Onondaga Central School - Onondagan Yearbook (Nedrow, NY)

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Special Courses We especially direct the attention of boys and girls who are to enterihigh school this fall to the special courses of Home Making and Agriculture offered at Onondaga Central School. Home Making fuliills the seven major objectives of education in a practical manner. Worthy home membership is the objecitvc toward which homemaking makes the greatest contribution. Agriculture is- the practical course offered to boys attending this school. Farm practices have changed in the past years and will continue to change. There are well over 200 high schools in New York State that offer agricultural courses to boys and it has been definitely proven that the educational gains warrant the establishment of these departments. Field trips to various farms and institutions allow boys enrolled in this department close contact with farm methods recognized as up to date. Announcements The State Fair will be held this year after the opening of school. Tickets for the fair will be given out to pupils on Friday, September 4. Your ticket will admit you for only one day. Be sure to make use of this opportunity to visit the New York State Fair, which is a real storehouse of useful knowledge and entertainment for every boy and girl. Due to a teachers' conference, Onondaga Central School will be closed Friday, September ll, and it is hoped parents will consider this day as the one to have children attend the faire Schedule of classes will be formulated to benefit the greatest number of students who are not repeating courses. Home Room lists will be posted the hrst day of school. Be sure you are in the right Home Room. If you have attended here before we welcome you back. lf you are new here, we greet you. Whatever may be your relation to the school we are glad you are here and we hope the year will be one of pleasure and of profit to you and to us. Sincerely, YOUR PRINCIPAL. -23-