The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-03-30
INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT
THE hdIN0T CITY SCHOOLS

The City Schools of Minot consist
of a Senior High school, with an en-
rollment of 543, Junior High School
consisting of about 400 Seventh and
Eighth Grade pupils, and five ward
schools - Mckinley, Central, Lincoln,
Sunnyside and S. H. S grade school,
An additional school will be provided
for next year.
The school enrolment of nearly
$500 pupils is cared for by a corps
of 70 school workers.
In the Senior High school, series
Of courses preparing for business, for
college entrance, for teaching and for
general training are provided. A
member of the North Central Asso-
citation of Secondary Schools and COL
leges, the high school prepares its
pupils fer easy admission to every
college and university in the North
Central Association, and for all Amer
lean institutions except few whose
requirements differ from those of the
North Central Association schools.
The growth of the high school in the
last few years is most interesting and
significant. Prior to the opening of
the new building four years ago, the
largest preceding enrolment had beer
2S7; while this year 543 high school
students have been recorded as men,
bers of the school.
The work Of the first six grades,
while organized on the usual tradition
Al lines, is, it is believed efficiently
conducted, being under the direction Of
we'll trained, experienced teachers.
The standard of two years experience
as a minimum and Normal diploma
ho1I 81 L.
secure teachers with the advanced nor
NAL training and also those who have
the Palmer certificate in writing and
have shown themselves efficient in
general lines Of school work. Stan
dard tests are applied at intervals
and consistent effort made to main
tain the desirable results in, each grade
of each school.
The Junior High School is an organ
ization located in the former high
school building and consists of all
Seventh and Eighth Grade pupils. All
instruction is departmentalized as it is
in the Senior High School, and one
other characteristic feature of this
school merits attention-the segrega-
zion Of boys and girls, there being
separate home rooms and classes for
boys and for girls. This plan was
worked out primarily in connection
with the Industrial Arts program, but
many sexcellencies are found in it in
general. Ten full time instructors
give instruction to the Junior High
School, while six part time instructors
care for the work of several depart
nients. H.,
The music work of the Minot schools
is one of its characteristics that has
known a splendid development. Two
Full time instructors give actual train
ing as we'll as supervision and direc-
ton, in the music Of the schools.
Teachers coming into Minot regularly
unthuse over the children's singing,
end the interest they take in music.
An orchestra, band, string quar-
let, g!ee club, a chorus, male quar-
let all doing work decidedly meritor-
ious are among the features of this
years work In instruction, regular
classes in Appreciation and in Har-
saony are conducted for high school
c.ed.t, on the same basis as English
or Algebra. Listening Lessons in
Eus;c" are frequently given thru the
use of the photograph turnout the
srrade schools-to the great delight of
The children. Much group work and
,ct a little Individual instruction is
Given to pupils of all ages by the in
structors of this department.. An
Q her feature that merits interest that
4 -es up closely with the Music De-
& artment, is the Sunday Music Hour.
4 series or about eight music enter
1 ailments are presented on Sunday
2 .ternoons in the auditorium, each
craving an attendance from 1000 to
i 400. They have evidently filled .
celnite need. Local organizations-
Iae School Music Department, the
Community Band, the Normal school