Morton Memorial Schools - Retrospect Yearbook (Knightstown, IN)

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Success of the educational program at Morton High School during the 1940-41 school year was reflected in the announce- ment that the school had been accepted as a member of the North Central Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges. Under the direction of Mr. H. K. Smith, School Superin- tendent, the Morton faculty members vigorously strived to perfect the school system and the North Central announce- ment was hailed as a sign of the success of the educational program in effect. To become a member of the Association which joins in one group the outstanding schools and colleges of the Mid- west, Morton received a vote of approval from a group of five representatives of the Association. During a three-day visit on the campus in February, the committeemen inspected all phases of the educational program of Morton in order that they might evaluate work being done. Morton faculty members taught approximately three hundred high school students during the school year. The students attended classes from eight-thirty to eleven-thirty each morning and from one until four p. m. In addition to their assigned teaching duties, many teachers sponsored club activities and assisted in other extra-curricular activities. Elimination by the Superintendent of the mid-term promo- tion plan assisted the teachers as well as the students. Work for their various classes could be planned much better by the teachers when they were not confronted with pupils who were taking second semester classes before they had completed first semester courses. Development of an educational testing program was also encouraged. Administered in the high school as well as in the grade and junior high groups, the program assisted the faculty members in teaching their classes and also aided the students in discovering their learning capacities.

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