Daily Republican., 1880-09-28
..rp or EDUCATAoH.
,,,,ee ON Revision Of
Ce sake n Report.


."S,s. Cs% Make q Report.
s.anca OF the President, Mr..
y % snrssidsd sSsId over that b'dy's dc,
I.sops Y last night until th' arrival
CoI,'1, ,inn of Mr.. Kennsy, Margaret
pDSy, yr,ssienation, ss janitress Il
s'ns : ..sool, was accepted.
'pD p0srd adopted q resolution, pre-
I, !, p, bv Dr.. Grimshaw, directing the
y !" Committees Of the various
iinS - learn whether any children
~ .r,nts n living outside the city are
.sinr the public schools.
aios ps,sv announced that the COM
fI I'M, s school had accepted the
,iou " M Of Hester Laws, as jspitress
|, sDboOl, aud appointed another
|. nlacs. The action vas ratified
'.i'.iop was granted to the COM
NJ No. Is school to repair the
.rd carpet two platforms; to that
2 to repair clocks to that OF
Y ~ 4 carpet two platforms !; to that
s,o have heaters repaired that
90 make certain repairs at q
dtl6O. o.
Dr., suortlidge's melton the Com
!. on Printing was directed to
n, The rules and by laws not CON.
\ IN the present book collected
rnblybsd in book form.
Books reported that No. II
\ WAS full, and that there were IA
Is,uts for seats, and he suggested
amounting Of o committee to see
cauld be done to give the people
N ssctiOn additional school facili
On motion, the whole matter
rpisrrsd 10 the visiting committee
10 school.
notion Of DR.. Grimshaw the com.
N we're authorized to have tia
Iduls printed, and the Board re-
Nj TO meet next Monday evening,
o'clock.
l, ladies' Of Mt. Pleasant N. X.
Fth, Braudywins Hundred, will
th.ir annual supper on Thursday
linz, the l4th of October.
be following report OF the commit
bu the revision Of studies was pre-
ID and read
TILnIyGroN, Del, Sept. 27. - The
ui.,se on Revision Of Studies re.
that they have carefully exam
tbe present schedule, as now used
BE- primary and grammar schools,
are Of the opinion that the course
ps1uCtion can be shortened, with
il the least destroying the efacien-
Of the schools, by emitting the
suth aad twelfth grades Of the pri.
u and the seventh grade Of the
hmN schools, and adopting the
schedule, as prepared and offered
Ight. This will In effect shorten the
20 one and 3 half school years, and
admit OF pupils entering the high
oatsuch an age, and so well pre-
u, as to enable them to graduate at
No not exceeding 16l 10 II years /;
b case they are unable, by force Of
rmBtsu ,es, to devote the time me-
iy for the high school course, they
have the groundwork Of Q fair
nesS education.
Bis seems to be, not only the de-
d Of the times, but necessary 10
the educational wants Of our city,
Bearing this in mind, we have pre-
ID a schedule, recommending some
ht but important changes in text
b, Omiting some studies and de-
ng the time SO gained to others
b important"
be adoption of this plan will ne
plate the promotion Of the twelfth
De primary pupils to the first grade
hmsr, and the Incorporation Of the
snth grade primary into the tenth
%, as reorganizsd, thus making
for from two TO three hundred
iIs In the primary schools.
The committee think time will be
pa by making a complete schedule
an similar TO that now In use, in
dOinoting the omissions and al.
tiOnS in the body Of their report.
examination Of the questions sub
'sd to the committee has necessiated
Peat deal Of labor.
THE committee offer the accompany.
schedule, and since the question Of
'nangs i'll the studies, as we'll as the
Pftening the time Of study, Is REQ
the committee ask q careful
Immediate consideration of the 70
r. A. II. GRrMsHAw,
JACOB PUsBY,
D. o. C. KINNEY,
WM. ]. MORROW,
WV. W. LoBpELL.'