The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-12-09
COUNTIES REPRESENTED,
STATES REPRESENTED.

The attendance as shown above, is a
large Increase over that of any preced-
ing year. In 1868 the whole number of
students was 1853; in 1869 the attendance
was 1913; this year the number is 243.
The enrolment would have been con-
siderably larger than this, but the crowd
ed condition of the school during the
first and third terms deferred many
from making application for admission.
AS il was, several students were COM
PEELED, each of these terms, to occupy
temporary seats placed in the aisles,
holding their books upon the window
sills. More room is necessity. I'm
less there be a serious and unlooked-fo
falling off in the yearly rate of increase
which has been maintained for the last
five years, more than three hundred pu-
pills will knock at the doors of the Nor
NAL School for admission next year.
What shall be done with them? Fifty
of the number at least, fifty teachers,
must be turned away, unless new build
ings are erected or the present one en-
larged.
THE COURSE OF STUDY.
From the frequent inquiries received
during the year, not only from persons
desiring admission as pupils, but from
school officers, public men, and citizens
generally, in regard to the course OF
study pursued in the Normal School,
infer that that there is considerable lack
of information on this topic. 1 there
fore take the liberty to present in this
report an outline of the full course OF
study, with brief analysis of the first
years work.
FIRST YEAR.
FIRST TERM.-Reading, Geography, Ar;th.
metic, Spelling. Writing, LGttn.f
SECOND TERM.-Arithmetic, Geography,
English Grammar, Vocal Music, LGtiTt.t
THIRD TERM.-English Grammar, Theory
and Art of Teaching, Geography, Singing
GeTRdn.f
SECOND YEAR.
FIRST TERM.-AIgebra, Reading, United
States History, Drawing, GerBaGR.t
SECOND TERM-Geometry, Chemistry.
Rhetoric, EfeHch.t
THIRD TERM.-Political Science, PLY
gy, Ancient History, Ffench.t
THIRD YEAR.
FIRST TERM-English Literature and Criti
cism, Natura! Philosophy, Astronomy. Teach
sEcoND TERM Botany, Bookkeeping
Metaphysics, Greek.t
THIRD TERM.-Geology, Zoology, Themes
Teaching.
Continued daily until the student is excus
ed by perfect recitation for an entire term.
tOptional.
ANALYSIS OF FIRST YEARS WORK.
FIRST TERM.
READING: Analysis of Words according t.
their Elementary Sounds. Articulation anC
Pronunciation Compass and Flexibility O
Voice. Analysis Of Words according 70 theil
Derivation and Formation. Practice in Elocu
ton. Methods of teaching the dboue-
GEOGRAPHY: General Principles. Con
struction of Maps. Map Drawing and De
| scriptiye Geography of South America ant
land surface Of the Earth. Methods u Teach
! ing the dboce.
ARITHMETIC: The Decimal System, Inelud
| ing Decimal Fractions, so-called. Factoring
| and its application to Common Multiples ant
Dfyisors. Fractions. Compound Numbers
Methods Of Teaching.
| sPELLING: Written exercise daily. Spell
/ ing of words in common use. Words selected
| from pages of Sixth Reader.
wRTTING: Study Of Elements and Princi
pies for the formation of small lettere. Exer
else in Finger and Forearm movements
1
/ of principles to capital letters. Writing Q
words and sentences, with oral explanation
Methods Of teaching.
| SECOND TERM.
| ARITHMETIC: Ratio and Proportion Per
eentage, with its application to Loss and Gain
Commission, Insurance, etc. Percentage wit
time, including Interest, Discount, Partner
| ship, and Equation of Payments. Exchange
| finland and foreignl. Extraction Of Secen
and Third Roots Of numbers. Arabic metho
| OF Notation, using bases other than 10; apple.
| particularly to DuodecimaIs.
/ GEOGRAPHY: Map Drawing and Descrir
tive Geography a Europe. Asia and Africa
photography. including the study Of Tides
Ocean Currents, and other aqueous pheBGn
ena. Methods of Teaching.
4 ENGLISH GRAMMAR: E.ymology. ABaiy
sis of Sentences, illustrated by written dia
grams. Oral analysis and Parsing. Method
OF teaching.
i VOCAL MUSIC: Vocal Exercises. Dali
study and recitation of the rules OF Musica
Notation. Practice in reading music by mote
Methods Of teaching singing.
ENGLISH GRAMMAR: Etymology and Syn
tax reviewed. Analysis and Parsing Of diff
cult constructions. SyutheEiE Of sentences an
elements Of composition. Methods n teGci
tseo tss do0ce.