Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-08-23
PUBLIC SCHOOL
OPENS SEPT. 4TH
Preparations Now Being Made for
the Opening of the Public
Schools in Decorah by
Supt. Gamertsfelder.
EXPECT TO INSTALL
COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT
Fine Corps of Teachers Have Been
Signed Up For The Coming
Year.

L
Year.
The Decorah Public Schools will
open Monday, September 4, at
o'clock. Only the morning session
will be held. The attention of par
ents is called to the rule established
by the Board of Education that chill
dren who are five years old on OF
before November /, 1922 may entel
the kindergarten when school start.
in September and the children
who are five years old on or before
March l, 1923, may enter the Kinder
garten at the beginning of the sec.
ond semester.
Children who are entering grade:
other than the first grade from Other
schools are requested to come tc
the Superintendent office on the
morning of Wednesday, August 20
between 8 and 10 o'clock to be
properly classified. They should bring
their report cards or school credits
with them.
| High school pupils are requested tc
enroll as follows: Freshmen, Thurs.
fday, August 81, from 8 a. m. to Y
M, Sophmores, Thursday, August 81
and Seniors, Friday, September
from l P. NJ. to 8 P. NJ; Juniors
from 9 A. NJ. to IL NJ. The Boart
of Education and the Faculty of the
Decorah High School extend cor.
dial invitation to the eighth grade
graduates of the county to enroll as
Freshmen in the Decorah High
School. Anyone with certificate
showing that he has completed the
eighth grade work in an approved
village or city school, or possessing
a county eighth grade diploma, viii
be admitted to the Freshmen class
The High School authorities, oi
co.zsss, reserve the right to reclass.
Hse as sub-Freshmen any who may
Prove unable to carry on Freshmen
work.
Six credits are required at the
beginning of the year for classified
tion as Sophomore; IA credits al
the beginning of the year are requir-
ed for classification as a Junior; %
credits are required at the beginning
of the year for classification as a
Senior.
Thirty credits are required for
graduation. A credit is one prepared
subject in class meeting five times
a week.
Course of Study as in effect Sep
tember, 1922.
1st Semester, 9th grade, required
English /, General Science l, Ele-
mentary Algebra /.
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General Science 2, Elementary Alge-
bra 2.
Elective; Beginning Latin 1, Man
ual Training 1, Home Economics l.
Bookkeeping /.
| End semester, elective: Beginning
Latin 2, Manual Training 2, Home
Econmics 2, Bookkeeping 2.
/ 10th Grade, required, 1st semester;
English 8, Plane Geometry l, Euro.
pean History /.
End semester, required: English 4
Plane Geometry 2, European Histor!
II.
Elective 1st. semester: Manua
Training 8, Home Economics 3
Caesar /, Bookkeeping 1, Biology /.
I Elective, End semester: Manua
Training A, Home Economics 4, Cae
; sar 2, Bookkeeping 2, Biology 2.
11th Grade, 1st semester, required
United States History.
| End semester required: Civics.
1st semester elective: History o,
American Literature l, Cicero l
Advanced Algebra, Physiology
French /, Biology l, Public Speak
ing l.
American Literature 2, Cicero
Solid Geometry, Agriculture, Freac
2, Biology 2, Public Speaking 2.
18th grade, 1st semester, required
Physics i.
End semester, required: Physics 2.
1st semester, elective: History o
English Literature l, Economic:
Vergil /, Commercial Geograph!
French 8, Advanced Algebra, Publ
Speaking 1.
End semester, elective: History o
English Literature 2, Grammer, Sel
Oil 2. French a, Solid Geometr!
Public Speaking 2.
Normal Training Course
18th Grade, 1st semester: Hlstor
of American Literature l, Unite
States History, Physiology, Rur'
Education.
End semester: History of America
Literature 2, Civics, Agr'cultur'
Physiology. NJ
18th grade, 1st semester: Physlc
II, school management, economic
geography. .,od
2nd semester: physics 2, method
grammar, elective.
Three years of English are requil
ed. The student must elect eitne
History of American Literature Q
History of English Literature.
Music and Drawing are electiv
Throughout the course. One nd
credit is given for years work
, Students of the Normal Trainin
Course who successfully. pass ~
state Examinations receive Norma
Training Certificates which are n
an;,ad throughout the state.