The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-04
JD. EGGLEST0N
ON H|6H s. { 4 [ | |
Superintendent Of Public Instruc-
ton Outlines Important Plan
4 Of Action.
LAY lit BEFORE STATE BOARD
Interesting Scheme Worked Out.
for Standard Of Requirements
u and Distribution Of Finds.

oupeTlH tenuelC OF I'uDlC INSTRUCTION u o.
seph D. Eggleston, Jr., regards tho bill
approprintlng $4,000 for s,pplcmcnling
! high school funds as one OF the most iin-
1 portant passed Mt the recent session, and
he Is enthusiastic over carrying out Its
provisions 4l3 4. 5 n $ 81
The distribution OF the fund In such
manner as will do most good TO tho great
est number is Il perplexlng matter and III
this connection Mr.. Eggleston said last
night:
"rhs is one Of tho most dimcult mat
tiers that has ever confronted the State
Board Of Education. 1t Is not too much
to say that this measure, IL wisely car
ried out, will mark ali epoch IN public
| education III the State. The response Of
the people TO this offer to help has been
| amazing. There would be applications to
| the amount Of $4,000 If we. had the
money to meet that amount. AS 1t IS, we
will have applications to the amount Of
| 100000.
AT the meeting OF the board on March
more attention than anything else, and a
committee was appointed to draft u.
Standard of Requirements for Public
High Schools and Plan for the Proper
Distribution Of tho Fund
Lay Them Before Board.
1.-THE standard and plans outlined below
will be submitted to the State Board OF
Education when It meets between now
and June LIST. This outline Is not final.
It is merely suggestive; and my object
In saying this Is that the board invites
or rather earnestly requests-supern-,
tendents. principals, teachers, and other
educators throughout the State to send
to the Department frank. fearless sug-
gestlons and criticisms of the proposed
outline. If this plan ls best. we wish 70
retain 1t. If anywhere weak, we wish
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establish a High School system, rigdlys
Inspected, that will be thorough as fnr4as
it. goes, go as far as practicable and
grow into something largersain few
years. Let all interested in this subject
remember that this is only a beginning,
not q nnality Let them also remember
that we must consider at least two classes
of students; those who wish to- 80 to
college and those who. from the High
School, must enter their lifework at once.
.If our dreams can be realized our
colleges and nor1nals Will In a few years
be crowded to their doors. ~ Virginia IS
blessed with institutions of a high order.
These institutions and, the public may
rest assured that the State Board OF
Education will make the public High
Schools thorough.
zone word for the supcrintendents and
trustees, and am done. AS there is so
little money to be distributed In the next
two years (only $4,000 a Year,. It will be
most helpful If the local school authori-
ties are very careful to recommend to
B the State Board their first and. second
choice rs to the best place for the locn +
ton OF high schools In each county. we
cannot now help high schools IN each
school district. I doubt II We will ever
y be able to do this in every county Local
school authorities should therefore, WITH
the utmost care and conscienti ousness.
~ Is, ..ki,A =, aotf rfn fd IF
and recommend accordingly.
s The Standard. . @.s. Z
Below Is the standard OF requirements
for high schools and a plan for the dis
trbuton Of the fund:
A school whose course OF study con-
forms to the following standard shall be
called a High School, and shall be known
as a high school OF the first second or
third grade, according to the NUMBER or
sessions Of at least eight months devoted
exclusively to high school work and 70
such review Of grammar school branches
as may be necessary. a school doing
the four wears work as outlined below
shall. be called n first grade hl9h scnool!
a school doing the the first, SECOND aahu
third years work as outlined 2peloWf shall
be called second grade .hign scnooa;
n school doing the first and second years
work as outlined below shall pc calleu
a third grade high school.
Course Of Study.
First year:
Mathematics-5 periods a week-AtN
vanced arithmetic, elementary algebra to
Schemes periods a week-P' i
geography. =.
I 4 Hlstory--3 periods a week-Anclent his
tory or history OF. Greece ana fone.
\ English-5 periods a Week-Conlpositlo
~ 81 b gff.
Latln-5 periods wcck-F'rsst-year
Latin.
Second Year:
Mathematics periods g we week
science-3 periods a Elementary
History-s periods a week-Medleynl and
,,,of,ern history; or history OF Ensland,
win special emphasis on points pearlng
on American hsto ~ ~, .,,,, ~,
d Englss-5 periods atweeH -ts!e1oF'c WY
composition; classics
7I,atIn-5 periods n week-Four i'ooKs
or caesar: or Yiri Romae. and two books
RI caesar: or Nepos (seven LlVesl' una
Two books Of Caesar; grammar ana COM
position ada h,eh school.
United states History may pc supst',uteu
for Medieval and Modern History or Eng
,,sh History. II time permits. drawing
She, be- given two periods week each
year.
Third year;
Nnthema tics-flve periods week-Plain
geometry.
science-three periods a week-Elements
of nhvslcs; or elementary chemistry and
elementary agriculture.
Manual training-two periods q week.
Manual training or drawing
History-thrce periods week-ln a SCI
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