Jamestown High School - Red and Green Yearbook (Jamestown, NY)

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required to pursue another subject, or group of subjects, intensively. ln this line he must be, to use a common school expression, A grind. ln other words, within the possible range of high school attainnients he must become a specialist and approach something like mastery of some narrow field of knowledge. To receive credit in such courses the student would be required to attain a higher standing than is now accepted as a passing mark. This plan would undoubtedly work well. lt provides a means for securing the general information which every person needs, the lack of which sometimes makes the narrow specialist ridiculous: at the same time it insures for the capable and industrious student both mental discipline and vital scholarship. There is much reason to believe that many high school students are already availing themselves of the advantages of securing only a general knowledge of their subjects. and are quite unaware of the benefits to be derived from an intensive pursuit of some single subject. Such students should learn that real study begins only after one has met the minimum requirements ot' recitaticn and examination. Rovillus R. Rogers. 0 Q Q Q The pressing need of our country today is Preparedness. Preparedness in both the army and navy. But to be fully prepared The C0untry's for war our country nmst be able to feed and care for Call her fighting men. Consider then. from whence this food nmst come. Naturally the answer is from the farms. hut unless tilled the soil will not yield abundantly, and here has loomed up a great difficulty: namely the scarcity cf farm laborers. Young men are called to the city because of higher pay and shorter working hours, and consequently the farmers are left destitute of help. One thing then is certain, farms and farmers need steady, dependable young men to help and cooperate willingly and faithfully with them, and in this way our country will he able to support, and support well our army and navy. With this situation clearly in view the liducation Department of New York State inaugurated' for the aiding of the farmers the follow- ing plan: All young men between fourteen and eighteen years of age. who are attending public- schools in the state of New York. are urged to enlist in what is known as the Farm Cadet t'orps. The purpose of this corps is to aid the farmers during the present year. All students joining this corps will receive Regents' counts in all subjects which they are now pursuing without further study or examina- tions. In order, however, to secure this credit the work of the student 20'

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fi il . --, xt it 'Y . I Cifd i 1 1 ,s , 'I For several years The Red and Green has been published in four is- sues. This year it was thought best to have one large year-book, The staff, Composed of Postgraduatcs, Seniors, juniors, Sophomores and Fresh- men, is representative of the whole student body. The editors have endeavored to produce a paper which should rank with the hest school publications. The members of the staff wish to thank all who have in :my way made possible the publication of such a paper. It is not an easy matter to bring out a large year book, which shall represent all the varied interests of the school, XYilhout the substantial aid of our loyal advertisers, the contributions from the student body, and the untiring efforts of the faculty advisers we fully realize that The Red and Green would have been an impossibility. Editor in Chief. 4 0 9 0 lt is no longer possible for even the most versatile person to know some- thing about everything, nor everything about any- Mental thing, The range of human knowledge has become so Discipline wide, and the minuteness of specialization so exact and far-reaching that one is apt to feel a sense of help- lcssness when confronted with the opportunities offered by even a high school course of study. To meet this situation Dr. Charles li. Wheelock, Assistant Conunis- sioner for Secondary liducatiou of the State Department, proposes a division of subjects for each student. Under this arrangement a student would elect a certain group of related subjects which he would pursue merely for a reading knowledge, much as a person reads a scientific hook or magazine article simply for general information: in such subjects the minimum passing mark would be accepted. Each student would be 19

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must be so satisfactory that the Principal shall be able to recommend that the State Department allow the credit. Young men who heed this call to service on the farms are doing as noble and as patriotic a service as the soldier boys, and with their help this mighty nation, of the people. by the people, and for the people, shall not stiffer disgrace, nor defeat. but shall uphold her honor and place among the inations of the world. Morgan L. Heath, '17. 9 Q Q 0 This organization has a definite purpose-the enlargement and perma- nent improvement of the High School Campus. The Campus plan was first, announced at the ammal banquet of the Improvement J. I-l. S. Alumni Association last june. The committee Association which did the initial work was made up of representa- tives of the Board of Education, the teachers of thc city, the Alumni Association and the Board of Commerce. This committee formed a. corporation, borrowed money through the assistance of about one hundred fifty public spirited citizens as guar- antors, purchased five properties east of College Street for enlargiii the Campus, and secured through action of the Common Council a resolu- tion for closing College Street at such time as the Association might be ready to proceed with the final improvements. - The amount paid for the properties purchased with the expenses in- cidental thereto approximates S20,000.00. In addition to this, it is likely that 310,000.00 will be required to grade the entire field. fence it, erect the necessary bleachers, etc. This is a very large debt to pay through voluntary contributions and the proceeds of entertainments. It will bc all the more difficult to pay this debt under the war conditions existing at the present timeg but such a crisis was not anticipated when this enterprise was started. lt is too late to retreat. This is a community undertaking for the benefit of all. The city, and the High School in particular, are in need of this central field for athletics and community entertainments. It is therefore con- fidently expected that, in spite of adverse conditions. our students and our citizens generally will help, as opportunity offers, to carry this undertaking through. The general plan for paying the debt as worked out by the directors of the Association is as follows: The houses purchased on College Street will be rented for several years and the proceeds used to pay the interest on the debt, The ath- letic field, put in good condition for use and provided with bleachers. will be used for several years as it stands for raising revenue by means 21