COURSES OF STUDY HIGH SCHOOL MERIDEN, CONN. September, Nineteen Hundred and Thirteen NEW HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING. MERIDEN HIGH SCHOOL 7 Conditions of Admission to the High School Pupils in the highest grammar grade of the public schools of Meriden, who have completed the entire work of the grade, may be promoted by the Superintendent to the High School upon the joint recommendation of the principal and the teach- er in the grade. But no pupil is to be recommended or pro- moted who is under twelve years of age. Any pupil in said grade, whose parents or guardian may be dissatisfied because he or she was not recommended for promotion, will be en- titled to an examination upon the written request of the pa- rents or guardian sent to the Superintendent on or before the day previous to the High School examination, provided such pupil has completed the entire work of the grade. No other pupil shall be allowed to take the examination unless with the consent of the Superintendent of Schools. Such examination will be given in Spelling, English Grammar and Language, Geography, United States History, and Arithmetic. No pu- pil shall be admitted to the High School upon this examina- tion unless he or she reaches an average of seventy (70) per cent in each subject. Pupils from other than public schools may be admitted on the same terms as pupils from the Meriden schools. Applicants from other towns shall be entitled to admission 'on the same terms as pupils from the Meriden schools. Examinations for admission to the High School shall be held in June and September. Admission shall be allowed only at the beginning of the year unless the candidate is qualified and prepared to enter the regular course. Conditions of Promotion Although students may be generally divided into classes ac- ~ cording to the time they have spent in school, yet the promo- — * tion of each student will be by subjects. Some subjects require more work than others. It is impossible to require exactly the same amount of work in each year of any course. In or- der, therefore, the better to adapt the courses to the needs 3 and abilities of the student and to secure a fair measure of effort and of ability, each is given due credit for each sub- ject satisfactorily completed. If he takes four subjects in a year, each having five credits, passes three of them and fails in one, he will receive for the year’s work fifteen credits, and will be required to repeat only the subject in which he failed. The various subjects are graded in general on the basis of the amount of effort necessary. A subject which requires five periods a week of recitation and four prepared lessons, such as German, physics, or algebra, is given five credits. A subject in which there is but little prepared work, as in sew- ing, drawing and music, receives a proportionately smaller number of credits. Physical training and music will each be given one credit, if pursued two years. Conditions of Graduation When a student has earned seventy-two credits in any of the courses of study, he will be entitled to receive a diploma, whether these credits were earned in three, four, or more years. If, however, he wishes to be graduated at the end of four years, he should earn at least eighteen credits each year. If he should fail in one or more subjects he must take extra subjects in the later years of the course or remain for an ad- ditional year in order to complete the required amount of work. A student who has maintained a standing of seventy to eighty in the subjects taken shall receive a diploma of graduation. One who has maintained a standing of eighty to ninety shall receive a diploma with honor, while one who has maintained a higher standard shall receive a diploma with highest honor. These distinctions will appear on the diplomas granted. Choice of Course of Study The course of study for the following year should be chosen in June. This is very necessary in order to make due preparation in the High School for teachers, daily program, accommodations, and textbooks for each of the various sub- jects. Students will not be allowed to change courses during the year except for most urgent reasons. On entering the High School it is of greatest importance that the teachers and parents guide the students in the right choice of the course to be pursued. The courses are of suf- ficient number and variety in subject matter and in purpose 4 to meet the needs and to be adapted to the abilities and inter- ests of all who enter. The approval of the teacher, principal and parent of the course elected by the student will be required and be written on a blank provided for this purpose. The student must secure the approval of the principal of the High School and of his pa- rent of subjects elected in any year of his course. Classes will not be formed in an elective subject unless there is a suffi- cient number of students. A foreign language should be pur- sued at least two years, and two foreign languages may not be begun in the same year. Special attention will be given to those students who can at- tend the High School but one or two years, and the subjects most helpful to meet their needs will be offered them. A spe- cial course will also be arranged for those who intend to en- ter normal schools, and expect later to become teachers in Meriden. Properly qualified students, who are unable to at- tend school more than one or two periods a day, may be al- lowed to take special courses by permission of the principal and of the superintendent of schools. 5 MERIDEN HIGH SCHOOL College Preparatory Course This course should be selected by those students who wish to prepare for college. FIRST YEAR. Periods. Counts. English 5 Algebra 5 Ancient History 5 Physical Training i Music i Elect one — French 5 5 German 5 5 Latin 5 5 Optional — Freehand Drawing 2 1 Mechanical Drawing 3 2 SECOND YEAR. English 5 5 Geometry 5 5 Physical Training 1 Elect two — French 5 5 German 5 5 Latin 5 5 Optional — Freehand Drawing 2 1 Mechanical Drawing 3 2 Music 1 6 (_n Oi cn THIRD YEAR. Periods. Counts. English 5 5 Advanced Algebra or Latin III 5 5 Elect two — Physics c c Latin 5 5 German 5 5 French 5 5 English History 3 3 Optional — Music 1 Mechanical Drawing 3 2 Manual Arts 5 3 Domestic Arts 5 3 Physical Training 1 FOURTH YEAR. English 5 5 Solid Geometry and Trigonometry or Latin IV. 5 5 Elect two — French 5 5 German z z Latin 5 5 Chemistry 5 5 U. S. History 5 5 Review History Review Mathematics 5 5 Optional — Music 1 Mechanical Drawing 5 3 Manual Arts 5 3 Domestic Arts 5 3 Physical Training 1 The elective subjects in this course are so arranged that a student may prepare for academic work in any college. As col- lege requirements change from year to year, this course may be changed at any time to permit a student to meet the require- ments of the college he wishes to enter. Unless a student chooses early in his high school course the exact subjects re- quired by the college he is to enter, he cannot possibly pre- pare for that college in four years without taking extra work. In fact, students preparing for college, as a rule, must / take additional subjects in their junior and senior years, car- rying during part or all of these two years five subjects in- stead of four. Consequently, if parents cannot, early in the high school course, select the college their children are to at- tend, the school cannot be entirely responsible for their suc- cessful preparation or failure. For some students, it is ad- visable to take this course in five years, rather than in four. General Course This course provides an opportunity to secure a general high school education. It also prepares for normal and other professional schools. Students desiring recommendation for normal schools should elect algebra, geometry, three years of history, three years of science, one foreign language, and drawing and music. FIRST YEAR. English General Science or Biology . . Ancient History Physical Training Music Elect one — French German Latin Algebra Domestic Arts Manual Arts Commercial Optional — Freehand Drawing .... Mechanical Drawing . . SECOND YEAR. English Mediaeval History or Biology Physical Training Elect two — French German Latin Geometry Domestic Arts Manual Arts Commercial Physical Geography . . . Periods. Counts. 5 5 5 5 • •5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 or 8 3 or 5 5 or 8 3 or 5 5 or 8 3 or 6 2 i 3 2 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 5 8 5 5 or 8 5 or 6 5 5 8 t Optional — Music \ Freehand Drawing . Mechanical Drawing THIRD YEAR . English English History Elect two or three — French German Spanish Physics Latin Commercial . . Domestic Manual Optional — Music Physical Training .... Drawing FOURTH YEAR . English American History and Civics Elect two or three — Economics French German Spanish Latin Chemistry Advanced Mathematics Commercial Domestic Arts Manual Arts Optional — Music Physical Training Drawing Periods. Counts. . . i . . 2 I • •3 2 5 5 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 3 or 5 0 3 or 5 0 3 or 5 2 or 3 1 or 2 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 3 or 5 0 3 or 5 0 3 or 5 1 2 or 3 1 or 2 Commercial Course Only those students who desire to prepare for positions in offices or some form of busines sshould take this course. It aims to be thorough in its commercial training, and also 9 to be as broadly cultural as possible, including, besides the commercial studies, four years of English, two years of science, two years of history and an opportunity to elect science, mathematics and a language. FIRST YEAR. English General Science General History with History of Commerce. Elementary Bookkeeping and Penmanship . . Commercial Arithmetic Physical Training Music Periods. .... 5 .... 5 . . . . 5 .... 5 .... 3 .... i .... i Counts. 5 5 5 5 3 SECOND YEAR. English 5 Commercial Geography, Local Industries, and Principles of Trade .... 5 5 Bookkeeping .... 5 5 Penmanship .... 3 i Physical Training i Elect one — French .... 5 5 German ... . 5 5 Biology .... 5 5 Algebra .... 5 5 Domestic Arts .... 0 5 Manual Arts .... 0 5 Optional — Music . i THIRD YEAR. English 5 5 Stenography 5 5 Typewriting 5 3 Elect one or two — U. S. History and Civics 5 5 French 5 5 German 5 5 Spanish 5 5 Geometry 5 Physics 5 5 Chemistry 5 5 Domestic Arts 0 3 or 5 Manual Arts 0 3 or 5 io $ - Optional — Periods. Counts. Music i Physical Training i FOURTH YEAR. English 3 3 Stenography 5 5 Typewriting 4 3 Economics and Commercial Law 5 5 Elect one — Advanced Bookkeeping, Accounts and Office Practice 5 French 5 German 5 Spanish 5 Geometry 5 Physics 5 Chemistry 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Optional — Physical Training 1 Music 1 Domestic Arts Course This course is designed to give, besides a general academic training, a good knowledge of and practice in the Household Arts and Science. FIRST YEAR. Periods. Counts. English . . . 5 5 General Science 5 5 General History and Industrial History 5 5 Freehand Drawing 2 1 Domestic Arts 8 5 Music 1 Physical Training I SECOND YEAR. English 5 5 Domestic Arts and Science 8 5 Freehand Drawing 2 1 Physical Train-ing 1 II Elect two — Biology French German Medieval History Algebra Periods. Counts. • • • 5 5 • ••5 5 •• • 5 5 5 5 5 5 Optional — Music I THIRD YEAR. English . . . 5 5 English History 3 3 Domestic Arts 8 5 Elect two — French German . . . Geometry . Physics . . . Commercial Chemistry 5 5 5 5 Optional — Music 1 Physical Training 1 FOURTH YEAR. English 5 U. S. History and Civics 5 Domestic Arts 8 Elect one — French 5 German 5 Geometry 5 Physics 5 Chemistry 5 Economics Commercial Optional — Music 1 Physical Training 1 12 CnUU/K/i in OUn In Inin Inlnininlnin Manual Arts Course The Manual Arts Course is designed to give, besides a gen- eral academic training, a knowledge of the elementary princi- ples of handicraft and machine work, and to prepare the stu- dents to become a more intelligent workman in a manufactur- ing or trade occupation. FIRST YEAR. Periods. Counts. English 5 5 Algebra 5 5 General History with Industrial History 5 5 Mechanical Drawing 3 2 . Freehand Drawing 2 1 Shop Work 5 3 Music 1 Physical Training 1 SECOND YEAR. English 5 5 Geometry 5 5 Mechanical Drawing 3 2 Shop Work 8 5 Physical Training 1 Elect one — General Science or Biology 5 5 Physics 5 5 German 5 5 French 5 5 Optional — Music 1 THIRD YEAR. English 5 4 Physics or Chemistry 5 5 Shop Mathematics and Local Industries 5 5 Shop Work 8 5 Elect one — German French Spanish Mechanical Drawing English History Commercial 5 5 5 3 3 0 5 5 5 2 3 5 13 Optional — Periods. Counts. Music i Physical Training i FOURTH YEAR. English Mechanical Drawing U. S. History and Industrial History Shop Work Elect one — German French Spanish ,. v Chemistry Advanced Physics Advanced Mathematics Economics Optional — Music i Physical Training i to CO IO00 lO IO to to to to to