The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-07-09
HARDWOOD SEMINARY.
AN INTERVIEW WITH ITS PRESI.
DENT.

en- below, we find that we were correct. 1t
is indeed a logical, systematic course of
study. An A. B. diploma from HARDWOOD
means more than from any school that we
know.
Wishing to know more of your course
of study, tell us, Prof Stewart, what you
propose to teach in science at the Semi
nary? p
In Primary grades, simple talks on in
sects, Physiology, Hygiene, etc., by the
President, once week.
In the Grammar grade comes the study
of a simple Physiology, alternating with
Geography work.
In the High school comes a systematic
study of Physical Geography, from ma
ture, using Maurys text as basis of work,
After completing this, the next fall term
the pupils begin the study Of Zoology, US
ing Cotton's work as a guide 70 dissecting.
An attempt is made to acquaint the pupils
with the principle insects, worms, molluscs
and vertebrates of the country by the study
of the animal
In the spring Miss Vinton takes the class
through Botany on the laboratory plan.
During this year the class will enjoy a
course of lectures on Physiology and Hy~
gens one hour week. The pupils are
now ready for seven months in Chemistry
with experiments and lectures. Our labo-
ratory is the best in this section, and the
young ladies learn to prepare the gases
and make reactions with perfect ease.
| Cages Physics comes next and how the
! young ladies delight in the experiments
with electricity, heat. light, sound and
dynamics. This is no mere book work,
which by itself is worth almost nothing in
| these studies, but knowledge that comes
from experiment.
! For the next FIVE months we will be
among the glories of the astronomical
world borne hither and thither on the rays
of light, WIS traverse the infinite meadows
| of space" weigh the earth and sun and
count the stars. Tired of our journey we
rest and study with Profs. LIE Conte and
Dana, the stones at our feet, the fossils in
the rocks, the forces at work in making
the old Earth the home of man.
| Such is brief outline of our science
course. The Seminary challenges compar,
ison with other schools to fud better.
Prof E. c. Branson, of Athens, Ga, says
there is not a better ScleDce and English
course in any female school in the State"
Tell us something of your English
course"
The first two years the child is given
object lessons and oral work, In the third
year the class studies Tarbell's Language
Lessons, which is intended to give ease in
expression and correct use of capitals and
punctuation marks, letter writing and some
knowledge of grammatical forms. The class
then studies Reid & Kellogg's grammar,
and in the High School, Reid & Kellogg S
Higher Lessons in English, together with
Wards Business forms are completed.
After two years in Lockwood Language
Composition and Rhetoric, with constant
practice in all kinds of writing they 60
into the study OF English authors. These
for the last two years they read in the class
writing synopsis, crit;ques, sketches etc.
In conjunction with this course we have
arranged a graded reading course for home
reading. Beginning in the grammar grades
with the Little Classics" published by
CHM Co., they read Irving Sketch Book,
Eongfellow's Evangelene and Mile Stand.
ish, Hawthorne's Twice Told Tales Scott
1vanhoe and Talisman, Dickens David
Copperfeld, Thackeray's Vanity Fair and
Col. Newcome, Emersons Essays on Com
duct of Life, Bulfnch's Age of Fable,
Macaulay's Essays and Browning.
We believe that pupils taking our full
English course will come out with a fair
knowledge of our literature and with skill
in the use of the mother tongue"
What of mathematics p
AS soon as a child enters the lowest
grade we begin with numbers on the CRUDE
method. The first year we teach them
numbers from one to fifteen. During the
| next two years they learn all the properties
of numbers to 100. This is principally oral
and blackboard and slate work. They are
now ready tor an intermediate arithmetic.
Then follows Wentworth's higher Arith>
metic, Wentworth's Algebra, Geometry and
Trigonometry. Algebra and Arithmetic
are reviewed during the two last years, one
lesson week. Bookkeeping is optional {"
do you teach any ancient and modern
languages p
"Oh. yes; we have a full Latin and
French course. Our Latin course consists
of First Steps, Graduation, Caesar, Virgil,
Cicero's Orations, Ovid and Horace. In
French, Miss Vinton will give a course
modelled after that at Wellesley, Mass"
What other courses have you in your
| literary department ??