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LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

TOWNSHIPS OF CHESTERFIELD AND IRA.

The number of children in this district between five and twenty years of age, is 306. The number attending school the past year, is 256.

The school has two departments-in each one teacher, and an assistant between the two in the winter term.

The winter term consists of 110 days, and the summer term of 72 days.

RECEIPTS.

Money in hands of assessor, Sept. 2, 1861,...

$48 49

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Balance on hand,...

Total,.

$496 12

71 90

71 67

$639 69

The means used, is to try and make the school pleasing and interesting to the children; to keep everything in order and encourage the children as much as possible. We endeavor to get the best of teachers.

J. L. QUIMBY,
Director,

DOWAGIAC UNION SCHOOL.

PROF. A. BANFIELD, PRINCIPAL.

To the Hon. J. M. GREGORY, Supt. of Public Instruction :

DEAR SIR:-In answer to your circular to us directed, we make the report concerning the state and condition of our school.

1st. Our school is known as the Dowagiac Graded or Union School, and is located in the village of Dowagiac, Cass county. 2d. The whole number of children residing in the district between the ages of five and twenty years, on the first day of September, 1862, was 474.

3d. The whole number of resident scholars who have attended school during the past year is 380, and of non-residents, 15.

4th. The pupils are graded into five departments, viz: Grammar School; first Intermediate; second Intermediate; first Primary; second Primary; numbering downward.

The course of studies for these departments is as follows:

LOWER PRIMARY-ONE TEACHER.

Studies.-Morals, Language, Reading, Drawing, Numbers, Object Lessons, Singing and Physical Exercise.

Class A.-Language; Names of Objects; Reading from Cards and Charts; Drawing from the Lessons on Forms, Lines, Angles, and Pictures of Familiar Objects; Numbers counted to eighty, and by twos, both odd and even, to fifty; Object Lessons which will lead the child to observe, and induce him to talk about whatever comes in his way; Morals taught by maxims, and care for the formation of correct habits.

Class B.-Reading-Willson's Primmer, and words spelled; Drawing; Numbers counted, and exercises in simple combinations and subtractions, always using visible objects.

First Course Object Lessons through Form, and also upon Miscellaneous Subjects. Morals as before.

Class C-Reading-Willson's First Reader, completed and spelled; Numbers counted, added and subtracted; Drawing; Object Lessons; First Part of Second Course; Singing and Physical Culture.

HIGHER PRIMARY-ONE TEACHER.

Class A-Reading-Willson's First Reader and thirty pages in Second Reader; Arithmetic-Robinson's Table Book to the fortieth page; Drawing Writing; Geography, orally; Grammar, by careful attention to habits of speaking; Object Lessons; Morals, Manners, Singing and Physical Exercise.

Class B-Reading-Willson's Second Reader, completed; ArithmeticRobinson's Table Book, completed. Drawing; Writing; Oral Geography; Object Lessons; Morals; Manuers; Singing and Physical Exercise; Orthography, clear enunciation, and naturalness of style receives especial attention in connection with the Reading Exercise.

Class C-Reading-National Third Reader, to the 147th page; Arithmetic-Robinson's Primary; Primary Geography; Drawing maps and pictures. of familiar objects; Object Lessons, Third Course; Singing; Physical Exercise; Morals and Manners.

LOWER INTERMEDIATE-ONE TEACHER.

Class A.-Reading-National Third Reader completed; ArithmeticRobinson's Rudiments, through division, to the 70th page; Geography-Colton and Fitch's Introductory; Botany; Geology; Anatomy, Zoology and Astronomy, taught oraly; Writing-Spencer No. 1; Drawing maps.

Class B-Reading-Willson's Third to Part III., Lesson X.; Arithmetic— Robinson's Rudiments to Decimal Fractions; Geography-Colton & Fitch's Introductory; Oral Lessons in the facts of Botany, Zoology, &c.; WritingSpencer's No. 2; I rawing maps.

Class C-Reading-Willson's Third completed; Arithmetic-Robinson's Rudiments, through Compound Numbers; Geography--Colton and Fitch's Introductory completed; Oral Lessons; Object Lessons; Singing; Physical Exercise; Writing and Drawing. Writing, Spencer's No. 3.

HIGHER INTERMEDIATE-ONE TEACHER.

Class A.-Reading-Willson's Fourth; Arithmetic-Robinson's Practical to 86th page, Intellectual on same ground as Practical; Geography--Colton & Fitch's Modern School; Grammar begun-Green's Introduction; Description on Slates; Analysis of Words, to sec. 29; Map Drawing; WritingSpencer's No. 4 and 5.

Class B.-Reading-Willson's Fourth; Arithmetic-Robinso: 's Practical to Percentage, and Intellectual on same ground; Geography-Colton & Fitch's Modern School, completed, and U. S. History to 185th page; Grammar continued; Analysis of Words completed; Map Drawing WritingSpencer's No. 5 and 6; Descriptions and Als racts.

Class C.-Reading-Willson's Fourth; Arithmetic-Robinson's Practical to Analysis, 288th page, and Intellectual on same ground; U. S. History com

pleted and outlines of English History; Analysis of English sentence; Writing in Spencer's Nos. 6, 7, 8, 9; Oral Lessons in the different branches of Natural Philosophy.

NOT-The Course of Studies in the higher department has not yet been fully determined. We have two teachers in this department.

5. The school year consists of forty weeks actual service, and is divided into three terms of equal length. The vacations between terms are but for a few days only; the main vacation in the school year is during the months of July and August.

6 The total expense of the School for the past year was $2,137. Of this, $1,378 was paid for teachers' salaries; $759 for contingencies, school apparatus, &c. The average expense per month, for the tuition of each pupil attending school, was 66 cents.

7. The rates charged for non-resident pupils, are as follows: Grammar School, $4 per term.

Intermediate Departments, $3 per term.

Primary Departments, $2 per term.

Extra charges for music and drawing, at usual rates.

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9. Table showing the attendance of pupils in the several departments, for the school year ending June 27, 1862:

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Absences.

377 242.8 11901 1830 86.3|1.65

NOTE. The "No. Enrolled," in the above table, is the greatest No. enrolled in any one month. The No. of different scholars enrolled during the year, is 395.

10. Means used to procure regular attendance, correct deportment, &c. An account is kept with each pupil in which is registered the daily attendance, absence or tardiness of the pupil; together with deportment and progress. At the close of each term, a summary of this account is presented to each pupil on a printed card, prepared for the purpose. The effect of this course is very salutary.

I quote from our "Rules and Regulations," under the head of "Duties of Scholars :"

"RULE 9TH. Pupils who are not in their places before chapel exercises shall be marked tardy; those not in their seats before the doors are closed after chapel service, shall not be admitted for that session. Five minutes will also be allowed in the afternoon, after the bell has rung, for all to get in their places.

"RULE 10TH. Two tardy marks shall be counted equal to one half day's absence, and five half day's absence in any four con

Tardiness.

Per cent. of Attendance.

Per cent. of Tardiness.

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