The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-10-09
SUPT. CURTIS SAYS NEW HIGH
SCHOOL STUDY COURSE DOES
NOT SLUR TT.
REALLY MORE THAN BEFORE,
WHEN WORK IN LITERATURE,
POLITICAL ECONOMY AND KIM
DRIED LINES IS CONSIDERED.
HIS ARRANGEMENT APPROVED
Committee Appointed to Pass Upon
1t Yesterday Decided to Rec
Ommend Its Adoption.

ScnOOl inspectors May ana Wilkes,
who were appointed by the board, at
it's meeting Wednesday, with Supt. Cur
tbs, to confer in regard to the course
of study for the high school, arranged
by Supt. Curtis and presented at the
board meeting, met yesterday in ex-
ecutive session, and after about two
hours elaboration announced that
Supt. Curtis arrangement had met
with the approval of the committee.
The objections to the arrangement,
which, however, seem to have been
overcome, were twofold. One was
that there should be some arithmetic
in the final course year, to freshen up
the students in the most practical, per-
haps, of all their studies and the 9TH
er, that the study of history was being
sacrificed to less important matters in
the new course
Supt. Curtis, however, insisted that
as far as the last named objection was
concerned, there was more history, if
anything, rather than less, than in the
old course of study. He showed that
history was constantly before the pu-
pills in the general course from first to
last. Ancient history and English lit
erature both occupied the first year,
while English literature, with it's Incl
dental instruction in history, contln-
ued through the second year. The old
schedule ran history and reading
through both years, half-time each.
Supt Curtis considers the new plan
better. The second year biology is in
troduced, animal one term, plant the
other, in order that science may not
be overlooked The third year histori-
cal instruction is not only looked after
directly with the study of English his
tory, the first term, and United States
history the second but in rhetoric and
American literature for the same
terms there is opportunity for further
work along closely associated lines.
While the direct study of history is
absent from the fourth year, in Eng
fish literature, which runs through the
whole year, and in political economy,
which takes the second term, Supt.
Curtis insists that abundant opportun-
ity is afforded for Improvement IN MS
tory
The course as it was finally adopted
and will be recommended by the COM
mittee, is as follows:
Preparatory Course
First Year-First term, algebra, Latin, gen
eraI history, English; second term, algebra,
Latin, general history, English.
Second Year-First term, algebra, Latin.
Greek, German or French English; second
term, plane geometry, Latin, Greek, German
OF French, English
Third Year-First term, plane geometry,
Latin, Greek, German French, rhetoric;
second term, solid geometry or physics, Latln,
Greek, German or French, rhetoric.
Fourth Year-First term, Latin, English
literature, Greek, German or French; second
term, Latin, English literature, Greek, Ger
man or French.
Drawing optional.
General Course
First Year-First term, algebra, Latin,
French or German, ancient history, English;
second term, algebra, Latin, French or Ger
man, ancient history English
French or German, English, biology (animaD;
second term, plane geometry, Latin, French
or German, biology (planD, English, drawing
two lessons week.
Third Year = First term, plane geometry
(complete), Latin, French or German, Eng
lish history, rhetoric; second term physics
Latin, French or German United states MS
tory American literature.
Fourth Year-First term. physics. Latin,
French or German. chemistry, English lttera-
ture; second term, chemistry, Latin French
or German, political economy, English Itera-
ture.
Drawing optional.
English Course
First Year-First term, algebra, ancient MS
tory, word analysis, drawing; second term,
algebra, history, English, drawing.
Second Year-First term, algebra English,
biology (animaD, drawing; second term, ge-
ometry biology (planD, drawing.
Third Year-First term, geometry rhetoric,
English history, physiology; second term,
American literature, United States history,
bookkeeping physics phys:agraphy.
bookkeeping or physics, photography.
bookkeeping or physics, arithmetic Senior,
astronomy; second term, English literature,
civics, political economy, senior grammar.
Drawing required.