The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-09-29
Course Of Study in our pnbIo schools

SouIse OF otouy Ii Our FlDAS oCnools-
Time and space on yesterday only
permitted our mentioning in a general
way the several teachers and their re-
speetiye departments in the schools OF
the city. To-day We give the course of
study in grades d and C, Of the second
primary department, now in charge of
Miss Ella White, who is a Lady of ex-
perienee as a teacher of kindly DISPOSE
tion, and who appears to be fully compe-
tent to fulfill the arduous and trying
duties of her position.
GRADE D-First term-Commences
with oral lessons, embracing familiar
objects; as direction, form and color.
Blackboard and slate exercises, first,
straight lines, second, curved lines, and
third, the combination of these lines in
the construction Of the letters of the
alphabet and the Roman and Arabic
notation; and fourth, the construction
of words and the writing and reading
of numbers from / to 25 in both meth
DDS of notation; learning to count from
l to 100; also to add and subtract num-
bers from / to 20. For learning to count,
add or subtract the numeral frames,
beans or peas or substitutes for these
are used. Reading lessons are had in
the National primer, from page one to
twenty-five. Simple lessons are given
daily on name and morals.
Second term-Oral lessons on famil-
lar things are continued, with slate and
blackboard exercises, also the formation
of numbers from 25 to 100, learning to
count up to 1000, and to add and SUBJ
tract numbers from 20 to so. The Ma
tional Arithmetic is continued to page
Sc, as also lessons on manners and NOR
ais.
Third Term-Oral lessons are con-
tinued with slate and blackboard exer-
Uses in addition and subtraction from
80 to 100. The National arithmetic is
completed during this term. Lessons
IN hammer and morals are continued,
and rwecitations of verses and maxims
are had once a week.
GRADE C-First term-Lessons in
First reader are given up to page 35
and the spelling and defining of words
with blackboard and slate exercises are
continued; oral lessons, embracing &C.
ography, are commenced during this
term. Lessons on morals and man
ners are continued with weekly recita-
lions of verses and maxims. Addition
and subtraction are continued, and the
multiplication table learned to 4 times
II.
Second term-The First reader Is
used to page 60, and all words spelled
and defined, the name of each mark Of
punctuation in reading lessons learned,
together with word printing; addition
and subtraction continued; oral geog-
raphy continued, with weekly recita-
tons of verses and maxims; oral lessons
on love to parents. respect to seniors,
gentlemanly kindness and obedience,
and ending with the multiplication ia
BILE to 8 times II.
Third term-First reader reviewed
and completed, writing and spelling
lessons, defining all words, addition and
subtraction continued; oral geography
continued, with weekly recitations of
verses and maxims and daily lessons
relating to manner and morals.
This completes the two years course
in this department and the pupils are
then advanced to the first primary de-
partment. The full r of study
will in a few days be published in.
pamphlet form, and parents and all
others interested in u schools, will
fluid that tie course of study is thorough
in every department.
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