Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-26
RETAIN GERMAN STUDY
IN SCHOOL CURRICULUM
State Board OF Education Specifies
ta. Courses for Coming
Terms.
SUGGEST HIGHER SALARIES
Members Adopt Resolution Advocat-
ing Increase in Pay for Instrmc-
tors-ENtcnd Contracts for High
School Text Books.

The State Board Of Education placed
The seal OF it's approval upon the con-
tinued teaching OF German in the high
schools of the State by including a
four years course in German in the
new course OF study for Virginia high
schools. which was adopted yesterday
after a two days session of the board.
Foreign languages specified in the
curriculum for the high schools OF the
State are French. Latin, spanish and
German
The board also voted to extend the
contracts of all high school textbooks
now on the list for period OF three
years from July !. 1912. at the present
The present contrac. prices. how
Smithey, secretary 10 the board. are
not war prices. might be supposed.
but are the 1915 prices on these books.
New Courses Offered.
The course OF study for the Virginia
high schools has several new features.
a four-year course in home economics
departure, and four-year outline for
physical education Where there were
Two years OF music in the old course.
there are now four years Of music and
into the fourth year high schoo! cur
riculum two entirely new subjects
have been made Observation-Disclosures
rary economics for the first half OF the
school year and American social prob
lcrs for the last half.
merry IN the fourth year have been
put in the third Years. work. and where
now optional with the. pupil whether
he e!ec's 10 tahe ancient history or
English history.
All history, by the way. is classed
under The general head OF Social
prae,icaiiy he same as in the 'ss old ID
course Of study.
Sixteen Credit. Required.
Requirements for graduation from
che high school is that a pupil must
nave not less than sixteen units nor
Members OF the State Board of Edu-
cation present at the meeting yester-
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S $ito:3sy-Si;snerai John y Saunders.
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The reorganization Of the headouar-
ters stan o: the State Board o; Edu-
cation was discussed with much in
Ierest by members at the meeting yes
eat.onal work OF the state is the cleo
ton OF q woman 10 head one OF the
STATE dcpa rtnents. Miss Rachel Eitz-
aheth Gregg, who enters upon her du-
ties September |. as director OF teach
er-trsin!ns. is a Bachelor Of Science
OF the Teachers college and a Master
OF Arts Of Columbia University Sh.
was formerly supervisor OF traininc
in the Stat. Normal School at Cana
Girardeau, Missouri, and at present Is
director of the training school OF the
State Normal school at IarrisonburE
Seek Higher Salaries.
secretary to the board during the in.
cumoency of Harris Hart as Superjm
teNdent OF Public Instruction. goes
10 the University of Virginia Scptem-
Der 10, as professor OF secondary cdu-
cation
Mr.. Hillman is taking course in
School Administration" at Harva I'd
University this summer Sicnifcant
IN dNcationhl circles of the State was
the unanimous resolution passed nv
Inc board before adjournment ycster-
lows: to
That it is the serious Judgment Of
the State Board Of Education that the
greatest handicap to the development
OF EDUCATION in tho elementary schools
In the high schools and in our bigInr
institutions of learning. is Tho fac,
mat the teachers in She public schools
are the iow~St,"Naid workers i'm Tho
country. professional or unnrofcssiom-
al. skilled or unskillcd. and thar fhs
sa!aTies PAD professors in the higher
INSTITUTIONS are so inadequate thar
nniess there be Immediate RELIEF a sn
rious handicap will be placed unan n~o.
fessional development and y nnsi,i',
premium VIII be mn on in n ~ 70; = -. :.