Daily Republican., 1880-09-04
EDUCAIIONAL.
A warts subject on n warm Mig ht
"A Session two Heurs Long.

A warEn Subject ON n warm Mig hi
"A Session two Heurs Long.
| A speeia. session of the Board of Ei.
ucation to hear Superintendent Har'
lan's suggestions on the revision Of
studies, was held last evening. Super.
intendsnt Harlan Submitted the follow.
Ing report:
WILMlNeToN, Sept. 3, 1850.
To the Board Of Public Ednca.ion;
GENTLEMEE:.-Ths adoption of the re.
lport of the Committee on Revision, ss
understand 1t, struck out of the Course
OF Study the matter under the head
ingS Language" and "Drawing," in
the primary schools, the Oral Instruc
tion in the Natural Science in the gram
mar schools, Latin in both high schools
and Trigonometry in the Girls High
School.
Mr.. Belts resolution requests me 10
inform you In what way the studies OF
the different schools can be still fur
ther shortened.
i In answer to the resolution would
recommend the following additional
omissions:
l. That all of the New American
Arithmetic after page IA be omitted
and that the Union Arithmetic, Part 2,
b. given to pupils as soon as they reach
page IA Of Part 2 of the New American
Arithmetic.
| 2. That pages LA ITO OF Swinton's
Language Lessons BIZ omitted. The
subjects treated in these pages, ana.
lysis OF complex and compound senten-
ces--are fully presented in Hsrvey's
Grammar, later in the course.
| 3. That Harvey's Grammar from
page 224 to the end be omitted in the
grammar schools, and studied in the
high schools.
A, That the part Of the arithmetics
that give problems in mensuration be
omitted in the grammar schools. Mem
suration is put as study in the high
schools.
| 5. That Algebra. be studied only
two half years, instead Of three, as
heretofore.
&. That ''Eorton's Elements OF Phys
les" be used in Natural Philosophy,
instead of "Norton's Natural Philoso-
ply" These two books are by the
same author, but the elements CT
Physics" is smaller and less difficult
book.
Chemistry has never been taught in
the girls school. According to your
action at your last meeting, Trigonome
try is not to be taught in the girls
school.
| am sure that | speak the mind of
the girls, their parents, and their
teachers, when say that the girls
should have as long course, il not
the same course as the boys. | would
therefore recommend that the girls
have pns siOlogy at ths time the boys
have chemistry, aud that the girls have
mental philosophy while the boys have
ItIigonometry and mensuration.
The studies stricken out at your last
meeting, together with those here sug
gested to be stricken ont, will, esti
mate, reduce ths time 70: the course
about year and half.
As it is very important to have the
revision, in the main features, COM
pleted this week, have prepared a
schedule Of studies, with the omissions
and substitutions required by the
action at your last meeting and the
suggestions that have made above,
The schedule is here with presented.
On motion of Mr.. Heisler all that por-
tion of the report which provides for
change of text books was referred to
the Book Committee.
The report was then taken up by |
sections and was discussed at consider
able length. Sections and 2 were a.
dopted. Action upon sections g. 4, 5,
and were deferred for one week. On
motion of Mr.. Hsisler that portion of
the report which suggests that the
girls bs taught physiology at the time
the boys have chemistry, and that tire
girls have mental philosophy while the
boys have trigonometry and mensura'
tion was adopted. The following reso-
luton, which was presented by DR..
was adopted:
Resolved, That the Book Committee be
and are hereby instructed to examine the
teAt books on grammar aud language and
also the books on arithmetic. now in use In
the puolic schools OF this city, and report
whether any changes should he made and
also that the Committee on Books be instruct
oil to report whether more Condensed aige.
bra caH be introduced.
The following resolution, which was
presented by Mr.. Lobdell, was adopted:
Resolyei That, Tor the present, ubl-ct
Lessor 5 and Oral Instructions be stricken
from the list OF studies and that committee
he formed to investigate and report 10 the
Board the progress made by the pupils in THIS
particular study, and the ACCESSIBILITY oil dls.
II.
President Conrad appointed Messrs.
Lobdell, Belts and Palmer. |,
Messrs. Lobdell and Pusey were added
to the Committee on Revision OF Studies.
The Seventh Annual K
Psninsular Fair will open at Middle.
town, Del, on Tuesday, Ssptemh"r y
aud continue four days. Premiums als
offered to the amount of $65oO and ex.
hibits are specially solicited from all
sections of the Peninsula. The Board
Of Managers have started out, this .
eason, With the full determination of
having rousing exhibition. Entries
:or trials of speed close September S:h.
The Secretary will BE- pleased to send
premium lists to all who apply.
The Reason why.
The tonic effect of Kidney Wort is !
produced by its cleansing and purify
pg action on the blood. Where therel