Subject.

Elementary Grades.—Primary and Grammar School.

Secondary School.—High School or Academy.

1st Year

Age. 6-7

2nd Year

7-8

3rd Year

8-9

4th Year

9-10

5th Year

10-11

6th Year

11-12

7th Year

12-13

8th Year

13-14

9th Year

14-15

10th Year

15-16

11th Year

16-17

12th Year

17-18

1. Latin.

 
 
 
 

Reasons given for beginning Latin earlier than is now the custom.

5 p. a wk.
5 p. a wk.
5 p. a wk.
5 p. a wk.

2. Greek.

 
 
 
 
 
 

Latin to be begun a year before Greek.

5 p. a wk.
4 p. a wk.
4 p. a wk.

3. English.

Pupils to reproduce orally stories told them, to invent stories and describe objects.

Supplementary reading begun — and continued through all the grades.

Composition begun — writing narratives and descriptions — oral and written exercises on forms and the sentence.

From this grade no reader to be used.

Grammar
3 p. a wk.

Literature,
3 p. a wk.
Composi-
tion,
2 p. a wk.
Literature,
3 p. a wk.
Composi-
tion,
2 p. a wk.
Literature,
3 p. a wk.
Composi-
tion,
1 p. a wk.
Rhetoric,
1 p. a wk.
Literature,
3 p. a wk.
Composi-
tion,
1 p. a wk.
Grammar,
1 p. a wk.

4. Modern Languages.

 
 
 
 

Elective
German
or French,
5 p. a wk.

Elective
German
or French,
4 p. a wk.

Elective
German
or French,
3 p. a wk.
at least.

Elective
German
or French,
3 p. a wk.
at least.

The lan-
guage
begun
below
4 p. a wk.
The same
language
4 p. a wk.
Second
language
4 p. a wk.
The same
language
4 p. a wk.
Second
language
4 p. a wk.
The same
language
4 p. a wk.
Second
language
4 p. a wk.

5. Mathematics.

Arithmetic during first eight years, with algebraic expressions and symbols and simple equations — no specific number of hours being recommended.

Concrete
Geometry,
1 p. a wk.

Concrete
Geometry,
1 p. a wk.

Concrete
Geometry,
1 p. a wk.

Concrete
Geometry,
1 p. a wk.

Algebra,
5 p. a wk.

Algebra
or
Book-
keeping and
Commercial
Arithmetic
2.5 p. a wk.
Geometry
2.5 p. a wk.

Algebra
or
Book-
keeping and
Commercial
Arithmetic
2.5 p. a wk.
Geometry
2.5 p. a wk.

Trigonomet-
try and
higher
Algebra for
candidates
for scientific
schools.

6. Physics, Chemistry, and Astronomy.

Study of natural phenomena 5 p. a wk. through first eight years by experiments, including physical measurements and the recommendation of Conferences 7 and 9.

Elective Astronomy,
5 p. a wk. 12 wks.
Chemistry,
5 p. a wk.
Physics,
5 p. a wk.

7. Nat. History.

Through first eight years 2 p. a wk., of not less than 30 minutes each, devoted to plants and animals; the instruction to be correlated with language, drawing, literature, and geography.

One yr. (which yr. not specified) 5 p. a wk. for
botany or zoölogy. Half-yr. (late in course)
anatomy, physiology, and hygiene, 5p. a wk.

8. History.

 
 
 
 

Biography & Mythology,
3 p. a wk.

American
History
and
elements of
civil gov-
ernment,
3 p. a wk.

Greek and
Roman
History,
3 p. a wk.

French
History,
3 p. a wk.

English
History,
3 p. a wk.

American
History,
3 p. a wk.

A special
period
intensively,
and civil
govern-
ment,
3 p. a wk.

9. Geography.

Time alloted in first eight years to equal that given to number work. The subject — the earth its environment and inhabitants, including the elements of astronomy, meteorology, zoölogy, botany, history, commerce, races, religitions, and governments.

Physical Geography.

(Physiography, ge-
ology, or meteorology
at some part of the high
school course. Possi-
bly more than one of
these where election is
allowed.)

Elective
Meteor-
ology,
1/2 this year
or next.

Elective
geology or
physiogra-
phy,
1/2 yr.