Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 88, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 April 1918 — BUSINESS COURSE TO TAKE PLACE OF GERMAN [ARTICLE]

BUSINESS COURSE TO TAKE PLACE OF GERMAN

Winamac Democrat. After this year there will be no teaching of the German language in the Winamac high school. The decision to discontinue it was reached some time ago, but owing to the fact that a number of classes had already started on it for the school year, it was deemed inadvisable to stop the work during the term. Similar action is being taken all over the country, and it is likely that _ no school in this country will teach it next year. In its place in the Winamac school' a mufeh more practical course is being provided for—no less than a complete business course, including bookkeeping, stenography, typewriting and kindred studies. A teacher has already been engaged by the school board, and it is believed that many students will avail themselves of this opportunity to fit themselves for real office work on the completion of high school. Under a new ruling by the state board of education, the study of anguages in the high school if now entirely elective with the pupil. Fig-, ures show that only about 5 per cent of the high school graduates go. to, college, and the prevailing idea now I is to get away from the older theory i of the high school as mainly a preparation for college, and to provide more for the 95 per cent unable to jursue their studies after completing high school.