Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-01-30
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NOTES FROM II HILL.

In the space we have we can give only a
few advantages of our course OF study 80. We
can boldly say this course of study has prov
Oh TO be thorough, conservative, and yet pro-
gressive, and abreast with those pursued In
our best institutions. The course for the Pri-
mary, intermediate and Grammar Schools
Tor the Public School COurse) Is made up of
the studies required by tho State to be taught.
In this, with the exception of ona study, we
claim TO have the most popular, most care
fully prepared and up to date text books that
can be found. We have these studies so ar
ranged that If a pupil masters any grade the
transition TO the next higher grade will he
easily made. You will see from our cata-
logue that we have advanced from the old
"Three X" plan, namely: "Readin', Riten
and Rithmetic." In the days Of our fathers
these were all that we're thought of being
studied, unless one went to college. In our
course OF study we teach pupils not only
"keadin, Riten n Rithmetic," but even In
the First Grade they are taught English
and Geography. The result of this
advanced method Is pupils in our school at
the age of eight and ten years know more
than their fathers knew at the age OF fifteen
or twenty years. ltseems as II there always
has been a natural aversion to the study of
English Grammar. Why this is so Is very
easy to understand. 1t Is usually the way II
is taught, and the graduation of the work. In
our course OF study we have an unbroken
course of English from the First Grade TO
graduation. This is taught in such a way
that the study of English Grammar is be-
coming a pleasure rather than %drudgery.
We wish to call attention to our course In
Mathematics. We use Wentworth's through
out. Prof. Wentworth is one OF the most
popular mathematicians in the United
States. His works are universally praised
throughout the country. The pupils who
study his works are broken off from the
mechanical process and routine methods.
Pupils are trained to logical habits OF mind
and stimulated to a higher degree of intel
lectual energy by solving problems adapted
to their capacities. They become practical
arithmeticians, not by learning special
knowledge on reasoning which they
fully comprehend, and by being so
thoroughly exercised in logical analysis
that they are Independent OF arbitrary rules.
since the adoption OF Wentworth's Arlth-
metics, eighteen months ago, has been very
satisfactory. We haven't space to speak at
length concerning the high school. The
High school Course is made up OF three
years of Mathematics, English, Latin and
Science. The text books used are those best
adapted to class work, and containing the
latest and best methods for use. In the flu
ture we shall give the advantages of the way
our course OF study Is taught.... The Roll of
Honor could not be made out In time for
this weeks paper. 1t will be given next
week 80. Something got wrong with the fur
mace last week and school was suspended for
part of the day Thursday; Mr.. Pierce, the
man who put the furnace in, was called from
Johnson City TO see what was wrong with 1t.
He found the chimney stopped with SCOT.
He says he wants the people of Jonesboro to
understand that he can put a furnace in,
but mat he Is no chimney sweep. ... We had
some splendid examples last week of the
power OF Imagination. One day when the
furnace had no fire In 1t at ali some OF the
pupils came into the rooms and got entirely
too warm and insisted on the windows being
raised. Miss +. L. d. stood over the register
1.-THE coolest place in the ROOM and got sat-
isfactorily warm. DIR. Willoughby was on
the Hill last week .... We give a kind invita-
ton for the public to come and see US. Don't
take what others say about our work, but
come to see for yourselves,