The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1925-03-19
klTzMILLER HIGH SCHOOL
ACCOMPLISHING ITS AIMS
Its Needs Are Many, But These
VIII Likely Be Supplied
In the Course of Events

The Kitzmiller High School started
work for the year 1924-1925 with ten
definite aims in view. We feel graft
fed to know that we have success
fully carried out eight of our ten
aims, namely: The school organized
into a working whole; the work made
interesting to the pupils; MAX
ing our school felt in community af-
fairs; to keep the maximum of those
who entered the Freshman class in
school; our school better equipped
than when we began; the pupils TAX
ing part in intersch0lastic games;
giving the scholars moral training.
We are working towards an increase
in our school library and to get more
reference material. We hope to ac-
complish a part Of these needs by the
end of the school year.
Our needs for the immediate future
are as follows: Reference material
for history, English and general sci
ence; heating plant for the school;
water and lavatories are very greatly
needed; individual lockers; some pic
lures for the bare walls; some teach
ers' desks-only one room furnished
with a teachers desk; grounds to be
beautified; a modern dupicator; the
Sophomore room should be fitted up
with modern school desks.
We are not satisfied with our work
this year. We feel great amount
of work has been done with a greater
amount to be done. The members of
the faculty are going to summer school
to fit themselves to teach better and
to get a larger grasp of what
secondary educations means to the
community here and to the world in
general. We appreciate the good spir-
it and fellowship Of working with our
County Board and with our County
Superintendent. They have not failed
US in a single instance. We shall work
hard to accomplish what we have on
our schedule for the rest of the school
year, to the best Of our ability
Home Economics Department
The home economics students dur
ing the second semester have been
working earnestly and diligently in
their new kitchen, which is a beauti-
jul, light room located on the second
floor Of the high school building. The
kitchen has been furnished with an
entirely new equipment, consisting Of
SIX new white cabinet bases, enc large
white cabinet, six hot plates, two ov-
ems, a l00-piece dinner set and q sup
ply Of small equipment, a cot ana
mattress. We opened this depart
ment February /, 1925, with a tea in
the form Of a kitchen shower. Dur
ing the afternoon about a hundred
mothers and friends of the girls call
ed and presented us with many use
full kitchen utensils. During the af-
ternoon the girls Of the department
put on q fashion show, wearing
dresses and other garments Of femi-
nine apparel which they had made
during the first semester. Our girls
have had the opportunity of seeing
the wonder trunk" sent out by a
department store This trunk con-
tanned an ideal wardrobe for a high
school girl. We have started our food
work and are now learning how to Sc
lecr, prepare and serve a well-bal-
anced breakfast. The classes are pre-
pairing to put on drink more pure
milk campaign" in KitzmiIler. A milk
poster contest is arousing much inter-
est and enthusiasm among the girls.
Some attention is being paid to color
coordination and dyeing.
History
The American history class has
been studying Americas foreign rela-
tons from Washington's administra-
ton. We had a debate on the
subject: Resolved, That the war of
1912 should not have been fought"
We are continuing our study of for
eign relations to 1925, using the Mon
roe Doctrine as basis for study. The
two problems we are going to
study this year are "Westward ex-
pansion and consequent internal con-
tiicts" and the Economic growth of
our Nation" We have formed a his
tory club for the study of current
events and find that our lessons take
on an added interest when viewed
from present day happenings.
In European history, we have been
studying the success & the French
people in their struggle for liberty,
fraternity and equality. We COM
pared Napoleon and Bismark as to
generalship and are now studying
what Gavour and Garibaldi did for
Italy. Our work for the remainder
of the school term will be to follow
the valiant fight of labor ror a just
recognition in the political and eco
nomical work in England, Europe
and America, and we will conclude
our study of European history by
studying the World War, its causes
and defects, with the consideration
OF means to World peace.
Economics
Our second semester work thus far
has been the detailed study of the me
dia Of exchange or the tools of bust
ness. We have investigated the use
Of money as medium of exchange,
the intricacies of international trade
and the banking problem of the Uni
ted States, with its attempted solu-
ton Mr.. Robert Wilson, cashier of
the First National Bank of Kitzmil-
Ter, spoke to our class in banking and
told US just what relation our bank
has to the Federal reserve system
and how we carry on transactions
with foreign countries. We had a
debate on tariff and it was decided
that the protective tariff should be
abolished. For the remainedr of this
year we are going to study the prob
lens Of distribution, government con-
troll of public utilities, immigration
poverty and crime and rural commun-