Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-08-31
OUR SCHOOLS NOW ADD
COMMERCIAL COURSE
Typewriting Will be Taught to
Junior Class.
Change Takes Place at the Opening Of
the Fall Term on Monday,
September 5.

The new high school course IN the
Lancaster schools, made necessary by
the adoption of commercial course,
is now ready. This new work will be
introduced gradually; if successful
work may be enlarged and extended
in the middle Of the year. Arithme-
tic is now made year subject and is
offered to first year pupils; bookkeep
ing also will now require year for
completion and pupils electing it will
devote two hours day to its study,
in this respect resembling a labora-
tory course. Typewriting will be
open only to Juniors the touch sys-
tenn will be taught and machines tor
that purpose without the characters on
the keyboard have been purchased.
In connection with the typewriting
work much attention will be given to
business correspondence and forms and
to business practice.
EXPLANATION OF THE COURSE.
Subjects marked required are to be
taken by all students in the class, but
in each year they are allowed the
privilege Of choosing one or more
subjects from the electives Those
who plan to enter the high school this
fall are required to take three sub
jects as designated in the course but
they are also to choose one other sub
ject. Those who wish to take the
commercial course should take the
arithmetic; those who plan to take
the Latin should take as their fourth
study, Latin. The others will choose
history.
In the second year history is marked
as required, but if there are any who
would prefer to take The history in
their third year, they may do so,
That is. in addition to the required
year of U. S. history in the last year.
one other year of history must be
taken. Second wear pupils are re-
quested to notice that the first year
of German hereafter Will come the
second year; any therefore that are
planning to take German for the first
time must do so this year Hereafter
beginning classes in German will
come the second year; the German
work will extend for three years.
Attention also is called to the fact
that no credit is given in any foreign
language until two years are com
pleted
Scholars ticking the Latin course
are not required to take English ".
All pupils will be required to do
some work in public speaking.
The schedule Of classes for the com
ing year is posted on the board in the
main room so that if any wish to
settle their work before the opening
day they can do so. Mr.. Trainer will
be at the high school the greater part
Of the time for any information that
may be desired.
COURSE OF STUDY IN LANCASTER
HIGH SCHOOL FIRST SEMESTER
First year, these are required Eng
lish, Algebra, Physical Geography
Also either Of the following you may
prefer: Ancient history Latin or
Arithmetic.
Second year, these are required:
English, History, Ancient or Modern
and Medieval, and two or the fol-
lowing. Botany, German, Latin,
Bookkeeping History, Ancient or
Modern and Medieval
Third year, these are required:
Geometry. English. and two Of the
following: German, Latin, English
History, Type Writing.
Fourth year, these are required
English, American History, Physics,
and one Of the following: German,
Latin, Reviews. Advanced Algebra.