The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1922-06-15

L
includes two years in woodworking in /
the manual training department.
A fourteen piece school orchestra
IS maintained and much interest j
manifest in school entertainment
which include class parties, plays, I
pageants, musicals, etc. These en-
tertainments are held in the assembly
hall and gymnasium of the building.
The assembly hall has a seating
capacity for 400 and is so by 80 feet.
Textbook knowledge alone is not
sufficient to develop the individual in
activities and leadership which must
be a part Of the educational system
of today. To meet this need each
student is required to enroll in one of
the activities listed below: Dramatics,
Library Methods, Home Nursing,
ParIiamentary Rules, Chosus work or
athletics.
Graduates of rural schools or any
pupil who has satisfactorily com
pleted the work of the Eighth grade
in any city school, is entitled to ad-
mission without examination. Six
teen units are required for gradua-
tion. Eleven of these are specified
and five are elective. No student is
allowed to carry more than four sub
jects without the consent of the en-
tire faculty. The passing grade IS
80. Students are required to be reg
ular and punctual in attendance.
High School enrolment is not COM
pulsory but when once enrolled it is
the business of every student to be
there on time each day the same as
though engaged in any business. Each.
student must have two years of spell
ing with a grade of 90 before grad
uating. No student, who is not doing
passing work in three subjects, is al
lowed to participate in any inter
school athletic contests.
The faculty of the High SCHOOL,
consists of C. A. Shively, Superin-
tendent; Maud McMindes, Principal;
Mildred Hamilton, English; E. c.
Colin, science; Kathryn McLain, his
tory; Doris Tharp, Latin; Frances
Harrison, commerce.; Prue Morgan,
home economies; Elma Creighton,
music; Alfred Havemann, manual
training, and Frank Carman, ath-j
1etics.
The board of education is COM
posed of H. A. Nickles, president; C.
NJ. Wann, vice president; and NJ. G.
Kirkman, H. S. Marl1well, J. B. Bas-
gall and J. G. Brenner.
The course of study in the Fresh
man year requires English, Algebra
to quadratics, commercial arithmetic
or general science with electives,
Latin beginning, commercial arith-
metic or general science and music.
In the Sophomore year required is
English, plane geometry, ancient his
tory with electives Caesar, book
keeping, cooking, manual training
and any preceding subject.
The Junior year requires English
and American literature, psychology
or civic biology, algebra beyond
quadratics one-half year, solid geom-
etry, oneIhalf year, or modern history
with electives, Cicero, typewriting,
sewing, manual training, algebra and
solid geometry or modern history or
any preceding subject.
The Senior year requires American
history, physics, with electives Virgil,
English ", advanced sewing, one
half year, home decoration. one-half
year, shorthand and any preceding
subject.
Hays Public Grade School
The Hays Public Grade School oc-I
cupies one half block and is located
two blocks from the business section
fo the city and is centrally located
within easy reach to all parts of the
city. One part of this building was
constructed in 1880 with an addition
being constructed in 1890, and the
last addition in 1907. 1t is construct
ed of stone and has ten class rooms
with three cloak rooms and one office
room.
Modern equipment has been IN
stalled which includes five drinking
fountains, two wash rooms and other
modern sanitary conveniences.
Six teachers are employed in this
school and are paid salaries ranging
from 500 to $500 per month. There
are 316 pupils enrolled this year.
Frank S. Carman is principal.
Grades from the first to the eighth
are taught at this building with sew
ing for girls in the eighth grade and