T* r r'; i * Programme 92. \ T i 3 / January to March , 1922 . \ \ 71/rty to July, 1922 , z// Dominions.) Parents’ National Educational Union. The Parents’ Union School. (Address: House of Education, Amblicside.) Motto : “ I am, I can , I ought, I will." (He shall) “pray for the children to prosper in good life and good literature.” — (Dean Colet). FORM III. Pupils’ Names Bible Lessons. In all cases the Bible text must be read and narrated first. Old Testament History* by T. M. Hardwick and H. Costley-White (Murray, 3/6), Vol, III., pp. 55-115. (a) S.P.C.K. Bible Adas * (1/-). ( b ) Historical Geo- graphy of the Holy Land , by S. R. Macphail (Clark, 1/-). (c) Helps to the Study of the Bible (Oxford Press, 2/-). (d) The Saviour of the World , Vol. V. (P.N.E.U. Office, 3/-), pp. 68-122. (e) The Acts* by E.M. Knox,pp. 191-256 (Macmillan, 3/6). (/) (optional) The Prayer Book in the Church , by The Rev. W. H. Campbell (Longmans, 3/6), with lesson on Easter. For Sunday Reading ( optional ) : (a) The Romance of the Bible , by G. Hollis (Well, Gardner, Burton, 5/-), pp. 1-82. Attila and His Conquerors, by Mrs. R. Charles (S.P.C.K., 2/6), or, Origen and His Times : a Tale of the Third Century (S.P.C.K., 3/6). An English Church History for Children, Vol. I., by M. Shipley (Methuen, 4/6), pp. 1-97. For private daily Bible reading, children may use > Daily Read in °s from the Old Testament, by H. Franklin and L. Montagu (Williams & Norgate, 2/6). For New Testament : a Gospel in suitable portions. ( b ) A Boy s Book of Prayer, by A. Devine (Methuen, 2/-). WlVMbUK- - , Choose and transcribe passages from Shakespeare s Julius Caesar, and the other books set, in A New Handwriting for Teachers, by M. M. Bridges (P.N.E.U Office, 5d. a card) ; work from card 6. Dictation U Hew Handwriting to be used). Two or three pages or a passage to be prepared first from a newspaper, or, from the prose and poetry set for reading ; a paragraph to he then dictated. Composition. Read on Tuesdays some subject in “ Literature/’ or, on the news of the week, or, on some historical or allegorical subject, etc. Write on Thursdays an essay on the subject. Narrative poems on events that have struck you. English Grammar. Parse and analyse from books read, making progress each term. Meiklejohn’s A New Grammar of the English longue * (4/-), pp. 23-45, or, Morris’s English Gram- mar '- (Macmillan, 1/9), pp. 73-87 ; 96, 97 ; 109-125. JUlterature (including uuuuay emu evening reading;. The History of English Literature for Boys and Girls* by H. E. Marshall (Jack, 10/6), pp. 1-90. (a) Shake- speare’s Julius Caesar* (Blackie, Plaintext, 7d.). (b) Sigurd the Volsung ,* by W. Morris (Longmans, 2/-). ( c ) Malory’s The Knights of the Round Table * (Blackie, }!')• Poems of To-day * (Sidgwick & Jackson, 3/6) : know the poems of six poets. English History. Arnold Forster’s A History of England * (Cassell, 8/6), pages 1-65 (b o. 55-901). Make a chart of the period studied (b.c. 55-901), (see reprint from P.R., July, 1910, 3d.). Bead the daily news and keep a calendar of events. French and General History. Creighton’s F^st History of France* (Longmans, 5/-), pp. 1 2 » (b.c. 5-J-901). The British Museum jor Children * by Fiances Epps (P.N.E.U. Office. 3/9). chapter "o M ED m/ZT'' K “I' a B “° k °f Centuries* * i‘ . . U ‘ Office, 3/-), putting in illustrations from all C e"S..K n ‘ Gr,a ‘ W “'- by c. Pi. L. Fletcher (Murray, G/-), pp. 120-156 (optional). Citizenship. Ourselves* Book I. (Keean P».,i mcs North’s Plutarch's Livef^cf 4/6) ’ pp ’ 163 '186. A Pronouncing DiMonal „7 mT (Klacki «. V-). tiquities (Walker 1/m L-i Mythology and An- by St. Loe Straeh'ey WacmilUn, If), Geography. m‘ y mu7 l, L y tt 11 ' t' Ho “ sehold (Mac3lan, W 2/-) e , Know something about foreign places coming into notice in the current newspapers. Ten minutes’ exercises on the map of the world every week. Phillip’s Atlas of Com- parative Geography (new edition, 3/-), may be used fcsee also tests under P.U.S. “Scouting.” * Map questions to be answered from map and names put into blank map (from memory) before each lesson. Children to make maps of new boundaries from memory ieacher to use The Treaty Settlement of Europe, by H. J Fleure (Oxford Press, 2/6). Teacher may find useful Out-door Geography, by H. Hatch (Blackie, 3/-). Natural History and Botany. The Study of Plant Life * by H. C. Stopes (Blackie, 6/-), pp. 141-163. Buskin’s Ethics of the Dust * (Dent 2/6), Lectures 8-10 inclusive. Keep a Nature Note-Book (P.N.E.U. Office, plain 4/-, or interleaved 3/-), with flower and bird lists, and make daily notes. For out-of-door work choose some special study ; leaf-buds, cotyledons, etc. The Changing Year, by F. M. Haines (Wadsworth, 3/-), or, Countryside Rambles , by W. S. Furneaux (Phillip, 2/6) : January to March. Furneaux’s ^ Nature Study Guide (Long- mans, 6/6). General Science. Architecture * (Jack, 3/6), pp. 65-86. Geikie’s Physical Geography * (Macmillan, 1/9), pp. 91-136. Arithmetic. Pendlebury’s New Shilling Arithmetic,* pp. 72-84 (Bell, 2/3). Revise back work ; examples may be taken from Pendlebury’s New Concrete Arithmetic , Book V. (Bell, 5d.). Important : to be read in leisure time, Number Stories of Long Ago , by D. E. Smith (Ginn, 3/3). Geometry. A Sc J‘°° l Geometry* by H. Hall and F. Stevens (M* n irnllan, Parts i.-iv., 3/6), pp. 42-51, 56-59, 62 64 Th ^ School Set of Mathematical Instruments (Macmillan*, German. Siepmann’s Primary German Course * bv 0 a; (Macmillan, 5/-), Lessons 7-9 inclusive ' S ? P “?" a sfcudj preface, using the Jessons ^ eac ller «*"■ s f oriM , ;r:*e«?s «■ or ' Preferably, Italian. Pe Srci s / efno. COMt ' £ " U . Office). Home Education, 5 / 6 , 5 wQrk toget } ur In home schoolrooms Forms ah- a in all history subjects including Scripture). f s N.B. 8. — All books, etc., may be obtained from tbe Sec- retary of the P.N.E.U., 20, Victoria Street, London, S.W. 1, as well as exercise books bearing tbe school motto, 7d. each, and Cambridge paper for the Examination 10 for 4 quires ( not less) ; envelopes to match 1/G a packet. Abo the School Badge (4/6), School Hat Band (4/6), and Ribbon 3/0 a yard. Badges stencilled in washing colours on pale blue linen may also'be obtained, 4£d. unmounted, 6d. mounted. N.B. 4. Members are particularly asked to follow tbe notes under Our I Vork in the Parents Review . N.B. 5. This Programme is for Members o) the School 0 ttly and must not be lent. Specimen copies of old Pro- grammes can be obtained by members from the Secretary, House of Education, Ambleside. N.B. 0. — All letters re School and Programmes, except book orders, should be sent to Ambleside. The enclosed Order Form for books should be used. Members are asked to send the School Fee direct to Ambleside. P.N.E.U. subscription, money for books, etc., should be sent to the London Office. N.B. 7. — There is an Association of Old Pupils of the P.U.S. A course of reading is provided. For particulars apply to Miss P. N. Bowser, c/o P.N.E.U. Office. V Hxani, ivation 92. Parents’ National Educational Union. The Parents’ Union School. [Address: House of Education, Amblesioe.) Motto : “ I am, I can , I ought, I will FORM III. Pupils’ Names Bible Lessons. I. 1. “He loved him as he loved liis own soul.” Give an account of this friendship. 2. What happened at Adullam, Engedi, Gilboa, Ziklag ? Tell the whole story in two cases. II. 1. Describe the journey of St. Paul to Antioch and his first sermon there. What was the result of his preaching ? 2. What do you know of (a), the healing of the lame man, ( h ), the call of Timothy, ( c ), St. James? 8. “ The people sat in darkness.” “ I am the Light of the world.” Show the full meaning of these state- ments ? Writing. Write ten lines of poetry from memory. Dictation (unprepared). The Knights of the Round Table, page 60, “ So as ... . world.” Composition. Write an account for your School Magazine on, — 1. “ And so the Princess was happily married,” or, “ And the Prince called for three cheers for the Begum of Bhopal.” 2. Write some verses on one of the following, — Sir Gala- had, Ulysses, Sigurd, The Coming of the Swallows, Shackleton’s Grave. English Grammar. 1. Analyse, parsing the words in italics, — • “ I wander’d lonely as a cloud That floats on high o'er vales and hills, When all at once I saiv a crowd, A host of golden daffodils.” 2. Give, in sentences, four examples each of transitive and intransitive verbs. 3. Give, in sentences, examples of fcAur kinds of (a) t pro- nouns, and, (fc), adjectives, V or 8 Wlinfc do vou know of the original meaning of the verbs, - can, shall, will, may, must, ought ? 4. Into what classes are adverbs divided ? Give examples of each. L,,e r Give some account of (a). The “ Father of English Song,” or , (6), The “ Father of English History. 2. Write, as you would act, a scene from Julius Caesar , in which Cassius and Casca appear. 3. Write, as far as you can in the style of Malory, of “ how Sir Launcelot and Sir Lionel departed for to seek adventures.*' 4. What do you know of the Mabinogion ? English History. 1. What do you know about Homan Camps and Roman Roads in Britain ? Mention any you have seen. 2. Why are English people described as Anglo-Saxons ? Give some account of the history contained in this term. What traces of it have we still ? 8. Describe the conversion of Mercia. French and General History. 1. Write an account of (a), Clovis, (/;), the government of Charlemagne. 2. Describe the coming of the Northmen. Citizenship). 1. (u), 2 * 4 * * * ‘ Veni, vidi, vici,” (6), “ To cross the Rubicon.” What events in Julius Caesar’s life gave rise to these popular sayings ? Describe Ca?sar’s great victory at Alesia. 2. Show that we are all paid labourers. What do you understand by Integrity? In what various ways should integrity be shown ? 3. What duties lias a British citizen towards the Empire? W liat is the value of the common citizenship? Geography. 1. Give a map of Scandinavia, putting in the chief physical features, and write a short account of the scenery. Between what parallels do Norway and Sweden lie ? 2. Write “ A Letter from High Latitudes” about Iceland. . Give an account of one of the “Famous corsairs of r ranee.” A'* fUUI tU L What plants would you expect to find in a hedge, in a ducli. and on a moorland ? Describe fully one of 2. Describe with diagrams, six kinds of leaf-buds, or « \vt c t ot >' led( J n . 8 * tlj afc you have examined. 1181 Past Instory is contained in a piece of tourmaline and a piece of marble ? General Science '' W "“ j* * fcj" ,nd ho " i» it formed ? Give a diu. 2 How wn ii M C 1 e 80!1 . ,e ^ ,e motions of the sea. ,ordtrron e eT' 2e * N °™' 0» Picture Talk. Describe Jan Steen’s “ An Old Woman Reading.” Arithmetic. 1. Re,1 »ce^l l75 and 41(1 to vulgar fractions in lowest 2. Express 7 A and 7 A as decimals and subtract one result from the other. 3. Find the cost of papering the walls of a room 15 ft. bv 13ft. and 9ft. high; paper 21 inches wide at 2/- for 12 yards. 1 Geometry. 1. The three angles of a triangle are together equal to two right angles. 2. If the bisector of the vertical angle of a triangle is at right angles to the base, the triangle is isosceles. 3. If the opposite sides of a quadrilateral are equal, the figure is a parallelogram. German. 1. Describe, in German, the picture to Lesson 8. 2. Make sentences using the Imperfect Indicative of, — fragen , antworteu , strccken, sein, offnen . 3. Make sentences using the prepositions an , auf, in, unter , vor , or, Italian. 1. Make sentences, in Italian, using, — Ts there? There is not. I had been. W^e were. He shall be. There will be. 2. Use, in sentences, the Italian for, — one, first, fifth, six, five. 3. Conjugi te the Imperfect Indicative and Past Definite and Subjunctive Present of comprare. Latin 1. Rewrite with elicit : — Section 90, 1-14. 2. Answer, in Latin, the questions, section 88, page 41, or , 1. Use, in sentences, the Latin for, — of a good lord, small tables, 0 good boys, to great kingdoms, to a famous sailor. 2. Use, in sentences, the genitive and dative singular of, judex , aetas, miles, trabs , hients , dux . French. 1. Describe, in French, a visit to Versailles, or, an incident from Les Ailes de Courage . 2. Use, in sentences, the comparative and superlative of,— jeune , bon , bien , petit , peu. 8. Make sentences, using the French for, I believe. Do you not believe ? They do not believe. Would you believe ? Does he believe ? Drawing. 1. An illustration (with name) from Julius Caesar. 2. A memory sketch from one of the pictures you have studied. 8. A design in twigs for a frame. Musical Appreciation. 1. How many kinds of Children’s Music are there ? Give examples of each type. In what catagory would you place Schumann’s “ Scenes of Childhood,” and why ? 2. Write a few lines on ^wy Jive of the following, — Clara Wieck ; “ Traumerei ” ; the “ Lied ” or art-song ; Florestan ; G.A.D.E. ; Jean Paul Richter; Schu- mann’s use of the il Marseillaise.” Recitations. * Father to choose two Bible passages of ten verses each, a poem, and a scene from Shakespeare . Reading. * Father to choose a poem and a leading article from a news- paper. Music. * Examine in work done. Singing * Father to choose an English, a French and a German song, and three exercises. Drill.* Report progress. Work. * Outside friend to examine. List of work completed to appear in Parents' Report . N.B. 1 . — Examination to begin on Monday, March 27th. Papers to be posted on Saturday, April 1st, with no other enclosures . 2 . — Subjects thus indicated (#) to be marked on the Parents' Report according to Regulations. 3. — Members are asked to read the Regulations carefully, as much time is lost by the Examiners when (a) there is no numbered list of the subjects sent for examination, ( b ) the papers for each child are not fastened together, or (c) the name of the member does not appear. 4. — Answers may not be written on both sides of the paper. The papers should be tied together loosely with string. 5. — Please note carefully (a) the amount of written work expected in Form I., ( b ) the Regulations as to the number of papers to be sent in by Schools. P.N.E.U. CONFERENCE. Handicrafts, Nature Note-Books, Century Books, sketches or other drawings, which are really well do)ie may be sent to the Secretary, House of Education, Ambleside, but not with the Examination Papers. Stamped and addressed cover for return must be enclosed, and the packet (not more than 4 exhibits for one scholar) should reach Ambleside by May 15th.