The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1910-09-04
CHANGES IN
COURSE OF STUDY
IN SCHOOLS OF THE STATE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF COLUMBUS WILL
OPEN MONDAY, SEPTEMBER IL, UN-
DER FAVORABLE CONDITIONS

The public schools of the city
will open on September II under
very favorable conditions. The
opening this year has been set al
least a week earlier than on for
mer occasions and it is to bt
hoped that the fall weather viii
be more pleasant than it is al
present. There is every promise
of larger attendance this year
than ever before.
The following is a change in
the course of study for the pub
lie schools of the state issued by
the state department of public
education and prepared by Su-
perintendents Joe Cook, H. l..
McClesky. ]. 7. Calhoun, r. f.
Hinton and w. H. Smith. the
committee appointed to look af-
/ ter this work.
First Grade Wheeler's grad
ed primer-completed in three
months. Baldwin's first reader
completed in three months.
Oral number work consisting
of counting to 100, and the COM
binations to 10 in addition and
subtraction, writing numbers to
100. Spelling-oral and written;
the words to be selected by the
teacher from the reading lessons.
Second Grade-Baldwin's sec
ond reader completed in four
months. (Reader by some other
author to be used as supplement-
al for the remaining four months
of the session. Hunts progress
sive speller-part /, section /.
Oral number work-consisting Of
writing numbers to 1000 COM
binations to 10, in multiplication
and division, and simple prob
lens based on first SO pages of
Colaw, Duke & Powers Elemen-
tary Arithmetic. Mississippi
writing book-Nos. l and 2.
Third Grade Baldwin's third
r e d er-completed in four
months. Third reader by some
other author to be used as sup
Elemental reading for the re-
naming four months of the ses-
sion.) Hunts progressive spell,
er-part /. section 2. Colaw-
Duke & Powers elementary
arithmetic-pages 54-148. Ar
nold's with pencil and pen
completed. Mississippi writing
book-No. 3.
Fourth Grade-Graded classics
Book ", completed in four
months. Maberry's pri-
mary physiology-To follow the
graded classics, book ", last
four months of session. Hunts
progressive speller-part 1, sec
ton 3. Colaw, Duke & Powers
elementary arithmetic-complet-
ed. Frye's elementary geogra-
phy-To page 81. Hyde's En-
glish course-Book 1, part /.
Mississippi writing book-No. A.
Fifth Grade-Graded classics
book V. Lees primary history.
Hunts progressive speller-part
4, section l. Colaw, Duke &
Powers practical arithmetic To
page 120. Frye's elementary
geography-From page 81 to end
of the book. Hyde's English
course book 1, part 2. Missis-
sippi writing book-No. 5.
Sixth Grade-Webster's pri-
mary dictionary Colaw, Duke
& Powers practical arithmetic
pages 121-242. Frye's higher
geography to page SO. Hyde's
English course-book l, part 3.
Riley, Chandler & Hamirton's u.
S. history-Our Republic-First
So chapters. Hunts progressive
speller part 2, section 2. Cur
ry's literary readings sixth
reader; first four months. Bur-
kett- -Stevens-Hill's agriculture
completed in second four months
of the session. Mississippi writ
ing book-No. 6.
Seventh Grade-Colaw, Duke
Powers practical arithmetic
completed. Frye's higher geog-
raphy from page 81 to end of
the book. Hyde English course
book 2, to page 183. Riley.
Chandler e. Hamilton's II. s.