Linden Hall School - Leaves Yearbook (Lititz, PA)

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, LINDEN HALL the work outlined. Every eifort is made to give the students in this department a thorough gras of the subjects taught. The success of the stu ent in the next department will depend in large measure upon the thoroughness of the work done at this stage. In arranging this course the standards of the Department of Public Instruction of Pennsylvania were given full weight. To enter this department a pupil must have had the full equiva' lent of the course offered in the Primary Department. Course of Study Hours Englirb-Language and Grammarg Essentials of English, Pearson and Kirchwey - 4 Composition ------- 1 'Readingz Riverside Reader, Fourth, Fifth Booksg Adventures in Literature, Ross, Seventh and Eighth Grades, Standard Authors - - 3 Elocution ----- - 1 Spelling and Dictationg Pearson and Suzzallo - - - 5 Wridng: Medial Wridngg Books Four to Eight - 1 Drawing ------ - 1 Arithmetic--Essentials of Arithmetic, Wentworth and Smith - 5 Geography-Atwood's New Geography, Book I and II - - - 3 Hirtory-United States: Tapparfs Story of Our Country, Montgomery's Leading Facts of United States Historyg Stories of Greece and Rome, Tappan - 5 Nature Study Uirst yearj ----- - 2 Physiology fsecond and third yearj-Overton's Intermediate - 2 Singing ----- - 1 Pbyximl Culture ------ - 2 'The class reading is supplemented by the reading of books outside of the class. The list of books offered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education is used as a guide. I The Academic Department Four courses of study are offered in this department: a College Preparatory Course, a General Course, a Home Economics Course, and a Music Course. Upon the satisfactory completion of either of these courses a diploma is awarded. For admission to this department it is necessary that the student shall have had the equivalent of the course offered in the Intermedif fPage Twenty-fourj

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LINDEN HALL Laundry The School maintains its own laundry in a separate building. It is equipped with modern appliances electrically operated. The excellent quality-of work done is frequently commented upon by patrons. Departments and Courses of Study The School is organized into four general departments-the Primary, the Intermediate, the Academic, and the Graduateg the latter offering attractive courses to high school graduates. It has, in addition, the following special departments: the Departments of Music, Art, Elocution, Home Economics, and the Secretarial De' partment. It is possible, therefore, for a student at Linden Hall not only to acquire a wellfbalanced secondary education, but also to pursue an advanced course, and to specialize along certain lines. The Primary Department The course in this department is designed to meet the needs of the first four years of a girl's school life. It is coming to be recognized that these years of school life are in some respects the most important of all, since they serve to estab' lish mental habits that will either prove a great help or an equal hindrance. Therefore, the most skilled teachers are sought for this department, and the wisest and most effective methods are employed. The course includes the usual branches: Reading, Spelling, Writing, Dictation, Elementary Grammar and Composition, His' tory, Arithmetic, Nature Study, Geography, Drawing, Sewing, and General Information. The Intermediate Department The course of studies arranged for this department corresponds, in general, with the work done in the grammar grades of the public school. Four years are usually required to complete satisfactorily fP:ge Twenty-tbreej

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LINDEN ,HALL ate Department. Students are admitted to advanced standing in the courses of this department, according to evidences presented of work done in some other institution of equal grade. College Preparatory Course This course fully meets the entrance requirements of all the colleges of our country. The school's certificates are accepted by a number of these institutions in place of entrance examinations. Under the new plan the leading colleges require from all students examinations in certain branches and certificates in others. The student who does satisfactory work in this course is pre' pared to meet these requirements. A grade of eighty per cent. must be attained by the student in each subject to be entitled to rec' ommendation for admission to college. A number of electives are offered in this course. Choice in each instance will need to be made according to the specific require' ment of the college the student plans to enter and the particular course she wants to pursue. Attention is called to the advisability of taking the examinaf tions of the College Entrance Examination Board so as to avoid unnecessary strain. For outline of course see page 28. General Course This course differs from the foregoing, chiefly in that it omits the study of Latin and places additional emphasis upon Modern Languages, Sciences, and History. The choice between the two courses will depend very largely upon the predilection of the student or of those who decide the mat' ter for her. This course is elastic. A number of subjects are offered for choice. This course will also prepare the student for entrance into those colleges which do not demand Latin. For full outline of the course, see page 28. fPage Twenty-fivej