Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-06-08
Uniform Course of Study,
FIFTH OR FIRST GRAMMAR GRADE.

n.
SD. Graded Classics. book 5, pp.
1-I73
ga. Graded Classics, book 5. COM
pleted from 178.
Supplementary reading from History.
Five recitations a week.
Spelling-5B. Sec. of Sheppe's
Advanced Speller, to page %.
ga. Section of Sheppe's Advanced
Speller, pp. 1858.
Teach diacritical marks, syllabication.
accent, and use of dictionary for refer
ence. Make lists of at least twenty
words daily from readers and histories,
and learn these words thoroughly. Oral
spelling twice a week, written three
times.
Writing-Five recitations a week, of
fifteen minutes.
Copy Book No. 4. Compositions,
monthly testes, and examinations, ex-
cept in Mathematics, in ink All other
papers in pencil.
Language-Five recitations a week.
5B. Hyde's Book No. to page 70.
ga. Hyde's First Book completed
from 70.
Teach plural forms of nouns; possess
i've forms; verb forms; pronouns, kinds
of pronouns; distinguish between SEN
fences, clauses and phrases; analysis of
simple sentences. Emphasize compost
ton work, letter writing, and simple
business forms. At least one compost
ton week, of not less than fifty words
on practical subject, selected by the
teacher one week in advance. One
story reproduced by pupils from FIVE
cent classic bought and learned each
month; story to be written in connected
form, and to convey all the main points
of the original.
At least six poems learned in this
grade.
Number Work-FIve recitations a
week.
5B. Colaw & Elwood's intermediate
Arithmetic, to page 81.
5A. Colaw & Elvood's intermediate
Arithmetic, PIP. 64-119.
MAKE sure OF thorough drill.
History Five recitations a week.
5B. Chandler & Chitwood's Makers
of American History to page 1853.
ga. Chandler & Chitwood's Makers
of American History, page 15s, end of
book.
Geography-Four recitations a week
5B. Frye's First Course, PIP. 47-1O5.
ga. Frye's First Course, completed
from page los.
Physiology-Three recitations a week.
Alternate with drawing.
5B. PIP. 1-144.
ga. PIP. 144 to end of book.
Nature Study-One recitation a week.
In Geography period.
State course as follows:
Aims-See what is said in previous
grades.
Plants-Fruits and their classified
ton; special study of grains.
Insects-A study of the spider and
the house fly, parts, habits, and nses.
Natural Phenomena-The action of
wind, rain, rivers, heat and cold, plants
and animals, in changing and forming
soil.
Enthusiastically examine and COM
pare, in color, fineness, and composition;
loan, clay, sand, gravel, and pebbles.
Study the formation Of granite, lime
stone and sandstone.
Spring Plants, study and analyze the
flowers of the buttercup, apple, peach,
violet, and pansy; petals, sepsls,
stamen, pollen, ETC.; study carefully
several native trees, their parts, rels-
tons, and uses; fertilization and repro
duction.
Birds umming bird, wren.
Water Animals-Lobster, crab.
Natural Phenomena-Simple expert
ments to teach matter and force.
Music-At least six songs to be learn
ed and often sung in this grade.
Drawing-Two recitations q week.
Alternate with Physiology. Webb &
Ware, No. 5.
Morals and Manners-State course as
follows:
Health-Show that the proper devel-
opment of health is important; how re-
lated to mental development; the re-
sponsibiity upon us to give proper care
to our bodies; teach that i'll health him
ders usefulness and happiness, and is
often brought about by evil habits that
fix themselves to US in our youth.
Temperance-Teach moderation in ap-
petite for things not harmful; absti-
hence in things that are harmful; show
serious effect of cigarette smoking, OF
alcoholic liquors
Bad Habits-More easily formed than
broken; how to break bad habits; hab-
its that injure reputation, give offence
to others, etc.
Neutrality-suspicious. how industrious
habits should be formed in early years;