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Ol)e Owl 192 7 Thomaston High School Thomaston, Connecticut
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THE BROAD PURPOSE OF THE MODERN HIGH SCHOOL The tas-k of the modern high school is much broader in its scope than that of the old classical academy. As most of its pupils do not go to college, the high school must prepare them directly for life. Education is not all found in books1. The school of today, then, aims to give its pupils something besides book learning. It tries to turn out good citizens capable of earning their living in a highly competitive and industrialized society. That these young citizens may have sound hearts in a sound body, as well as? keen intellects, the high school must give its attention to character development and health building along with algebra and Latin. The present day school must also make provision for the profitable use of leisure time which exists in such abundance today because of the shortened hours of work. May not these aims—Good Health, Good Citizenship, High Character, Worthy Use of Leisure, Vocational Efficiency—be realized more fully than they were in the old type school, if the regular work of the classroom is supplemented by the various kinds of activities set forth in “The Owl”? These “extra activities,” such as the school or the class team, the glee club or the orchestra, the school play or the assembly, afford a medium through which the student gains actual practice in the life of the school community at large. He learns what constitutes good citizenship; he finds out the proper way to meet and get along with his fellow students; he develops his body; he discovers that good sportsmanship is nothing more than doing the right thing at the right time. Furthermore, to furnish a cultural equipment that will enable its graduates to properly utilize their leisure time the high s’chool must train students to take advantage of the common means of pleasure, such as music, art. drama, and literature. Participation in games and organized athletics also give the pupil an opportunity to form recreational habits that will carry uver into adult life. Therefore, it seems to be the duty of the high school to so widen its curriculum and the field of its? activities that each pupil may fully discover his abilities and powers and thus be able to lead a happier and richer life. E. S. Mapes. [14]
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