Piedmont High School - Summit Yearbook (Lawndale, NC)

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Piedmont High School Lawndale, N. C. HISTORY This course is broad and comprehensive. It is intended to be much fuller than merely to prepare for college. In the first year Ancient History will be studied and Mediaeval and Modern History will be begun. In the second year Mediaeval and Modern History will be completed and English History will be begun. In the third year English History will be completed and the History of the United States will be carefully studied. Our object is not to make the pupil simply a reposi¬ tory of dates and disconnected facts, but to give him a correct idea of the underlying principles of history in their natural order. THE BIBLE A course is given in the Bible and Old Testament History which is equal to the first year’s course ofifered by most of the colleges. In this course the Bible is studied from a historical standpoint. The course is ben¬ eficial to all advanced students who take it, but is espe¬ cially useful to young ministers and to those who intend to enter the ministry. MUSIC The Music Department will be in charge of one who is thoroughly proficient in this branch, and no pains will be spared to make this part of the work equal to any other department of the School. ten

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Piedmont High School Lawndale, N. C. the elementary principles of the language has been secured the class will read the second and third books of Caesar. The second year’s work in this department will consist of a careful reading of Caesar, Books I and IV, and a review of Books II and III, with drill work in grammar and composition. The third year’s work will consist of a study of Cicero’s Orations against C ' ataline, five books of Vir¬ gil’s . Eneid, a review of prose composition, varied with original exercises. While the primary object of this department is the thorough preparation of pupils for entrance to the classical colleges, much stress will be laid on the relation of the Latin language to our mother tongue. MATHEMATICS The work in the college preparatory course for the first year will consist of a careful study of Arithmetic, with the view of making the students proficient in bus¬ iness calculations and in preparing them to be successful teachers of arithmetic in our public schools. The ele¬ ments of Algebra will be studied. In the second year Wentworth’s New School Alge¬ bra will be completed and Wen tworth’s Complete Algebra will be begun. In the third year Wentworth’s Complete Algebra will be mastered and Wentworth’s College Algebra and Wentworth’s Geometry will be begun. The object of this course is not only to prepare for college but to strengthen and develop the reasoning power of those who may never have the privilege of a college education. nine t

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Piedmont High School Lawndale, N. C. The course is broad and thorough. The School recognizes the need of the best instruction for begin¬ ners, as well as for the more advanced pupils, thus insur¬ ing a good foundation. Public 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 Matthew’s Standard Graded Studies as a basis, we endeavor to select such other studies as are best adapted to the peculiar needs of each. BUSINESS DEPARTMENT This, the youngest department of the School, was begun last session and did good work in Book-keeping, Stenography and Type-writing. It is intended to make this one of the strong features of the School. With com¬ petent instructors, there is no reason why the work in these branches should not be done as well here as in any of the business colleges. With board at actual cost and living expenses generally low at Piedmont, there is no reason why the expense of a business education should be great. With the reputation of a school long and favor¬ ably known behind it, there is no reason why a -certificate of proficiency from this department should not com¬ mand the confidence of the business men of the city, town and country. Rates will be given on application. CERTIFICATES OF PROFICIENCY 1 Handsome Certificates of Proficiency will be given those who complete the college preparatory course. eleven