Atlanta High School - Atalanta Yearbook (Atlanta, IL)

Page 17 text:

In the first year the declensions and conjugations are studied, a knowledge of most important words is acquired and simple facts of grammar are learned, and in addition a study is made of English words derived from Latin. Some time is given to the study of Roman customs and habits of life. The first part of the second year is spent in the continued study of Latin grammar. The vocabulary is enlarged and stories about the labors of Hercules are read. The latter part is devoted to reading the most important parts of the first four books cf Caesar. Among the benefits derived from the study of Latin is the fact that the student is at the same time making a parallel study of English grammar and vocabulary.

Page 16 text:

The purposes of the English course 5r high school are to aid students in self expression, both oral and written, and to help t ier, understand the literary work of others. N V' rJ Hoe first year work is divided into two parts. Composition is studied the first semester from The Junior English Book by Hitchcock. Practice is given in simple composition. A part of the semester is devoted to word and sentence drill in an endeavor to call attention to common errors as an aid to establishing correct habits of expression, Hie Beacon Lights of Li-teratui ’?’ ' t y Chamberlain and Richards is taken up the second semester and serves to inti-Muce the young reader bo the broad and varied field of unified liter ture. A balanced diet of reading is offered, the first year embracing the fields of poetry and prose. Tie second year work is similar to that of the first out of an advanced type. Hie High School English Book by Hitchcock is used a3 a source of further study in composition. The art cf gaining possession of a subject is studied through the five wits sight, taste, touch, smell, and hearing. Practice is given in the mechanics of a composition and versification, and a practical business vein runs through the work. The books American Literature with Readings Pace and American Literature ' by Long t, ces of material for the third year Engli erican writers are studied, from the ear down to those of the present day, with their writings. by e the main sour-h studies. Am- ■ :est known author r N ' English Literature and its authors, from the earliest recorded work down to that of the present day, with English Literature with Readings by Pace serving as a source book, is studied by the fourth year students. Later, Tanner 1 s 'Correct English is studied ■speak and write effectively. learn to word study, sentence touched upon. structure, and in ab effort to Functional grammar, spelling are also Ruth prun W y o r. - | i i i c 11 , MO I I I • ' g------ ' VTg ' 1 » I O ' n » ' v X ‘ I « ' • , ,

Page 18 text:

Music, as a subject, should be taught in every school system as it contributes in varying degrees to health, worthy home membership, vocation, citizenship and worthy use of leisure and ethical character. The subject of music appreciation has been universally recognized as a definite part of the high school course of study in mucis through elective courses carrying credit. The course in itself is extremely interesting due perhaps to the learning of the earliest possible development of music up to the present day. The other course offered in the school is harmony. By this we mean the science of chord construction and combination. Harmony first began to be an important factor in music about 1600 A. D. at the time when opera and oratorio came into existence--when form was established and when our major and minor scales were adopted. Harmony as a subject should be elected only by students who have a good musical background, as this is a very essential thing to one understanding the subject well. Helen Kindred 36 “ 'U- A A Sg: %