Blackstone College - Acorn Yearbook (Blackstone, VA)

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Blackstone College for Girls 27 MATHEMATICS 101. Cortecz AtceBra.—Fundamental operations, systems of equations, graphical methods, variation, progressions, theory of equations, logarithms, permutations, probability, and determinants. ‘ Three hours per week for one and one-half terms. Credit one and one-half session ours. 102. Piane TriconomMetry.—Trigonometric functions and their graphs, radian measure, identities, equations, angle sum and difference formulas, logarithmic solution of right and oblique triangles. Prerequisite: Mathematics 101. Three hours per week for one and one-half terms. Credit one and one-half session hours. 201. ANnatytic GEomEeTRY.—The algebraic or analytic method of geometry. Loci, the straight line, the parabola, the ellipse, the hyper- bola, the general equation of the second degree, and polar coordinates. Three hours per week for one and one-half terms. Credit one and one-half session hours. 202. DIFFERENTIAL CatcuLus.—Derivatives, differentials, rates, maxima, and other applications to geometry and elementary kine- matics. Prerequisite: Mathematics 201. Three hours per week for one and one-half terms. Credit one and one-half session hours. Music 101. History AND APPRECIATION OF Music.—A study of music from the ancient times to the present. The course is conducted by means of class room lectures, discussions and musical illustrations bearing upon the concurrent assignments. Three hours per week for the entire session. Credit three session hours. 102. Exementary Harmony.—Triads and their inversions; chords of the dominant seventh, super-tonic seventh, dominant ninth, leading tone seventh, and inversions; and diminished triad. Three hours per week for the entire session. Credit three session hours. 103. Sicut SincING AND Ear Traininc.—This course is required of every music student, and is designed to enable the student to sing at sight the notes of any given song without the aid of an accompanist, and to write correctly the notes and rhythm of simple melodies played or sung. One hour per week for entire session. Credit one session hour. 105. Frrsr Year Orcan.—lInstruction in the structure of the pipe organ, pedal technique, varieties of touch, registration, playing of hymns and simple pieces, and performance in school recitals. Prerequisite: At least three years of piano. Two one-half hour private lessons per week for the entire session. Credit two session hours.

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26 Blackstone College for Girls 201. Dress Construction.—Planning and making a wool dress or coat, a silk dress, an afternoon dress, and an evening dress. The modi- fying and altering of commercial patterns to suit the dresses designed by the student. Six hours combined lecture and laboratory per week for one term. Credit three quarter hours. 202. Foop PreszERVATION AND Marxetinec.—The preservation and marketing of foods. Five hours combined lecture and laboratory per week for one term. Credit three quarter hours. 203. Homes Cookery AND TasLe Service.—A study of etiquette; choice and care of table equipment; practice in home cookery, menu making, meal planning, preparation and serving; entertainment in the home. Six hours combined lecture and laboratory per week for one term. Credit three quarter hours. 204. Home ManaGEMENT.—A study of economic problems in the home; standards of living; efficiency in the management and care of the house; the selection, care, and cost of household equipment. One hour per week for the entire session. Credit one session hour. LiBRARY SCIENCE 100. Usz oF THE LiprARY.—Fundamentals in the use of books and libraries. One hour per week for one term. Required of all students. 101. Lrsrary Metruops.—The use of the card catalog, how books ate classified, study of the most useful reference books, making a bibliography, use of indexes, and other topics that will enable the student to use the library more effectively. :, Three hours per week for first term. Credit three quarter hours. 102. CaTALoGING AND CrassiFicaTion.—Supervised cataloging and classification of books using the Dewey decimal system of classi- fication. Three hours per week for the entire session. Credit three session hours. 203. Boox SELECTION AND ADMINISTRATION.—Principles of book selection for libraries with special emphasis placed on a good selection for a specified amount of money. The parts of books to be considered in choosing them wisely. The function, organization, planning, and equipment of the small library. Loan systems, mending, ordering , pre- lage books for the shelf, and handling practical situations in the ibrary. Three hours per week for the entire session. Credit three session hours.

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28 Blackstone College for Girls 106. Frrsr YEAR Prano.—All major and minor scales, two-part and three-part inventions by Bach, and compositions by Haydn, Mozart, Handel, Grieg, Chaminade, MacDowell, Schumann, and others. Preegenee Major and minor scales through four sharps and four flats. Easier compo- sitions of Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, and modern masters. Two one-half hour private lessons per week for the entire session. Credit two session hours. 107. Frrsr Year Viorin.—Study of the higher positions, shifting positions; scales and arpeggi in two and three octaves; pieces by Haydn, Mozart, Deberiot, Hahn, Borowski and others. Prerequisite: Ability to play pieces within the compass of the first position. Two one-half hour private lessons per week for the entire session. Credit two session hours. 108. First Year Vorce.—Instruction in the correct placement of the voice, diaphragm breath control, freedom of production and de- livery of tone—making use of all possible resonance, flexibility, pure diction, and the practical application of the foregoing in easy songs and selected studies. Prerequisite: One yeat of piano. Two one-half hour private lessons per week for the entire session. Credit two session hours. 202. ApvanceD Harmony.—Subordinate chords, major and minor mode, sequence, suspensions, auxiliary tones, simple modulations and organ point. : Three hours per week for the entire session. Credit three session hours. 203. ADVANCED SIGHT SINGING AND Ear TRAINING.—A continua- tion of Sight Singing and Ear Training emphasizing more difficult pieces. One hour per week for the entire session. Credit one session hour. 204. Accompanyinc.—This course is designed to give piano stu- dents practical experience in accompanying, and an opportunity to be- come acquainted with the best works in song literature. Prerequisite: Advanced standing in piano. One hour private lesson per week for the entire session. Credit one session hour. 205. Ssconp YEAR Orcan.—A continuation of the first year course with the study of compositions in larger form, s olo and chorus accom- paniment, modulation, practical experience in playing at chapel and church services, and the preparation of a public recital program repre- sentative of the best works in organ literature. Two one-half hour private lessons per week for the entire session. Credit two session hours. 206. Srconp YEAR P1ano.—All major and minor scales in various rhythms and positions, with complete cadences in all positions. Exer- cises in Double Notes by Moskowsk1i, Pischna, Well-tempered Clavi- chord by Bach, Sonatas by Mozart and Beethoven, and compositions in larger forms by Brahms, Schumann, Mendelssohn, Chopin, Liszt, and Debussy. Two one-half hour private lessons per week for the entire session. Credit two session hours.