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WHEELING PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
COURSES OF STUDY
....FOR....
WHEELING HIGH SCHOOL.
Adopted by the Board of Education
August 20, 1903.
H. B. WORK, Principal.
DAVID E. CLOYD, Superintendent.
Courses of Study for Wheeling High School.
ENGLISH SCIENTIFIC.
Groups—
English. . . . . . . . .
History. . . . . . . . .2
Mathematics. . . . . 5
Science . . . . . . . . . 6%
Music. . . . . . . . . . . 2
English. . . . . . . . . . 3
History. . . . . . . . . .3
Mathematics . . . .5
Science. . . . . . . . . 4
Commercial... . . .5
Music. . . . . . . . . . . 2
English. . . . . . . . . 4
History... . . . . . . . 3
Political Science...4
Chemistry . . . 5
Rhetoric . . . . . . . 4
Music. . . . . . . . . . . 2
English. . . . . . . . . .4
History. . . . . . . . . .3
Physics. . . . . . . . . .5
Sr. Grammar and
Sr. Arithmetic. 4
Music. . . . . . . . . . . 2
Electives. . . . (one)
Astronomy a n d
Geology
Solid Geometry &
Higher Algebra
or Plane Trig-
onometry . . . . .4
.6%
CLASSICAL SCIENTIFIC. LITERARY SCIENTIFIC. COMMERCIAL.
Groups— Groups--- Groups--
First Year.
English. . . . . . . . . . 4 English. . . . . . . . . . 4 English. . . . . . . . . . 4
History . . . . . . . . . 2 History . . . . . . . . . 2 History . . . . . . . . . . 2
Mathematics . . . . 5 Mathematics . . . . 5 Mathematics. . . . . . 5
Science. . . . . . . . . . 4 Science. . . . . . . . . . 4 Science. . . . . . . . ... 4
Latin. . . . . . . . . . . 5 German . . . . . . 5 Commercial . . . . . . 5
Music . . . . . . . . . . 2 Music. . . . . . . . . . 2 Music. . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Second Year.
English . . . . . . . . . 3 English. . . . . . . . . 3 English . . . . . . . . . 3
History . . . . . . . . . 3 History. . . . . . . . . . 3 History . . . . . . . . . . 3
Mathematics. . . . . 5 Mathematics. . . . . 5 Mathematics. . . . . . 5
Science . . . . . . . . . 4 Science. . . . . . . . . 4 Commercial 9
Latin. . . . . . . . . . . . 5 German . . . . . . . . . 5 Branches at e º
Music. . . . . . . . . . . 2 Music . . . . . . . . . . 2 Music. . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Third Year.
English . . . . . . . . . 4 English . . . . . . . . . 4 English... . . . . . . . . 4
History . . . . . . . . . 3 History. . . . . . . . . . 3 History . . . . . . . . . . 3
Political Science... 4 Political Science. 4
Latin. . . . . . . . . . . 4 German . . . . . . . . 4
Music. . . . . . . . . . . 2 Music. . . . . . . . . . 2
Electives. . . . . (one) Electives. . . . . (One)
Chemistry. . . . . . . 5 Chemistry . . . . . . . 5
Greek . . . . . . . . . . 5 French . . . . . . . . . 5
Fourth Year.
English. . . . . . . . 4 Fnglish . . . . . . . . . 4
History. . . . . . . . . . 3 I listory. . . . . . . . . . 3
Physics. . . . . . . . 5 l’hysics . . . . . . . . . 5
Latin . . . . . . . . . . . 4 (Rorman . . . . . . . . 4
Music. . . . . . . . . 2 Music. . . . . . . . . . . 2
Electives. . . . . (one) Electives . . . . (on )
Solid Geometry &
Solid Geometry &
Higher Algebra -
Higher Algebra
or Plane Trig- or Plane Trig-
onometry . . . . . 4 Onometry . . . . . 4
Sr. Grammar and Sr. Grammar and
Sr. Arithmetic. 4 Sr. Arithmetic. 4
(3reek 5 French
* * * * * * * * * * v- a -º- º vº. A lº v. A. s a e < * * * * * *
Stenography and
Typewriting. . . . 4
Business Forms &
Office Practice. .. 2
Commercial Law... 2
Music . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Electives. . . . . . (one)
German. . . . . . . . . . 5
French . . . . . . . . . . 5
English . . . . . . . . . . 4
History. . . . . . . . . 3
Stenography and
Typewriting. ... 1
History of Com-
II, 62TC62 . . . . . 3
Civics and FCono-
mics. . . . . . . . . . . .
(one)
German. . . . . . . . . . 5
French . . . . . . . . . . 5
English-Scientific Course.
First Year.
Groups. Subjects.
Language. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6} English—Composition and Classics. . . . 4
Word Analysis (one-half year) 5
History. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Ancient.
Mathematics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Flementary Algebra. -
Science. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63. Botany. (Text book 2, Laboratory 2), 4
Physiology, (one-half year). . . . . . . . . . . 5
Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Second Year.
Language. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 English—Composition and Classics.
History. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Mediaeval,
Mathematics.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Plane Geometry. -
Science. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 General Geology and Physical Geog-
raphy.
Commercial Branches. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Bookkeeping and Commercial Arith-
- - - - metic.
Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Third Year.
Language. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 English—Study of English Master-
* - - , pieces, and Theses. . . . . . . . 4
Rhetoric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
History. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Modern and English.
Political Science. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Civics and Economics.
Natural Science. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Chemistry. (Text book 3, Laboratory 2.)
Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Fourth Year.
Language. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 History of English Literature, and
Theses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Senior Grammar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
History. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 American
Natural Science. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Physics. (Text book 3, Laboratory 2.)
Mathematics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Senior Arithmetic.
Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Electives. (Choose one,)
Mathematics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Solid Geometry and
Higher Algebra
| Or
º Plane Trigonometry.
Science , , , , , , * * * * * * * , , , , , , , , , , , , 4 Astronomy and Geology.
To Students Intending to Enter the High School: -
Through conference with your parents, please select the
course of study which you intend to pursue and have the en-
closed blank filled out to present to tºe Principal of the
IIigh School when you apply for admission. The date set for
enrollment of new pupils is September 5 and 6, 3 to 4:30 p.r.l.
The Principal will be at llis office on these dates to advise
wit’; you and to enroll you.
David E. Cloyd,
Superintendent.
Classical-Scientific Course.
First Year.
Groups. Subjects.
History. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Ancient.
Mathematics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Elementary Algebra.
Science. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Rotany. (Text book 2, Laboratory 2.)
Language. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 English—Composition and English
Classics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Latin—Grammar and Composition. ... 5
Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
second Year.
History. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Mediaeval.
Mathematic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Plane Geometry.
Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 General Geology and Physical Geogra-
phy. (Text book 3, Iaboratory
and Field Work 1.)
Language. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 English—Composition and Classics. ... 3
Latin—Caesar and Composition. . . . . . . 5
Music... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Third Year.
History. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Modern and English.
Language. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 English—Study of English Mater-
pieces, and Theses. . . . . . . . . . 4
- Latin—Cicero and Composition. . . . . . . 4
Political Science. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Civics and Economics,
Music. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Electives. (Choose one.)
Science. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Chemistry. (Text book 3, Labora-
tory 2.)
Language. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Greek—Grammar and Composition.
Fourth Year.
History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 American.
Language. . . . . . . . . . . ... a a • * * * * * * * * 8 English—History of English Literature,
and Theses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Latin—Virgil and Composition. . . . . . . . 4
Science. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Physics. (Text book 3, Laboratory 2.)
Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 -
Electives. (Choose one.)
Mathematics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Solid Geometry and
- Higher Algebra
| Or
Plane Trigonometry.
| Senior Arithmetic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Language. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 \ Senior English Grammar.
Greek—Anabasis and Composition. . . . 5
5
Literary-Scientific Course.
Groups. Subjects.
History. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Ancient.
Mathematics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Elementary Algebra.
Science. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 4 Botany. (Text book 2, Laboratory 2.)
Language. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 English—Composition and Classics. . . . 4
German—Grammar and Composition. .. 5
Second Year.
History. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Mediaeval.
Mathematic8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. Plane Geometry.
Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 General Geology and Physical Geogra-
phy. (Text book 3, Laboratory and
Field Work 1.)
Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 English—Composition and Classics. ... 3
German–Classics and Grammar. . . . . . 5
Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Third Year.
History. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Modern and English.
Language. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 English–Study of English Master-
- pieces, and Theses . . . . . . . . . . 4
German–Classics and Grammar . . . . . 4
Political Science. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Civics and Economics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Electives. (Choose one. }
Science. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Chemistry. (Text book 3, Laboratory 2.)
Language. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 French—Grammar and Composition.
Fourth Year.
History. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 American.
Language. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 English—History of English Literature,
and Theses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
German—Classics and Grammar. . . . . . 4
Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Physiº H. (Text book 3, Laboratory 2 )
Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Electives. (Choose one.)
Mathematic8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Solid Geometry and
ſ Higher Algebra
Or
l Plane Trigonometry.
Senior Arithmetic
4 and
lsenior English Grammar.
Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 French—Classics and Grammar. . . . . . . 5
First Year.
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Commercial.
First Year.
Group8. Subjects.
English. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Composition and English Classics.
History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Ancient.
Mathematic8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Elementary Algebra.
Science. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3otany, (Text book 2, Laboratory 2).
Commercial Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Penmanship and Spelling. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Commercial Geography and Local In-
dustries. . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Music. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Second Year.
English. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Composition and English Classics.
History. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Mediaeval.
Mathematics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Plane Geometry.
Commercial Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Stenography and Typewriting.. . . . . . . .
(Typewriting Extra.)
Bookkeeping and Commercial Arith-
metic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . e = * ~ * * * *
Music. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Third Year.
English . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Study of English Masterpieces, and
Theses.
History. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Modern and English.
Commercial Work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Stenography and Typewriting... . . . . . . .
(Typewriting Extra.)
Business Forms and Office Practice. . . . 2
Commercial Law. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Music. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Electives. (Choose one.) German . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Language. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 French . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Fourth Year.
English . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 History of English Literature, and
Theses.
History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 American.
Commercial Work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Stenography and Typewriting. . . . . . . . .
(Typewriting Extra.)
History of Commerce ... . . . . . . . . . .
Political Science. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Civics and Economics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Music. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Electives. (Choose one. ) German . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • * * * * * * *
Language. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , a tº º g tº 5 French . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Explanations and Directions.
Four parallel courses, equivalent in units of work, are
offered for the pupil’s choice. Pupils on entering the school
must select one of these courses. Changes from one course
to another may be made on the request of the parent, approved
by the Principal and Superintendent.
The purpose of this course of study is to meet the needs
of all classes of pupils who enter the High School; both those
who intend to complete their school work in the High School,
and those who intend to continue their work in colleges.
Choice of Courses.
English and History are required in each course offered,
and throughout each year of the course. The same work in
Mathematics is required in all courses in the first and second
years. Music is required of all pupils in the school, but does
not count toward credits for graduation.
Parents are requested to make careful choice of the
course of study they desire their children to pursue. It is
expected that pupils will continue in the course thus selected
throughout their High School work. But, if parents should
desire a change of course for a pupil, such change may be
granted for reasons satisfactory to the Principal and Superin-
tendent, upon presentation of a written request from the
parents.
Pupils desiring a course without Ancient or Modern lang-
uages should select the English-Scientific.
Pupils wishing to prepare for the Classical course in col-
lege should select the Classical-Scientific Course. In the
Junior year of this course electives are offered in Greek and
Science. The subject chosen at this time must be continued
throughout both the Junior and Senior years.
Pupils who desire to prepare for Literary or Philosophi-
1a1 courses in college should elect the Literary-Scientific
course. In the Junior year of this course a choice is offered
between French and Science. As in the Classical-Scientific
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Course, so in this, the subject elected must be continued
throughout the two years.
Students intending, on completing their High School work,
to engage in business pursuits, or to enter Colleges offering
advanced Commercia1 courses, should take the Commercial
Course. The elective (German or French), chosen in the Jun-
ior year of this course, must be continued throughout the
Senior year.
Adjustment of Pupils to New Courses of Study.
Work completed by pupils under the old course of study
will be given full credit under the new ; that is, pupils who
have finished any year of work in the old course will at once
enter upon the work of the next higher year in the new, sub-
ject to the following adjustments.
Sophomores, having had General Geology and Physical
Geography last year, will this year take Botany in place
thereof. All other work prescribed in new courses will be re-
quired as set forth.
Juniors, having had Civics and having had a part of
Plane Geometry, will continue and complete Plane Geometry
in the first half of the year. The second half will be given to
the study of Economics.
Seniors, having already had Physics, may elect General
History which will be offered this year specially for them, or
Chemistry with the Junior class. Seniors, having also had
Higher Algebra and Solid Geometry, if they prefer, may elect
both General History and Chemistry.
Senior Grammar and Senior Arithmetic are required only
of the English-Scientific students, but it is suggested that
Classical-Scientific and Literary-Scientific students, intending
to prepare for teaching, elect these subjects.
Requirements for Graduation.
A total of eighty credits, or eighty units of work, is re-
quired for graduation. A unit of work, or a credit, is one
hour's work per week for one year. Hence, a pupil, reciting
five times per week for one year in one subject, will obtain
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five credits for that work, and twenty credits for the full work
of any year. As stated elsewhere Music does not count to-
ward this total of eighty required credits.
Rule for Promotion.
“Pupils of the High School, completing the work of any
year with an average grade of seventy-five per cent., and not
falling below sixty per cent in any branch of study, shall be
regularly promoted to the next higher class.”
This rule means that if a pup11 fails in any one subject of
his year’s work he must take that subject again and must be
passed in it before he can be admitted to the same subject, or
to the corresponding work, of the next higher year. That is,
the pupil may be advanced with his class in a11 subjects ex-
cept the one in which failure occurs. Should a pupil fail in
two or more studies, or fail to make the yearly average re-
quired, he must remain in the same grade, but may take
work with the next higher class in place of those subjects
in which he has passed.
Opportunities Offered Former Graduates.
Former graduates of the High School, desiring to do fur-
ther work necessary for admission to college or for other pur-
poses, will be permitted to select any subjects in the different
courses, for which their previous work may have prepared
them, and a graduate in one course may receive a diploma in
a second upon completing all work required in this course.
But no graduate shall be permitted to contest a second time
for honors
The pupil’s daily program will consist of four recitations
and three study periods, in addition to such general exercises
as may be provided for all the school.
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The Principal will be at his office in the High School
building during the week beginning September 7th, from 8 to
to 9 o'clock A. M., and from 4 to 5 o'clock P. M., to confer
with parents or pupils in regard to the selection of courses
of study, or arrangement of daily program.
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