Hammond Central School - Spotlight Yearbook (Hammond, NY)

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Character and Purpose. This, the third catalogue under the name of “Hammond Union School,” is respectfully submitted to its many patrons. The course of study has been enlarged and extended, and the facilities for instruction increased. It is the purpose of our school to give to resident pupils, also to those who live in contiguous districts, who desire it, a thorough secondary education which will fit them for teaching, for business or for college. Moreover, it is the earnest endeavor of each teacher to make every branch of study so attractive, so clear and concise, that it will enlarge the pupil’s educational horizon, quicken his impulses, broaden his outlook, and help him to attain a greater intellectual and moral power. General Regulations Governing School No student will be graduated from the Hammond Union School until he has obtained an Academic Diploma or ful- filled the requirements fcr obtaining an Academic Diploma. No student will be passed in any subject until he has at- tained a standard of 60 per cent, in the Regents’ Examina- tion. Course of Study. First Year 4 Eng. 1st year. 5 Datin I. 5 Biology I. 4 Drawing. 5 Algebra. 5 Ancient History. Second Year 5 Latin 2nd. year. 3 Eng. 2nd. year. 5 Geometry. 5 English History. 3 Drawing. 5 Agriculture. 4 Drawing.

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Location. The village of Hammond is situated on the N. Y. C. R- R., twenty-one miles west of Ogdensburg. The village is in the midst of a rich farming section which is bounded on north and. west by the old historic St. Lawrence river, two and one-half miles from beginning of the 1000 Islands. On the east it is bounded by Black Lake, which abounds with plentiful sport for the angler. There is r.o healthier place in Northern New York on this side of the Adirondacks, being supplied with abundance of pure water. Fever and malaria are unknown. Calendar. Labor Day, Sept. ist. Fall Term begins September 2nd. First Quarter ends November 7th. Second Quarter begins November 10th. November 27th. to November 30th. Thanksgiving recess. Holiday vacation, December 19th to January 5th. January 19-23, Regents’ examinations. Second Quarter ends January 30, 1914. Third Quarter begins February 2, 1914. Third Quarter ends April 10, 1914. Spring vacation. Fourth Quarter begins April 20 May 8, Arbor Day. Regents’ Examinations, June 15-19, 1914.

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Third Year 3 Eng. 3rd. year. 5 Physics. 2 Int. Algebra. 2 Solid Geometry. 5 French I. or German I. 3 Bookkeeping. 5 Latin 3rd. year. 4 Drawing. Fourth Year - 4 Drawing. 5 French II or German II. 2 Advanced Arithmetic. 3 Eng. 4th. year. 2 1-2 Commercial Arithmetic. 2 English Grammar. 5 Amer. History with Civics. 5 Physical Geography. The theory and practice of vocal music is taught during the four years, which is a required subject. The numbers before the subjects designate the number of counts obtained by passing the Regents’ examination in each subject, also, the number of times per week the class recites. Tuition. Tuition per term of twenty weeks payable at beginning of each quarter term, as follows, in pre-academic grades. Full term of twenty weeks, first, second and third grades, $5.00; fourth, fifth and sixth grades, $6.00; seventh and eighth grades, $7 50. Non-Residents and Tuition. That non-residents of the surrounding country might en- joy the privileges of free tuition, the Board of Education have carried out the requirements outlined by the State and Hammond Union School and Academy was placed on the list of approved academic schools. Non-residents may have privilege of free tuition on fol- lowing conditions: Non-residents may be admitted at any time but it is recom- mended that they should enter at the beginning of the term.