Lincoln High School - Flambeau Yearbook (Manitowoc, WI)

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i The Course of Study study in American schools were definitely outlined. lhere were no elections. As new subjects began to enter our school curricu- lum, a necessity for differentiation became evident. Colleges, notably llarvard. under the administration of President liliot, made the first move, Other colleges and universities followed llarvards example, Almost at the same time. large high schools began to adopt elective work. ehieflv due to the fact that courses in agriculture, domestic science. manual training. music. drawing. and commercial branches rapidly won places on our school pro- grams. 'llhis movement, however. became so general and so free. and the selection of subjects were so thoughtlcsslv made that schools soon found it necessary to define what should con- stitute a properlv rounded milestone of worle. lodav, all secondary schools are agreed on what should constitute strictlv academic xvorlt and what is purely pre-vocational, lhev are trving to meet college entrance requirements bv including in their courses of study enough of the p-irely academic subjects and at the same time I-UVM!! the student the essentials of what have always been considered fundamentals. ln mapping courses of' study, the individuals choice ofa possible future vocation is not lost sight of. ln some sehools short exploratory courses are offered to beginners. ln these. a student has an opport unitv tif' discovering first-hand his likes, disliltes, and aptitudes. When all of the above-named objectives are considered, as they should be, the tasle of guiding individuals in school becomes complicated. and educational guidance assumes a scientific aspect. Because conditions under which we live are not fixed in character, courses of study change to meet new situations, lhis arrangement has many advantages. lt has one distinct disadvantage. and that is that a student can and does often elect without forethought. lhe object of this message is to give parents and students definite and concise suggestions on how and whv to plan high school worlt so as to secure enough variety together with a reasonable background, lt will be evident from the information assembled here that it is verv important for students to choose their studies with some set aim in view. lf' that aim is some definite course in a definite sehool, students should get a catalogue of that school before beginning the junior vear of high school, lt will then be comparatively easv to arrange high school worlt to meet such entrance requirements. .-X careful study ofthe course of stuclv offered bv our own high school will reveal the fact that it is possible to w'in a high school diploma Q and still not be prepared for college. Yerv few s-xv colleges have exactly the same standards of ad- W ' mission for similar courses. However. partlv because of' the rapid growth of our college pop- ulation. and partly because of a determined effort is Jr , J 3 l to raise standards of attainment in various lines. 43 WL V not all high school graduates are wanted by 5 gooel institutions of higher learning. As a rule, the lowest one third or one fourth of each gradu- ating elass. rated on all worle done during thc whole high school career. will not be accepted Cflontinued on page l8H Page v le L'p to about sixtv vears ago practically all courses of

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