LIBRARY OF CONGRESs' UNITED STATES^F AMERICA. 1} PART I. TOPICAL COURSE OF STUDY FOR THE COMMON SCHOOLS Of the United States. By K. C. stone. PART I. TOPICAL COURSE FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. 1. School, Calendar in Years or Grades, Quarters OR Sessions, and Weeks. 2. Weekly Programme for the First Eight Years OR Grades, referring to the Calendar and Course of Topics. 3. Complete Course of Study by Topics for the First Eight Years in Common Schools. PART II. TOPICAL COURSE FOR HIGH SCHOOLS. 1. School. Calendar. 2. Weekly Programme for the 9th, 10th, 11th and l;iTH Years ; referring to the Calendar and Course of Topics. 3. Complete Course of Study by Topics for the 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th Years or Grades. A. S. BARNES & COMPANY, NEW YORK, CHICAGO AND Nj:W ORLEANS. is"? 8. /'■' -1m ■5 READING maketh a full man ; CONFERENCE a ready man ; And WRITING an exact man. —Essay on Study. Bacon. COPYRIGHT, BT A. S. BARNES & COMPANY, 1878. PEEFACE A GRADE that includes in riglit proportion, the studies which make symmetrical groioth, is the first essential of a successful school system. How to establish such a gradation in the largest number of our common schools is the predominant object of every conscientious educator. There are two great obstacles to making such gra- dation for all our common schools. First : Under existing conditions, the necessarily- close adherence of teachers to Text-books. Second : The endless variety of Text-books in use. There appears to be but one way to overcome these obstacles : that is a course of study in Topics. We have had a sufficient number of successes in individual schools to indicate what the topics of each grade should be ; the order in which they should be studied, and, the average proportion of time that should be given to recitations upon each. (The pro- portion of time to be given to the study of each topic must depend upon the pupil.) The Topical Course of Study, is a compilation from the courses of study of our most successful public schools, and the best thought of leading edu- cators. Acknowledgments are due to the superin- 3 4 PREFACE. tendents of the New York, St, Louis, Boston, De- troit, Chicago, San Francisco, Nashville, Louisville, and many other schools. It is hoped this arrangement will aid in establish- ing a common gradation in all common schools of our nation, which will utilize most fully, all faithful work by pupil and teacher, and materially lessen the enormous sacrifice of time, labor and expense to the arbitrary "page" measure of the thousand Courses of Study varying with the constantly varying Text- books. The topics in each branch being given in their. nat- ural order of sequence, the Course fits alike every school, country or city, and while allowing widest field for highest educational ability and most com- plete appliances, is none the less within the scope of the humblest school in the land. It is obvious that having only topics or subjects in the Course, enables the pupil to make full use of any and all Text-books bearing on the given topics, and also incites use of all other relevant infor- mation within his reach. Writing on each subject in its proper order, leads the pupil to making a Text-book on each branch, in Ms own words, which, at the same time, becomes a BECOKD of his work, that he can prove by oral ex- amination is really his own, to parent, teacher, or school officer. TO THE TEACHEE. Education is complete only va. formed habits. Mental, as physical ^roj^^A, depends on assimilation. Therefore, lead the pupil to form habits of : 1. Best possible investigation. 2. Most careful thought, or digestion. 3. Forming own opinion, or assimilation. 4. Clear expression in (?«o?i words, or reproduction. Read carefully. General Directions. GENEEAL DIEECTIONS. 1 1. The pupil will write (or print), on slate or paper, substance of what he knows or learns relative to each topic of the Lesson. 2. This work should be criticised, v. 3, and corrected accordingly. 3. Pupils should be provided with a blank book for each branch of study in the course, as taken up ; into which to copy corrected work. 2. 4. Treat each topic in the oi^dej' given. 2 The teacher should constantly lead the pupil to form habits of 1. Systematic investigation of every topic presented. 2. Carefully thinking over what is thus learned. 3. Selecting what is most pertinent and valuable, or forming an opinion. 4. Expressing this opinion in his — the pu- pil's — own words. 5. Copying the corrected work, v. 1. 2, on the day it is corrected, v. 3. 3 Cbiticism. — 1. By class, noting errors in subject matter — style — deportment. 7 8 GEN^ERAL DIRECTIOi^S. 2. Pupils exchange papers, each criticising the other's. 4. Teacher correct for copying. 3. Pupils write letters to teacher reviewing work of the week, or criticising spe- cial papers. 4. All iiaipers should be criticised as to, Neatness — Penmanship — Spelling — Use of Capitals — Punctuation — Cor- rect or Grammatical expression ; in the order these topics have been taken up. 5. All recitations should be criticised on Position, — Distinctness, — Making Complete Statements. 6. Politeness should be constantly taught. 7. The moral tone and polite deportment of a school depend largely on the deport- ment and conversation of the teacher, in and out of school, which are there- fore open to the criticism of all inter- ested. 4 Reviews and Examinations by school officers, pa- trons, or teachers should be conducted orally on the basis of the pupil's re- cord, V. 1, and pupils should be taught to make records with this in view. 5 Teacher place on blackboard each Monday morn- ing, programme of the week's work, giving each day's so as to embrace in the aggregate, that designated in the Course, for the week. 10 Weeks 1st Quarter. 10 Weeks 2d 10 Weeks 3d 10 Weeks 4tli " 10 Weeks 1st Quarter. 10 Weeks 2d 10 Weeks 3d 10 Weeks 4th " 10 Weeks Ist Quarter. 10 Weeks 2d " 10 Weeks 3d " . 10 Weeks 4th " To Weeks 1st Quarter. 10 Weeks 2d 10 Weeks 3d 10 Weeks 4th " To^Weeks 1st Quarter, 10 Weeks 2d 10 Weeks ...3d " 10 Weeks 4th '' 10 Weeks 1st Quarter. 10 Weeks 2d " 10 Weeks 3d " 10 Weeks ...4th 10 Weeks 1st Quarter. 10 Weeks 2d " 10 Weeks 3d " 10 Weeks 4th " 10 Weeks 1st Quarter. 10 Weeks 2d 10 Weeks 3d " 10 Weeks 4th " 10 Weeks........ 1st Quarter. 10 Weeks 2d 10 Weeks 3d " 10 Weeks 4 th " lOWeeks 1st Quarter. 10 Weeks 2d " 10 Weeks 3d " 10 Weeks 4th " lo^eeks 1st Quarter. 10 Weeks 2d '• 10 Weeks 3d " 10 Weeks 4th " 10 Weeks 1st Quarter, 10 Weeks 2d 10 Weeks 3d " 10 Weeks 4th *' ,-< «B o 2 o S i •P t< Q J* » o 2 ^ g°El P^ ' ts a i ■< o M M 1 V > CO > :a - ^ o eo ^ ea CO i < I M .« % V *> > .^ :3 Cl S S S ScjS J2 t, CO 00 OStHW WOO ea »H tH iH tH rH t-l 1 Reading Spelling Writing Arithmetic... 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But, con- stant use of the rules as to distinctness, and appropriating the sentiment of what is read, together with the drill necessary to recog- nize the words at sight, will correct the pupil's speech whether reading or talking. Bimiiltaneously the eye must be taught to recognize the word, the mind the idea, and the voice to give the correct utterance. 2 THE ALPHABET. To Te«c/*er.— Teach the Alphabet, first, with special reference to illustrations, not alphabetically. Commence with picture of a familiar object, e. ^., A cat. — Pupil observe the picture. Teacher : "What is this a picture of?" Pupil : ** A READING. 27 cat." Teaclier (pointing to word cat, in book or on chart, and writing it on blackboard): " This is the icord cat. It has three letters. The picture represents a cat. These letters, thus put together, represent the word. The first letter is called C." Drill with questions to impress statements on the pupil's mind ; e. g.," What is this ? " Ans. " A word." " How is it made?" Ans. " By three letters," and so on. Pupils print C on slates. Either proceed with A and T, or take up pictures whose initial letters are respectively A and T, as Ax, Top, and continue the drill in like manner. Proceed in this manner until pupils can read and print the alphabet, and also the numerals, v. Arithmetic 3.— Pupils will write the alphabet in its usual order. WORD SYSTEM. 3 To Teac/ier.— Remember that beginners in Reading have already a vocabulary that they can readily use in conversation, and which is much larger than the vocabulary of the Primer or First Reader. The immediate ob- ject is to give them a reading vocabulary which they can use with as great ease and perfection in expression as they do their talking vocabulary. Gradually perfect their voicing by drill on the sounds the letters in the words read are intended to represent. Drill in this order. To call the word at sight. 28 TOPICAL COURSE OF STUDY. Begin with a subject represented by a pic- ture, or object, or both, e. g., A can. Show a can, then a picture of a can, then the word can. Next give other words necessary to make a simple sentence, as, A, It, Is — pupils calling the word as the teacher places it on blackboard. Pupils print the words. Make sentences ; interrogatory or asking sentence, as. Is it a can ? Asserting or stating sen- tence, as. It is a can. Vary position of the words ; pupils calling as written. Prevent calling from memory, or hearing others. Make each call from sight. Pupils name the letters in each word ; 1. e., S2')ell the words. Pupils spell the same words phonetically, and mark, first, the short vowels, then the long vowels. 4 To Teacher, — In like manner to 3 take other subjects and words to complete sentences, from one to four new words at a lesson. Ij^" Gradually introduce punctuation marks — ■ one at a time, mastering it fairly before tak- ing another. 5 To Teacher* — As early as possible have pupils review these lessons in script. 6 SELECT RE ADINGS.— Pupils copy paragraphs from story-books, or elsewhere, or compose from pictures in the reading-book. READING. 29 SECOND READER. ORAL ELEMENTS. 7 To Teacher, — Drill on each elementary sound preceding the reading, by words at head of the lesson, 8 Sounds of A. i. Pupils write words marking the letter. 9 8oundH of E, v. 8. l. 10 Sounds of I, V. 8. l. 11 Sounds of 0, V. 8. 1. 12 Sounds of TJ, v. 8. l. 13 Sounds of Ou. 14 Suhtonics. 13 Atonies. 16 Select Readings in Prose. 17 Select Readings in Verse. THIRD reader; 18 To Teacher, — Keep prominently in view through this Reader, that the purposes of reading are to acquire and impart informa- tion. Require evidence that the pupil has gained the information in each lesson, by having him repeat the material points or substance of the lesson. This necessitates understanding by the pupil of the words used. Require, as test of this, definitions of new words used in each lesson, as usually indicated in accompanying vocabularies or foot-notes. 30 TOPICAL COURSE OF STUDY. 19 LANGUAGE — 1. The English language. 2. Good elocution. 20 ARTICULATION — 1. Oral Elements —How many. 2. Tonics — Subtonics — Atonies. 3. Vowels. 4. Diphthongs. 5. Consonants. 6. Tables «\ 107 VEGETATION t In tlir rnUU>r K(«.oi(,„s. ■: In 'I'ropical IJ<\nioMs. 108 PRINCIPAL ANIMALS. 109 INHABITANTS— I Aivtic. 2. Tropical. .}. 'l\MU|)«'rnt<\ 110 GREENLAND. 111 BRITISH AMERICA. n isroHiCAL. 112 AMERICA I. l>iscov(My. i.'. Columbus. .{. Cnbot. 1. Njunc, America. r.. I'mrly Navi- gators— Ponct* do licoji -IbMiry Hudson — Arctic Voyag»ntral Anvorica. DOMINK^N OF CANADA. 113 Map of British Provinc(>s. Quos. v. 23 ci S(>(^ 114 DOMINION OF CANADA— 1. l^ovinccs. ,> Central Latitude. n. Winters — Tempera- ture— Crnnat(\ 1. I'low of Hivers. f). For csts. ('.. Occuiiation of People. 7. The COMPLETE GEOORAPnY. 71 grout Lakes niid ihv St. Lawrcncn. 8. Cities. 9. Mnko Table o\' Provinces ; Capitals and chiof ("ities. 115 HISTORICAL— 1. (\)l()ni/,e(l by. 2. Indians. }). i'ossessors of Upper and Lower (/anada — New found land — Nova Scotia. 4. Descent of l'copl(>. r.. Oovernnient. UNITED STATES. 116 Map of IT. a— Qiies. v. 92 to 101. I'HYHK AL AND DESCRimVE. 117 SITUATION— 1. Diagram showing.* 2. Posi- tion of Minnesota. i\. Moat northern ])art.. 4. Most soutliern part. Parallel 40*. TSouMirrn Europe | * model: United States Mrdiicinmcnn Sea|Central.\Bla, Japan. I Norllicni Africa | T':ir:illel 25°. 118 SURFACE — 1. Pacific. Slope. 2. Atlantic Slope, a. Mississippi l^asin. 4. Western half of U. S. 5. Eastern 1ml f of U. S. c. Twoliighest Ranges. 119 CLIMATE 1. Variety of, and how varied, 2. North. ;i. South. 1. On highest Peaks, .'i. Compared with Western I^'urope. ('.. Dis- tribution of Rain — of Snow. 120 PRODUCTS — 1. Agricultural States. 2. Prairies. ;J. Wlieat, Corn, and Wool States. 4. Cotton States. f). ('ane Sugar. (5. Rice. 7. Precious Metals. H. (\ml, Iron and Lead. 72 TOPICAL COURSE OF STUDY. 121 MANUFACTURES- 1. Leading States in. 2. Leading Manufactures. 3. Cotton and Woolen. 4. Flour and Lumber. 122 COMMERCE— 1. Leading States in. 2. Prin- cipal Ports — Foreign — Domestic. HISTORICAL. 123 FIRST SETTLEMENTS — l. Spanish. 2. English. 3. Dutch. 4. Swedish. 124 THE THIRTEEN COLONIES— 1. Govern- ment. 2. Revolution. 125 PRESENT GOVERNMENT— 1. General. 2. State. 3. Territorial. 4. Power — Legisla- tive—Executive—Judicial. 5. Congress — Senate — House of Representatives. 126 CONSTITUTION — l. Making a Law. 2. Form of Government guaranteed to States. 3. Religion. 127 Special Note to Teachers and Pupils. — Pupils add any additional facts they obtain, relative to their respective States, under the proper headings, when lesson is upon the State. 128 NEW ENGLAND STATES— 1. Situation. 2. Area. 3. Borders. 129 Ques. on Map — Map Drawing, v. 92 to 101. 130 MAINE— 1. Draw Map, v. 31. 2. Situation. 3. Comparative size. 4. Coast Line. 5. Lead- ing Industry. 6. Principal Cities. 7. Slope. COMPLETE GEOGRAPHY. 73 131 NEW HAMPSHIRE AND VERMONT— 1. Draw Map, v. 100. 2. Mountains. 3. Rivers. 4. Lakes. 5. Cities — Towns. 6. Comparative sizes and latitudes. 132 MASSACHUSETTS, CONNECTICUT, RHODE ISLAND— 1. Draw Map, v. 100. 2. Mountains. 3. Rivers. 4. Bays. 5. Cities —Towns. 6. Comparative sizes and lati- tudes. PHYSICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE. NEW ENGLAND STATES. 133 NEW HAMPSHIRE— 1. Scenery— Use Re- lief Map. 2. White Mountains. 3. Leading Manufactures. 4. Largest Cities. 134 VERMONT— 1. Scenery. 2. Products. 3. Largest City. 135 MASSACHUSETTS— 1 Excels in what. 2. Celebrated for. 3. Boston. 4. Cities on the Merrimac. 136 CONNECTICUT- 1. Manufactures. 2. Slope. 3. Valleys. 4. New Haven, and other Cities. 137 RHODE ISLAND— 1. Size. 2. Manufactures. 3. Capitals. 138 HISTORICAL— New England, l. First Set- tlements — Their Privations. 2. English Rule. 3. Revolution — First Skirmish — First Battle. 4. Among the first thirteen States. 5. Descent of People. 74 TOPICAL COURSE OF STUDY. MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES. 139 MIDDLE STATES— 1. Comprise. 2. Situa- tion. 3. Principal Watershed. Ques. on Map, v. 92 to 99. 140 NEW YORK— 1. Draw Map, v. 100. 2. Lati- tude. 3. Surface — Use Relief Map. 4. Adi- rondack Mountains. 5. Scenery. 6. Why- called Empire State. 7. New York City — Brooklyn — Other Cities. 8. Comparative size. 141 HISTORICAL — 1. Champlain. 2. Henry Hudson. 3. First Settlements. 4. New Netherlands. 142 PENNSYLVANIA AND NEW JERSEY— 1. Draw Map, v. 100. 2. Ques. on Map. 3. Comparative sizes. 143 PENlSrSYLVANIA— 1. For what remarkable. 2. Mountains. 3. Manufactures. 4. Soil. 5. Cities— Philadelphia — Pittsburg. 144 NEW JERSEY— 1. Surface. 2. Soil. 3. New- ark. 145 HISTORICAL, PA.— 1. First Settlements. 2. Indians. 3. Memorable Events. 4. Declara- tion of Independence. 146 HISTORICAL, N. J.— 1. First Settlements. 2. Important Revolutionary Victories. VIRGINIA, WEST VIRGINIA, MA- RYLAND AND DELAWARE. 147 Draw Map, v. 100. Ques. on Map. COMPLETE GEOGRAPHY. 75 148 DELAWARE— 1. Surface and Soil. 2. Wil- mington's Industries. 149 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 1.50 VIRGINIA— 1. Surface. 2. Soil. 151 V^TE ST VIRGINIA— 1. Surface. 2. Soil. 3. Products. 152 HISTORICAL — 1. First Settlements. 2. French and Indian War, 3. In the Revolu- tion. 4. Presidents from Virginia. 5. West Virginia formed. G. Settlement of Mary- land. 153 Exercises on Relief Map of country east of the Mississippi River. 154 SOUTHERN AND SOUTH-WESTERN STATES— 1. Comprise. 2. Zone. 3. Prod- ucts. 155 Ques. on Map. 156 Draw Map of North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. 157 N. C, S. C, AND GA.— 1. Mountains. 2. Sur- face. 3. Products. 4. Pine Forests. 5. Cities. 6. Comparative sizes. 158 HISTORICAL— Settlements of N. C, S. C, and Ga. 159 Draw Map of Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana. Ques. 160 COTTON. 161 TENNESSEE— 1. Surface. 2. Products. 3. Nashville. 76 TOPICAL COURSE OF STUDY. 162 ARKANSAS— 1. Products. 2. Hot Springs. 163 ALABAMA— 1. Products. 2. Mobile. 164 MISSISSIPPI— 1. Products. 165 LOUISIANA— 1. Products. 2. New Orleans. 166 Draw Map of Florida — Ques. 167 FLORIDA— 1. Surface. 2. Forests. 3.. Pro- ductions. 4. Jacksonville. 5. Settled by. THE LAKE AND CENTRAL STATES. 168 REMARKS— 1. Lie in. 2. Border on. 3. Mountains. 4. Remarkable for. 5. Occu- pations of People. 169 Draw Map of Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky. 170 OHIO AND INDIANA— 1. Products. 171 KENTUCKY— 1. Products. 2. Surface. 172 HISTORICAL, KY.— 1. Daniel Boone. 173 OHIO AND IND. — 1. Explorations. 2. Indians. 174 Draw Map of Illinois, Missouri and Iowa. 175 ILLINOIS— 1. Remarkable for. 2. Products. 3. Commerce. 4. Chicago. 176 MISSOURI— 1. Surface. 2. Products. 3. St. Louis. 177 IOWA— 1. Surface. 2. Products. 3. Cities.— Comparative sizes. 178 HISTORICAL— 1. 111., Mo., Iowa— How ob- tained. 2. Growth of Chicago. COMPLETE GEOGRAPHY. 77 179 Draw Map of Michigan, Wisconsin and Minne- sota. 180 Qnes. on Map. 181 PHYSICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE— 1. For- ests. 2. Prairie. 3. Products. 4. Com- merce. 5. Climate. 6. Cities — Detroit— Milwaiikee — St. Paul. 7. Historical. 8. Comparative sizes. 182 WESTERN HALF OF THE UNION— l. Celebrated for. 2. Rocky Mountains. 3. Climate. 4. Highest Peaks.' 183 General Questions on Map. 184 Draw Map of Texas. Questions, v. 100. 185 TEXAS— 1. Surface. 2. Products. 186 HISTORICAL— 1. Revolution of 183G. 2. Mexican War. 3. Mexican Cession to U. S. 187 Draw Map of Nebraska, Kansas and Indian Territory, v. 100. 188 PHYSICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE— i Sur- face. 2. Soil. 3. Timber. 4. Position of Kansas — Area. 5. Union Pacific Railroad. 6. Omaha. 189 HISTORICAL— 1. Part of Louisiana Pur- chase. 190 Draw Map of Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Arizona, v. 100. 191 PHYSICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE— 1. High Section. 2. Gold and Silver. 3. Lack of 78 TOPICAL COURSE OF STUDY. Rain. 4. Lakes of Utah — Mormons. 5. Banks of the Colorado River. G. Principal Canons. 7. Cities — Salt Lake City — Denver. 192 Draw Map of California and Nevada, v. 100. 193 PHYSICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE— 1. Cha- racteristics of Cal. 2. Products. 3. Com- merce. 4. San Francisco. 5. Nevada, re- markable for. 6. Nevada's access to the Pacific Coast. 194 HISTORICAL— 1. Discovery of California. 3. Oregon — its original extent. 195 Draw Map of Oregon, Washington and Idaho, V. 100. 196 PHYSICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE— i. Rich- est portions. 2. Climate. n. Products. 4. Commerce. :•>. Idaho's Minerals. 197 Draw Map of Wyoming, Dakotah and Montana, V. 100. 198 PHYSICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE—]. Mountains. 2. Characteristics. 8. Natural Wonders. 4. Helena. 199 ALASKA— 1. Purchase of. 2. Chief value. 200 Questions on Relief Map of U. S., v. 97. MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA. 201 MEXICO— 1. Lies in what Zones. 2. Widest part. 3. Direction. 4. Latitude. 202 Questions on Map, v. 92 et seq. 293 Draw Map of Mexico and Central America, V. 100. COMPLETE GEOGRAPHY. 79 204 PHYSICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE MEX- ICO— l. Characteristics. 2. Climate. 3. Coasts. 4. Products. 5. People— Education — Habits. 6. Government. T. Wild Ani- mals. 8. City of Mexico. 205 CENTRAL AMERICA— 1. Cbaracteristics. 2. Comprises. 206 HISTORICAL, MEXICO— 1. Cordova- Cor- tez. 2. Mines. 3. Natives. 4. Former Extent. 5. Texas. G. French in 1863. WEST INDIES. 207 Questions on Map, v. 92 et seq. 208 Draw Map, v. 100. 209 PHYSICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE WEST INDIES— 1. Include. 2. Celebrated for. 3. Climate. 4. Productions. 5. Inhabitants. G. Havana. 7. To what Country each belongs. 210 HISTORICAL— 1. When Discovered. 2. Habits of Natives. 3. Slavery. 4. Cuba. 5. Hayti. 211 SOUTH AMERICA—l. Lies in Zones. 2. Area. 3. Eastern Point. 4. Western Point. .5. Shape. 212 Questions on Map, v. 92 et seq. 213 Draw Map, v. 100. 214 PHYSICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE- 1. Use Relief Map, v. 97. 2. Celebrated for. Mountain Systems. 3. The Andes — Highest Peaks— Base— In Center —North. 4. Other Mountains. 5. Plain of the Amazon. 6. Forests. 80 TOPICAL COURSE OF STUDY. 7. Llanos and Pampas. 8. Chief Exports. 9. Coffee. 10. Animals, 11. Minerals anc Precious Stones. 12. Brazil — Grovernment — Size. 13. Torrid Zone. 14. Rainfall. 215 HISTORICAL— 1. Discovery. 2. Settlements. 3. Balboa. 4. Peru and Spain. 5. Govern- ments. G. Republics, EUROPE. 216 GENERAL REMARKS— l. Situation. 2. Extent. 3. Latitudes compared. 217 Questions on Map, v. 92 et seq. 218 Draw Map, v. 100. 219 PHYSICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE— 1. Use Relief Map. Art. 97. 2. Remarkable for. 3. Surface. 4. Principal Mountains— Highest. 5. The Great Plains. G. Rivers— Sources. 7. Lakes. 8. Climate. 9. Products. 10. Countries of. ENGLAND AND WALES. 220 Questions on Map, v. 92 et seq. 221 Draw Map, v. 100. 222 PHYSICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE— ENG- LAND — 1. Surface. 2. Mountains. 3. Lakes. 4. Climate. 5. Iron— Coal— Manu- factures. 6. Cities and Manufactures — London — Liverpool. 223 WALES— 1. Characteristics. 2. Comparative sizes of England and Wales. COMPLETE GEOGEAPHY. 81 224 HISTORICAL — ENGLAND— 1. Called Al- bion. 2. Roman Invasion. 3. Nintli Cen- tury. 4. Invasions of. 5. Norman Rule. 6. French and Scottish Wars. 7. American Revolution. 8. Government. 9. Parliament. 10. United Kingdom comprises. SCOTLAND. 225 Questions on Map, v. 23 et seq. 226 GENERAL REMARKS— Edinburgh— Glas- gow. 227 PHYSICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE— l. Char- acteristics. 2. The Highlands. 3. The Low- lands. 4. Manufactures. 5. People. 228 HISTORICAL— 1. Original Inhabitants. 2. Romans — Picts — Scots. 3. In Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries. 4. Union with England. 5. Christianity Introduced. IRELAND. 229 Questions on Map, v. 92 et seq. '230 PHYSICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE— 1. Sur- face. 2. Climate. 3. Products. 4. Rivers and Lakes. 5. Cities. 6. Bog — Peat. 231 HISTORIC AL—1. Name Ireland. 2. Governed first. 3. Invasions and Insurrections. 4. Characteristics of People. 6 82 . TOPICAL COURSE OF STUDY. FRANCE. 232 Questions on Map.. Art. 92 et seq. 233 PHYSICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE— l. Sur- face. 2. Climate. 3. Products. 4. Exports. 5. Paris. 6. Frencli people. 7. Population. 8. Its Foreign Possessions. 234 HISTORICAL— 1. Gaul. 2. Annexed to Ro- man Empire. 3. Franks. 4. Charlemagne — Napoleon Bonaparte — Louis Napoleon. SPAIN AND PORTUGAL. 235 Questions on Map. Art. 92 et seq. 236 PHYSICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE— l. Sur- face. 2. Climate. 3. Cliief Exports. 4. Useful Metals. 5. People — Ancestry of — Language — Education. 6. Andorra. 237 HISTORICAL — 1. Original Inhabitants. 2. Possessors. 3. The Portuguese in the Fif- teenth and Sixteenth Centuries. 4. Portu- guese Colonies. HOLLAND AND BELGIUM. 238 Questions on Map. Art. 92 et seq. i 239 PHYSICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE— HOL- LAND — 1. Words Holland and Netherlands signify. 2. Surface. 3. Drainage. 4. Lead- ing Occupations. 5. Climate. 240 BELGIUM— 1. Noted for. 2. Language. 241 HISTORICAL— l' Rulers— Holland in Seven- teenth Century. 2. With France. 3. United Netherlands. 4. As separate Kingdoms. COMPLETE GEOGRAPHY. 83 GERMANY. 242 Questions on Map, v. 92 et seq. 243 PHYSICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE— l. Ger- man Empire comprises. 2. Prussia — Sur- face — Climate — Mineral Products — Educa- tional System. 3. Grain — Grapes — Sheep — Forests. 4. National Cliaracteristics of Peo- ple. 5. The Rhine — Trade — Scenery. 6. Population. 7. Berlin. 244 HISTORICAL— 1. Part of the Empire of the West. 2. Early Inhabitants. 3. Germanic Confederation. 4. Prussia's War with Aus- tria — with France. 5. Poland. AUSTRIA. 245 Questions on Map, v. 92 et seq. 246 PHYSICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE— i. Sur face. 2. Products. 3. Hungarian Provinces. 4. German Provinces. 5. Exports. 6. Salt Mines. 7. Races — Language. 8. Population. 247 HISTORICAL -1. The name Austria. 2. Aus- tria's Gains and Losses of Territory. 3. War of 1866 and Results. SWITZERLAND. 248 Questions on Map, v. 92 et seq. 249 PHYSICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE— l. Sur- face. 2. Scenery. 3. Mountains. 4. Cli- mate. 5. People — Occupations. 6. Manu- factures. 7. Language. 8. Education. 9. Government. 10. Population. 84 TOPICAL COUESE OF STUDY. 250 HISTORICAL — 1. Roman rule. 2. Frank rule. 3. Name signifies. 4. The Confedera- tion. ITALY. 251 Questions on Map, v. 92 et seq. 252 PHYSICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE — i Noted for. 2. Alps. 3. Apennines. 4. The Po. 5. Lakes. 6. Western Coast, r. Climate — Central — Southern. 8. Products. 9. People. 253 SAN MARINO. 254 HISTORICAL— ITALY— 1. Settled by. 2. Rome — Founded — Extent of Dominion. 8. Constantine. 4. States of Italy. 5. Pom- peii. SWEDEN, NORWAY, AND DENMARK. 255 Draw Map, v. 100. 256 PHYSICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE— SWE- DEN AND NORWAY— 1. Government. 2. Characteristics. 3. Exports. 257 DENMARK — 1. Comprises. 2. People of. 3. Copenhagen. 4. Hammerfest. 5. Reli- gion. 6. Laplanders. 258 HISTORICAL — 1. Early History. 2. Con- verted to Christianity. 3. Gustavus Adol- phus. 4. Norway to Sweden. 5. Denmark — The Danes. COMPLETE GEOGRAPHY. 85 RUSSIA, TURKEY, AND GREECE. 259 Draw Map, v. 100. 260 PHYSICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE— RUS- SIA — 1. Characteristics. 2. Animals. 8. Exports. 4. People. 261 TURKEY — 1. Possessions. 2. Surface in Europe. 3. Leading Exports. 4. People. 5. Religion. 6. Habits of People — Educa- tion. 262 GREECE — 1. Situation. 2. Cliaracteri sties. 3. Exports. 4. People — Religion — Occupa- tions. 5. Government. 263 HISTORICAL — 1. Greece. 2. Peter the Great. 3. Moscow and Napoleon. 4. War between Russia and Turkey, 1854. ASIA. 264 GENERAL REMARKS — 1. Comparative size. 2. Greatest Extent. 3. Area — 'i where ? 4. Highest Peaks, 265 Questions on Map, v. 92 et seq. 266 Exercise on Relief Map, v. 97. 267 PHYSICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE — SI- BERIA— i. Surface — North — South. 2. Climate. 3. Yakoutsk. 4. Rich in what. 5. Inhabitants — White — Native. 268 INDIA— (1. Refer to Map, as to Rivers, Cities, Gulfs.) 2. Remarkable for. 3. Surface. 4. . Himalayas. 5. British India. 6. The Low- lands. 7. The Rainfall. 8. Valley of the 86 TOPICAL COURSE OF STUDY. Ganges. 9. Trees of. 10. Cliief Exports. 11. Wild Animals. 12. Hindoos— Their Re- ligion. 13. Population. 14. Calcutta. 15. Farther India. 269 SOUTHWESTERN ASIA— Questions on Map (Arabia, Turkey, Persia, Turke- stan, Afghanistan, and Beloochistan). i. Noted for. 2. Desert Region. 3. Tribes — Language — Religion — Nomadic — Sheiks. 4. Inland Trade. 5. Chief Exports. 6. Af- ghans. 7. Bedouins. 8. People of Western Asia. 9. Largest Cities. 10. Turkestan. 11. Damascus — Mecca — Mocha. 12. Arabia — Surface — People. 13. Wahaba. 270 PALESTINE — Questions on Map. 1. Gov- ernment. 2. Size. 3. Surface. 4. Pro- ducts. CHINA AND JAPAN. 271 Questions on Map, v. 92 et seq. 272 CHINESE EMPIRE — 1. Population. 2. Surface. 3. Products. 4. Manufactures. 5. Climate. 6. Races — Characteristics. 7. Religions. 8. Change of Customs. 9. Use of Opium. 10. Great Wall. 11. Cities — Pekin— Canton. 12. Thibet. 273 EMPIRE OF JAPAN — 1. Comprises. 2. Area. 3. Population. 4. Climate. 5. Mountains. 6. Agriculture. 7. Principal Food. 8. Mineral Products. 9. Islands — Remarkable for. lO. Race. 11. Manufac- tures. 12. Perry's Treaty. 13. Earliest Accounts. 14. Education. COMPLETE GEOGRAPHY. 87 274 CHINESE LANGUAGE. 275 PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. 276 MANILLA. AFRICA. 277 GENERAL REMARKS— 1. Remarkable for. 2. Coasts. 3. Mountains. 278 Questions on Map, v. 92 et seq. 279 Use Relief Map, v. 97. 280 PHYSICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE— 1. Sur- face. 2. Lakes. 3. Products. 4. Wild Animals. 281 BARBARY STATES — 1. Comprise. 2. People. 3. Rains. 4. Products. 5. Gov- ernments. 282 EGYPT -1. Latitude. 2. Valley of the Nile. 3. European and Indian Trade. 4. Inhabit- ants— Language. 5. Cairo. 6. Celebrated for. 283 NUBIA— 1. Surface. 2. People. 284 ABYSSINIA— 1. Noted for. 2. Forests and Pastures. 3. States. 4. Government. 5. Religion. 285 SAHARA— 1. Surface. 2. Oases. 286 SOUDAN— 1. Comprises. 2. Trade. 3. Cli- mate. 4. Negroes. 287 LIBERIA. 288 BRITISH COLONIES- 1. Sierra Leone. 2. Others in Africa. 88 TOPICAL COUKSE OF STUDY. 289 SETTLEMENTS on WESTERN- COAST— 1. To whom belonging. 290 WHITE INHABITANTS. 291 KAFFIRS. 292 Diamonds, Ivory, Gold. 293 GOVERNMENTS of SAFALA, MOZAM- BIQUE and ZANGUEBAR. 294 People of Eastern Africa. 295 Celebrated Explorers of Africa. 296 MADAGASCAR— 1. Occupations of People. 297 ANCIENT EGYPTIANS and CARTHA- GINIANS. OCEANICA. 298 Questions on Map, v. 92 et seq. 299 Draw Map of Australia, v. 97. 300 Oceanica — l. Comprises. 301 AUSTRALIA— 1. Size. 2. Mountains. 3. Southeastern Part. 4. Wealth. 5. Climate. 6. Possessions of Great Britain. 7. Inhab- itants — British — Native. 8. Cannibals of New Zealand. 9. Characteristics of New Zealand. 302 PAPUA— 1. Surface. 2. Products. 3. Inhab- itants. 303 ISLANDS OF MAYLAYSIA— 1. Noted for. 2. Most important Islands. 3. Products. COMPLETE GEOGRAPHY. 89 4. The Bamboo. 5. Animals. 6. Birds. 7. Inhabitants. 8. Java — Noted for. 304 SANDWICH ISLANDS— 1. Remarkable for. 2. Inhabitants. 3. Government. 305 GENERAL EXERCISES in PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY— See v. 99. ANCIENT GEOGRAPHY. 306 EXERCISES on MAP of ROME, A.D. 107. 307 HISTORICAL— Use Maps— l. First settled parts of the Earth. 2, Garden of Eden — Location. 3. The Deluge. 4. Babylon — Nebuchadnezzar — Fall of Babylon. 5. Per- sian Empire. 6. Great Empires of Antiquity. 308 ROME — 1. Founded. 2. Its Territory. 3. Growth— Fall. 4. Julius Caesar. 5. Em- perors of the First Century. 6. Augustus and his reign. 7. First Christian Emperor. 309 MAP OF ANCIENT ITALY, QUESTIONS ON. 310 EXERCISES on MAP of ANCIENT GREECE. 311 ANCIENT GREECE— 1. Most powerful States. 2. Marathon. 3. Athens. 4. Xerxes. 5. Corinth. 6. Learning of the Greeks. 7. Climate then. 8. Philip of Macedon. 9. Alexander the Great. 10. Cleopatra. 312 EXERCISES ON ROUTES OF TRAVEL IN U. S., with Maps showing the Railroads. 313 TOUR in EUROPE. Geammae. PRIMARY. I^W Ex. — Sentence in pupil's own words, illus- trating. 1 To Teacher. — Familiarize the pupil by ques- tioning, with the distinctive uses of words, V. 43. MODEL — The word America makes us think of what ? — is the name of what ? America was discovered. Something is said of America — what ? The word Columbus is the name of? — Makes us think of ? Columbus discovered America. Who discovered America ? Columbus did what ? What did Columbus discover ? What word tells who discovered America ? What word tells what Columbus did f What word tells what Columbus dis- covered ? What is the use of the word Columbus ? What is the use of the word discovered f What is the use of the word America ? Who do we talk about ? What is said of him ? 90 GRAMMAR. 91 2 To Teacher, — i. Drill on Objects. 2. How learned of — Through the senses — Through seeing pictures — By words. 3. Use pictures — Pupil make simple sentences from objects and actions represented in the picture. 4. Drill on these sentences as in 1. What is a picture ? How does a picture represent f How do words represent ? What is a name ? 3 LANGUAGE — 1. Natural. 2. Artificial. 3. Our Language. 4 WORDS— 1. Naming or Nouns— 5 Ex. 2. De- claring, Verbs — 5 Ex. 3. Nouns — 5 Ex. 4. Names of things that can be seen — 5 Ex. 5. Names of things that cannot be seen, but can be thought of — 5 Ex. 5. Combining Words — l. Declaration. 2. Noun and Verb. 3. Proposition. 4. Sentence. 5. Expression of thought in a picture — in words. To Teacher, — Children play — Drill on naming word — Declaring word — the Sen- tence — Pupils make 5 sentences, as, Rabbits eat clover, v. 1, which nouns — which verbs. 6 SUBJECT — 1. In five sentences underline the subject as. Birds fly. To Teacher, — Drill on what fly — What is said of the bi7'ds, etc., v. 1. 2. Subject is what part of speech — 3 Ex. — underline nouns and pronouns. 92 TOPICAL COURSE OF STUDY. 3. Pronouns — List of, with Ex. of each underlined. 7 PREDICATE — Underline Predicate in 5 Exs. 1. What a predicate must have — Ex. 2. What a predicate may have — Ex. — May consist of — Ex . 3. Place in sentence. 8 General Drill o)i Subject cuid Predi- cate,— 10 Ex. 9 OBJECT— Underline object in 3 Ex. l. What part of speech. 2. Place of. 10 ELEMENTS— 1. Principal — Ex. 2. Adjunct — 2 Ex. 3. Adjuncts limiting Subject — lim- iting Predicate — limiting Object — limiting- Subject and Object — limiting Subject, Pred- icate and Object — Ex. of each. 4. Adjec- tives — Ex. 5. Adverbs — Ex. c. Adjective, Adverbs — Ex. 7. Adverbial, Adjective — Ex. 11 General Drill. — l. On Offices of words used in Examples. ^° To T€ac7ie?\—The office of a given word is best found by asking the pupil a question which will require the right use of the word as the proper answer, e. g., The diligent pupil recites well. The office of the word diligent * is to show what pupils recite well, so ask what pupils recite well? An- swer. The diligent. 2. On Parts of Speech of the words used in Examples. 12 DIAGRAMS AND PARSING. To Teacher. — In teaching Grammar, the usefulness of Diagrams which instantly GRAMMAR. 93 and prominently distinguish to the eye the ofl&ce and relation of words, is obvious, as is also the necessity of constantly using the Drill of Parsing. The extent, character, and frequency of the use of these most material aids must necessarily depend on the Text, and the Teacher. 13 SENTENCES— 1. Transitive— Ex. 2. Intran- sitive — Ex. 3. Simple— Ex. 4. Compound — Ex. 5. Auxiliary — Ex. 6. As Subject — Ex. r. As Object — Ex. 8. Substantive — Ex. 9. Auxiliary as Adjunct of Subject- Ex. — As Adjunct of Object — As Adjunct of Predicate. 10. Adverbial — Ex. 11. Princi- pal — Ex. 14 PHRASE — Underline Phrase in 5 Ex. 1. Principal Elements — Ex. 2. Leader — Ex. 3. Subsequent — Ex. 4. Adjunct Elements — Ex. — Analyze and Parse — Exs., v. 13. 5. Substantive Phrase as Subject — Ex. — As Object — Ex. 6. Adjective — Ex. 7. Ad- verbial — Ex. 8. Independent — Ex. 15 ANALYSIS— 1. Of Sentences— Principal Ele- ments — Adjunct Elements. 2. Of Phrases — Principal Elements — Adjunct Ele- ments, V. 13. 16 PHRASE FORMS-1. Prepositional— Ex.— A Preposition. 2. Infinitive — Ex. 3. Partici- ple — Ex. 4. Independent — Ex., v. 14 8. 5. A Participle. 17 SIGNS OF IDEAS— 1. Pictures. 2. Words- Spoken — Written. 94 TOPICAL COURSE OF STUDY. 18 WORDS — 1. Lexicograpliy. 2. Orthography. 3. Etymology — Parts of Speech. 19 NOUN— 1. Common— Ex. 2. Proper— Ex. 3. Abstract — Ex. 4. Collective — Ex. 5. Ver- bal—Ex. 6. Modifications of. 20 GENDER — 1. Masculine — Ex. 2. Feminine — Ex. 3. Neuter — Ex. 4. How distin- guished — By different words — Ex. — By addi- tional letters — Ex. — By prefixing or adding other words — Ex. 21 PERSON— 1. First— Ex. 2. Second— Ex. 3. Third— Ex. 22 NUMBER— 1. Singular— Ex. 2. Plural— Ex. 23 CASE— 1. Subjectwe—E^.—Biow known— TT^o or WJiat before Predicate? 2. Objective — Ex. — Whom or what. 3. Predicative — Ex. 4. Independent — Ex. — Naming — Ex. — Abso- lute — Ex. — Appellative — Ex. — Appositive — Ex. 5. Possessive — Ex. — Adjective — Ex. 6. Recapitulation. 24 PRONOUNS— 1. Antecedent of— First Person — Second Person — Third Person. 2. Per- sonal —Table of. 3. Relative or Conjunctive — List of. 4. Interrogative — Ex. 5. Adjec- tive — List of — Ex. 6. Recapitulation. 25 VERBS — 1. How used— Ex. 2. Finite— Ex. 3. Infinite — Ex. 4. Transitive — Ex. 5. In- transitive — Ex. 26 VOICE—]. Active— Ex. 2. Passive— Ex. 27 MODES— 1. Indicative— Ex. 2. Potential— Ex: 3. Subjunctive — Ex. 4. Imperative— Ex. 5. Infinitive— Ex. GRAMMAE. 95 28 TENSE— 1. Prior Past— Ex. 2. Past— Ex. 3. Prior Present — Ex. 4. Present — Ex. 5. Prior Future— Ex. 6. Future— Ex. 29 PARTICIPLES— i. Simple— Ex. 2. Compound —Ex. 3. Present— Ex. 4. Past— Ex. 30 CONJUGATION— 1. Regular. 2. Irregular. 31 VERBS— 1. Defective— Ex. 2. Auxiliary— Ex. 3. Principal — Ex. 32 TABLES and PARADIGMS of CONJU- GATION—!. Regular. 2. Form for Active voice. 3. Form for Passive voice. 4. Paradigm of To Lorn. 5. Irregular. 6. List of Irregular Verbs with Principal Parts. 7. Paradigm of To Be. 8. Participles. 9. Synopsis of Irregular Verb Come — Do— Go —Eat. 33 ADJECTIVES— 1. Qualifying— Ex.— Compari- son — 3 Ex. 2. Specifying — Ex. 3. Rare — Ex. 4. Numeral — Ex. 5. Possessive — Ex. G. Verbal— Y.^. 7. Derivation of — Ex. 8. Adjectives in Predicate. 34 ADVERBS— 1. Of Manner— Ex. 2. Of Time- Ex. 3. Of Place— Ex. 4. Of Degree— Ex. 5. Of Cause— Ex. 6. Of Negation— Ex.— Comparison of. 7. Adverbial Phrase — Ex. 8. Adverbial Sentence — Ex. 9. Derivation of Adverbs. 35 PREPOSITIONS— 1. List of, with Ex. of each. 2. Double Prepositions. 3. Antecedent may be what ? 4. Object may be what ? 36 CONJUNCTIONS— 1. List of, with Ex. of each. 2. Adverbial. 96 TOPICAL COUESE OF STUDY. 37 EXCLAMATIONS— Ex. 38 WORDS of EUPHONY— 1. List of, with Ex. SYNTAX— V. 43. 39 SYNTAX— 1. Of Subject— Rnle. 2. Of Pro- nouns — Rule. 3. Of Predicate — Rule. 4. Of Predicate Nouns and Pronouns — Rule. 5. Of the Object — Rule. 6. Of Adjectives — Rule. 7. Of Adverbs— Rule. 8. Of the Infinitive Verb — Rule. 9. Of Prepositions- Rule. 40 COMPOSITION — 1. Prose. 2. Poetry. 3. Punctuation v. Reading, v. 27. 41 MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION — 1. Such paragraphs as should be used in mak- ing notes of observations, or hearing con- versation, speech, lecture, or sermon. 2. Paragraphs suitable for printing in news- papers. 3. Writing from heads or subjects. 4. Essay. 5. Correspondence — Letter of friendship — Letter of business. G. Busi- ness composition — Notes — Bills — Invoices. 42 DRILL on ANALYSIS and PARSING— For Review of work thus far, using Ex. from the miscellaneous compositions of the pupil. 43 To Teacher'. — The pupil is building sen- tences when thinking or speaking. Every pupil has a multitude of sentences at com- mand. If these, the pupil's own sentences, GEAMMAR. 97 are correctly constructed and the pupil is familiar with the reasons why they are correctly constructed, he has the best possi- ble foundation for intelligent, correct, and efl&cient use of his language and appreciation of the force and beauty of every expression in it. HiSTOET OF United States. 1 General Directions to Teacher,— \. Have each pupil draw outline map of North Amer- ica, 12 by 18 inches, merely tracing coast, West Indies, mountains and rivers. As dis- coveries and explorations are studied in the text, have the pupil note them on his map, indicating also the region occupied by the respective Indian tribes, and the boundaiies of the colonies, and possessions of foreign governments. 2. When the Epoch of the Revolution is reached, pupil make another map of same size, giving the National, State, and Terri- torial boundaries in tracing, filling in with heavier lines, as States or Territories are formed, giving dates. 3. Have pupil make a chronology of each lesson, and at end of week arranged in order of calendar. 2 Who First Settled America ? — Possibilities. 3 AMERICAN ANTIQUITIES— 1. Mounds. 2. Mound -Builders. HISTORY OF Ui^ITED STATES. 99 4 THE INDIANS— 1 Numbers of. 2. Character- istics. 3. Present condition of. 5 THE NORTHMEN. 6 EPOCHS of our Country's History.— \. Early Discoveries and Settlements. 2. Develop- ment of the Colonies. 3. Revolutionary War. 4. Development of the States, 5. The Civil War. 6. Reconstruction and Pass- ing Events. 7 Geography and Navigation in the Fifteenth Cen- • tury — 1. Travelers' Stories of the East. 2. Problem of the Kge. 8 COLUMBUS— 1. His Plan for reaching the East Indies. 2. At the Court of Portugal. 3. At the Court of Spain. 4. His Equipment. 5. Incidents of the Voyage. 6. The Landing. 7. Further Discoveries by. 8. His Return to Spain. 9. Subsequent Voyages by him. 9 now America icas named. 10 JOHN CABOT— 1. His Plan for reaching the East Indies, and Voyage. 11 SEBASTIAN CABOT— 1. His Voyage and Re- sults. 12 SPANISH EXPLORATIONS— 1. Feeling in Spain. 2. Ponce de Leon. 3. Balboa. 4. De Narvaez. 5. Ferdinand de Soto— His March to the Mississippi River. 6. Melendez. 7. Explorations on the Pacific. 8. Cabrillo. 9. New Mexico. 10. Extent of Spanish Posses- sions. 100 TOPICAL COURSE OF STUDY. 13 FRENCH EXPLORATIONS— 1. Verazalini. 2. Cartier. 3. John Ribaut. 4. Laudonniere. 5. Champlain. 6. De Monts. 7. Champlain's Second Voyage. 8. The Jesuit Missionaries. 9. Father Marquette. 10. La Salle. 11. Re- sults. 14 ENGLISH EXPLORATIONS— 1. Frobisher. 2. Sir Francis Drake. 3. Sir Humphrey Gil- bert. 4. Sir Walter Raleigh — First and Sec- ond Attempt. 5. Trading Voyages. 6. The London Company, r. The Plymouth Com- pany. 8. The Charter granted to these Com- panies. 15 DUTCH EXPLORATIONS— I.Henry Hudson. 16 MAP out Extent of Explorations by the respec- tive countries. 17 m^cd Claims of Ea'ploring Countries. 18 Two Centuries of Explorations and One of Settle- ment. 19 Chronology of the First Epoch. 20 Development of the English Colonies. 21 VIRGINIA— 1. Character of Colonists. 2. John Smith — His Adventures. 3. The Second Charter. 4. Starving Time. 5. Third Char- ter. 6. Pocohontas. 7. First Colonial As sembly. 8. Prosperity of the Colony, n. Slavery. 10. Indian Troubles. 11. A Royal Province. 12. Period of Oppression. 13. Bacon's Rebellion. 22 MASSACHUSETTS— 1. The Plymouth Com- pany. HISTORY OF UN^ITED STATES. 101 23 THE PLYMOUTH COLONY— l. Settlement. 2. The Pilgrims— Their Sufferings. 3. The Indians. 4. Progress. 24 MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY— 1. Re- ligious Disturbances. 2. Roger Williams. 3. Mrs. Anne Hutchinson. 4. The Quakers. 25 Union of the Colonies. 26 KING PHILIP'S WAR. 27 NEW ENGLAND— 1. A Royal Province. 28 Salem Witchcraft. 29 MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE. 30 CONNECTICUT— 1. Settlement. 2. Pequod War. 3. The Three Colonies. 4. A Royal Charter. 31 RHODE ISLAND— 1. Settlement. 2. A Char- ter. 32 NEW YORK— 1. Settlement. 2. The Four Dutch Governors. 3. The English Gover- nors. 33 NEW JERSEY— 1. Settlement. 2. East and W^est Jersey. 3. New Jersey united. 34 PENNSYLVANIA— 1. William Penn. 2. Phil- adelphia Founded. 3. The Great Law. 4. Penn's Treaty. 5. Penn's Return. 35 DELAWARE. 36 MARYLAND— 1. Settlement. 2. Charter. 3. Civil Wars. 4. Clayborne's Rebellion. 5. Protestants and Catholics. 102 TOPICAL COURSE OF STUDY. 37 THE CAROLINAS— 1. Settlement. 2. Grand Model. 3. North and Soutli Carolina sep- arated. 38 GEORGIA— 1. Settlement. 39 INTERCOLONIAL WARS— 1. Cause. 2. Attacks on the Colonists. 3. Attacks by the Colonists. 4. Peace. 40 QUEENANNE'S WAR— 1. Cause. 2. Attacks on the Colonists. 3. Attacks by the Colo- nists. 4. Peace. 41 KING GEORGE'S WAR— 1. Capture of Louis- burg. 42 FRENCH AND INDIAN WARS— l. Cause. 2. Washington's Journey, 3. War Opens. 4. The five objective Points of the War. 5. Fort du Quesne. 0. Acadia and Louis- burg. 7. Crown Point and Ticonderoga. 8. Niagara. 9. Quebec. 10. Peace. 11. Pon- tiac's War. 12. Effects of French and Indian Wars. 43 The Colonies in 1763. — l. Condition. 2. Manners and Customs. 3. Middle Colonies. 4. South- ern Colonies. .5. Education in Eastern Colonies — in Middle Colonies— in Southern Colonies. 44 Chronology of Second Epoch. 45 THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR— 1. Remote Causes. 2. Writs of Assistance. 3. The Stamp Act. 4. Mutiny Act. 5. Boston Mas- sacre. 6. Boston Tea-Party. 7. Climax Eeached. 8. First Continental Congress. HISTORY OF UJ^ITED STATES. 103 46 1775—1. Battle of Lexington. 2. Battle of Bunker Hill. 3. Capture of Ticonderoga. 4. Second Continental Congress. 5. Condi- tion of the Army. 6. Expedition against Canada, r. Attack on Quebec. 47 1776 — 1. Evacuation of Boston. 2. Attack on Fort Moultrie. 3. Declaration of Indepen- dence. 4. Campaign near New York. 5. Battle of Long Island. 6. Washington's Retreat. 7. Condition of the Country. 8. Battle of Trenton. 48 1777—1. Battle of Princeton. 2. Battle of Brandywine. 3. Battle of Germantown. 4. End of Campaign in Pennsylvania. o. Campaign in the North. G. Burgoyne's In- vasion, r. Burgoyne's Difficulties. 8. The two Battles of Saratoga — Effects. 49 1778—1. Winter in Valley Forge. 2. Aid from France. 3. Battle of Monmouth. 4. Cam- paign in Rhode Island. .5. Wyoming mas- sacre. 50 1779 — 1. Campaign at the South. 2. Campaign at the North. 3. Capture of Stony Point. 4. General Sullivan's Expedition. 5. Naval Exploits. 51 1780—1. Campaign at the South. 2. Battle of Camden. 3. Partisan Corps. 4. Continen- tal Money. 5. Arnold's Treason. 52 1781—1. The War at the South. 2. Green's Retreat. 3. Campaign Closed. 4. The War at the North. 5. Siege of Yo7'ktown — The 104 TOPICAL COURSE OF STUDY. Surrender— Effect. 6. Difficulties of Coun- trj and Army. 7. Peace Declared. 8. "Weakness of the Government. 9. Consti- tution Adopted. 53 Chronology of the Third Epoch. 54 DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATES— 1. Washington's Inauguration. 2. Difficulties of the new Government. 3. Domestic Affairs. 4. Whisky Rebellion. 5. Indian Wars. 6. Foreign Affairs — England — Spain and Al- giers — France. 7. Political Parties, 55 ADAMS'S ADMINISTRATION— 1. Alien and Sedition Laws. 2. Foreign Affairs— France. 3. Political Parties. 56 JEFFERSON'S ADMINISTRATION— i. Do- mestic Affairs. 2. Purchase of Louisiana. 3. Aaron Burr. 4. Fulton's Steamboat. 5. Foreign Affairs. 6. Political Parties. 57 MADISON'S ADMINISTRATION— 1 . Domes- tic Affairs 2. Battle of Tippecanoe. 3. For- eign Affairs — England. 58 SECOND WAR WITH GREAT BRITAIN— 1. Surrender of Detroit. 2. Battle of Queens- town Heights. 3. Naval Victories — Consti- tution and Guerriere — Frolic and Wasp — Effect of these Victories. 59 1813 — 1. Plan of Campaign. 2. Armies of the Center and North. 3. Army of the West. 4. Perry's Victory. 5. Battle of the Thames — Effect. 6. Naval Battles — Chesapeake and Shannon. 7. War with the Creeks. 8. Ravages on the Atlantic Coast. HISTOEY OF UNITED STATES. 105 60 1814—1. Battle of Lundy's Lane. 2. Battle of Lake Champlain. 3. Ravages on the At- lantic Coast. 4. Peace. 5. Battle of New Orleans. 6. Results of the War. 7. Polit- ical Parties. 61 MONROE'S ADMINISTRATION—]. Domes- tic Affairs. 2. Missouri Compromise. 3. Lafayette's Visit. 4. Foreign Affairs. 5. Florida. 6. Monroe Doctrine. 7. Political Parties. 62 J- Q. ADAMS'S ADMINISTRATION. 63 JACKSON'S ADMINISTRATION — l. Do- mestic Affairs. 2. Nullification. 3. Specu- lation. 4. Indian Troubles. 5. Foreign Affairs— France. G. Political Parties. 64 VAN BUREN'S ADMINISTRATION — l. Domestic Affairs. 2. Foreign Affairs. 3. Patriot War. 4. Northern Boundary. 5. Political Parties. 65 HARRISON'S AND TYLER'S ADMINIS- TRATION—!. Domestic Affairs. 2. The Dorr Rebellion. 3. Anti-Rent Difficulties. 4. The Mormons. 5. Foreign Affairs. G. An- nexation of Texas. 7. Northern Boundary. 8. Political Parties. 66 POLK'S ADMINISTRATION— 1. War with Mexico. 2. Campaign on the Rio Grande. 3. Invasion of Mexico. 67 Conquest of New Mexico and California. 68 General Scotfs Army — i. Capture of Vera Cruz. 2. March to Mexico. 3. Battle of Cerro Gordo. 4. Battles before Mexico. 5. Peace. 106 TOPICAL COUKSE OF STUDY. 69 1. Domestic Affairs. 2. Wilmot Proviso. -3. Dis- covery of Gold in California. 4. Political Parties. 70 TAYLOR AND FILLMORE'S ADMINIS- TRATION—!. Domestic Affairs. 2. Com- promise of 1850. 3. Invasion of Cuba. 4. Political Parties. 71 PIERCE'S ADMINISTRATION— 1. Domestic Affairs. 2. Kansas- Nebraska Bill. 3. Bor- der Warfare. 4. Foreign Affairs — Mexico — Japan. 5. Political Parties. 72 BUCHANAN'S ADMINISTRATION — l. Domestic Affairs. 2. Dred Scott Decision. 3. Fugitive Slave Law. 4. John Brown. 5. Political Parties. G. The South secedes. 7. Fort Sumter. 73 States admitted during the Fourth Epoch. 74 Chronology of the Fourth Epoch. 75 LINCOLN'S ADMINISTRATION— 1. Inau- guration. 2. Condition of the Country. 3. Capture of Fort Sumter — Effect. 76 THE WAR IN VIRGINIA — l. Arlington Heights and Alexandria. 2. Western Vir- ginia. 3. Battle of Bull Run— Effect. 4. Ball's Bluff. 77 The War in MISSOURL 78 THE WAR on the Sea Coast— 2. The Trent Affair. 79 General Review of the First Year of the War. HISTORY OF UNITED STATES. 107 80 1862—1; The Situation. 2. The War in the West. 3. Capture of Forts Henry and Don- elson— Effect. 4. Battle of Shiloh. 5. Isl- and No. 10. 6. Bragg's Expedition. r. Battles of luka and Corinth. 8. Battle of Murfreesboro' — Effect. 9. First Vicksburg Expedition, lo. The War in Missouri, ii. Capture of New Orleans. 12. Burnside's Expedition against Roanoke Island. 13. Florida and Georgia Expeditions. 14. The Merrimac and the Monitor. 15. The Penin- sular Campaign. 16. Siege of Yorktown, 17. Richmond Threatened. 18. Jackson in the Shenandoah. 19. Battle of Fair Oaks. 20. The Union Army checked. 21. The Seven Days' Battle— Effects. 22. Campaign against Pope— Effects. 23. Invasion of Maryland. 24. Battle of Antietam— Effects. 25. Battle of Fredericksburg. 26. Review of the Sec- ond Year of the War. 27. The Sioux War. 81 1863—1. The Situation. 2. Second Expedition against Vicksburg — Effects. 3. The War in Tennessee and Georgia. 4. Battle of Chick- amauga. 5. Battle of Chattanooga, c. Ef- fects of Campaign. 7. The War in East Tennessee. 8. The Battle of Chancellors- ville. 9. Lee's Second Invasion of the North. 10. Battle of Gettysburg— First Day— Sec- ond Day— Third Day— Effect. 11. Attack on Charleston. 12. Review of the Third Year of the War. 82 1864—1. The Situation. 2. Advance on Atlanta — Capture of Atlanta — Effect. 3. Hood's Invasion of Tennessee. 4. Battle of Nash- 108 TOPICAL COURSE OF STUDY. ville — Effect. 5. Sherman's March to the Sea— Effect. 6. Battle of the Wilderness. 7. Battle of Spottsylvania. 8. Battle of Cold Harbor. 9. Attack on Petersburg— Effect. 10. Siege of Richmond — Mine Explosion. 11. Attack on Weldon Railroad. 12. Early's Raid. 13. Sheridan's Campaign — Effect. 14. The Red River Expedition — Effect. 15. Expedition against Mobile. 16. Expedition against Fort Fisher. 17. The Blockade. 18. General Review of the Fourth Year of the War. 83 1865—1. The Situation. 2. Sherman's March through the Carol inas. 3. Siege of Rich- mond. 4. Attack on Fort Stedman. 5. Battle of Five Forks. 0. Capture of Peters- burg and Richmond. 7. Lee's Surrender — Effect. 8. Cost of the War. 9. Assassina- tion of Lincoln. 84 States added during this Epoch. 85 Chronology of the Fifth Epoch. 86 JOHNSON'S ADMINISTRATION— 1. Dis banding the Army. 2. Domestic Affairs. 3. The President's Reconstruction Policy. 4. The Thirteenth Amendment. 5. The Public Debt. g. Reconstruction Policy of Congress. 7. The Seceded States admitted. 8. Impeachment of the President. 9. The Fourteenth Amendment. 10. The Indian War. 11. The French in Mexico. 12. Laying the Atlantic Cable. 13. Foreign Affairs. 14. Purchase of Alaska. 15. Fenian Excitement. 16. Treaty with China. 17. Political Parties. HISTORY OF UKITED STATES. 109 87 GRANT'S ADMINISTRATION— 1. Domestic Affairs. 2. The Pacific Railroad. 3. The Fifteenth Amendment. 4. Prosperity of the Country. .5. Foreign Affairs. 6. Diffi- culty with England. 7. Proposed Annex- ation of Santo Domingo. 8. Great Fires. 9. Political Parties. 10. Domestic Affairs. 11. Credit ' Mobilier. 12. Railroad Panic. 13. Foreign Affairs — The Virginius. 14. The Centennial Anniversaries. 15. Current Affairs to Date. 88 States admitted during this Epoch. 89 Chronology of the Sixth Epoch. 90 Subsequent Events or History of Pupil's State. NATUEAL SCIES"0E. 1 To Teacher,— The objects for this study are usually at hand in abundance and familiar to the pupils who may be easily led into in- telligent and systematic observation of them. The teacher should prepare in advance for each lesson, so as to make the recitations mainly oral. (2^=' Make largest use of familiar objects, keeping first in mind the inculcating of HABITS of close and systematic observation. 2 BOTANY— Leaves— i. Folded in the seed. 2. As they first appear out of the ground or bud. 3. Pupils make collection of Leaves, noting name and shape, then drawing the simpler forms, v. Drawing. 3 FLOWERS — Pupils collect, noting name, structure, shape, color, odor. 4 SEEDS and FRUITS— List of those observed, with name, shape, size and uses. 5 ROOTS— 1. Uses to the Plant or Tree. 2. Uses to Man. 6 STUMS—Stalks— Trunks— BrancTies, with Bark; Fiber ; Structure ; Sap ; Growth ; Decay ; Uses. 110 NATUEAL SCIENCE. Ill 7 ZOOIjOGY— Blood— 1. How Made. 2. What it Makes. 3. Circulation of. 8 BREATHING — 1. Uses of what Animals breathe. 2. The Lungs. 3. Respiration. 4. Effect of breathing Pure Air. 5. Effect of breathing Foul Air. 9 THE SIJNSES— 1. Seeing. 2. Hearing. 3. Tast- ing. 4. Smelling. 5. Feeling. 6. Think- ing. 10 LIMBS— 1. of Animals ; 2. of Man ; 3. of Birds ; 4. of Fish. 5. Uses of — Legs, Arms, Claws, Hands, Fins, Wings. 6. Used for Walking ; Climbing ; Flying ; Swimming. 7. Used for getting Food ; for Attack ; for Defense ; for other things. 11 PHYSICAL NATURE— 1. Air- Wind— Pres- sure of. 2. Gases. 3. Liquids. 12 HEATED AIR— 1. Draft and Ventilation- Chimneys ; Bubbles ; Balloons. 13 WATER— 1. Water Level. 2. Pressure of Wa- ter. 3. Swimming. 4. Drowning. 5. Wa- ter in the Air — Clouds ; Mist ; Fog ; Snow, 6. Ice. 7. Uses of Water. 8. Vapor. 9. I — uses of. 14 GRAVITATION— 1. Influence of the Earth. 2. Why things fall toward the Earth's Cen- ter. 3. Motion of the Earth. 15 BOTANY— 1. How Studied Systematically. 2. Leaf. 3. Stem. 4. Root. 5. Flower. 6. Seed. 7. Fruit. 112 TOPICAL COUKSE OF STUDY. 16 TREES — 1. Different Species of. 2. Their places of growth. 3. Make list of Trees ; name and describe each. 4. Uses of Trees. 17 FOOD PLANTS— 1. Make list of, and describe each. 18 PLANTS USED IN THE ARTS— List of, with uses. 19 CLOTHING PLANTS— List of, with uses. 20 MEDICINAL PLANTS— List of, with uses. 21 ZOOLOGY— 1. Classification of Animals— how made. 22 VERTEBRATES— 1. Mammals. 2. Birds. 3. Reptiles. 4. Fishes. 23 MOLLUSKS. 24 ARTICULATES. 25 RADIATES. 26 PHYSIOLOGY and HYGIENE— l. Bones. 2. Skin; 3. Flesh. 4. Blood. 5. Digestion. 6. Nerve. 7. Sleep. 8. Disease. 9. Death. 10. Hygienic Habits and Exercises. 27 PHYSICS— 1. Gravitation. 2. Cohesion. 3. Capil- lary Attraction. 4. Mechanical Powers. 5. Heat. 6. Light. 7. Electricity. 8. Magnetism. 28 ASTRONOMY — i. Stars. 2. Solar System- Planets — Satellites — Comets — Orbits — Eclipses — Seasons— Phases of the Moon. 29 GEOLOGY — 1. How is Land formed. 2 Forms of Za;^tZ— Islands — Continents — Mountains — Valleys — Plains. IS'ATURAL SCIENCE. 113 30 WATER— 1. Springs. 2. Rivers. 3. Lakes. 4. Oceans. 5. Tides. 6. Waves. 7. Currents. 8. Relation of Ocean Currents to Commerce and Climate. 31 METEOROLGY— 1. Atmosphere. 2. Tempera- ture. 3. Winds. 4. Moisture. 5. Dews. G. Fogs. 7. Rain. 8. Snow and Hail. 9. Cli- mate. 10. Phenomena of the Atmosphere. 32 ORGANIC LIFE— l. Botany. 2. Zoology. 3. Ethnography. 4. Relation of Plants, Ani- mals, and Men to their place of abode. 33 NATURAL PHILOSOPHY— l. Matter and its Properties. 2. Force — Molecular — Gravita- tion and Weight — Specific Gravity — Center of Gravity — Motion — Action and Reaction — Compound Motion. 34 MACHINERY— 1. Friction. 2. Strength of Ma- terials. 3. Use of Materials in Construction. 4. Hydrostatics. 5. Hydraulics. 6. Pneumat- ics. 7. Acoustics. 35 HEAT — 1. Its Sources. 2. Communication of, and effects. 3. Steam Engine. 4. Warming and Ventilation. 5. Meteorological Instru- ments. 6. Classes of Clouds. 7. Classes of Winds. 8. Meteors and Aerolites. 9. Aurora Borealis. 10. Halos. 11. Evaporation. 36 LIGHT— 1. Its Sources. 2. Reflection. 3. Pris- • matic Spectrum. 4. Structure of the Eye. 5. Optical Instruments. 8 Deawing. 1 Drawing, as Music, is usually conducted in our larger schools by a special teacher. It should be kept in mind that the gra- phic expression is a language understood by every human eye, and more readily and clearly than any possible expression in words. The usefulness of Drawing is constantly recognized in every walk of life. The study of Drawing inculcates cor- rect ideas of dimensions and the forms of beauty. In the absence of a special teacher and books, it is recommended that the teacher start first-year pupils to drawing outlines of the leaves they collect — natural science. 2 Then the teacher, being supplied with a set of Bartholomew's School Drawing, or some equally simple and useful system, copies the lessons given there in their order upon the blackboard, and conducts recitations from the same. In this manner pupils in any school may be kept fully up to the grade, and teachers will find the extra effort and ex- pense in reality a recreation, alike valuable to them and their pupils. 114 Music. 1 To Teacher, — This studyshould be used as a rec- reation as well as for culture. In.our larger schools a special teacher is employed, who requires books for the pupils and regulates the exercise. Almost any teacher, however, with one music-book and his blackboard can teach his pupils how to read Music. The same fidelity to the rules and order of this study should be observed as in Arithmetic or other studies, and if this is done both recrea- tion and satisfactory culture will follow. 115 Gtmistastics. To Teacher, — As indicated in the programme. Gymnastic exercise is to be regarded as a rec- reation, to occupy the whole room at frequent intervals. By introducing such system as laid down in the Manuals, one of which every teacher should have, this exercise may be made a cure for over-nervousness of pupils and a physical culture that will develop symme- try and strength of lungs and limbs — in fact, of the entire body. 116