Packer Collegiate Institute - Pelican Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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The Packer Collegiate Imfifute 73 ments, and physical condition of the heavenly bodies, including such subjects of general interest as tides and eclipses, the changing seasons, the measurement of time, and the varying aspects of the planets. The lectures are illustrated by astronomi- cal models andglobes, and by lantern photo.. graphs. The Institute has two telescopes, a six-inch equatorial refractor, with clockwork and micrometer attachments, and a portable four-inch objective, for use on a part of the roof constructed with a view to convenience and safety in studying the topography of the heavens. - i Eramiug. i A continuous course of instruction in drawing runsthrough the curriculum of the Institute, and is taught by specialists. ln the Collegiate and Academic grades it is elective, in the Preparatory and Primary grades it is required. --qf----4 -2.:ff.Q.........-- -. ,,.. - Y-f -