Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1944-08-25

Phases of the American Public School System in gen.
era and the Dunbar PLAN in particular should be interpreted
from time to time for the benefit of local patrons This
is necessary if would secure understanding interest
and loyal community support.
The writer, Dea nof Students in Dunbar High
School, often accorded the misnomer of Assistant
Principal attempting to explain the nature of the work to
which she was assigned in January 1914
QUALIFICATIONS - Many elements enter into the
making of DEAN Among them experience and educa
ton The personality of the individual and ability to handle
boys and girls evidently weighs heavily in the selection
according most authors Courses that will help the dean
to understand her job better and do efficiently
Guidance, Counseling, Administration, Child Psychology
Extra Curcular Activities and several others Teaching
experience church. Y W. c. A. and civic participation
assets that prove priceless.
DUTIES-General- assistant to the principal
the needs aid him the direction of those activities
that center in the welfare of the school whole and of
each individual girl and boy. Naturally duties will be
administrative some supervisory and some concerned with
The work, however will never suppant or make super
fous any work Specialization that subectmatter teaches
able to do Instead it will unity many activities of the
school and for others for which the teachers have not
time
SPECIFIC-These are social and moral in nature
Through personal guidance both individual and group the
aim is to guide the boys and girls to make satisfactory
social and moral adjustments
PROCEDURE-The methods employed last term were
Individual conferences with Students conferences with stu
dents and teachers conferences with students and parents
The latter stressed for the purpose of acquantng par
ents with problems helping them to know the other side
of their children and securing their moral support for
execution of program With the assistance of the home
teachers prepared and filed than hundred
histories which will prove valuable in the growth and
development of the girls and boys interviewed When pupils
were sent home they not suspended but simply to
turn with their parents The length of time they remained
at home the speed with which they returned depended
trely on tie parents attitude and interest.
PROBLEMS-We call to your attention chief prob
lens and ask your support patrons of the public school
system that may minimize if not eliminate the same
They are ardness Absence class cutting demands by par
ents for early ancy demands by parents for work
permits for underage and Understanding pupils misIn
dersandng the purpose of study periods (no pupils are
granted off periods lack of respect for teachers and
substitute teachers oudness and the corridors
and on the campus and lack of gentee decorm on the City
Transportation buses
Our office demands from parents for absence
OF one or days and parental responsibility for repeated
hardness The Dunbar enrolment is around 1900 divided
INTO 80 home groups for convenience and efficiency If there
only two tarde two absentees two excuses granted
daily from each of these groups will have 76 tardies 7
absentee 6 excused pupils per day. Unfortunately the
rate higher than this example with an average Of $50