The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-23
HIGH SCHOOL.

Firat Year-Latin or German (optionaD
English, arithmetic, cvics, vocal music
reading and defamation; in the third term
OF the session zoology takes the place OF
ciVics
Second Year-I.atln or German. English.
algebra physical geography, general his.
tory, vocal music reading and declama.
ton. botany IS added in the second term
and physical geography dropped in tn,
third term.
Third Year--Latin or German. Greek Top.
uouaD. English, geometry physics general
history. vocal music. reading and decla-
nation, chemistry Is added in the second
term and physics dropped In the third
term.
Fourth Year-Latln or German, Greek
toruonan, English. geometry geolory,
psychology. vocal music, reading and
defamation; in the second term political
economy and physiology replace geomterv
and geology; the third term the course f;
changed to Latin or German, Greek Top
tional, United States history, astronomy.
Review: Arithmetic and English grammar,
pedagogy (optionaD, vocal music, reading
and defamation.
The graduate Of the high school is on
titled to enter the University Of Texas
without further examination TO show
mat such student Is prepared to enter uni
NersitY or college after graduation from
the Houston schools, I present the require.
mcnts for admission to some Americas
colleges.
Yale University; English-Selectlons
from Colcridge. Scott. Macauley, Byron.
Hawthorne. Thackaray and Tonnyson.
Greek history and Roman history. Foreign
ianguaGe7-Latin grammar, Caesar four
monks Cicero, six orat,ons Virgl's Blu
COLES and Aeneid, books | to &: OVID.
Me,nmorphoses. sight; Prose Composition.
Greek grammar; Anahasis four books:
Had. three books, Prose Composition.
French or German; sight translation Of
easy prose. Mathematics--Ar Arithmetic, ele.
ments Of algebra ann geometry.
Harvard lnivcrs!y Enrlish-E Equivalent
TO Yale requirements. Foreign Ianguases--
Latin or Greek, French or German, equiv
alcnt TO Yale requirement. Science-nlo-
mcntary physics and astronomy. Mathe-
maucs-sare as Yale.
Dartmouth College; English Selections
from English and American authors;
grammar and composition. Greek. Roman
and American history Foreign Languages
Latin grammar; Caesar, four hooks
Cicero, i've orations; Virgil. six books:
Prose Composition, Greek grammar; Aue-
basis four books; HAD, two books Math-
ematics--same as Yale
Michigan University; Engush-Gram-
mar composition aud rhetoric. general ard
United states history, selections from
English aud American authors. Foreign
lansrHgcs-1.atin grammar. Prose compo-
sition. Cicero. six oratlons Acuoia niur
hooks Greek grammar; Prose Compost
ton. Auahasis. three books. Science
Physics and botany. Northumberland
hr'i' clements Of plane, solid ana spherical
geometry.
University OF Texas; English Grammar.
rhetoric, composition and selections from,
English and American authors; outline;
OF general history Foreign languages
Latin grammar; Prose Composition. four
= IL
grammar; Prose Composition; sight read
ing; three books Auahasis. Mathematics
Arithmetic. algebra ana plano geometry.
Ill
The books used IN he school and the NH.
fishers thereof are as follows: It will be-
observed 'hat they are well scattered and
trat no one firm has monopoly:
Barnes Rcaders--American Book com
pany.
Maury's grarhies--unvers!ty Pub.
| lishing company.
Easlestor's United States History
American Book company.
Pupils Series Of Automatically q
Heath & Co.
knox-Heath's Language Books-Ginn &
| CO,
Reeds Word Maynard. Merlin
| & CO.
Masou's New Music Readcrs-Ginn & co.
| Reed and Kellogg's Grammar-Maynard.
Merrill & co.
Thompson's Industrial Drawine--D. c
| Heath 4 Co.
Texas iIistory-P, V Pennybacker.
Riverside Literature Series Cumbors)-
| Houghton. Mlfhin & Co.
Beginners Book in Geometry-Ginn &
co.
Seven American Classics-American Book
company.
Supplementary Neutrality-suspicious. houses.
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Now. as 10 the cost OF the books: the
) figures here given are based on The sup