The Worthington advance., 1882-02-16
COURSE OF STUDY

IN PRLMAKI, lN1EhMED1All
AND GRAMMAR SCHOOLS
OF THE VILLAGE OF
WOR THIN G TON,
MINNESOTA.
FIRST YEAR.
First 1erm-Reading on Charts and
Blackboard, by ''Word Method;" and
Printing; Counting to Twenty.
Second m-Reading on Charts,
Blackboard and First Reader; Printing
Simple Words; Counting, Adding and
Subtracting in Simple Numbers.
SECOND YEAR.
First Ierm-SecOnd Reader and Spell.
ing from Reading Lesson; Counting to
One Hundred; Adding, Subtracting
and Writing Numbers on States aud
Blackboard; also Drawing, Singing and
Script Writing on States.
Second 7erm-Second Reader Fin.
isl.ed and other exercises above contin.
ued; Simple Exercises in Multiplica-
ton added.
THIRD YEAR.
First 1erm-rhird Reader; Exercises
in Multiplication and Division; SPELL
ing from Reading Lessons continued;
Oral Lessons in Geography: Object
Lessons for Oral Language Lessons.
Second 1erm-Third Reader finished;
Writing in Copy Books commenced
with Pen and Ink; Oral Language Les
sons continued; Primary Arithmetic, i,
State Series; Spelling, Writing and
Drawing continued as aboye.
FOURTH YEAR.
First Ierm-Fourth Reader; Long
Division; Elementary Geography COM
menced in Text Book; Written Lam
guage Lessons; Writing, Drawing and
Map Drawing; Declamatory Reading
twice a week.
Second 1erm-Fourth Reader contin-
ued; Long Division finished; Whites
intermediate Arithmetic commenced;
Spelling from Spelling Book; Writing,
Drawing and Language Lessons con-
tinued.
FIFTH YEAR.
First Term-Fourth Reader and Lam
guage Lessons finished and Elementary
Grammar commenced; Elementary &C.
ography continued; Fractions; Writing;
Drawing and Defamation; Letter
Writing and Spelling Book.
Second T*''na-Fifth Reader; Elemen-
tary Grammar coDtinued; Compound
Numbers studied; intermediate Geog-
raphy; State Series; Composition, Dec
lamation, Writing and Drawing con-
tinued; Letter Writing and Spelling
Book.
SIXTH YEAR.
First 7erm-Studies above continued; j;
United States History Read and Dis
cussed.
Second 1erm-Elementary Grammar
finished; Higher Arithmetic taken up;
Fractions and Compound Numbers re-
viewed; Larger Grammar commenced;
intermediate Geography continued
with Writing, Drawing, Composition
and Defamation.
SEVENTH YEAR.
First Ierm-Fifth Reader; Larger
Grammar; intermediate Geography
Per Centage through Interest; Writing;
Map Drawing; Drawing; Composition;
Defamation; Letter Writing and
United States History Read and Dis
cussed.
Adopted by vote of School Board
December 9Th, 1881.
RULES GOVERNING SCHOOLS.
Teachers are expected to be in their
respective rooms twenty minutes be-
fore school time III the morning. and
ten at noon, to see that the rooms are
in proper condition as to cleanliness
and temperature, and to keep pupils in
order.
They are expected to exercise contin-
ual care and watchfulness that the
desks and other furniture of the schools
be not defaced nor injured; and to re-
port promptly to the Secretary of the
Board any case of damage done to
school property.
They are expected to require written
excuses from the parents or guardians
of pupils who may be tardy or absent;
and to send written notice to parents
when they have any reason to think a
pupil is absent without their knowl-
edge.
Also to send written information to
the parents Of pupils who are habitually
disorderly, or who habituaIly slight
their studies, or who may be absent or
tardy more than the rules of the Board
permit.
They are expected to meet at least
once month under the direction of the
Principal for the discussion and con
sideration of subjects pertaining to the
interests of their schools.
The Principal may excuse his own
pupils for half day in two weeks, or a
whole day in four weeks, to observe the
methods of teaching and general con.
dition of the affairs of the other rooms.
with view to their improvement.
The Principal and other telclers are
expected to visit and consult parents in
the interests of pupils who may ba idle
or refractory; and, generally, by kind,
prompt and decided action to seek to
advance the interests of their respec.
tive pupils.
PUPILS
are expected to attend school orderly
and regularly; and any pupil who may
be absent two half days III one week o,
tardy more than twice in the same
time, without satisfactory excuse, may
be suspended or referred to the Board
of Education by the Principal, if such
tardineSS or absence continues fter the