The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-08
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AT THE SCHOOLS
LEWIS ACADEMY ADDS A YEAI
To Curriculum Friends Open De-
partment Physical Culture.
LEWIS ACADEMY.

The Lewis academy has opened this fall
with unusually bright prospects. Never be-
fore were SO many in attendance at the be-
inning Of the year
This institution was one Of several start
ed during the deIusive boom days, and
it IS the only one Of these which has never
had TO close its doors. This institution has
been ever recognized by those acquainted
with its work as one of superior and thor
! ough methods It surrounds its students
with an atmosphere which stimulates and
broadens; an atmosphere which while it
| educates the intellect, also develops the
moral and spiritual nature.
It has now taken another step forward.
AT the close Of last year the curriculum
was enlarged by the addition to the clas-
steal course of a whole years work. on
| account OF this extra work, it became
! necessary to also add another teacher.
This makes the corps Of instructors num-
Der nine, beside Miss Jekyn, who has
charge of the art department, Professor
| Kirkwood of the penmanship department.
Professor Sickner OF instrumental music
and Mrs. Ford Of vocal music.
This added years work enblade grad
dLC9 lCdN4lS u pass CliAI dllNC cAdIl4lI4d-
tons for the freshman classes of Princeton,
Harvard and Yale; or permits them to en-
ter the sophomore classes Of western
colleges. Entrance to the latter being often
gained without examination, on account
Of the excellency OF the work done here.
Under the careful supervision of Pro-
fessor Shedd, the Latin classes are pro-
crossing rapidly and even the "tyros" are
beginning to be initiated into the ways of
the Latin verbs. The Caesar class will, in
a short time, commence Cicero, while those
now in Cicero Will in a few weeks begin
the first of six books of Virgil's Aeneid.
The Latin Of the second year consists Of
Caesars Gallo War, Book V. Sallust and
Ovid This advanced Latin Is ground
hitherto UNEMPLOYED by academy students,
and hence is of even more interest to Latin
loving minds.
The rank which students from the acad-
envy have taken in their various occupa-
tons of life has been an honor 10 the
school Many have passed entrance exam
nations to Washington and Jefferson,
Princeton, Yale Northwestern, Harvard
and other schools. The hank of those who
have attended the above schools has been
such as to place them anon the first. Mr.
Seldom Haines, 81, raduated from Prince
ton, where he won the Hebrew scholarship
prize. which gives him two years study in
Europe free of expense.
Mr. James Rule, So raduated from
Washinton anG Jefferson, carryin first
konors, and is now teachin in the High
school at Washington, Pa, at a salary of
$500 per year.
Mr. William Heinig "a. was awarded q
cash prize of so for greatest proficiency IN
German in Washington and Jefferson col
lee.
Miss Alice Trickey. 90 after four years
experience in teaching. was elected to a
position in the Lewis academy faculty for
this year.
MI Harry Funk. 'a6. graduated from the
Sickner COnserva tory Of Music. In a cont
petitive examination in the Chicago C)1-
servatory of Music ne received as prize
a scholarship IN the conservatory.
The physics class is greatly pleased WITH
the new $50 air pump. 1t is a great sue
cess and the experiments with it make
clear many a doubtful point
Miss Browns room is now so full IN
current news" hour that extra chairs
have to be brought in. L takes about all
the news current TO supply that class now.
The prosody c-ass is developing poets
rapidly these days.
In the advanced physiology class it IS
popular 10 prick the fingers 10 get blood
TO examine under the compound micro
scope.
Messrs. Dennis. Gilchrist, Houston. Cole
man and Chandler have entered school
during the past week.