The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-09-17
Our PUHLICSCHOOLs.
The Revised Course o Study Adopted BY
the board.

ONk ~ AlIlN
The Revised Course OrStudy Adopted by
the Board.
Below will DO found tho revised and
amended plan OF organization and course
Of study Of our public schools, rs prepared
by the special committee and adopted by
the Board Of Education at It's lust meeting
on Thursday night;
PLAN REORGANIZATION AND COURSE or STUDY.
First-Each Election District OF part
thereof ofthe District Of Wheeling, shall be
q sub.district, and each sub.districts shall be
known by the nance its Election District
thus;
Washington sub.district, Madison Sub
district.
Clay sub.dlstrict, Union sub.district,
Centre Sub.distriCt, Webster Sub.district
Richie Sub.distriCt
SecOnd-The'highest or most advanced
department Of each Of tho schools, known
under the former system NJ Ward Schools,
shall be called q Grammar School, and
shall receive the name OF the sub-distriCt in
which it Is located, thus:
Washington Grammar School,
Madison Grammar School,
Clay Grammar School,
Union Grammar School,
Centre Grammar School,
Webster Grammar School,
Richie Grammar School.
Third-All the subordinate departments
in GaCh0f the aforesaid Sub.distriCt Schools
shall constitute II Primary School, 10 be
known by tho name OF It's sub-district,
thus:
Washington Primary School,
Madison Primary School,
Clay Primary School,
Union Primary School,
Centre Primary School,
Webster Primary School,
Richie Primary School.
Each Primary School shall have four
Divisions, to he regulated by the proficien.
cy Of the pupils, which shall be known as
Division A, Division 3, Division G, Divis.
ion d. Each division may, however, have
as many grades or sections as, In tho
opinion Of the Superintendent, the circum.
stances may require; the grades, in all
cases, to be regulated by the proficiency oil
the pupils In the division.
FOurth-ln the Primary Schools the
following shall be the course OF study IN
the several divisions:
DIVISION D,
Reading and spelling Primer, first and
second readers, the pupils to spell the words
contained In their reading lessons; to give
the elementary sounds Of the Language in
the reading lessons; to number their les
sons by the Roman numerals and the pages
OF their books by the figures; TO give The
names OF the daysand Of tho months otthC
year.
Writing: Systematic drill on a few oil
the simple elements and letters on black.
board and slate from copies made by teach.
or on blackboard.
Geography: Oral instruction, city and
county.
General exercises: Object cssons-Teacl.
er,s guide, book entitled "Things Taught
Fifteen minute daily conversations about
the childrcn's playthlngs, different object
IN tile school room, what they can sec, flear
taste, smell, feel, do; neatness OF person
order, cllecrfilness, duties Of child to hi.
parent, etc; color, red, yellow and blue
learn to tell time on a clock.
Language md COMPOSITIONS The pupili
10 DO taught TO express In their own fan,
gOage what they know, material to be the
reading and object lessons; m%ispronunCia'
ton Of words and errors Of syntax 10 be
carefully corrected by teachers; individual
recitatiors to be prnCticed as far as possi.
Die; recltatioi's q poetry suited to thegradr.
AritlIletlG' simple exercises In add.
oIlal suDtracIioni illustrations by means
Vi 3Ulecls.
Dlwihg; Iupils draw OIL the slate and
DlaCkDoaru, teachers on blackboard, hori.
SonIal, verified, ,9blique and parallel lines,
"cpiS algies aiiG trlangies,
nGfMIutE.-l1s Is the grade for oral
WI 4 D. .H instruction, and the teach.
er y eTpeetea 10 use the blackboard and
suci UIlarls ior teaching object lessons as
IRE suggested ~ the Board. All subjects to
ne Kept thoroughly reviewed.
DIVISION c.
Reading and Smelling, Thru rooio., =.
,ho n,nils hoco,nn ILL., 'vlueri as
~. P.p'is peV'l"v "oie' 10 practice reading
at sight from such books, magazines and
papers, suitable for supplementary reading
as may be suggested BY the ijoafj, ibS,
pupils to define and spell The different
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