Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-07-03
THE HIGHsSCHOOLS.

THE HIGH SCHOOLS.
Meeting to Arrange Course Of Study.
At the request of Secretary Bryant, Sec
onded by all the State High School board.
number of the principals of the High schools
and school superintendents throughout the
State assembled at the capitol yesterday for
conference. The meeting was called to or
der at 10 o'clock \. M. by Secretary
Bryant and an organization effected by
electing Mr.. Bryant to preside and
Prof. j. X. Davis, of Rochester, to assume
the duties of secretary.
The object of the meeting was briefly
stated by the president to be for the pur-
pose of arranging some definite course of
study to be adopted in the High schools, so
that they might be in harmony. throughout
the State, and thus be better able to advance
scholars from these grammar schools to the
university course of study.
Following this statement, State Superin-
tendent Burt made few remarks, eulogistio
of the States educational facilities, and
closing with q hearty endorsement of the
purpose to be effected by this assemblage of
public educators.
President Bryant was heartily in accord
with the object of the meeting. To be sure
the final action of this convention did not
carry the weight of law with
it, but recommendations from
such a course would have great weight. He
believed the recommendations urged by the
meeting would be accepted by the State High
school board, and be favorably entertained by
all the schools, thus establishing q uniform
hor nc ctr
the State.
After these remarks roll call was order
ed, and the following answered:
M. D. Taylor, Henderson.
+. G. Hayden, Eyota.
0. Whitman Red Wing.
J. W. Perkins, Sank Centre.
w. H. Locke, Moorhead.
J. B. Hawley, Wabashaw.
0. F. Morgan, Waterville.
J. X. Davis Rochester. l
G. 8. Bryant, secretary of the State High
David Burt, State superintendent of Public
schools.
Resnming the consideration of business, q
long discussion followed upon the course of
study to be recommended and urged for
adoption in all the High schools.
The teachers were freighted with theories
and abounded in suggestions, but finally
adopted the following course of study, sub
mitted by Prof. j. K. Davis of Rochester.
FOR THE FIRST YEARS COURSE.
Penmanship.
Arithmetic.
photography.
English Grammar.
Modern Geography.
History of the United States.
SECOND YEARS COURSE.
Elementary Algebra.
Physical Geography.
Latin Grammar and Reading.
English composition.
THIRD YEARS COURSE.
Geometry.
Physiology.
Latin Grammar and Caesars Commentaries.
Natural Philosophy.
General History.
The above course of study to be altered as
the necessity of locality, etc., may demand
by the respective superintendent of schools
or principals of the several High schools. In
addition to the above series of studies,
composition, defamation, reading and spell
ing, as to amount and where placed, are left
discretionary, with the school superintend.
ents and principals.
After the matter had been arranged as
above, Mr.. O. S. Bryant submitted for in
spection diploma devised by the High
school graduates the diploma emitting each
one receiving it to admission into the State
university within two years after
graduation. The design is neat.
Arched above a steel engraving of the
State University are the words, Estate of
Minnesota" in old English characters; below
on the horizontal are the words, "High
School Board" in German text, and the
word "diploma" in ornamental Roman
letters The body of the diploma is in script,
and sets forth the object for which con-
ferred in English. Altogether it is credit
able and beautiful certificate, and worthy to
be zealously striven for.
The meeting was one of great interest,
and was instructive in character, as general
interchange of thoughts was given by the
teachers. An adjournment took place about
o'clock P. M. 81