Piedmont High School - Summit Yearbook (Lawndale, NC)

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Piedmont High School. 19 THIRD YEAR. Algebra completed, Geometry completed, Political Economy, Critical Reading of English Authors, Virgil completed, Bible, History of England, History of the United States, German. Text Books. We prefer that the students buy their books after entering, as there will probably be some changes made in the text-books. The books used last year were as follows: Eatin.—Collar and Daniel’s Beginner’s Latin Book, also Gun¬ nison Harley’s First Year of Latin, Allen and Greenough’s Virgil, Allen’s Prose, Lowe and Ewing’s Caesar. Algebra.—Sanford’s Elementary, Wentworth’s New, Went¬ worth’s Complete, and Wentworth’s College. German.—Keller’s First Year. Geometry.—Wentworth’s Plane, Solid and Spherical. Physiology.—Steele’s. English Grammar.—Plarvey’s, Beuhler’s. English Literature.—Lockwood’s Lessons, English Authors, Butler’s School English. History.—Stancell’s United States, Spencer’s North Caro¬ lina, and Myer’s Modern and Mediaeval, Montgomery’s Eng¬ lish, Myer’s Ancient. Spelling.—Reed’s, Harrington’s, and Westlake’s. Readers.—Holmes’ Series. Arithmetic.—Johnson’s Series. Geography.—Maury’s Elementary and Maury’s Manual. Teachers. Our teachers are all thoroughly competent, and all of them have had experience in the school-room. Our idea of building and sustaining a first-class school is that a few teachers WEEE qualified for their work can accomplish more than a large number of cheap, inexperienced ones.

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i8 Piedmont High School. lie recitals are given during the term. In these, all the students of music take part. They are thus stimulated to greater effort and become accustomed to appearing in public. The needs of pupils differ greatly—using Mathew’s Standard Graded Studies as a basis, we endeavor to select such other studies as are best adapted to the peculiar needs of each. Certificate of Proficiency. Handsome certificates of proficiency will be given those who complete the college preparatory course. English Course. FIRST YEAR. Arithmetic, English Grammar, Elementary Geography, Sounds of Letters, Spelling and Defining, Reading, History of North Carolina, Mental Arithmetic, Physiology. second year. Arithmetic, English Grammar, Elementary Algebra, Spell¬ ing and Defining, Geography, Composition and Rhetoric, His¬ tory of the United States, Civil Government. THIRD YEAR. Arithmetic completed, English Literature, Composition Work in English, Modern and Mediaeval History, Commercial Law. Course Preparatory for College. first year. Arithmetic, English Grammar, Ancient History, Spelling and Defining, Collar and Daniel’s Latin, Algebra, Civil Gov¬ ernment. SECOND YEAR. Arithmetic completed, Algebra, Caesar, Virgil, Latin Com¬ position, Geometry, English Literature, Essays, Modern and Mediaeval History, German.

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20 Piedmont High School. Board. We feel sure that our boarding arrangement can not be im¬ proved. We have all the benefits of the club plan, together with home comforts. No profit is made: on board. Each student bears his proportional part of the expense, and saves whatever profit is usually made on board, thus materially les¬ sening expense. Our method, too, prevents class distinction, which is sometimes made in schools where some students board in boarding houses and others at the mess-hall. Plere no such rivalry can exist, for all students and all teachers board on the same plan, and all eat in the same dining-hall. The only aris¬ tocracy which counts here is the aristocracy of brains, good CONDUCT IN SCHOOL, AND CHRISTIAN LIVING. 1 During the last session board averaged for the full month $4.96. Those who went home on Friday evening and returned on Monday morning paid on an average $3.00 per month. Actual cost of board, tuition and room rent for the last session, the first column representing highest price for tuition in the Literary Department, the second representing the lowest price. This does not include lights and laundry. Those who came Monday morning and went home on Friday afternoons got their board at two-thirds of the prices laid down here, an average cost of about ' $3.00 per month. To board, first month. tuition, first month .... room rent, first month . Total, first month To board, second month . . . tuition, second month . . , room rent, second month Total, second month $4.72 3.00 -35 $4.72 .1.00 •35 8.07 6.07 $4.93 $ 4-93 3.00 I .OO •35 •35 8.28 6.28