Peru High School - Narcissus Yearbook (Peru, IN)

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English a LOI'ELLA M. REILAY IILLIAN IMP: Mfr 9, The work in English extends throughout the ems. and is planned in accordance 0t iiitlevtiuhiuderii thuught concei-ni Of this Ways Wond- eu'y svhouls, modi f done? It is very 10ml conditions. fm-t the 2ihility to speak and write 01. iguage with a wii- sitlemhle degree of iriwtttiiess should he possessed by all who apply for admission to the High School. Practically, it Very large per cent of those Who enter tthis is ti'ueof all High Schoolsi do nut lmssess this ability. Hence the iievessity of 111011- ifying the ideal course to suit present needs. Much Blllpllitsls is placed 011 colllliUS- itiuii worke-not for the sake of producing contributions to literature, but fur the purpose of acquiring correctness and facility of expression. The earlier Work in composition is based on the literary selections read by the class. Later, more room is given for the play of the illiztgination and taste of the student. Rhetoric is studied along with the work in literature as the needs of the classes dictate. It is not taught and studied as so much catalogued information, but as something which vitally concerns elegance and force in expression. The literary selections read and studied comprise the very best from both American and English literature. LThrough no fault of the management, Miss Reilay's picture does not appear in this place A full exA plaiiation l5 given on another pagej

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The Late mui'se pi'mitles for four yehi's, Wei'k; the third 21ml l'nm-th being elevtive. The first year is almost wholly lle- Votetl t0 the iiiitsteij' 0f iiillevtioiis :llltl syntax. The motto of this years Work is lVell hegun is half done? It is Very ditiieult t0 impress this fart en the pupils mul as it mnsequenve many are required to take the first years work it secuml time. The entire second year is given to Uzt-sui' and twenty lessons in Jones' Latin Prose. During this year, pupils must not only learn some Latin hut also i. 19. lilililtY. learn to use English :md to form the hahit of ttleuking 111W and investigating things. All vaiitlitlates tor grud- nation must complete the work of this year. Uicerolsoration: are read throughout the whole of the third year. The presentmluss have read eight Ul'itthIJS and taken the lust tWeiity lessons in Jones, Prose. Vergils Aeneid constitutes the Work of the fourth year. The present class have read the first six books. The prospect for at large Vergil class next year is very good. It is quite likely that there will be more them fifteen members. T. F. 3mm.