The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-07-24

Course of Study For The
Public Schools of Maury
County Tenn.
NOTICE.
In compliance with the recent
(Jacobs) law, at the request and I'M
der the direction Of Superintendent
Miller, the undersigned committee
has prepared for the use of the public
schools of Maury county, the follow
ing grades.
T.B. KELLY, Committee.
A. G. ALLEN,
Columbia, Tenn, July ID, 1891.
Primary Schools.
FIRST GRADE.
Orthogrdphy.-The spelling of words
in the reading Lessons, names OF 90
jects, and other familiar words used by
the children; phonic exercises.
ReddIng.-Lessons from reading
chart, McGuffey's Revised First Read
or, both as reader and spell6r; drills In
articulation; attention to punctuation
and capitals.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. on slate, paper
and black board in print and script; at
tention to capitals and punctuation.
additions and subtractiOns of l, z, 3, 4,
and 5, 0 and 100 being the limits; Arabic
notation to 1000; addition and suotrac,
ton of numbers not exceeding l,UOO, anu
MULTIPLICATION and division, using null
tipliers and divisions not exceeding D.
Roman notation to "L.
LnuOMa0e.-Oral and written exercis-
es in making statements, questions, ana
commands, with special attention 10
capitals and punctuation.
SJen0rdphy.-Thec cardinal and semi
cardinal points, with the general ldea
of the relative positions or directions Oh
objects in and around the school-nouse;
Simple natural features OF lanu anu
water in the neighbOrhOod.
Dec[amatiOn.-Regu and careful at
tention should be given to this
Vocal Music.-Daily exercises.
SECOND GRADE.
Ortho0raph of first grade
continued second reader used as spell
ing book; written and oral sPelling'
phOnics.
Reading.- Revised Sec
ond Reader; meaning OF words used In
the lessons; special attention to articu-
lation and punctuation. go
a tracing copy book (Spencerlan NO l.
is eood) may be used in this grade;
Through the entire course, care shouIu
be taken not to rush through copy
books hurriedly. For movement eX-
erclSoS extra paper SlhIos anu OA0SN
board should be used.
A rtthmeEic.-Orala and written lessons
in addition, subtraction multiplication
and division, the divisor and multi
pIier not to exceed 8. Roman notation
TO &C." Arabic notation to lOO,OOO.
LANGUAGE as in hrst
grade; writing short stories from dicta-
tation or memory; :short compositions
on easy, familiar subjects.
GeOgrdphy.-Lessons as In hrst grane
ofnrina travel told DY
teacher. g. -.
FOCAL Afusic.-Same as i'll first grade.
THIRD GRADE.
TWO TERMS, FIVE MONTHS KACH.-FIRsT
FIVE MONTHS.
Ortko0raDhV.-W Written and oral les
sons from McGuffey's Revised Speller
and reading lessons; diacritlcal marks
and phonetic exercises. mi
Rendin0.-M Revised Third
Reader; attention 70 artlculAIioh' e"A-
phRsis, and tnhactlon' ,-
Writin1.-New eclectic coPy-book,
No. l, Revised Edition and exercises as
In second grade. ,.-.
a rithDGetic.-Ray'S New EiemehIsEy
Arithmetic TO page u.s.
JeO0rdDhU.-Oral lessons from out
line maps, boundaries, productions anu
natural features of Many county Mlo-
die, East and West tennessee; moun-
tains, rivers and cities OF tennessee,
and such general lessons of travel, pro-
auctions and peoples AS the teacher may
find suitable.
GrdBlmdr.-Adjective nouns anu
verbs, composition and dIctation exer-
Defamation and Vocal Music.
THIRD GRADE.
SECOND FIVE MONTHS.
OrthoQraphy.-McGu Revised
SpeIler, oral and written exercises;
ReGding.- Revised Third
Wrftino.-New eclectic copy-boOk No.
2, revised edition, and exercises AS oe-
fore.
Arithmetic completed. ...
Grammar, revised edition to page 10.
1rdphy.-Eclectlc EIeLnenLaIy
Gen0Tsphv TO page 50; drawing OF maps.
Defamation aud FOCAL Music
FOURTH GRADE.
TWO TERMS, FIVE MONTHS EAcH.-EIRsr
FIVE MONTHS.
Orthngraphy.--McGu Revised
ReGdimg.-McGuffey's Revised Fourth
nG Writing.--New Eclectic copy-bOok,
revised edition, No. B.
A rithmetic.-Ray's New intellectual
Arithmetic to page 90, and RAYS New
Practical Arithmetic to page ilo.
GranmO.r.-Ha rvey's Elementary
Grammar, revised edition, completed:
History. -Phelan's School History Oh
Tennessee, completed. o.
Observation-Disclosures Elementary Geo
uraphv com pleted and reviewed. map
drawing continued.
Defamation and Vocal MWstc.
FOURTH GRADE.
SECOND FIVE MONTHS.
OTthOgrdp hy.-McGutfey' Revised
Speller. D.,;.,1
WrfffnG.-New Eclectic eOpy-bOok, re-
Vlsed edition, No. 3. ,,.,
A ,.ithaetic.-Ray' New intellectual
A Arithmetic completed; Rays New Prac-
tical Arithmetic to page zig.
Ora mdr.-Harvey' Revised Eng
lish Grammar to page l36.
HisiorV.-Eclectic Primary History
of the United States.
(1eo0raphU.-New Eclectic Complete
cao1SaDhv' Tennessee Edition, to COM
mereiaf Geography, page 90.
DecLaHadtiOa.-As before.
Vocal MtGSic.-As before.
FIFTH GRADE.
TWO TERMS FIVE MONTHS EACH'-FlhsT
FIVE MONTHS,
Oy,ho1rap hy.-McGuffey Revised
Speller. ,,,. Dou,sad Filth
Wrtting.-New Eclectic. copy-bOok,
No 4. Revised Edition.
A 1-ith,netic.-Ray' New Practical
Arithmetic completed. -
(Jynmn1dr.-HRrvey's heYlseo Eng
lIsh Grammar completed.
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