Ferry Hall School - Ferry Tales Yearbook (Lake Forest, IL)

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The Preparatory School GENERAL PLAN OF THE CURRICULUM NJADEMIC work at Fen'y Hall begins with the first year of high school. Girls are eligible for admission to the Preparatory School of Ferry Hall, who have satisfactorily completed eighth grade work, or who transfer to an upper class from an accredited secondary school from which they have received honorable dismissal. The course of study ordinarily includes four units of work a year in academic subjects, and a quarter of a unit is required in physical education. Sixteen units are required for graduation. If at least the last eight of these are obtained at Fen'y Hall, the student receives a diploma. If she obtains only the last four units at the school, she receives an associate certificate. Both are accepted for entrance to certificating colleges and universities, pro- vided that the requirements of the chosen institution have been included in the girl's high school courses and that she has done work that can be recommended. Ferry Hall gives no credit for practical music or for physical training courses taken in other schools. Physical Training is required of every girl every year of her course at Fen'y Hall unless she is excused by a physician, and credit is given for this work. Credit is also given for Music, Art, and Expression at Ferry Hall. Whether a girl is preparing to enter a college or university, or to Hnish her general education with the high school course, her work in high school should be planned, first and foremost, to give her a broad general knowledge of the various fields of human learning. To this end a girl should have some work in each of the departments of English, Foreign language, History, Science and Mathematics. If possible she should have also some work in Music and Art. Then, in order that she may learn methods of thinking in more advanced form, she should have, in at least three departments, courses in sequence. One sequence she will have in English, at least three years of which are required. Others may be gained by taking two or more years of a foreign language, by electing both Algebra and Geometry, by electing Ancient, European and American History in order, or by electing Applied Science followed by Chemistry. A course planned according to these ideas might include a distribution of subjects as follows: 3 or more years of English fincluding Bible, Mythology, and Public Speakingj 2 years of work in each of two Foreign languages, or 3 years of work in one Foreign language 2 or 3 years of History .15.