The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-10-30
Consolidated School
Offers Added Advantages

Many people are confident
that the present school facilities
are adequate and that there is
no need for spending substan-
tial sum of money for changes.
However if the high school con-
soidation occurs, there are many
improvements that would be
made that have not been ade-
quate publiciZed. Some of these
are listed as follows:
| /. 1t is easier to recruit desir-
| able teachers to fill the usual
Openings created by designations
and retirements. Teachers will
| join your community more
readily if you offer a modern
school building in addition to
1.-THE present salary schedule.
| 2. Individual teachers would
not teach such a variety of SUBJ
jects. They would be assigned in
most cases to subjects in which
they majored in college and for
which they have the most en-
thusiasm.
| 3. An effective Industrial Arts
Department should teach the
fundamentals OF auto repair, ma
cllinery repair, machine shop,
woodworking, carpentry, sheet
metal work, plumbing, welding,
electrical work, etc.
| Considerable funds are nor
mally expended to furnish such
a department. A consolidation
would make it more practical to
| furnish some of these items
because a much greater number
of students would be using them
daily.
This training serves a two-fold
advantage. Southeastern Ohio is
fast becoming far more indus
trialized than anyone would
have dreamed 20 years ago. The
/ better jobs in industry need
people with considerable Indus
trial Arts training. Those who
prefer to stay on the farms would
benefit also because they are
| handling more acreage with
mechanical equipment. What
] better way is there to learn the
fundamentals of correct usage
and repair than in high school!
Il 4. Using similar logic we
, should expand the equipment
needed for teaching the sciences
more effectively. Our scientific
; knowledge has increased at ar
unprecedented rate in the pas'
decade. Chemistry, physics, BIO,
logy are not easy to teach anc
need expensive equipment fol
adequate demonstration of The
) scientific principles involved
II Industry is willing to hire high
, school graduates for concentrates
! training and eventual placement
: as lab technicians if the studen
has an adequate background Y
build on to.
| S. The physical education facl
: lities would be expanded to IN
clude track and field events
baseball and cross-country run
ming. More gym equipmen
!, would be available for boys. a
! girls, physical education pro
; gram, required by law and lack
ing here in past years, would b'
, started.
Il The gym would not receive
! simultaneous double or triple
a duty as class room, vocal grouI
q room and band room. lntramura
! team activities would give par
II tioipants an opportunity in sport'
, who are not good enough to b'
, on the varsity teams.
Il 6. Most students would bene
q fit by a strong music department
! Students from outlying district
! where band training Is now non
, existant would be available Il
! compliment our fine band. Th'
vocal department would b.
G strengthened by the large
{ groups of talented students. Ver!
= attractive musical activltie
would be presented every seasoi
4 for the pleasure of the com
munity. The community has
| surprising number Of youni
people who love to sing. Thel
voices ned additional training
from competent and interests
instructors.
z. Art classes, som et1 M e
thought of as an "extra" or "frlli
have been found to consistently
create and develop enthusiasm
in a large group of students
Such additional n tructl o.
would be in sketching, waite
colors, oils, sculpturing, ceramics
architecture and photography.
/ s. Many students in all level
of intelligence and of .Varyln
family background need assist
ance from trained personnel II
/ guidance and counseling. SINAI
schools cannot afford this ser
vice. Teachers assume this worl
/ at times when they are no
l scheduled for a class. You cal
/ not expect your child to &c
,oh of such extra service j
/ the average teacher is alread,