East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1960-03-17

ever, students will get out a
week earlier in June. The rest
Of the school year remains very
much unchanged with the eX-
ception of Washington's birth
day which will be spent in class.
School will start September 6,
1860 and get out June 9, 1861.
Some students may have to cur
tail their working plans for
Christmas as vacation will not
start until Dec. 22nd. However,
it is felt that both the students
and the teaching staff will have
better opportunities for sum-
mer jobs and summer school by
having the extra week in the
summer. The main concern was
education said Board members.
1t was felt that the two weeks
out of school in the middle Of
the school year made it difficult
for the younger children to re-
call their last lessons.
James Thompson will be golf
coach this spring instead of
Mel Skinner who is devoting
his time to the korb swimming
program. Lou Chulick is head
baseball coach and Rudy Liber-
TIM is assistant baseball coach.
Train For Life
In her report on mathemat-
les in Kirk Miss Mildred Ow-
ings, algebra teacher, said the
aim is to train the students
for life and give them mathe-
mates that will be applicable
to the kinds of work they'll be
doing.
Miss Owings explained that
students are tested for their
abilities and placed in appro-
pirate groups. This year there
are 43 math classes at Kirk, AZ
are expected for the fall term.
she said. Tests have shown
that Kirk students generally
exceed the standard norm in
mathematics Miss Owings told
the Board.
The aim in teaching is to
make the subject an integral
part of the students education
and not isolate it. She also said
another aim was to develop
the pupils power to think and
to do.
Miss Owings does not feel
that the teaching of mathemat-
les will be intensified appreci-
ably on the elementary level
because the students may be
intensified appreciably on the
elementary level because the
students may be able to recite
the answers to more difficult
problems at that stage but it Is
unlikely that they will under
stand its meaning. She feels
that the more advanced stu
dents in the higher grades may
specialize more as time goes
on.
Superior Appreciated
Mrs. Arthur Madsen of the
Welfare Committee reported
that the Superior school pro-
duction Of Getting to Know"
was especially well done and an
enriching experience.
A letter from the Parma
Board of Education was read
advocating the support of a
movement to eliminate state
tax on gasoline used by the
schools. Bottom was tabled.
Columbia Invites Nichols
The Board voted TO under
write the expenses of DR..
Nichols for his summer trip and
tuition at the Teachers College
of Columbia University. DR..
Nichols was one of 35 educat-
ors in the country invited to
Columbia.
The board approved the re-
tirement of Marvin Suydan who
has been head boiler operator
Suydan came to work for the
Board of Education in 1882 and
will be retiring at the end of
this month.
A total of 1858 boys made
use of the gymnasium on Sat-
urdays under the Board pro-
gram with an average weekly
attendance of III DR.. Nichols
reported.
1t was decided to continue the
course for operation of busin-
ess machines which has been
given to special students after
school hours. Miss Barbara
Miller will remain as its in
structor.
Recording Experiment
Changes and additions for
year ahead include-Each de-
partment will have it's own head
and a coordinator will oversee
special education, health, and
counseling.
A tape recorder will be in
on the elementary
level as an experiment in the
tenchinu- of foreign language.