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Page 294 - A unit represents a year's study in any subject in a secondary school, constituting approximately a quarter of a full year's work.
Page 222 - It shall be the duty of the general assembly, as soon as circumstances will permit, to provide, by law, for a general system of education, ascending in a regular gradation from township schools to a state university, wherein tuition shall be gratis, and equally open to all.
Page 149 - THE purpose of this book, as stated by the author, is to present...
Page 315 - ... century, artificial indigo was not able to compete with the natural product, about five thousand tons of which were used annually. But German manufacturers were perfecting methods, and in 1908 about one-fourth of the indigo used was of artificial manufacture. This leaves little room for doubt that it will be only a matter of a few years before the indigo-growers of the world will be obliged to devote their fields and energies to growing some other crop, probably less profitable. Logwood, the...
Page 179 - This is in accord with the experience of every teacher of handwork ; he knows that the easiest and quickest way to get a boy to hold and use a tool correctly is to show him how to do it. Often it is not necessary to speak a word ; to do the thing in his presence is sufficient.
Page 267 - The three most famous of these problems are the squaring of the circle, the duplication of the cube, and the trisection of an angle. Many well-meaning, self-appointed, and self-anointed mathematicians, and a motley assortment of lunatics and cranks, knowing neither history nor mathematics, supply an abundant crop of "solutions" of these insoluble problems each year.
Page 222 - Spanish text read, and to answer questions on the rudiments of the grammar, as indicated below. THE WORK TO BE DONE. During the first year the work should comprise: 1. Careful drill in pronunciation. 2. The rudiments of grammar, including the...
Page 179 - ... and the only way in which this can be done is by reducing the supply or quantity offered in market, or else by increasing the demand.
Page 222 - THE AIM OF THE INSTRUCTION At the end of the elementary course the pupil should be able to pronounce Spanish accurately, to read...
Page 321 - Provide yourself with the material the lesson requires; have on hand maps, ruler, compass, special paper needed, etc. 3. Understand the lesson assignment. Learn to take notes on the suggestions given by the teacher when the lesson is assigned. Take down accurately any references given by the teacher. Should a reference be of special importance star (*) it so that you may readily find it. Pick out the important topics of the lesson before beginning your study. 4.