Annual catalogue of the East Carolina Teachers Training School . acticalor business Arithmetic. Numerous business forms are intro-duced. The aim is to make the class work touch life andbreathe the spirit of business. Most of the problems solvedare based upon facts which grow out of the school and com-munity life, or upon data concerning various industries asfound in year-books, Government bulletins, newspapers, etc. During the second year of the Professional Course specialemphasis is placed on how to teach Arithmetic in the grammargrades and how to make it more attractive and useful to theaver
Annual catalogue of the East Carolina Teachers Training School . acticalor business Arithmetic. Numerous business forms are intro-duced. The aim is to make the class work touch life andbreathe the spirit of business. Most of the problems solvedare based upon facts which grow out of the school and com-munity life, or upon data concerning various industries asfound in year-books, Government bulletins, newspapers, etc. During the second year of the Professional Course specialemphasis is placed on how to teach Arithmetic in the grammargrades and how to make it more attractive and useful to theaverage student. The practice school offers opportunity for?upervised observation, and teaching in third and fourth gradeArithmetic. ENGLISH It is the purpose of the English Department to develop inthe students an understanding and appreciation of literature,a love of reading, and an intelligent use of the English lan-guage, both spoken and written. The aim of the professionalcourse in English is to make the students efficient teachers ofEnglish in the grades. H. 1 ? JH East Carolina Teachers Training School. 25 In the first year emphasis is laid on the principles under-lying literature and composition and on the essentials of gram-mar. Classics representing each type of literature used inthe grades are studied analytically. In the composition workopportunity is given for writing all practical forms. In thesecond year the principles acquired in the first year are ap-plied to the actual work of the grades, therefore emphasis islaid on methods of teaching English. The purpose of the Academic Course is to give that train-ing in English necessary for the work in the professionalyears. SPELLING All students are given a test in spelling on the first Sat-urday of the Eall Term. Those who spell ninety out of a hun-dred familiar words in everyday use are excused from furtherwork in spelling. Those who do not pass this test are requiredto take spelling for one term, or longer, if necessary.
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