Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-03-03

applies 10 all the territories. The
fiIs secnnd ami third grades con-Il.
Tut lne primary department.
The grammar department, consist
ing of the fourth, MIN aud SIXTH
gIades and ,hhe high scloUl depart
mtnl, composed Of seventh aud eighth.
are al seated IN the man hall IN the
second story. Here ia u large, light,
AL conveniently arranged room are
seated ninety pupils, and the visitor
entering thi- COON, will see a pleasant
sight. Tue programme of study /, al
ranged ia halt hour divisions. each
teacher having charge OF two cltsse-.
While one class recItrs, the other
studies. The principal Of the school
has charge Vt TINS room aud hears The
recitation Uf the seventh aud eighth
grades, while the other grades march
out TO recitation rooms on the opposite
side of the entrance hail. On the
walls we notice the faces of Lungiel.
low. II ,lmvs, Lowell aud Whittier ia
beautiful gilt frames, globes, charts
the acce,sDries OF modern schools.
Particularly Is our attention drawn to
the book cass aud wheJ We examine IL
we tinl well ch ,sen library oi nearly
one hundred aud fifty vol imes. The
principal ~ays that he has "a reading
school, aud that they read good liIera-
ture, "a large per cent of the pupils be.
lug readers Of The Youths Compsu.
ION, and similar publications.
The fourth grade consists of pupils
from nine to fourteen years of age.
They are studying reading, spelling,
writing, Y amman with practical dill
in making and writing sentences, irac-
lions in arithmetic, geography with
special attention To map drawing, butl'
with accurate maps on paper aud OF
rapil pencil sketches" 10 order Ia
give the pupils correct idea OF the
physical features Of the states aud OF
the countries OF North ard Sputn
America; physiology Is studied Ms sup
Elementary reading, the book being
Pathfinder No. .. :.
The fifIh grade completes the stud
les begun 10 the fourth; in arithmetic
the pupils review common fractions
aud complete denominate numbers.
These subjects are thoroughly taught
with the design of making the pupil
.kIllful in all ca!culstions involving
multiplication and fractions. IL has
been said that the man who knows
the multiplication table aud common
fractions will never make a mistake
IN ordinary business transactions. In
geography the subjects are more ex
tensiys thau in the fourth grade, the
map drawing Is more artistic. lu
grammar and language the nth grade
Is sexpected 10 make "a pupil able To
write page of correct English or n
neat letter. For supplementary read
inp he subjects are physiology and slo-
Ti,s which serve TO introduce the pu-
pill to United States history.
The sixth grade begins the STUDY OF
United States history with Bar les
school history rs 4 text book. They
aIso begin TO study grammar rs u
science which in the lower grades Is
taught rs a practical study OF laugu
age. This grade completes geography
and United states history and prepares
for the work Of the seventh grade
which IL the first years course IL he
high school.
The grammar school grades pay par
ticulsr attention 10 the use Of written
language. For this purpose they have
frequent written lessons In the regu-
lar recitations OF geography. arithr .
tic and grammar, aud reproduction OF
lessons in reading. The seventh grade
studies grammar and arithmetic with
the sixth grade, physiology, book
keeping and short hand with the
eighth grade. Ia addition to the three
lastlnamedl. dl.tudies.the eighth grade has
Latin and algebra. Besides these
studies the high school grade have
practicaI exercise in debating aLJ or
iginal composition for the purpose of
cultivating in the pupils the power OF
.poken language and the ability 10 ex-
press their thoughts readily. There IL
the continuation Of the teaching OF
written language in the grammar
grades. The studies Of the high
school have practical bearing on the
affairs Of life aud tend to make the pu-
nils able to dosumething for themselves
with the education they have acquired
Ia school.
In the study OF bookkeeping the
Rochester Business College text book
is used because IL gives the pupils act
uaI business forms and transactions
lust a. they have been taken from tbs
office books OF merchants.
addition to the text book lessons, fh'