The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-04-21
TEACH COMMUNITY
CIVICS FIRST Time
TO JUNIOR STUDENTS

Community civics is being taught in
the junior high schools of Richmond
this year for the first time and is
proving to be helpful source of learn.
ing for the students of this age, which
is from IL to IA. The work is en-
abling the pupils to learn of the COM
munity functions, and the good de-
rived in time will make the country
better place in which to live, accord
ing to those who are leading the work.
The main purpose of the work is to
lead the young people, by means of
their own experience and observation,
to better understand the meaning Of
community life and of government.
Cultivation of such habits, ideals and
attitudes will tend to make the pupils
better members of society, teachers
say. The pupil studies his own COM
munity first and then takes up the
framework of the government.
Each pupil in the Community Civics
classes Is required to investigate and
report to his class on some subject
of common interest
E. E. Rice and Harriet Thompson
are the instructors of the subject at
\
Of the work at Dennis school. Through
their efforts, successful start is be
ing made toward educating the pupils
more thoroughly along civic lines.
Orville Slifer, IA years old, reported
on the Boys school at Plainfield,
Thursday afternoon in E. E. Rice's
class at Garfield, and showed fine
promise along this line. His descrip
9 f,,r,o fiCr1f inc
of the school at Plainfield was extraor,
dinarily good and he touched upon all
sides of his subject. He spent approx
imately three weeks in preparing his
report.
Tells About PlainfieId.
In his talk, he explained thoroughly
the system of running the school and
the real good which it administers
He said, 1.-THE school at Plainfield is
mot an institution of hopeless regime
for the young boy who is sent there
hut is one which furnishes all kinds
of conveniences for the boy who acts
right and behaves. Moving pictures
are installed and high class comedies
are shown along with other kinds OF
plays. If the boys desire to have these
privileges, they must have high
merit standing. If they have guam
THY of dement's, they will not be al
lowed to have this source of enter
tainment and any of the privileges.
Health is one of the most outstand
ing features of the institutions ad
vancements. Physicians are provided
to prevent all diseases and the condl
tions are unusually good.
Food is of the best for those lad
who are up in their merit standing
but fo~ those who have dement's, thu
better food is harder for them to oh
tain.
Parole Requirement.
'In order to be paroled from the In
stitution, boy must have attained tn
mark of 1900 merits of good standing
If, after a boy is put on parole, h
commits anything wrong, he is return
ed without moments notice to begil
all over again.
"The boys arise at o'clock in tn
morning and have a heavy schedul
throughout the day and retire at
o'clock. 81
Reading books are plentiful and tn
boys have many places to play, such a
the institution parks and the man
acres of land. All in all, the boy
have excellent opportunities, if the
behave and advance in their meri
standing"
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