Mulberry High School - Oracle Yearbook (Mulberry, IN)

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THE ORACLE 'Iflf-I l l ' '.'I l'lllQf'.5 Bible Study Cornparatirrely Indiana schools are fusing Bti-.e :tucjr tor cre-att. The local high school has -tiered such for the last three years. the classes being taught by the local rnirllsters. The nrst :rear the 'fmt-rl: vias in charge of Rev. H. E. Moore. is also the teacher this year. Last 3.-ear Rev. George 'XT-t-lt was the instructor. The classes rneet during regular re- citation periods Urlce each :reels and studj: the Bilile as outlined a sjrllah-ns recommended by the State Board of Education. This :fear the is based upon the Kev: Testarnent. nrhile last j.-ear it h-aseyi upon the Old Testament. Although both Testatnents rnajr stu-iiei the sarne year. the plan of alternation has li-een use-1 this sch-1-ol. Pupils are required t-1 take a state examination and those rnake a passing grade are gi-:en one credit which may he counted I'l'2F.'?.TV2 gradnatffn. The TT- l'Th1 is regrtzlarljr open for -Tunic-rs and Seniors and a good percentage of each giuating class has profited by this study. The interest has Ti-een such that the promises to lt-e a permanent pai of the sch-Q-ol c-Q-nrse. So successful has heen Bihle Sttzdjr in the high school that it has -1661 considered advisalg-le to it-fer a graded c-.-ttrse to the entire school. This school has such a course this year for the first The plan was 'frorkei l-nr l:-5' the local ministers during the sttntttter. Year the liegnning -if the sch 3-i- year oi 1922-25. representatives fr-t-rn each church inet and -1-rganlzei a Cinn- cil of Religous Education. This Council is cotntosei 3-f three rttetnlers from each church. the ttttstee. an-i the superintendent 3-f the t-nlslic schools. :Xt present Rez: Moore -if the F-lethodist chttrch is the chairrnan and Rev. 'XY-Q-lf of the R6f'l'TZ16'i church is the secretaj'-treasurer. The purpose of this council was to rnake plans for the teaching of the Bible throughout the entire school. lt was necessair to secnre teachers and to provide rnaterial suite-i Zu the ages the diferent pupils. Teachers for the first year were selected as fc-llorfssz Miss Elge Th-Qrnas. R-3--1-rn I. Miss Xina Reed. Roc-an ll: Mrs. Albert Y-Q-unt. Root: Ill: Mrs. Charles Hair:- lcins. Room IV: Mrs. Ada Hlilliarns. seventh grade. and Mrs. Lucy Herr. eighth grade. These teachers are n-it paid for their services. but they conte to the school each Hleltlnes-iaj-' ntl rning gre a half hc- r of their tfzne gratis. The XXTCSIETITIISZEZ' texts were selected as the hes: afailahlle for the purpose. Splendid cooperation was shown by parents in purchasing these books for the children. A collection was taken at each of the Sun-iajr THETY-SEXT

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T H E 0 R A C L E lllllllllll1llliillllllllllllllllllllllll1llllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllillllllllll Schools to provide books for those xvho ivere unable to buy them. ln addition to thus planning the vvork, the Council has charge of all examinations and makes the questions for the same, The grades are re- ported to the parents and are placed on permanent record the same as the other school grades. The result of this year's vvork has been highly gratifying and the Mul- berry l ulwlic School may justly he proud of this accomplishment, for there are very fevv public schools in the state vvhich offer a course in Bible Study to all the grades. Numerous inquiries received indicate more than a local interest in the vvork and it is probable that other schools will soon be offering similar courses. The success of the experiment has been due ltr the local ministers, who took the initiative in the vvorkg to Mr. Xleidner, who as trustee, supported the plang to the special teachers who donated their time to the cause. and to the regular teachers. vvho gave a place on the daily program for such study. Dorothy Clark The Scriptures teach us the best way of living, the noblest way of suffering, and the most comfortable way of dying. Flavel lt is a belief in the Bible, the fruits of deep meditation, which has served me as the guide of my moral and literary life. I have found it a capital safely invested, and richly productive of interest. Goethe lt has God for its author. salvation for its end. and truth,without any mixture of error. for its matter g-it is all pure, all sincereg nothing too much, nothing lacking. Locke The grass vvithereth, the Hovver fadeth, but the vvord of our God shall stand forever. Isaiah xl,6 A glory gilds the sacred page, Majestic like the sun, lt gives a light to every age lt gives. but borrows none. Covvper THIRTY-EIGHT