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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 50
Course of Study
Course of Study.
Primary Department.
In this department careful instruction is given in the elementary studies usually pursued in schools of this grade. The course begins with the earliest studies of children, and includes Reading, Writing, Drawing. Geography, Oral Arithmetic, and Written through the Four Fundamental Rules, with some practice on the Tables of Reduction. It is intended to secure such an alternation of study with physical exercises and singing, as is suited to the age of the pupils.
Preparatory Department.
Fourth Preparatory Class.
First Term.
English Language.—Reading and Spelling.
Geography.—Guyot's Intermediate.
Mathematics.—Stoddard's Intellectual Arithmetic: Robinson's Written, beginning Properties of Numbers.
Writing.—Begun and continued through the course.
Drawing.—Begun and continued through the course.
French—Causeries avec les Enfants: Mme. Gibert's Elementary
Reader.
Vocal Music.—Sight reading.
Second Term.
English Language.—Reading and Spelling.
Geography.—Guyot's Intermediate; Blackboard Exercises.
Mathematics.—Arithmetic, continued.
French.—Causeries avec les Enfants; Mine. Gibert's Elementary Reader.
Music.—Continued.
Third Preparatory Class.
First Term.
English Language.—Reading and Spelling.
History.—Read Grandfather's Chair.
Geography.—Guyot's Intermediate Geography, with Oral Instruction and Outline Maps, beginning Europe.
Mathematics.—Stoddard's Intellectual Arithmetic; Robinson's, beginning Multiplication of Fractions.
French.—Causeries avec les Enfants; Mine. Gibert's Reader.
Music.—As above.
Second Term.
English Language.—Reading and Spelling.
Geography.—As found in the History of the United States.
History.—Read Grandfather's Chair.
Mathematics.—Arithmetic continued.
Music.—Continued.
Second Preparatory Class.
First Term.
English Language.—Reading, Spelling, and Tower's Elements of Grammar.
Geography.—Text Book, with Drawing Maps on the Blackboard. Begin with Central States.
History.—Read Sewell's History of Rome.
Mathematics.—Stoddard's Intellectual Arithmetic; Robinson's, beginning Division of Decimals.
French.—Causeries avec les Enfants. Reading.
Second Term.
English Language.—Reading, Spelling, and Grammar.
Geography.—Guyot's Intermediate, reviewed.
History.—Read Sewell's History of Rome.
Mathematics.—Arithmetic, continued.
French.—As above.
Music.—Continued.
First Preparatory Class.
First Term.
English Language.—Reading and Spelling; Reed and Kellogg's Higher Lessons in English.
History.—Higginson's United States; Geography.
Mathematics.—Stoddard's Intellectual Arithmetic; Robinson's, beginning Percentage.
French.—Petites Causeries. Chardenal's Grammar. Reading.
Music.—As above.
Second Term.
English Grammar.—Reading and Spelling; Higher Lessons in English.
History.—Higginson's United States; Geography.
Botany.—Oral Instruction and Analysis.
Mathematics.—Arithmetic, continued.
French.—As above.
Music.—Continued.
Academic Department.
Fifth Academic Class.
First Term.
English Language.—Reading, Spelling and Defining; Reed and and Kellogg's Higher Lessons in English, beginning at page 83.
Geography.—Guyot's Common School.
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History.—Miss "Wall's England.
Mathematics.—Stoddard's Intellectual Arithmetic: Robinson's, beginning Compound Interest.
French.—Petites Causeries; Chardenal's Grammar.
Music.—Elementary Instruction: Simple Solfeggio.
Drawing.—Study of Perspective; Sketching simple objects.
Second Term.
English Language.—Reading. Spelling and Defining; Higher Lessons in English.
History.—Miss Wall's England.
Mathematics.—Oral and Written Arithmetic, continued.
French.—As above.
Music.—Continued.
Fourth Academic Class.
First Term.
English Language.—Reed and Kellogg's Higher Lessons in English, beginning at page 131.
History.—Barnes's Brief History of France.
Mathematics.—Stoddard's Intellectual Arithmetic; Robinson's, beginning Ratio.
Latin.—Harkness's Introductory Latin Book; Oral and Written Exercises in translating English into Latin, throughout the course.
French.—Causeries avec les eleves; Chardenal's Grammar.
Music.—As above.
Drawing.—Study of Perspective: Sketching simple objects.
Second Term.
English Language.—Read and Study a Poem.
History.—Same as above.
Mathematics.—Algebra begun.
French.—As above.
Music.—Continued.
Drawing.—Continued.
Third Academic Class.
First Term.
History.—Swinton's Outlines, with Geography.
Mathematics—Algebra.
Latin.—Harkness's Grammar and Reader, (old edition.)
Physiology.—Brown's.
French.—Causeries avec mes eleves; Chardenal's Grammar.
Music.—Sight reading; Solfeggio; First principles of harmony.
Drawing.—Study of Form: Sketching.
Second Term.
History.—Swinton's Outlines, with Geography.
Mathematics.—Algebra.
Latin.—Grammar and Reader.
Natural History.—Gray's Botany.
French.—As above.
Drawing.—Study of Form: Sketching.
Music.—Contined.
Second Academic Class.
First Term.
English Language.—Shaksperian Reading; Review Whitney's Essentials; Trench's Study of Words.
Mathematics.—Wentworth's Geometry
Latin—C.nesar; Arnold's Prose Composition.
Physics.—Avery's Natural Philosophy.
Geography.—Review.
Rhetoric.—Hart's Composition and Rhetoric; English Grammar reviewed.
French.—Chardenal's Grammar; Literature Contemporaine; La Fontaine.
Drawing.—Study of Light and Shade; Cast Drawing.
Music.—As above.
Second Term.
English Language.—Shaksperian Reader
Mathematics.—Geometry. Arithmetic reviewed.
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Latin.—Cicero; Mythology.
Physics.—Avery's Nat. Philosophy.
History.—Review England.
Chemistry.—Hooker's.
French.—As above.
Drawing.—As above.
Music.—Continued.
First Academic Class.
First Term.
English Language.—Shaksperian Reader.
History.—Review United States.
Belles-Lettres.—English Literature.
Astronomy.—Lockyer's Elementary.
Latin.—æneid.
French.—Chardenal's Grammar; Literature Contemporaine; La Fontaine.
Drawing.—Study of Light and Shade; Cast Drawing.
Music.—Continued.
Second Term.
Latin.—æneid continued.
Natural Science.—Guyot's Physical Geography.
Political Science.—Martin's Civil Government.
Belles-Lettres.—English Literature.
French.—As above.
Drawing.—Cast Drawing.
Music.—Continued.