St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-09


The number of pupils studying German is
64S
The net receipts of the entertainments late
y4g g5vsn by 'nS pup'i' o. 'n' Asn S'H00i "F''
This will nearly pay the Indebtedness in
Cured by the pupils in carpeting, draping
and fitting up the stage in the assembly hall.
The Madison school entertainment melted
S175. This will be expended in the purchase
of needed books of reference, and will make
a substantial addition to the school library, a
beginning of which was made two years ago.
The entertainment given by the pupils of
the Monroe school, for the library OF that
school, netted $50.
COMMERCIAL COURSE OF STUDY IN THE HIGH
SCHOOL.
In regard to the establishment of a COM
mercial course of study in the high school,
which the high school committee has now
under consideration, after considering the
plans of most of the leading high schools Of
the country, and those of many successful
commercial schools, / desire to report my
conclusions that upon reference to the high
school committee there may be something
definite for con sideration. find in business
colleges usually course of study represent
ing Zone years work.. and only those
studies which are regarded as having def
mite relation to business life. The high
schools, to meet the demand for this prac
teal training, have more or less modified
their courses to adapt them to the CONNER
cial college idea. In some schools few
commercial studies have been intro
duced which seem to be offered to
the pupils as optional. In others course
has been arranged which seems to be more
or less commercial, while in one high
school, that of the city of Pittsburg, Pa,
there is a commercial Department. entirely
separate in its management from that of
the high school, and in effect city business
college under the management of the Board
of Education. This school has one years
course of study.
For our. high school it would seem to me
desirable to organise a commercial depart
ment with course of study representing
two years. work, which should include the
usual studies of commercial schools and
other English studies that seem practical
and important, such as English grammar
English composition, civil government, the
elements of political economy and natural
philosophy or physical geography.
To any one completing this course
the diploma of the school should be
awarded This course could be arranged by
terms something as follows:
FIRST YEAR-FIRST TERM,
Arithmetic.
English grammar.
Commercial law.
Bookkeeping.
Penmanship and drawing.
SECOND TERM.
Arithmetic.
English composition.
Commercial law.
Bookkeeping.
Penmanship and drawing.
SECOND YEAR-FIRsT TERM.
Civil government.
Bookkeeping.
Commercial law.
Natural philosophy or physical geography.
Penmanship and drawing.
SECOND TERM.
Political economy.
| Bookkeeping.
Natural philosophy or physical geography
Penmanship and drawing.
Commercial law.
| The establishment of such course would
involve simply the additional expense of one
teacher, who should be qualified to take al
the commercial work. The other classe:
could be cared for by the
other teachers of the high school
Photography could be added to the course
but the trouble would be here, that when the
commencement was made in giving instruc
ton in such special branches, there would
be no limit to the number of those thai
would press forward into prominence.
The graduating class of the high schoo
desire to have their graduating exercises in
the Opera house. This will involve an ex
pense of 5000. If the board is not willing
to designate the Opera house as the place fol