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REGULATIONS AND
COURSE OF STUDY
OF THE
Toccoa PublicSchools
TOCCOA,GA.
faculty, 1902*0$
J. D. Garner, A. M., Superintendent,
Miss Lily M. Dodoen, Sixth and Seventh grades.
Miss Gratia Williamson, Fourth and Fifth grades.
Mrs. Harikt Gilmer, Third grade.
Miss Caroline Davenport, Second grade.
Miss Emma Davis, First grade.
Mrs. J. D. Garner. Supernumerary.
Miss Margaret Wilson, Music.
Mrs. Garner, Drawing.^
Calendar.
1902
August 26th, Tuesday: First Faculty meeting, v) a. m.
tAugust 27th and 28th: 9 a. m., Examination of pupils for promotion and entrance.
August 30th, Saturday: Faculty meeting, 9 a. in.
September 1st, Monday:9 a. m., Fall Term begins.
November 27th, Thanksgiving day, a holiday.
December 19, Friday: 4 p. m., Fall Term closes.
1903.
January 3, Saturday: Faculty Meeting, 3 p. m.
January 5th, Monday: 9 a. in., Spring Term begins.
April 26th, Confederate Memorial day, a holiday.
May 22d : Spring Term closes.
t All pupils who did not take the final examinations at the end of last Spring Term
those who failed to be promoted hut desire promotion, and new pupils who desire to
enter school, must present themselves for examination at the time stated above. The
examinations will be written.
Building and Grounds.
The building, erected two years ago at a cost of $10,000,
is a commodious and elegant two-story brick structure, with
sufficient capacity to accommodate at least 500 pupils. It
contains fifteen rooms, including chapel, class rooms, music
and art rooms, etc. It is well lighted, and heated by furnaces
located i-n the basement. The building is justly the pride of
the town and is a monument to the public spirit and the ed¬
ucational interest of her people.
The location of the building is ideal, being situated on a
hill covered with large native oaks.
The class rooms are furnished with patent desks, maps
globes, charts, etc.
Course of Study
First Grade, Class A.
RE ADING—Lessons from chart and blackboard. Stepping Stones to Literature, No. 1.
NUMBERS—Read and write numbers to 25. All combinations of numbers to 10. In¬
stantly uumber separate groups of 2,3, 4 and 5 objects. Give the sutu of any two
of these groups, not exceeding 10, when seen in parts composing them. Differ¬
ences up to 5. Use of signs -|-» — and —.
LANGUAGE—Object lessons, stories, fables, etc. Errors in speech corrected. Com¬
mit to memory short selections written on board by teacher.
SPELLING—All new words from chart and reading book. Simple words furnished hv
teacher. No book.
WRITING—Use pencil and chalk. Teach Script from the first. Attention to neatness
and correct posture. The time to teach correct position and pen-holding is in
GENERAL—Morals, the primary grades. As the humane child learns to write, so will he continue.
nature-study, manners, public treatment of animals, rote songs, simple hy-
i giene, speaking, calisthenics daily, drawing.
Class B.
READING—Easy Steps for Little Feet.
NUMBERS—Teach Addition and Subtraction of numbers through 12. Multiplication,
products not exceeding 12; exact division through 12; use of signs X and —:— ; Ro¬
man notation to x; reading and writing numbers to 100.
LANGUAGE—Stories, fables, reproduced orally by children, correct use of such words
as is, are. was, were, has, have, saw, seen, took, taken, etc. Commit to memory
short selections furnished by teacher. Errors in speech corrected.
SPELLING—Continuation of work done by class A.
WRITING—Same as in class A.
GENERAL—Same is in class A.
Second Grade.
SUPPLEMENTARY READING—Stepping READING—Friends Stones to Literature, No. 2.
in Feathers and Fur.
NUMBERS—Read and write numbers to 1000. Add an^ two numbers whose sum
does not exceed 100. Subtract digits from all numbers up to 30. Multiplication
table to 6. Exact division to 72 by digits. Roman nofcotion to 50. Simple prob¬
lems. Tables of measure in common use.
GEOGRAPHY—Teach simple geographical terms, name of state, county, production oc
of state and county, points of compass, etc. . Study geography from pictures. N ©
book.
LANGUAGE—Continue oral work of first grade. Reproduction orally and iu writing
of short stories, fables, etc., read by teacher. Exercises in copying from readers.
Errors in speech corrected.
SPELLING—Swinton’s Word Primer to page 50. Words in reading lessons. Teach
meauing of words by having pupils make sentences using them.
WRITING—Copy Book No. 1 and ruled paper.
GENERAL—Continue work of first grade. Names of months, seasons, time of day,
date.
Third Orade.
READING- Stepping Ston es to Literature. No. 2.
SUPPLEMENTARY READING—Stories of American Lire and Adventure.
NUMBERS—Milne’s Elements of Arithmetic to Fractions, beginning with Notation
and Numeration. Complete tables.
GEOGRAPHY—Lay foundation of geographical study by teaching from globe. Have
Teach pupils draw points maps of of school grounds, house, town, etc., locating principal places.
briu? illustrating compass, islands, lakes, rivers, state and county. Have pupils
LANGUAGE—Maxwell’s pictures First geographical study. No book.
Book in English to Part 2. Frequent practice in
changing statements Simple into questions and the opposite. Punctuation and capitals
involved. original exercises in composition , based on reading lessons,
pictures, etc. Stories reproduced. Letter writing. Errors in speech corrected.
SPELLING—Swinton’s Word Primer completed. Teach meaning of words and have
WRI TING—Copy pupils make sentences using them. Diacritical marks.
Book Nos. 2 and 3. Pen aud ink.
GENERAL—Morals, manners, humane treatment of animals, the rights of others, sim¬
States, ple lessons in Physiology of and Hygiene. Name of the president of the United
governor state, etc. Nature-study, public speaking, drawing.
Fourth Grade
SUPPLEMENTARY READING—Stepping READING—Fifty Slones to Literature, No. 4.
Famous Stories Retold. Short Stories from
En iflSTIC—lliine’s
ARITH Events. Rev,.,, the eletueutat, price*,es „d extend
w'ork in advance to Denominate Numbers.
GEOGRAPHY—Redway LANGUAGE—Maxwell’s and Qimuau’s Natural Elementary to South America.
First Book in English, Parts 2 and 3. Simple original
cises in composition, reproduction in writing of selections read. Punctuation
and capitals. In all written exercises require the pupil to apply the principles
learned in the langauge book. Errors in speech corrected. Letter writing.
SPELLING—Swinton’s Word Book to page 50. Written spelling should predominate.
Impress pupils with the idea that words have meanings. Frequent exercises in
n8 (^m e N^!“ ing WOriiS ° f the les8 ° n - Di#crit,c » 1 u,arks - -
WkITING Boofc manners'at
GENERAL,—Morals, houle, school, church, ou the street. Nature-studv as
far as time permit*. Public speaking, drawing.
Fifth Grade.
READING—Stepping PPLEMENTARY Stones to Literature. No. 5.
ARITHMETIC—Milne’s READING—Carpenter’s Geographical Reader, North America.
GEOGRAPHY—Redway Intermediate, beginning at Denominate Numbers.
and Hinman’s Natural Elementary, completed aud reviewed
GRAMMAR—Maxwell’s Introductory Lessons completed. Reproduction in writing of
SPELLING—Swinton’s Word Book to page 100. Req .* the ic iea that w?rds
of the words of spelling lessons. Drill into m
using some Diacritical marks.
have meanings. and good
WRITING—Copy Book No. 5 paper.
GENERAL—Same as in fourth grade.
Sixth Grade.
No. 6.
GKOGRAPHV-Kedway and Hiumau’s .Natural A.lvance.l w S I A
Advanced Lessons En g h *5. "™f “i“ „ of
GRAM MAR—Maxwell's each in week. Errors r iu. n i ch corrected.
Words, page 206, Compositions completed. once M ntten spelling, * - building,
SPELLING— Swinton’s Word Book a
using words of spelling lessons. Diacritical marks.
WRITING-Copy Book No. 6 and good paper. History, first hall yea
HISTORY—Egglestou’s First Book in American .
SCIENCE—Smith’s Physiology, second half year. nature-study, pub-
GENERAL—Morals, manners, simple lessons in civil government, nai .,p
bespeaking, drawing.
Seventh Grade.
GRAMMAR -Maxtvel^Ts^A^vanced 1 Lessona llT&h corrected. Grammar completed. Comp*
sitions once each week. Errors iu speech
spelled words found in compositions and written exercises. ,,
HISTORY—Evans’ History of Geoigia. Harris’ Stories of Georgia for collateral reading.
WRITING-As directed by teacher. .
morals, hygiene, . nature study, puhiic speaxiug,
GENERAL—Current topics, manners,
drawing.
HIGH SCHOOL.
Eighth Grade.
ENGLISH—Lockwood’s Lessons in English to page 157, together with classics to be se¬
lected, Compositions once each week.
MATHEMATICS—Arithmetic studied topically, one lesson each week.
Algebra—Milne’s Elements, four lessons each week.
HISTORY—Eggleston’s History of tne United States and Its People.
LA TIN—Collar and Danieli’s First Year Latin.
SCIENCE—Fall Term: Petermau’s Elements of Civil Govnermeut with supplement on
the Civil Government of Georgia by Hon. Hoke Smith.
Spring Term: Physiology. Blaisdell’s Our Bodies ami How We Live.
SPELLING—Lists of misspelled words found in compositions and writteu exercises.
GENERAL—Current topics, public speaking, drawing,
Ninth Grade.
ENGLISH—Lockwood’s Lessons in English completed, to he studied in connection
with classics. Confpost.ions once each week.
M ATHEMATICS—Milne’s High School Algebra, Milne’s Plane Geometry, 3 hooks.
HISTORY—Anderson-’s English History.
LATIN—Greenough, D’Ooge and Danieli’s Second Year Latin, composition, grammar.
SCIENCE—Hinman’s Eclectic Physical Geography.
SPELLING—Same as in eighth.
GENERAL—Same as in eighth.
Pupils may take Latin or Geometry.
Tenth Grade.
ENGLISH—Masterpieces of American Literature aud two of Shakespeare’s plays.
Compositions once each week.
MATHEMATICS—Milne’s Plane Geometry.
HISTORY—Myers’ Orations General History. Catiline
LATIN—Cicero’s against and other selected orations of Cicero.
Composition, GOVERNMENT—fTiske’s grammar. Government
CIVIL Civil of the United States and Curry’s
Southern States of the American Union.
PHYSICS—Text to be selected,
GENERAL—Same as in eighth.
Pupils may take Latin or Physics,
Reports and fionor Roll.
At the end of each month reports, giving- the standing of pupils in eacJi
branch of study and their deportment in school, will be made out by the teach¬
ers and sent to the parents for their inspection. This will acquaint parents
with the progress of their children and it is hoped by so doing to secure the
co-operation of parents in the work of the school. Parents are requested to
sign these reports and return same to teachers without delay.
Pupils who have been neither absent nor tardy duringany month and whose
general average in deportment and class standing is 90 per cent or more shall
be placed on the Honor Roll, which shall be furnished the local papers for pub¬
lication.
Attendance and Promotion.
In graded schools it is necessary for pupils to enter school at the beginning
of the year and to continue throughout the entire year. It requireg a full year’s
work to complete each grade. 1 f pupils shall leave school before the end of
the scholastic year or fail to t ass the final examinations they can not be pro¬
moted. but, on their return to school the next year, they shall be placed into
the same grades that they left. if. however, in the judgment of the superin¬
tendent, such pupils had sufficient cause for leaving school before the end of the
scholastic year or for failure to pass the final examinations, he may, at his discre¬
tion, give such pupils examinations at the opening ot the fall term at *uch
time as he may direct. Such examinations shall cover all the work of the grade
preeedingthe one to which the applicant seeks admission.
Punctuality and regularity in attendance are so essentia) to successful school
work and of such great value in the formation of good habits that parents are
urged to require both of their children. If parents expect their children to do
good work in school, they must keep them in school regularly. The teachers
cannot be held responsible for the progress of pupils who are irregular in at¬
tendance.
Advancement of Pupils.
Probably nothing pleases the average parent so well is to have his children
pushed forward rapidly in their school work, to have them “go through” so
many books a year, and to “finish school” while very young, To those tinpc-
quainted with the real tests of school work and with the law s of development of
a child’s mind, that school is most valued where the child is rushed ahead the
fastest and “graduated” the quickest. But in reality this kind of school is the
worst possible for the well-being of the child, both physical and mental. Time
is an essential element in education. We do not believe in mush-room or hot¬
house methods of forcing an education. Such methods are not conducive to
thoroughness. Education is a matter ot growth and not a pouring-in process;
it is not attained by leaps and bounds, but is a gradual development. It is far
better for a child not to enter school until he is seven or eight years old and
then he should not be pushed or hurried at any time in his school course. Dur¬
ing the first two years of school life he should not be required to study out of
school hours. Play is his legitimate business at this period of life. After this
he may be required to study an hour ar home, and finally two or three hours.
Wheu bright young children are rushed forward in a superficial way through
the lower grades they come to the studies of Latin, Algebra, Geometry,
History, etc., so young that their immature minds are not able to grasp them;
they soon become discouraged and say these studies are too hard, and want to
leave school. Even it such pupils continue in school and get a smattering of
these subjects—enough to graduate them—they are not prepared to enter col¬
lege or take up the serious problems of life in an intelligent, masterful manner;
hence their education is regarded as a failure. Better by far to give the child
plenty of time to develop as he goes, to do his work thoroughly at every step;
[ Ile " ^ not fin<1 U le branches beyond his grasp,nor will he desire to
,eave sch ° o1 firing tne . first year of the high school, but to go on through the
J*?. " “ r *’ Uireover, tin e\ils T ot superficial habits "‘"t and ^ the conceited h ’‘ ,DfU ideas ‘
of the child who ‘’graduates” at thirteen or fourteen or fifteen will |,i i
«, A or
and in their ’
nKees 1 > will huo areal i lo\e AI ,, lor . learning • and a desire . to advance fur-
ther . the
on pathway of knowledge,
The child’s nhvsieal ‘ welfare ^ at er of *.u the greatest moment. The
* ’ ’ ‘
rusn . method . of mental development
often results in a broken-down constitu-
tion or n,i,lel1 eye*. pupil is thus rendered unfit for the discharge of the
dlltles fl>r whifih ,le undertook to prepare himself,
1 hroughout €ttg)i$b.
all the grades the study of English will be stressed. Much time
and effort will be given to the study of reading, language, grammar, rhetoric,
literature and composition writing. The common schools of the country do
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Church Directory
.
Methodist Church. P,ev. j E. P.03
aer, Pastor.
Preaching every Sundav at 11 a arul
8:30 p. m.
Sunday school at 10 a. m. N. A * pv
senden. Superintendent
Epworth League, Tuesday evening at
8:30
Prayer You meeting cordially Wednesday evening at ihJ. 8 ■*»
are invited to attend
services.
First Baptist Church Rev. Dr Rile*
Pastor. - ’
Preaching lwt and 3d Sundays at 11 « a Uj »
and 8:30 *
Sunday p.m. school -
at 10 a. m. C. L. Mi/
Superintendent. Wednesday '*
Prayer meeting evening at 8 jo
p. in. We extend a cordial invitation to
all these services.
Presbyterian Church. Rev F.
Thomas Pastor.
Sunday school at 10 a. m. E. A.
Styieri n tend ent.
Prayer and meeting Friday evening at 8. :*).
Come Preaching worship with us.
every 2d and 4th Sunday at ]]
a. in, and 8:30 p. in.
Episcopal Church. Rev. Thus. M p, ur
. _
rev, Rector.
Preaching 2d and 4th Sundays at f» p. m
Sunday school every Sunday at 4. p. i u
E, Schaefer, Superintendent. We cordial¬
ly invite all to attend these services.
Second Baptist Church: Rev. P. j
Vermillion, pastor.
Preaching every 2nd Sunday at 11a. m.
and 8:30 p. m , and Saturday before 2nd
Sunday at 8:30 p. m.
Prayer meeting every Thursday at S.;io
p. Sunday m. School
at 3 p. m. M. E. Parra-
mere, Superintendent.
HAVE YOUR
TAILORING,
cleaning. pressing, dying and alter¬
ing work done by
J. . JOHNSON, Tailor.
Seven sears’ ex[.ei iance,Toccoa
G lO-i 1 lye
E. A. NEWTON,
SUCCESSOR TO
ft. A. RAMSEY ,
iFire Insurance Agent,
Represents a full line of old relia¬
ble and prompt paying companies.
Your Business
Solicited.
Your Interests Carefully Guarded
TOCCOA QA.
Application for Charter.
State of To Georgia, the Superior Habersham :
Court of said County
Par. 1. The petition of E. P. Simpson,
W. C. Edwards, D. \V. Edwards, L). E.
Hogsed. V. A. White, Paul Johns, Dever-
eaux Jarrett, B. M. England and A. 15.
Turnbull of said county, and Dewel! A.
Martin, B. F. Wilkinson, Jessie M. Au-
drews, Thomas F. Williams and R. F. Sul¬
livan of Franklin county, shows that they
desire to have themselves and such other
persons as may he associated with them,in-
corporatedin the name and style of “Farm¬
ers’ Cotton Oil and Fertilizer Company.”
Par. 2. That the object of said incorpo¬
ration is for the purpose of manufacturing
oil out of cotton seed, cotton seed hulls and
meal, manufacture and sell Fertilizers, and
in connection therewith to manufacture
ice, and keep and maintain a cold storage room
ful operate a general st<>re for the success¬
execution of their business, for pe¬
cuniary gain to the stockholders.
Par. 3. That the principal place of busi¬
ness of said corporation shall be in theeity^
of 'Toccoa, Haheisham county, Georgia,
and the capital stock of said corporation
shall be twenty-five thousand dollars, to be
issued iu shares of the denomination of
One Hundred Dollars each, the said sum
of already Twenty-five Thousand Dollars having
been subscribed, and ten per cent,
of said amount actually paid in, aud they
ask the privilege of increasing said capital
stock, if desired, at any time to One Hun¬
dred Thousand dollars.
Par. 4. That the stock of said corporrtiou
shall he transferred only on the hooks of
said corporation either in person or by pow¬
er of attorney, and no stockholder shall
transfer his or her stock if he or she is in¬
debted to said corporation,as principal,
security or otherw ise, until such indebted¬
ness is paid off and discharged, and for all
such indebtedness the corporation shall
have a first lien upon the stock of such
holder.
Par. 5. That the capital and surplus of
said corportion shall be liable for the debts
of the same, no stock holder shall be in¬
dividually liable only to the amount of his
unpaid subscription to the same.
Par. 6 That the officers, of said corpora¬
tion shall be a president, vice-president,
secretary and treasurer and a board of di¬
rectors. That at each annual meeting of
the stockholders of said corporation, they
shall elect a boaidjjof five directors, which
said hoard so elected after the meeting of
said stockholders, shall meet and elect a
president, vice-president, {secretary ami
treasurer. The time and place of meeting
for said election each ami every stockhol¬
der shall have written notice thereof. All
the business of said corporation shall be
said transacted hoard of by directed. the assent aud approval of
Par. 7. To this end petitioners desire
the power to purchase, hold and convey
both iu law and equity, any estate or in¬
terest therein in any kind of property either
real, personal or mixed, to sue and be sued
plead and be impleaded, to have and use a
corporate seal to make by laws, rules and
regulations bers for the government of the mem¬
of the corporation and its employees,
not inconsistent with the laws of this state
and to provide penalties for the enforce¬
ment of the same and to have and exercise
all other rights and powers conferred upou,
like corporations, not inconsistent with
the laws of Georgia and of the United
States.
Par. 8. Petitioners pray the passing of
an order by the court incorporating them
and their successors for the purpose here¬
inbefore set forth for and during the term
of twenty years with the privilege of re- •
newal at the expiration of said time
John W. Owen,
Petitioners’ Attorney.
State of Georgia. Habersham County.
Filed in office Clerk Superior Court Hab¬
ersham County, Georgia. Aug. 8th, 1902.
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J. A. ERWIN, c. s. c