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TJin.-MoiirLt2l n_[I2iLa 12 'I 132 1^.;; -rw 'j:i ■ ■! ..V' Xfi^ Tn _ . O.ato.laej:2—25-j—19-4Q- T Published monthly by the pupils of \ er advancement of our studie i^ighlands Hip-h School Subscription rates pQP copy ^0^- -per year THE STAFF Editor-in-Chief Eupene Paul Assistant Editor Albert ROgers Advertising: ll'ianager-Herbert Paul Assistant Advertising Manager Charlie McDowell Art Editor Victor Smith Circulation Manager-Gordon Talley Society Editor Louise Burnette Humor Editor Alma Fenland Local News Reporters: -Barak Wright -Jessie Keener Reporters: Eleventh Grade“~Glad^s Burnette Tenth Grade Mary Hunt Ninth Grade Virginia Burnette Eighth Grade Nancy Potts Faculty Advisor Miss ’iVhiteside s. For example, if we use some book of reference and carelessly turn down pages and perhaps unintent- ionslly mislay the book, it be comes lost or destroyed until further use is Impossible. This is only one example of careless- j ness in the use of our school i prOi.-erty. Let us in the future think before we act in any way that would destroy the value of our school property. -’^'Victor S«iith CARE OF SCHOOL PROPERTY How many of us, Juniors, Sen iors, or Grammar Grade students really know how much we ov/e to the State of North Carolina for the conveniences we enjoy during the school day? Perhaps we never stop to realize how many of these con- veneiences we owe to our parents, who have worked hard each year to send us to school. In this way they have spent money which could have been used at home for some needed cause. It is for us, the pupils in this school, to see to it that we take good ca.re of every piece of school property intrusted to our care for our use and for the furth- HOW GAN ■ E IMPROVE OUR SCHOOL Dr. Frank Crane said, **The supreme business of the school is to develop a sense of justice, the power of initiative, independence of character, correct social and civic habits, and the ability to cooperate toward the common good.” Does our school do this? But on the other hand, why should it be expected to meet these require ments? This last question calls for a brief review of the beginn ing of our free public schools. In Massachusetts, the second col ony founded by the English in Am erica, as early as 1647, is to be found a law es'tablishing schools open to all, although not entirely free. In most of the colonies ed ucation was regarded as part of the community’s religious obligat ions. The spread of manhood suf frage in the United States brought the new idea of the necessity of universal education. The first high school was established in Boston inl821. By 185C the- oat tie for free, tax-
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