The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-08-02
JUNIOR HIGH WILL
ENABLE STUDENTS
TO LEARN SELVES
SUPERINTENDENT RICHARDS
EXPLAINS IMPROVED MISSION
OF SCHOOL AT MEETING
OF KIWANIANS

OF klWANLANS
Addressing the Kiwanians at their
| MONDAY luncheon meeting at Hotel
Ardmore today, c. W. Richards, su-
| perintendent Of city schools, outlined
the work to be taken up by the newly
completed Junior School. He declared
| that a new and greatly improved
mission would be the feature of the
school.
The Junior High School building
was constructed at an approximate
cost of $3.50 900, including the grounds
and equipment, he said. 1t will have
| "a teachers. It would relieve the over
| crowded condition which prevailed
last year when in many classes the
| students numbered Sc. Approximately
700 students will be accommodates &c
by the new Junior High School. They
will be in the seventh, eighth anc
ninth grades.
Mr.. Richards said that the defini
ton of the Junior High, as given by
the educators Of today, was school
that was separately housed, depart
mentally taught and with promotion
by subjects, but he did not agree
| With this definition of Junior High
II this is the only distinction of
| Junior High School, then I do moi
want a Junior High IN Ardmore," he
continued. But we propose to have
3, Junior High School here that /:
| different from other schools of this
! type. We propose that our Juniol
High shall be not only a differen
tlation school, but ali intergratior
school as well. For the past two
years we have had a Department Of
Educational Research and Vocationa
Guidance During this time, we have
been giving the Standard tests an(
measures, as we'll as the psychological
tests. We have given the psycholog
ical tests in order to get the intel
ligence quotient Of every child. We
have taken the intelligence quotien
in order that We may determine
whether the intelligence quouent II
constant or not.
Our experience has taught Vi
that the intelligence quotient is
constant, l. e., II child has an /. Q
Of 80 this year. next year it will no
vary more than three points eithel
above or below That being true
we know what a child of a certain
I. Q. is capable OF doing, or becoming
For example, we know that a chill
with an l. Q. of ss will never b'
anything more than an engineer, W.
know that child with an /. q. o
rs will never complete a High Schoo
course, and we know that q chil'
with an |. d OF 20 will never get L
High School.
That IL is impossible for him t
be a professional man, and that h
will always be newer OF wood ant
drawer OF water. That being true
we propose TO recognize this fact II
our Junior High and instead Of CIV
ing this child the academic worl
along with the child who has an
O. of i40, and who is destined TO b
professional man. we shall give thu
child such instruction as Will max
him q more efficient newer OF WOO
and drawer OF water. We propose L
give free vocational courses in IN
Junior High. such as work in manua
training, sheet metal, hammere
brass, fooled leather and other crafts
I'm order that we may assist thes
children In finding the work for whicI
they are best fitted. We know tina
there has been too many square peg
In round holes in society and In III
Industrial world. We know that
great percentage OF our people 9
through life rendering very ineffieien
service. because they have been ur
able to find the particular niche 4
the Industrial scheme for which the
are fitted. We propose to make thl
school not only overcome the ove'
crowded condition. as IL has existed I
the past. but shall make It "fint
ing school" for the boys and girls 9
cur city, in order that they may fin
themselves. their place In society an
In industry and In life, so that the
may live the largest, richest, fulles
life possible and render to society an
, the industrial world the greatest SCI
, vice possible OF which they are CO
, pablc."
Mr.. Richards prefaced his address
on the Junior high school with
. few remarks on the functionlng an
power OF organizations such as IN
kiwanis club. "one of the fine thing
, OF this and other clubs Is the know
ledge that II we stand together W
, can accomplish anything" he saiC
I'VE can realize the value Of tea
work and we know that concerto
action can enlarge any sphere OF us,
. fulness. We can accomplish more a
individuals. as an organization or a
community with the spirit OF tear
work developed such ss we are doin
here"
A story Of financial conditions eis'
where was then told by MIR. Ricf
Continued on Pase Three