The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-05
THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL COURSE
Changes by State Beard Of E0eea-
tion-RuieS Regarding Diplomas

Change. by State Beard Of Ed.ea-
tion-RrIes Regarding Diplomas
Special Dispatch 20 me Poss-Inteliigeneer
OLYMPIA Sent The state board or
education has adopted the following
course Of sSu6y for the high schools OF
this state:
First Year.
First te-w-Engfish course: Algebra
physical geography. grammar ano eo. on %
sition. option Scientific course; same g
English course. Classical coaTse. So
stitute Latin for option IN eacn term OF
Second tern1-Engifsh course: Algebra.
physical geography or option. grammar
and composition, option. Sciehfiac course.
same as English course. Classical course.
Substitute Latin for option IN each term
OF English course.
second Year
Firs- terrn-Engfish course; Plane
geometry. rhetoric. ciyics or option, pot
any Scientific course. same as E-hsllsa
course Classical course: Plane ssoh'-
etry, botany or rhetoric, clFies, Lagn-
Second term-English course; Fiane
geometry, rhetoric. botany or option. OF
ton. Scientific course: Same as English
course Classical course: Plane seoin-
etry, botany q rhetoric. Latin, option
Third Year.
First term ~ English course: Algebra.
physics. literature. option Sclentihe
course: Algebra. physics. literature, Ger
= n
bra. physics, Latin and Roman History,
German or Greek.
Second terul-English course: Higher
arithmetic or option. literature. physaes.
netic OF option. physics, literature. Ter
man or French. Classical course: Higher
arithmetic or option. physics LATIN ana
Roman history, German or Greek
Fourth Year.
First term - English course: Solid
geometry or option. chemistry or zoology.
political economy or option. general his
tory. Scientific course; Solid geometry
or French general history. Classical
course: General history, chemistry or
zoology. German or Greek. Latin and Gre
Second term-English course: Trigo-
Rometry or option. chemistry or zoology,
elementary psychology or option. general
history. Scientific course; Trigonometry
or option chemistry or zoology, Herman
or French. general history. Classical
course: General history. chemistry or
zoology. German or Greek, Latin and Gre
Scholars preparing for higher institu-
tions are required 70 study botany A fun
year Otherwise only half year Is re-
quired.
Commercial course for high schools:
First Year.
First term - Algebra. physical geog-
raphy. grammar and composition, stem
7Ertphy and penmanship.
Second term - Algebra physical geog-
raphy, stenography and penmanship,
second Year.
First term - Plane geometry. rhetoric.
commercial geography, stenosraphy ana
penmanship.
Second term-Plane geometry. rhetoric.
commercial arithmetic. stenography and
penmanship.
Third Year.
First term-Physlcs. commercial arith-
metic: bookkeeping. English and Amer
Second bookkeeping. English and
American literature. business forms. POI
iticai economy. commercial law.
The state board has also made the fol-
lowing changes regarding certificates and
life diplomas:
Applicants for state certificates or life
diplomas falling 10 complete their list or
subjects at any regular examination may
finish such list al any subsequent exam
ination within the year.
Applicants who have received a first
grade certificate issued by the superin-
tcndent OF public instruction will be &C
credited with their standing in those sub
Jects upon application for state GER
tificate.
AN applicant who completes subject
IN reading circle work VIII be accredited
with the standing in that subject in ac-
cordance with other regulations pre-
scribed. by the board"
The following changes have been made
regarding the scale of marking:
''19. An applicant who receives a second
grade certificate may complete the exam
nation in the remaining subjects required
for a first grade certificate at any exam
nation within one year. and If the re-
CURED credits are obtained. a first grade
certificate will be issued bearing the date
of the last examination.
20. An applicant will be credited with
the standing earned In reading circle
works in accordancei with other reguia-
tons prescribed by the state board of
education.
.'2l. Two credits may be added for each
ten months successful experience 10
maximum of twenty credits. The total
OF twenty credits may be divided among
be applied TO one subject"