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INDIANA UNIVERSITY STUDIES 



Topics and Fields Frcqucucij 



A-MEKICAN i-iiSTORY 



American history witii text in liands of pupils 82 



Early American history, including explorers, settlements, Indians, 



and pioneers 12 



American history (nothing said about text) 21 



State history (text used) 5 



Old World History — 



English history Ill 



Greek, Roman, and Ancient history 21 



European history (continental) 10 



Three tendencies seem to be indicated by the above reports, 

 viz. : to continue the American history of the fifth grade, to devote 

 the entire time to English history as an introduction to the Ameri- 

 can which follows, and to go over again the cycle of history covered 

 in the first three gradesi — thus making two complete cycles before 

 the eighth grade is finished. This last is what the Committee of 

 Eight seems to have in mind in the course planned for this grade. 

 The three systems using this course on Greek, Roman, and General 

 European history indicate a growing sentiment in favor of the last 

 tendency mentioned above. This plan will likely become moi-e 

 generally followed, now that suitable texts can be procured. 



Seventh Grade. Two hundred and fifty-nine replies gave re- 

 ports for the seventh grade, the largest number reporting so far. 

 This is to be explained by the fact that material in this grade is 

 definite and well understood and could be easily tabulated; while 

 in grades below^ this one, it was much easier in a number of cases 

 to leave the question unansAvered than to attempt an explanation 

 of what was actually done. The following tabulation shows the 

 marked, predominance of United States history. It also shows the 

 uniformity found in the fifth grade has again returned, there being 

 even more in the seventh than in the fifth. Out of the entire num- 

 ber of frequencies, there are but twenty-nine not having material 



from L'nited States history. 



Topics and Fieids Included Frequency 



American history to about 1789 ._ 100 



American history (no limit stated) 135 



Finish United States history 3 



Montgomery's 'Beginners' History of the United States' . 3 



State history 2 



The thirteen colonies 1 



American history, explorations and settlements, with European history 



emphasized 3 



Eiiglish background for American history ; discovery and colonization . 5 

 Revolutionary and National periods of American history 4 



