The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-29
THE NEXT SCHOOL TERM
Preparations for the Opening in
September Nearly Completed,
Matters 10 BE Looked After at the
Next Meeting cf the Board of Edu-
Cation-Nnny Positions Vet 10 Ee
, Fiued-List of Text BooI<s to Be
Used - Grading of IT, Pupils,

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| Used - Grading of IT, Pupils,
| The public schools of Washington will
| open on the 18th of September for the fall
term. and preparations are rapidly near
| ing completion for the event. This will be
| the inauguration of the control of the pub
| lie schools by the new Beard OF Educa-
! ton and under the management of the
new Superintendent A. T. Stuart. Many
! changes have already been instituted in
the school methods at meetings of the
board which have been held. and the re-
suits will be closely observed.
! Superintendent Stuart and the assistant
superintendent are now formulating new
course of study. which will replace the
former methods instituted by ex-Superin-
tendent Powell that became so objection
| able. subsequent TO the Congressional in
yestigation last winter. The purpose of
the superintendent is 10 offer a provi-
sional course which will be much simpli-
fed along the lines of special instruction,
with a view to the devotion of more time
to the elementary studies by the pupils.
This course of study will be submitted for
approval to the Board of Education at its
next meeting. which will be held Tues
day. September 4, at the Franklin School
building.
The Board of Education at its next meet
ing will consider the new course of studies
which will be submitted by the Superin-
tendent, and vacancies among the teachers
and janitors will demand immediate at
tention. Many designations from teachers
are usually submitted after the vacation
season and many positions in the High
School have not been filled. The graduates
of The Normal School will take precedence,
and until all have received appointments
| as teachers no outside applications will be
considered. except in the case of teachers
in special instruction where the qualifca-
tons of the normal graduates are not of
the character required. successor will
have to be appointed to Mrs. Alice S. Da-
Wis, director of music in the coIored high
schools. who died a few weeks ago at Bat
| tie Creek, Mich
Text Books to BE Used.
The following text books win be used
in the various grades during the current
year, unless otherwise ordered by the
Board at some later meeting:
First grade-Normal Primer. Normal
First Reader. Franklin Primer and First
Reader.
Second grade-Normal Second Reader,
Franklin Second Reader, Aesop's Fables.
Halls Arithmetic Reader, for second
grades, half set.
Third grade-Normal Third Reader.
Franklin Third Reader, Halls Arithmetic
Reader. for third grades; Child's Health
Primer. First Normal Music Reader full
set; Hans Andersen's Stories.
Fourth grade-NormaI Fourth Reader.
Franklin Fourth Reader. The Story of Two
Inaugurations, Old Greek Stories. half set;
The Mother Tongue, A. & K. Mines Ele-
ments of Arithmetic, Halls Arithmetic
Reader. for third grades. half set; Child's
Health Primer. half set; Geography, Prim-
airy; Worcester's Comprehensive Diction-
ary half set; music readers-Second Ma
son and First Normal, full set Of each;
Merrills Word and Sentence Book.
Fifth grade-Normal Fourth Reader. full
set: Franklin Intermediate Reader, Mines
Elements of Arithmetic, full set; Davies
Intellectual Arithmetic. fourth set; Mines
Standard Arithmetic, half set; Geography.
Primary, half set; Woreester's Compre-
hensive Dictionary half set; Hygiene for
Young People. half set; Merrilis Word
and Sentence Book, full set; Music Reader,
First Modern. full set.
Sixth Grade-Franklin Fifth Reader.
half set; Mines Standard Arithmetic full
set; Davies Intellectual Arithmetic. quar-
ter set; Geography. complete; First Les
sons in Language. Wheeler; History OF the
United States MontgoRery's, full set;
Evangeline full set; Miles Standish, fun
set; Hygiene for Young People, half set;
MerrilIs Word and Sentence Book, half
set: Woreester's Comprehensive Dictionary.
half set Music Readers-Mason's Second
mi Of .arh
Seventh Grade-Normal Fifth Reader.
full set; Cook & Cropsey's Complete
Arithmetic. full set; Davies Intellectual
Arithmetic. quarter set; History of the
United States, Johnston or McMaster, full
set; Firke's. half set; Geography; Merrilfs
Word and Sentence Book, full set; Worces-
ter's Comprehensive Dictionary, half set;
Music Readers-Normal Second, Parts |
and II, full set; a modern English gram
mar.
Eighth Grade-Normal Fifth Reader, half
set: Cook G Cropsey's Complete Arith-
metic full set: Davies Intellectual Arith>
uetic. quarter set; WentwoTth's School AL
gebse, full set; Fishes History of the
United States. six copies; Ffske's Civil
Government Of the United States. full set;
Willoughby's Government and Adm,nistra-
ton. full set; Legend of Sleepy Hollow, full
set: Snow Bound. full set; Swinton's Word
Analysis fold edition.. full set Worces-
tiers Comprehensive Dictionary, half set;
Essentials OF Health, full set; Music
Reader-Third Normal. full set; modern
English Grammar full set.
The text books are largely those which
were in use in the public schools during
the administration of school affairs by
Superintendent Powell Several elimina-
lions have been made, and the addition of
spelling books and modern English gram
mar In the higher grades is made by the
direction Of the Board OF Education. which
made this ruling in compliance with the
general demand for the change in the sys
TEN.
Cards for Application for Admission.
On the 14th and 18th OF September, the
Friday and Saturday preceding the open
ing OF the schools, cards will be distrib-
uted to applicants for admission. The
cards will assign the applicants TO the
grace and class to which they appear quail
flied. Pupils who remained at school up to
the time Of closing during the recent term
will not require admission cards, but may
apply direct to the school on the opening
day for assignment to class.
There were during the recent term about
AZ 900 pupils in the public schools of Wash
il ston The usual annual increase is be-
twecl and per cent and it is antici-
pated that this proportion will be added
to the rolls this year.
The public school buildings have all been
put in thorough repair during the summer
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