Oakfield High School - Oak Leaves Yearbook (Oakfield, WI)

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German, E. Geometry, R. Economics, E. Physics, R. American History and Civics, R. German, E. English, E. Advanced Algebra, E. German, E. Geometry, R. English History, E. Fourth Year. Physics, R. American History and Civics, R. German, E. English, E. Theory and Art; Reviews, E. Those studies marked “R” are required of all pupils. Those studies marked “E” may be elected. A “Unit” is understood to be five recitations per week for one semester. Thirty-two units are required for graduation. No less than four units will be accepted, for credit, in any language. TUITION. The tuition for non-resident high school students will be collected from the city, town or village treasurer of the city, town or village in which such non-resident students reside. ENGLISH AND LITERATURE. First Year. Half the time is spent in studying Brooks and Hubbard’s Composition and Rhetoric, Part I. To supplement the work in Composition the following authors are read either in class or reported on,— Shakespeare—Julius Caesar, Merchant of Venice. Hawthorne—Twice Told Tales. Scott—Lady of the Lake, Ivanhoe. Cooper—Last of the Mohicans. Eliot—Silas Marner. F ranklin—Autobiography. Irving—Sketch Book. Lincoln—Gettysburg Speech. Second Year. In this year the class finishes Brooks and Hubbard, Part II. The following authors are read: Addison—Spectator Papers, Sir Roger De Coverly.

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ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS. Students wishing to enter the High School must present credentials equivalent to one of the following: 1. Diploma from a rural school signed by the County Super- intendent. 2. Certificate of graduation from a state graded school. 3. Certificate from a parochial or private school having re- quirements equivalent to the graded schools of Oak-field. 4. Eighth grade promotion card from graded school of Oak- 5. Examination (conducted by the principal) in each of the common branches taught in the grade of the common schools. COURSES. By taking advantage of the electives offered in the Third and Fourth Years students may elect their work in one of three courses: English and History, German or Mathematics and Science. Besides, those students who desire to teach have the opportunity every two years of taking the course in Theory and Art of Teaching with Reviews in the common branches. field. COURSE OF STUDY BY SEMESTERS First Year. First Semester— Algebra R. English, R. Physical Geography (24 wks.) R. Commercial Geography, R. Second Semester— Algebra R. English, R. Botany (12 wks.) R. Physiology, R. Second Year. English, R. Ancient History, R. Advanced Agriculture, R. Arithmetic, R. English, R. Ancient History, R. Business Law, R. Bookkeeping, R. Third Year. English, E. Mediaeval History, R. English, E. Modern History, E.

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Goldsmith—Deserted Village. Gray—Elegy in Country Churchyard. Tennyson—Gareth and Lynette, Lancelot and Elaine, Passing of Arthur. Lamb—Essays of Elia. Lowell—Crisis. Stevenson—Treasure Island. Burns—Cotter’s Saturday Night. Arnold—Sohrab and Rustum. Selections from Palgrave’s Golden Treasury. Third Year. The work of this year is upon Baskerville and Sewell’s English Grammar, for one half the time. The following classics are read: Burke—Speech on the Conciliation. Milton—Minor Poems. Byron—Prisoner of Chillon. Ruskin—Sesame and Lillies. Bacon—Essays. Emerson—Essays on Lincoln and Fortunes of the Republic. Brooks and Hubbard is made the basis of all work in Composition, regular weekly themes being required in this as well as in the other years. Fourth Year. Matthews’ Introduction to American Literature and Pancoast’s Introduction to English Literature are used for about half the work of the year. Review of Composition and the following authors: Macaulay—Essays on Addison and Johnson. Chaucer—Knights’ Tale, Prologue. Dickens—Tale of Two Cities. Emerson—Essays on the American Scholar, Self-Reliance, Compensation. Pope—Essay on Man. Carlyle—Essays on Burns. GERMAN. First Year. Collar’s First Year German is used throughout the year, usually supplemented by some additional easy reading. Gram-