Growth and needs of the High Point High School library
A 1923 library start with 3000 volumes for 540 students has fallen short as enrollment rose to 1025 and the English and history departments demand extensive parallel reading. Officials urge more books, noting two trained librarians and far too few volumes to meet current and future needs.
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High Point
High Schol
High Point High School
Parent-Teachers’ Association
Washington
Lincoln
Shakespeare
Wilson
Pershing
Lindbergh
High Point Public Library
Wigh Point High School
Emily Dickinson
Adolph Carver of Wood and the Helpful Library
Adolph a wood carver longs for tools and a workshop to craft meaningful pieces. A fairy grants a mallet vise and chisels from his father’s gift, enabling him to work and grow his craft while bringing joy to friends. The tale was read at a Parent-Teacher meeting to illustrate library needs.
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Adolph
Valid Criteria In Judging Books For Their Literary Worth
Henry Grady Owens argues that the explosion of publishing demands better reader taste and criteria. He distinguishes literature of knowledge from literature of power and urges readers to engage with classics to gain real experience and mental growth.
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Henry Grady Owens
Our High School Library Needs a Larger Collection
Citizens show strong interest in improving the high school library as Mrs. W. C. Jones urges better books and more space. Miss Flossie Foster leads effective library work with a Browsing Shelf and expanded magazines, while planners stress grade-level needs and shared access for 1000+ students.
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W. C Jones
Frederick L. Taylor
High Point
Foster
World Always Young To Those Who Seek For Youth In Books
The article argues that youth remain young when new interests are discovered through books. It asserts that fresh library additions foster interest and character development, and that every dollar spent on books investments in youth. The quote is attributed to T. Wingate Andrews.
Aims of the High School Library in Education
The high school library should enrich all subjects beyond textbooks, support extracurricular programs, train students to read worthwhile material, and teach effective use of reference and public libraries. It provides current information, fosters strong biographies, enhances taste for beauty, and cultivates lifelong reading pleasure.
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English Department
Flossie Foster
Helen Derrick
John Lyle
By Henry Grady Owens
American Magazine
American Boy
Atlantic Monthly
Bird Lore
Boys’ Life
Country Life
Current History
Delineator
English Journal
Forecast
General Science Quarterly
Harper’s Magazine
High School Journal
Historical Outlook
House and Garden
House Beautiful
Hygeia
Industrial Arts
Ladies’ Home Journal
Literary Digest
Mentor
Musical America
National Geographic
Nature Magazine
Outlook
Pictorial Review
Popular Mechanics
Popular Science Monthly
Radio News
Review of Reviews
Scentific American
School Review
Scribners
Time
Vogue
World's Work
Youth’s Companion
Charlotte Observer
Greensboro Daily News
High Point Enterprise
the High Pointer
The
New York Times
England
America
God
Satan
Macbeth
W. C. Jones
F. R. Taylor
Gilbert Clark
Ixnamour
Flossie Marie Foster
Miss Foster
North Carolina College For Women
University of North Carolina
L. R. Wilson
Wilson High School
University Library
T. Wingate Andrews
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