WAIRARAPA HIGH SCHOOL
SYLLABUS OF HOME WORK. Pupils are requested to send in on Wednesday of each week (1) the list of work done; and (2) written work to be corrected. The work may be left at the school between 8.30 am. and 10 a.m., or between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Wednesdays . Those delivering the work must be over 16 years of age Written work may be sent through the gost if this method is preferred. Note to pupils.—Don’t worry if yeu encounter difficulties in yeur work. Take note of these and write and indicate whore you require help. If you cannot complete the work in the time allotted to you, send in what you have done. The second assignment of work, for the week commencing Wednesday, March 18, is as follows:— English. Form Hl.—Jones: Read pp. B—ll and write ex at bottom of p 11; Jones: P- 293 learn and find meanings of words from “absence” to “awful.” Essay: Pickles p. 8; subjects 6, 8 ar 9; read pp. 9—16; finish learning p. X (introduction), Ruskin en “Reading.” Form IV.—Nesfield: Write ex. on pp. 13 and 14; revise thoroughly pp. I—31; essay: “Your favourite amusement or hobby,” or “A Haunted House”; Nesfield pp 118—123, learn; write p. 122, 5 and 6, p. 124 (top of page.)
Form V.—Nesfield.—Learn pp. 39— 46; p. 108, parsing from 1,2 and 3; Essay: Murison p. 168, subjects I—ll (anyone); commerce reading “Harold, the last of the Saxons”; Nesfield: Revise pp. 81—83. Form Vl.—Ogilvie and Albert: Learn pp. 33—41. Essay: Character sketch of Prospero (from “The Tempest”). Ogilvie and Albert p. 41, write 2 and 3; pp. 441—446, learn; write p. 44, 13 and 14 (a —f). Mathematics. Form Vl.—Algebra (Baker and Bourne). —Wednesday, study pp. 260— 262 to end par. 179; Thurs.: Study paras. 180—182; Fri.: p. 266, Nos. 1, 4, 19, 12, 13, 15; Mon., p. 266, Nos. 17, 19, 22, 24; Tues., p. 267, Nos. 28, 29, 35. N. 8.: In these examples distinguish carefully between the letter ‘‘A” and the symbol for the Greek letter “alpha.” Geometry: (Hall and Stevens). —Wed., p. 236 Nos. 2,4, 7, 10; Thors., p. 237, Nos. 1,5; Fri., read pp. 238 and 240; Mon. read p. 241 and do Nos. 1 and 2; Tues., p. 241, No. 4. Trigonometry (Hall and Knight). > —Wed., read pp. 8 to 10; Thurs., p. 11, Nos. I—6; Fri., p. 11, Nos. 7,8, 9, 11; Mon., p 12 and 13 to end of par 23; Tues., pages 13, 14. Form V.—Arithmetic (Harris and Herrick).—P. 298, Nos. 86 to 92, and 101 to 105, or Hall and Stevens p. 222, examples E and G Algebra (Baker and Bourne). —Even numbers in exercises 18 C, D (2 —40), and E. Geometry (Barnard and Child). —Learn pp. 123—141 and work riders p. 31, Nos. 7,8, 17, 18, 19, or (Baker and Bourne), learn pp. 81—102, and work riders p. 36, Nos. 7, 11, 13, and p. 58, Nos. 3, 25. Form IV.—Arith. (Harris and Herrick), p. 156, Nos. 31—43; Alg. (Baker and Bourne), p 46. VI H and K, p. 53, Nos. 14——-23. Geom. (Barnard and Child), p. 27—33, p. 133—139. Work p. 139, No. 3. Form JU.—Arith. (Harris and Herrick).—P. 56, Nob. 26—50.
Science Form Vl.—Chemistry (Roscoe and Harden). Scholarship candidates leant pp. 40—50. Write answers to questions 2,3, 4, p. 45 and ques. 1, p. 57.
Heat.—Scholarship candidates, textbook “Senior Heat” by Stewart and Satterly.—Learn chapters 1 and 2 and write p. 23 exercise n, exs. I—B.
Form V. —Botany (girls) learn pp. 192—204. Answer questions p. 190 Nos. 24 to 28. Chemistry (Willings}, pp. 11—35. Write answers to questions—p. 16, ques. 1, p. 24, ques. 1,3, 4,5, 7, 8 9, p. 35, ques. 4, 5, 8. Form IV.—Botany (girls) (Nave’s Botany) learn pp. 14—25. Write answers to qnes. 3, 18, 19, p. 26. Chemistry (boys) (Willings Chemistry), p. 35, ques. 7,8, 9, learn pp. 35—45. Form ITT.—Text book, Hooton and Mathias “Introductory Course of Mechanics and Physics.” Obtain also ruler marked in inches and centimetres. (1) Do experiment 1. (2) Read pp. 2 and 3, and do expt. 2. (3) Do. expts. 3 a ana 3b. (4) Bead pp. 4 and 5. Do expt. 4. (5) Do expt. 5. Keep careful record of all experiments done, carefully setting out results obtained. Agriculture. 3rd year.—Learn chap. XIX Penlington. Write answers to ques. 6 and 7, p. 307 in Connell and Hadfield. 2nd year.—Penlington Science of Dairying.—Learn chap. 1 and write answers to ques. 1 and 2, p. 13. Ist ‘year.— Make a list of the chief weeds found in your district, and explain any methods used to eradicate them. Latin. Form IV.—Revise active verbs in Longman 1; revise pp. 120—125 Longman II; learn pp. 126—128; write ex. 82 and 83. Form V.—Longman Pt. IL— Revise grammar for ex. 151 and 152; learn pp. 260—265; write ex. 153 B, 154 A. Form VI. —Bradley’s Arnold pp. 38—41; write ex. 2. French. Form IV.—Siepmann H.—Learn grammar set on p. 2; translate p. 2 (do not write); write reproduction p. 119. “Choix de Contes Popnlaires,” translate pp. 12, 13, 14 (do not write). Form V.—Matriculation French course, lessons 3 and 4; revise grammar set for these lessons; write ex, 3 B and 4 B; revise grammar set for lessons 1 and 2. Form Vl.—Revision of irregular verbs; matriculation French, course, write proses 47 and 49; “Contes Choisis” translate pp. 11—25. History.
Form V.—Warner and Marten.— Chap. 35. Form IV.—(As above), Tues., give
causes and results of seven yeans war. Form HL —(Brief Survey), Chap. Hl.—Write an account of the conversion of England to Christianity and the results (see summary.) Geography.
Form JU.—Longman’s Geography, bk. V, pp. 13—23; write answers to questions 3 and 6. Form IV. —Longman’s geog. bk. V; learn pp. 14—23. Write answers to ques. 10 and 11, p. 195. Form V. —Longman’s Geography bk. V, chap. H; map of England and Wales marking coal fields (shaded), and chief industrial regions with name of industry. Book-keeping.
Ist year.—Text book Thornton’s Primer.—Read lesson 2, answer ques. on lesson 1. Shorthand. —Text Book. —Pitman’s Commercial Course.— Learn lesson 2, work ex. 6 to 8. 2nd year.—Book-keeping, Thornton’s Primer. —Les. 7. Work ex. 11 and 12. Shorthand.—Pitman’a Commercial Course.—Les. 6. Work ex. 33 and 33.
3rd year students and others.— Book-keeping, Whitcombe’s Practical Book-keeping by E. L. Enting. Chap. 4, work ex. 4,5, and 6. Shorthand.— Note:—New text book. Pitman’s Commercial Course (New Era Edition). Chap. 8, work ex. 43 to 45.
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