Burt Community School - Bears / Roundup Yearbook (Burt, IA)

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Part I 1 SUI£tARY 07 EIGHT YEARS 07 PROGRESS IN THE BURT SCHOOLS - 1927-1935 The following items of progress are the result of efforts on the part of th6 Foa d of Education, the superintendent, the teachers, the janitor, the pupils or tho combined efforts of two or more of these I. Progress With Reference To The Curriculum - 1. Tho high school course of study has been broadened by the addition of such subjects as Typewriting, Shorthand, Vocational Training, Advanced Home Economics? Psychology, Chomistry, Library Training, Penmanship and Mechanical Drawing, 2, Enough eloctive subjocts aro offered each semester to provido each pupil with studies to fit his or her requirements, 3» The subjects in the course of study are so carefully arranged that the teaching load remains nearly constant, semester after semester. The definite sequence of the subjects offerod permits of long range planning, 4, An effort has been made to provide for the relatively large number of pupils who will not go on to college by offering some subjects of a vocational nature, 5» A sufficiently large range of subjects is offered to permit a pupil to meet nearly all college entrance requirements. Some special courses like engineering require solid geometry or other courses which cannot be offered in high school to the best advantage, 6. In the elementary school the work in ponmanship, art and music has been depart- mentalized for groator efficiency. 7 The 7 h and oth grades have been completely departmentalized , the subjects being taught by the high school faculty, II. Progress With Rcforcnco to tho Pupils - 1. The high school enrollment has continued tho upward trend year after year, 2. Tho number of high school tuition puoils has increased from 37 in 1927 to 52 in this year of 193 '35 3» Senior classes have bo-n nncouragod to purchase memorials of value Six classes have purchased fine, correctly framed picturos for the boautification of the high school assembly, and another class purchased a fine stool filing cabinet. 4-, An inprov d system of pupil govornmont has boon used in high school, j.his system r cognizes these puoils as young men and womon and places good conduct and good behavior squar ly upon th ir shoulders, III. Progress With Rnforonce to tho Toachors - 1, Only a vory small turn—ovor of teachers has boon made during the past oighi years. During the last four years, only two toachors were changed, 2, Touchers arc now employed who havo tho ability to do moro than to teach one or two subjocts. The ability to handle somo form of oxtra-curricular activities has greatly improvod the quality of those, 3« Toachors have boon willing to assist with tho various con'unity activities , and this spirit has holpod to preservo the h rraony botwcon the school and tho othor groups in tho community, 4 . Toachors in Burt have boon intellectually alivo and progressivo during the oast eight yoars, A very large proportion havo attondod sum.ior school for self improvement, 5 Teachors have worked together with tho boat of harmony and cooperation year after year. They do not gossip about tho school or about oach other. 2 -

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IV. Progress With Reference to the Extra-Curricular Activities - 1, A well balanced, program of activities is maintained and care is exercised that the program does not become top-heavy. 2, Having no gymnasium» we adopted wrestling for the winter sport Burt . ,as attained recognition in the sport and during the last two years has had one of the strongest teams in tho northern part of the state. 3, Dramatics in the form of plays, declamatory contests, etc. are sponsored each year to give experience and training in public speaking, 1+. Music is made available to overy pm 4l in the school. In the grades the work is cart of the r ££,..1 -cho'il cu iculv.,., but in the shigh school it is hand led as an extrar-curricular activity, Wo hc-Vw ..mintained both girls and boys vocal organizations and an orchestra and a pop band, Also a number of solo and small group events have been developed, 5, A library of vocal and instrumental music with all selections carefully indoxod and filod hs tondod to proeorvo tho music, 6, A fino library of declamatory selections has boon built up during tho last oight yoars, Wc now have ovor 650 difforent selections, oech filod in alphabotiool order. Two steel filing cabinots provide spac for th so scloctions. 7, Pupils have boon encouraged to participato in somo activity. During tho present voar( 1931+-,35) 73$ of the high school oupils have participated in vocal music; 3$ in instrumental music; 7$ in dramatics and 73$ of tho boys in somo form of athlotics, 8, Wo wore instrumental in tho establishment of the local Boy Scout Troop, Each yi.ar we havo enrolled about 20 boys and each year wo have taken them on a wock s outi outing at Iowa Lake, The Boy Scout Troop is handled as a regular school activity, 9, A Girl Scout Troop is in tho process of organization and is cxpcctod to reach upward of twenty girls. V, Progress With Reference to tho Building - 1, The basetaent rooms have bu.,n finished off with metal ceilings and then paintod to inprovo tho illumination. Tho Homo Economics Room space was increased by a ro-arrajigomnnt of tho labratory tables and by placing the fresh air intoko conduit in tho ceiling, thus permitting tho removal of the mot.al conduit which had jutted down into the room, 2, Sanitary typo drinking fountains woro installod, 3, Modern diffused type light fixtures woro installod to roplaco tho drop cords and the direct lighting fixtures. An air filter was installed to r novo the dust and foreign mat tor from the feesh air, 5. Equipment was installod to heat the air forced through tho building and to add moisture to th ; air, 6. Bulletin Boards woro built -mid installod in tho halls and one classroom, 7 Cuoboard and storage space has boon groatly onlirgod and improved. Even though tho building is very small and very crowdod, we hnv noarly all supplies proporly stored for preservation and corn, 8, Chemistry equipment for a small class added at little cost to tho district, 9« Silk flags woro provided for each room, 10. An acquoriun and a t Trariun woro constructed and stocked for tho teaching of biological scionc's. 11. Typowriting equipment has bc n bought and paid for with littlo cost to tho district, 12. Sovral of the bott.r magazines havo been bound for officient use in tho library,