The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-11-10
REVISED THE COURSE.
Educational Conference oommittsea
Presented Their Reports which
Were Adopted.


The conference OF the city superin-
tendents and principals of the
schools of the state came to close
riday afternoon after very impor-
tant session, which will mean much
IN the way Of revision of the course
Of study for the high schools and
the rural schools of the state. A
committee vas appointed by State
Superintendent Ramer to revise the
high school course and also one to
revise the rural school course. Both
OF these committees returned voluble
reports at the afternoon meeting and
they were adopted.
The high schools of the state are
classified into three kinds: A high
school maintaining a four years
course is of the first class; a high
school maintaining three years
course is known as the second class
and high school maintaining two
years course Of study IS known as the
third class. A first class high school
course is understood to consist Of
eight Constants and eight Electives; !;
q second school to have six Contest
ants and four Electives. A third
class school to have four contestants
and four electives. The term Con-
stant is defined as required study
pursuedf or 36 weeks of 5 periods
each; the term Elective is defined
as an optional study, selected by the
board of education and city superin.
tendent, pursued for SO weeks of S
periods each, the term period is de-
fined as referring to not less than 40
minutes of class work. The commit
tee recommended that under ordinary
conditions no student shall-~carry
more than four studies of five per-.
iods each or receive credit for more
than 20 periods per week. The COM
mlttee recommended that complete
syllabus of English work shall be
prepared, and Supt. Ramer appointed
the following committee for that
task: Messers. Schellenbarger, Coch-
rane. Thompson. Dunlevy, Otte,
Elnm, Hoff, Brown and Matheny.
Messrs Lugg, Brown, Oleander,
Ramer, Lange and Mrs. Oliver Her
ron, a committee that was apoin ted,
some time ago by ex-Supsrintendent
Nash, presented the report on the re-
vision of the course o: study for the
rural schools, which was also adopted
a reservation being ..made, however,
for additional suggestions to. be
made by the county superintendents
of the state, which can he filed with
Mr.. Lugg before the meeting Of the
state educational lass0ciation, on Dec.
q, at which time a subcommittee,
appointed by Supt. Ramer Friday,
consisting of Messrs. Byers, Law
renee and Eddy, will also present
report covering additions of the rural
course OF study. This course is
rather in an Incomplete state at the
present time but it will be finished
by the time Of the State Educational
meeting. The course of study was
divided into eight grades, and each
grade will be divided into nine sect
ions, or seventy-two sections below
the high school. The committee
offers a number OF suggestions in.
different studies in pursuing more
vigorous method in teaching, with
particular reference to grammar,
South Dakota history, physiology,
arithmetic and reading and spelling.
AS soon as the courses shall have
been complied the change will be
more thoroughly understood.