The record-union., 1892-10-03
EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS.
The High School Opens To-day Under
a New System.
The Three and Four-Year Courses
Detailed Account of What Pupils
VIII Be Taught.


The Sacramento High School opens for
ihe regular term to-day under an entirely
new system.
The RECoRD-UNIoN referred briefly to
the changes that were intended day or
two ago, but lack of space prevented any
detailed account at the time. The course
of study mapped out by the Board of Ed
cation, together with the instructions
given to the teachers as to the methods
they should apply, will prove interesting
TO parents and to all persons interested in
educational progress.
REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION.
Candidates for admission to the high
school must be II years old, or over, and,
if from the grammar school of Sacra-
nento County and graduate of the same,
may be admitted upon the recommends
ton of the principal of the school from
which they have graduated. All appIl-
cants, not presenting Recommendations
from their former principals, must pass
satisfactory examination in reading,
writing, spelling, arithmetic, geography,
grammar and the history of the United
States, and furnish certificates OF their
previous good character and department
in school.
The regular examination occurs at the
beginning of the winter term IN October,
but those prevented by illness or othef
sufficient cause from attending the reg
ular examination may be allowed a
special examination at certain times dur
ing the year.
Candidates residing out of Sacramento
County. and qualified in the above
mentioned OF equivalent studies, may be
admitted at any time on a special eX-
animation, satisfactory to the principal
of the high school. 1t should be under
stood that this examination is not de-
signed to be in any respect on lower
standard that the regular one, but may
differ from that only SO far as may be
necessary to suit the various courses and
methods of study in the different schools
from which the candidates come.
No pupil will be admitted to the school
otherwise than by recommendation from
the Principal OF one of the grammar
schools of Sacramento County, or by ex-
animation, and it is expected that those
who enter will ordinarily join some one
of the regular classes, take the studies
prescribed in that class, and be punctual
and regular in attendance; but in special
cases, especially when delicacy of health
requires it, pupils may take less than all
the studies prescribed in the course.
A pupil, upon completing the course
of study prescribed for the year to the
satisfaction of the Principal, shall be pro-
NOTED.
Diplomas of graduation are presented at
the close of the school year in July.
Such diplomas shall be of four ranks:
Summa cum Laude, Magne cum Laude,
cum Laude, and simple diplomas.
Pupils who have completed one or
more subjects but are unable TO continue
study in the Sacramento High School,
may obtain, upon the presentation of a
written request for desired certificate, q
certificate. testifying to the amount and
nature of the work done by such pupil.
A NEW FEATURE.
The course of study of the Sacramento
High School consists Of two divisions,
viz: Four years course and three years
course. The parent or guardian of the
child admitted to the high school may
select the course to be pursued by the
pupil. Pupils whose preparation has not
been in all respects satisfactory to the
Principal shall take the four years. course.
The course will be as follows.
CLASSICAL DEPARTMENT.
Freshman or Fourth Glass: Latin
Grammar and Latin Reader. Mathe-
matics-Algebra. History-History of
Greece, Ancient Geography. English
Bulfnch's "Age of Fable" Scott's Lady
of the Lake." Shakespeare's Merchant
of Venice" Irving's "Alhambra."
Third Class: Latin = Caesar. Greek
(spring)-Grammar and Greek Reader.
Mathematics-Algebra Review Of Arith-
metic (elective). History = History of
Rome, Ancient Geography. English first
term)-Thackeray's ''Newcomes," COM
position and reading, Literary English
work (elective).
Junior or Second Glass: Latin-Cicero
and Latin Composition. Greek-Anab-
asis, Grammar. Mathematics-Geo
History-Medi9val and Modern, MediSe-
val and Modern Geography.
Senior Glass: Latin-Virgil. Creek
Iliad and Greek Composition. Mathe-
view. History = United States His
tory, Civil Government, United States
Geography. Extra Latin first term)-
Ovid.
Special exercises at stated times in
defamation, readings and music.
LITERARY DEPARTMENT.
Fourth class: Latin Grammar and
Latin Reader. Mathematics = Algebra.
History-Sketch of Ancient Monarchies
History of Greece and Ancient Geogra-
ply. EngliSh-Bulfinch's Age of Fable, -
''Evangeline'' and some of Longfellow's
shorter poems, Life of Longfellow," ;"
Composition, Grammar, 'Snowbound, y
John Halifax"
Third class: Latin-Casar and Gram
mar. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. (review o1
arithmetic optionaD. Science-Physical
Geography. History - Rome, Ancient
Geography. English = Lady of the
Lake, and LAY of the Last Minstrel y
''Kenilworth" or 'Ivanhoe," Bulfinch's
age of Fables" !" ''Sir Launfars Vision, .
''The Alhambra,' "Sir Roger de Gov
erly,v Composition and Grammar, ''Bi-
ography of Lowell, Irving and Addison ,
Junior class: Latin Cicero, Latin Com.
position. MathematicS-Geomet Top.
tional). Science = Physics. History :
Medieval and Modern, Medieval Geogra
ply, English History, Geography. Eng
fish-''Rale's English Poems'' (last half J
Keats, Burns and Byron and Biography
collateral readingl. Rhetoric, Grammar
Gomposition, Merchant of Venice,
"Macbeth,' Shakespeare biography.
Senior class: Latin - Virgil. Mathe
matics-Geometry and Review of Algebrs
and Arithmetic. History-United States
History and Science of Government
United States Geography. English
Julius Caesar" Hamlet" Burke:
Speech onaAmerica.", 'raxation," !" The
first half, 'Comus," Milton c'Macaul
ay's Essay"), Wordsworth t"Arnold':
Essay''), 'Wordsworth's Poems," Com
position.
Special exercises at stated times in dec
lamation, readings and music.
SCIENTIFIC DEPARTMENT..
Fourth Class: Science-Entomolog
Botany. Mathematics Algebra. His
tory and cellaneous-Drawing. Eng
lish-Same as in Literary Department.
Third Class: Science-Physical Geog
raphy. athematics-Algebra, Review
of Arithmetic. History and Miscellane
ous-Drawing. instrumental. English
Same as in Literary Department.
Junior Class: Science-Physics. Math
ematics-Geometry. History and Mis-
cellaneous = Bookkeeping, History O