Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-05-18

The public school of Tazewell county
shall consist of eleven divisions, to be
known as grades. The first, second,
third and fourth grades shall be known
as primary grades, the fifth, sixth and
seventh as grammar grades, and the
remaining four grades as the first, sec
ond, third and fourth year high school
grades Each grade shall be divided
into two sections, the lower section to
be called the B class, and the more ad-
vanced section the A class of the grade.
For instance, the first division of the
fourth grade is the 4B grade. A grade
shall not be construed to mean a terms
work, but shall cover the work required
for that division, irrespective of the
time required for its completion. But
IN general, the grades are intended to
cover a reasonable amount of work,
for an average child, for a term of nine
] months. Promotions shall be based
upon work accomplished and not upon
time spent, and all the work of any
grade must be done before the pupil is
promoted to the grade above.
Promotions in the primary grades
shall be based upon the average daily
grades and attendance, an average of
75 per cent on all studies with nothing
below 60 per cent on daily grades and
rs per cent on attendance shall be nee
essary to entitle child to promotion.
No promotions shall be made without
the consent of the principal
promotions in the grammar grades
and in the high school shall be based
upon both daily and examination grades.
The average daily grades including the
grades on monthly tests, shall be com
| bined with the average examination
grade and the average of these obtained
IN each subject upon which examina-
tions are given. The general average
of all the averages must be rs per cent
with nothing below 60 per cent for pro-
motion. Provided that pupils who make
an average of 80 per cent on daily
grades, attendance and department,
shall be excused from examination, ex-
cept that the examinations of the final
year of the high school must be taken
for graduation.
Examinations up to the fifth grade
may be written with pencil, others must
be written in ink, on paper of uniform
size, neatly folded and labled by the pu-
pill, and filed for six months by the
teacher for the inspection of school Off
cials and of parents. Provided that the
calculations in arithmetic and algebra,
pencil.
Eminations must be given in English.
Mathematics, History, Geography.
Physiology, Spelling, Agriculture, Civ
les and In all high school subjects, on
the completion of each section of a
grade
| Pupils absent from examinations for
any cause other than sickness shall not
be promoted, provided that the District
Board and the Division Superintendent
may decide upon the case and provide
for special examination, which with
the daily grades will determine the pro-
motion.
Composition should be graded maxi
mum OF 80 per cent on neatness, SPELL
ing, punctuation, paragraphing, capi-
talization; a maxImum of 20 per cent
on thought and style.
In mathematics papers grade maxi
mum of 75 per cent on principle, 25 per
cent on accuracy; grade zero if princi-
pie is wrong.
Reading-10 recitations per week.
Learning to call at sight from black
board and books all words found in
primers and readers; reading at sight
sentences formed from the words learn
ed; phonic drill; drill in articulation;
intelligent, distinct, and ready reading
from blackboard and books. Demand
correct expression from the first, word
calling is not reading.
FIRST TERM.
1B Primer, Playmates, and chart.
basal. Primer, Wide Awake, Supple
mental.
SECOND TERM.
la Graded Classics, basal, Stepping
Stones, Supplemental.
Spelling-10 recitations per week,
nd exyrr
words each day; constant drill on Old
words; some attention to phonics, es-
pecially consonants. 90 per cent Of all
words of one syllable in reajera and