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Show SCHOOL GRADING. To tinilcnalnnil this subject clearly it la necessary to discard tho old Idea ot grading by number ol render. Ab tho (Trading In our schools is now conducted tho number ot reader no more conttolui tho number ol grndo, than books In, arithmetic, languago or any other hrntichof the corriculitni coutrolqrt It Orudcs, and number, correspond with tho number ol yours n child has been in school; provided, the nttendoncu and conditions nru such, that, nt course ol study, ns outlined, is completed each year. lit motlcl graded schools children coiuplvto tholr common Bohool odticatloit In 8 years, beginning at 0 years of age nnd finishing at 14, They ore thurcforo lit our system or coin so ot study eight grndoH ns follow b : 1 Urad R & A ; It Grade It A A ; III (Irade-UAAj IV Orado 11 A A; V tirade it A A; VI Orado RAAj VII tirade 11 & A.; VIII Urivlc B A A. R. mid A. stands for classes in tho samo grnde, respectively laicording to advancement.) Certificates nro Usocd to pupils iu promoting from ono grado to lliu next higher, which does not ulwnys uccessitato changing readers. Kmli grado has its specific work to do in completing a general course of study, iui planned for thu eiylit jcais In school. Classes aio ho organized tlmt A is always ono hal! year iu udinnco ol II. in the 8umu grade, and Jt. always year iandiiuicu ot A. In the next prvceeding grade. I'll pi la ate always expected to com-meucuMith com-meucuMith thu school year. It is im-posslblu im-posslblu to organizo .newr classes for tlioeo who do not, WlinoplU.iiirur on)d'"llni0 after school coiumencid tbry nrn obliged to take ths next class bek of, where they really shouU begin, whWU necessitates slow advancement, or tUoy must loavo iintiiOHU ugre.it dual and go In u elms iniidaucoot tho teguineLi truo starting point. All ccttlilcntcs nro isauerf to pupils, that, thuy may bifiai In the next liigher grain.-. They ore net In the ideal to miss a portion ol tho subject matter,, by noil attendance. ThoneccBsily for children commencing with tho beginuhnj of school' is great. Wliile wo nro creatures of circumstance, circum-stance, nn effort should bo uiadn, Iu bo-hall bo-hall ot ilucnti n, to i nprovoour present tendoncy in this line. lleforu eloauiu I dlinlt call attention to a wieo prevision ot our county circular, cir-cular, which rvadit as follows: "I'uplls residing in the iliuUirLnuy enter hool at nny tima: l'lTAhkd tlmt dnrlni; any term beg'uinera vlll net be admitted after the first two weeks." Rcgiuneis and those who havonoverboentoschool, but just beginning. Thuynhnul Inglti at thu beginning of'uteini. No other time will do so well. O. N. ChilJ. |