Blair Academy - Acta Yearbook (Blairstown, NJ)

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BLAIR ACADEMY, BLAIRSTOWN, NEW JERSEY. Review of grammar. Advanced grammar. Reading of prose. Com- position. Dictation. Conversation. Collateral readings. Reading of more diilicult prose. Dictation. Composition. Conver- sation. Review of grammar. Science Chemistry: Three periods of textbook recitation and four periods of laboratory work. Equivalent to one unit. I I COpen only to pupils who have had Mathematics A II and six other units.j . Physics: Three textbooks recitations and four laboratory periods. Equivalent to one unit. I COpen only to pupils who have had Mathematics A II and B, and nine and one-half other units.j History Ancient History: Standard textbook on Ancient History. Essays on the lives of fifteen great men of ancient times. Map study with map exercise book. A brief survey of the essential facts of ancient history from the earliest times to the age of Charlemagne. The study will present the life of the peoples, their social and political development, and the growth and expansion of the nations of the ancient World. English History: Cheyney's textbook on the History of England. Essays on the lives of important Englishmen. Map study with map exercise book. A survey of the development of the British Empire from its beginnings to the present. A study of the social and economic factors which conditioned political changes. Modern History: Two standard textbooks on Modern History CJ. Salwyn Schapiro, Robinson and Beardj. Essays on fifteen great men of modern times. Map study with exercise book, Emphasis is placed on the political, economic, social and religious development of Europe since 1815: colonial expansion: World War and the reconstruction era from the Peace of Versailles. American History and Civics: Muzzey's standard textbook on American History and Mathews' Essentials of American Govern- ment. Essays on the lives and public services of fifteen great Americans. Themes on tariff, national bank, civil service, slavery, currency, immigration and other important topics in American History. Map study with map exercise book. Civicsiincludes a complete survey of the Federal, State, County. and City Governments. Bible Study In .the Bible courses no attempt is made to teach theological dogmas or sectariandoctrines. The endeavor is to give each pupil an understanding of the Bible as history, as literature, and as a positive source of instruction Page twentyfsix