Adelphi Academy - Adelphic Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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ADELPNI ACADEMY. 25. FEES FOR INSTRUCTION. PER QUARTER, PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. No e'ctra charges in any study of the required course except for Materials used in the Laboratories. Kindergarten. First and second years, each per quarter - 310.00 Academic Department. Intermediate Grade - 3512.50 Fifth Grade ' 324 00 First Grade ---- 12.50 Sixth Grade - 28.00 Second Grade - - 15.00 Seventh Grade - - 32.00 Third Grade - 17.50 Eighth Grade - 37.50 Fourth Grade - - - 20.00 Collegiate Department, -------- 340.00 Rates for children of resident clergyrnen officiating in the city of Brooklyn, and of Principals of Brooklyn Public Schools, halfrprife. Tuition is payable at the Bursarts office in the Academic Building. No Deduction is made for absence of less than a half-termg in case of consecutive absence of tive Weeks or niore, tuition for one-half the time will be refunded. ' Special Students who atteztd one class recitation only, pay H515 a quarter for each branch pursued. Special students in the sciences are- entitled to the same amount of laboratory work as that which is required of regular studentsg for extra work in the laboratories they pay H310 a quar- ter for each additional period. Special students in the Gymnasium pay 959 a quarter for three lessons a Week, and S56 a quarter for two lessons a week. Any student who has more than two studies, who occupies a seat in the school and has the benelit of the general exercises, is considered regular, and pays full tuition bills. No special student is received for less than one quarter. Special Fees. The fee for instruction in the Kindergarten Training Class is 5100 per annum. There are no extra charges. For instruction in Drawing or Painting the fee is S10 per term for a half-day session three times a week, or S15 for the Whole-day session. The fee for instruction in the Manual Training Class is S58 per term. For pupils who purchase the tools that they use, the fee is 556. The Academy maintains a Book Room where all books and stationery may be purchased by the students for cash. Students in the Chemistry classes will make a deposit of 35 to cover Waste and breakage. In the Biology classes a deposit of S3 is required.

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24. ADELPHI ACADED1 Y. who find themselves prevented by lack of means from continuing their education, are invited to consult with the Principal concerning the possibility of making such arrangements as will enable them to go on with their studies. So far as the resources of the Academy may permit, it is the intention to extend a helping hand to every worthy student who may need assistance. By gift from Charles Pratt, the income of 51,000 is applied annually to prizes for improvement in penmanship. These prizes are open to students on full course in all departments. The same benefactor also established a fund to encourage good reading and elocution. The income is applied to awards for those who have made the most improvement, and also to tl1e providing of new matter for supplementary reading. Vlll. Certificates for Admission to College.-Colleges and uni- versities which admit students upon certificate will accept the cer- tificates of the Adelphi Academy. Among the institutions with which the Academy is thus related are the following: Amherst College, Cornell University, Smith College, Vassar College, Wel- lesley College, VVesleyan University, Williams College and the W0111an's College of Baltimore.

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26 AJDELPIJI ACADEMY. THE COURSE OF STUDY. The catalog of 1893-94 announced a new course of study for the Adelphi Academy, and invited attention to certain salient and inter- -esting features of the proposed curriculum. The new schedule has now endured the test of a year of trial, and it is possible to speak with .-some confidence of the results that have been obtained. Those who desire for their children the best advantages ofa ra' tional and liberal training are asked to observe these facts concerning the Adelphi : I. The study of the modern languages is begun in the primary grades, and every Adelphi pupil may obtain afair knowledge of French and German before entering the Collegiate Department, 2. The study of Latin is begun in the Sixth Academic Grade and 'the study of Greek, in the Eighth. 3. The important studies are continuous. Mathematics, English, and the sciences show an unbroken progression. History is almost equally honored. Moreover, German may be studied for eleven years, French for nine years, Latin for seven years, Greek for five years, Physics for live years, Chemistry for four and a half years, Biology .and related subjects also for four and a half years, Spanish for two years. 4. The correlation of studies is systematically arranged upon the basis of History and Geography, so that the student's attention is con- centrated upon one subject, while he is receiving instruction in His' 'C0ry, Geography, Science, and Language. 5. Geometry is studied from the beginning by laboratory meth- ods. It is made practical because it is introduced as a study of constructions. 6. To the former admirable laboratory facilities of the Academy, a new biological laboratory is now added, and it is in complete work- ing order. Biology is the science which deals with life, and is, there- fore, most closely connected with the study of life in history and liter- ature. It is also the science that is most intimately concerned with woman's work in the world. The extended study of Biology with laboratory equipment is the best possible preparation for the study of