Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-10-14
NEW HIGH SCHOOL
COURSE OF STUDY
Adopted by Board of Education and
Approved by the State
Superintendent

Approved by the State
Superintendent
The following course of study for
the Ladysmith High School was adopt
ed by the Board of Education Sept. q,
and approved by the State Supt. Sept
l27.
1st Semester End Semester
FIRST YEAR
Required: Required
Algebra Algebra
English English
Physical Geography 2-3 Botany 1-9
Elect One: Elect One:
Latin Latin
Spelling and Penmanshp Business Forms and
Correspondence
SECOND YEAR
Required: Required:
Ancient History Ancient History
English English
Elect Two Elect Two:
Latin Latin
Arithmetic Bookkeeping
Commercial Geography Agriculture
Physiology
THIRD YEAR
Required: Required;
Geometry Geometry
Med. History English History
Elect Two Elect Two;
Latin Latin
German German
English English
Economics Business Law
FOURTH YEAR
Required: Required:
Physics Physics
American History American History
and Civics and Civics
Elect Two: Elect Two:
Latin Latin
German German
Advanced Algebra Theory and Reviews
English Literature American Literature
Shorthand and Typewriting will be offered with
credit of one year as Junior elective for those
who complete the commercial subjects, and such
students will be allowed to substitute English in
the Junior year in place of History.
Attention is called to the fact that
the above course is essentially the
same as that that has been admins
tered in the past, but without efficient
approval. 1t was the lack of efficient
approval that opened the way for the
changes that have been made.
The chief change in the course, as
followed, is the Introduction of an
electic commercial course. 1t is not
proposed to convert the high school
into Business College, but it is pro-
posed to offer to the children of those
who support the high school such
training as the majority of tax payers
desire their children to receive.
1t seems a little absurd that the
people should be compelled to support
a high school and then that these same
people should be compelled to pay
privately for all the higher education
that their children receive. 1t also
seems little absurd that of total
enrolment of 65 in the high school
there should only be 19 boys. The
inference would seem to be either that
we have very few promising youths of
the male sex who are candidates for
responsible positions among the rising
generation of men, or else that the
kind of training offered in the high
school does notlsppeal to these boys as
being just what they want. 1t is to
meet this condition that the CONNER
cial course is offered.
Those who are disposed and can
afford to take a college course after
finishing the high school are strongly
urged to take the regular course. But
for those who can never go to College,
but must enter the Industrial World
after finishing the high school, the.
Commercial Course is offered as our
field in which some practical, industrial
training may be obtained. 1t is to be
hoped that in the near future other
fields of industrial education will be
opened to the great mass of people
who make up the great industrial army
Of the country.
Reference to the above course will
show that the student may elect Spell
ing and Penmanshlp, and Business
Forms and Correspondence in the first
year; Arithmetic, Commercial Geogra-