Dickinson County High School - Shamrock Yearbook (Chapman, KS)

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THE DICKINSON COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL 13 CALENDAR-1942 4-3 F ifty-Fourth Year Opens Monday, September 7, 1942 1. , Monday, August 31, to Monday, September 7-Enrollment of students. Tuesday, September 8-Regular work begins. Thursday, November 19-Junior Play. Thursday, and Friday. November 26 and 27--Thanksgiving vacation. Friday, December 18, 4:30 o'c1ock p. m.-Christmas vacation begins. Monday, December 28--School reconvenes. Thursday, December 31, 4:30 o'clock p. m. to Sunday, January 3, inclusive New Year's Day Vacation. Thursday and Friday, January 14 and 15-First Semester examinations. Monday, January 18-Second semester begins. Thursday, April 22. 4:30 o'clock p. m. tu Sunday, April 25, inclusive- Wednesday. April 26-Junior-Senior banquet. Friday, May 14--Senior examinations. Easter vacation. Thursday and Friday, May 20 and 21-Final examinations. Friday, May 21-Senior play. Sunday, May 23, 8:30 p. m.-Class sermon, Monday Tuesday, Tuesday, Tuesday Tuesday May May May May May 24, 8:30 p. m.- Senior class night. 25, 10:00 a. m.-Commencement exercises. 25, 2:00 p. m.--Annual alumni-high schoo 25, 7:00 p. m.-Annual alumni meeting. 25, 8.00 p. m .-Annual alumni banquet. l baseball game.

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THE DICKINSON COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL S

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14 THE DICKINSON COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL TO COMMON SCHOOL GRADUATES You have finished the work of the common school and are no doubt planning to continue your education in the high school. In your choice of a school consider well the opportunities offered by the Dickinson Com- munity High School. You have grown up in the country and have at- tended country school nearly all your life. The surroundings that will be most natural and pleasant to you are those that are similar to your country school life The Dickinson Community High School offers such surroundings. More than three-fourths of her boys and girls are from the country. Another important matter in considering a school is the character of the work offered. The Dickinson Community High School offers many practical as well as regular courses. Among the practical things undertaken are Aviation, Farm Carpentry, Auto Repair, Gas Engine Repair. Cooking, Canning, and Preserving, Meal Planning, Preparing, Serving and Buying for the same, Blacksmithing, Steel Tool Making, Bookkeeping, Shorthand, Penmanship, Typewriting and many others, besides the regular course in English, Latin, French, History, Mathematics, Science, etc. If you desire to prepare for a commercial position you wil find that many of the business colleges do not offer better courses nor better facilities. Besides you can secure this work free of tuition. If you wish to become a teacher, this school offers the only Normal Training course in the county. By completing the course and taking an examination, you can secure a state certificate to teach in the elementary schools. The musical facilities of the Dickinson Community High School are unexcelled. There are opportunities for private lessons in Piano, Voice, Violin, Horn and other band or orchestra instruments, besides free instruction in Glee Clubs, Choruses, Band, and Orchestra, and many opportunities for public appearances. If you expect to return to the farm, you should have an ambition to be the most intelligent and up-to-date farmer in your com- munity. The Agricultural course of the Dickinson Community High School will prove unusually helpful and beneficial. The course in Home Economics is unusually strong, not only thoroughly preparing for home- keeping but teaching economy in spending for the home, If you-are planning to go to college, the College Preparatory course of the Dickinson Community High School on its completion will fit you to enter any of the colleges and universities in the North Central states and practically any in the United States. The College Preparatory course of the Dickinson Community High School is approved by the state educational institutions and the State Board of Education, and its Agricultural Course by the Federal Government. If you are interested in machines and desire to know more about machinery, autos, gas engines and the like, the Dickinson Community High School offers unusual opportunities for work along these lines. The equipment, laboratories, and library of the Dickinson Community High School are first-class in every respect. The library is one of the larg- est school libiaries in the state and the Science, Auto Mechanics, Woodwork, and Vocational Agriculture departments are well equipped. The trend toward this type of work is shown by the increased enrollment in these departments.