Evening journal., 1905-02-14
NEW CASTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
80 YEARS AGO
Comparison of the Course OF
Study Taught Then With
Present Period
PROMINENT MEN EDUCATED
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Special to The Evening Journal
New Castle. Feb. 1L-In view Of the fact
that REPRESENTATIVE Z. l.. Wilson has in
his hands q bill for presentation to the
General Assembly providing for an issu-
anoe Of bonds of the city for the purpose
az better school facilities at any time the
people of New Castle signify by ballot
their belief that such a course is neces-
rary # may not be amiss at this time 20
compare the schools Of half century
ago with the schools Of today
In 1856 the population Of New Castle was
abour 1000 and the public schools consisted
Of the arsenal building. now the High
school. and the old Academy. AT that
time there was no high school course nor
was there one-third of the students taught
there as are now. The course IN the high
est room included Latin, Greek and the
higher branch Of mathematics.
From those schools many prominent
men Of today went forth George Gray
lawyer, district attorney. u. s. Senator.
Judge on the Federal bench and prom
inently mentioned for the Presidency, re-
ceived his early education in the old
schools. Or. John j. Black, who Is recog-
nized as one Of the most eminent physi-
clans in this section of the country OBJ
tanned the rudiments OF education upon
which he built his studies In after life
IN the public schools OF Now Castle during
tho ffties.
John H. Rodney, one Of the most prom
inent members OF the New Castle county
bar. was educated primarily in the public
schools Of New Castle with Judge Gray
and Or. Black and stepped together with
them and the late Julian d. Janvier from
tho Arsenal Building to the senior year
IN Princeton. Their course OF studies at
that time appeared TO be few but they
we're thorough.
The Studies Today.
Tho public school system today con-
sists Of three courses OF four years each,
namely. primary. grammar and high
school. or a total OF twelve years actual
schooling before a scholar is graduated
and prepared TO enter college or TO fight
the battle of life for himself along other
lines From the time scholar enters the
public schools at tho age of six years un-
IN tho time he Is graduated twelve years
later, the text books used IN the different
grades Of his education are as follows:
and Flowers: penmanship, spelling. lam
guage English grammar. English litcra-
ture. rhetoIfd geography, ariehmotiN
algebra, geometry. trigonomotery. Latin
lessons. Latin Grammar. Caesar Cicero.
Virgil, German grammar. Klene Ges-
chichte, German conversation, physical
geography, physics, botany. physiology.
chemistry. history Of the United states.
a l..
bookkeeping. drawing and music
In order 90 graduate the pupil must
have mastered all the above studies and
passed successfully examinations i'm the
same
Employees Unfortunate.
Employees OF the Wilmington. New Cas-
tie and Southern Railway Company seem
10 have been particularly unfortunate
during the past week IN sustaining in
juries 20 their hands Superintendent c.
+. Holcomh IS suffering with a crushed
fore finger. received while coupling cars.
Conductor James Doris had the index
finger Of his right hand mashed while
closing door on a combination car and
Motormap Harry Tlmms IS recovering
from injuries 20 his right fore-hnger
caused by dropping a stone upon it.
School Room Fumigated.
Dr. William II. Kuntz. president of the
Bo1rd of Health Is taking every precau-
III he deems necessary TO prevent the
spread OF scarlet fever on Sunday he was
called upon 10 attend child who had com
tracted the malady and who was an at
tendant at Miss Wilson's school. Although
the scholar was apparently well when
leaving school on Friday evening Or.
Kuntz fumigated the school room before
scholars were permitted 10 enter il yes
terday
stringins Telegraph Wires.
"A force Of men in the employ of tho
Western Union telegraph Company Is en-
gagged In stringing wires from Whining
ton 70 Dover along the State Road and
have reached point near the Hares Cor
ner Hotel. The men are putting up an arm
on the Delaware and Atlantic and Dia.
mond state Telephone Companies poles
and attaching five wires thereto.
Keegan- Sullivan.
In st. Peters r. C. Church this after
noon at o'clock the wedding OF John
Keegan and Miss Ella Sullivan was
solemnized, the Rev +. L. Brady oaiciat-
ing. Mr.. Keegan is tenant OF one of the
Commons farms.
Wind Clears Channel.
The prevailing northwest winds OF YES
terday and the day previous have opened
the channel In the Delaware river from
Philadelphia TO the BrealVwater and ves-
sells are able TO pass up and down the
stream with but little difficulty.