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<br />~. Water a .onsei'vat1on
<br />State Services Bldg.
<br />1'Isnver 2, Colo
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<br />. Little Red Scho~1 House Gone-
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<br />Colorado Ushers In All Electric School Era
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<br />BACK TO SCHOOL-AND, WHAT A SCHOOL!
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<br />A far cry from the one-foom school houses of rural America Q couple of generclllQ(ls ogo is this ultra-modern
<br />all-electrlc Junlor.Senlor high school in limon now nearing 50% completion. Nixon & Jones of Denver were the archi-
<br />e'tecls. The school /s'not only engineered for low-cost electric heating but is also planned for easy cooling for future years
<br />when schools may be operated on a year-around,bosis.
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<br />Schools Adequate For Tomorrow's living?"
<br />Here /s The Distinguished Panel
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<br />It is my op41ion _that most public
<br />schools do offer courses that familiarize
<br />the student wit/1
<br />the fields of human
<br />knowledge funda-
<br />mental to a liberal
<br />education. Most
<br />young people must
<br />go to college to at.
<br />tliln competence ill
<br />a selected al'€a of
<br />knowledge to be
<br />successfulintheac-
<br />eelerated world of
<br />today. While t e solid courses are of
<br />major importance, most schools offer
<br />many extra-curricular activities which
<br />are important to help develop initia~
<br />tive, ,cooperation, leadership llnd loyal~
<br />ty. Our young people need develop~
<br />ment of physical fitness and moral in-
<br />tegrity to prepare for an effective role
<br />!is family member or world citizen.
<br />Larry Poos, age 17
<br />Bo~M3
<br />Holyoke, Colorado
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<br />Teen-Age Forum-
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<br />Your Youug Folks
<br />Tell Their Versiou
<br />Of Education Needs
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<br />What are the youlh of rural COlo.
<br />rado lhinldng a. their world un-
<br />folds Info Ihe alomlo: age whio:h
<br />Ib.ir parellls and grandpar.nt.
<br />'nllver enviftontd. at the lime :the.e
<br />young plople were horn foW'teen
<br />10 eighteen YlIars agO?
<br />Colorado Rural Electric News de~
<br />clded to ask these young men and
<br />women a series of queStions on matters
<br />of concern to themselves and,their
<br />parents. The first of these youth for-
<br />ums Is presented in this issue.
<br />Correspondents for each cooperating
<br />Rural Electric Association were asked
<br />to query representative yourig people
<br />on this qUe!ltlon: "Do you feel that the
<br />public schools are offering courses, that
<br />will sufficiently prepare young people
<br />for the accelerated world we live in to-
<br />day?"
<br />The answera were varied, from some
<br />believing that the courses are adequate
<br />to others who feel there is much to be
<br />d,esired.
<br />A pri2e will be offered each month' to
<br />the boy or girl whose answer is deemed
<br />to ofter the most thoughtful approach
<br />to the subject: All answers must be
<br />couched within 100 words or less.
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<br />Annual State Meeting
<br />In Grand Junction Is
<br />Most Important Event
<br />One of the mOlll intenDing an-
<br />nual meetlatgs In the history of
<br />Colorado RU1'al Eledric: AllIoclation
<br />La 9~llmnw<l fOJ: 8qp1. 'l.7 Ihru.
<br />29 at Grand JundlOll.
<br />Grand Valley Rural Power Linqs
<br />01 "'117 Grand Ave..ta the host and
<br />adlvlly h..dquarters,
<br />Floyd E. Dominy. CommisdoMr
<br />of Reclamallon, has noll!led Slale_
<br />wide Manager Howard. E. Seon
<br />that he wUl aecept the speaking
<br />engagement for the annual ban-
<br />quet. Sept. ill.
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<br />I think that the public Schools are
<br />doing an excellent job. The students
<br />, of any school are
<br />of different calibre
<br />in ambition and
<br />ability. The public
<br />schools todily offer
<br />courses to accom-
<br />modate all types of
<br />students. They of.
<br />fer courses in the
<br />fields of 'business,
<br />manual 'training,
<br />and college prep-
<br />aratory. Students are free to choose
<br />the particular field -in which they are
<br />most interested. Any student with a
<br />high school education can still get ex-
<br />cellent, high-paying jobs, but for the
<br />best utilization of a high school educa-
<br />tion and the best possible preparation
<br />for our sccelerated world, I ff!el thst a
<br />college degree should he ,the goal of
<br />young people today. .
<br />Glenda Morrison
<br />Buena Vista, Colorado
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<br />I flll!l that p_ublic schools have one
<br />main purpose-giving the student a
<br />well-rounded -...edu-
<br />cation so he can he
<br />be,tter prepared for
<br />college work or
<br />prepare him in a
<br />general way to en-
<br />ter ~ociety and
<br />make a living for
<br />hImself and his
<br />family.
<br />Generally, speak.
<br />ing, I feel that pub-
<br />lic schools today offet better opportuni-
<br />ties than ever before and if a student
<br />applies himself he will get the educa-
<br />tion needed to meet the needs of our
<br />present day society.
<br />Academic courses come first, but let
<br />us not minimize tile faet that extra cir-
<br />ricular activities teach us to get along
<br />with our fellow man-something that
<br />students of today need to obtsin if we
<br />are to exist in the accelerated world
<br />in which we live.
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<br />Gary Sherman
<br />Limon, Colorado
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<br />bU' publi~ schools are not offering
<br />courses that will sufficiently prepare
<br />young people for
<br />the accelerated
<br />world we live in tQ-o
<br />dllY.
<br />This is a chal-
<br />lenge to the public,
<br />the students and
<br />the schoo.ls. The
<br />methods of learn-
<br />ing, arrangements
<br />for teacher train-
<br />irig, curriculum,
<br />and text books are inadequate today. .
<br />An education now must prepare man
<br />for a work in the future whose nature
<br />can't even be imagined. By the time
<br />the young people of today hav~ to
<br />work, the type of work will be com.
<br />,pletely different ,from today.
<br />A big change in public schools of the
<br />United States is overdue.
<br />Judy Cpttel'
<br />:r;rorwood, Colorado
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<br />Education
<br />aud Future
<br />The one-room "little red school
<br />house" has all but disappeared from
<br />the scene in most areas of Colorado,
<br />but few have been replaced by such
<br />an ultra-modem school building as the
<br />one about half completed at Limon.
<br />Young people of "that area in the
<br />teen-age classes will be housed in a
<br />building that is not only all-electric,
<br />but is planned for the future so that
<br />temperature comfort can be easily
<br />handled on a year-around basia. They
<br />are talking of 12-month schools now,
<br />you know.
<br />The architects, Nixon & Jones ot
<br />Denver, told Colorado Rural :Electric
<br />News they are "very proud" of this
<br />building.
<br />They declared "there' is every jndi-,
<br />cation that it will turn out to be one
<br />of the outstanding schools,in Colorado
<br />from an architectural, educational and
<br />electrical standpoint."
<br />Classrooms have Nesbitt unit ven.ti-
<br />lators which ate supplemented by base.
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<br />Yes, I feel that our public sc11001s
<br />are ,offering courses that will prepare
<br />us for our future,
<br />but I also feel that
<br />for a student to de~
<br />rive the most bene.
<br />fit he must take the
<br />courses suited for
<br />him and. use them
<br />to his" utmost abili~
<br />ty.
<br />In my opinion
<br />young people csn't
<br />graduate from High
<br />and go right out to face the
<br />world. After going to college they are
<br />better educated and have a bett& un.~
<br />derstsndlng of the modern world.
<br />I- feel that with the proper education
<br />one can face the world with determ-
<br />ination and confidence and be quite
<br />sure of SUccess.
<br />Robert Steffens
<br />Monte Vista, COlorado
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<br />Our world of today demands well~
<br />rounded persons, those with a knowl-
<br />edge of many dlf~
<br />ferentfacets of life.
<br />Schools itre placed
<br />in a strategic posi~
<br />tion between llocie-
<br />ty and the individ.
<br />ual's knowledge. It
<br />is my observation
<br />and my opinion
<br />thatiheelementary
<br />and the seconQatY
<br />schools as a whole
<br />are not meeting this important requlre~
<br />ment.
<br />With the increased ease l>f communi-
<br />cation, the world has become smaller.
<br />Langusge has proved to h1:! a barrier to
<br />world understanding. The American
<br />student should be acquainted with sev~
<br />eral different languages. Schools should
<br />stimulate the sverage student to be.
<br />come an interested partisan in world
<br />living. Fundamentally, the problem is
<br />that the Americail student is not chal~
<br />lenged to think........spirituaUy, socially, or
<br />intellectually, These three aspects of
<br />an individual, if develoJlEld thoroughly,
<br />will prepare him to be a well-rounded
<br />person in our accelerated world.
<br />. Crystal Osborne .
<br />Fort MOl"lnm! pn1nt'~rf.,:". ~
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