Minnehaha Academy - Antler Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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CATALOG, MINNEHAHA ACADEMY Explanation of Courses BIBLE S'w'mul Year In all the classes the Bible itself Poetry and verse forms. Letter is the textbook.The passages to be studied and a few suggestive questions are posted on the bul- letin board and thus secured by the members of the class. These classes meet twice a week. One- fourth of a credit is given for each year's work. Find Year The first year is devoted to a study of the life of Christ. The four Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John are read simul- taneously and studied. Sm-mul Year In the second year the student takes up early Old Testament History. The books from Gen- esis to Samuel are studied. Third Your The third year is devoted to the remaining books of the Old Tes- tament. The course includes a study of the Hebrew kingdom, the captivity and return, and the prophets. Fourth Year The fourth year is given to the rise and development of the early Christian church, as recorded in the New Testament. The Acts and the subsequent books of the New Testament are studied. ENGLISH Firxt Year Review of grammar. Written composition, with emphasis on correct spelling, punctuation and good English usage. Sentence and paragraph structure. The purpose of this course is to de- velop in the students a sense of neatness and exactness in writ- ing, and a natural feeling for fit- nes and correctness in sentence and theme building. ' - writing. Exposition: essays and speeches from the classics chosen for study. Written and oral com- position. Study of the novel. 'l'hird Year Argumentation, study of classics argumentative in form. Study of the drama. Brief survey of the ' history of American, literature. l-'mu'fll Year A survey of English literature and a study of :prose and poetry of the foremost authors. Compo- sition. .Yotv Throughout the four yearsi course, the classics read are chosen in accordance with the recommendations of the National Conference of College Entrance Requirements in English. Outside reading and written reports are required at regular intervals during the entire course. Textbooks: Hitchcock's New 'Prace tice Book, Ward's iSentence and Theme; Pace, American Literture with Readings; Longis History of English Literature; Newcomer- Andrewsi Twelve Centuries of English Poetry and Prose. LATIN Filwf l'mr Smith's Latin Lessons. Special emphasis on forms and vocabula- ries. Daily written exermses. The main rules of syntax. Swami Tear Caesar's Gallic War. Bks. Il-IV. Grammar and prose COmDOSltlon; drills in parsing, forms, Slght reading, etc. D'Ooge's Prose Com- position used. 'l'llird Your Cicero: Manilian Law. tions against Catiline. for Marcellus or Archias. Four ora- Ovation Gram-

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CATALOG, MINN EHAHA ACADEMY Third Your Bible English Latin Swedish or French Modern History or Science Fourth Year Bible English Latin or Swedish 01' French American History and Government Summary of lfnilx Bible English Latin History Mathematics Swedish 01' French Science History or Science Swedish or Latin or French HHHHNNWpAp-A 16 Units II. MODERN LANGUAGE COURSE Firs! Your Bible English Algebra Swedish or French General Science Svmmd Year Bible English Plane Geometry Ancient History or Science Swedish or French 'l'hird Year Bible English Swedish or French Science Modern History Fourth Year Bible English Swedish or French American History and Govern ment Summary of Units Bible English Swedish or French Mathematics History Science History 01' Science HNNNAIF-H 16 Units III. SCIENTIFIC COURSE l-'ir.vt Your Bible English Algebra Latin, or French or Swedish General Science M'mnd Yaw Bible English Plane Geometry Latin or French or Swedish Biology 'I'llirtl Tvur Bible English Higher Algebra and Solid Geometry Swedish 01' Latin or French Physics Fourth Year Bible English American History and Government Chemistry Summary of Ifm'fx 1 Bible 4 English 3 Mathematics 4 Science 1 History 3 Swedish or Latin or French 16 Units 0'3 - 'J

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CATALOG, MIN mar and prose composition. DtOoge's Prose Composition used. Fourth Year Virgil's .ZEneid. Bks. I-VI. Ele- ments of prosody. Metrical read- ing, mythology, and sight reading. Grammar and prose composition. Memorizing of short passages. SWEDISH Find Your VicknerAs Grammar, tCompletch. Selections and exercises in con- versation. Memorizing of poems and brief passages. Texts4ei- jerstam, Mina Pojkar; Lagerltit'. Valda Beriittelser, and Nils Hil- gerson 1. Supplementary reading: Holge, Femtio Smahistorier. Nomad Year Sundents Grammar completed tAbrid-ged editionL Special em- phasis laid on idiomatic expres- sions. A brief survey of Northern Mythology. Texts-Lagerlbf, Nils Holgerson, and En Herregards- sigen; Tegner, Fritiofs Saga, Memorizing of parts of Fritiofs Saga. 'Short compositions. Sup- plementary reading: Starbick, Livknektens Berittelser. 'I'hird Year Grimberg, Sveriges Historia,I-V. Runeberg, Finrik Stals Signer. A text on Swedish literature to be selected. Weekly themes. Sup- plementary reading: Levertin, Ur Svenska. Bangen. Fourth Year A more thorough study of the his- tory of Swedish literature. Read- ings. Selections from Rydberg. Strindberg, Heidenstam and other authors. Weekly themes. Supple- mentary reading-various selec- tions. FRENCH First Year The following textbooks or their equivalent are used: Brooks' The New Chardenal; Aldrich and F03- ter, French Reader; LtAbbe1 Con- stantin. w M NEHAHA ACADEMY Somml Your Intermediate French: Composi- tion. Koren: French Composi- tion. Chosen texts: de la Brete. Mon Oncle et mon cure; Daudet, Contes; Loti, Le Roman d'un En- fant; Labich-e, Le Voyage de M. Perrichon; Maupassant, Contes; or the equivalent of these. Third Year 1. A survey of French Literature. A text in French tDoumic, His- toire de la Litterture francaisey The course will begin at the Sev- enteenth century. Chosen texts: Corneille, Le Cid; Racine, Andro- maque; Moliere, Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme; Beaurmarchais, Le barier de seville; Victor Hugo. Hernani. Three hours a week. 2. Compostion and conversation. Text: Francois, Advanced Com- position or equivalent. Two hours per week. Fourth. Year 1. Nineteeth century literature. Text tFrencm Pellissier. Texts: Atala, Chateaubriand; French Lyrics Nineteenth Century; 1e Cure de Tours or Eugenie Gran- d-et tBalzacn Le Gendre de M. Poirier; Rostrand, Cyrano de Ber- gerac. Three hours per week. 2. Composition and conversation especially in the form of connect- ed discourse; discussions and themes delivered orally. Two hours per week. MATHEMATICS A rigid treatment is given of the standard theorems and principles, and practical application. An attempt will be made to co- ordinate and unify the concepts of Algebra and Geometry, letting the two branches supplement each other and :be developed in. their true relation. Stress will be laid on drill for efficiency in handling equations throughout the courses.