The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-04-11
STATE BOARD ADOPTED
HIGH SCHOOL COURSES

At q meeting of the state hie
school board at the state capitol Ia,
Saturday the report of the cOmmitte
on standardization of high scho,
courses was adopted. The work
this committee is regarded impOrtal
by educators and the report, whic
will appear in about six weeks,
awaited with great interest 1t wi
cover forty subjects with an outlin
Iof the method of teaching each SUI
ject. The committee recommend
that sixteen credits be demanded q
one of the conditions for graduation
The university at present demand
fifteen for admission of which Onl
two may relate to industrial or agr
cultural subjects. In the report di
cussed yesterday the following cree
it's are allowed:
Credits Are Outlined.
Agricultural course - Horticul-
ture, farm crops, soils, dairying
and animal husbandry and farm
mechanics, each one and q half
credit
Commercial Course - Bookkeep-
ing, stenography and typewriting,
first and second year, each one
credit: advanced bookkeeping,
commercial arithmetic, CONNER
cial law, commercial geography,
penmanship. with correspondence,
each one-half credit.
English Course-Public speak
ing and debating, first, second,
third and fourth year English.
each one credit; magazine and
newspaper study, one-half credit.
Languages - Three years of
French, four of German. four of
Latin, each yea" one credit.
History and Political Science
Ancient history, medieval and
modern history. American history
and civics, economics, each one
credit.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. geometry
and elementary algebra, each one
credit; solid, geometry and high
er algebra each one-half credit.
Sciences = Physics, chemistry,
botany, zoology, each one credit;
photography one.half credit
Industrial Course-Joinery, wood
turning. mechanical draing, each
one-half credit: home economies,
first and second sections, each
one credit
Originality Is Recognized.
The board adopted the recommends
tons of the committee that one
fourth OF the total credits for any
subject may be based on such origin
al work as shall test the judgmen
and powers of the student. In sub
iects including laboratory work the
certificate of the state examination.
may be based on the comDletion O
the minimum amount of laborator,
work.
G. p. Alton, state high school in
spector was directed to prepare {
historical sketch of the development
Of tho high schools in Minnesota as
IN introduction to the report of the
of standardization.
C. G.. Schulz, state superintendent
Of public instruction. was directed tC
notify the high and graded schools
Of the state as to the conditions fol
obtaining special state aid under the
Putnam and the Benson-Lee acts
with the request that if they intend
% qualify notice should he sent to
he department at once.
State Aid BUDGET.
The board adopted the following
budget for state aid TO the public
schools during the years 1914-l5:
No of
Schools. Amt
High schools, 1914. 49,. 800 $40, 200
High schools. 1915. ..... 225 $50. 1000
Graded schools, 1914... 220 10000
Traded schools. 1915.... $50 172,50O
Graded and high schools.
1914 ............... 20 $4,000
Traded and high schools,
1915 ia $1,000
Industrial, Putnam, 1914 GO $50. 900
Industrial schools. 1915. GO 10000
Benson Lee,
IVA ~ l44,0OU
Benson Lee,
1915 ............ 100. 10000
Assistant rural schools,
1914 200 10000
Assistant rural schools,
1915 ................ 200 10000
Training department,
1914 100 100000
training department,
1915 ................. lib ll5,0OU
These estimates contemplate an in.
rease in the high school aDpropria-
ion from $1,750 to $4,000 for each
chool; for graded schools from 5000
o $3.50. and for high schools with
eachers' training department. from
$50 to $1,000. The board will meet
gain in about month for further
of the standardization
ommittee report and to discuss the
ciiOn of the legislature relating to
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