Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-30
Iiral Junlor lIlgh Ncllool.

Real Junior High School. .
There In now an immense waste In
our educational system because " the
fact that u very large por cent of tho
children drop out of school before they
reach the hiEh school. II we take the
country over. more than 70 per cent
Of the children leave school before thoy
have finished the elementary grades.
and IN Amarillo more than 30 per cent
OF the children never reach thu high
school. THIS In largely due 10 the fact
that ~. present program for the up.
per elementary grades does not meet
the needs of the children. The junior
high school program adapted 10 tina
needs ~ the children will solve this
problem and keep these children In
schooi. This feature Of tho program 10
merely n matter Of reorganization OF
our upper elementary grades. and viii
not mean any great additional expense.
Junior College.
The average high school graduate In
too young 10 10 TO college away from
home and parental supervision. The
lives 81 many boys and girls are wreck.
ID every year because they can not
stand tho temptations incident 10 col.
lege life away from home And not only
this: there are many young men ana
women who want and need more train.
ing thnn the high school gives them
and who must 10 into the world with.
cut u because their parents can not M.
ford 90 send them away 10 school These
considerations. together with the fact
that those who go away to college ~.
Try year take from tho community
thousands ~ dollars that nigh, be kept
AZ homo. render u imperative that ev.
ry community that would adequately
educate It's children and do u most eco
nomically and safely must maintain
junior college and make u possible 10
give the children two years OF college
work nj home.
when we get the new high school
building. n junior college can be main.
tanned IN connection with our high
school with very little additional o..
pense
Physical Training For Al Children.
The late war revealed the weakness
u our educational system along the line
% physical training. More than one.
hsif AZ ,ho., who made snn,,c.,lo, sor
,dn,.,,,, IA On. ,a,Ionai .r,nv vere ,e.
,.,,,,d ,,.,..,,.,o -, phv.,c.i Incanar,,v ~
an, nathan ho.r. 10 mar, In ,he com.
mcrrlal contests with other people. II
,n,,a, ,,Lo moro coyn,y.nc, than here.
,of,rc a, ~, nhva,,,l dcvcionment NJ
~ r,,,,.ns aud a ~ far This reason
,h,, the federal guvernucn, A. urging
nhy.,r,i ,r,l,i,, an al the .chools
n Amn,,Ilo care, p,opcrly for ber
hays aud y,,ls aho ,nur, soc thai eyerv
opo has the nbyslcal training tina, Will
.pn,Jc him ar her ,o enter the rae. ~
ufs u,b,,d,canned Tho new high
schooi building shou,d La coulpn.d with
. yymnasl,,m n nhvsic,l direcior sbouId
h. ,mplov.d aud every boy and girl
r.,u,rsd Ia ,,ko n thornurh courso An
nhysic, training
Pln, r,ouud superylsiou.
n 4, ma longer A question among
educators "a IN tho educational values
~ ni,y play nroperIy directed IL Gen.
er,i,y r,cogni,cd among those who have
s,ud,.a ,h., uhaao ~ cduca,ion M the
gro,,,s, dev.I,p,r of the child mo, only
nh,.,,,,l, h,, ,op,.,lv ana roraliv aa
w.n ana o,. ~ The .r.,,ss, wastea
A. ,,,. oduc,,,onai s,,,s,n ,o,,y 4. on,
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