Gnadenhutten High School - Goal Yearbook (Gnadenhutten, OH)

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20 THE GOAL ELECTRICITY 5 5LECTRlClTY, just think what a world of E wonder that word has in it. lt is the greatest force or power which we have to deal with H 5 in the world. It is the most convenient light we have. It can be used as a heating element, altho' it is more expensive than when used for lighting because the filaments of which the heater is made, burn out, and it also takes more current. Then it is used as a motive force for running motors. These motors develop hundreds of thousands of horse power in very little space. A motor the size of a wash- tub being able to develop two hundred horse power. Were it not for electricity we could not have trolley cars or our fast electric railways. We would have no submarines or electric mine, no great searchlights on our warships or for coast defense. which throw a light of a million candle power for many miles. Neith' er would we have lights for searching the sky for areo- planes. Now, last but not least, we come to the most wonder things of all, the telegraph and telephone. Were it not for electricity we could not hear the war news from Europe, until at least six days after it had happened. We could not phone for help in case of emergency. Then we have the wireless telegraph and telephone. lt is thru the help of these instruments that the war will be won as the communication between the gun' aimer and the areoplane is carried on with the wireless telegraph. ln this country we are forbidden to use these instruments, unless doing licensed work for the government, for fear a German spy would use them to send messages out of this country. There are yet many things to be invented along this line and tortunes to be made from it. Une is the invent- ion of a storage battery which will have a constant current. ln the future electricity will be the only power we have, therefore learn as much about it as possible. W. M. Schneider. DOMESTIC SCIENCE. 5C 5CAN we have Domestic Science in our village E C and rural schools? This seems to be the Q E question of so many of our people. They k U bring up the arguments of not having enough time, too many classes, lack of money and room, and also that it would take the minds of the children from their other studies. Most of our chil- dren in the rural districts have quite a distance to go to school. They get up in the morning and eat a quick breakfast and trudge off through mud or snow. At noon they eat a hurriedly packed cold lunch. What parent would want to put themselves in their ehildrerfs place? lt is true, they did it when they were young, and lived through it all. But this is no argument. No wonder so many of our rural children dislike going to school, and want to drop out as soon as they come to the age, when they cannot be compelled to go. We must make our schools interesting, attractive and comfortable. if we want good attendance and studious pupils. As far as the financial part is concerned, it does not take a large sum of money, for the equipment is simple. The outfit would consist of a gasoline stove, cooking utensils and cupboard and a few other uten- sils used in serving the meals. Each child to furnish his own knife, fork and spoon, cup and saucer and plate, which may be left in the school house. The pu- pils might be divided into groups, one group prepare meals one week, all working under the directions of the teacher. The pupils could furnish the provisions. One pupil bringing bread. another potatoes, and anoth- er meat. ln this way no pupil would be asked to bring more than one article each day. Written by Miss Helen Haupert, Class of 1920. 9.h Grade. CONSOLIDATION ? 'lgHl7l United States needs especially at the 5 T 5 present time more and better farmers. The E 2 farmers of today are up-to-date and eflic- x 5C ient. The form children need a good edu- cation. A great movement in this direction is coming about through the consolidation of the rural one-room schools. This consolidation is no untried experiment. lt has proven successful in three-fourths of the States of the Union. lt is an ever progressing movement. The conditions in the Consolidated School are mitch better than those ot' the Ilnral one-room schools. The water is supplied through fountains. while the fountain of the one-room school is a bucket or a crockery jar. The Consolidated School is heated by a furnace while the one-room district school is heated by a stove in the center of the room. The pu pils close to this stove roast, while those far away freeze. 'l he pupil-janitor as is nearly always the case, docs not keep the Hoor swept clean. 'l he janitor of the Consolidated School is efficient and keeps it clean. ln sanitary respects the Consolidated School far exceeds th'e one-room Rural schools. The teachers of the Consolida'ed School are more efficient than those of the district schools. The recita- tions in the one-room school are short and very numer- ous. The teacher must teach all grades while in the Consolidated School she can specialize on certain grades and her work is more effective. In the rural

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THE GOAL 21 one-room school from 35 to 40 per cent. of the teachers are beginners, and from 20 to 25 per cent. have less than three years experience. In the Consolidated School only from 3 to 7 per cent. of the teachers are beginners, and from 9 to 18 per cent. have less than three years experience. The teachers of the Consolid- ated School and the school itself, leads to a better and higher education. The Consolidated School is a great social center. Literaries, lecture courses, and all sorts of entertain- ments are held in the large assembly room. In the one room schools, the room is crowded and get the enter- tainments are not nearly so good. In the Consolidated School, baseball, basketball and football teams are organized, and this assures athletic sports the year round. In the one-room school so few children attend that they cannot play many of the best games. They seldom see games played and are seldom taught new ones. Play is necessary in devel- oping a child's mind and body. Knowledge of home making and practical things which are used in every day life, are woven into minds ofthe pupils of the Consolidated School. Domestic Science and Manual Training are taught in the Consol- idated Schools. These studies are important and use- ful. and there is no room and no time for them in the one-room school. Pupils are transported to the Consolidated School by wagons properly heated by charcoal and insured against fireg because the fire cannot come out of the firebox even though the wagon upsets. The wagon is driven by a driver carefully selected by the Board of Education. A motor car is often used instead of a wagon. The children are safely transported. The competition in the Consolidated Schools is much greater on account of the number of pupils. This makes the work more interesting. So if the Consolidated School has proven successful and advantageous in all these instances. v-hy not have Consolitlated Schools in our own community? A lice Rinehart, Class of 1920. The Senior Class was entertained at the home of Prof. and Mrs. C. A. Sindlinger, Friday evening, April the twenty-sixth. mmmnuumum The C. H. S. was presented Tuesday May the seventh by a gavel, made from the wood of the stockade at Andersonville prison. The gavel was presented by Mr. Ferrel, a Civil War veteran of Uhrichsville, and in his presentation speech he told of his remarkable experi- ences in Andersonville prison. CLASS NOTES SENIOR NOTES Mr. S. 'LWhat two countries do not use Centigrade thermometers? R. J. Ohio and United States. M. M. Says a Martyr is one who dies to defend himself. Mr. S. Said Cleopatra was one of the most dis- gusting persons I ever saw. M. M. Reading Virgil. Dido was happy because her husband died. Mr. S. In History. '4What's the length of a Sena- tor?,' Meaning term. I H. H. Herbert, how many Commencement invita. tions do you want? H. G. I don't know whose relation I am, I'll have to ask Mam. R. J. Removing a splinter from his finger nail. I wore this splinter now for three days. Mr. K. Bertha, what would you do if you were to be electrocuted?', B. S. 'Td die. B. S. Every time I start I have to begin again. Mr. S. In Physics Class. I shouldn't have said one ohm, what should I have said? W. S. You shouldn't have said anything. Mr. S. f'Why is this man interesting? B. S. Because he had a beard. E. G. His deliniton for fiction. There's some one waiting for you around the bend, but when you get there, he's gone. The Seniors were talking of being buried alive. Helen thought it would be an awful sensation to come to life after being in a coffin. Bertha said: 0h! by the time you'd come to, you'd he dead again. Miss Reiuke. 'SWhat invention caused the United States to produce one-half of the world wheat crop? H. C. The cotton-gin. R. R. I'm going to be an old Maid, and keep bachelors -boarders. JUNIOR Norris R. H. fin historyl The Assyrians collected their army from the pheasants. G. D. tin Caesarj They promised 60,000 picket fpickedl men from these. Mr. K. Grace, how many times does a clock strike in a half day? G. H. Which half? Mr. S. What did Alaric say when told that the ene- my had a large army? M. D. The thicker the grass the better the pasture.