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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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STANDARD V.

1. PASS-SUBJECTS.

Reading and Definition.—A book of general information, not necessarily excluding matter such as that prescribed for Standard IV.

Spelling and Dictation suited to this stage.

Writing.—Small-hand copies in a strict formal style, and text hand; transcription of verse in complicated metres, and of prose exhibiting the niceties of punctuation.

Arithmetic.—Proportion; simple interest; the easier cases of vulgar fractions, and problems involving them; mental arithmetic.

Composition.—A short essay or letter on a familiar subject, or the rendering of the sense of a passage of easy verse into good prose.

Geography.—New Zealand and Australia, as for Standard IV. The map of Great Britain and Ireland: Capitals, great ports, and cities and towns of more than 200,000 inhabitants, with their characteristic industries and geographical advantages. The map of Europe: The principal seas, gulfs, headlands, mountains and rivers; countries and their capitals and great ports; geographical advantages of the several capitals and ports; forms of government of the Great Powers. Physical geography: General distribution of land and water on the surface of the globe; the mountain and river systems of some one continent; water-shed; formation of deltas. The globe: Significance of meridians and parallels of latitude; the seasons within the Arctic and Antarctic circles.

Drawing.—Drawing to scale; freehand drawing to be kept up. (See Regulation 20.)

2. CLASS-SUBJECTS.

Grammar.—Inflections of the verb; the parsing (with inflections) of all the words in any easy sentence; analysis of a simple sentence.

English History.—The period from the accession of Henry VII. to the death of Queen Anne: About twenty-five persons and events, and about twelve dates, are to be selected by the teacher. (See Regulation 16, and the description of the work in history for Standard III.)

Elementary Science.—See Regulations 21 and 22.

3. ADDITIONAL SUBJECTS.

Recitation.—Of a higher order than for Standard IV.

Singing.—More difficult exercises in time and tune; strict attention to expression marks.

Needlework and Drill.—See Regulations 25 and 12.

STANDARD VI.

1. PASS-SUBJECTS.

Reading.—A book containing extracts from general literature.

Spelling and Dictation suited to this stage.

Writing.—The copying of tabulated matter, showing bold head-lines and marking distinctions, such as in letter-press require varieties of type (e.g. the copying of these printed standards, or of a catalogue showing division into groups).

Arithmetic.—Vulgar and decimal fractions; interest and other commercial rules, such as discount, stocks, partnership, and exchange; the metric system of weights and measures, and calculations with pound, florin, cent., and mil; square root, and simple cases of mensuration of surfaces; mental arithmetic generally.

Composition.—Essay or letter.

Geography.—The maps of Asia and North America: Work analogous to the work prescribed under the head of “Map of Europe” for Standard V. The map of the world: British possessions; their principal towns and leading products; with some knowledge of their relative importance, and of the forms of government of the most important. Physical geography: The principal causes of difference of climate, with illustrations.

Drawing.—Elementary solid geometry, and freehand drawing from simple models. Freehand to be kept up. (See Regulation 20.)

2. CLASS-SUBJECTS

Grammar.—Complete parsing (including syntax) of simple and compound sentences (easy), prefixes and affixes, and a few of the more important Latin and Greek roots, illustrated by part of the reading-book; analysis of easy complex sentences.

English History.—The period from the death of Elizabeth to the reign of Victoria; also the elements of social economy—that is to say, very elementary knowledge of such subjects as government, law, citizenship, labour, capital, money, and banking. (See Regulation 16, and history for Standard III.)

Elementary Science.—See Regulations 21 and 22.