Minnehaha Academy - Antler Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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SCHOOL CALENDAR 1922 SUMMER SCHOOL BEGINS May 31 SUMMER SCHOOL ENDS July 29 REGISTRATION FOR FALL TERM September 5 BIBLE INSTITUTE REGISTRATION October 2 BUSINESS DEPARTMENT REGISTRATION October 30 RECITATIONS CLOSE December 22 1923 REGISTRATION FOR NEW TERM January 8 BIBLE INSTITUTE CLOSES March 31 BACCALAUREATE SERMON May 20 CLASS PROGRAM May 22 FINAL EXAMINATIONS May 22-25 COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES May 25 SUMMER SCHOOL BEGINS May 29 SUMMER SCHOOL ENDS July 28 REGISTRATION FOR FALL TERM September 4 BIBLE INSTITUTE REGISTRATION October 1 BUSINESS DEPARTMENT REGISTRATION October 29 RECITATIONS CLOSE December 21 1924 REGISTRATION FOR NEW TERM January 7

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Minnehaha Academy Character of the School 1NNEHAHA ACADEMY is first and foremost a Christian school. This is the definite purpose for which it was founded. We make no apology for emphasizing that this is its distinctive feature. On the contrary, it would he necessary to apologize if we did not stress this fact. There is no lack of schools of the high school grade either in the Northwest or elsewhere in this country, but there is a lack of schools that are positively Christian. Minnehaha Academy believes that true education consists of more than the acquisition of knowledge. It stands for the training of the heart as well as the head and the hand. Knowledge is power, as the old proverb reminds us, but it is a power that may be abused. In fact, the more keenly a person's mind has been trained, the more dangerous it is if misused; but on the other hand the more valuable it is if used alight. The development of character is even more vital than the training of intellectual power. Minnehaha Academy aims to give the right direction to the lives of the young people entrusted to its care. There are four departments in the school, namely, High School, Business, Bible Institute, and Music. In all of these we aim to give a training as complete and thorough as is offered in any school of the same rank. The various courses are fully explained later in this book. The instruction in all departments of the school is in the English language. A characteristic to be noted, however, is the offering of four years of Swedish in the High School Department. The rapid growth of Minnehaha Academy has shown clearly that there is a real need to be met. In 1913-1911 the enrollment was 112, while in 1921-1922 it was 431 The Students Minnehaha Academy makes its appeal especially to boys and girls, young men and young women, in Christian homes. It seeks to maintain in the sphere of studies and school life the same atmosphere as prevails in a good home—an atmosphere of cheerfulness, industry and sincerity, and also of reverence and devotion.. That there is a homelike, sympathetic spirit in the school is the appreciative testimony of hundreds of former students. 7