The New York herald., 1876-09-03


allowed write with pencils particular TO be
taken 70 the methods Of holding both enc and pen
o. Vocal AusIc-lnstrucron in vocal music shall be
pirsuc, Tnaislssyrhe pupils should be exercised
daily such manner as to expand the lungs develop the
body caishenic exercises employed the
\ NisNrRs ASp MonaIs-sueh instruction should be
given day 70 the pupils Of al The Frsass ss viii aer
OF toward and TEACHER and love of cean
ness. order. law and truth
severity five pupils.
following plan Promolous shah be made from the primary
to he grammar schools mannnaly and not oftener.
aud pupils shall be promoted from any primary school
"ne, Am IN a tue saaes o 10, ns r
oa%a auaasd BY the principal Of IT, nso
5 uS @ a.
a ev the ae with ns
Of the Committee on Conre Of stndy and school
tsndent, 20 whom application may be made by the
Is in TO relieve the Crowded Of
primary school, and to M vacancies in the classes of the
shall however be taught in the primary grade until
% S% @ IN s but m%y be
The of instruction prescribed for grammar schools
Is as foliows:-
krADrsc. or the grade of Third Reader with review
Roman numbers and elementary sounds and
with exercises on the subject OF tn, lessona
SPELLING AND DkfNIroSs-1The spelling ana definition
in general least $50 OF such words to be aught
short sentence from dcta,on Particular attention to be
given to the use Of capitals
WRirr9S the simple rules fed
eral money with practical examples
IN the an. % simple and
examples and IN rapid calculation whan; Snalysis
trations and simple applications;
GEOGRAPHY u'rmary).-The hemispheres and North and
ORAL LkssoSs-Qnelities and Of familiar objects
such clothing food and materials for build
ing.
rssn.ssn,r-Exereise in the elements with instruction
presented the order OF their difficulty according to the
tinued.
DnAwIsc-on the blackboard and slate; review the
octagon and penagon drawing. from copy examples of
symmetrical right lines; drawing Of geo.
metric forms rom memory and dictation.
RxAprse-of the grade Of a Third Reader "a din.ren.
book that in the eighth grade) with exercises
SrKLIisc AND brrSross. From the spelling and dea-
csneous words in addition those taught in tn preeed
ing grade exercises in writing words and sentences from
WKrrTrs AnrTiinErIc Federal money reviewed common
fractions simple ratons with practical applications,
avoiding difficult complex examples.
viii, MnS, sn aa won arithmetic
TABLES OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Reviewed and ap-
GEOGRAPHY (Primnry).Th United States and Western
ORAL Lxssoxs-On animals
PESnANsHir-sngie words. each to commence with
n .ss . sy =. S"
the gometre forms OF the eighth grade simple curved
metrical arrangement of simple and righ lines;
above lines and rscmcie forms simple designs
curved and right limos drawing Of geomeric forms OF the
eighth grade from memory and dictation
READING the grade Of an easy Fourth Reader with
exercises on the subject matter OF the lessons.
SPELLING DEFISIloSs-As in the preceding grades.
with at least 100 words In addition to those
previously taught Exe5cses in writing words and sen.
s a Of 20 the sne Of w,
AnlrMNrric MnsrAL AND wnIIrnS--Common fractions,
cslculation. as in The preceding grades.
GkoGRArnY Orrimary)-Europc completed; also Asia
OnAL LEssoNs--On plants
PENxANsr-singe words continued; also short phrases
and sentences such as have new book William
DnAwisG-Un the blackboard and on papers review the
geometric forms OF the eighth srade curved lines
ment OF right lines drawing copy conven
.Gna simple plant forms and SS.%pes .s,s q con
geomeric forms of the seventh grade from memory and
dctaton
RKApISG-of the grade of Fourth Reader, with
srsIISc AND DsrSiross~As in tho preceding grn de.
with least $50 additional words Exercises
in the meaning and OF prexes and suxes also. dcta
tical applications common and decimal fractions and
their into anotler as reduction ascending
"' GrocRsrnYrhe ssmispSepes and North Americ. in
outline; also the United States. by sections.
ORAL LEssoNs.--On minerals
ana sentences Of varied length and
action is its All head lines be omitted after
this grade.
geomctrc forms of the eighth grade drawing from copy
OF Arrangement reversed curves applied to pot
rsy ana hollow vessels drawing ts seome'e orms Of the
FOURTH GRADE
book from that Of the nth grades to be used,
with exercises ms in the preceding Grades
with least $50 additional miscellaneous words. Dica-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. in preaxes and sunxes continued
also the meaning and use of ~ twenty Latin roots
bers and fractions completed with practical appcations
common and decimal fractions reviewed as far neces
GsocRArnY-North America and the United States. re-
viewed; and South America, in detail.
EsGLism ,ipANsAR--A knowledge of the terms subject
predicate and object the construction OF simple sentences
embracing the article verb adjective and
adveb with such analysts parsn and definitions
III TORY or UxrrD srArnsA brief general outline
to be followed by the Eary Discoveries. and Colonial HIS
ORAL LEssoss-On the Human BODY.
PrSMASsnr Writing in copybooks continued; practice
DaAwrsG-on the blacSboard and on paper; drawing.
from copy. simple conventional forms: symmetrical
rangeren OF forms IN triangle aud poygons
objects
krApiseIof the grade Of an easy Fnh Reader with
read in course at + least one lesson per week
Miscellaneous general use be taught
LrrMoLocYrhe meaning and use OF at leas. twenty ad
dona Latin with review of those OF the previous
grade the exercises TO include both the words
and their construction from given roots
ARITHMETIC. MENTAL AND WRITIEN-Through
including such rules do not involve the
time with their applications. Problems chiefly such
involve the ordinary businH IS transactions. .
GEoGRArnYSouth America, reviewed, and Europe in de-
tail
ENGLISH GnAxaAR-A knowledge of all the parts of
speech. construction OF complex and
with such analysis parsng ana definitions
the parts of the subject studied Also lessons in CON-
position i. the class room. as in the preceding grade, with
In letter writing.
HISTORY UNITED 'SrATrs-General outline,
view followed by that part of history 81 1870
in the manner rs in the preceding grade.
LrssoNsNatura Philosophy including the simple
and phenomena pertaining To the properties matter
gravity motion aud the mechanical powers.
PENNANsHir-Writng in copy books continued with
practice different stves short paragraphs written
from dctntion.
DR.wiNG--un the blackboard and paper, drawing
from cory natural plan aud fruit orms also examples OF