The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-05-09
TrDme. Shopper year. in advance.
Six Months 80 cents.

revised the fundamental operations
and advanced to common fractions.
Spelling and writing were as in the
preceding grade except that it was of a
higher grade. This class enrolled about
thirty y-five.
The Fourth grade reciting in two
sections completed in reading the Third
and Fourth readers, and the more ad-
vanced began American Masterpieces.
Arithmetic from division to decimal
fractions. Spelling, writing complete
sentences from dictation. Writing,
Nos. 3 and copy book.
The Fifth or highest grade began
with the Fourth reader and read in
teligently all of "American Master
pieces and part of the "Merchant Of
Venice"
Practical arithmetic, Including frac-
tions, compound numbers, brokerage,
stocks and bonds, discount, interest,
was nearly completed. During half of
the term instruction was given this
class in practical bookkeeping.
1t was the policy of the management
to advance each man as rapidly as pos
sible, and as a consequence promotions
from one grade to another were ire
quent. Whenever man was found
capable of doing a higher grade OF
work he was transferred, and vice
versa. when one was unable or unWlll-
ing to do the work of his grade he was
degraded. 1t is pleasing to note that
this occurred in very few instances, near
Iv every one taking pride in his stand
ing and striving to do what he could.
The summary of attendance is as
follows:
m &c 101
Total enrolment. ...................l9 l96
Average attendance. l6o.o
GRATIFYING RESULTS OF THE
PRESENT TERN.
During the months intervening be-
tween the close of the last school term
and the beginning of the present, many
of those in attendance during the last
term were restored to liberty, and the
present term found much raw material
to sift and place in proper classes. A
large number who were in attendance
, last wear were on hand, anxious to take
up their studies where they had left
. off. and not few had applied them.
selves so diligently to their books dur
ing the summer vacation, that it was
found expedient to assign them to
= higher class than they had left at the
p close of the previous term. Owing to
n an increased population and the great
n number who could neither read nor
write, and to carry out the principle
that no man should be assigned to
= | 10 tho of q.
l. tarding it's progress, the 1875 men en-
d rolled the present term were divided
Il Il into ten grades, and some of the larger
n grades into two sections as follows:
IS Beginners had two classes, of 20,
and Is scholars each; the first are those
5 who first enter and cannot read, when
a teacher imparts the alphabet and
d the numerals; the second class read IN
1t the First and Second readers.
+ The Second grade contains "A mem
- bers and the course is Third reader
h and Elementary Arithmetic, which in
n cludes mental This class at the be-
ginning of the term, Sept. l, were
IL placed in Second readers and have ad'
ST vanced to Third reader.
ID Third grade, contained Is members
N beginning with Third reader and ad
e dition in practical arithmetic, they have
w ~, advanced to multiplication, and have
lg had copy-books added to their tasks
ly This grade started out with member
ne ship of 32, but IA have advanced sc
~ ID rapidly that 1t was necessary to divide
lie them into two grades, and the lattel
re are now doing reduction of fractions
10 Fifth grade, with Is members begar
a "a in Third reader and division; and have
4. advanced to Fourth reader and subtrac
m. tion of fractions.
sc Sixth grade, with membership o
'at 'St 21 are an advanced part of Fifth grade
&C. Seventh grade, with 10 members be
d. gan with Fourth reader, and long divi
id- sion; have advanced to decimal cul
.aJ .aT rency United States money.
on The Eighth. Ninth and Tenth grades
7as with 32 members began with the Fourt
by reader and common fractions, and hav
on advanced to reading of Masterpieces Q
rd American literature, and reduction
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