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This work was carried on with only four teachers. Mon- mouth offered the same subjects, and in addition taught His- tory of Education, Trigonometry, Astronomy, Objective Teach- ing, School Organization, and School Hygiene. The work at Monmouth was divided into an elementary course of one year, and a regular course of two years above this.

There is not a great deal of difference between this course of study and the first normal school curriculum (Lexington, Massachusetts, 1839) in the United States. This, which was copied from the state teacher training schools of Germany, contained 18 these subjects.

( 1 ) Orthography, reading, grammar, composition, rhetoric. (2) Arithmetic (mental and written), algebra, geometry,

bookkeeping, navigation, surveying. ( 3 ) Writing, drawing.

( 4 ) Geography with chronology, statistics and general his- tory.

( 5 ) Physiology. ( 6 ) Mental philosophy. ( 7 ) Music.

( 8 ) State constitution and history of the U. S. ( 9 ) Astronomy.

(10) Natural history.

(11) The principles of piety and morality.

(12) The science and art of teaching with reference to all these subjects.

In 1887 19 two years of Latin and one of Greek were of-

18 Dexter, History of Education in the U. S., page 376.

19 Catalogue, Drain Normal, 1887, 1891.