Lincoln High School - Flambeau Yearbook (Manitowoc, WI)

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g. it U PRESENT DAY HIGH SCHOOL PRQBLEMS The principles which underlie the secondary school program change only to conform with social and economic needs. A growing diversity in industry exhibited on every hand and a con- sequent change in our mode of living are some of the outward signs of progress. These things may reasonably be expected in a rich-and growing nation like ours where the will of the people is law. Under such conditions we cannot, therefore, assign to our high schools anything absolute. Today the mission of this type of school may seem clear and fmalg tomorrow, a shifting of emphasis from one factor to another becomes imminent, if the school is to serve its purpose. Some of us can readily look back to a time when a set course of training was prescribed for every year of high school. lt was exacting ,to be sure, but very limited and quite inadequate to develop fully the boy or girl for a changing atmosphere. Moreover, the gradual multiplication of vocations together with the extended training outlined for each one of them, has thrown into our preparatory or high schools a large amount of subject matter on the pure assumption that this can be done more advantageously by young people while still under the parental roof. lt may be consoling to observe that the tendency to increase both the period of stay-at-home and the amount of preparatory work which may be done here, is growing so rapidly that the slogan The High SchoolHA Peoples College is becoming more and more a reality. In the face of this fact, over- crowded institutions of higher learning are beginning to place restrictions upon those who would like to attend them. It may be safely assumed that, although institutions supported by public taxation cannot set up arbitrary standards for beginners, they can, however, act in an advisory capacity. The variations in subjects and subject matter which they place upon those who do enter, cannot be standardized. These few facts are introduced to account for the growing importance of high schools as well as to acquaint the public with some of the changing problems which these schools must accept. ees! - ,i:,Qq,j:. 7 V i . I . X tv Q ? f .5 it ti.. t -if : j . X M. .t mls The camp-fire circle Eighteen

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