The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-08-28
FOR
SCHOOL STUDENTS

For the information of those who
will enter the city schools, which begin
Monday. Superintendent j. o. Nc
Laughlin has given out the following
statement:
The text books adopted lately by
the State Board of Education will be
used. excepting in those grades where
the text now in use would be regularly
completed in the first of half of the
year. New book will be used in nearly
all Of the grades but the books now in
use can be exchanged in part payment
for the new books. Pupil and parent
should not purchase any books until d.
rection are receive from the teacher.
In conformity with the new state
eoure of study for high schools iu Ore
gon, the following course is issued for
use in the Hood River high school. the
numbers /, 2. 3, 4, indicating the FIRST.
second, third and fourth year, in which
the study is given. Where two studies
are listed for one year in any line or
subject. each occupies one half year.
The studies are arranged in lines of
study OF subjects.
English: !, Composition, 2 Compo-
sition; 3. English Literature, 4, Amer
lean Literature.
Mathematics; !. Algebra; 2, Plane
Geometry; 3, Advanced Algebra and
Solid Geometry; 4. Bookkeeping aud
Economics.
History: !, Ancient: 2, Medaevial,
Modern and English; 8, American; 4,
Oregon History and Civics.
Science: Physical Geography; 2
Physiology and Botany; Agriculture.
a; Physics.
Latin: l Elements; 2, Ceaser: 8.
Virgil. German: l, Elements: ?.
Reading 3. Reading.
Pedagogy will be given in the fourth
year.
The requirements for graduation are
(al A pupil shall have at least Is
credits.
b) A pupil shall have three credits
in each of two majors, one of which
shall be English and two credits in one
minor. The one major other than Eng
llsh and the minor may be selected
from any line or subject.
(c) Not more than four credits shall
be given in Industrial work and Cho-
rus. To get creit in Chorus work a
pupil must take part in all public ap-
pearances of the Chorus.
(d) No pupil shall take part in bac-
calaureate or commencement exercises
who has not completed Is credits.
(e) A pupil who wishes a certificate
from the Normal department must
take Pedagogy, Bookkeeping and either
American History or Oregon History
and Civics.
Graduates who have pursued the
Normal course are entitled to a one
year state certificate which may be re-
newed for second year.
Note-Aithough the number of cred |
its for grauation has been changed |
from l6 to Is, the course has not been |
shortened and requires regularly four
years to complete it.
Glasses in cooking will be open to
boys in the high school, and manual
training work will be given to girls
desiring the same. Sewing instruction
will be given to the girls and manual
trainig to the boys of the sixth, sew
enth and eighth grades.
Pupils living out of town and desir-
ing rooms or boarding places may COM
with the superintendent, and
persons having rooms to rent may do
the same. A home is desired for one
boy who wishes to work for his board
and also for another boy who wishes to
pay part with money and part with
work.
All pupils are requested to enroll and
register on the opening day. This is
necessary for the welfare of the pupil
and the organization of the school,