Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-10-01
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IN accordance with the prescribed law,
the board Of tduratl"n hereby SUNNY
TO the cltlHehs OF waterway u"Ar report
ON the condition and work 81 the Cehtte
District schools.
The rapidly increasing hnmpcr OF pupils,
consequent on the continuous growth OF
our city, tends To widen each recurring
year the scope at these reports End I'M
parts t" them fresh II ter"st aud lmpor-
lance.
The school registry now shows an in
cr"lse over last year of BOB pupils. The
difficulties encountered in the schools,
the failures together With their supposed
cause, the Pr'g'eS" made and the means
employed t" OBTAIN II DrlhG All h"trd,
these reports mrsf, u duly considered oy
parents awaken ~ them IL large interest
IN tins work, shed much llHht upon thelr
duties Regarding It, ana WIN from mem a
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iuhntr ~ matters pertaining |" e"uc"
uon, nave greatly l"clllt%'eo progress
ana nave uoh" much 10 make ameH"S l"r
IN" dllhrHiuIS necessarily cohS'Pu'hL on
the annual election or the Wh"Ie board
NEW COURSE OF srUDIS.
On entering upon their duties at tie
c,mmcnc,ment Of the school year TIE
members of the bourl, although confident
that our schools compared fuvurably with
thns, of any other city within the limits of
the state, felt nevertheless that some chan
gos were desirable in Il g coarse of studies.
The time required to complete the primary
and grammar courses was, it " Us believed
too ,uy; the whole curriculum was luckiug
unity and iucomrlrte in some of its fcn-
lures Tor.mpdy this thing it was de.
cidrd to formulate, II new course for all
GRADES below HIGH School. A primary
object sought in Il change was to shorten
tb% rorrse Law rur vrnr II WAS thoupht
thnt nov und bnttrr text books improved
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dntinns ,yli,b nrrn1ittrI btter vrading
md mora .vst.mntic work. and finally
more f,v.,nII, home i;,tlncucps. would
enable the pupils to attain now in eight
wears results Which have hitherto demand
ed nine 70 sccnrn this advantage the
bnnrd. through its COMMITTEES, and more
,sue, inlly THROUGH the supcr ntendcnt.
Mr. Crosby mon whom TINS charge has
.ut,ilpd noutna of labor. examined care
fully the cour,,s of studies obtaining in
I'm, hest ,,ru,,unar and primary sch vol. of
tI,isn, Il other states. The result is the
,urrnculum nt present ndnptrd This
,,nss,,.s,,s - ,,rjtI which was mo- l,nrer
nnssiIle i'm Ne old one. and cubodi' =.
-, believe the b. st views of our own
,urlnrs. and the practical experience of
the most widely known educators of the
present day.
This chmngc in the curriculum should
receive the careful consideration Of all
who are entrusted with the responsible
duties Of training children ut the lire side
or in the class room. 1t is Thought that
hitherto parents havo not made sufficient
effort to induce their children to complete
the grammar course, owing no doubt t,
tho belief that this was scarcely possible
before the age of If yours. To this may
be attributed in great mraSnr" the i'm
perfect education of our youth. But now
This difficulty no longer exists. In the
present plan Of studies children desiring
to commence work ut an early age will be-
enabled to complete the grammar course
before the time determined by the stat
ns the earliest ut which they may tcImin