Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-12-23

The aim and spirit OF The high school
rs regards instruction 10 English Is. that
% shall be Cu.ofdiuatcd with every
branch OF instruction. In oral recitation.
attention Is given 20 expression, that b
may bee characterized hy dIsUncingss OF
cuunciation. accuracy Of pronunciation.
and coniormlnCc TO synActieal aud
rhetorical rules; IN the written recitation
much stress Is likewise placed upun
ncltncss and form in the preparation OF
class exercises, tests and examinations.
the simple rules Of punctuation, capital
iEauUn, patagaphlnE, coming in for a
large share of attention. that Do may Dee
impressed that this detail Is important.
not alone iu the daily exercises of school
but outside of school, the purpose being
TO cngrIit upon the pupil by continual
practice such habits both Of BRAIN voice
and hand that correctness iu these par,
ugular5 shall prevail throughout the
schools and throughout life.
Besides, there Is provided iu the three
courses Of study wide range of special
instruction iu English, the requirements
OF the English course, Eo.callci, being
unc-thtrd more than each Of the other
COURSES The special work in English
IN the English course ranges through
three years, IN the classical and sCiru.
tihc courses through two years, which
two year are Identical with the first two
years OF the English course.
The first years work includes the
lessons IN locEwood's English Como,
siion. Errors in the use 4 Engli ihs
study Of the sentence from grammatical
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speech. and dictun receive special ot,
/ trntIon Some time Is given 20 the his
| tory OF the English language Etymul,
ogy Is studied So Gar as 10 give the pupil
| somewhat OF an insight into the Anglo
| Saxon and classical elements OF our
| language. Pupils are exercised In var
/ ious kinds OF composition work. Ia
| addition to the text book mentioned the
| following English classics arc furnished
pupils for reading aud study as a basis
Tor compositions; Vicar of Wakefield,
| lohnsuns Rossclas, Lambs Tales from
Shakespeare the two great Retreats
| Fankln's Lille, Plutarch's Lives, GULL
/ yef's Travels an " which are prepared
and published by CHM * Co. for tui.
grade OF English work, also Nathaniel
! Hlwtlome's Tales OF the White Hills.
Legends OF New England aud Legend.
oi the Province House, published D.,
| Houghton, MiIin Co.
Upon these as bases pupils prrpar,
oHIa and written reproductions, also alb
sIaCts, parlphrases, ampihcations, etc
10 die second year the Textbook DO
rhetoric Is continued as a handbook
! The work OF the year consists mostly
however, OF the study OF English an
thors Actual literature instead %
commentaries on literature Is placed 10
| pupils hands, the board OF education
| having been unusually generous ia fur
! uI5hius about two dozen sets (2S mum
hgrs in each sctl OF pamphlets scIcCte,
| from thc English literature sene.
! Riverside SERIES Modern classical series
| for the use OF pupils OF the scconO
and luird years Among those whIc.
! are being used with second year pupil
might be mentioned ColeuIge' An
Gent Mariner, RusEin6 Modern Paint
ur5. MaClulay'5 Essays ON Lord Blco
| and Warren Hastings, Byr1na fd one
OF Chiffon, LlnFirIlows Code
Legend. Bvarl Taylur's Lars, Lowell
Under tua Old Elm, Winters Tent o
ono q ach, Holmes Leaflets, Moore
FIreWouhppsrs.
I'm the third year MelkeGolna In
glsh Literature and Hawthorne au
lennon American Literature go
studied, Tae!sIudy Of English au,ho.