Plymouth High School - Shawnee Arrow Yearbook (Plymouth, PA)

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, f UST, IVQ N QQ PS -ll-HE gf0V .'l1- .ii 'ilk lli .fi'li . 'Daven H port High School during the years A 1929 to 1934 in the number of pu- pils enrolled has been remarkable. The present building was constructed and oc- cupied in the year 1924. So great was the mite- oi' increase in the rirgn scnooi enrou- ment that in 1928 it was necessary to build additions to the Davenport and Main Street buildings. The enrollment for these five years was as follows: in 1929-1930, 5623 1930- 1931, 794: 1931-1932, 7829 1932-1933, 8934 I9334934, 931- The Davenport High School is classi- fied in the State Department of Public Instruction as a four-year high school of- fering three courses-Academic, Commercial and General. Following the decline in the business and industrial world, the Continuation School became a thing of the past. This naturally increased the number of pupils seeking ad- mission to the high school and necessitated the remodeling of the whole scheme of housing for secondary school pupils. After much study, it was decided to house the three upper classes in the Davenport building and move the ninth grade into the Main Street building with the seventh and eighth grades, and placing them on a part-time schedule. Naturally so rapid a growth was attained by much confusion of opinion as to the aims, ideals and purposes of the secondary school for the best way of attaining them. HENRY S. IONES Superintendent As children from all social and economic groups make their way into the high school the original purpose of preparation for college became of minor importance, in its stead, education in secondary schools must prepare the student for any worthy aim in a life to be lived in an exceedingly com- plex, democratic, social state. A high school to properly fulfill its function must take into considera- tion the health of its pupils, their intellectual growth, and a proper develop- ment of their social senses. lt is a pursuance of this policy that the Ward P. Davenport High School is functioning during this period of reconstruction. 'IOHX IIRACE .IHRRY I.. MORRIS ,UNIX D,Xl'12HER'l'Y llli. C. C. GRORLENYSKI HARRY lx0CHT'R iIl!l. fl'I'II

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ll opened theischool year of 1934435 Q Vamp 1934-35 HF Ward P Daveport High School with an enrollment of 986. Each student upon matriculation received his course as selected at the close of the pre- ceding year. Scheduling of classes is done by the principal during the month of August. After the registration period a' careful study was made of his schedule. He was then advised as the wisest pro- cedure in his work so that he could at- tain the maximum good from his educa- tional plan. Ward P. Davenport High School ' ' h h' d maintains t ree courses W ich lea to a A. W. HARMAN high school diploma. The general ma- terial of the courses oflered varies in ac- cordance with the plans of the student. The class periods are Hfty-five min- utes long, with supervised study. All major subjects are taken five days a week. Each pupil has a minimum of twenty-two periods a week of class work exclusive of activities. Student life is seasoned and made profitable by participation in many types of social, educational and recreational activities. Recognizing that the first objective in attending high school is the attaining of these scholastic stand- ards, these activities are secondary and subsidiary. P1'l'71CflDlZ! Through a system of special classes after school hours, the teachers de- voted a portion of their time to remedial teaching and student personnel work. An attempt is made to assist the individual student in the solution of his prob- lems to aid his adjustment to school life and to the course which he is pursuing. This year the policy was adopted to make the faculty available not only to the students during the school days, but also to the home, through the medium of home visitations for consultation and remedial Work. Ward P. Davenport High School is perpetuating its fundamental ideas of character, culture and scholarship so that those who qualified may enter to learn and go out to serve. JUIFQ NIORGAN R. 14. VAN HORN xvir,1,I.xxi Nl.X'I l'IIICWS ll, S. ,lorfns Fiflrfn