Prairie Du Sac High School - Prairie Pride Yearbook (Prairie Du Sac, WI)

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1134 PRAIRIE CHIEF 19 34 What the trend of the curriculum and other things connected with school activities will be in the years to come is largely a matter of conjecture. It seems certain that much of the academic work connected with English, the natural, physical and social sciences, and mathematics will be retained. The vocational courses will probably be much extended, as will also the program of music, art, drama, literature and physical edu- cation. As the machine, more and more, takes over the tasks formerly done by hand, the hours of leisure for the great majority will correspondingly increase;consequently any success- ful plan for education must provide a training for leisure time as well as training for earning a living. 11

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 PRAIRIE CHIEF I 934 In 1920 the high school was reorganized on the six- six” plan. The Seventh and Eighth grades are now a part of the high school group. This gives the upper elementary grades an opportunity to get a wider variety of training and has at the same time simplified the problems of both teachers and pupils in the elementary school. High school enrollment has more than doubled over a twenty five year period, while the number of tuition pupils has more than tripled. Tuition has increased in the same period from five hundred dollars to more than seven thousand dollars for the present year. The equipment of the school plant, both indoors and out,is adequate to the needs of the school. The science, ag- riculture and home economics departments are unusually well sup- plied with apparatus for these courses. The library, which form- erly occupied an alcove in the assembly room, now occupies a large room well supplied with books and periodicals, and having a seating capacity for forty pupils. In the auditorium a large stage with special lighting serves exceptionally well for dramatic and musical productions. Kitchen and dining room equip- ment is ample for serving two hundred at a time for school and community banquets. The physical education department has at command two gymnasiums, so the classes for both boys and girls may be held at the same time. The larger gymnasium is outstand- ing for its plan and equipment. Level, well sodded grounds,— ample in size, make an ideal setting for baseball, football, tennis and other outdoor sports and games. At the present time, 1936, an outdoor swimming pool, 55’ x 120' with a bath house 90’ long, modern in every respect, is being constructed on the school grounds west of the building. In time the lot south of the swimming pool will be developed into an athletic field for football, baseball, track and other sports. A lighting system will probably be included so that all school contests may be played at night. In this way athletic contests will not interfere with the day time school program. For the past twenty years the school has enjoyed a favorable tax situation through the location of a large in- dustrial plant within the boundaries of the district. This has made it possible to secure needed funds without an undue burden of taxation on anyone. The voters have shown initiative and intelligence in taking advantage of this situation to build and equip a school plant which satisfactorily meets the needs and is at the same time a credit to the community. The last indebted- ness on the building was paid last February. 10

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