Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-24
CHANGES IN COURSES
New Plan of Study for the
Local High Schools.
REQUIREMENTS IN DETAIL
Features for Business and Academic
Institutions.
NUMBER OF HOURS FOR EACH
Text Of Rules Prsseribed-Manual
Training Work-Technical Prepar-
atory Subjects in the Shops.

Cn6 duInoTItieS Say.
In addition to the changes in the Business
| High School courses Of study changes have
| been made in the courses Of the Eastern.
Western and Central High Schools and the
Mckinley Manual Training School and in
| the eoiored high and manual training
schools. In the academic high schools the
| normal school courses have been abol-
| ished, in compliance with the order of the
board of education allowing the entrance
of pupils to the normal schools from any
four years course in those schools.
In the Academic Courses.
The following are the studies in the vari-
| Gus academic courses, with the number Of
hours a week required in each:
Classical course: First year-English, 8;
algebra. 5; ancient history, 4: Latin. g. Sec
ond year-English, 4; plane geometry, 4;
Latin, 5; elect one, German. 5; French. 8;
Greek 8. Third year-Engiish, 4; Latin,
or 5; elect two from different groups Ger
man. 5; French. o; Greek. 8; solid geomet-
| ry and trigonometry or German. 5; French.
8. Fourth year-English 4; Latin, or 5;
elect two from different groups. German. 8;
French, 8: Greek. 8, or college algebra and
| man, 5; French. 3; chemistry, 5; biology, 5;
physics. 8.
Scientific course: First year-Enghsh. 8;
algebra. 5: physical geography. 4; elect one,
| 4; plane geometry, 4: elect one from each
| group, physics. 8; chemistry. 5; biology, 5,
or Latin. 8: German. g. Third year-Eng-
elect one from Latin. 5 or 4; Ger
man, 3 or 4: French. 5 or 4: his
| tory (mod9 4; mathematics. g. Fourth
year-English, A; elect two from physics,
| B; chemistry, g. geology, 5; mathematics,
| 5; elect one from Latin. 3 or A; German.
or 4; French, or 4; history AmerD. A;
mathematics, s.
Modern Languages.
Modern language course-First year: Eng
lish. 5; German. 8; history (ancient. A.;
| algebra. 8. Second year: English, 4; plane
| geometry, 4; German. 5: elect one Of
| French, 3; physics. 5; chemistry, 81 biology,
s. Third year: English, q; French, or;
! physics. 5. or chemistry, 5. or biology. o.;
elect two from German, 4; French. B: Latin,
| 8; Spanish, 3, solid geometry and trigo-
nOmetry, 3. Fourth year: English, 4: elect
three from German, 4, or French 4; French,
| s; Latin, 5. and Spanish, 5; or college alge-
| bra and analytical geometry, 5, or physics.
| 8; chemistry, 5; biology, 5.
History course-First year: English, 5:
| algebra, s; history tancient), 4; elect one
Qlatin, 81 German. 81; English. A; plane
geometry, 4; history tmedievaD, 4; or Latin.
5. and German. 5. Second year: English,
| 4; elect one from Latin. 4: German, 4; Ger
man. 8; French. B. Fourth year: English.
4: American history, 4: elect one from
Latin, 4; German, or A; French, or 4; or
physics, 5; chemistry. 8; biology, 5.
Rules Prescribed.
The following rules are prescribed for the
academic courses:
Pupils desiring two years Of work in
physics, chemistry or biology must take
that subject during the second and third
years. A review course In arithmetic, as a
| minor elective, two hours weekly, Win be
open to fourth year pupils.
Pupils in the third and fourth years may
be allowed to substitute major drawing,
eight hours per week. for some other
elective subject, exclusive of the required
year 'of science. Such arrangement will be
made by the principal only upon the pres
entation of good and sufficient reasons. All
such courses must be planned in detail.
Pupils preparing for institutions requir-
ing certain definite subjects may, with the
written approval of the principal, substitute
other than the offered electives in the third
and fourth years.
college Preparation.-Every student pre-
pairing for college should make an early de
cision in regard to the college he wishes
to enter, and, under the advice of the prln-
cipal, make proper selection of the required
studies
The classical course prepares pupils for
| classical courses in college. The classical
| and scientific courses prepare pupils for
| scientific courses in college. The scientific
| schools and colleges Pupils in the clas-
steal course who are preparing for en-
| cheering courses in college should substi-
| tute physics 1 and II for Latin III and w."
Manual Training.
The Manual Training courses are as fol-
lows:
General scientific course-F st year
English, 3; ancient history, B; algebra 5;
physics, A; drawing freehand, 2; mechan-
ical, 2; shopwork, joinery, wood turning,
patternmaking, 4; domestic science, 2; do
| mestic art, plain sewing, dressmakng, 2;
military drill 4; physical culture (girls), 1;
| music, l. Second year-English, 4; seom-
| etry, 4; chemistry, 4; physical applied
biology, 4: drawing. freehand, 2; mechan-
ical, 2; shopwe-k, foundry, 4; domestic
science, 2; domestic art, dresSmaking, 2;
military drill. 4; physical culture (girls). 1;
music, 1. Third year-EngIish, 4; solid
geometry 4; trigonometry, 4; surveying. 4;
elementary steam eng :neering, 4; ele-
mentary Industrial chemistry. 4; biology,
4; history of modern Europe. 4: German. 4:
French. 4; mechanical drawing, 6; free
hand drawing. .; shopwork. 8; drawing
freehand, z; mechanical, 2; "hopwork, ma
chine shop, r. domestic science 2; domes-
tic arts4: physical culture (girls) 1; music.
1. Fourth year-English, 4; mechanics, 5;
applied electricity, 4; chemistry (qualita-
| tive. 4; German. 4: French, A. biology, 4;
American history. 4; mechanical drawing,
u ttceHdAa uTdWinB, D. domestic science,
9; domestic art. 6; shopwork. g. drawing,
freehand, 2; mechanical, 2; shopwerk ma
chine shop. 4; domestic science 2; domes-
tic art 4; military drill 4; physical culture
lgirls,, /; muse, /.
Technical Preparation.
Technical preparatory course-Farst year:
English, 4; algebra, 5; German, s; drawing.
freehand. 2; drawing, mechanical, 2; shop
work (joinery, woodturning, patternmak-
ing), T. domestic science 2; domestic art
tplain sewing). 2; military drin, 4; physi-
cal culture (girls), 1; music, L. Second
year: English, 4; geometry, 4; German, 4;
physics, 4; drawing, freehand 2; drawing.
mechanical 2: shopwork (forging), 4: do
mestic science. 2; domestic art fdressmak-
ing), 2; military drill, 4; physical culture
tgirls) l.. music. l. Third year (third to
eleventh optionaD: English, 4; chemistry.
4; solid geometry. A; trigonometry, A; sur
veying, 4; physics 4; biology, 4; German
4; French, r. history. 4; drawing, freehand
2; drawing, mechanical, 2; shopwork ina
chine shop. 4; domestic science. 2: do
nestle art 4: military drill. 4; physical Gull
ture (girls). 1; music 1. Fourth year (irst
ten optionaD: English, 4; American history
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