Cumberland High School - Duke Yearbook (Cumberland, VA)

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Practical Experience By Doing Farm Work oo Cts Peggy Scott readies herself for a behind-the-wheel driver's lesson. Carol Ownby concentrates on her sewing in home economics class. Although no one would seriously suggest doing away with the textbook, there are other avenues of learning. When a biology student has worked with the microscope in his study of bacteria or a chemistry student has conducted an experiment, education, for him, has assumed a different guise. The textbook provided instruction, but the student depended on his own powers of observation to discover new and interesting facts. Students in home economics and vocational agriculture classes also acquired new skills and knowledge through practical experience. If the cook is judged by the food that is prepared, then those in the home economics classes would certainly get a high rating. Boys in vocational agriculture, in addition to individual projects, have had the opportunity to carry out in an actual farming situation those practices studied in the classroom. J.C. Hedrick and James Hardy tamp a post on the farm being worked by the vocational agriculture students. 13

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Administration In today’s rapidly changing world, the job of administering the nation’s school systems has become increasingly difficult. Although the value of education is rarely questioned, there is controversy as to the role of the administration in education. Many institutions, in spite of or perhaps because of their significance, are undergoing radical change, are being attacked from within as well as from without. At Cumberland, the administration has sought to bring about changes that are beneficial but has attempted to retain its close relationship with the students. Here the student is fortunate to have an understanding administration that not only gives him an atmosphere of “academic freedom” but also instills in him the sense of values and responsibility that will enable him to lead a successful and meaningful life.