Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Oak Yearbook / INSTANO Yearbook (Indiana, PA)

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COURSES INSTRUCTION. [none to three years students can make thorough preparation for college, or for teaching in college preparatory schools. The studies in Latin and Greek are scheduled as follows: cFir t feat-. Latin. — Same as in Elementary Course. Second feat. Latin.— Caesar completed, Cicero and Latin Prose. Greek.— Grammar, Reader and Anabasis, Book I. Lamk.— Sallust ' s Cataline, Virgil, six books, and Latin Prose. Greek.— Anabasis, Books II and III, Homer ' s Iliad, Books I and II, and Greek Prose Composition. Classes in German are always formed when a demand is made for them. Special (B yUsZ e . For the accommodation of students who desire to pursue special studies, the institu- tion has two courses: the Commercial Course and a Course in Vocal and Instrumental Music. This course aims to give a thorough commercial training, by strict conformity to the most modern methods. Each student receives separate and individual instruction, thus making the time required for graduation depend solely upon the ability and application of the student. All who complete the course and pass a satisfactory examination are awarded a diploma. The work embraces the following: Writing. — With a view to rapidity, neatness and legibility. 17

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COURSES OF INSTRUCTION. Language. — Elocution, Rhetoric, English Literature, English Classics, Essays, Latin, Caesar through Hevetian War. Mathematics. — Mensuration and Plane Geometry. Natural Sciences. — Natural Philosophy and Botany. Historical Science. — G-eneral History, History of Education. Scici -tilic Goit toe. The Scientific Course is intended to prepare teachers for the highest grades of work in public schools, principalships, superintendencies, chairs in high schools, academies, c, c. Students who have completed the Elementary Course, or its equivalent, can gradu- ate in this course in two years. The studies are as follows : Pedagogics. — Moral Philosophy and Logic. Mathematics. — Algebra, Solid Geometry, Trigonometry and Surveying. Sciences. — Zoology and Chemistry. Language. — Virgil, Cicero and Tacitus. History and Literature. — General History, Literature. Optional. — French, German and Greek. Pedagogics. — Philosophy of Education. Mathematics. — Analytical Geometry, Spherical Trigonometry, Differential and Inte- gral Calculus. Sciences. — Geology, Mineralogy, Astronomy and Mechanics. History and Literature. — Essays and Advanced Rhetoric. Optional. — French, German and Greek. An equivalent of Greek, French or German will be accepted for Spherical Trigo- nometry. Analytical Geometry, Calculus, Mathematical Astronomy, and Mathematical Natural Philosophy. (BXa icaX Soit e. This course embraces the Latin and Greek Languages — German and French optional, and the advanced English, Mathematical and Scientific studies of the Normal Course. 16

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COURSES OF INSTRUCTION. Arithmetic. — Especially short methods of Percentage, Interest, Exchange, Averaging and Settling of Accounts. Book-Keeping. — Single and Double Entry. Partnership. —All phases of Partnership Business. Commercial Correspondence. Practical Business Preparation. — Making out, using and filing of Bills, Receipts, Notes, Drafts, Bills of Exchange, c. Commercial Law. — Contracts, Sale of Personal Property, Negotiable Paper, Corpora- tions, Agencies, Deeds, c Banking. — A bank with all necessary accessories is in daily operation. In this the gen- eral business of banking is carried on by the students under careful supervision. In addition to the general instruction in vocal music given to all students, those who desire to make aspecial study of this subjectare offered excellent opportunities. Among the opportunities offered students in the music department are the following: Instruction. — Daily class instruction in Vocal Music; Instruction in Harmony and Composition; Private lessons in Voice Culture; Private lessons on Piano and Organ ; Instruction in Chorus Singing. Practice. — Use of good pianos and organs. Performance. — Recitals, in which pupils participate as soon as they are qualified to do so. Frequent opportunities to perform in public assemblies. 18