Farrell High School - Reflector Yearbook (Farrell, PA)

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THE REVISION OF THE HIGH SCHOOL CURRICULA lt is evident that our secondary school currieula is not adapted to the present day American youth. There was a time when the enrollment was small, and a selective minority remained in school, that the curricula was adapted to thc needs and interests of the pupils who remainecl in school. lncteased enrollment and legislative enactment which will raise the compulsory age for School attendance to 18 in 1939 have added unsolved problems. lt is ohvions that the present program is inadequate to meet the needs of the present increased enrollment and the expected incrtase due to legislative enactment. Secondary education is to be consirlered an experience for all youth I4 to 18 years of age. A common education for all is a new concept. There never has ht-en an occasion in the history of the school when there was a necessity to meet the needs and interests of all the youth. These needs and interests differ for youths who range from superior to very low scholastic aptitude. Obviously to meet the needs of these pupils an innovation will be made in this area, Ive are concerned with giving all pupils the common elements which will fit them for living and will prepare them for good citizenship, The school progrzun should he diversilied so as to meet the needs of dillerent students. ln order to do this, there must he a dilIerenA tiation in the curricula. l-low can we adapt out program to meet the needs of the increastd enrollment? Experience indicates that many puliils need further training in tool snhiects, such as the use of language, spelling, and arithmetic. We can meet this need in English hv sulmstituting a line reading program in place of the emphasis on formal grantmar and the classics. The group enrollment in algehra should he limited and a more practical mathematics pro- vided for consumption. There is a need for advanced courses in science for those students who are following a commercial, vocational, or general course. These courses are for those students who are completing their formal education with graduation from high school. These few specinc instances are cited to illustrate that we can adapt our school program in material and content so as to meet the needs and interests of the youth who plan to continue their secondary education. W. R. Asnrusox 17

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OUR PRINCIPAL NIR. W. R. ANDERSON AB., Grove City College Hlfrl., Uniuvnvity of Pit!.rlnnglJ 16

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ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL NIR. lOl-IN HETRA AB., l'Vr.rtmin.vlcr College Dirvrlvl' nf Allrlrlirx MRS. GERALDINE DAVIS TOMMINS MISS CORNELIA GHENEA Farrell, Pennsylvania Farrell, l'clmsylvanin lim-fell High Schnul B.B.A., W4-smxinxrer Cullcgc Sn-rrtnry rn :ln Snprrinlfnzlmf Grove City College Srm-:ary n- :In Prmripnl 18