West High School - Rodeo Yearbook (Akron, OH)

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WATCH WEST GROWV Since 1921 the following developments have occurred at YVest High School: Faculty organized into departments with a head in charge of each. Appointment of assistant principal with separate office. Appointment of Director of Attendance who visits homes and maintains friendly relations between home and school. Organization of student activities under a Director of Extra Curricular Activ- ities. The election of a representative Student Council. The successful development of a project in school banking. The initiation of a school paner, the W book and the school annual. The development of an excellent school band. . Reduction of school failures from 19 fl? to less than 6521. Winning of two city football championships. Raising standards of athletic eligibility and sportsmanship. Development of successful debating teams, winning three victories with no defeats. Opening and equipping of a library, making books accessible. Raising the standard of the teaching staff by judicious selection of new mem- bers, and extension courses and summer sessions for regular members. lllaking class parties and dances optional rather than compulsory. Fostering student participation in worthy activities through the Social Science Groups, such as, Student Advisers. Student Tutors, Lost and Found. Encouraging project teaching with its emphasis upon personal responsibility and purposeful activities. Fostering experimentation and professional advancement by such means as an experiment in 9-B algebra, carried on to determine whether pupils learn better when grouped according to ability. Preparing commercial graduates for better positions through practical office experience. Starting the tradition of a great annual gathering of girls in Perkins woods. FUTURE PLANS FOR XVEST HIGH INCLUDE Constant improvement of instruction and study of habits until eventually we have reached a point where no student will fail of promotion in his studies. Extending and improving the school's plans and equipment to raise the general level of work done throughout. Operating on a half time schedule next year in order to relieve the crowded conditions. Eneouiaging the' distinct organization of all four classes with their separate officers, activities and insignia. Providing for the development of a High School orchestra and glee clubs. Encouraging clean athletics, debating, dramatics, sportsmanship, scholarship and citizenship. A Fostering school banking until.West stands pre-eminent in the field among high schools of the United States. Preparing a display case where school letters and other honorary awards may be kept before the students as an encouragement to higher standards of work. Ninety-one