The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-08-23
SCHOOL OF THE LACkA-
WANNA.
Situation.

The School of the Lackawanna is
located in the heart of the city OF
Scranton, and has the advantage of
being accessible from not only any
point in the Electric City, but, inc
convenient to all nearby towns. i
only few blocks from the bus IS
centre and is delightfully."- situated in
the most exclusive residential portion
of the city. jefferson avenue, on which
1t faces, is recognized as one of the
most beautiful and fashionable thor
oughfares of the many in the "hill sec
ton" of Scranton.
The surroundings of the school are
peaceful and harmonious to mental ac-
tivity. Homes of the better class, with
beautiful buildings, patriarchial trees
and velvety lawns are on each side of
the school, and in front is the magnih>
cent edifice of the Elm Park Methodist
Episcopal church.
The school building is now UNDER
going repairs and will be put in good
order. The Physical Laboratory will be
supplied with modern apparatus and
the laboratory course prescribed for en-
trance to Harvard College will be given
under the supervision of Miss Kenyon.
Thirtieth Year.
The school enters in September upon
the thirtieth year since it's foundation
From the beginning it has enjoyed the
privilege of great usefulness to the
young people of this and neighboring
communities It's alumni and alumnae
many of them college graduates, exert
an increasing influence in this valley as
years pass by.
In the coming year the school will
maintain the same high standard of
thorough work and faithfulness to the
best interests of it's pupils that it has
maintained for more than twenty-five
years.
It's Special Advantages.
The school offers special advantages
to two classes of pupils. For those who
enter the lower school it has well-ar-
ranged courses of study leading to
graduation and college entrance. To
those who come to 1t later OH 1t affords
every facility for rapid progress. Mature
students have in many instances short
ened their preparatory course by one or
two years by combining classes. To
meet the wants of students who desire
to do this has been and will continue
to be most important part of the work
of the school,
The central idea of the school Is to
work for the boys and girls who come
TO it from the individual standpoint. All
children are not alike and the teachers
OF the School of the Lackawanna be-
lieve that it is folly to treat them as II
they were. The school aims as far as
Apossible to deal with individuals rather
khan with classes. 1t puts forth the
utmost efforts to meet the wants or
each individual student.
Courses of Study.
There are three leading courses of
study. The Classical course, which in
cludes Greek. Latin and German, leads
TO the academic department of the COL
lege. The scientific course, including
Latin and German, prepares the student
to enter the scientific school. The Eng
lish and modern language course omits
Latin. Partial courses are also ar
ranged to meet the needs of special
students.
The school hours are from S.45 a. m
to IL noon and from 1.15 to p. m. daily.
From to daily there Is period
known as the study hour" for those
who have failed in recitation during the
day. All pupils of the school who are
taking the full amount of work (four
lessons) are expected to do from one
to two hours work at home. Pupils
who do no home study cannot keep up
with their classes ordinarily, or such
has been the experience of the teachers. |
Discipline.
There are few rules Kindness and |
the courtesy that springs from it should |