The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-01-02
THE + CLASSIC SCHOOL.
aogress OF nm Advanced EducattonaF i
stltution at Big Stone Gap.

Mr.. BeckfOrd's school closed for the
holidays, last Tuesday, Dec. 18th, The
following is brief reS,tnls of The work
for the first term, which has saeeH mainly
in three lines: elementary scfence smath-
ematics and lang uage, IN tue first, Gray,s
Bow Plants Grow land Lessons in Bot
any" formed the basis of study. "A series
sof short talks on physiology was also
given toward the close of the term. Both
higher and lower branches of arithmetic
were taGght, and special college prepara-
ation also given IN algebra and geometry.
sIn English, the work nltechnical grammar
HaB combined with weekly exercises in
composition; selected portions Of tbs. best
English authors. ,were used for reading,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. givento Burroughs
Sharp Eyes and Writers Snowbound.
The inductiye Latin method, beginning
with Caesar was used, and German instruc-
ton given in afternoon and evening class
zes. General history, with exercises in
map d rawing !, and aseries ofshort lectures
VAS alss given. .A course of outside 'lec-
lures included the following topics: "a
study OF German literature, 'ts Hawthorne"
,.George Eliot, I" nRuskin, = Matthew Ar
mold g Emerson and Carlyle," a0Thack-
ery," and Goethe as Man and Poet" In
ali, nineteen regular and special students
have been connected with the school and
several accessionsg for the coming term
are already assured. The same general
plan of work willb continued. In Sci
ence, courses will be given in physiology,
elementary physics, review OF botany
with ield-work). Arithmetic will be fin
ished and algebra begun, with special
courses in plane geometry and trigonom-
etry. a reading course in English lit
erature will include selections from Shak-
speare, Chaucer, Milton, Bacon, Addison,
Pope, DeQuincey, Lamb, Wordsworth,
Ruskin, Browning and Tennyson, with
sketches of their lives. The courses in
Cesar, German and history will be contin-.
ued.
The services of,Miss S.; E. Hughes, who
has had long and successful experience in
teaching children hayebeen secured. She
will take charge of the younger pu-
pills. Mr.. Rockford will teach only the
higher work giving it more complete at
tention. This new accession Ill also add
music {vocn and Instrumental ,ssshoft-
hand typewriting snd French to the
school courses.
ARRANGEMENTS have been made Through
the courtesy Of thesI Improvement Coz for
fttingAaip Il corner of the electric light
building, as laboratory where expert
ments in physics and chemistry may be
made in connection with science classes
ana lectures. Plans are also assured for
the secafIng&of larger accommodations
Whenever needed
We.apote in addition. to above. the fol-
s.loHing from the prospectus of the school,
now in press:
NThe term classic school stands for
something more thansa mere smattering
ofGreek and Latin. The problem of 2
broad all-around iopnent Of the mind,
never SO happily solved as in ancient
Greece, is still the central one Of q true
education. Despite, indeed by the very
! reason Of the present tendencies toward
specialization, the need for ouch broad,
thorough development lis becoming more
apparent, The classical idea; Includes all
! those 5sst @irlfldences, both OF old and re-
cant orig gin, which draw. out and cultivate
the largest and Btrongast intellect al life.
{ 1t is evident that such deyei0pmen mt can
not be accomplished in short period Of
5 4 few wears Herein lies the reason and
necessity for the secondary schoos. taking
the,pnpils grcuHdedsi in the element and
y Nv proper I'M tfpction and discipline, fts
ting them TO carry; on With success the
higher courses of ollege and ilalyetslsys
The regular three years 60 urss con tenn
plated by this school lie hased upon the
Requirements for admissio % Harvard,
Yais. Wellesiey and other institutions Ct