Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-31
NEW HIGH SCHOOL
COURSE OF STUDY IS
ISSUED BY CHURCHILL
Largest and Most COmpre-
hensive Course Ever Of
fered In This State

A new course of study for the High
schools Of the State has has Just been
issued by Superintendent Of Public In
struction j. A. Churchill 1t is much
larger and more complete than any
former course and contains ia pages
In his Introduction to the course, Mr.
Churchill states that his aim has been
to make somewhat definite the differ
ent subjects offered, with a view to
giving help to the inexperienced teach
er. He explains that in the country
High schools it is often necessary for
teachers to give instruction in subjects
for which they have made no special
preparation through their college
courses, and for such teachers a definite
outline Of work is of much value. Con
sideration has also been given for the
different aptitudes Of pupils and for
the different preparations which a high
school must give in order TO fit all OF
its students for the larger spheres of
usefulness. Much freedom in the choice
Of electives is given in the larger high
schools so that a student will not be re-
quired to take subjects in which he is
not interested or for which he has but
little aptitude.
The minimum requirement for gradua-
tion is Is units of high school work
with recitation periods of 40 minutes in
length but pupils are urged to com
plete the course by taking four sub
jects each year for four years, thereby
earning l6 units. The course of study
permits pupils to earn from one to three
units for graduation in either vocal or
instrumental music taken outside of the
school, provided the work is given by
competent teacher and the pupil
spends at least so minutes daily in prac-
tice or instruction. There is also a new
course that is required to be given in
all high schools, upon the completion of
which a student will be permitted to
enter teachers examination. This
course is made necessary ON account of
a law which became operative on Sep
tember |, requiring all persons who have
not had at least six months of success
full teaching experience to complete an
elementary teachers training course be-
fore they are permitted to enter an
examination for the teachers certifi-
cate. The elementary teachers train
ing course is in addition to the teach
ers' training course which has hereto
fore been given in many of the larger
high schools.
In the preparation of the new high
school course of study Mr.. Churchill had
the assistance of the following teach
ers all Of whom are particularly skilled
intheir respective lines of work. He
gives credit to Edwin T. Reed Oregon
Agricultural College; Mrs, Jessie God
dard McKinlay, Lincoln High School,
Portland; Mrs. Mabel Holmes Parsons,
University of Oregon; Miss Lois Owen,
Baker High school, Baker and to Miss
Florence r, Wagner, Ashland High
school, Ashland, for the preparation of
the course in English; to Mr.. Barry c.
Eastman, Jefferson High school, Port.
land, for the course in Physical Geo.
graphy, Physics and Chemistry; to Miss
Vera Darling, Jefferson High school
Portland, for the course in Physiology
Botany and Biology; to Mr. James F.
Elton, principal Astoria High school
for the course in Latin; to Miss Julianu
A. Roller, Franklin High school, Port
land, for the course in German; to Mis-,
Jessie Cox, Salem High school, Salem
for the course in History; to Mr. Mer
ritt D"vis, Salem High school, Salem
Tor the course in Bookkeeping; to Pro
fessor II. G. Brandon, Oregon Agricul
tural College, for the course in Manual
Training; TO Professor Ava b. Milan
Oregon Agricultural College for the
course in Domestic Science; and to Mrs
Helen B. Brooks, Of the Oregon Agri
cultural College, for the course il
Domestic Art.