Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-01
TEACHERS STUDY COURSE.
An Additional Circular Issued by the
Drpartment of Instruction.

DR.. J. ". Southal, State Superintend-
ont Of Public Instruction, has sent out
the following circular to superintendent,
school boards, and teachers regarding the
professional course OF study outlined for
Virginia teachers who hold first-grade
certificates. which are about to expire, or
whose certificates Of that grade have al
ready done SO:
I'm Circular 1S3 a professional course Of
study was outlined for Virginia teachers
whose lIst-gTade certificates have expired
or are about to expire. This course, as
published included civil government, gen
cral history English and American litera-
ture. physical geography. pedagogy ana
Virginia school law, and 10 was stipulated
that teachers should complete II in two
consecutive Years. This COuT se OF study
has been received with an enthusiastic
approval by school officials and teachers
and indications point 10 the conclusion
that the great majority of the frst-grade
teachers will take the course Of study
rather than stand the uniform eXamina-
tons at the expiration OF the ceruncale5
they now hold. / have sought the fullest
expression Of views on the part Of school
officials and teachers. and the consensus
of opinion among them is that elementary
algebra should be added TO the SuDJeclS
included i'm the course of study. and that
candidates should be permitted TO COM
plete the course IN three consecutive years
instead Of two. 1 have concluded TO
adopt these suggestions. ] am also con-
WINGED that the course should be pursued
i'm a fixed order. and TO this end the fol-
lowing schedule has been arranged:
FIRST YEAR.
Civil Government General History, and
English Literature.
Fiskes Civil Government; Myers's Gene
raj History; Shakespcare's Macbeth; Mil
TONS Paradise Lost, Books !. and H.;
Addisou's Sir Roger de Coyerly Papers
from the Spectator: De Quincey's Flight
Of a Tartar Tribe; Scotts lVanhoe; His
tory of English Literature TO the close
of the reign of Queen Anne.
SECOND YEAR.
Physical Geography Algebra, and Eng
lish Literature.
Physical Geography; Elementary Alge-
bra: Burke's Speech on Cancellation with
America: Macaulay's Essays on Milton
and Addison: George Eliots Silas Mar
ner: Matthew Arnold's SOhrab and Rus
tum; Tennyson's Princess; History Of
English Literature completed.
THIRD YEAR.
Pedagogy School Law. and American
Literature.
Whites Elements Of Pedagogy; White )
School Management; DeGarmo's Essen
tails OF Method: Dexter and Garlick 5
Psychology I'm the SchoOl-Room; Virginia
School Law: CoOper's Last of the Mohi-
cans; Irving's Sketch-BOok (siX selec-
tons): Longfellows Evangeline; History
of American Literature.
1t will be seen that English and Amer-
can literature is distributed throughout
the course, and. as far as possible, the
books arc set down in the order OF MS
tOrical development. No special text
books on the history of English and
American literature are designated, as
II is deemed best 10 permit the teachers
10 select from the books named below
the ones they may prefer. Examination
questions on the subjects in the first
years course will be sent out TO superin-
tendents. and applicants will stand the
examination at the same time that the
uniform examination Will be held. which
will probably be in the first part Of next
June Teachers who wish TO have their
certificates made good for the entire
state should ask superintendent TO for
ward their papers TO this office.