Newark High School - Reveille Yearbook (Newark, OH)

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. A Review of the Year HE school year of 1927-1928 began with an enrollment of 1106 stu- dents, grouped as follows: Boys Girls Freshmen ....... 207 191 Sophomores ...... 132 142 Juniors ........... 110 162 Seniors ........,....1..,.,1.,1....1,........,.......... 74 88 Total .................,........,..,...... 523 583 During the year, we have enrolled from other schools, 11 boys and 9 girls. The total enrollment for the year being 534 boys and 592 girls, mak- ing a grand- total of 1126. During the year,we have had 47 boys and 41 girls to withdraw. Two students have died during the year, Mildred Hampshire on April 4 and Hazel Fluharty on April 14. One hundred and fourteen of our students come to us from outlying school districts, mainly from the villages and farms of Licking County. Our Board of Education receives approximately 38500.00 tuition for these students. Several changes were made in the courses of study at the beginning of the school year. A new biological laboratory was installed and a full year's work provided in this subject. Weaving and additional machine work were offered in the Manual Arts. An extensive change was made in the method and practice in the course of typing. The commercial course was made more elastic by providing additional electives. An experiment in multigraph work this year has proved of real value. Twenty-four stu- dents have received excellent training here. The multigraph corner is one of the most interesting places in the school. No loafers or dis-interested students are ever discovered here. A separate period was added to the school day to be devoted to the extra-curricular activities. This makes it possible for the Work of the various societies and clubs to be given equal recognition with class room work. The increased interest and enthusiasm resulting from this ar- rangement have been very marked. The new teachers who began the year with us are: Charlotte Knauss, Spanish and English, Frew C. Boyd, History and Commercial Law, P. H. Sager, Bookkeeping, J. Hobart Miller, General Science and Football. The greatest loss the Newark High School has suffered, possibly in its history, came to us October 7 in the sudden death of our vice-principal, Mr. J. A. Tait. For twenty-six years, Mr. Tait had been a very important factor in the activities of the school. Sixteen years of this time, he held the position of vice-principal and teacher of United States History. The school was very fortunate in finding Professor S. H. Layton to take Mr. Tait's place in the teaching of history. Mr. Layton's work during the year has been so delightful that we hope he will decide to remain with us for years to come. Mr. Paul Edwards was made' vice-principal and is doing excellent work in this position. ' On April 23, the Board of Education gave the contract for a new build- ing to be used as a department of Manual Arts. This is a much needed addition and we Welcome its coming. The coming of the junior high schools will, in due time, relieve the crowded conditions We now have and will give an opportunity to broaden and extend our courses of study, making them more efficient and more suitable to the individual needs of the pupils than we can possibly do now. H. F. MONINGER. 28