The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-11-28

BILE, as the rule. the unit. Diacritical
marks Of the letters may be learned
from some Dictionary.
% subsequently, the same piece
may be taken up for analysis of
thought, and intelligent expression;
meaning of important words, allowing
pupils to place them in sentences
other than those in the book. One or
two pupils read the whole lesson.
90 Once week an exercise in writ
ing on some points suggested by the
lesson, with lists of words with like
endings, and words of like meaning;
or write lesson from dictation.
3. Writing-Books, Nos. l., 2, 3, 4, of
any system.
Paying attention to neatness of book,
and form of letters; management of
hand and pen; and movement and
posture of pupil.
Drawing inventive - by straight
lines.
4. Geography. Pupils to learn of
that which they have not seen, with
outline maps, teacher encouraging
facts sugges ting themselves to pupils
to be mentioned, SO that a mental pic
ture of locality may be formed.
Maps may be used in the following
order:
/. World. 2. North America.
3. Europe. 4. South America.
5. Asia. 6. Africa.
7. United States. s. State.
9. County. 10. Town.
Third, UPPER Form.
Including the ages from thirteen to
sixteen years.
/. Number Object. Practical skill.
clear insight into processes, readiness
to deal with practical problems, and
an exercise in exact thinking.
Work. Arithmetic completed, with
review of reasons for operations, pay
ing special attention to the latter.
2. ReGding-Half of 4th and higher
readers. Object: To read with profit,
as regards rate, emphasis, infection,
emotion, and gesture-the teacher Civ
ing example, should the pupil fail.
Criticism to be directed not merely to
mechanical faults, but to success in
rendering the sense. The difficulty
most frequent is with selections con
tanning composition or words which
are unfamiliar. This will be least felt
when the matter is interesting; much
may be done for this work by short
biographical sketches, or historical
statements by the teacher.
3. Writing. Correspondence and
business forms. Keeping accounts by
single entry.
8. Grammar. With book. Analy-
sis Of sentences. Etymology and syn
tax, with copious exercises in faulty
construction, giving the correct, with
reasons.
5. Geogyophy.-By topic, on the
State, United States, and Europe; and
give special attention to
CD Physical features.
l2) Products.
~ Means Ot4oor,1ra1 l3nicdtiou.
(4 Commercial centers.
6 History. = United States. BY
topics
CD Colonial period.
~ Confederation period.
(3) Constitutional Union. Civil Gov
llluIuCuO VI *Cut u ultCQ OUdGOS dIlQ
Wisconsin, to follow the Colonial His
tory.
I. Draa0ipg-Curyes and perspect-
i've.
8. MSSjc. - RHYTHM, Melody, and
Force. Reading notes and singing in
all keys.
The above course Of study implies
examinations at three points, viz:
CD From Lower Form to Middle.
.(2) For entrance to Upper Form. (3)
At close of the course. The first two
examinations may be given by the
teacher, under the advice of the county
superintendent. The third examine
ton shall be given by such superin-
tendent and the school boards at a
public place in the town, where shall
be assembled all the pupils in such
town who may desire the examination.
The examination shall be conducted
by said superintendent by questions,
written o, oral; and the pupils shall
receive a certificate. Thus a point
would be gained in favor of better
elementary education, with strong
probabilities for future higher culture.