The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-10-28
THE GRENADA
CITY SCHOOLS

During the war period our public
schools were not operating under
normal conditions. Added to the dis
turoance incident to the war the flu
epidemic was unusually severe in
Grenada and as result the school
work was very much disturbed and
fell below the requirements of the
standard high school. The problem
OF readjustment and reorganization
has fallen to the present administra-
|tion. No radical changes have been
made but a steady, sure progress
along many lines is going on. Re
Gently the State Inspector of High
Schools spent an entire day in our
school and pronounced the organiza-
ton and character of work very much
, in advance Of last year and assured
us of our eligibility to the accredited
list Of State High Schools.
The school is now organized under
three departments. The Primary
Department, including the first four
grades, is under the supervision of
Miss Mai McCracken. Miss Lizzie
Horn is supervisor of the Grammar
school department, which consists of
the fifth to the eighth grades. Mrs.
Willie Mai Dubard is High School
principal and Hall teacher.
The curriculum has been raised to
meet the requirements of the stand
ard high school, each department as
suming its part of the extra work
One year in foreign languages and
one year in Mathematics has been
added TO the course of study this
year. The English department has
been strengthened and the work in
science has been made more practical
and effective by the addition of
$4,000 worth of equipment to that
department.
One of the pleasing developments
in our school is the work in music.
Miss Dill has wrought wonders in
this department. In chorus singing
visitors tell US our school is unsur-
passed anywhere in the State. We
invite the public to come and see and
hear. Physical Training in the public
schools is now required by law and
the entire school has entered into
the observance of this new require
ment with enthusiasm. Every day ct
recess period $50 pupils, organized
iIto SlSHC NOLI ptiIiltS, cdCH uuUtI a
captain and all under the supervis-
taking the physical training exercises,
on the campus in fair weather and
indoors at other times. Twice a
month, on Friday morning visitors
will find sight in all the children
taking the exercises III one body.
There has never been a greater in
terest taken in athletics than this
year. The football team has shown
steady Improvement under the capa-
bic management of Coach Gum. The
girls basket ball team is getting in
fine shape for future games. Volley
ball, slides, swings, travelling rings,
giant strides and sew-saws afford
pleasure for younger boys and girls.
Eight new sanitary drinking foun-
tains have been installed, one thouS-
and dollars has been raised by the
pupils and invested in the library
since the beginning of last year Fif-
ty new tablet arm chairs have been
placed in the high school recitation
rooms, though more are needed. The
negro cabins, which pro-
vOked unfavOrabie comment from all
have been replaced by
neat new cottage class room. All
these improvements add materially
to the efficiency of the school, but
pupils and teachers are still working
1t disadvantage because of the
need of further provision of equip
nent and room. In the high school
here are several classes which have
IN enrolment of thirty-five to forty
n the section and are assembled in
'OOms large enough for not more than
twenty-five. Our building is not all
adequate for the five hundred fifty
hildren now enrolled.
Only the old academic course is
'ffered as there is no provision or
'oom in our building for industrial
,r commercial departments. Since
My five per cent of the pupils who
inter high school ever attend college
is the high school which fits our
oys and girls for future citizenship.
ience there is tendency toward
lore practical courses in the high
choOls. Grenada cannot afford to
ontinue to rank below other towns
f equal size in the provision of ade-
uate educational facilities for her
Ons and daughters. When the faith
rs and mothers of today resign their
laceS to the citizens of tomorrow let
be with no regret or apology that
1ey failed them in their period of
reparation. JOHN RUMBLE.