The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-08-25
COURSE OF STUDY
FOR new SCHOOL
YEAR OUTLINED
Supt. Dyer in Announcement Made
Today Gives Information Concern
ing Work and Requirements.
TERM BEGINS TUESDAY, SEPT. z.
Domestic Economy Course Enlarged
and First Grade Conditions I'm
proved Kindergarten Dropped.

proved Kindergarten Dropped.
w. P. Dyer, superintendent of the
Bemidji schools, in an announcement
this afternoon, outlined the course
of study, entrance requirements and
gave other information concerning
the opening of the fall term on Tues
day morning, September z.
Enrolment of students will take
place at nine o'clock on the opening
day and the remainder of the morn
ing will be devoted to classification
into grades, classes and departments,
and to the distribution of text books.
Lessons for Wednesday will be as
signed in the afternoon. -.
Supt. Dyer suggests that as many
students as possible be present at the
first session to facilitate the organi-
zation of the school.
But Few Changes.
But few changes are to be made
this year. There will be no kinder
garten, the crowded condition of the
Central building making it impossible
to properly organize one. Instead the
first grade has been given an addi-
tional teacher, taking the number to
three.
In order that all girls who elect
cooking and sewing may take this.
work, two instructors will have
charge of the domestic economy de-
partment. Elizabeth Vermilye will
teach domestic science and Inez Fos-
ter will have charge of the classes in
domestic art. Last year large
number were denied the privilege of
taking this course.
Offered in First Year.
To accommodate the large number
Of pupils who enter the high school
for the first time from the rural dis
tricts, agriculture will be offered in
the first or freshman year: This
course consists of a study of 80 field
crops. Animal husbandry will be
offered as usual to upper classmen
To Permit Entrance.
Supt. Dyer also announced that the
following requirements are necessary
for entrance to the various depart
ments:
For First Grade-Pupils must be
six years old or nearly so. Glasses
will be organized only at the begin
ming of the year and pupils must en-
ter during the first two weeks of
school. .
For other grades-Pupils must pre-
sent promotion cards or report cards
with final marks. Pupils who do not
have such cards must appear in the
superintendent's office for examina-,
ton and classification. .--..
To Enter High School,.
For the high school-Pupils must
present state board certificates in the
common school subjects, second
grade teachers certificate, an eighth
grade diploma or final marks from
an approved school. Pupils will be
admitted with one condition, with
the understanding that this condi-
tion will be removed by regular work
in the eighth grade.
To enter the upper classes of the
high school, pupils must present duly
authenticated statements of final
marks and the time spent upon each
subject.
For the normal department-Pu-
pills may enter who have completed
two years work in high school or
a school of equal standing or, who
have eight high school credits.
For the commercial department.
Eighth grade graduates will be per-
mitted to enter this department and
to pursue one or more of the COM
mercial subjects as they prefer.
Subjects to Be Taught.
Subjects to be taught in the high
school, according to the superintend-
ent, follow:
For freshman year-English one,
elementary algebra, Latin grammar,
German one, physical geography and
botany, agriculture (feld crops),
sewing, manual training, commercial
arithmetic and commercial geogra-
ply.
For sophomore English two.
plane geometry, Latin (Caesar), Ger
man two, ancient history, agricul-
ture (animal husbandry), cooking,
manual training, bookkeeping and
zoology physiology.
For junior year English three.
modern history, Latin (Cicero), Ger
man three, chemistry, sewing and
cooking, stenography and type
writing.
For senior earEnglish four, U.
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