City.

ALABAMA.

1 Mobile.......

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ARKANSAS.

2 Little Rock..

a In the old sense, including analysis, parsing, declension, conjugation, etc. bNamely, addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

e Physiology and bookkeeping.

d German and French are studied in the four cosmopolitan schools.

e German is optional. It is studied by 50 per cent. of the pupils.

f History of England.

g Attention is paid to morals and manners "during the whole time." h Taught in connection with reading.

the several branches in the public elementary schools of certain cities.

(i) Taught in connection with history.

19

20

(k) This does not include the language lessons given in connection with reading during the first two years in school.

(2) Wood-working is taught ten weeks in a vacation school.

(m) The work in science is included in the language lessons in the first three years.

(n) Instruction in morals, natural science, and calisthenics is given in all the grades, but no definite time is specified.

8 67

6

345

2

1

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a Taught incidentally.

150

390

700 600 {195 | 700)|

b In the English-German schools the English branches receive two-thirds of the time and German one-third.

e This refers to the entire subject of language, embracing reading, spelling, writing, language lassons, and grammar.

d Includes time devoted to physiology and hygiene.

e Though the course covers 9 years, the apportionment of time is reported for 8 years only. The entire subject is reviewed in the 9th year.

branches in the public elementary schools of certain cities-Continued.

Taught whenever proper occasions present themselves.

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h Bookkeeping is taught 41 hours in the 9th year. This is not included in the time reported above. iTaught incidentally at all times.

German is taught 3,200 hours in about one-fifth of the schools of the city.

k German is optional.

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a Grammar is tanght in the sixth, seventh, and eighth grades, occupying a potion of the time as signed to language lessons.

In addition to this, history is taught all through the cause in reading lessons.

e A portion of the language hour" each week is given to this subject.

d In the two lowest grades language is taught chiefly in connection with reading. Time so occupied is reported in column 2.

e Forty-two hours are given to paper folding and clay modelling.

One hundred and sixty hours are given to paper folding and clay modelling.

Two hundred and twenty-seven hours in the eighth year are given to a general review.

No set time for instruction; taught with every exercise.

The course nominally covers 7 years, but nearly all the children require 8 years for its completion. j At the option of the principals.