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Excerpt from Course of Study: For the Elementary and Grammar Grades To the Reverend Pastors of the Archdiocese of San Francisco, the Superiors of the Religious Communities teaching therein, the Principals and Teachers of our Parish Schools. Dearly Beloved in Christ: Since the time the Pastoral Office in this Archdiocese was committed to our charge, nothing has been closer to our heart than the education of our Catholic children. For this purpose, in the year 1915, we established the office of Superintendent of Schools, and appointed the Rev. Ralph Hunt, S. T. L., to that position, with the duty of examining, systematizing, and co-ordinating the programs of instruction in our Elementary and Grammar Schools. To assist him in this delicate undertaking he established, with our advice and approval, a Scholastic Council, composed of representatives from all the Communities engaged in the work of teaching in these schools. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from An Elementary Course of Study in Literature for Grammar Grades Not one Of a score of courses of study examined by the writer in connec tion with this work contains one fourth as many long selections as have been named. Why this is so will be seen from an examination of the methods and aims employed in teaching the subject, and the effects it produces may be determined by an inspection of the products Of our schools. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.