River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-07-19
Some Phases of MINI. SchooI-Work.
BY BEVERLY WHITE.

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into three classes: LIST, Special districts,
which are usually confined to city schools
and have superintendent of their own.
I'd, Independent districts, which are not
under the surveillance of the Co. Supt. of
Schools, but under the supervision of
Board of six School Directors chosen from
the patrons of said school, who hire and
examine the teacher, Though they may
call on the Co. Supt. of Schools to do the
| examining and attend to all business
pertaining to said district excepting what
| comes directly before its patrons. Most
village schools are Independent districts.
The other districts in the county are
under the supervision of the Co. Supt.
and are each taxed $40 TO pay him unless,
as in some counties, he has a regular
salary. The districts are numbered by
the counties instead of towns as in Wis
| consin, and are required TO use the State
Series of Books, while the other districts
Especial independently are exempt from
| the book law.
MINATIoNs.-Schemes are sent out
by the State Supt. of Schools, spring and
fall, to each Co. Supt., who have a right
to vary and change said schemes if they
see fit. The Co. Supt. is required to hold
examinations twice year in at least two
different localities in his county, and for
private examinations is allowed fifty
cents.
GRADING OF DISTRICT SCHooLs.-Instead
of three forms as in Wisconsin, we have
by our School Manual five grades, as
follows:
r Grade.
l. Reading. l. Blackboard and chart
work. 2 First Reader. We are in
structed to teach by word and sentence
methods, in due time combining the best
features of other methods.
II. l. Spelling to be taught by phonic
and alphabetic methods. 2. Write in
script from first, copying words and SEN
fences from the lesson.
Ill Language. Give words from read
ing lesson to make sentences with and
teach the use of the capitals ! and 0, and
capitals at the beginning of sentences.
". Numbers,-To ten by Grube's
method Signs, +, =, x, =, and =.
Roman notation to 10 and counting and
writing to 20.
d Grade.
l. l. Second Reader with supplement
tary reading. 2. Phonic drill continued,
strive after good articulation quickness
in sight reading and naturalness of utter
ance.
II, III. Oral and Written Spelling
continued as in f grade.
". Numbers to 80.
c Grade
Third Reader. Spelling,
markings-wordsf from branches studied
! by class,-begin use of speller.
Language continued without books
teach parts of speech, expression, and
composition, including the words, phrases
and sentences.
Arith.: Take through fractions, teach
U. S. money, common measures.
Geog: Local; Textbook for begin
ners.
Il Grade.
Fourth Reader.
Spelling.
Finish Geography.
Language in book, including writing
| letters and common business forms.
History and Civil Government.
Arith: Take up Common and Decimal
fractions, Compound numbers, and Com
mercial arithmetic pertaining to ordinary
business transactions, including little
practical Bookkeeping.
A Grade.
Fifth Reader and General Literature.
Orthography, including constant use of
dictionary.
Completion of Arithmetic, History, and
Grammar and Composition.
Elements of Bookkeeping.
Civil Government of U. s., Physiology
and Hygiene.
Au Grades.
Writing, and general lessons in History,
Current Events, etc.