Tennessee Military Institute - Radiogram Yearbook (Sweetwater, TN)

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sumed by Seniors, with an advanced text on American History, followed by a text on the development of political parties in the United States and the fun- damentals of civil government. MODERN LANGUAGES Courses are offered in French, Spanish, and German. Our teachers of these subjects are masters in their respective lines, and are able to make the language work full of interest to the pupils. The primary object of this de- partment is to give such instruction as will enable a student to read easily and intelligently the authors studied and to enjoy the literature of these lan- guages. The courses in French, German, and Spanish are designed to cover fully all college-entrance requirements. The work of the first course includes a careful study of pronunciation, grammar drill, abundant exercises in com- position, spelling, dictation, and reading of about 250 pages of prose, and short poems. The second course includes more advanced and detail study of syntax and construction, irregular verbs, much work in composition and conversa- tion, drill in phonetics, written reports in the language, and the reading of at least 400 pages of modern prose, including in French such authors as Hugo, De Maupassant, Dumas, and Daudet, in Spanish, Alarcon, Benaventes, Valera, in German, Benedix, Bernhardt, Storm, Wildenbruch, Frommel, etc. The courses are intended to give the student not only a theoretical knowledge and reading ability, but also a practical grasp of everyday French, German, and Spanish. In Spanish commercial correspondence is emphasized, in German and French the cultural and scientific phases are emphasized. ' SCIENCE The work in Science includes Biology, Physics, and Chemistry. A standard text in each subject is pursued throughout the year. The teacher questions the pupils on the subject matter assigned each day, and dem- onstrates the principles contained therein by lecture-table demonstrations. Laboratory work is carried forward in connection with all Science courses. Students in the Biology, Physics, and Chemistry classes are required to do individual laboratory work, keep accurate notebooks, and record all ex- periments. Original exercises and problems are assigned to bring out more clearly the principles involved and to arouse interest in the vocational aspects of the subjects. LATIN We urge all our pupils whose ages and circumstances will permit to get a thorough course in Latin. We offer four years' work in this subject, embracing Beginner's Latin, Caesar, Cicero, Virgil, or Ovid. Systematic grammar and composition work is carried in connection with Caesar and Cic- ero, while a study of Greek and Roman myths accompanies the Virgil work. Page Forty-Three

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Page Forty-Two M I IPS Above-ACCOUNTING AND BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION GROUP Below'-PREPARATORY COMMERCIAL GROUP

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-si The picture above shows the Sub-Freshman House and the seventh and eighth grade boys. This is a ten-room residence adjacent to the school in which our sub-freshman boys live. Captain Austin, Principal of the Junior Department, and Captain and Mrs. Massey live in the home With these boys. Captain Austin and Captain Massey alternate in supervising the night study period. Mrs. Massey is a registered nurse and serves as House Mother. The arrangement described above has been in use only during the 1937- 38 session. Prior to that time the younger boys were quartered on the first floor of our main barracks. Parents of these boys were requested recently to express their preference concerning a continuance of the arrangement or re- turning to the plan previously used. The response was unanimously in favor of the present plan. Many of the parents Wrote letters stating that they considered it a distinct advantage to have younger boys make the trans- fer from home to boarding school life through this intermediate step of living in a small group apart from the larger school. The plan Will be continued next year. Captain Austin serves as coach of athletic teams composed of younger boys. Schedules in football, basketball, and track were arranged for the younger boys. The relay team Won the junior trophy in the Baylor Relays in April. Pictures of these teams will be found on page 73. Boys completing the eighth grade are transferred to the main barracks the next year. Page Forty-Four