Paris District High School - Yearbook (Paris, Ontario Canada)

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.,1.1 v Z THE STAFF Top Dorothy B. Rae. B.A. Helen E. Tabor, B.Com. Helen H, McKenzie. B.A Centre C. Ward Butcher, B.A., CPrincipalJ Florence M. Flanagan, B.A. Margaret T. Cowan, B.A. Bottom Donald A. Smith, B.A. Peter T. Bernhardt, B.A. George A. Smale, A.T.C.M.

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2 PARIS HIGH SCHOOL YEAR BOOK jfuretnnrh Until a few years ago, the High School Entrance was the usual stand- ard of graduation for those who would earn their living by manual occu- pations. Those who wished secretarial positions took courses in Business Colleges. Those who aspired to the professions attended High School and received an academic education. Now we are attempting to give a secon- dary education to all our young people. The varying abilities and prefer- ences of this larger group have made necessary vital changes in our curri- culum. All educationists are agreed that the regular Matriculation course is not suitable for at least 60? of our students and that many of the others would profit more from a different course. Though the study of Latin is a wonderful disciplinary training, for those lacking perseverence are not likely to persist in the drudgery of learning the rudiments of the grammar, yet the same time spent in learning Bookkeeping, Typing, Music and the more practical subjects would yield greater results. Yet business men re- quire Matriculation for candidates for executive positions. Nursing schools and many other institutions of specialized training demand the same certi- ficate for admission. These false ideas of educational standards are forc- ing many students to take the Matriculation course who have no intention of attending University and who would profit more from their High School training if allowed to choose subjects more suited to their talents and more likely to be useful to them after they graduate. The Paris Board of Education has provided instruction for the greatly increased attendance as generously as possible. A study of the present curriculum of our School, given elsewhere in this book, will demonstrate clearly that students can make such a selection of subjects as will best fit them for a living. For admission to the Commercial course, a student must have com- pleted the work of the first form at least. Two years more in general aca- demic work and the more purely commercial subjects fits the graduates for office work. The majority obtaining such positions in Paris this year have not had any further training than that given in our own high school. Many students take this course Cwithout short-handy as a knowledge of book- keeping and ability to type is useful to almost everyone. Singing is being taught to the students of the first and second year. The Board has made an exceptionally good arrangement for the teaching of Household Science and Manual Training. These are taught for two years in the Public School. In our Night High School, the older boys and girls who have left school are being given instruction in these subjects at a time in their lives when they can receive the greatest benefit. Students who do not wish to take either the Matriculation or the Com- mercial course can obtain a very satisfactory education in Paris High School if they will select the proper subjects. Unfortunately, it is difficult for any principal to give the best possible guidance to his students until he has had them at school for at least a year. I believe that Latin should be started in the second year and that all first year students: should take all the subjects with the possible exception of French. At the end of the first year, a full and frank discussion by the parents and the principal should enable nearly all the students to make the best possible choice of subjects. There are a few special cases where outside expert advice should be ob- tained. The Department of Education might well engage a number of ex- perts in vocational guidance who would visit the larger centres and to whom parents, students and teachers might go for advice. C. W. Butcher

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