The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1918-06-29

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blowing eastward over that state; that Aus
tralia, approximately as large as the United
States, has less than one-twelfth the popu-
lation, because the high mountains in the
southeast deprive the prevailing winds Of
their moisture, thus rendering the interior a
desert; otherwise, Australia might have been
a world continent.
THE PREPARATORY DEPARTMENT
Passing into the room containing the ex-
hibit Of the Preparatory Department, our at
tention was caught by structure represent
ing, in miniature the bridge constructed by
Caesar in IS B. G. across the Rhine. This
clever piece of workmanship, by the boys Of
one of the Latin classes, was an exact imi-
tation of the pictures one sees of this crude
but colossal affair. On the wall, by way of
contrast, was a picture of the Quebec bridge,
the largest cantilever bridge in the world to-
day.
Pictures were shown presenting striking
comparisons between the methods and nipple
ments of warfare in Caesars day and those
used in the present war. For instance,
spears, shields and other equipment were
compared with airplanes and armored motor
trucks; the catapulta for hurting boulders,
with the auto surmounted by machine gun !;
the battering ram, with the AZ centimeter
gun; the testudo, with the caterpillar tank.
One found nicely executed maps showing
the northern boundary of the old Roman en-
pire as established by Caesar in IS B. G.
Some striking exhibits consisted of origi-
nal drawings of trees, representing the Latin
root of word with it's derivatives, the body
springing up from the root while the branch
es represented the derivatives.
About so per cent of English words are
derived from a Latin root. If one is a good
Latin scholar he need never consult dictlon-
airy for the meaning of words thus derived.
Take, for instance, the Latin root, enter"
If the meaning is known, one also knows at
once the meaning of the words, interstate,
interlock intertwine, etc.
The Historical division presented maps of
the four great world empires Babylon
ian. Persian, Grecian and Roman.
There were also beautifully executed book
let's on the lives and careers of Nero, Han
nbal the Carthaginian, Alexander the Great,
Charlemagne and other great historical char
acters.
Of particular merit were the chronology
ical charts, showing at glance sweep OF
historical events extending from 1000 B. G..
to 800 A. D., and embracing Egyptian, Assyr-
ian, Babvlonian, Hebrew, Persian, Grecian,
Roman, Teutonic and miscellaneous history.
The exhibits in Algebra and Geometry con-
sisted of demonstrations, original exercises,
etc.
In the General Science division, we found
some excellent diagrams, charts, drawings
and compositions showing the food elements
in each cereal grown also some diagrams
showing systems of ventilation, an apparatus
for generating hydrogen, etc.
The English division for the First Year
Preparatory contained some clever compost
tions on various subjects. One girl had
taken "Dishwashing" as her subject; another
had written her testimony of healing; another
told Of Chow We Came Into Zion,' while
others had written letters of application for
positions One lad wrote a clever compost
tion on the periscope, showing an illustration
af man looking through lens at the bottom
and turning the periscope above to face in any
direction.
The division for the Fourth Year Prepare
tory, exhibited composition work covering
wide diversity of subjects, such as The Coin
age of Money, The Causes of the Reformation,
Gothic Architecture of the Middle Ages The
Panama Canal, A True Christian, Honesty
in College, The Literature of the Anglo-Nor-
man Period, etc.
(To be continued in next weeks issue)