Ranchester High School - Rustler Yearbook (Ranchester, WY)

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8 THE REFLECTOR Sadie T. Lamb Eastern South Dakota State Teachers’ College Superintendent of Schools, Sheridan County “Our fathers founded America on the eternal principle of equality of opportunity. It is a part of this democratic movement to guarantee to all, the best there is, so far as they are able to appreciate the best. Education has an appendix—a useful one, in the study of art, dramatics, domestic science, music, vocational and physical training. THE SCHOOL’S BUSINESS IS TO TEACH PEOPLE TO LIVE BETTER. If the appendix just mentioned develops character, health, civic conscious- ness, and a wholesome use of leisure time, it has justified its place. Every football or basket ball victory, every champion speller, every penmanship award, every County Fair and Boys’ or Girls’ Club triumph, every musical, literary or dramatic effort, actuates interest in the school, generally. And largely because schools have been vitalized, there are today, 14% of the school enrollment in high school as against 1.1% forty years ago. There are 82.8% of the children between the ages of 5 and 17 in school as against 65% forty years ago. The length of the school term has increased 30% and the average number of days attended by each child has increased over 100%.

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THE REFLECTOR Lewis C. Tidball, M. A. Commissioner of Education, State of Wyoming English I Algebra Civics General Science COURSE OF STUDY—TENTATIVE 1927-1928 English II Economics Geometry Biology General History Spanish I Agriculture English IV U. S. History Typewriting Spanish II English I Algebra General Science English II Geometry Agriculture General History 1928-1929 English III Biology Economics Spanish Typewriting Spanish II U. S. History Bookkeeping may be offered in alternate years with Geometry. Manual Training elective.

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THE REFLECTOR 9 Board of Education, District Thirty-three, Sheridan County, Wyoming