, 1860-06-13
VOLUME XIII.
The German Department In the OH.
uaHo High SCHOOL,

Translated IRON ne III Dcl. st1a.s z=ttune.l
at the approaching close Of the present school
year, re deem it proper TO mention onre more
the changes aud reforms which were recon
manded 0y Mr. Dupee, The priucipa1 Of this in.
stitution, and would repeat I'm asott emphatic
ter.nas) our ris.os on ths German departo<nt, II
there are auy changes to taka place in the
c..nrse Of study, the time has now arrived to
discuss them. As zegards the protongin9 of
the course from three TO four years in both Erg-
With LII. Uupees accommodation, aud equally
CONCUR in lis opinion aa to 4 short oblikatofI
course Of Latin for the wholo SCHOOL Latin Is
in great measure the KY to the E4giiAh lan-
guage, aud hence = knowledge Of it is most nec
essary to urderRt. nd Euglixh we'll. But the
foundation Of she Eaglish language VIC ail know
to BE- the Anglo Saxou and GtrmAnic element,
and it uecomes our duty to Insist upon increase
Of The short time now devoted to that branch,
ere1 regardless Of the practical utility that ev-
cry American gains hy knowledge Of it. more
particularly in tho West In tue annual report
We perceived the statement that neither the
German nor French department net with The
expected results, und hence very considerable
dininution Of the time now devoted 10 the
abose departments was recommended, rather
thun to continue in the present mauuer. Ne
believe, however, that the proper course to pur.
sac would be rather TO increase the time given
1t present, in particular, for the Germau.
s9Q0Uiu l4cFH Blu QE u HAQ Ok On LUG QHTk
Of The pupils, let them cancel entirely from the
coutze znch hranches a aatxouomy, ply 4ioiogy,
book keeping. which demand separate training
out Of school, and let "Ge1mtn" subst'tu.e
these branches ~ the chief element of the EGG.
lish language, and as being Of great import 4nee
to counterbalance the CONTINUED insertion OF
Latin roots, in order to preserve the Germauic
element II strong and pare as possible. II our
ferrant request tor an increaAe Of time in the
German department 'nuot be granted on these
propositions, let the French dgpp entirely, as
and as By IN obligatory course Of Latin re
would more than amply replace the advantage
| gained By the study OF French as to derivasire
| Words, By dropping French the Board would
be enabled to graut four hours daily TO the Ger
t man without increasing expenses thereby. We
| have 10 doubt Whatever that such reform
! would prove advantageous and economical, pro
| vided that the necessary steps are aaso la en-
| With the Germsu text books. Thus far Mr.
Woodbury. 8 series has been used, and though
it may be considered Superior IN many respeo 8
| it still beurs the serious fault Of a yery e1'
hausting character. and confuses thereby tht
| pupila mind unnecessarily. Experience hal
lnught that the shorter the system, the bettel
the method, proviaed that the contents be tame
Let III, therefore, cling to g multum in psrro.
We have already recommended mnst warmly th
xystem Of Prof E. Peiasner, at union College, TO-
this purpose, bearing ita superiority espec all
in It's basis, "The affinity OF Gernau and Eng
isl" thus rendered very much easier for th
book, being over one dollar III fasor Of Peiss
ner. We think that the Board Of EducAtior
and sn particular the COMMITTEES on the Hig
School, ahtuld take tho nece 4eary steps TO ren
der the instruction in German more useful, bot
theoretically and practically considered.