Linden Hall School - Leaves Yearbook (Lititz, PA)

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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

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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 Home Economics Course . This course has been plamied to afford students the opporf tunity to acquire a high school education that is practical as well as cultural. It retains the most essential subjects of the academic Sourse, but adds instruction in matters that relate to household uties. It aims to enable a girl to acquire a large measure of theoretical knowledge and of practical skill that will be invaluable to her as a future homefmaker and homefkeeper. The intensely practical nature of this course and the breadth of its scope will be evident from the outline of it given on page 28, and from the detailed description of the separate subjects found under the general title, Department of Home Economics, page 36. Students who have taken one or more years of high school work can be also fitted into this course. For high school graduates the Advanced Home Economics Course described elsewhere is recommended. The Music Course A large percentage of the students who pursue some other course take up the study of the Organ or Piano or Voice as an addi' tional subject. Encouragement is offered them to do so, since an understanding of music and the ability to perform upon some in' strument or to sing is a source of much pleasure and enriches life. The above course, however, is designed for those students who have special musical gifts and who want to devote more time to the subject than is possible for those taking a full academic course. It eliminates all but the most essential of the academic subjects, thus allowing ample time for daily practice and for the study of the technique, theory, and history of music. It will be found suitable to the needs of those who wish to study music for its own sake and for the pleasure they may derive therefrom. fPage Twenty-sixj