Smyrna times., 1961-11-09
1861 - Accomplished

Enlarge guidance stan Two guidance persons now
working full time
Add another year of agrcu Another year and
ture allotment increased
Add mechanical drawing to Mechanical drawing added
Require year cvcs Civce now required in grade
Add course in world This is elective in
graphy grades 9-l2
Greater be made of audo assigned
visual aids ssths area and use of audio
vsuals has greatly increased
All teachers fully certified All teachers in the secondary
in the fields that they school fully certified in
teaching lie. language teach their teaching
er teaching typing etc.
Add course in office practice This has been in
ton for several years
Have tpewrters The business education depart
transcrbing machines and ment has electric type
the like in the business edu writer's duplicating equipment
cation department adding machines, bookkeeping
machines dictaton equipment
so that commercial students
may get first hand experience
in these areas
Relocate health room The Nurses has been
ed from the second floor to
the first the high school
Office where it is supervised
at all times 1t is larger light
err and better equipped
Add industrial and This has been
equipment the frame building to two
room brick structure erected
In 1859 Many items of power
equipment have been added
Band chorus scheduled Band are now sched
more frequently and ued five times per week
not to take from class time er than yet
dent in grades 9l2 leaves any
class to participate in band
chorus
Better for band and Nothing accomplished in this
chorus area
Construct gymnasium gymnasium constructed
Add physical education equip in 1859 this structure had
ment not been ut, average class
size in Physical Education
would be so pupils
per class Further, the stage
gymnasums did not have
ropes, parallel bars ETC. for
exercises had a Substandard
floor, and the noise from this
facility prevented O
torium during school time for
movies, speeches, small as
sembles etc.
Free library from study The library occasionally
hall used study hall at the
present time OvercroWdng
is compicating this change
Improve physical provisions New built to house indus
art industrial art home trial art; home economics
economics music sciences room for cooking modernzed
visual aldS, and principal Science rooms equipped with
new lab and demonstration
tables as well as storage areas:
new area set aside for prin-
cipa. No real improvements
for art and music.
improve outside lighting Accomplished in part by new
flood lighting each side of
High School Building. Improv-
ed lighting still needed at
front
Relieve principal of many This been ACCOMPLISHED
administrative duties (spon-
sorship of yearbook etc.
In addition to the above the following changes been
Half year of science each Full year science in both
grades and grades 7 and 8.
PHYSICS Chemistry offered Physics Chemistry offered
every other year every year. e classes of Chem.
of Physics this year,
Algebra offered grades Algebra offered qualified Sh
grade students that they
may take advanced math and
science in senior year.
Spanish offered for two years. Spanish offered for years.
enrolment limited to two in planning Enrolment now
classes. at classes per day
-FOUR majors required of all Five major subjects required
students all students.
Passing college certifying Passing grade set at To- coleo
grade set at rs. certifying grade set at 80
No academic sections of Eng Academic English offered in
hsh grades ii and H.
NO evening school, Evening school for adults oper-
ated. Approximately 100 en-
rolled in tipping, shorthand
welding, bridge etc.
No summer school Summer school begun in 1860
for secondary pupils in alge-
bra, English remedial reading
typing
Social Studies