44 Prussia and the German System of Education. 



Architectural, topographical, and plain drawing. 

 Drawing with instruments. Introduction to India ink 

 drawing. Beginning of the science of construction. 

 Two hours. 



Drawing. From copies, and from plaster and other 

 models. Two hours. This kind of drawing may be 

 learned instead of the above. 



Vocal music. Two hours. 



First Class. 



Religious Instruction. History of the Christian religion 

 and church continued. References to the Bible. One 

 hour. 



German. History of German literature to recent times. 

 Essays. Exercises of delivery. Three hours. 



French. Reading from the manual of Buchner and 

 Hermunn, with abstracts. Classic authors read. Review 

 of grammar. Exercises at home, and extemporalia. Free 

 delivery. ■ Correction of exercises. Four hours. 



English. Syntax, with written and extempore exer- 

 cises from Burkhardt. Reading of classic authors. Writ- 

 ing of letters. Exercises in speaking. 



Arithmetic. Algebra. Simple and quadratic equa- 

 tions. Binomial and polynomial theorems. Higher equa- 

 tions. Commercial arithmetic continued. Three hours. 

 Geometry. Plane trigonometry and its applications. 

 Conic sections. Descriptive geometry. Three hours. 



History. History of the middle ages. Modern history 

 with special reference to the progress of civilization, of 

 inventions, discoveries, and of commerce and industry. 

 Three hours. 



Natural History. In summer, botany, the principal 

 families, according to the natural system. In winter, 

 zoology. The pupils are taken, for the purpose of exa- 

 mining specimens, to the Royal Museum. 



