Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1893-09-14
MORE WORK and LESS PLAY
New Course of Study Adopted
by the Board of Edu-
cation.
Wheat Yields in Different Lo-
calities and Notes Con-
corning Threshing.
School Money Apportioned.-
CarringtOn'S New State
Bank.

The education board held an adjourned
meeting Saturday evening to discuss
the question of revised and improved
course of study for the high school, The
special committee to whom was delega-
ted this work consisted OF Mrs. Elizabeth
White. Geo. Lutz and Edgar w. Camp,
and they unanimously recommended the
following course of study:
FIRST YEAR.
First term: Algebra, 3; arithmetic,
2; ancient history, 4: language lesson
and composition, 3; Latin, 5; music and
drawing,3.
Second term: Same as first term.
Third term: Algebra. 8; geometry, 2;
modern history, 4: Latin, 5; rhetoric, 3;
music and drawing, 3.
SECOND YEAR.
First term: Algebra 2; geometry, 8;
modern history, 8; Latin, 5; Zoology, 4;
music, 2, and literature, /.
Second term:-Geometry, 4; United
States history. 3; Latin, 5; zoology and
botany, 5; literature, 3, and music, 2.
Third term:-Geometry. 3; botany, 5;
United States history, 3; Latin, 5;
physics, 3, and music, 2.
THIRD YEAR.
FIRST term:-Physlcs, 5; Chemistry, 3;
constitutional history and civil govern
ment, 3; Latin, 4; literature, 2, and
music, z.
Second term:-Physics, /; chemistry, 4;
civil government and political economy,
half term each, 4: bookkeeping and
commercial arithmetic, 4, and lltera-
ture. g.
Third term:-Physics, 3; chemistry, 4;
physical geography, 5; political economy,
4, and literature, B.
The committee emphasized its recon-
mendation of the study Of political
economy by saying that one OF the prime
objects Of school supported by taxation
should be the diffusion of that know
ledge which enables citizens to
act intelligently in matters OF pub.
lie concern. Continuing, the re-
port states that it is important that
the students should know enough about
the government Of their own country and
about the history of their own country,
and especially the history Of it's indus
trial and social life and enough of the
fundamentals Of political economy to
consider fairly and intelliaently such
questions as those now before the coun.
try. For instance, currency, coinage,
tariff, control of railroads, prohibition,
etc,-questions which must be decided
by voting either jgnorantly or lntelli'
gently. It ,s not expected that gradu-
ates will be learned in any of these sub.
jects. but only that they will know
enough OF history and the principles OF
economy to weigh arguments and classify
acts and act intelligently. ..
WORK FIRST; PLAY LAST.
"A comparison OF the present course OF
study in our high cchool," says the com.
mittee's report, "with that followed IN
the best high schools of the east has
convinced US that We are behind the
times and that the school is not doing
what it ought to do. The high school is
much the most expensive part OF the
school system, considering the attend
ance, and the public have right to de-
termine from the pupils who enjoy the
privileges OF this school and from their
parents, that results may justify the ex-
pense and that the best possible results
may be obtained. No pupil is fit to en-
Joy high school who does not realize that
he is enjoying privileges and unless be is
thoroughly deslrous OF improving
his advantages to the utmost.
To every pupil his studies should be the
first consideration and no pleasures be
permitted to interfere with them. Un-
less pupils will take this view Of the mat
ter, and parents will reinforce it, salts
factory work in the high school is lm-
possible. The course proposed involves
more work than the present one, but less
than is required IN the better class OF
eastern schools"
NEW BLACKBoARDs.
The bill OF s1O2.75 for slate black
boards was allowed. THIS amount IN
cludes the cost Of freight. The slate
boards are half an inch thick, 31a feet
high when in position, and come in about
seven feet lengths. Saturday the boards
we're put in place in the various rooms
as follows:
In the high school, one % feet, one l6
feet and ono Z feet In length; two in the
Grammar room, 16 and 20 feet each in
length and in the lower room, third and
fourth grades, one q feet and one feet
in length. Hard chalk can be used and
much dust obviated thereby.