Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-11-29
National Education
Week Observed
Program Given at Lincoln High
School Monday Evening; De-
pArtment Exhibits Feature.

st the Lincoln High school Monda,
evening and listened to a very in
structlve program in observance OF
National Education Week.
Prof. Murphy, in his openine
address, gave the American Legion
the credit for instituting the move.
ment for better education, our large
+ percentage Of illiteracy having been
brought eat 50 strongly during the
late war The United States govern.
ment sponsored the idea which cul.
minated in q proclamation BY the
President, each year, setting aside a
National Education Week.
The program, MIR, Murphy stated,
was planned to set forth the various
+ departments of the schools, and in
cluded displays from the domestic
science, the manual training, art,
social science, commercial and
physical education departments as
well as the academic courses,
David Sher told about the academic
work Of the high school. which. he
said was handled in four courses,
mathematics, history, science and
language. The mathematics course
covers the studies Of arithmetic,
algebra, geometry and trgonometry.
In the history course, the pupils may
take ancient and modern history.
The science course in the high school
is a very comprehensive one and
includes physics, biology, physiology
and ciyicS The languages studied
are Latin. German and English.
In speaking on Some Aspects of
High School Education" Principal
Harold Connors said that in his
opinion, Education Week could not
come too often; il would be much
better for parents and teachers alike
If II occurred more frequently In
presenting some Of the problems
that come up before the high school,
he said that entirely too many pupils
drop out before finishing the four
years Of high school, He said that
too many pupils, after graduating.
founder in uncertainty a few years
before adopting q life work. lie
told of the high percentage of
failures in the freshman year at
college and how this percentage has
been steadily increasing. He said
that parents should take more in
terest in the work done hv their
children in school and should evid-
ence this interest in at least signing
the report cards, wh,oh, IN too many
instances are returned TO the
teachers. signed by the pupils them
selves. or left unsigned
Following two delightful selec-
tions by the boys blee club, recent
organization. formed and directed
by Miss Ruth Richie. music super
visor, the subject Of "Americanism
was presented BY Mrs John Kyle,
president of the Hurley Woman's
club. To produce a good quality of
Amerieanism, Mrs Kyle said, we
must start with Americans and make
good Americans out Of them, before
we try to make good Americans out
of aliens And every good American
viii live up to the laws of his
country She gave the new flag
salute which has recently been
changed and explained the reason for
the change She told about the
place which out flag should take in
all school ceremonies, stating that il
should be raised each morning and
lowered each night
George Reardon and Miss Ruth
Richie entertained with a violin and
piano duet. playing "Traumeri", in
/ "A very delightful manner, responding
TO an encore with "My Wild Irish
( Rose"
/ Representing the American Legion,
John Kyle made few well-chosen
and forcefui remarks He desried
the modern tendency to critics
organizations AMI institutions by
those who are not members and
suggested that these critics should
become a part Of these institutions
and help 70 build them up In
speaking Of the lack Of con-
sideration for others SO strongly
noticeable in the present day, he
mentioned the laxity shown in observ.
ing quarantine regulations. the des-
struction Of property, lawns, trees
shrubbery, etc, by the children, and
the soaping Of windows, which is
allowed to continue in this com
munity for a month previous to
Halloween
A splendid demonstration Of the
work being accomplished by tie
commercial department was given
with short explanations u the work
by the instructors, Miss lone Allen
and Miss Margaret Knutson IN tho
shorthand demonstration given By
Misses Mary Endrizzi and Elizabeth
Frigo on the blackboard, a speed 81
I20 words minute was attained.
Six Junior girls, Rose Perl
Virginia Varelli, Saverna Yam
browitz. Margaret Zandi, Isabe
Aston ard Elyira Dahl, gave a
demoust alton Of tipping. Done to