Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-08-26
HIGH SCHOOLS GIVEN A
new course Of Study
Complete Revision Is Outlined
ByState Superintendent
Churchill.

The new course of study for the high
schools of Oregon has just ben issued by
/ j. A. Churchill, superintendent Of pub
lie instruction. Text books to be used
| Ii, the public schools for the next six
years were adopted by the state text
book commission in June( and thus mIdc
necessary the complete revision of both
the high. schools and the elementary
courses of study. as
Hereafter American history and civies
will be compulsory, and no student will
be graduated from an Oregon high
school who has not earned one unit in
American history and civics. Each stu
dent will also be required to study Eng
lish throughout his high school course.
Fifteen credits are required for gradua-
tion. No student may carry more than
five subjects, and the teacher is eau
tioAed not to permit any one to carry
five subjects excepting a student of more
than average strength and ability. THIS
means that all students excepting an
occasional one who is unusually strong
both mentally and physically, will be
required to spend four years in high
school in order to be graduated.
In the preparation of the new manual,
Superintendent Church secured the us
sistance of Il group of experts in the
various special subjects. Acknowledge
ment is made to the following persons:
Edwin 7. Reed, Oregoa Agricultural
colleges. DR.. A. P ! Mckinlay, Lincoln
high school, Portland; Miss Edna Stcr-
ling, Salem high school, for the rrepa7
ration Of the course in English. Henry
M. Dubois, La Grande high school, for
the courses in science. Miss Irene Mate
Campbell, Jefferson high school, Port
I'D, for the course in Latin. Miss
Jessie Cox, Salem high school, for the
course in history Frank H. Shepherd,
Oregon Agricultural college, for the
Icourse in manual training. Miss Bertha
Davis, Oregon Agricultural college, for
the courses in home economics. DR..
Timothy Cloran, University Of Oregon,
for courses in Spanish and French.
The coursc in English is more cxten-
sive and complete than any course here
toforc published in an Oregon manual
and conforms to the report of the COM
mittec on Eaglish representing tho Ma
tionsl Education association. Eight
terms of one-half year each are offered
while the work in composition is espc.
cially emphasized, much space is given
to the study of good literature to the
end that the students may be inspired
to read intclligently, pleasurably and
widely. Detailed suggestion are given
the teacher for presenting poetry, dra.
ma and the novel. Under composition
the principles of good outline, the cul-
tivation of a good vocabulary, the writ.
ing Of themes, paragraph work, and sen
tcnce work tare' explained in full with
the suggestion to the teacher that the
constant aim be to get the student sc
thoroughly alert that he can wrirc and
sprcak freely
The complete manualscon cf one
hundred and sixteen pages. The course
embraces all subject given in any stand
ard high school. In languages, foui
years of Latin, French and Spanish are
offered four years of science and OF
history are outlined. Full and complete
leourscs in industrial and commercial
subjects have been prepared Much
| freedom in the choice of elective is given
with the hope that a student will not
be forced to take subject in which he
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