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equivalent to one-third of the present amount is necessary for the continu- 

 ance of the establishment. 



The following year, a complete prospectus was issued, showing 

 the degrees offered by the school and the conditions necessary 

 to obtain these degrees, the entrance requirements of pupils, 

 the length of terms, and supplementary classes, and giving an 

 account of the practice classes, methods of discipline, terms and 

 accommodation offered to boarders, requirements in dress, and 

 the course of study. 



The course of study as revised at the opening of the school 

 year in 1900 was as follows: 29 



FIRST YEAR 



Spanish language Recitation daily. 



English language Recitation daily. 



Arithmetic Recitation daily. 

 United States, general, and Philippine 



geography Recitations on alternate days. 



Catechism and sacred history Recitations on alternate days. 



Writing Half an hour daily. 



SECOND YEAR 



Spanish language Recitation daily. 



English language Recitation daily. 



Arithmetic and elementary algebra Recitation daily. 



United States and Philippine history Recitations on alternate days. 



Explanation of the catechism Recitations on alternate days. 



Writing Half an hour daily. 



THIRD YEAR 



Spanish Recitation daily. 



English Recitation daily. 



Elementary geometry and surveying Recitation daily. 



Elementary pedagogy Recitation daily. 



Elementary agriculture Recitation daily. 



Religion and morals Recitations on alternate days. 



Lectures on politeness Weekly. 



The study of Spanish and English comprised all the grammar, 

 suitable exercises in reading, writing from dictation, analysis, 

 translation, composition, and speech making. 



The requirement for candidates for the degree of superior 

 teacher was the possession of the degree of elementary teacher 

 with a rating of "excellent" and in addition the following : 



Advanced pedagogy. 



Elements of physics, chemistry, and natural history. 



Studies and literary exercises in Spanish and in English. 



A study of certain religious, moral, and ethical questions of value. 



'* The prospectus mentioned in No. 25 of the bibliography. 



