Part 9 (2/2)

_Class III_ (Alternately three and four hours) Pauss and Lassen's Reader III Poems learned by heart--partly fros of the Fatherland Certain parts of the grammar reviewed analyses now and then About twenty written exercises, a three and four hours) Pauss and Lassen's Reader III That portion froh and partly reviewed Several poe the topics used the following are typical: The summer vacation, the location of our city, Den systems, animal life in our forests, reminiscences from my earlier school days, birds and e protect thearb, Europe's natural conditions in preference to those of other continents

In harmony with the indications of the plan of instruction, the early part of the work in the study of thefrora and put into use in written compositions which are frequent Here, as in the prirammatical and rhetorical forms, and approved literary style are constant requireently, but to express hi in a comprehensive ence of others Thus both in oral speech and through written coed to put his attainht and skill in handling them

_German_

_Class I_ (Six hours) Knudsen and Kristiansen's Reader fro to the ”Subjunctive” Written exercises

_Class II_ (Five hours) Knudsen and Kristiansen's Reader from ”Subjunctive” to close of book Voss' Reader in section A, seventy-six pages, in section B, fifty pages; one-half of these shall be learned by heart Hofgaard's Short German Grammar the most important forms Written exercises Rehearsals Retroversions

_Class III_ (Five hours) Voss' Reader, in section A, seventy-five pages, in section B, fifty-eight Hofgaard's Short German Graraphs 140-148, 156, 169, 179-181 In addition section B shall have thirty-six pages of O

Kristiansen's oral exercises and thirty-two co to O

Kristiansen's exercises in written work In section A, written exercises, partly according to Kristiansen's outlines for written work and partly reviews of the lessons in the reading book

_Class IV_ (Five hours) Voss' Reader in section A, twenty pages, in section B, seventy-five Repetition of the portion designated for ram to Kristiansen's outlines

The instruction in German proceeds in a very natural ely to oral instruction in which the teacher takes the lead Words, phrases, and sentences are given by the teacher for translation and concert repetition Repetition and concert work are prominent in many places in the schools, but nowhere stressed to the sae instruction Concert work seems to stimulate to freedom in pronunciation, while repetition affords the drill which is necessary to the required accuracy Having had at least five years of thorough instruction in the ue the children are able to appreciate in aand importance of verb forms and other features of inflection so that they are ready to do consistent work in this phase of their study In addition to the translations referred to, conversational exercises are soon introduced, and at the end of the second year some facility in easy conversation is evidenced

Toward the close of the e with ease and to converse in it quite fluently

_English_

_Class II_ (Five hours) Brekke's Elee seventy-four, studied and reviewed, besides the grammar in the back of the book Conversational exercises and written work on the blackboard

During the last half year an occasional written exercise in a book

_Class III_ (Five hours) Brekke's Reader for the Middle School, sixty-five pages read and reviewed Knap's Grammar One narrative per week

_Class IV_ (Five hours) Brekke's Reader for the Middle School

Required portion read and reviehile the reh and in part read _ex telish proceeds along lines parallel to those followed in the Gere is accoh its use Explanations are ue studied, by circumlocutions, and by other similar practices

Grammar is resorted to as athe acquisition of the language, not as an end in itself

However, at the close of the course each pupil has beco the language and in conversing in it

_History_

_Class I_ (Three hours) Nissen's History of the World by Sehjoth, froes”

_Class II_ (Two hours) Text as in Class I Froes” to ”Modern Times”