Portland High School - Tifoon Yearbook (Portland, IN)

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fi Department of Science. .1 W. F. CLUTTON, Instructor. Science develops the tive gate-ways of knowledge 4 the live senses. It also develops accuracy, neatness, pointedness of description, reason and comparison. As taught in the high schools it furnishes a basis for livelihood, which Herbert Spencer considers the prime motive of education. QVTLINE OF P. H. S. SCIENCE Coificsli. ' FIRST YEA1c,efeZoology. A study of the anatomy, function of organs, and development of types of the branches of the animal kingdom, as insects, lish, frogs, birds, etc., the relation they bear to their surroundings and to one another, laying stress on those animals which areebeneticial as well as on those which are injurious to man. SECoND YEAH, A -A Botany. A study of structure, morphology, and physiological relations of seeds, ger1nination,roots, stems, leaves, and flowers, their relation to light, heat, soil, moisture, to one another. and to animal life. Also a Herbarium of twenty-live plants. THIRD YE,i1c,ePhysics. Study of laws: experiments proving them, mathematical problems, and the practical application of them, of mechanics - heat, light, SOL111d, GlGCffiCi'fY3 of machines, as dynamos, motors, telegraph, telephone rmfl 93521111 611giU9S- 'A FoU1e'rH Y12Aie,e-Cheiiiistry. A study of the occurrence. preparation, properties, test, and uses of the ele- ments, as well as their important compounds. Laws governing chemical reaction, equations, nomenclature, and qualitative analysis of compounds. In each branch of study the student is expected to keep a data of his observa- ACIOHS. and to make suitable drawings to illustrate the experiments. Students in Botany and Zoology are required to collect their own specimens. '1 ,A , ll l i ev d im liii' A A l

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fd Department of Mathematics Concluded. If THIIQD YEAR,-First Term. Geometry-Plane. 1 Second Term. Geometry-Plane. FOI'N'l'H Y12,x1e.-First Term. Geometry-Solid. Second Term. Aprith me tic. Remarks.-In Geometry logical thinking, accurate. terse expression. and a skillful use ot' its terms are sought. Since tieoinetry has in it so much of the practical, inany original expressions are given to bring out this phase. The propositions :ire thought of :ns exercises worked out z1nd serve as land- marks but original exercises :ure sought for independent rezlsoningz The work done in Arithmetic is l2ll'g'ClsX' przlcticzll, :md is treated 'from the standpoint old Algebra :and tleoinetry. 'Ilhe L'lClllClltZll'.Y principles ure reviewed. :md short inethofls receive attention. I Z' P ly' Xl IAN., fa' 'i

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fe Department of History. JI li. XY. Cox. Instructor. The general purpose of the course in this department is to give an outline of the world's history. Hut the course extending through the full four years as it does. gives opportunity to work out in some detail movements of special historic in- terest and to consider with some degree of completeness the lives of some represent- ative men of history. liach of the eight semesters of the course has its special part in the general plan. The lirst is given to the study of the history of Greece and we iind the time all too short as we study their wonderful Mythology. their institutions and civiliza- tions and follow as completely as we may the succession of wars. now glorious, now disgraceful. until we see the last vestige of Greek nationality destroyed hy the con- quering Romans. The second semester is occupied hy the study of Roman History and with wonder we watch the development of the power of Rome and admire the worthy accomplishments of the Roman people. Yet almost without regret do we see this immense empire grow corrupt. crunihle into decay and fall a prey to a more vigorous and a more virtuous people. But history now becomes more complex and the second year is given up to a general view ol' the history of Europe and England, the tirst semester covering the media-val and the second the modern period. For the tix-st semester ol' the third year we take up a more detailed study of the French na- tion with which we are already somewhat familiar. The last half of this vear is ot cupied with the study ol' the linglish people and here we hegin to see distinctly the lteginning ol' our institutions and government. 'l'he last year is taken for the etudy ul' .Xnierican history and t'ivics. 'l'he tirst semester is used in tracing the he- gimiings and establishment ol' American institutions and government and the -i ond is given to their practical workings and further development. D1 11' x l .YA I :V .wg i 46x ff 'ff' ' ff ff 'I I ' rx U Q a' S lf gl .xr J, ,H l- 'gut i ,ix 71 l ljk 1-it 'ii'-1n.,f J lf' r-fi Q , 'in .yi 'r K A I, ix I - ' f y:,X1ffllt.+.Ax ' ' -lll'llr 1 ggi 1 t X 4: ' ttmi - -r 'r ' fi 1..L' ,P, ' '1 .e 3 ,'! ' f V -17-i-,J