The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-19
THE JERSEY City NEWS
so MONTGOMERY STREET.
BOARD OF
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.
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II That the studies be pursued in ac,ordar
with the following course of study.

IL Th2t the SfuQ1eS De pursued In accordance
with the following course of study.
sogRss OF STUDY FOR EVENING SCHOOLS;
bers; addition. subtraetlon, muilplicalion divi.
81 n; many practical pro9Iems; Introduce deno9i-
easy problems IL reduction; rapid ID addisi es
Grade lEIndamentai processes reviewed. frac-
IN reduc,ion. Area Of rsetansgie and %sriaasIe. Many
practical problems. rapid addition.
reviewed; Ieci nali, ~Denomlnate. gulnbers, u $
money. Problems in reduction, Volume OF rectang
s sEs. s Saas S esRssisSl p Of s / i kappa s sSaii fsassn'-
Grade i-Reyisw % preceding Grades Percent
Simple interest bank discount Simple proper.
ton Many practical problems Rapid addition
provide arithmetical work suited to the needs OF
VINO ara assigned 70 lower grades because OF their
deficiency, II English With these enc work in
Z. The arithmesieai processes should be taught
5 Practical problems should for the most part
every day transactions.
4. fhe teacher should frequently submit pro-
posed work to the principal for his inspection.
headipg-Grade First reader or equivalent
er assa ssco :, 7 ana no the l- psasHIss mater If fb Of 9 a higher
Notes. l-Use Methods for pupils
81 aps s &c Shs more ssiS mature @ 9noasht an n1T larger
spoken veesbaiars Of the evening sSaool pupils.
s-Give particular attention to articulation and
Norai reading should lead rapidly to silent
reading, Tine obJect of the instruction should De
to enable the pupil TO understand for hunself what
Read selections conveying historical or geo.
graphical kno 8fsdge.
6-As coon as possible use selected portions of
newspapers for tine purpose Of teaching pupils now
10 read newspapers and ofinteresting them in I'm
portant. curxent events, and tine discussion Of
l. Encourage the use of the Public Library and
classes, suggest besides Others, titles of books on
domest tic economy.
4anRuage-4n grades oral oral reproduction of
errors Of speech Written. dictation exercises wsin
as ,rIJ as possible, compositions. iettsr writing.
business and Isrsonal, Advertisements. applca-
notes. etc 0rammar,ln the first grade teacn
orally onaa as :, much technical granm n US may be
Grades s, z and one-Teach the use of the diction-
ans me mei's same ann m eeSo dhss pnd materisl : : w sha the he
same object in view as in the day school Grade /,
aaograpSylGrads !. By ccessionai take accom-
panied with judicious questioning teach the form
any other elementary geographical knowleISe
that time and the capacity OF the GLASS will per
Grade s-Continus oral lessons of Grade 4.
Teach hemispheres. continents and grade divf-
and most Important characteristics Of North
America, South Ameaica- Europe. Asia, Africa
United States and New Jersey, occssionally" hayS
pupils read selections appropriate to this subject
so LA IA
Grade 2--Review OF previous grades, Teach with
the aid Of Maps the location, productions, and
most important characteristics of the most
prominent countries Of the. world and their
United States and New Jersey.
Grade Review Of previous grades. Oral and
and reading lessons with the use Of maps, Physi
col, political ana commercial geography. Give
special attention to the United states and New
Jersey, and their commercial relations with
other parts of the world.
History and Civil grades-In-
struction In history should be mainly biographical,
particularly In tine third and fourth grades. and
should be given in read ing and oral lessons.
features Of our government and their rights and
duties as citizens.
Grade Hav pupils read the Constitution Of
the United states as e reading lesson. Note-Im-
Physlology and Hygiene-All ~grades-Teachers
should at least once q week devote a short time to
the consideration OF the most impor ant bodily
functions and OF the necessity of observing hy.
Violation Of these laws impairs the health Of the
individual and the community. The value Of
exercises pure air, cleanliness and regular hours
should bs shown. The effects Of alcoholic LIQUORS
and narcotics on the human system should be
taught.
Sewing lessons mag be given once a week in
female classes.s Participation In these should be-
optional with the pupil Tho pupils will bs ex-
pected 10 furnish materials.
u I hat g paper certificate be awarded to all
pupils comprising any grade and a diploma 70 ali
who conplete the course John n Jones, Elijah s
Cowles. Thomas ] Degnan. Mr. Bailey moved tuat
the report be received aud the recommendation
adopted. and on Q call for the yeas and nays the
Presidents Jones. Messrs Cowles, Obergfeii. Bailey
and peRnan Mrys-Mr Beach Absent-Mr Ale N.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
~ mr. beaeh- kesolsed. That the request made