Kemper County Agricultural High School - Yearbook (Scooba, MS)

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---jf. 'wa -- HIGH SCHOOL, ScooBA, Miss. 19 Student Labor In the preceding pages it has been stressed that one of our main objects is to teach the dignity of labor. We, ,there- fore, encourage boys and girls to do all the work possible. Of girls in the Domestic Science Department and of boys in the Agricultural Department, We require about ten hours practical work each week. No one' in the High School De- partment is exempt from this. All work in excess of this is paid for at the rate of ten cents' per hour. If a boy is industrious it is possible for him to make a good part of his expenses. If a student is up with his class work he is allowed to leave school in the afternoon, and then many will have several hours to work on the farm. While there is less work for girls to do, there will be opportunity for several to make part of their expenses by working about the dormi- tory. Preference will be given to those who are cheerful and efficient. The orphan and widow's daughter will be looked after. Lectures and Literary Societies It is also the intention of the faculty to organize literary societies among the boys and girls, in which, under the over- sight of the faculty, the girls may receive practice in sing- ing, playing, reading and reciting for an audience, and the boys receive practice in parliamentary practice and the various forms of public speaking. To think on your feet and express those thoughts forcefully is an accomplishment to be very much desired. The Knapp Literary Society offers exceptional opportunities for these drills. , - Athletics While we consider too much athletics a thing to be avoided, we hold that a certain amount, furnishing vigorous and wholesome exercise, is beneficial to the health and spirit of students. We will'provide facilities for such sports as

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18 KEMPER COUNTY AGRICULTURAL one who never intends to do practical work on the farm, the work will not be useless. A Of course text-books vvill be used with this work, but the Work is correlated with practical experiments on the school farm. This is worked exclusively by the students by ap- proved methods under the close supervision of the agricul- turist, and as means are provided, will be equipped and con- ducted as a model farm in all respects. Manual Training While We lack equipment, yet special instruction has been provided for an independent course in mechanical work, and will be added to in the near future. In the meantime, a course in farm mechanics will be required in connection with the Agricultural Department. Boys in this department have constructed a temporary dairy barn from refuse lumber, desks for the Domestic Science Department, and did various other such mechanical work. Some 95350.00 will be added to our equipment the com- ing session. Music While not included as one of the regular departments of the school in the sense of free tuition, we have an excellent Music Department. This department is under the special direction of a mas- ter and Will offer special advantages in piano, voice, sight singing and instrumental music. Expression Those studying expression, like music pupils, will be re- quired to pay a special fee, but the department, under the direction of Mrs. Whitmire, affords an opportunity for val- uable training and is a strong department of the school. This department also contemplates the production next year of some Shakespearian or other standard literary plays, the instructor having had successful experience in the pro- duction of such plays previously in other schools.

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'T ' l e 1 -W.: 20 KEMPER COUNTY AGRICULTURAL football, baseball, basketball, field and track sports and ten- nis for those boys who fancy each, and basketball and tennis for the girls. A Games with other schools are allowed occasionally when they will not conflict with school duties. When teams go to visit other schools their expenses are paid by the admission fees collected at that place, so they are at no expense. Occa- sional visits of this kind, besides giving healthful recreation and innocent pleasure, show students what other schools are doing, stimulate a school spirit and create a friendly rivalry in all branches of school work. Teams are never allowed to go without a member of the faculty in charge, and all games are under faculty super- vision. As an incentive to better school work and to avoid the risk of too much time being given to athletics, no stu- dent will be allowed to participate in school contests or match games whose school work is not above the passing average. We allow play when work is done. Public School Work By special arrangement between the trustees of the Agri- cultural High School and the trustees of the Scooba Public Schools, pupils from the county over fourteen years of age, who are unable to enter the high school department and cannot obtain satisfactory school advantages at home, will be admitted to the Scooba Public School, in the same build- ing, with free tuition, and cared for as other boarders, under the following conditions: ' 1. Students desiring public school work free must pre- sent with their application the written consent of the trus- tees of their district in legal form as given on last page. 2. In making reservations or assigning of rooms, pref- erence will have to be given to those in our exclusive field- high school work. We will then take as many public school boarders as we can in space remaining, if the first condition has been metg but under the State law we cannot shut out