The record-union., 1892-10-05

ton OF the course of study recently de-
cided upon by the City Board of Educa-
ton, the first of which appeared in Mon
days paper:
Fourth Grade.
First term-Language and composition;
observation lessons; direction of things
Name things which are even, uneven,
crooked, straight, Slanting. parallel, hOri-
zontal, perpendicular. What directions
have the corners of a house? legs of a
chair? gas fixtures? stove-pipe in the
room? cords that suspend pictures?
bench in the room? etc.
Composition - Make statements, ask
questions, use of capitals and terminal
marks. How to write Christian name,
surname, and initials. Make use of course
of study in geography.
SECOND TERM.
Observation lessons: Name things
which are round, oval, square, rectangu-
lar, convex, concave, triangular. (Teacher
supposed to draw figures on blackboard
illustrating each subject.) What is the
form OF a circle? marble? an egg?
chalk box? a window? a table? etc.
Composition = Written description of
subjects talked about during the recita-
ton IN geography. How to write dates,
letters, use Of comma.
Arithmetic-No citation and enumeration
OF numbers of three periods; written eX-
erciSeS in addition, subtraction, multiple
cation and division; multiplication table
through l2s; multiplication and division
not to exceed II; time table; table of
United States currency, emitting mills;
Roman numerals to 20. Mental Arith-
metlc-W ork to consist Of great number
and variety of problems pertaining to
subjects taught.
Reading-Second Reader State series)
to page l22.
Drawing -Bartholomew's No. 2.
Writlng-Special instruction given by
teacher OF writing.
Spelling-Wo ords to be selected from the
reading lessons; also, names of articles in
schoolroom, yard, home, etc.
Geography-Reviewo OF local geography
of third grade. Idea OF map and direc-
tions upon it; the world as a whole. tax
ing up form and showing from the globe
or map hemispheres, continents, oceans,
North America and it's divisions. Then
pass to a general study of California; its
position in the United States, extent,
mountain ranges, lakes, rivers, products
animal, vegetable, mineraI, cities Qoca-
tom.
Map drawing of California; children to
locate principal rivers, lakes, cities and
mountain ranges.
Fifth Grade.
Spelling to page Z; Novem-
Der, to page IA; December, to page 20;
January, to page %; February, to page
~; March, to page 80; April, to page A:
May, review; June, review; July, re-
view.
Reading and spelling October, review;
November, to page l54; December, to
page l19: January, to page 203; February,
to page $50; March, to page 259; April, to
page 2S8; May, review; June, review;
July, review.
ARITHMETIC.
October-Review of sixth grade work.
November Notation and numeration:
multiplication. having more than one
figure, and long division; numbers of
four periods: definitions; arithmetic,
number, unit, abstract and concrete, like
and unlike.
December-Addition definitions, add
ing numbers Of four periods, dollars and
cents, principles, application by variety
of problems.
January-Subtraction, same; addition,
continued.
February Multiplication. same; to
multiply by numbers of two or more
figures; to multiply by 10, 100, LOCO, etc.;
factors.
March-Division, same; long division.
April-Long division and problems
with analysis.
May, June and July-Review of above
and miscellaneous problems; Advanced
Arithmetic Estate series), to page 63; time
measure; table u. S. money; long meas
form.
GEOGRAPHY.
October-Review of sixth grade work.
November-Eirst and second para
graphs of review questions on page q,
with reading of preceding pages.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS third and fourth
with reading.
January-California and Western Hem
isphere.
February Eastern Hemisphere, and as
far as North America.
March-North America,
April-United States, and as far as page
May, June and July-Review.
MENTAL ARITHMETIC.
October-Review of tables and combi-
nations of numbers.
November-Analysis of problems in
addition; Drill in principles of addition.
Rapid adding, etc.
December-Subtractio same. Rapid
adding, etc.
January and subtraction.
Problems in loss and gain. Rapid add
ing, etc.
February-Multiplicat same. Find
J, !. 4, ETC., of numbers OF 8; 7 of II; 2-5
of 10, etc. Exercises in inch, foot, ward;
pint, quart, gallon; day, week, month,
year; dozen.
March-Division same Aliquot parts
of dollar, United States money.
April-MiXed problems. Making up
problems.
May, June and July-Review.
January-Sentences, definition of: how
many kinds: define each: how each is
completed; exercises in same; paragraph
ing.
~ February-Rules for capitals: rules for
punctuation; use of quotation marks:
short composition.
March-Letter writing.
April-Compositions written and cor
rected; cards.
May, June and July-Review; remarks:
recitations every Friday; selections mem
orized; quotations brought in; frequent
talks on morals and manners; read les
son silently and then tell substance.
proper use of such words as: knew and
new, here and hear, whole and hole,
there and their, pare, pear and pair, to-
two, too, etc.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. LESSONS.
-Nouns-Definitio of, list of
use i'll sentences, select nouns from SEN
tences, common and proper, nouns that
denote ownership (apostrophe. Some
nouns singular, some plural; how plural
of most nouns is formed.
Vowels-Use of and an.
Description exercises.
November-Verb Definition of. list
of, use in sentences, select verbs from
sentences, rules for proper use of was and
were, has and have, is and are.
Correcting errors in sentences.
Description exercises.
December = Adjective = Definition of,