Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-08-31
kOIOna Public School
Opens September 4th

ychool will open Monday, September
III, 1000 A. M. Patrons and friends are
rdially invited to visit our School as
Gten as they can. We are sure our Sup.
9ntendent and teachers will appreciate
Bur hearty cooperation and we also
Tow you can help them better if you will
tmiliarize yourself with the situation by
king visits to the school, especially to
0ms in which you have children. In
sder that we may keep pace with the
gher standards of our Colleges and
Universities it has become necessary for
to have a Twelve-Grade School Eight
rades in the Grammar School and Four
the High School. We began putting in
his course in the School year 1918.
is now completed. We require 16 units
Lpr graduation from High School.
fiThere areeighteen high schools in Mis-
issippi on what is known as The All
Jouthern Accredited List" We are very
prry to have to tell you that Okolona
High School is not one Of that number.
Our School Board and Superintendent
have tried to meet every requirement of
ehe Committee which investigates the
conditions of Southern High Schools and
without fear or favor makes up the list of
All Southern Accredited High Schools
To meet one of the requirements of this
Committee, it has been necessary for US
10 add considerable equipment to our
6chool Library and to our SCIENCE De-
artment. This will add much to the
efficiency of our work as well as help us
get the rating we so much covet for our
school.
Another requirement of this committee
Is that three fOurths of our teachers shall
be graduates Of AL Colleges. Okolona
High School faculty for 1929 has five
sixthsIof its teachers graduates of Al col
leges.
Our School Board thinks that it is neces-
lsary to cut the teachers salary for this year
five thousand dollars. The only way that
this can be done without violating the law
For hurting the standing of our school is to
leave off temporarily the Commercial De-
7artment in the High School and Public
fSchool Music in the Grammar School. We
fconsider each of the above very important,
land we hope that we may very soon be
able to place them back in our School,
p The following are rules by which pupils
and teachers will be guided in selecting
work:
/. All graduates must have 16 units.
g. English and Mathematics must be
taken as majors
4 g. All graduates must have one major
s'or minor'in foreign language.
) A. One unit will be given in
J Typewriting when certain standard Of
efficiency has been attained.
s. No credit will be given in any foreign
language except for major or minor.
g. All boys must have one unit, in
General Science, one in Chemistry, one in
Biology and one 10 Physics All girls must
have two units in Home Economics one
in Chemistry and one in General Science.
Z. A pupil may fail 70 get report one
month and still make his unit, provided
this month is not the last month. but all
pupils who would get units and certificates
of promotion must meet two requirements
namely; make an average for the year of
75% end make an average of ISL fer the
last month.
8. All patrons are requested to go to
the Superintendent when they have school
troubles, real or imaginary. If he fails to
make the matter satisfactory you may
then take it up with teacher or trustees.
8. If you do not require your child to
stay athome and study five nights every
week, do not blame the teacher when he
fails in his work. 1t is YOUR fault.
10. All High School pupils must take
four studies. No pupil will be permitted
to take more than four subjects, unless his
monthly average is more than 85f9.
IL. No pupil will be permitted to grad
uate from the Okolona High School unless
he has attended a reputable high school
B at least four years.