Milford chronicle., 1916-09-01
new SCHEDULE FOR HIGH SCHOOL

new SCHEDULE FOR HIGH SChOUl
On account Of the new School Code,
adopted by the State Board Of Education,
which must go into effect this september,
the course Of studies will be materially
changed And also because there was
certain misunderstanding at the time
the electives We're made in June by the
pupils number OF changes Will have TO
be made. As we are limited in the High
School with regard to the number of
teachers, certain subjects must be elm
mated this year and certain subjects
must be alternated every other year. For
the foregoing reasons II has been deem-
ed advisable to publish the course oi
studies in the High School for the fol-
lowing year
the fundamentals which will be Of value
in any future line OF work certain sub
jects will be required OF every one IN
each grade. Then. beginning with the
Sophomore Glass an opportunity will be
given TO specialize along three dinerent
lines, the Academic Course the CONNER
cial Course and the General Course.
In the Freshman Class the following
subjects will be required OF every pupil.
English
Algebra
First Year Latin
Writing and Drawing
In the Sophomore Class the following
subjects will be required Of every pupil
EnElSn
Plane Geometry
Caesar
The pupils wishing to take the Aca-
demic Course will add TO the three re-
Mediaeval and Modern History
First Year German
Those taking the Commercial Course
will add
Commercial work
First Year German
Those taking the General Course will
add to the required subjects;
Medieval and Ancient History
In the Junior Class the same system
has been followed in requiring certain
basic subjects and in allowing certain
The subjects required of every Junior
are
English
The additions for the Academic Course
are:
Plane Geometry (review) y year.
Algebra y year
Second Year German
The additions for the Commercial
Course are:
Commercial Work
Second Year German
General Science
The additions for the General Course
are:
Plane Geometry Creview) y year
Algebra, Z year
First Year German
General Science
be required TO take the following sub
jects:
English
u. S. History and Civics
General Science
In the Academic Course two of the
following are to be added depending up |
on what college they expect to attend
TbiTd year German
Mathematics (Plane Geometry, re-
view, one-half year and Algebra
one-half year.
In the Commercial Course the loiloW-
ing will be the additional subjects;
Commercial Work
Third Year German
In the General Course the following /
subjects are to be added:
Plane Geometry Ceview) Y year
Algebra, y year
Second Year German
If a person examines this schedule
closely they will notice several things
with regard to the elective subjects. % |
English is required every year. ~ Latln
is required the first and second years
This will give every pupil a much better
training in English as il is an admitted
fact that the best way to study the Eng
Iish language is by translatlng another
language into English. Besides this the
cultural value and mental discipline de-
rived from the study of the Latin lang |
lage must be considered. 90 Two years
lf mathematics are required on ectuuHt |
If the material value and the mental
raining which is derived from this study
more than from any other sub
ect (4) United States History ana CIV
cs are required in the Junior and Senior
Classes. (5) General Science is required
m the Senior Class thus giving well
,oordinated course which may be round
ID out by certain electives according to
he wish of the pupil and his parents.
| shall be at my office in the High |
school building from 10 to II every day
,xcept Saturday next week to meet par
,nts and pupils who desire to consult me
school work. All pupils who
lid not hand in their electives at the end |
f school or whose electives have been
modified by the new School Code should
meet me there at that time.
Those pupils who have been studying |
Turing the summer to make up back
york, should see me in order to arrange
or examinations which will he given be-
ore the opening of school on September
GILBERT NICKEL,
Supervising Principal.