The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-09-17

and phunl sfoEms, Mispronunci9tion OF
Rordsand erron Of syntax to be carefully
corrected BIZ the teacher, Individual reri-
lkaiions 10 be practiced 90 far rs possible,
Rotations OF poetry suited 70 thisgrade.
Arithmetic: Pupils shall be taught the
addition, subtraction, multiplication and
division tables; TO solve plain mental
examples involving o knowledge Of these
tables; 10 write upon the slate and black
board the Arabic characters or figures, and
all the numbers nom | to 200. Thepupils
shall be made familiar with all the United
States coins as high as 81. the idea Of two
halves, one-halt, three-thirds, two'thlrds,
one-third, four-fourths, t~hree-fOurths, two
fourths, One-fourth, to be developed; the
significance Of inch, foot and yard to be
learned. 1t shall bethe aim OF the teacher
to lead the pupil to acquire the greatest
possible accuracy and facility in the opera
tons OF this course,
Driving: Pupils draw on the slate and
blackboard, teachers on blackboard, first,
straight and curved lines and their cOmbl-
nations; second, copying easy figures from
the blackboard.
Remark. In this as in the preceding
grade it shall be the aim Of the teacher to
form habits OF attention and careful obser'
walton; 10 use the blackboard, and to make
the object lessons Us interesting as pos
sible,l
DIVISION u,
Reading and SpGlling-Third Reader
completed and Fourth commenced; pupils
to spell principal words Of lessons and tC
name and explain the punctuation marks;
strict attention TO he given TO accent, EN-.
phasis, pronunciation; the meaning o
words to be learned; pupils to be question
ed upon subjects introduced in the lessons
to practice reading atsight fromsuch supple
mentary reading as may be suggested by
the Board; daily drill nspelling from Wat
sons Speller.
Writing: Pupils shall be taught to write
all the letters and to combine them in the
formation OF words and sentences,
Geogrnphy: Pupils shall be taught tC
answer all the leading questions in Mitch.
ellis Geography, second part. There shall
be exerciseso on the globe, showing thOforn
and motion Of the earth, the equator
meridians, parallels and zones, the genera
outlines Of the continents and oceans, and
their relative situations; general lesson!
from maps OF the hemispheres and United
States.
General Exercises; Object lessons. Tit
work in this grade shall consist, first, o
descriptions Of animals, plants and miner
ais; second, reproduction OF stories; thiro
description Of pictures; fourth, writing o
letters; fifteen minute conversations on thu
five senses; on domestic and wild animals
different trades and occupations Of men
the Seasons and peculiaritiGs Of each,
Language and Composition Coure II
, Division g continued, the pupils to b,
taught to express in their own language b.
means OF compositions what they know
: material to be reading and object lessons
. They shall be given n correct idea what
sentence is, and Of the difference between
q statement, an inquiry and II command
. They shall be taught the use Of capitals
punctuation marks, forming compOun,
, from simple sentences, etc. "ElGmentar
Lessons in English" by Whitney IN,
. Knox, to be used IA . teSthook, ,ReoIta
, tons Of selections suited to this grade.
Arithmetic: Pupils shall be taught t
= solve the leading mental example
found In 'TIroOk'S Normal primary,
and other similar examples, aud il
written arithmetic, integers, notation
and Enumeration, addition, subtraction
simple examples In multiplication
and division, deCimals, relation Of tcnths
|, hundredths and thousandths to units; no
tation, enumeration, addition and subtrC
ton OF dccimas; United States currency
the units, with their relation to each Other
notation, Enumeration, addition and sub
traction Of tho same. Practical question
by the teachers, Lessons on inch, foot
yard, gill, pint, quart, gallon, with visibl
Illustrations.
Drawing-Pnpils drawing on slate Onl
blackboard, teachers on blackboard
figures composed Of squares, rectanglcs
parallelOgrams and such other figures al
may be suggested by the teachers.
Destinations every week throughout tn
yGNr.
Remark. All subjects to be KEEP
thoroughly reviewed. The pupils shall ~
required to give an oral abstract OF thei
reading lessons and the subjects in writer
arithmetic to II large extent shall be laugh
by the teachers without the use Of II ties
book by the pupils.
DIVISION a.
Reading and Spclling-Fourth Reade
completed, the pupils to define and spell
tho principal words contained in thei
reading lessons, the use OF the punctua
. ton and rhetorical marks to be learned
There shall be careful drill In accent, en-
phasis, infection, articulation, pitch, tone
movement. There shall be ut least on
q lesson per week In reading outside Of til
4 text book, In such books and papers as INA
be suggested by the Board. Daily drills i
spelling from Watson's Spellcr.
F., Writing-Pupils shall be taught TO writ,
! words and sentences neatly and lcgibly.
s Geography: Pupils shall be taught L
answer the lctding questions in Mitchell
Intermediate Geography; exercises on tn
globe and in map drawing.
: General Exercises! The work Of thi
! grade shall consist Of conversations o.
' trees, different kinds-fruit, shade, forest
Y flowers, wild and cultivated, n few Of til
different kinds; grain, the different kind
! raised in the vicinity OF Wheeling GRAVITY
floating and sinking Of solids magnetic
electric, capillary attractions. Lightning
the bellows; the common pump, and sue
! other scientific subjects as may he suggeste
by the teachers, with such illustrations a
/ are Practicable.
Language and Composition The conrs
! in Division i continued. The pupil shaI
; also he required to write letters, storiC
! from memory, bills, receipts, checks, note!
according to models given by teacher
) Teachers guide, Things Taught" Pupil
shall also be taught to distinguish and dt
fine the parts Of spcechi to distinguish III
s subject and predicate OF simple sentences
. objects Of verbs and propositions the di.
9 t%lnction between transitive and intnnsitiv
. verbs; Elementary Lessons In English" /
z DO Used rs n text book. /,
! Arithmetic In mental arithmetic pupil
shall be taught to analyze and solve reudil
+. the examples found in the first tire
sections Of the Brooks Normal Mentu
Arithmetic, md other similar exam
, pies, and In written arithmetic III
principals Of the fundamental rule.
giving special attention to notation
and nlmeration, denominate nun