The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1922-08-11
HIGH SCHOOL
OPENS SEPT. II

school has been set at September
l1th. The above announcement will
likely gladden. many hearts; some by
the fact that the opening of the
school activities is only few weeks
away and others that there is still a
whole month of freedom before be-
ginning the yearly grind" By that
time it is hoped that the improve
ments in the building will be CON-
pleted or nearly SO, and the school
year will start off with snap and
vigor which will be increased by the
timely but badly needed additions.
The floor of the domestic science
room has been taken out and Is to be
surfaced with waterproofed cement,
and hnally covered with heavy
grade of linoleum, which will place
the room in as fine condition as pos
sible and will practically guarantee
its permanency. When the floor is
completed there is to be added 70
the equipment of this department a
six-holed modern kitchen range stove.
With the above additions and i'm
provements there is little doubt hut
that the course in domestic science
will be popular one with the girls.
Adequate dressing rooms and addi-
tional shower rooms are being con-
structed beneath the auditorium.
There is no doubt but that such i'm
provement was almost essential and
those of an athletic turn of mind will
hail with pleasure this new feature,
and all others who are required to
take physical training will be glad
to know that 1t will be possible to
have a room devoted only to this
purpose.
A concrete floor Is to be laid in
the farm shop building including a
cement pit used for work in auto
repairs. The part of the room used
for wood working will have plank
floor which insured, to q certain ex-
tent. the tools used by the careless
youth. An addition of some six feet
has been made to the flue which will
add to the efficiency of the furnace.
Besides this, the roof is being given
coating of roofing compound and
cement, which will guarantee the
solving of the perplexing problem of
leaks which has been experienced in
the past
Faculty.
Miss Halle T. Organ, Of Reno, and
a graduate of the University OF Ne
vada, will take the place of Mrs.
Hans Jepsen, Jr., in the teaching of
Spanish and commercial subjects.
Miss Organ comes highly recon-
mended as a teacher and also as
being active in girls athletics. She
is well known in the Valley and her
many friends predict for her a most
profitable year.
Mr.. Harold Z. O'Brien of Sparks,
also Of the University of Nevada, will
have charge of the departments of
science, mathematics and physical
education for boys. He is we'll
known as basketball player. hav-
ing made for himself an enviable
record while in college. He has been
following the pursuits of commerce
in his special line of engineering
work for the past two years and
comes this year to enter upon and
continue in the work of the teaching
profession.
Miss Eva Hale will continue with
her splendid work as instructor In
English and history. Miss Under
wood comes back to further the in
terests of the domestic science de-
partment and also with a determina-
ment next spring. She will continue
in her work as director of physical
education for girls. Mr. Brown will
continue as the instructor in voca-
tional agriculture and will have in
the duties of supervision
and principalship.
Courses.
Courses will be offered this year
in English, l, III. III and "; Spanish
/, and II; Algebra | and advanced
and geometry; U. s. history and
civics; economies; physics; ancient
and NJ and M history; general
science; domestic science; agricul-
ture and shop work and some COM
mercial subjects. Also some other
subject may be added If there is
need. Should there be sufficient in
terest, full commercial course
might well be adopted.
The vocational agriculture work
will be of interest TO many because
of its closeness to the life of the
everyday farmer Embodied in this
course will be many things of in
structive interest to the boy and the
father as we'll.
Crop Production.
General aim: To teach the student
TO produce crops in an intelligent
and business-like way with the aid
of the teacher, parent and farm.
Some of the topics for study and