Watkins Glen High School - Senecan Oracle Yearbook (Watkins Glen, NY)

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8 THE ORACLE. Greek may take tlio place of French or German in courses in which it is required by those who need it for college entrance, but all Greek classes must contain at least five pupils. Requirements for a College Entrance Diploma. Arts Department. Counts English ....... Algebra ....... Plane Geometry a Latin ....... b Second Foreign Language (2 years) History ........................... Electives ....-.................... 13 20 10 10 10 Science Department. English Algebra Plane Geometry .......... c First Foreign Language (2 Second Foreign Language (2 Physics ................... History .................... Electives .................. years) years) 70 Counts ... 13 i 5 10 10 9 15 70 a. 15 counts in Latin and 5 counts in a third foreign language will be accepted instead of 20 counts in Latin. b, Greek, French or German. c, Latin, French or German. All the above mentioned diplomas will be issued in four grades depend- ing on tin- average standing of the papers, as follows: 1. A diploma based on a general average of 60. 2. A diploma with credit based on a general average of 75. 3. a diploma with great credit, based on a general average of 85. 4. A diploma with highest credit, based on a general average of ! 0. In computing general averages the rating of any answer paper not below 60 may la included. Physiology Law. All pupils below the second year of the High School and above the third year of school work shall be taught and shall study this subject every year with suitable text-books in the hands of all pupils, for not less than three lessons a week for ten or more weeks, or the equivalent of the same in each year, and must pass satisfactory tests in this as in other studies before promotion to the next Succeeding year’s work.

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THE ORACLE. 7 Group 6, Other Subjects. 2 History and Principles of Education, .‘5 Psychology and Principles'of Education, .‘5 Drawing, .‘1 Advanced Drawing. 2 Eirst Year Home Science. 2 Second Year Home Science, 2 First Year Sliopwork, 2 Second Year Shop-work. a Xo counts are assigned for these subjects. I It is recommended that examinations be deferred and full credit earned in subsequent examinations whenever possible, specially in those subjects whose titles are inclosed in parentheses in this list. ---------o--------- COURSES OF STUDY. (a)—Academic Diploma, on the 1905 Syllabus. Required—English, 13 counts; .Mathematics, 10; History, 8; Science, 10; Elective, 2!). First Year 4 English 5 Latin .5 Biology 5 Algebra Second Year 3 English .5 Latin 5 Ancient History .5 Plane Geometry Third Year 3 English .5 Latin 5 English History .5 Physics Fourth Year 3 English 5 Latin .5 American Hist. 5 Chemistry The minimum passing mark for this diploma is 00 per cent., with an average of not less than 0.5 per cent. This diploma will be issued as a Classical Diploma if it includes English, 13 counts; Latin, 20 counts; a second foreign language, 1.5 counts; History, ,5 counts, Mathematics, lu counts. Substitutions—French or German for Latin. Physical Geography in place of Ancient History, Bookkeeping and Solid Geometry in place of Latin, French or German in the third year. Advanced Algebra an 1 Trigonometry for Chemistry; or History and Principles of Education and Psychology and Principles of Education for Chemistry; or, Advanced Arithmetic and Advanced Algebra for Chemistry. (b)—Classical Diploma, for High School Subjects Only Required—English, 13 counts; Mathematics, 10; History, .5; Science, 5: Latin, 20; a second foreign language, 15; Elective, 4. Third Year Fourth Year 3 English 3 English 5 Latin 5 Latin First Year 4 English .5 Latin .5 Biology .5 Algebra Second Year 3 English .5 Latin 5 French or (lerman .5 Plane Geometry .5 French or German .5 French or German 5 American t. 5 Physics The preliminaries are not required. Issued only when claimed by the Principal. The minimum passing mark tor this diploma is (50 per cent. This is issued as a Classical Diploma under the same conditions as are named in (a). No substitutions allowed in this course. 5 Ancient History for those who are able to do the work in the second year.

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THE ORACLE. 9 Requirements for Graduation from the Watkins High School, Passed by the Board of Education, September, 1909. L At least one year of resident study. -• Counts necessary for one of the following: a 1 he Regents academic diploma named above, b I lie Regents Classical diploma named above, c The Regents College Entrance diploma named above. High School Diploma. Students lacking not more than IS counts necessary for graduation hv Januai ot an year shall be considered members of tin graduating class, provided that a class standing in each subject, of at. least 7a per cent, is maintained throughout the year. The failure of any such student in one or more of the dune examinations shall not affect his graduation. Students lacking more than 18 counts necessary for graduation by January ot any year and those whose class standings in one or more subjects -diall tall below 7.» per cent, shall be entitled to graduation and shall be granted the school diploma, provided that in the June examination they attain satisfactory standings in all subjects in which the class work has fallen below 7d per cent.; but the extent to which such students shall participate in the graduating exercises shall be left to the decision of the Faculty. Students considered as graduates by the Faculty may be granted the academic diploma even tho' one or more papers necessary for graduation be rejected by the Department of Education; but teachers should endeavor to so mark the papers that none shall be returned. HIGH SCHOOL TEXT-BOOKS. 1 st Latin ( has. K. Bennett; Allyn Bacon. Boston. Caesar’s Gallic War Francis W. Kelsey; Allyn Bacon, Boston. Cicero, Select Orations and Letters Francis W. Kelsey, Allyn Bacon, Boston. The Aeneid of Vergil David Y. Comstock; Allyn Bacon. Boston. Preparatory Latin Writer Charles K. Bennett; Allyn Bacon, Boston. Latin Grammar Charles E. Bennett; Allyn Bacon, Boston. A German Grammar A. L. Meissner E. S. Joynes; 1). C. Heath Co., Boston. Bacon’s German Grammar Paul Y. Bacon; Allyn Si Bacon, Boston. Greek Grammar William Goodwin; Ginn Co.. Boston. Xenophon’s Anabasis Win. Goodwin; Ginn Co., Boston. School Iliad -Thomas I). Seymour; Ginn Co.. Boston. Beginner’s Greek Book John W. White; Ginn Co., Boston. Complete French Course C. A. Chardenal; Allyn Si Bacon, Boston. Second French Book John Bidwood; Longmans, Green Si C'o., London. New Higher Algebra—Webster Wells; D. C. Heath Co., Boston.