Asheville School - Blue and White Yearbook (Asheville, NC)

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22 A s h e V i 1 1 e S c h 0 o I THIRD FORM— Academic English: Reading of examples of various styles of narrative and descriptive literature in both prose and verse. Study of words and sentences. Compositions, narrative and descriptive. Latin : Paradigms and simple syntax. Marking quantities of vowels. Easy reading. Written ex ercises. Reading of Latin aloud. Training in understanding the Latin before translating. Preparation for the study of Caesar. Mathematics : Algebra, to Quadratic Equations. History: Outlines of Ancient History. Carpentry. THIRD FORM— Scientific English: Reading of examples of various styles of narrative and descriptive literature in both prose and verse. Study of words and sentences. Compositions, narrative and descriptive. Latin : Paradigms and simple syntax. Marking quantities of vowels. Easy reading. Written exercises. Reading of Latin aloud. OR Training in understanding the Latin before translating. Preparation for the study of Caesar. French I: See page 25 for details. OR German I: See page 25 for details. OR Spanish I : See page 26 for details. Mathematics: Algebra, through Quadratic Equations. History: Outlines of Ancient History. Carpentry. FOURTH FORM— Academic English : Reading of such works as Twice-Told Tales, As You Like It, Two Years Before the Mast. Advanced study of words, sentences and paragraphs. Compositions, narrative and de- scriptive.

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Cours es of tubp IHE Courses of Study mention the minimum require- ment for each form. Pupils of either course are permitted and encouraged to take studies of the other course when additional work can be done profitably. Each pupil must take all studies required for entrance to the col- lege of his choice. Both Physics and Chemistry must be taken by pupils of the Scientific Course, and each pupil of this course must take such languages — Latin, German, French or Spanish — as his chosen college requires for admission. English: Reading. Study of parts of speech and syntax. Punctu- ation. Composition. Arithmetic: Percentage, omitting Stocks and Stock Investments. Simple interest, all cases. History: United States, through period of Revolution. Collateral reading. Geography: Intensive study of the United States; review of other countries. Wood Carving. English : Reading. Grammar, completed. Punctuation. Composition. Arithmetic: Partial Payments. Bank Discount. Longitude and Time. Exchange. Insurance. Duties or Customs. Ratio. Simple and Compound Proportion. Partnership. Involution. Square Root. Metric System. History: United States, including Constitution, completed. Collateral reading. Hygiene : Personal and public. Elementary physiology and anatomy. First Aid. Wood Carving. FIRST FORM SECOND FORM [21]

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Asheville School 23 Latin: Caesar ' s Gallic Wars, Books I-IV. Sight reading from Cassar. Prose composition based on Caesar. Greek: Paradigms and simple syntax. Xenophon ' s Anabasis (20 to 30 pages). Practice in translation at sight and in writing OR Greek. Systematic study of grammar begun. French I: See page 25 for details. OR German I: See page 25 for details, OR Spanish I : See page 26 for details. Mathematics: Plane Geometry, completed. Shopwork: Mechanical Drawing. FOURTH FORM— Scientific English : Reading of such works as Twice-Told Tales, As You Like It, Two Years Before the Mast. Advanced study of words, sentences, paragraphs. Compositions, narrative and descrip- tive. Two oe the following : Latin: Caesar ' s Gallic Wars, Books I-IV. Sight reading from Caesar. Prose composition based on Caesar. French I or II: See page 25 for details. German I or II: See page 25 for details. Spanish I or II : See page 26 for details. History: United States. Mathematics: Plane Geometry, completed. Shopwork: Mechanical Drawing. FIFTH FORM— Academic English: Reading and study of books required for preliminary ex- aminations for entrance to college. Elements of rhetoric. Compositions, descriptive and argumentative. Latin: Cicero, six orations. Sight reading from Cicero. Prose com- position based on Cicero and Caesar.