Our Public SchoolsC.K. Paul & Company, 1881 - 381 pages |
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Page 37
... German , Italian , and the exact sciences might , together with modern history , be accorded some slight acknowledgment without injustice to the superior claims of Apollonius Rhodius and Cornelius Nepos ; though we believe it is still ...
... German , Italian , and the exact sciences might , together with modern history , be accorded some slight acknowledgment without injustice to the superior claims of Apollonius Rhodius and Cornelius Nepos ; though we believe it is still ...
Page 100
... tional efficiency of Harrow lies in the large number of subjects in which every boy is forced to dabble , for to master them all is impossible . Divinity , mathematics , French , German , physical science , history 100 Our Public Schools .
... tional efficiency of Harrow lies in the large number of subjects in which every boy is forced to dabble , for to master them all is impossible . Divinity , mathematics , French , German , physical science , history 100 Our Public Schools .
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mathematics , French , German , physical science , history , and geography , are a formidable list for the spare hours of a classical time - table . And , as if this were not enough , every boy is now obliged to learn music or drawing ...
mathematics , French , German , physical science , history , and geography , are a formidable list for the spare hours of a classical time - table . And , as if this were not enough , every boy is now obliged to learn music or drawing ...
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... German forms part of the regular work in every part of the school . The study of mathematics also has made great progress , and has become a very important part of the teaching . Neither can any boy pass through the school without ...
... German forms part of the regular work in every part of the school . The study of mathematics also has made great progress , and has become a very important part of the teaching . Neither can any boy pass through the school without ...
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... follows the requirements of the Universities . Out of 27 hours spent in school , only one - third is devoted , in the Upper Forms , to the combined study of French , German , history , mathematics , and science . In 220 Our Public Schools .
... follows the requirements of the Universities . Out of 27 hours spent in school , only one - third is devoted , in the Upper Forms , to the combined study of French , German , history , mathematics , and science . In 220 Our Public Schools .
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