Adelphi Academy - Adelphic Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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20 KLDELIJIJI ACADEAIX'. The diploma of the Academy is given to every student who com- pletes any one of these prescribed courses. If any-regular student in the Collegiate Department goes from the Academy to a college or uni- versity, the diploma of the Academy may be granted to him or her in due course upon evidence that an equivalent of the remaining work in the Adelphi curriculum has been satisfactorily performed in the class-rooms of such a college or university. In the Art Department students may follow any special lines of art work, under most advantageous conditions of light and space. The Department of Physical Culture offers facilities for outdoor and indoor exercise of all kinds and grades. From the beginning of the Adelphi Academy this Department has performed an import- ant and prominent work in it, The curriculum of this Department is coterminous in years with that of the Academy, and special stu- dents are enabled to pursue special lines of exercise under competent direction. III. Admission of Students.-Applications for admission should be made on june I2, 1895, or on September 18, 19 and zo, 1895, at the Academy. Admission at any time is granted to those who can show evidence of ability to take up t e vvork of any class. Newly admitted students are not finally graded by the results of examinations, but by the evidence of their daily Work in class during the weeks immediately following their admission. Every student in the Academy is assigned to a teacher, who exercises careful and constant supervision. Stu- dents from other schools who have not had all the studies offered in the earlier years of the Adelphi, may be admitted under special con- -ditions, enabling them to make up the omitted work. Pupils from any other schools applying for admission to the Adelphi Academy should, if possible, present records of rank and latest promotion in the schools which they have been attending. Persons who wish to enter the Academy for the purpose of study- ing special subjects must give satisfactory evidence of ability to pursue such studies, and must conform to all rules of order prescribed for those in the regular courses. The privilege of pursuing special subjects will be withdrawn from all who fail to comply with such regulations.

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ADELPHI ACADER11'. 19 careful attention from the time ofreaching the building until they leave, and are trained by the most approved methods. They are kept quite separate from the main body of students. A visit to the Kindergarten will prove its best recommendation. There are skilful and approved teachers, a large number of assistants and an ample supply of every needful equipment. The hours of session are from 9 A. M. to I2 M. Parents of the pupils are at all times welcome to the Kindergarten rooms. Other visitors are requested to apply for admission in the Bursar's otlice. The vacations are the same as in other departments of the Academy. ' The Academic Department comprises eight classes, or grades, each one year in duration, and also one intermediate class between the Kindergarten and the first primary grade. Pupils may be admit- ted to this department who have attained the age of six years or over. The studies of the eighth, or last, year involve what is usually called f- the High-School grade of work in all branches. Rooms and hours of the school session in this department are so arranged that pupils of the four primary grades do not come in contact with other classes. The Collegiate Department includes four years of study, but the student may select any one of three courses in the department, viz., the Classical Course, the Collegiate Course and the Scientiic Course. Elective studies may be chosen in any of these courses, subject to the approval of the Faculty. The Classical Course affords a thorough preparation for any American university, and graduates from this course who have had the benefit of the whole Adelphi curriculum will be able to take ad- vanced standing. The Collegiate Course offers a comprehensive and thorough training in Languages, Literature, History and Politics, Philosophy and the Fine Arts, and Natural Science. The Scientiic Course prepares for a business career or for admis- sion to any scientific or technical college. Graduates from this course will have an assured practical knowledge of Physics, Chem- istry, Mathematics and its applications in Mechanics and Surveying, while the studies of History and Languages, including the mother- tongue, receive due attention.

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ADELPIiI A CADENI XT. 21 IV. System of Supervision.-Every student in the Academy is directly responsible to some member of the teaching force, who exer- cises control, subject to the sanction of the Faculty, over the daily work of the students assigned to him or her. In the Collegiate De- partment such officers are called H class advisers. The system of Faculty organization enables the Principal to meet every teacher in the Academy every week. In this manner it is intended to secure prompt and accurate knowledge of the scholarship and deportment of every scholar. Parents are requested to cooperate in this work of supervision by communicating freely with the class officers or Princi- pal, and especially concerning the nature and extent of the pupil's study at home. V. Attendance and Discipline.-In order to form systematic business-like habits and to make the most of the time devoted to education, pupils are required to be regular and punctual in attend- ance and in all school duties. A teacher cannot be responsible for the backwardness of those students who allow trifling causes to inter- fere with their attendance. It is also particularly desirable that the pupil should not lose time during the first few weeks of the school year and at its end. A fortnight more of vacation in Autumn or Spring cannot often be worth the risk of falling behind in studies. Pupils who have been absent or tardy are expected to state the reason therefor promptly to the teacher in charge of the room. If no reason for absence or tardiness is known to the teacher, or the reason given seems insufficient, notice of such absence or tardiness is imme- diately sent home. lfVritten excuses signed by the parent are not necessary unless specially requested. It is only desired that parents should know the testimony of the roll books and should cooperate with the teachers in correcting any possible carelessness or delinquency. Students who persist in wrong conduct, or who fail in diligence, will be carefully and kindly warned of the consequences of wrong-doing or of indolence. Parents will also be notified of such deficiencies by the periodical reports or by special inforniation. Students who are disobedient or wilfully inattentive after warnings will be removed from the Academy. It is hoped that parents will become acquainted with the teachers