Library Collections: Document: Full Text

Below is given a brief outline of the course of instruction:

FIRST GRADE. a. LANGUAGE, (oral and written ). b. ARITHMETIC. c. PENMANSHIP.

a. Articulation and Speech-reading. Nouns: objects in the class-room; articles of dress; articles of food; articles of furniture in daily use; parts of the body; names of most common animals and birds; names of classmates and teachers; divisions of time, as morning, noon, evening, day, night, days of the week, and months of the year. -The articles a, an and the are to be taught with these words; also the singular and plural forms.- Adjectives: such as good, bad, young, old, sweet, sour, hard, soft, wise, stupid, weak, strong, pretty, homely, light, heavy, quick, slow, etc., etc.; color, as black, red, white, blue, green, yellow; numeral adjectives, as one, two, three, four, five, etc. Conjunction, and. Prepositions: in, into, out, of, on, over, under, by, for, off. Pronouns: personal pronouns, I, you, he, she, it, in all cases and numbers. Verbs: to be (present and imperfect tenses,) and verbs that express simple actions, (see first two columns of verbs in the vocabulary). Simple Questions: who, what, where, do, have, can, and to be. The principal elements of a sentence are indicated and their relations to one another are shown by the use of figures.

b. Writing numbers to 20, and mental addition and subtraction. How many --?

c. Careful instruction with crayon and pencil, to be followed by pen and ink exercises in books.

SECOND GRADE. a. LANGUAGE, (oral and written). b. ARITHMETIC. c. PENMANSHIP. d. DRAWING.

a. A two months' review of First Grade work. Articulation and Speech-reading. Nouns: Names of the parts of the bodies of quadrupeds, birds and fishes; names of implements in common use about the house, barn, farm, etc. Adjectives: continued, as in First Grade, together with this, that, these, those, many, a few, several, some. Conjunctions: but and or. Pronouns: same as in First Grade, adding myself, himself, herself, and their plurals. Prepositions: from, at, through, of, before, behind, between, after, around. Verbs: second two columns of verbs in the vocabulary; present, past, future tenses, the infinitive mood; simple and compound actions; may and must. Adverbs: simple adverbs, as not, often, never, sometimes, now, soon, very, much, etc. Simple Questions: with whose, which, when, will, and may. The figures 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 are used to indicate the principal elements in a sentence, and to show their relations to one another.

b. Mental addition and subtraction in practical problems; dollars and cents; notation to 500.

c. Copy-book work.

d. On paper and board.

THIRD GRADE. a. LANGUAGE, (oral and written). b. ARITHMETIC. c. PENMANSHIP, d. DRAWING.

a. Articulation and Speech-reading. Nouns: The different classes of artisans; the articles made by each; their use, etc., the time of day; the seasons. Adjectives: their comparison-three degrees, including more, and most, each, and every, one, other, another. Conjunctions: if and because. Pronouns: the relatives who and which. Prepositions: without, among, along, near, above, below, within, etc. Verbs: present, past and future tenses continued; the infinitive and imperative moods; thorough drill on will and would, can and could. Adverbs: continued as in Second Grade. Colloquial and narrative forms, Elliptical exercises. Action and picture writing. Journal and simple stories. Figures are used to show the grammatical relations of the parts of a sentence.

b. Multiplication and division. Mental exercises in addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Practical problems involving the four rules. Currency continued.

c. Copy-book exercises, twice a week.

d. Prang's Drawing Book, No.1. f

FOURTH GRADE. a. LANGUAGE, (oral and written). b. ARITHMETIC. c. PENMANSHIP. d. GEOGRAPHY. e. DRAWING.

a. Articulation and Speech-reading. Nouns: continued miscellaneously; somebody, nobody and anybody. Adjectives: comparisons of, continued. Conjunctions: either-or, neither-nor, when, while, and since. Pronouns: personal and relative, continued. Prepositions: completed. Verbs: active and passive voices; exercises in the indicative, infinitive and imperative moods; have and had, may and might, shall and should. Adverbs: of time, place and manner. Elliptical exercises. Description of actions, pictures, persons, animals, and things. Historical sketches. Journals. Stories. Letter-writing. Figures are used to show the grammatical relations of the parts of a sentence.

b. Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Mental and practical problems. Currency continued.

c. Copy-book exercises, twice a week.

d. Divisions of land and water. Map of the United States (outline ).

e. Prang's Drawing Book, No.2.

FOURTH GRADE. a. LANGUAGE, (oral and written). b. ARITHMETIC. c. GEOGRAPHY. d. PENMANSHIF. e. DRAWING.

a. Articulation and Speech-reading. Nouns, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, and conjunctions, continued as in Fourth Grade. Special drill in the active and passive voices, and the use of auxiliary verbs; present and perfect participle. Action and picture writing. Historical sketches continued. Natural history. Journal. Stories.