Union Academy - Yearbook (Belleville, NY)

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24 UNION ACADEMY EQUIPMENT The school is provided With modern apparatus for teach- ing sciences, relief maps, anatomical aids, ine microscope with high power objectives, microscopic slides, extensive geological collection, and a special new series of machines. for the practical study of physics. A set of large photographs of excellent quality has recently been provided, illustrating classic subjects of art, literature, architecture and biography. LIBRARY KAND READING ROOM The library, containing 2,350 volumes has been recently catalogued according to the most approved methods, is open every school day, attended by the librarian. Students and people of the town have direct access to the books and have free the privilege of drawing any volume for two weeks at a time. The working reference library is in the chapel. This library consists of about 150 books. It is supplied from the large library with books bearing most directly upon the class work, while it contains permanently such works of reference as are in constant use. Some of these are: The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia, The Encyclopaedia Britannica, The American Encyclopaedia, The Young Folks' Encyclopaedia, Alden's Cyclopaedia of Universal Literature, Worcester's Unabridged Dictionary, Lippincott's Gazetteer, and Diction- ary of Biography, Skeats's Etymological Dictionary, Grove's Dictionary of Music, Roget's Thesaurus, Smith's Synonyms, Labberton's Historical Atlas, Peck's Classical Dictionary, and Morely's English Writers. LITERARY SOCIETIES The ladies' Sibylline Society and the gentlemen's Glad- stone Debating Club are literary organizations which hold their meetings bi-weekly in Memorial Hall.

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.COURSE OF STUDY IN AGRICULTURE The following is the regular course with subjects as they occur in the respective years: ' FIRST QUARTER SECOND QUARTER THIRD QUARTER FOURTH QUARTER First Year English 51- English 5 Rhetoric 5 Rh6'f01'iC 5 Arithmetic 5 Arithmetic 5 Commercial Arithmetic 5 Q01'f1me1'013-1A1'ithmStiC 5 Physical Geography 5 Physical Geography 5 - Geology qsoilj 5 Geology 650115 5 Drawing 5 Drawing 5 Plans for Farm Buildings P121I1S f01'F21T1T1 B11i1di11gS Second Year ist Latin 5 1st Latin 5 1-st Latin 5 Ist Latin 5 . United States History 5 United States History 5'B0ta11y 5 Botany 5 , Algebra 5 Algebra 5 Zoology 5 Z0010gY 5 , Commercial Geography5 Commercial Geography 5 Entomology 5 Entomology 5 Third Year Dairy Husbandry 3 Dairy Husbandry 3 Civics 5 Civics 5 Horticulture 3 Horticulture 3 Plant Life 3 P1a11t.L1fe 3 Chemistry 5 Chemistry 5 Chemistry 5 Chem1f'f1'Y,5 . ' Soils and Fertilizers 3 Soils and Fertilizers 3 Econo'ics of Agricultureg Econo 105 0fAgf1C111tU1'e3 Fourth Year Animal Husbandry 3 Animal Husbandry 3 K 'Poultry Keeping 3 H POUUIY KeePiDg 3 ' Commercial Law 5 Commercial Law 5 Zootechny 2 Z00t?ChnY 2 t Physics 5 Physics 5 Physics 5 PhY?1CS 5 ' Agriculture 5 Agriculture 5 Agriculture 5 Agriculture 5 -f Numerals signify number of recitations a week.

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UNION ACADEMY 25' A fine course of lectures and entertainments is given under the auspices of Union Academy. ENDOWMENT The endowment fund amounts to nearly 344,000 and owing to this fact Union Academy can offer its advantages at a less expense than most schools of equal rank. SCHOLARSHIPS The Frederzkfa Wi!!z'ams Scholarshqn' established in 1887 by Frederick Williams, of Belleville, by a gift of 33,000- The Shepordson Scholorshms, established by the late Eunice E. Shepardson of Belleville, by a gift of 32,000. The Gaylord Memorz'a! Seholezrshgo Frmd, started in 1893 by the graduates of Union Academy who once were pupils of Principal Henry A. Gaylord, by gifts of 3600. K The f. f. Mather Scholarship, established in 1894 by Mr. J. Mather, of Belleville, by a gift of 3500. These funds make it possible to grant to worthy students free tuition scholarships. Applications may be made to the Principal. Scholarships are granted by the quarter. v New applications should be made three weeks before the com- mencement of each quarter. Assignments made under the following conditions: To those academic students who are least able, with such help as parents or guardians can give them,tto pay their own ex- penses, and are worthy of such assistance as is manifested by the deportment and successful industry of the student. No student may receive more than S36 a year, or 39 a quarter, and that only in payment for tuition in class or room rent due the Academy. Students may, zf Zhey choose, regard Me