Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1924-05-22
SCHOOL QUESTION
TO Be DECIDED
NEXT SATURDAY

The question to be settled Dy tne
neonle of independent School DIS
trict No. 80, on next Saturday, WIZ
he Twill we keep our schools 70 the
present high standard or VIII we
ratrencb and lower the standard ana
the real purpose of the most impor
tant institutions in our community.
letter received from the Uni
versitv of Idaho on May 5 giving the
rating of Payette High School Stu
dents in the University for the first
semester of this year is matter OF
pride for Payette. An extract from
the letter is as follows:
''The average of all students IN
the University prepared in Idaho
High Schools was 4.406 figured on
the following scale:
Each credit with grade A counts 6
Each credit with grade counts ..
Each credit with grade counts 4.
Each credit with grade d counts 3
Each credit with grade z counts 2.
Each credit with grade F count 1.
The records show that the average
of all students from Payette High
School is 1929, or about 12lt higher
than the average. The reports from
other Colleges and Universities, with
but one exception, show that Pay
ette young men and women are max (
ing records above the average. Last
year we published an exceptional
statement from Stanford University
rating the Payette High School sec I
ond of all the High Schools in the
United States from which students go
hlGEG
on the remarkable work done by
Donald Lauer in that institution last
year.
Edward Turner, in the University
of Chicago made record which was
the envy of his associates and won
for him the cum maxine laude'
given publicly by the president of
the University. A letter from the
President of the Lewiston Norma
Schools states that Leora Smith, q
Payette High School graduate la7t
year has received throughout tns
year a grade of Satisfactory Plus, n
record.
These things speak wen not only
for the students themselves, but for
the foundation work that is being
done in the High School.
The real purpose OF our schools is
to fit our children to go out into the
world prepared for whatever avoca-
ton they may choose, or be called
upon to follow The subjects the
school board had previously decided
20 eliminate for reason of economy,
namely, Commercial, domestic sci
ence and manual training are among
he important branches that are put /
70 practical use in after life. What
girl will not make use of her domes-
.ic science training received in the
High School, and many may be
,alled on to make use of her bust
less course, or the start she has
-eceived in that branch. There are
many young women in our communi-
y today who are practical house
wives who would be seriously lack
ng without the training received in
he domestic science department of
he Payette High School and many
ire holding good positions due to
heir ability received from a bust
less training
1t will be admitted that taxes have
become burdensome, and high time
or retrenchment from unnecessary /
expenses, but can we afford to be-
gin this necessity at the expense of
educating our children,
while we continue to endulge in
many other expenditures of money I
hat might be dispensed with, Just
he one item of a few less auto
pleasure rides would more than pay
he bill.
Since our High School has acquir-
ID this good rating, it looks as if
We ought to think twice before we
fisk lowering our standard. Such
work as is indicated above is worth
LII il costs and maYha mora