The Open School Door
James Egan
During 1960-1961 DeWitt High School principal James Egan
wrote a series of articles for the Clinton County Republican-News.
At the end of the 1961 school year he left DeWitt after two years to be
principal of Brown City High School.
| July 28, 1960 | School sizes explored |
| August 4, 1960 | Organizations connected with schools |
| August 11, 1960 | Science insturction |
| August 18, 1960 | Educators in the summer |
| August 25, 1960 | College after high school option |
| September 1, 1960 | Clothing and appearance |
| September 8, 1960 | School supplies cost for parents |
| September 15, 1960 | Homework |
| September 22, 1960 | Discipline |
| September 29, 1960 | Punishment |
| October 5, 1960 | Athletic elgibility |
| October 13, 1960 | How laws affect schools |
| October 20, 1960 | Bath schools |
| October 27, 1960 | PTA |
| November 3, 1960 | St. Johns schools |
| November 10, 1960 | Board of Education |
| November 17, 1960 | DeWitt schools |
| November 24, 1960 | Guidance testing |
| December 1, 1960 | Student drivers |
| December 8, 1960 | Latest trends in education |
| December 15, 1960 | School changes in the last decade |
| December 22, 1960 | Christmas in schools |
| December 29, 1960 | New Year's resolutions for schools |
| January 5, 1961 | Dream schools |
| January 12, 1961 | New school buildings process |
| January 19, 1961 | Married students & Police questioning students |
| January 26, 1961 | Are extra-curricular activities given too much importance |
| February 2, 1961 | More on extra-curricular activities importance |
| February 9, 1961 | School consolidation |
| February 16, 1961 | Hot lunch programs |
| February 23, 1961 | National Association of Secondary School Principals convention |
| March 2, 1961 | Qualities of a good teacher |
| March 9, 1961 | High school graduates who aren't college bound |
| March 16, 1961 | School business affairs |
| March 23, 1961 | Educational philosophies that influence spending |
| March 30, 1961 | Junior high schools |
| April 6, 1961 | Effective school board members |
| April 13, 1961 | What voters think of schools |
| April 20, 1961 | Vocational education |
| April 27, 1961 | Teenage dating |
| May 4, 1961 | Bus safety |
| May 18, 1961 | School trips |
| May 25, 1961 | Ability testing |
| June 15, 1961 | End of the school year |