The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-11
STATE HOARD or EDUCATION.

The board mt yesterday in the Office Of the
state superintendent OF Public Education
Present: tho Governor, the State superintend.
ent, the Attorney General and Mr.. j. e. Uazeiar;
and, after consultation, adopted general code o!
ruies f,r the government Of ths public schools,
1ni series of tex books for use therein.
WI appnnd the isst Ave rules which are de-
suriptiys of the course of study.
RULES
Rule 1.--- The pubic schools in Louisiana shall
bs designated as elementary, academic and
nofmNls schools.
Rule a. The elementary schools In cities and
towns shall contain elk Tor n,ofet grsdes. desig-
mated as fret. second and third Tor fcurth)
primA ry. and first and second Tor third) gram
mar departments; but, In eparsely settled dis
tricts, the primary aud grammar grades may be
united at the discretion OF the boards OF drec-
tors.
Rule Stu the primary departments there
shall be taught spelling, oral and written: the
rudimsnts OF reading, writing, geography, arith-
metic and familiar science (object lsssonsl. In
the grammar departments, thorough instruction
sksll be given in the definition and derivation OF
words, diotation, reading, writing, arithmetic,
grammar, geography, the history OF the United
States, elocnton, composition, defamation. and
the elements of this natural sciences, and, where
practicable, In vocal music aud drawing.
Rule 4--The academic schools shall be for the
continued instruction OF such youth over four
teen years oil age "a are competent to pursue
those branches which. ia optional couraea. suited
TO their known aptituaes, will fit them for bust
mesa pureits, or for admission to the normal
schools. or TO the Agricultural aud Mechanical
College, or the state University of Louisiana.
Rule b.--The normal schools shall be for the
general Improvement OF young teachers who de-
sire promotion ia the schools Of primary or
grammar grades, and fer tho professional train
ing Of such graduates OF academic schools. public
or private, as desire to exercise the teachers
vocation.
BRANCHES AND TEXT hooks.
PRIMARY schools, first, second third and
fourth grades.
speIling-MoGuff,y 's Eclectic spoIler
Reading cGnhoy's First, Second, Third and
Fourth Readers.
Writing -Payson, Duntoa aud scribnor's Short
Course, and Nos. TO incl ,eive.
Arithmetc--R obinson's Progressive Primary.
Rudimenis and intellectual.
Geography -Mitohells "First Lessons" and
New Primary, with Prof. John Dmitry's new
lessons in the History and Geography OF Louis
lana"
Familiar science--Moores Elements OF Science
and eartindale's First Lessons in Natural phtlo.
sophy.
BRANCHES AND TEXT hooks.
H. Grammar Schools, First, Second and Third
Grades.
Definition end Derivation OF Words Wilson's
Large spe Ter; Worcsster's School Dictionary:
Weh5's Model Etymology.
heaulng eud II ocutiop- W atBone Independent
Fifth and tx, h Rsaders, and Andersons II .stori.
cal Reader.
Wntiug-Payson Dunton aud Scribuer Copy
books, Nos. 6 to IL inclusive, and Elementary
Bookkeeping.
Observation-Disclosures Progressive. Practical
and Higher.
Grammar and mpositiou-Swinton's Lam
guage Lessons, Progressive Grammar and Com
position.
Geography-Mi,chells "New intermediate -
and Corneh's Physical Geography.
History OF the United Ststes-Anderson,s Intro.
ouctory History and Holmes History.
Elements of Natural Scienoes-Steele's Four.
teen Weeks in Zoology Chemistry, etc.
BRANCHES AND TEXT BOOKS.
Ail-Acsdemic Schools, First and Second Grades.
Optional Courses.)
Reading, etc-Ssrgent and Mays Etymolopi-
cal Header. Wilson's Fifth Reader and Csthcar.'s
Literary header.
English Grammar and Analysis-whitney's
Essentials.
Composition and Rhetoric-Hart's Manus
English Literature Johnston and Browns
General History-Carter's Elements.
Physical Geography-Maury's.
Algsbra-Rabinson's New Elementary.
Geometry-Nenable's Elements
Bookkeeping.