44 ADMISSION TO COLLEGE 



A good text is desirable, but it should serve simply to give definiteness 

 and stability to the course. The chief work must be done in the laboratory. 

 Expensive equipment is not necessary, but there should be abundant table 

 room for each pupil, note-books, and a few cheap tools. 



It is recommended that a few typical animal groups be made the subject 

 of study, that acquisition of correct habits of. observation and definite* 

 knowledge of a few animal forms be sought, and that little attention be 

 given to the learning of classifications and to a superficial text-book knowl- 

 edge of the animal kingdom as a whole. 



The work should extend over at least one semester, and may be fol- 

 lowed most profitably by a semester 4n which emphasis is given to human 

 physiology. But if one semester is devoted to zoology, a second semester 

 should be given to physiology or botany, the two forming a coherent course 

 in biological science. 



Commercial Subjects 



In this group are two subjects, arithmetic and bookkeeping, which have 

 long been recognized as suitable electives for college entrance. The 

 other subjects are not yet well organized, except in the larger schools, 

 and when presented in the smaller schools are often taught by those not 

 specially fitted for this semi-technical work. It has been provided, there- 

 fore, that the Inspector shall, in June of each year, -provide each of the 

 three institutions with a revised special list of accredited schools whose 

 certificates in the commercial branches, in the industrial branches of Group 

 7 (see page 30), and in Agriculture may be accepted. 



The commercial subjects as defined in the proceedings of the North 

 Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools are listed on 

 page 29. 



Manual Training, or Industrial Subjects 



The limitations already noted in reference to commercial subjects are 

 necessarily laid upon this group also. The minimum time given to the 

 study each year, in order to -count as one unit credit, should not be less 

 than the equivalent of 360 periods of 45 minutes each. For most of this 

 work double class periods are particularly desirable; for some of it they 

 are absolutely necessary, if satisfactory results are to be obtained. Space 

 will not permit the outlining of the subjects in this group, but again ref- 

 erence is made to the satisfactory outlines worked out by a representative 

 committee of the North Central Association. 



Under the division of industrial subjects there are three important 

 lines of work. (See page 30). 



Miscellaneous Subjects 



PUBLIC SPEAKING, ^ unit. 



This subject is a part of the English Group and when offered must be 

 in addition to the three years of required work in English. 



The course should consist of (1) the fundamentals of Public Speaking 

 voice building and expression; (2) interpretation vocal interpretation, 



