Broken Bow High School - Warrior Yearbook (Broken Bow, NE)

Text from Pages 1 - 20 of the 1927 volume:

ARE YOU LOOKING TOWARD THE FUTURE I Every boy and girl faces a future. What should you do? Should you go on through high school? Should you quit school and get a job? Should you stay on the farm? To refuse to face these questions is to drift, and no one wants to drift. Today is a day of education. Usually the best trained individual wins. There are fewer and fewer occupations that “just anyone ’ can do. The doctor, the farmer, the lawyer, the business man must be trained to be successful. Where is the best place to get this training? You might enter your chosen work at once and “learn on the job,” but if you do, there is usually a limit to your future. The writer once knew a man in a railroad office that was in line for a promotion that meant a good salary. He lost it because he was not a high school graduate. He said: “Believe me, I’m going to see that my brother graduates from high school.” There are a great many occupations you cannot hope to enter without a high school education. Many employers will not hire a person who is not a high school graduate. In other words, if you have been through high school, the number of occupations you may choose from is greatly increased. But you say, “I’m going to farm. I don’t need an education.” Farmers are becoming an educated people. Educated farmers are usually the leaders in their community. You want to be as good a farmer as you can. What better preparation could you get than a course in Smith Hughes Agriculture if you are a boy, or a course in Home Economics if you are a girl? These courses in school, coupled with your everyday knowledge learned at home, should rank you among the best in your community. And again, maybe poor health or other conditions will prevent you from farming all your life. If you are educated, you have more opportunities to enter other occupations. But there are many other reasons for obtaining an education. One of them is simply for the joy of learning. It is a pleasure to learn things. How much fun it is for you to learn how the engine works, or to discover how to raise better chickens, or to understand what the magazines mean when them discuss some problem of government. Look over the rest of this booklet, then decide to continue your education. 1 —+ BROKEN BOM IIII- II SCHOOL.. BROKEN BOM . EBRASK A. THE FAl’UI-TY C. V. HOBSON A. B. Doane. A. M. University of Nebraska. Superintendent. WENDELL SANDERSON A. B. Wesleyan. Principal Music. ALICE REAVERS University of Nebraska. Mathematics and Physical Training. MAUDE MURPHY A. B. Kearney State Teachers College. French. Batin and English. HARRY KUSKA B. Sc. University of Nebraska. Agriculture. EDGAR LIGHTBODY A. B. Chadron State Teachers College. Physics and Chemistry. 2 lela McIntosh A. B. Asbury College History and Algebra. THE FACULTY ALETA PARRIOTT Kearney State Teachers College. Commercial. ELOIE E. DICKERMAY A. B. Grand Island College. Biology and General Science. BESSIE BATKIN A. B. Kearney State Teachers College. Normal Training. BESSIE PINCKNEY A. B. Pacific University. English and Latin CLYDE E. THOMAS A. B. University of Nebraska. History and Physical Training. BOROTHY STAN BEK B. Sc. University of Nebraska. Home Economics. MARIE TIPPIN A. B. Hastings College. Typewriting and Home Economics. 3 SUBJECTS YOU BAY TAKE IN THE BROKEN BOW If Kill SCHOOL, ORA BE IX. •f English (Required). French Home Economics General Science (Required). Algebra Smith Hughes Agriculture. Latin. Choose four subjects. (Boys taking Agriculture should select English and one other subject.) Home Economics and Agriculture students need not take General Science. Those who expect to take Normal Training should take Algebra. Those who expect to go to college should take Algebra and Latin or French. GRADE X. English (Required). Latin X. Home Economics. Biology (Required). French X. Smith Hughes Agriculture. Geometry. Home Economics or Agriculture may be substituted for Biology if desired. Students expecting to study Normal Training should take Geometry. Students who expect to go to college should take Geometry and Latin or French. College Preparatory: World History (Required). English (Required). Elective. Elective. GRADE XL Normal Training: World History (Required. English (Required). Reviews (Required). Elective. ELECTIVES. ALL COURSE Commercial: World History (Required). English. Typewriting (Required). Shorthand (Required.) Physics. Advanced Mathematics Latin. 3rd Year. French. : Algebra, 1st Semester Arithmetic, 2nd Semester. College Preparatory: American History (Req.). Economics (% Yr. Req.). Civics (M Year Required.) Chemistry. English. French or Latin. GRADE XII. Normal Training: American History( Req.). Reviews (Required). Professional Training (Req Civics (% Year Required). English. Economics. Commercial: American History (Req.) Typewriting (Required). )Shorthand (Required). Bookkeeping (Required.) Home Economics and Agriculture elective for all courses. Courses marked “required” must be taken by all unless excused by special per-mmmon. In selecting electives, students from one course will be allowed to select subjects from some other course until the class is filled. The subjects chosen in the college preparatory courses in grades XI and XII will depend on the Majors and Minors selected by the student. In this manner, students are often able to combine College Preparatory with some other course. 4 — 4 EXPLANATORY NOTES OF TIIE DIFFERENT COURSES. COLLEGE PREPARATORY: A major and two minors are required for entrance into college. A major is three years of a subject, and a minor is two years of a subject. For most colleges, these should be chosen from Mathematics, Foreign Language and English. (9th English cannot be counted). In other words, a student who has had three years of Mathematics, two years of Foreign Language, and two years of English has met college entrance requirements. The remainder of the fifteen units demanded for college entrance may be secured from other approved subjects. NORMAL TRAINING: In order to secure a certificate to teach in rural schools, a student must carry satisfactorily the required subjects in high school, and pass state examinations in seventeen subjects. Students who find school work unusually hard should not register for this course. However, those who find that they can master their work with moderate effort, and who are earnest and sincere, will find in this course an opportunity for service, and for well paid positions when they leave school. COMMERCIAL: Only the very best students can hope to finish this course in two years and secure good employment in town. Since this is an agricultural community, there are not many positions open to graduates. However, those who expect to go on with their commercial training, or who expect to enter business, will find (his a very valuable and helpful course. SMITH HUGHES AGRICULTURE: This course is especially valuable in an agricultural community. Boys are given an opportunity to secure three years of this work. It takes one half of their time. The other half is given over to regular school studies. A boy taking Smith Hughes Agriculture spends three half days in the Agriculture classroom, and two half days in the shop, each week. Next year the first year boys will study Animal Husbandry, and the second year boys will study Soils and Crops. By carefully selecting his subjects, a boy may combine this course with College Preparatory, thus enabling him to go on to college without handicap. The school has secured the front part of the Lowder building for the Agriculture shop. This provides a large, pleasant room for the shop work. HOME ECONOMICS: Every girl should be wfell prepared in Home Economics. Broken Bow' High School plans to offer two classes in this course next year, the Beginning and Advanced. The Beginning class will be taught in units, such as cooking, sewing and perhaps home nursing or some other phase of Home Economics work. The Advanced class will be named “Home Management,” and will study Art, Nursing, Budget Making, and such other items as might be needed in managing a home. A girl may take this course and still meet College Entrance requirements by selecting the proper subjects. Home Economics is one of the most useful subjects offered by our High School. Broken Bowr has a sewing room equipped with Singer Sewing Machines, and a cooking room equipment with electric plates and a good coal range. 5 • ORCHESTRA Any student who is able to play an instrument has an opportunity to try out for the orchestra. The second semester practices were held three times a week during the eighth period of the school day. In this manner students get some excellent practice in the ensemble playing, as well as expert training in music. Next year’s plans provide for a bigger and better orchestra. Plans also provide for the organization of a High School Band. Anyone interested in instrumental music will have a fine opportunity in Broken Bow High School next year. G AGRICULTURE CLASS JUDGING CATTLE. The Agriculture class made many trips to the surrounding country to observe good farms and farming methods, and to judge stock. In this class the boys learn to distinguish between a good and a poor animal. Mr. Kuska took his stock judging team of boys to Lincoln to the State Stock Judging Contest. Almost all of the boys in this class live on the farm. A boy who lives on the farm will make no mistake in registering for the Agriculture Course, for a knowledge of agriculture is well worth while, no matter what line of business he may follow later. 7 ■ THE FOODS ( LASS., HOME ECONOMICS. The Broken Bow Schools are trying to teach courses that will be useful to the students who study them. What courses could be more useful to a girl than cooking, sewing, home nursing and home management in general? The Home Economics Course has proven so popular that many are registering for it next year. M ss Stand er, the teacher, is a graduate of the Nebraska College of Agriculture, at Lincoln. Miss Tippin, a graduate of Hastings College, will assist Miss Stander next year in this department. Every girl should plan to take all the Home Economics she can get in her High School course. 8 + INTER ’LASS GIRLS BASKET!!ALL (HAMPIOXS The High School Girls, under the direction of Miss Beavers, organized a Girls Athletic Association, which sponsored many forms of sports for girls. In the fall, the girls played soccer and volley ball out of doors, or went on hikes. In the winter basketball was the chief sport. Although girls are not allowed to play games with other schools, nevertheless they had opportunity to play among themselves. The games between the classes caused much excitement. In addition to these sports. Miss Beavers directed two gymnasium classes during school hours. Girls who drove home to the country at night were able to get some valuable physical training in the gym classes. 9 FOOTBALL. Did you ever see a football game? You would like it. Several of these boys live in the country. A boy from the farm makes a good football player, as a rule. 10 m' i jm A fi i % Edgar Center- Donald Uhlman Guard J?et Hickman Hatffad hpren (V)i ler Tackle Ruhre J ezk Giuorteriaek Charles Toariford Tackle t Skmner Cnd (Hax. Thom pson Half hack. $ •+ 1 0 d L for he is usually strong and well built, and has kept in condition” by his work through the summer. 11 HO VS GYM CLASS. Mr. Thomas directed two gym classes during school hours, one at 11:20 in the forenoon, and one at 2:40 in the afternoon. Here the boys learned tumbling, wrest-ling, marching, calisthenics, etc. In addition to the fun, gymnasium work furnishes excellent physical development. It develops courage, skill and sportsmanship. 12 .. mmmpw —— 2r f fr I :1S ffkl Edge? r Ga 7C5 - (?e « c-y Yfaytoe k toner Guard errolcJohnson- forward Per. t ioJeryian - Guard Gleton 'Ifiomas - forward Ru.l rej iPeek - forward Donald Id ilman - (fuard (? har Us Sanford Ce. rder BASKETBALL Was there ever a boy or girl who did not like to play basketball? Broken Bow had good teams this past year. The first team won the County Championship in ('lass “A”, and the second team or Reserves tied for the Championship of Class “B.” 13 HONOR H CU K Students in Broken Bow High School have opportunity to win “Letters” in the various activities, such as Football, Basketball, Track, Debate, and General Activities. In order to win a letter, they must meet certain requirements. A letter signifies, that the student has done somehing worth while in some one of the above mentioned activities. Activities are considered valuable to the student and to the school. To win a letter is considered an honor, therefore it is called an “Honor Letter” or “lienor 11“ 14 THE T. N. T. CLUB. The T. N. T. Club, composed of students in the Normal Training Course, met every alternate week on Monday night. Their programs consisted of games, stories and patterns suitable for rural schools, rural school management, ethics of the teaching profession and other items of interest to one who expects to teach. In addition, they had some social good times, chief of which were entertaining the Normal Training students of the Litchfield High School, and a Mother-Daughter party. Any boy or girl interested in learning more about the Normal Training course would do well to write to Miss Bessie Watkin, Kearney, Nebraska, who is the Normal Training Teacher. 15 + NOTES Every rural student should have a free high school tuition certificate issued by the county superintendent. This enables you to attend any high school without having to pay tuition out of your own pocket. It would be advisable to apply for this certificate even though you aren’t sure you will use it. Application must be made to the county superintendent by July 1st. The Broken Bow High School will open September 5, 1927. Students will be asked to register on Thursday and Friday the week preceeding. Probably the registration schedule will be as follows: 12th Grade: 11th Grade: 10th Grade: 9th Grade: Forenoon. Thursday. September 1st. Afternoon. Thursday, September 1st. Forenoon, Friday, September 2nd. Afternoon. Friday, September 2nd. Any changes in this program will be announced through the columns of the Custer County Chief. It is advisable to register at the time set, for you will be more apt to get the subjects you desire. When you come to register, bring your free high school tuition certificate and $1.00 for book deposit. The latter is required of each pupil. At the end of the year the value of books damaged or lost is deducted, and the balance returned to the student. In order to have some definite regulations regarding classes, the following is followed: To be a member of the ninth grade, the student must have been promoted from the eighth grade in a town school or must have passed the eighth grade examinations and present a free high school tuition certificate signed by the county superintendent. To be in the tenth grade, the student must have at least 3 units or six points credit accepted by this high school; to be in the 11th grade, the student must have 7 units or 14 credits. To be registered in the 12th grade, the student must have 10% units or 21 credits. 15 units are required for graduation. In general, no incom-pletes will be carried over the summer vacation. 16 -X