Brookville High School - Echo Yearbook (Brookville, PA)

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UAnnuaire, Brookville High School Program of Studies CLASSICAL SCIENTIFIC GENERAL (Sophomore) (Sophomore) (Sophomore) REQUIRED REQUIRED REQUIRED English II. English 11. English II. Modern Eur. History Mod. Eur. History Mod. Eur. History Latin II. Algebra II. Health (girls) Health (girls) Biology Health (girls) ELECTIVE ELECTIVE ELECTIVE Algebra II. Latin II. Plane Geometry Algebra II. Biology Plane Geometry Drawing Latin 11. Biology Music Drawing Drawing Music Music (Junior) (Junior) (Junior) REQUIRED REQUIRED REQUIRED English III. English III. English III. American History American Hitsory American History Latin III. French I. Chemistry Health (girls) Health (girls) Health (girls) ELECTIVE ELECTIVE ELECTIVE Plane Geometry Plane Geometry Plane Geometry Latin I.. II., III. (or) Latin I., II., III. (or) French I. French I. Music Music Music Chemistry Chemistry (Senior) (Senior) (Senior) REQUIRED REQUIRED REQUIRED English IV. English IV. English IV. Economics and Prob. of Demo. Economics and Prob. of Economics and Prob. of Demo. Demo. Health (girls) Health (girls) Health (girls) Latin IV. French II. Physics ELECTIVE ELECTIVE ELECTIVE Physics Physics Physics Sol. Geom. and Trig. Sol. Geom. and Trig. Sol. Geo. and Trig. Music Music Music. Latin II.. III., or IV. French II. French II. Page Ten

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The Year Book of Achievements “What Shall I Take In High School?” This question arises in every student's mind when he enters High School. This is partly overcome in Brookville, for those entering High School from surrounding vicinities and Brookville Public School are told, when in Eighth Grade, what is required and elective in their four years. Sixteen Carnegie Units are required for graduation. A carnegie Unit consists of the satisfactory completion of the equivalent of 120 sixty minute recitation hours of work, requiring preparation outside of class. If a student fails a required subject he must take it over the following year. The Brookville High School Course is divided into three curriculums. They are Classical, Scientific and General Suggestions The Classical Curriculum is better for a student who is going on with higher education, for it offers the required subjects for college entrance. The Scientific Curriculum offers those students who are taking up technical work the required subjects. The General Curriculum is offered for those who have no special object in mind but want the High School education. Following is an outline of the Curriculum offered in Brookville High School: Program of Studies CLASSICAL (Freshman) REQUIRED English I. Algebra I. Occupation and Ancient History Latin I. Health (girls) ELECTIVE Science Drawing Music SCIENTIFIC ( Freshman) REQUIRED English I. Algebra I. Occupations and Ancient History General Science Health (girls) ELECTIVE Latin I. Drawing Music GENERAL (Freshman) REQUIRED English I. Algebra I. Occupations and Ancient History Health (girls) ELECTIVE Latin I. Science Drawing Music Page T ine

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The Year Book of Achievements English (C) UR four-year English course gives the student a knowledge of English as she is spoken, and literary appreciation. After a thorough drilling in grammar and punctuation during the Freshman year, the pupils review and enlarge upon these two fundamentals the three succeeding years. Each class has its reading list, from the lighter books in first year English to the deeper literature in Senior English. Freshman English specializes in sentence structure. The parts of speech, declension, and conjugation are the main subjects of study. This foundation must be firm in order to fully enjoy second year English. The Sophomore course is much more interesting. The students take up short stories from a technical point. By a study of the best short story writers and application of last year's training, the pupil-authors produce their own short stories with a fair degree of success. American Literature from the Colonial period to modern poetry and a touch of Shakespeare are brought in. Grammar review and letter writing are also included. The Junior English classes subscribe to The Scholastic, a literary magazine, which they use for discussion. A variety of topics are considered during the year. Some are scansion, modern essayists, Arthurian legends, grammar, and study of words. Senior English deals with the outline of English Literature from the first vestiges of writing to modern authors. A final grammar review is also conducted. In this last term, real literary appreciation is brought to the fore. In these four years the average pupil has learned to speak purer English, to write a good business letter, to compose clear themes, to recognize good literature when he sees it, and master word choice fairly well. Finally, by means of the reading list he has advanced from Mark Twain through Thackeray to Shakespeare, and has enjoyed them all. Page Eleven