte from the Junior High School and
continue in school until graduates
from the Senior High School, ss 4 4
In view of organizing, SO as to meet
these requirements the seventh and
eighth grades should be moved to
this side Of the river and the grades
taught on this side in the high school
building should be moved to the West
side. This change would enable us
to have the Junior and Senior High
Schools in the same building. Some
science work needs to be taught in
the Junior High School. This would
admit the seventh, eighth and ninth
grades to the use Of our laboratory
and the Senior High School science
teacher could teach the science in the
Junior High School as well.
The new course of study requires
the teaching of Home Economies too,
thing which our school system has
long badly needed These subjects
are to be taught beginning in the
second year of the Junior High School
and continue throughout the Junior
and Senior High School.
By having the seventh and eighth
grades taught in the high school
building the same teacher could
teach sewing and cooking to the
Junior and Senior High School girls.
The same sewing machines and cook
ing utensils could be used, whereas,
If taught on the West side, too, du-
plicate equipment would be necessary.
There are other reasons why the
seventh and eighth grades should be
moved to this side but the two men
tioned-the teaching Of science and
Home Economies are the main reas-
ons.
A Gymnasium
The Board of Education has con-
scented that the question of the 20
cent levy on the 500 be put TO the
voters of Belington on Mar, rs, the
time Of the General Primary Be
tween now and that time every voter
should make up his mind, At. first
tit may not appeal to some but there
are many good reasons why Belington
lsshould have a gymnasium. The new
course Of study referred to above re-
quires physical education to be taught
in the three years of the Junior High
School This necessitates a building
where games Of different sorts may be
played by the boys and girls alike,
by both the strong and the weak.
While at Buckhannon at the state
high school Tournament | learned
that. Buckhannon had recently voted
for the erection Of gymnasium for
the High SCHOOL, There are over
1000 voters there and less thar so
voted against bonds to build 1928,
900 gymnasium. eis q 3 ias 5a@Ai
Fred Chenoweth OF the Weston
High School told mez they were using
their new $4,000 Gymnasium this
year for the first. He said, "Do
not let the people of Belington put
up shell of a thing for they would
regret it afterward"- 0ne W f3
p George linn, of Lumberport told
me, also thatc they were erecting
gymnasium there this summer that
would cost more than $4,000: WIT
This question is Of vital Importance
as it means much for the physical
development, to say nothing of the
moral and social uplift that will come
through wholesome athletics.
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