The Elbert County tribune., 1902-05-29
our SCHOOL CLOSES
Program Of Last Days Joint
Exercises-Outline Of the
Course Of Study.


in the afternoon Ivy both rooms al
tracted quite "a large number of
visitors. consisting Of parents of
the children and residents of the
district, who listened atientively
to The rendering of the following
program:
sonR-BAitle Hymn Of the Republic, by school,
saiutatort-I lorcn.e Rcmlngion.
Hccitafiunr--l ewir UakH, Mnrpnuat .ohn ella
MeCorkle. Minnie John, Albert Green, Essiyn
sofnferth. Harvey Gntewood. Anna John, Mi'nle
sour-school BELLS. BY school.
Reciiatlons-Low,s baldwin, Rcnah Hinkiey
Ralph bakiwin;; ,Adolph John, Georgia Mccarkiel
Song-Tell Me Your Dream and I'll Tell You
Niue. Dora Berryman, tinrn Brazellol. Ethel
Recltati' n--crystnl Blnklcy, Clara John. Lulu
MeCorke. Ed BALDWIN. Harvey. c.tnforth, Clara
brazelion. sam Blaklcy Clara Hull. Laura nnil.
Rev. Childs then entertained the
school with n pleasant and instruct
i've address upon the subject of
"An education," followed by II
few remarks from the teachers and
others. The exercises were then
closed 10y all present singing
"America.
The enrolment during the tenn
has been the largest in the history
of our school for several years
pnst, and the attendance has heen
good until within the last three
weeks, since wien il has been ma.
teriaily reduced on account OF an
epidemic of measles
COURSE OF STUDY.
The following is II partial out
line OF ihe course OF study US used
in our schools The pnst year:
Arithmetic: To and including
Fourth grndc- Fundamental opcr
nlions. number work and Whites
Elementary arithmetic Ia frnctions.
Fifth grade - Complete Whites
Elementary textbook. Sixth
grudc-Second book to percentage.
Seventh gradc--Complcte percent
age: its applications. Eighth
grade-Complete textbook, mis-
cellaneons test problems.
History: First, second, third.
fourth grudes-Oral lessons, read
ings and reproductions. Fifth hnd
Sixth grades-Barnes Primary MS
tory. Seventh aud Eighth grades
Barnes complete Textbook.
Language and Grammar: First,
Second and Third CRADLES Oral
and written lessons. Fourth, Fifth
and Sixth grades-Hnrvey's Ele-
pentary grammar. Seventh and
Eighth grades = Harvey's Com.
plete textbook.
Geography: To Sixth grnde--
Stndy of earth, its shape, motions,
etc. maps and globes; complete
J Barnes Elementary text book.
Sixth and Seventh gredes-Barnes
complete geography. Eighth
grade : Barnes Complete in con-
nection with physical geography.
Reading: First grade Swim
toms first reader. Second grade
Swinton's second reader. Third
grude = Swinton's third reader.
Foprth and Fifth grades Swim
toms fourth reader, parts one an,.
two. Sixth, Seventh aud Eighth
grades - Swinton's fifth reader,
supplementary reading. selections
from American authors.
Writing: Slant system. busi-
ness and ornamental forms, drills
IN business correspondence.
Civics: In connection with his
tory in lower grades. Higher
grades Hatch's Civil Government
of Colorado, Andrews Manual nf
the Constitution.
Physiology and Hygiene First,
Secohd, Third and Fourth grades
Oral lessons, readings. Fifth
gradc-Sieele's Elementary text
book. Seventh, last hnlf, and
Eighth grades Steele's Complete
! Hygicnic physiology.