Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-27

words should be assigned the pupils as
tasks in learning to spell.
Much hard work will be required to
cure good spelling.
Fifth grade-Spelling: In addition to the
correct spelling of all words used in writ
ten work, the teacher may make selec-
ton of words not frequently used. and
other words whose spelling requires spe-
cial attention from Merrill's Word and Sen
tence Book, to page 10.
Sixth grade-Spcliag: As in the work
OF previous grades, the difficult words of
the various lessons should be selected by
the teacher and assigned the pupils Spe-
cial work in spelling. Especial work or
difficult words conccntlrs the efforts of
the learner spelling III general as to
make of him 4 good spcller. Use also Mer-
rills Word and Sentence Book, 20 page
125.
Seventh grade-Spelling: All written
work should be absolutely correct in this
particular. For emphasis on important
lected words. Mcrrills Word and Sentence
Book may be used.
Eighth grade-In the eighth grade
Swintons Word Analysis fs used, which
furnishes the best kind of spelling work for
pupils of this grade.
From the foregoing lists of books fur
nished the children it will be seen that
spelling book is provided for each child in
the fifth, sixth and seventh grades, and
word analysis in the eighth grade
study of Arithmetic and Grammar.
From the foregoing schedules it will be
seen that arithmetics are furnished pupils
for study in all the grades above the first,
and from the fourth grade to the eighth
grade. inclusive. two kinds are furnished.
All of these facts are easily obtainable
THE one book not found in great abun-
dance in the hands of the pupils is the En-
glish grammar. Public opinion, as well as
expert professional opinion. is about equally
divided respecting the value of this study
ny use of textbooks in the schools. An ex-
animation of the course of study will show
that the facts which the child must learn in
order to use the English language correctly
are distributed by grades suited to his adj
vancement and his ability to learn. The
result of this Kind of study of the language
has proved satisfactory in that the children
OF our schools make good English readily,
and in the main a habit, especially when
writing.
so far the work of the pupils shown
by the examination to which allusion is
made in this paper is concerned the board
of school trustees may feel satisfied. l do
not hesitate to assure the board of school
trustees that the results OF the examina-
ton OF our pupils this year prove that the
common branches of education, the three
RS if you please, for the teaching of
which the so-caled practical man contends,
education that by the old-fashioned formal
mode of teaching.
The schools Of Washington during the
last fifteen years have undergone many
SiAHt5Ss, as nave lIle sCHoohS III tIloSt VI tilc
prominent cities in. the United States. In
those cities where changes have not been
thoroughly made they are rapidly taking
place. The education attempted by the
schools of the country that rank high Is
OF very different kind from what 1t was
fifteen years ago. Today in Washington
manual training Is part OF the school
curriculum from the first grade to the high
school inclusive.
Manual Training.
This manual training Is correlated with
the other branches Of education, the articu-
lation being as close as. that found in any
system of education in existence.
IAN the girls of the third, fourth and
NTH grades have lessons in sewing in Me
room where they attend school, the sowing
teacher itinerating
''All the girls (nearly) of the sixth grade
take lessons in cutting md fitting (con-
structive work), in shops centrally located,
one hour and half per week.
All the girls OF the seventh and eighth
grades take lessons in cooking and food
study. in kitchens centrally located, one
hour and half week.
"All the boys of the seventh and eighth
grades take lessons in manual training
Cwood working shopa) two hours week.
There are in the city below the high
for sixth grade girls, twenty-five cooking
schools for seventh ard eighth grade girls
ana thtrty-two manual training schools Tor
seventh and eighth grade boys.
appropriations are already made Tor two
Polytechnic High Schools, one to cost
quarter of a million dollars Thoroughly
prepared pupils to fill these schools are
now awaiting admission.
Two matters relating to school affairs,