The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-06-03

that any good text books may be used.
The following are recommended: Mar
tins Human Body, Blairdell's Practi-
cal Physiology, Steel's Fourteen Weeks
in Physiology. The members of the
class are urged to bring such books that
they may have on the subject. The
State adopted text, Hutchison's, will be
made the basis of the work.
CIVIL GoVERNMENT--MR. JONES.
The purpose of our public school is to
furnish better citizens to the State
With this end In view Civil Govern
ment should be taught in every school.
1t will be the effort of the instructor to
show that the subject can be made of
intense interest to pupils Of the inter-
mediate grades by correlating it with
geography. history and current events.
Elements Of Civil Government by Peter
man will be used as o guide in the work,
and again the teachers requested to
bring other books on the subject, such
as Fisch, Macy. Willoughby, Lansing,
" NAS oh"N paSy 'huy huS0s II We COh-
fine ourselves to Peterman's our work
will not be satisfactory.
ENGLISH GRAMMAR-MIsS MCSwAIN.
Buehler's Grammar will be studied
as the textbook, but other grammars
will be used for reference. The course
will cover the entire book, special en-
phasis being placed on the more impor-
tant parts that the class may get a
clearer grasp OF the principles of the
subject. To this end discussions and
questions on doubtful points will be
given. Methods OF teaching grammar
and ideas for making the study more
interesting will be suggested. The
correlation of grammar with literature
and composition will not be overlooked,
for the three should be closely connect
ed in all grades,
LITERATURE AND CoMPoSITIoN--MIss
McSWAIN.
Literature-Tbis course will include
the study OF the following classics:
Hawthorne's Wonder Book, Coleridge'
Ancient Mariner, Eliot's Silas Mariner,
Lowell's Vision of Sir Launfal and pos
sibly Shakespeare's Macbeth.
The object. of the course will be to
make the class familiar with the texts
and to give the teachers suggestions on
methods of teaching literature. Mem
bers Of the class will be called upon
for their methods and opinions. Time
| in nj &C will hn Ia,Ntal e., 1;o -
depreciation and criticism, and reading
aloud OF selected portions for correct
enunciation, pronunciation and express
sion.
Composition Composition may be
closely correlated with ~literature; for
a study of literature is necessary for
the formation of good style, and GER
tainly an understanding ofthe principles
of composition is needed for the appre-
citation of good literature. No better
topics for composition can be found
than those taken from literature. We
hope to have much practice in the
study of the sentence, the paragraph,
and the whole composition.
MANUAL TRAINING-MR. JONES.
"Education Manual Training, or
sloyd, has for it's object the develop
ment of the pupil in certain definite di-
rections by means of systematic exer-
cises. 1t has in view the cultivation of
habits OF neatness, carefulness and ac-
curacy, h requirement of self-reliance
and consciousness of power, and certain
self-respect together with a wholesome
regard for bodily labor, the development
of the powers of observation and atten-
ton, the training of the eye and the
hand, and it harmonizes these objects
with the child's growth mentally and
physically, and correlates them with
the usual classroom studies."-W c.. A.
Hammel. A two years. course in paper
folding and cardboard construction will
be offered the teachers.
Teachers desiring to attend should
Immediately notify Supt. Charles F.
Brooks. The teachers are urged to be
present on the first daytime 9Th al
10 a.. m. Respectfully,
b. L.. JONES, Conductor.