Evening journal., 1915-09-01
NEW STUDY COURSE
FOR NEW Castle
Board of Education Adopts
the 20 Unit Plan for
New Term
MAY ABANDON
COMMERCIAL COURSE

NEW CASTLE, Sept. l.-Prof. ii. A.
Ennis, the new principal Of the public
schools, twas present at the meeting OF
the Board Of Educati,n last evening.
/ President c. Ferris Jemison said a.
very important matter TO be considered
! was the new course OF study.
: DR.. L. l.. Gross, county superintendent.
was present and was asked TO speak ON
the course. lie said there had been asl
many courses Of study as there were
/ principals. This course was adopted tol
unity the high schools and adjust the
work to the new course. BY having
unity in the schools of the State con-
siderable trouble will be saved. Now itl
is authorized to have the classes recte
five days week
Mr.. Phillips asked if il would not be
advisable to take up the new course of
study this year
President Jemison and Mr.. Goudiss
agreed with Mr.. Phillips.
Mr. Eliason said that in case Of cleo
tive work he could not see how two
teachers could do the work.
DR.. Cross said he could not see why
two grades should not be combined. DIR.
=. Cross said there is no excuse for a COM
mercial course here when there arc two
excellent colleges in Wilmington. He
thought the pupils should be taught
? better English President Jemison said
he found il best TO have strong Eng.
lish training.
There was general discussion Of the
question because the board is tied TO the
course for this year II is likely that
, il will be discontinued next year.
Prof. Ennis said it is a difficult mat
: ter TO coyer the work satisfactorily, but
with assistance he felt that the new
course of study under the 20 unit sched
ule could he covered. Prof. Cross saiC
he would prefer to see a three yea
course with two teachers than the pres
r ent four year old course.
/ Mr.. Mckay asked why could not th'
drawing teacher allow the teachers II
each room to do the drawing and let tn
o drawing teacher help with one or NOR
r studies.
Mr.. Phillips moved that the boar
adopt the 20 unit high school course be
II ginning this term. Mr.. Goudiss sec
! ondod the motion and it was adopted. II
n the bulletin recently issued it is show
N that the fixed requirements for an ap
y proved high school ares:
/. Grades. II must have a ninth an
tenth grade Il may also have elevent
and twelfth grades.
IS p Teachers. Each teacher and tn
z principal must have a secondary teach
is crs' certificate CT a normal school or col
3. lere graduates certificate.
4 3. The school must be kept open is
e days each year.
s. Unit OF work In the approved hig
- schools OF Delaware. a unit OF wor
shall consist of not less than $50 reel
es tations i'm any subject, each recitatio
o. occupying 80 or more minutes a da,
es In any 1S0-day high school daily rec
e. tations in a subject for the entir
th year will thus constitute a unit in th
s. subject. A half unit will consist {
n daily recitations for half year. or {
h, recitations every other day for ia
10. entire year.
10, Classification of high schools o
"a, this basis. Hereafter high schools WI
lr. be known as follows: A 10 unit hig
nd school. which shall be the designatio
rs. for a high school whose course covei
two years and whose students con
plete ten units Of standard work;
Is unit high school which shall
.s the designation OF high school who's
- course covers four years, and who.
-. students complete twenty units Z
=. standard work This obviates the u'
=, of the terms First grade high schoo
&c and so on, with it's invidious implies
lIo tions.
s Limitations-After 1916. there sha
~ be no Eighth Grade taught in any
10 the ten-unit, one teacher high schoC
- High schools not brought into col
3, 20 formity with this requirement, wi
,anl,, be recommended to be stricken fro
.n the approved list The commerci
- course in every high school may n
,n' after 1916, lead to earlier graduate
than other courses Of the same schoS
lsS Beginning with 1916, approved his
,s.r' schools will be required to secure al
ia employ enough teachers or reduce q
.er number of courses and studies to pc
,ls NIT each recitation to be thirty
ie' more minutes in length. During 19l
1916 an approximation to this leng
will be accepted, but after this We
the minimum length will be insist
ast upon, or the penalty of being dropp
lrs.l from the approved list will be recoI
IN mended
, of Giovalti Octaviana has purchas
. in a residence in Shawtown from La
,sts seat r. Rogers.
Hey Mrs. T. e. Clayton and daughter
Isl Middletown have been the guests
, of Mrs. l.. f. Ellison.
-alz Miss Kate Herbert and Miss Carr
on; Herbert OF Philadelphia are I
and guests of Mrs. A. " L. George.
'lrs.l About 100 fans will accompany {
and New Castle baseball club to Milfo
tomorrow when Lewes will play {
local club.
The Dorcas Society will meet Il
afternoon at the Megginson hon
re- stead.
ION The Sunday schools of the M. Il. a
at og the Baptist churches will go on
ialh excursion to Riverview Beach tomi
'or- row.
lpy From present indication the athle
ian meet on Labor Day at Battery Pa
will be the largest held here in
cent years. Everything will be dc
to avoid delays and keep things mi
ere ing, to permit the playing of ba
the ball game afterwards between n
rhe Castle Reserves and East End of "
still mington.
Au- The first heat of the 100-yards di
still will be run promptly at o'clock q
d a each contestant should be at
ny; grounds in uniform a half hour
and fore 10 secure his number and
IL, warm up. as no trials will be allC
l to ed after the officials are ready to ST
'an- each event Spectators will be k
gust from the field.
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