Salem State University - Clipper Yearbook

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1934 S. 'Yf C. Then was the clay ol' the three Rs , ol' thorough factual instruction in a limited number of tielcls, and radical indoctrination in education, politics and religion. Now there are taught, somewhere in the elementary schools of Massachusetts, probably as many as thirty tlillierent subjects, chiltlren are encouraged to take the initiative in their own education and to reach their own conclusions in the light of all the lacts which are fundamental to their reasoning. lneverycommunity, the public high school has almost literally become the peoples college. Practically free higher education is provitlecl in numerous state-supported colleges and higher vocational institutions, and numerous free scholarships are available for worthy and ambitious students who tlesirc instruction in privately supported universities. Thus, in the short space of three cen- turies, our great system of American education has evolved from the small beginnings made by the forefathers who, in the haste ol' their departure from Old linglantl, forgot to bring to New England at least one copy ofShakespeare. Y I I 1645 For seven months in the warmer part of the year the master shall every clay begin to teach at seven o'clock in the morning and dismiss the scholars at five in the afternoon, while in the colder and darker months of the remainder of the year he shall begin at eight and close at four. There shall be a midday intermission from eleven to one, except on Monday when the master shall call his scholars together between twelve and one of the clock to examine them what they have learned, at which time also he shall take notice of any misdemeanor or outrage that any of his scholars shall have committed on the sabbath. Pl! Pls Flf 1934 Every town shall maintain, for at least one hundred and sixty days in each school year, unless specitically exempted as to any one year by the department of education, a sufhcient number of schools for the instruction of all children who may legally attend a public school therein. Such schools shall be taught by teachers of competent ability and good morals, and shall give instruction and training in orthog- raphy, reading, writing, the English language and grammar, geography, arithmetic, drawing, the history and constitution ofthe United States, the duties of citizenship, physiology and hygiene, good behavior, indoor and outdoor games and athletic exercise. In connection with physiology and hygiene, instruction as to the eilects of alcoholic drinks and of stimulants and narcotics on the human system, and as to tuberculosis and its prevention, shall be given to all pupils in all schools under public control, except schools maintained solely for instruction in particular branches. 9

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