Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-20

as could be expected in advance OF act
ual experience. The committee also
submitted rules for the high school,
and a number Of amendments TO the
present rules of the Board, made neces-
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school. ,.4;o-
NJ resolutions providing for the adop-
tion Of the course Of study; that the
high school principal may, with the
consent of the Superintendent and
committee on text books, add TO the
course such supplementary work as
NAV be thought advisable, provided
Thai no new subject or study be in
troduced; that any pupil VINO mas our
ing the past year, completed WIN d
grade of not less than 70 per cent any
study in the course for the class whlch
he shall enter in the coming year, may
he excused from further pursuit or such
study and may substitute another
study that is in an earlier year OF the
course. which he may have failed 10
complete in the grammar school; that
the selection Of text books is recon-
mended in English language, Algebra,
Physical Geography. Botany, Geome-
trv English Literature, American LIT
erature. General History, and Latin;
The course Of study submitted Dy
the committee is as follows:
First year, division D, reading charts
first reader: number work, object les
sons. writing. music.
Second year, division ID, hrst read
or. arithmetic, oral geography, draw
ing. object lessons, writing, music
Third year, division c, second read
or arithmetic, oral geography, draw
ing general exercises, writing, music.
Fourth year, division c, third read
or. arithmetic, object lessons and Ian
guage. oral geography, drawing, wrl-
ting. music.
Fifth year. division B, fourth reader
arithmetic. language, and composition
geography. drawing, writing. object
lessons general exercises, music.
Sixth year, division d, fifth reader,
arithmetic, language and composition,
geography. drawing, music, writing.
Seventh year. grammar school. sixth
reader. arithmetic Whites elementary
completed. geography. history, gram
mar. drawing, music, writing.
Eighth wear. grammar school, geog-
raphy completed history completed.
grammar, arithmetic, physiology,
bookkeeping. drawing, writing.
High school, first year-Arlthmeuc,
lessons in English, algebra, physical
geography, German (electivs).
Second year-Arithmetic. lessons in
English. algebra, physics. botany, geo.
metry, German (elective).
Third year-Geometry rhetoric, civil
government. English literature, Ger
man and Latin (elective).
Fourth year Reviews, chemistry.
general history. American literature,
Latin. and theory and practice Of teach
ing (elective). The latter may be sub
stituted for chemistry. Reading, SPELL
in. penmanship, defamation, compost
ton and music throughout the course.
The committee recommended several
new rules made necessary by the es-
adjustment of the high school. Pu-
pills who have completed to the gram
mar school course are eligible to admis-
sion. Any pupil of the high school
completing the work of any one year
with an average grade Of 70 per cent,
not falling below 60 per cent in any
one branch, shall be regularly promot-
ed 10 the next higher class. No pupil
may be admitted to the graduating
class after the close Of the first month
Of the school year unless by special per-
mission Of the committee on teachers
and schools. Nonresident pupils Will
be required to pay S. per month for
tuition. All pupils who finish the pre-
scribed courses of study with an aver
age grade Of IS per cent, not falling be-
low so per cent in any branch, shall be
given a diploma of graduation. Pupils
attaining an average grade OF, 50 per
cent will be designated on the COM
mencement programme as honor pupils.