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Excerpt from A Syllabus of European History for Secondary Schools At the annual High School Conference held at the University of Illinois in November, 1906, provision was made for the appointment of a committee to prepare a syllabus of a course in history and civics for secondary schools. The committee appointed by the chairman of the conference consisted of the following persons: E. B. Greene, department of history, University of Illinois; H. S. McGill, Principal, Princeton Township High School; W. A. Furr, Superintendent of Schools, Jacksonville; S. M. Echols, Mt. Vernon Township High School; Lillian Thompson, Englewood High School, Chicago. This committee found difficulty in agreeing upon the constituent elements which should enter into a three-years course in these subjects; in view, also, of the discussions now in progress in the American Historical Association regarding a possible revision of the report of the Committee of Seven, the committee has not seen its way clear to present a final recommendation as to the precise subjects which should be included in such a three-years course. It has, however, seemed possible to render a substantial service to many teachers of history by the preparation of a syllabus covering the field of ancient, mediæval, and modern European history. Such a syllabus has accordingly been prepared in consultation with this committee by Professor Laurence M. Larson of the University of Illinois. Professor Larson was able to bring to this work knowledge of secondary school conditions gained by several years of experience as a teacher in the high schools of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The syllabus is supplemented by a number of suggestions as to equipment and methods of instruction, which it is hoped will be suggestive. A preliminary edition of this syllabus is now printed, with the expectation that it will form a basis of discussion at the University High School Conference, to be held in November, 1909. Dr. Larson and the members of the committee will welcome suggestions from any source as to any part of the report. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.