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Murphy High ? New, Modern; But No Lunchroom Love/y Kitchen... Where these girls ot Murphy High School learn the ort of housekeeping and the joy of good cooking. These nice facilities ore typical of those in' the new school building, of which we may be very proud. Food Important In Today's School When the men and women of today were In grade school, chances are they had no lunch, much less a lunchroom. A few took lunches from home, but most waited until school was out. The business of a school is to educate. So It's easy to say, "We got along all right. Why do we have to feed the children during school? That's no part of education." That's a little like saying than plank benches, one-room schools, and pot-bellied stoves did rather well for Grandfather. So comfortable desks, specialist teachers, and modern conveniences are not necessary to a proper education. Americans have learned the value of good nu trition not only for health and happiness, but for learning, too. The hungry student can't absorb the complex subjects with nearly the ease as when he's fed. Last week, The Scout showed you around the lunchroom of Murphy Elementary School. Today, we take you to Murphy High School, where there is lunch, but no lunchroom. Fascinating Laboratory . . . Where the secrets of Nature ? biology, chemistry, physics ? ore unraveled be fore the eyes of eager students. The girl and boy nearest you ore observing some tiny bit of life with a new microscope. The other three are preporing an experi ment in chemistry. Modern Communications . . Keeps Principal Walter Pueft in convenient con tact with every room in the high school. With a flip of the switch he can converse with one room at a time, or with oil roorTis at once. But When It's Lunch Time ... The lines form long in both directions of a crowded hallway. One daily prob lem is to keep track, and discipline, as to which end of the hall goes first. One thing, though, appetites grow sharper with each standing minute. And Then.. /Curb Service'... A carton of milk in the crook of the arm. An apple in one hand, a bowl of hot soup in the other. And then stack the sandwich on top. It's your own worry for the rest of the way. Serving Room From Inside Food is brought from adjacent kitchen and ladled out as the long line of students passes by. Limited tpoc* and small serving windows increase the time required for lunch period. Facilities are modem, clean, and well-kept. But an adequate lunchroom would be so much better. | Quick Change To A. Dining Room... A few minutes earlier, the typewriters clattdited. coted in other classrooms at Murphy High School. But then came lunch time, and the typewriter tables Each student is responsible for his own cleaning up.' ' Th" -
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