The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-09-07


Notice is given this and was also
given last week OF the date for the
Summer school for this county. As
we understand it, there will be-
three branches taught; Grammar,
Geography and Arithmetic.
The Grammar or English course
will be. lst. Language study or
Grammar, 2d. Reading or Lit
erature. Sd. Composition or writ
lng work.
About four hours q week will be
given to this study.
Tho course in Geography Is to
embrace about twenty five sab
jects with about sixty-six sub.
heads.
Hours for recitation not given.
Tho course in Arithmetic will
embrace the four ground rules in
cluding Enumeration, Notation and
the underlying principles.
Tho Greatest Common Denomi-
nator and Least Common Multirle
will be taught before taking up
fractions.
Special attention will be given
Common fractions, Decimals and
Percentage will be tanght conjornt-
ly. Simple Interest and Profit and
Loss.
Compound Quantities will be
limited to Long Measure, Avoirlu-
pois Weight and Dry Measure.
All tho regulations we have re-
ceivod are given below:
SOME REGULATIONS.
Each school continues for four
weeks, six days in tho week.
The school session each day
will last at least three hours and
not more than four hours.
The periods Of recitation each
day will be at least three, ono for
each Of the subjects, Arithmetic,
Geography and English. The fac
ulty Of a school may determine
upon four periods Of recitation and
give two of these to English, since
under this head instruction is tn
be given in compositions writing
and literature-study as we'll as III
grammar.
1t is left to the instructors oil
each school to apportion the work
between thcm.
1t is for them also to determine
lether or not to divide q class in.
sections. Where the numbers
largo, division will become
cessary.
| a record will be kept Of the day
Of entry of each student and of the
number Of days in attendance. The
roll will be called at the beginning
Of each recitation, and absences
and tardics noted, for which ex.
cuses must be rendered to the III.
structor; tho list Of excused and
uneXcused, absences and tardies
will be part Of the record Of cacl
student in the school, to be inclu.
ded in tho Principals full report
to the State Superintendent.
Each instructor will givo q fina
written examination upon each
subject taught by him. The in.
structor will report those students
that have done satisfactory OF
profitable work in a subject, taking
everything into consideration. The
value Of the examination as com.
! pared with tho other work Of the
student is left to the instructors
discretion. But none will be re.
ported satisfactory who fail to try
. the examination, for whatever
-. cause
. Mono will be admitted to the
school but actual teachers, or thos,
: VINO propose to begin teaching
"urlng the current school year
It None will be admitted unless they
:, irst declare their intention to at.
I'd eela regularly and stand the ex.
as aHh'latlon Hn at the close. None will
'!y ~ ""nltted later than the seventh
IN '"S Sua aver the opening.
ocranS S'"dents must take all courses
l.. them an ,',"1 do Tho work assigned
;o., u,In' ,1n'' ana connrm to the ord;nary
ch r",es OF q schou Anv a,',u" ",t'"
og. l".i'ng to do satisfac,awrv wy wor,t :oue''' u,
s. Jaa Ja,'rl"oaoty ruo.' manner mag be cxcm.
'... wv ~h"ol bv th, instruc.