24 Prussia and the German System of Education. 



A Course of Instruction. 



1. Primary Schools. 



The general outline of the eight years' course is nearly 

 as follows : 



I. First part, of two years, including children from Bix 

 to eight years old ; four principal branches, namely : 



1. Logical exercises, or oral teaching in the exercise of 

 the powers of observation and expression, including reli- 

 gious instruction and the singing of hymns. 



2. Elements of reading. 



3. Elements of writing. 



4. Elements of number, or arithmetic. 



II. Second part, of two years, including children from 

 eight to ten years old — seven principal branches, namely : 



1. Exercises in reading. 



2. Exercises in writing. 



3. Religious and moral instruction, in select Bible 

 narratives. 



4. Language, or grammar. 



5. Numbers, or arithmetic. 



6. Doctrine of space and form, or geometry. 



7. Singing by note, or elements of music. 



III. Third part, of two years, including children from 

 ten to twelve years old — eight principal branches, namely : 



1. Exercises in reading and elocution. 



2. Exercises in ornamental writing, preparatory to 

 drawing. 



3. Religious instruction in the connected Bible history. 



4. Language, or grammar, with parsing. 



