Tennessee Military Institute - Radiogram Yearbook (Sweetwater, TN)

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r l l if . +!i'il'9'f?!' R. DESCRIPTICN CF COURSES ll. College Preparatory ENGLISH There is a growing complaint that in high schools too little attention is given to the study of English. Whether this complaint is justifiable or not, it is, nevertheless, true that the average high-school pupil is sadly deficient in the use of his own language. It too frequently happens that students be- ginning the study of a foreign language must be taught the elements of their own language before any progress can be made. For this reason We insist in this institution that the study of English be made the most important sub- ject, for we realize that the ability to speak and write English correctly, clearly, and gracefully is the best educational asset a young man can possess. The course of study follows closely the recommendation of the Committee on College Entrance Requirements. It embraces the study of grammar, com- position, and rhetoric, and the reading and the studying of a number of clas- sics selected from the College Entrance Requirements. Thoroughness is re- quired throughout the whole course. This we seek to gain by constant drill work in grammar and composition and by frequent exercises in punctuation, paragraphing, use of words, and letter writing. In the more advanced classes in rhetoric, themes in narration, description, and argumentation, together with story writing, are required. The ability to read accurately and intelligently is sought by the study of the classics. In connection with this course, the pupil is required to read aloud and to commit to memory selections of prose and poetry from standard authors. The study of biography is emphasized in order to acquaint the stu- dent with the important facts in the lives of the authors and to enable him to estimate their places in literary history. ' FIRST YEAR: Advanced Grammar fthoroughly taughtb and literature selected from the fO1l0WiT1g2 K1Clmw296fl, Short stories, orations, short lyric and narrative poems, The Lady of the Lake, and As You Like It. SECOND YEAR: Composition, with much written work 5 drill on sentence and paragraph structure, avoiding common errors, etc. Classics to be selected from the following: A collection of short stories, ballads, lyric poems, The House of the Seven Gables, Julius Caesar, The Rione of the Ancient Mariner, and The Iciylls of the King. THIRD YEAR: Composition and Rhetoric: the principles of grammar and their applica- tion in themes. History of American Literature, with special emphasis on Poe, Hawthorne, Mark Twain, Harte, Emerson, Bryant, Whittier, and the more mod- ern poets. FOURTH YEAR: Woolley's Handbook of Composition. Many themes in the four types of composition. The work of the Senior year is devoted to an intensive study of English Literature. We use a thorough chronological anthology, covering the subject from the prehistoric to the contemporary, with special emphasis on Shakespeare, Milton, Pope, Johnson, Addison, Steele, Goldsmith, Burns, Byron, Keats, Wordsworth, Carlyle, Macaulay, Tennyson, Browning, Kipling, and Masefield. lParallel Reading Required in All Coursesl Page Thirty-Nine

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MATHEMATICS Mental growth finds its beginning in the power to concentrate and to rea- son. A man's ability is determined by the extent to which these powers have been developed. The relation of the study of Mathematics to this growth and the mental discipline derived from a mastery of its principles justify the importance which we give this subject in our course. Every cadet in Tennessee Military Institute is required to study Math- ematics, and four full years' work is required for graduation. The course outlined below may seem rather difficult, and it is. We prefer, however, to make it heavy rather than have our students numbered among those who fail to make good in college. Our requirements are justified by the high rank they enable our graduates to take in more advanced schools. FIRST YEAR Since so few boys actually master Arithmetic in the grades, we have found it neces- sary to require all freshmen to study Arithmetic either for the entire first year or until they demonstrate by classwork and examinations that they understand the subject. A course in Elementary Algebra is carried throughout the year. SECOND YEAR After a brief review of the fundamental operations in Algebra, the Work in the sec- ond year is resumed at factoring, and a thorough course is given to theory of exponents. The solution of numerous statement problems is required throughout the second and third years. THIRD YEAR In the third year the course in Algebra begins with theory of exponents, and the text is completed during the year. Every Junior is required to take this course unless exemption is secured by passing a satisfactory examination embracing the subjects treated. A thorough course in Plane Geometry is also given in this year, both Algebra and Geometry classes reciting five times per week. FOURTH YEAR In the fourth year Solid Geometry is required the first term. During the second term those members of the Senior Class who have maintained an average grade of 8572, or above in Algebra III in Tennessee Military Institute will be allowed the option of tak- ing Plane Trigonometry or reviewing the entire subject of Algebra 3 all other Seniors will be required to study College Algebra the second term. HISTORY We believe that no man can consider himself broadly educated without some acquaintance with the record of human achievement in the generations that have preceded him, no matter how well informed he may be concerning contemporary developments. We try, therefore, to arrange the course of study of each cadet so that he may get a good course in Ancient History, Modern European History, and American History. Ancient History is studied in our first year, and the text used comprises a survey of the progress of the race from early Egyptian and Babylonian beginnings to the period of Charle- magne. Modern European History is studied in the second year. The text used treats of the more important movements and events in European His- tory from Charlemagne down through the World War, including the Ver- sailles Peace Conference. On account of the heavy mathematics requirements in our third year, no history course is offered for Juniors. The study is re- Page Forty-One