, 1922-05-04

worked out for our schools as ",
mad non" at that time, and last sum
mer 100 copies of il We're mime
o~graphcd ST. hat each teacher Nigh
nave one. A copy was placed or
file at tn" State Department of EGu
cation at Cheyenne, and also at tn,
State University at Laramie. Re
quests have ONE from differen'
places asking for copies and YER.
favorable comments have beer
passed upon it. We hope to revise
this course OF study from time tt
time to better adapt it to our needs
AS this course of study outlines brief
ly all tn" school work from tn,
kindergarten through the Higl
School, it is possible now to plan on,
work more accurately and to checE
up on 1t.
Our curriculum now includes 70,
the high school three courses. viz
General Academic: College Prepare,
tory. Commercial. In addition
courses are offered in Manual Train,
ing II Home Economics in the High
School and in the grades down tC
and including the fifth. Music anG
Art is given in all the grades as vel
as in the High School. Physica
Training is given in the High School
where w years of 1t are required
for graduation. and also in all the
grades.
For neXt year would recommend
that Il course in Home Nursing be Of
fered as an elective subject by the
regular school nurse.
We nave been urged by the Wyom
ing State Department of Education
to establish a course of Norma
Training in our High School when W.
are able to do so. The state depart
ment pays $1,000 annually to eacf
school thai has a Normal Training
course to help defray the expense
Of this work. There IS a great neet
for more trained rural school teach
ers and it seems thai the public higt
schools must train students for thi!
work. and thus help supply the de
mand.
Another course that would be de
sirable for our high school boy
when the school becomes larger Il
IS very successful in many higl
schools.
V. Efficiency of Instruction
Nv l'di WIN ~ Il ~ 10 II
structing pupils in the required sub
jects and the best way to determin'
the degree of progress in this worl
is by the use of standard tests. Las
year our schools were tested by mean
of these standard tests in November
and also in May. The difference he
tween the November scores and tn
May scores indicated the progress
during the year. This year the test
will be. given again in May, but com
parsons of this year with last yea
cannot be made until the May test
are given.
VI. Individual Differences Anon
School Children
The distribution of children in tn
grades according to an a~ge-grad
table indicates one of the problem
of grouping children in grades. I
some instances pupils are great
average and in other cases under
& for their group. This natural
makes of problem of instucting MOI
. difficult.
The Group Intelligence Tes'
We're given last year, but have NJ
, been given this year. 1t is planne
to give these tests to all pupils
the opening of school next year.
is recommended that these tests
4 given to all children once in thr'
years and in the meantime test on
new pupils that come into our schoC
\ The Group Intelligence Tests are
value for various reasons. anon
, which may be mentioned the fo
) lowing:
(a) To discover sub-nOrmal chi
dren. Such children should be gi'
en- the individual test by Miss Ellis
4 Seyfarth, of the State Department
who is a specialist in this worI
These children who are unable to d
\ the regular school work or keep u
with the children OF their z shOul
. be placed in an "ungraded GROUP
} under a special teacher who Will civ