Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 August 1884 — Rensselaer Public School. [ARTICLE]

Rensselaer Public School.

The Public School of Rensselaer will open on the first Monday of September and will continue for nine months with a few short vacations. Our school is under the eiiperin tendency of P. M. Kirsoh, assisted by an able corps of teachers. A part of the high school is in charge of Miss Margaret M. Hill, a graduate of the Latin course of the Indiana State formal School, and a teacher of large and successful experience. It now requires four years to complete the regular course or our High School, which includes two years latin, Literatuie, Elementary sciences, some of thi higher mathematics, and a thorough review of of the Common school branches. The first year course of the High School includes Arithmetic, Elementary Algebra, Orthography, English Grammer and United States History, and civil Government. I his first year course is so arranged that i 1 is a natural and easy step in advance for the graduate of the country school. It is of inestimable value to those who expect to become ‘eacl.ers and those who desire to review and make an extended study of the common school branchesOnr High School has beep ;ommissioned by the State Board of Edu cation, and any pupil completing the full course nf study will be admitted into the Freshman class of the State University, Purdue Uuivers.ty. or to tlu> State Normal School without an examination. Begular Literary exercises are conducted in epnuecuou wth the High school and each pupil is ex peered to take an active part at leant once each month. Two classes in German will be or ganized, one In connection with the Third a:.d Fourth years of the High School, the other a beginning class which will meet, two evenings of each week. A small tee will be charged fora membership in the beginning class. The number in this class is limited to twenty. Graduates of the e< entry schools aie admitted to tbeFii-t year High School without an examination, Teachers holding a license are also admitted without au examination, and special arrangements will bo made as tb their classification. . Pupils of the High school who are delinquent in a part of their last vear's work will be promo ed with their respective classes upoD passing a satisfac ory examination on such 'York. Good board and lodging can lie procured at from $3 r K) r.j $3.75 per week. (Hub board. $2 00 to $2 50 per week. Several of the pupils last year did chores of mornings and evenings and thereby defrayed their entire expenses.