The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-22


| lists are circulated among high schools
and academies to enable them to base
their study on these if preferred
Lewis academy keeps up with this out
line Of study. and has its academic course
in the study fEnglish classics each year
so arranged that when a student grad
yates. he has had in class study, just
about all the classics required to be read
for entrance TO college the next wear
Just now the seniors are studying books
one and two Of Milton's Paradise Lost
In the notes. references TO other books
which contain thoughts similar 10 those
Of Milton are given. These are looked up
and studied by the pupils. The Bible has
been found to be only one of many such
books. Shakespeare, Dante. Homer and
Virgil also contain many such parallelisms-
Besides this thorough work in English
classics. there is a years work in English
and American literature proper. In this
work also the most improved methods are
employed. The text book used is Paint
ers. which is one OF the most modern and
up-tO-date. Aside from all the require
nents which make up the modern ter;
book in literature his American literature
has a good picture OF each author preced-
ing the sketch OF his life. One-half yea-
is devoted to English literature and one
half 70 American.
\ mora thorough understanding OF the
classics and a nearer appreciation OF 5aeir
worth is obtained by the introductory
studies OF rhetoric, English composition
and prosody The latter is a study which
was introduced as a separate and regular
study at the close of last wear. II is
ten-weeks study, is taken by seniors and
has been already found to be productive OF
the best results. Miss Brown has chars
OF this study. as she also has Of literature
and the senior work in Enghh classics.
Next week closes another terms work,
and all classes are busy preparing for ex-
amuatiOns, which vii take place next
Thursday and Friday. It being the middle
of the year. the examinations on many
subjects will be final AT the beginning
of the new term other studies will oe taaen
up in place Of those being finished now
A number of dignihed 90 seniors cut
afternoon classes 10 go to an afternoon
lecture one day lsst week. A special ad-
dress was given for them from the chapel
y atform next morning, and the exsmins |
ton in physics which was given them as a
substitute for the one they had missed On
the previous day was so delightful % |
taht they probably will not care for an
other such soon.
Lewis academy certainly has some tai |
ented artists. from the number OF pictures |
and drawings which have been circu.atin, |
among the students recently. With most |
Of them, the sketch bears sucl striking |
resemblance 10 the original that much |
merriment is caused.
The beginning French class is low deep
in a story of an Irish philosopher treei by |
a crocodile on an island In the middle Of
the Nile river, with an Egyptian desert
o. either side. The class has not finished 4
this exciting tale. 50 it cannot be stated
how the terrified man happened to escape
to tell the tale.
Mrs. John Lloyd and daughter, Mrs.
Charles Hubbard. both of salina, Kan.
were visitors last week. Mrs. Hubbard is
4 celebrated vocalist and former pu9i,
Of Professor Scott.
Miss Freda Gustafson, one OF the seniors
stopped school last week on account Of I'll |
health, and returned to her home at Clear
water Friday evening" A delegation of
seniors and other school friends went to
he train to bid her goodby.
Miss Bertha Binkley graduate from
he academy in 81, has re-entered school.
She will take work in the classical course
and graduate next year.
Rev. Jackson, formerly superintendent
u Washington Friends academy. Wash
ngron, Kan, now Of West Wichita, visit
d the advanced physiology class Monday.
One of the best orations so far given this
rear by seniors at rhetoricals. was de-
ivered by Miss Gertrude Fazel Thursday,
N the subject Thinking"
Mr.. Charles Poppleton, a former student
If Lewis academy, visited friends last
week.