Mineral Wells High School - Burro Yearbook (Mineral Wells, TX)

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5-3 59?: The Superintendents Message I wish to use my allotted space in this book to commend and encourage the new plan of student participation in the affairs of Mineral Wells High School. The better Teacher's Colleges, teacher organization. and progressive city schools are encouraging and fostering these eXtra-curricular activities because this form of student participation can be justified on sound educational prin- ciples, I wish to congratulate the teachers and students on the plan now in operation in our High School. It has required study and planning upon your part. You have realized that we could not take over bodily a program which some other school has developed You have considered wisely local conditions, traditions and background in building our program for activities I believe that student participation in formulating and solving many of the school's problems should be a part of the school's positive program. The students are to be commended for developing the cxtra-curricular activities from within and encouraged to continue the program to a more perfect state of de- velopment. A vital part of our school policy should be to give such leader- ship that under wise supervision there will exist cxtra-curricular activities for every pupil in the school operating under a centralized democratic group of students and teachers called a council. The student body may look back on its accomplishment of this year with a very pardonablc and just pride in the fact that it created a valuable tradition that will be cherished by future students of this schooli accompanying this privilege is the responsibility of actively fostering. promoting. and encour- aging the continuation of student participation in Mineral Wells High School