Adelphi Academy - Adelphic Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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CONSPECTUS OF STUDI ES. Subject to modifications made necessary by transition from old curriculum and by requirements of time-tables. THE KINDERGARTEN. Tara lf'mrr' Cvlfrxe. Sessions, tl to 12 o'clock. 1. The Songs and Gaines of the Kindergarten introduce the study of Natural Science, stimulating the imagination, developing a sympathy with nature, and suggesting the highest ideals in thought and action. The Gifts form the basis of Mathematical Science, illustrating the solid. surface, line and point. The pupil acquires from the Gifts a knowledge of geometric forms and of different combinations of number. The Occupations apply the principles that underlie the Gifts and cultivate a taste for the beautiful in form and color, training the eye and hand to work in unison with the mind, learning comes by doing. Color music is used, including also exercises in breathing. The Kindergarten training seeks to develop inventiveness, thoroughness, sympathy and generosity, power of concentration and power of language and reason. The right beginning is half the battle. I11f1'1'111ra'z2zfe Iyar. Sessions, 9 to 12 o'clock. ACADEMIC DEPARTIVIENT. A transition year for pupils who are not yet mature enough for the tasks of the first primary grade. Pupils learn t-o read and write and receive instruction in elementary number work. In addition there is advanced kindergarten work in drawing, modelling, and observation lessons. I. Language. II. History. III. Geography. IV. Science Study. V. Aisthetic. VI. Number Work. ISI' Gnzde. Session 8:50 to 1 o'clock. Periods ar- ranged on half-hour ba- sis. l. English NVords and Sentences. Phonic Analysis. Story Telling. Script Readers. Spell- ing. 15 Periods aweek 1. Stories in- cluded in CD. l. N at u r al Features. Stories and Conversa- tion included in QD. Color, Outline, S iz e. Divisions: Mineral, Vegetable, Animal. The Succession of Sea sons. Xkfeather. 4 peri- ods a week. 1. Drawing. 2. WVriting. LScriptReaders.J 3. Singing. 4. Physical Cul- ture. Calis thenics. S to 11 periods a week. Numeration. The Four Fundamentals. Units of Measure, Weight, Space, United States Money. Simple Frac- tions. Relations of Number: First to Form QIVJ and Second to Measurements. 7 periods a week. ed Grade. Sessions a n d p e r 1 o d s as above. English.-As before. Nature Readers. Spelling and Punctua- tion. 10 periods a w'k. In 1895-96, choice of either French or Ger- man. - Conversation. 4 periods a week. l. 2. Stories of typi- cal charact- ers, included in QD. P o i n t s o f Compass, facts of Climate. the world and its hern- ispheres. P h y si c al Geography of the con- tinents begun with North America. 4per- iods a week. The Human Body. Talks upon Climate and Geology, follow- ing Geographical pro- gress. Elementary 'cienee and Natural History. 2 periods a week. As before, 8 to 11 periods a week. As before. 6 periods a week. 3d Grade. Sessions an d p e rio d s as above. 1. English.-Spelling, Xifritten and Oral. Na- ture Readers, G eogra- phy Readers, History Readers. Hyde No. 1, 9 periods a week. German.-C o n v er- sation and Reading. 4 periods a week. 2. I S t o ri e s and Historical Readers in- cluded in CD. Heroes, and beginnin gs of American History. C o m pl et e foregoing study of continents. Study ot United States begun. G e ography Readers. 4 periods a week. Elementary S ci e n c e and Natural History. Flora and Fauna of United States. 2 peri- ods a week. As before, 8 to 11 periods a week. As before, including the development of Frac- tions. 6 periods a week,

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A1DELPHI A CADEDI Y. 27 medicine, and hence this course is recommended to the careful atten- tion of any one who thinks of entering subsequently into the ranks of the medical profession. b 7. The plan of the new curriculum has enabled the Academy to show to its classical students an impartialjustice. None of them may as heretofore, graduate earlier than their classmates in the other courses, and at the same time all of them who are successful and regu- lar students in any of the classes will become Adelphi graduates in 'due course. In this way the Adelphi will retain in its companionship and upon its roll of graduates many students who were formerly lost to the Alumni Association because they left the Academy at the close of some other year than the senior middle. The classical department has also profited much by the changes which placed the beginning of both Latin and Greek earlier in the course than formerly. There is now ample time for that careful, painstaking introduction to the elements of these languages which is the only sure passport to the later successful study of the language and literature. 8. When the Pratt Collegiate Building was erected, a room therein was destined for use as a manual training work room. Not until this year, however, has the right moment presented itself for the 'realization of that intention. Heretofore a wide gap has been left between the primary manual training in paper and clay, and the man- ual training of the scientific laboratories ofthe Collegiate Department. That gap has been filled by the establishment of a class in woodwork- ing and design, which has been thrown open to all members of the Academic Department above the third grade. Manual training of this sort at the Adelphi is not intended to provide anything more than a laboratory course for the Academic Department. It opens the door for the new study of geometry in that department 5 it affords a basis for the work in drawing g above all, it is only the natural and rightful continuation of that eye-and-handdiscipline which distin- guishes kindergarten and primary work. Scienceestudy, form-study and number-study have now a visible foundation in laboratory work and laboratory methods of study from -one end of the Adelphi curriculum to the other. 9. Attention is invited to the list of reading-books adopted for use in the academic grades. See pp. 61-65.

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7ffL Grade. History of tl1eAustralasia. ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT.-Continued. 4z'h Grade. Sessions 8:50 to 12 and 1 to 2:30. Periods on half-hour basis. 1. 9 EI I. Language. English.-Hyde No. 2, Oral AQ XVritten Exercise. Readers as before. 9 periods a week. German.-4 periods a week. French.-lln 1896-97.5 Il. History. H i s t o ri c a l Readers in- cluded in CD. U. S. History. Ill. Geography. Political and Descriptive of No. and So. America. 4 periodsaweek. lv. sci. Study. Zoology and Botany of America. 2 periodsaweek. V. Aisthetic. 5. Manual Training. Op- tional, 2 hours. G. Elocution. As before, S periods a week. Vl. Plath. As before, Frac- tio n s, Factoring, Decimals. Compound Q u a n- tities. 6 periods a week. jik G1'1zzz'c'. Sessions a ri d p e r i o d s as above. 1. 0 English.-Hyde No. 2, Gram- matical S t 1' u c t u r e, XVord Study, Spelling, Abstracts of Reading, Composition. Read as before. 10 periods a week. German.-fIn 1896-97.2 H i s t o r i c al Readers in- cluded in QD. General Hist- ory. Europe. 4 peri- ods a week. Zoology and Botany of Europe. 2peri- odsaweek. As before, 'Y periods a week. Decimals, Percent- age. G periods a week. blk Grazia. Sessions 8:50 to 12 and 1 to 2:40. P e rio d s o n h al f -11 o u r basis. 3. French.-4 periods a week. l. English.-As before. Anal- 2. 3. 4. ysis of sentences. Selected masterpieces of English Lite- rature. S periods a week. German.-3 periods a week. French.-3 periods a week. Latin.-Oral practice. Grad- atim, Lesson book. 3 periods a week. of 2, 3 and 4, tivo may be chosen. History of the English race. 4 p e rio d s a week. Asia and Africa. 3 p e 1' i o d s a Week. Z o ol o gf y a n d Botany of Asia a n d A fri c a. Physical Geo- graphy a n cl G e ol o g y. 2 periodsaweek. As before, 6 periods a week. Percentage, Review. li periods a week. Sessions and periods as 1. English.-Analysis, Compo- sitions. Rhetoric, Literature as before. 8 periods a week. 2. German.-3 periods a week. 3. French.-3 periods a week. English race. 4 p e r i o d s Polynesia and R e r i e W. 2 Physics. 2 peri- ods a week 5 periods a week. A Drawing or Bookkeeping optional. Elementary Geome- try. 'Z' periods a above. 4 I atm -4 periods a Week a week. periodsaweek. Physical Culture, 2 periods. Week' As before, two may be chosen. - 1. English.-Review of Litera- . ture. Composition. 4 hours. . Algebra to quadra- SM ,G7ade' 2. German.-3 hours. Chemistry, 1st Qhoms' , , , - tics. lst Sem. 3 DI'3.XVll'10 oi Bool l ee mg Y S 0 U S asia. French.-3 hours. P Sem.1 2 hour-si Optiolizl X X P hoursq 2nd Sem., 4 fe- -1. Latin.-4 hours. hysuo ogy 211 , ' - - .Q hours. Pgxlgristis 50 og Greek.-laesson book. 4 hours. Sem. 3 hours. Arithmetic, Review. lwo,bes1c.es English, may be taken. 1st Sem., 2 hours.