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BADIN, NORTH CAROLINA
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BADIN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
EALIZING that the greatest factor in American
life is the public school, the Tallassee Power Com
pany, three years ago, built and equipped the Badin
Public Schools. You will find the word equipped
in its broadest sense, for the school is fitted up with every
thing that either teacher or pupil could desire.
The school surpasses others in a most noticeable way, in
that it was established wiith a view of meeting the needs
of not only the child who is of school age, but the other mem
bers of the family as well. The child under school age is
cared for in the kindergarten; the extension department
provides for the one who has to work; and the mother is
benefited by attending the domestic science class.
The school building has been termed by school authorities
the finest school building, from the standpoint of modern
school architecture, construction, and equipment, in North
Carolina. It is built of reinforced concrete and brick, and
located in a very appropriate as well as convenient place.
The environments are all that anyone could desire; the
grounds include about ten acres, a part of which has been
fitted up with modern playground equipment, necessary to
afford every child the exercise needed for his physical well
being. A part of the school grounds is used to develop the
experimental gardens, which are necessary to make a child s
education complete.
Trained teachers are employed for each special subject.
This gives the pupils an exceptional advantage, because
they are guided in their studies and deportment in a scientific
manner.
This year, one more grade has been added, so now the
school system of BADIN is organized through the eleventh
grade. The departmental work begins in the sixth grade,
and continues through the eleventh. Beginning at the bot
tom, the system includes the following: Kindergarten, Ele
mentary School, Junior High School, High School, and the
Extension Department.
INDUSTRIAL ARTS
The course in Industrial Arts is open to every boy above
the sixth grade. This course includes cabinet-making and
wood turning, and aims to teach the boys the construction
of the simpler pieces of furniture from the standpoint of
factory methods. The installation of a wood-turning lathe
makes the work more complete this year. It has an educa
tional as well as vocational value, and gives the boys knowl
edge and appreciation of tools and their uses.
HOME ECONOMICS
The work in Home Economics aims to give the children
an understanding of the home and its various activities.
In the sixth grade, a general course is given to boys and
girls alike, including a study of the house, planning and
furnishing it, cleaning and caring for it; also a study of
clothes and foods, their production and preparation for our
use, and relative values.
The course in the higher grades is for girls alone. In
the seventh grade, the domestic science is a continuation of
the elementary course begun last year, with special emphasis
on suitable combinations of dishes for meals, and the ser
ving of meals. The work in domestic art is the use of simpler
stitches in constructing garments which the children will
need.
BADIN PUBLIC SCHOOLS