Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-05

That only 20S out of total of $40
students enrolled at Cony High
school, actually take part in the
school activities, was the discomfort
ing discovery through a question
naire which was recently filled out
by the entire student body. 1t was
one of the high lights in an interest
ing compilation of the views of the
students on questions designed to
bring out latent ideas that might
prove potential for the betterment of
the school.
Suggestions ranging all the way
from new school building to the
lowering of the passing mark in
studies, were made by the students
i'll the questionable. One student
suggested change in the pass mark,
while three-fourths of the juniors
ana seniors suggested changes in the
buildings, such as new gymnasium,
better ventilation, and even a new
building. Another suggestion was
that the school should be put upon
a two session a day basis or else
that tho Freshman class should be
housed somewhere else.
Demand for New Courses
Courses other than those at present
offered, were suggested by the stu
| dents, and there seemed to be q
| strong demand for q course in Span
| iSh, 25 of the 105 Seniors desiring this
! course and n total of AZ students call
! ing for it. Eleven students called for
| courses in mechanics and in Ger
man.
The number Of students enrolled
| according to courses are as follows:
! Academic 2l9, Clerical 1913. General
! 100. Domestic Arts IA. The actual
/ number of students studying domcst-
Z lie arts is many times the above fig
ure, but the number stated takes in
: to consideration only those actually
taking a four year course in which
! they specialize in those subjects One
/ student drew laugh when the stat
/ istics were compiled from the ques-
! tionnairc3 by his answer to the ques-
! ton what course do you 'take?'
| The answer was 1.-THE epidemic
course"
40 Per Cent To Attend College
! About 40 per cent of the students
! intend to continue their education in
! college. The class having the greatest
number who expect to go to college
Is the senior class with total of 40
! pupils or AZ per cent of the class.
/ stand at 81 per cent and the Fresh
| men at 80 per cent.
Some apparently conflicting figures
were produced by the same two ques-
| tons. What subject do you like
| Ecst?" and what subject do you
like lcast?" English headed the list
! of answers to both questions. with
| a total of 81 tout of 20 seniors. 40
out OF 70 juniors, 10 out of 70 Sopho-
/ mores and so out of 127 Freshmen
prefering the study.
Mathematics which is the study
next to English that has the great
est number of followers, is supported
by an overwhelming number of
Freshmen while the other classes arc
more nearly divided upon the ques-
ton. Seventeen out OF So Seniors.
90 out Of 30 Juniors 80 out of 60
Sophomores and 100 out Of 1876 Fresh
men are in favor Of mathematics.
Science received q good number Of
votes. total of 1913 preforring 1t, to
81 who did not.
commendabIe Magazine Tastes
The most popular magazine at the
school is the American with total of
10S students protesting this prefer
cnce. Next in popularity is the Lit
erary Digest with 20 votes. Third in
rank is the American Boy with 20
followers.
olfattol WIS liit
vorite writer with "a votes and Zane
Grey comes next with -. Several Of
the old favoritcs such as 'Ivanhoe".
Lorna Doone." robin Hood" and
Treasure Island" were also named.
hiea School Students Desers "Our
Mary"
The favorite movie star was easily
Douglas Fairbanks with sc followers.
Tom Mix comes next with 81 votes
while Mary Pickford stands fifth on
the list with only 10 votes. Both
Thomas Meighan and Gloria Swanson
came ahead of Mary on the list.
School athletics and outdoor sports
have the greater number of devotees,
with the movies next. followed by
reading. dancing, games of various
sorts and cards in the order mention
ed.
One Lone Religious Recruit
The choice of life professions
placed teaching we'll in the lead. this
being the choice of III students, Of
flee work came next with 1903. follow
ed by engineering with IS. medicine
with SO. merchants Is, agriculture 10,