The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-03-08
HISTORY AND CIVICS.
How They Are to Be Taught in Water
bury Public Schools.

| IlON Lucy ARE 10 BE IduSIlL III w dltI-
bury Public Schools.
There has just been printed an at
| tractiye brochure bearing the imprint
| on the cover, Waterbury Public
| School, Outline of Work in History of
Civics, 1S99.' The introduction, under
| the caption, History" in an address
| to teachers, for whom the brochure has
been prepared says: I'm teaching his
tory the aims should be to create de-
sire for historical reading and study;
to develop the faculty or original re-
search; to give the pupil a clear and
systematic view of history, presenting
the facts and events together with the
lines and characters of the most prom
inent men in history, SO that the re-
suit of the whole work shall be to slim
ulate the pupil to loftier endeavor and
to cultivate in them those sterling quail
| tiles that make the good citizen. Pa
| triotism, love for your own country and
| it's institutions should be inculcated at
! the earliest moment.
| I'm the lower grades, the work will
consist largely of the oral and written
reproduction of historical studies read
at home and at school or told by the
teacher.
I'm the higher grades, topical study,
reading from the text book, reference
books and the public library. 1t is rec
commended that each class, besides the
regular text books, be supplied with
several copies of as many different
texts as possible. BY this means it is
hoped that the pupils view of history
may be neither prejudiced or narrow.
THE work should never lapse into a
dull and prosaic rehearsal of past
events, but should be real and vital.
The study of local history should be
pursued in connection with the United
States history in its appropriate place;
historical places, buildings and monu-
ments visited, and the fact that our
town has had an important part in the
making of history of our state and ma
ton, should be clearly developed. The
outline is not complete, but it is hoped
that each teacher may add to it from
the store of unrecorded history.
Current events should be discussed
each week.
THE events of European history hav-
ing direct connection with our own his
tory, should be studied"
Under the head of "Civics" the fol-
lowing appears:
ut has been we'll said that intelligent
citizenship is based upon a knowledge
of our governmental system and it's
fundamental justice and equality. 1t
is not necessary that every boy should
be an embryo statesmen, but it is of
vital Importance that when he takes
upon himself the sovereign right Of suf-
L. rt,o I,o ,1,n 60, 1io,
with the working of our government.
The future citizen should be intelligent
as well as honest. Intervene the
civic, history and current events. In
terest the pupils especially in their own
town.
History and civics are taught from
the first, or sub-primary year, to the
ninth, or eighth grade year The plan
of teaching outlined is one that cannot
but bring about successful series of
results if properly interpreted and in
diligently applied. 1t is clearly demon
strated, from the tenor of the instruc-
lions to sub-primary pupils that his
tory and civics can be made interest
ing at that period in the lives of school
children Year by year the standard is
made higher, until In the ninth year.
or eighth grade division, the require
ments In United States history and
civics are such as to create a pro-
nounced interest, and incidentally to
lead to the requirement of vast and
valuable fund of information.
In speaking of local history the COM
piler of the brochure says The stand
ard reference book is the Town and
City Of Waterbury, edited by the Rev.
Joseph Anderson, D. D. This work is
so thorough and exhaustive that 1t is
not deemed necessary to give other |
comparative table, showing col |
umns which indicate the officers with |
series of duties in town,
borough, school district, city, county, |
state and nation, corrected by Judge |
George H. Cowell, is a valuable feature. |
Waterbury Republican.