The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-03-30

ana OLner representative music organ
izations are invited to present pro-
grams and have been most co-opera-
tive in their responses.
Each year several outstanding ar
lists are presented under the auspices
of the City schools, as definite part
Of the educational program Of the
Schools. Many Of these are of a
musical nature, and every effort is
made to capitalize their values. Such
artists as CALI Curci, Lucy Gates,
Ricardo Martin; such organizations
ira, the Million Dollar Band, Robin
matte productions as May Robson in
under school auspices during the past
few years.
Department
The Industrial Arts of the Schools
has been organized under the new
movement that features the pre-voca-
tional ideal which characterizes the
best in recent industrial arts training.
The usual traditional work in manual
training and mechanical drawing is re-
tanned, but to this in the high school
courses in gas and automobile engines
and cement working have been added.
In the Junior High School, the course
has been extended materially on the
basis Of the Exploratory idea that
is being made characteristic of such
courses in the more modern Junior
High Schools. Each boy Of the sew
enth and eighth grade is given a nine
weeks course in each of the following
MISUNDERSTANDING, sheet metal,
electric work and printing. It is
recognized that this will not make
carpenter, nor printer, but the time
is found ample to help the lad Eek
plore" the field both from the stand
point of the hand work and training
involved and from the standpoint of
the vocational. The printing depart
ment prints Junior High School
paper, which is edited, managed and
printed by the students themselves
shop proves its practicability further
by doing a very large share Of the
needed school printing = stationery,
dow cards, tickets, etc.
ervised by full time instructor whose
grades and Junior High school.
The Home Economics courses for
the girls attract a splendid interest
and three full years of work are Of
fered in Senior High School in addi-
ton to the two years work in Junior
High Two full time instructors care
for this sewing and cooking instruc-
sicn, altho the work goes much further
than mere sewing and cooking. A
serious effort is made to give girls
ne actual training they need as home
makers, and their work includes in
struction in dietetics, home decoration,
millinery and allied subjects.
A new department of the City
Schools is the Physical Training De-
partment, which employs two full time
instructors. Every high schools STU
dent is required to take gymnastics
twice a week, and credit toward grad
uation is granted for such work. In
addition to the high school work, these
instructors also direct, supervise and
teach the physical training work in
he grade schools.
-.'.. Auditorium
The gymnasium is in almost con-
slant use during the winter months
rem nine o'clock in the morning until
frequently eleven o'clock at night, car
ing as it does for the gymnasium work
Of the high school, for the swimming
cases Of the high school, for the
Business Mems Gym Club, for the
Women's Swimming Classes, for the
Night School classes in swimming, for
The basket bail work of the schools,
t>r the music rehearsa.s and practices,
COR the Music Hour, for the Movie
Hour, for the Lunch Hour, and for
the social activities of the high school.
The extent of the use of the GYM
nasium- auditorium for extra-school
activities not included in the above
Est is evidenced by an estimate of an
attendance Of FIVE thousand seven hum
dred from Wednesday night of one
week to Monday night Of the next