Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-02-10
GRANTS PASS HIGH SCHOOL
Has Course OF Study Improved
and made Elective

fhplu pfOBrebb III al lines OF ueVelOp-
ment that 1t is making as one Of the
progressive young cities Of Pacific
Coast, has undertaken the bettermeut
Of its public schools The complete
series Of Heath's supplementary read
ers has been placed in all the grades
from the Seventh down for the use of
the scholars. These readers form a
valuable adjunct to the course of
study and will be Of much benefit to
the scholars. All the rooms of the
lower grades of the three city schools
are now we'll supplied with all
needed helps for both teachers and
pupils. The school library, which
has been rather neglected Of late, has
received attention since City Super
intendent r. r. Turner assumed
charge of the Grants Pass schools
last fall, and soon will rang with
the best school Libraries in the state.
A fund Of $50 80 has been raised
through the efforts of the teachers
and scholars to be expended for the
purchase of books for the library
and it is hoped to hereafter add
regularly the standard and latest
books that will be of service to the
scholars and to teachers for reference
or uanaral raadfnu
The laboratory. both in physical and
chemical appliances, is quite com
plete and meets the requirements Of
the work in the High School very
satisfactorily. During the holiday
vacation, Supt. Turner installed the
remainder of the appliances pur-
chased by him out OF an appropria-
tion of $3.50 made for that purpose
by the board early in the winter.
Such points in physics, chemistry
and electricity as will be useful to
the students in their after life, can be
readily demonstrated and made plain
of understanding.
AT the meeting Of the school board
last Tuesday evening, a change in the
course of study for the High School,
which is to take effects withthe be-
ginning Of the next school year next
fall was adopted The course. now in
effect is obligatory on all students in
the High School and is not segregated
so special work may be,done in any
one branch. Under the new arrange
ment, as drawn up and recommended
by Supt. Turner, there will be three
courses of study and it will be
elective with the students which they
take up. Four years wi Il be required
to complete each course, which is
the same length of time given to the
present course. The new courses en-
braces all the studies carried on in
the best high schools of the country
and a graduate may be able, accord
ing to the course chosen, to enter a
college for higher study or to take up
any vocation that requires a business
education. The new courses will BIZ
known as the practical. the scientific
and the classical.
! The practical course was especially
designed by Supt. Turner to meet the
OF students who will
go to the farm, the shop or the store
on leaving the High School, aud it
will give them good business
education that will stand them
in good purpose in their after years.
AS arranged the practical course is
as follows:
First year-bookkeeping, English,
algebra, physiology h year, civics,
y year.
Second year Commercial arith-
metic algebra 2-3 year, geometry, l-3
year, rhetoric aud English, American
history.
Third year-Physical geography and
botany, English composition and
literature, geometry, modern history
y year, English history \ year
Fourth year - Review of CON.
mon branches and algebra, physlc,
geometry l3 year, higher arithmetic,
'.3 year, English literature.
The scientific course is as follows:
First year-Physiology y year,
'ivics h year English, algebra,
ancient ana medieval history.
Second year-Physioal geography,
y year. botany 4. year. algebra 2.3
rear geometry les year, rhetoric aud
English and modern history " year,
Third year-Physics, geometry,
English composition and literature,
American history.
Fourth year-Geology " year,
hemistry y year, geometry l.8 year,
'igher arithmetic 2.3 year, review
# common branches and algebra.
English literature.
The classical course embraces the
oilowing studies:
First year-Latin, English, algebra.
AMERICAN aud med,dvval history
Second year-CA,sar, algebra 2.8I
ear, geometry l-S year, modern
nd English history, rhetoric aud .
,nghsh
Third year-Cicero, geometry, Eu.
lish composition aud literature, /
american history.
Fourth yeHr-VisgiL English htr.
tnre physics, physical geography b /
ear, botany, + year.
Merlin Notes.
Grandma Brootmau of Grants Pass,
isited Mrs. Carrie Brockmau last
eek.
Mrs. ~ 5. RoscuUtum aud Mis-,
race Wtdenmillyr spent last Friday
4 Grants Pass.
l.. W. Riley, State Missionary Of
ne Baptist church, favored tu, peo.
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