Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-05-06
Public School Examination.

The public examination in the Second
Ward and High Schools of Lexington, will
begin OH Monday, May Sth, and continue
throughout the week, closing the second
session of the present scholastic year OH
FRIDAY. Nav 18th. The classes will be eX.
smiued orally and in writing, as the Official
committed, appointed by the Board of Edu'
cation to attend and conduct the examine
ton, may direct.
The teachers. In thus presenting theil
wears work 10 the public for inspection, de.
sire especially to call attention to the course
and extent of studies. pursued by the classes
during the present term, and to be compass
eu by the final examination.
GRADE, c DIVISION First
Reader to page So and review; Speller to
page IS and review; Roman Table and
counting; Printing ION slate and black.
board). .B" DIVISION First Reader
finished Speller to page IS and review
Roman Table and counting Printing. "A''
DIVISION Second Reader Speller to page
90 and review /; Roman Tsble and counting
Printing. .....
SlxTHG GRADE Second Reader finished
Rays First Arithmetic to page 81 and review:
Speller to page so and review Printing and
Penmauship.
FIFTH GRADE :-Third Reader Finished ;
Rays First Arithmetic finished; Elementary
Geography Speller to page 70 and review ;
Printing and Penmanship.
FOURTH GRADE:-FOurth Reader finished;
Rays Rudiments to page 80 and review; Ele-
mentary Geography finished; Speller to
page 80 and review; Language LIE ssons; Pen
manshIp.
THIRD GRADE:-Fifth Reader finished !;
Speller; Language Lessons; intermediate
Geography to page 60 and review Third
Arithmetic to page 1856 and review ; PEN
manship.
SECOND GRADE:-Finh Reader finished {;
Speller finished; Language Lessons: Arlth-
metic to page 253 United States History TO
page 2O3 Intermediate Geography finished;
PenmanslIp.
FIRST GRADE:-Ray's Intellectual Arlih-
metie and Third pant finished Rays Higher
Arithmetic to article 242 Sixth Reader /;
Swlnton's English Composition /; United
States History finished; Henkle's Spellsr /;
German commenced.
FRESHMAN CLAss:-Rsy's Higher Arith-
metic finished Rays First Algebra complet-
ed Swinton's English Grammar ; Henkle's
Sprller; Reading selections; AncientHistory;
German.
SOPHMORE CLAsS:-Ray's Second Algebra
to art. 305 Latin Lessons (Harkness); Natu-
raj Philosophy Cooley !; Ancient History ;
Henkle's Speller; Readings, Selections !;
German French.
JUNIOR GLASS Geometry, Plsne and
Solid; T~rigonsmetry, Plane and Spherical
Surveying Latin, two books of Cesar and
two of Vlrgils Kneid; Geology (Steels):
Natural History (Smellie) German; French.
Such is substantially the curriculum pre-
scribed by our school catalogue-the work
In no grade having been less than that re-
while many classes have gone far
beyond that limit.
Special attention has been paid to Pen
manship aud Spe!llng-every scholar devo-
ting a few minutes daily to exercise in each.
have used in the High School Henkle's
l est Speller, defining the words from the
dictionary; and nine numbers Of the Eclectic
series of copy-bOoks nave been filled out by |
The different grades.
The classes in English Grammar have alter
lated daily with original composition, trans
every week original pieces into
BOOKS kept for the purpose. and we trust
hese books will form no mean feature of
,ur examination.
The Sophomore Class, beside the course
.iysn above, have devoted much time to.I
.ther branches. Some of them will pass the
Junior examination in Latin and on the nine
Of Geomstry.
The work of the JInior Glass has been
tightly satisfactory. Their course in Latin
las embraced a critical review of the Gram
aar as far as Prosoty, and q practical appli-
alton of the rules to the text books read.
BESIDES the nine books of Geometry, they
ave solved, with but little assistance, some
lfy select problems in the application OF
TO GeSme ry. In Trigonometry they
ave used rs Il Textbook, VIM. Chauvenet's
lane aud Spherical Trigonometry /; and, In
ddition to this, have worked out all the
robiems given by three standard authors.
heir instruction in Surveying has been
wen principally by lectures, and their ex-
IN this department will be on
otes which they have m ode, una,slstsd, in
he field. Some Of them speak German
'itn t"lerable %fuency, aud their examine
ION IN French will cover the first twenty
hree lessons in Otto's French Grammar.
with this general outline OF the work we
ave tried to accomplish III the school year
list closing, We he. the favor of submitting
ne same, at our examination, to the scrutiny
I the gentlemen Of the committee, our pat
DIS and all friends of educational interests
l this city. W. FL. WATTS.
PRINCIPAL of High School