The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-24
NEJT YORK CITI''S SCHOOL BOOKS
indicating the Cour.e Of study Taught in
the Public schools.


An advertisement in the City Record tells
better than n description OF the course OF
study what is taught in the public schools OF
New York. Under the law the Board OF Edu-
cation has to advertise annually Tor bids for
the school books required for the coming year.
AS IL matter of fact tho advertisement does
not amount to much in the way of inviting
competition. AS the Board PICKS out the books
which 1t thinks should he used. and as most OF
them are copyrighteG the bidding is restricted
to me owners Of tEc copyright or publishers
who have made arrangements with them.
The list Of books required takes up half a
column of small type. 1t begins with arith-
metic and ends with n book on physiology.
with the bible. uunrtn. Turkey morocco
gilt edge" next to the last item.
There are four grades OF arthmetics. five
grades of histories II tn" United States. be-
sides general history. a historical reader. n
United States reader. and II popular history.
The histories and reader, lead in variety. The
United States histories are graded from an in
troductory Siistoiy UP (" Il grammar school
histor?. Tho readers are ARRANGED that
they shall give information us well. Tho iirs;
reader contains information about foods and
beverages. tac second about ry-day occu-
pations. the thrd about man AMI materials
and tho ioHcth Gbou. modern industries.
These are in addition to Il historical reader
and Il Shakespeare reader. Tho student does
not 20 into 'hcm at once. for there is an A. u.
C. reader. besides inductivc language lessons.
md elementary grammar and dic;atinn and
language irssons. Thera are word lessons.
test words. graded lessons. and higher lessons
in English. There AFRO enough books in num-
jicsil"s these regular readers and gram
mars the city buys !. lnrG" number OF we'll
IN ordH" that they may learn the best works Of
read ms li,t as it Shows tho opinion Of til.
lnrIi.h classics; iiAleggo and Il Pense-
!asc, Marmion. Tho Lay o, IL. Last Minstrel.
Tho tott"rs Saturday, Night TIC Pleas
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painers, MnGGauIys Warren iIastnG1 Mr.:
10y Tcnnyson: lab and lis iFri"nJs by Dr. .
brown; nr.i2ns by Adams and Jelrors;ccn
LYNN en- Nativily. Hy. Milton: i,sssnH 4
itSni "2x * ry H;ok f" TfNr
This list i pretty thorough mixture. which
reads rs 4 it had been got M by II commitire
tastes. and that hey had made UP list by de-
Gliding OF tho whole number Of books they
would Lave. and each member selecting us
many books rs tho number OF committee
went into the number Of books to be chosen.
french and German arc the only languages
other than English mentioned in the list:
There are French and German grammars and
dictionarrIes and II series Of German cory
books, This lit evidently, docs not include
the books required ut tho Normal College or
tho College Of tie City ot New lork. for tho
French nnG German books are elementary.
Moro kinds OF books on photography thnn
nrit hnetic are required Shorthand IS taught
in both the day schools and the evening
schools. Judging from the hooks REQUIRED.
lection.
There nrc books on the rudlmcnts Of music
and vocal exercises and on gymnastics. gcol,,
o.gy. plyslcs, geographic. and what is called
Civics Tor Young Americans" TEnro arc
three series OF copy books besides the GERMAN
copy books, and two speaker and one physiol:
ngy ono OF tho books in tn. list is called
THE Iempernnce Lesson Book" go
Altogether here are Il'ty-three books. with
out counting the list OF what tho Board OF
Edrcntion calls English classics and the copy
books. me LIST shows that The Board of Edn ,.
knowledge. for it has Physics by Experiment.
Light Gymnastics, Music. Vocal Exercises.
Physiology, Shorthand. and Temperance
Lesson Book.