Newark High School - Reveille Yearbook (Newark, OH)

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The Evolution of the High School GNQQ I The tercentenary of secondary education 11635-19355 has aroused the interest of high schools throughout the country. The American high school dates back to the formation of the Boston Latin Grammar School in 1635, the first high school in America, On the thirteenth of the second month, 1635 at a general meeting upon publique notice it was generally agreed upon that our brother, Phile- mon Pormont, shall be intreated to become scholemaster for the teaching and nourtering of children with us. Thus the Boston Town Records give notice of the beginning of the oldest institution of secondary education in the United States. In the forty years that followed the Revolution, the school went through a period of depression and disorganization. Discipline was at a low ebb, and a feeling of disrespect was prevalent among the pupils and Headmasters. The first school committee, formed in 1809, at once requir- ed that more easy and delightful methods of teaching should be exert- ed. One of the results of the action of this committee was the founding of the Boston English High School-the first institution to be called High School. A fire company and the Town watch shared the building. In 1844 the English High School moved to the Bedford Street building which it shared with the Boston Latin School until 1881 when both schools were housed in separate buildings. In 1884 the first public secondary school for training students for industry was established in Baltimore. This was call- ed the Manual Training School, but later its name was changed to the Bal- timore Polytechnic Institute. The high school, first with a three-year course of study and later four, was quite naturally superimposed on the elementary school. However, in the early nineties two definite though related problems in connection with secondary education began to be discussed. One was the revision of the curriculum through a careful study of the educational values of the sub- iects offered, and the other was the extension of subjects to result in a better articulation between elementary and secondary studies. Today the modern school is the culmination of all the arts and educa- tion of the past. The school atmosphere today is sure to call for the stu- dent's most earnest efforts and his sincerest ambitions.. From the one- room wooden shack of the old-time school, the modern school has develop- ed in space, light, air, shelter, protection, comfort, and beauty. Human creativeness has met the demands in the school's transitional responses to the shifting needs of society, Newark high school has shown a material advance in educational achievements. This year there are 38 pupils, 15.5'Zi of the class, on the first honor roll. The average for the first honor roll is about IOW. The records for the graduates of Newark now in college are exceptionally high. In the bookkeeping contest sponsored by the Southwestern Publishing Com- pany, in which 183 schools reported results on a standard test, Newark ranked high above the average. New laurels were added to Newark's athletic crown by the cross-coun- try team which won the district meet this year, of eighteen games played during the basketball season, thirteen games were won by Newark. Six of the winning games played were league games. The secondary schools are the schools of the people and in the future the people will continue to demand that their course be corrective, effi- cient, and disciplinary. Thirly ' in 41