The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-06-25

| ing based on the easier English class
| les. In the Junior and the senior years
Scott and Denney's textbooks on rhe-
toric, both elementary and advanced,
| are studied.
| Greek-Prof. Craver. In the two
years devoted to the study of Greek,
| the aim Is to prepare the student to
translate rapidly and accurately the
ordinary Greek of the Attic dialect.
That the student may he thoroughly
grounded in this dialect. 1t has been
deemed wise to defer, until a later per-
iod. the study OF the lliad.
| History--Prof. Presby. The course in
history embraces the study of the his
tories of the United states, of Greece
and of Rome. The advanced course In
| United States history deals particularly
with the constitutional and the politi-
cal development of the country. 1t pre-
sents a rapid synopsis of the processes
through which our national life has
acquired its present forms.
Iatin-Profs. Craver and Presby. AS
! a portion of the curriculum of the Col
legiatc Preparatory School. the main
object of the work in this department
| is preparation in the Latin required
for examination into our colleges and
universities. Two courses, one of four.
and another of three years. are offered.
At the close of the first years work
the student is expected to be thorough
ly familiar with the various infectual
endings and prepared rapidly to utilize
| his knowledge in the ordinary case,
tense and mood constructions.
| Mathematics - Profs. Downes and
! A.. Al&.~
, different branches of mathematics is
recognized. and in teaching each branch
; those subjects are especially dwelt
upon which have important bearing
upon future work. In the study OF
| arithmetic some subjects are deferred
| until taken up in the algebra. while
| other subjects. ordinarily unessential.
such as average of payments. duties
and customs, and the like. are omitted
altoge ether. 1t is aimed to give the
student a rigid drill in those subjects
which are the most practical and which
are essentially pertinent to college
work III the algebra special stress is
laid uuon the fundamental laws and
principles. in order to make the work
less mechanical to the student. Fac
+ to, ing" and Radicals" are recognized
as espeeinily important. The plan
adopted in beginning the study of ge-
omatry is TO make haste slowly. An
entire tern, is taken in covering the
nl':t two books. 1t is aimed from first
to last 10 train the student to think
independently, and. tho, Th all needed
| assistance is given him. this idea is con-
stantly kept in mind.
Modern Lanugages-Prof. Hoover.
The instruction in the modern lam
guages aims to meet the demand due
to he rapidly Increasing Importance of
these branches OF study. One years
work in either French or German is
required oe students in the Latin-Sci-
entifc course. while year of each is
required in the Scientific course. The
work in beth languages is similar in
nature. The purpose of the department
l.; to Gcquairt the student with the ele-
lnc1ts of grammar and the idioms. The
p2pi l.; thereby enabled to read easy
texts and is likewise prepared for the
s ,.enti!ic and classical reading of his
more advanced work in college.
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while the three courses taught in
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School cover four years. this scholar
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this offer. therefore. should be prepared
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hirh school students will be sufficiently
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