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

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10 THE ORACLE. Robinson’s New Higher Arithmetic American Hook Co., New York. Plane and Spherical Trigonometry—E. H. Lyman E. C. Godard; Allyn Hacon, Boston. Plane Geometry Kletchcr Durell; Chas. E. Merrill Co., New York. Solid Geometry (!. A. Wentworth; Ginn Co., Boston. A School Algebra Complete Durell Robbins; ( lias. E. Merrill Co., New York. New Complete Bookkeeping, Double and Single Entry—AY ill ia ms Rogers. American Book Co.. New York. Civil Government Lansing Jones; Silver Burdett Co., New York. Introduction to Physical Geography Farr. Human Physiology Ritchie; World Publishing Co., New York. Elements of Biology Geo. W. Hunter; Longmans. Green Co.. X. . Outlines of Botany—Robt. J. Leavitt; American Book Co., New York. West’s Ancient World Win. M. West; Allyn Bacon, Boston. A Short History of England Edward P. Cheney; Ginn Co., Boston. Essentials in American History Albert B. Hart; American Book Co., New York. School Physics Carhart Chute; Allyn Bacon, Boston. First Principles of Chemistry—Brownlee Others; Allyn Bacon. Boston. History of Education Levi Sealey; American Book Co., New York. Composition and Rhetoric Brooks A Hubbard; American Book ( o., N. Y. Psychology—Dexter Garlick; Longmans, Green Co.. London. Geography, Training Class Tarr McMurrav; McMillan ( o., N. . Agriculture doff Main; American Book Co., New York. Grade Text-Books. Steps in English Books i and 2—A. C. McLean, Thos. C. Blaisdell, John Morrow; American Book Co., New ork. State Arithmetic Wentworth Smith, New York. Hick’s Champion Speller American Book Co.; Ginn Co. Frye’s New York State Geography Ginn Co. New Education Reader, 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Years—A. J. Denialest. Win. M. Van Sickle; American Book Co., New York. Baldwin's Readers, 5th, 6th, 7th Years—James Baldwin; American Book Co., New York. Used as Supplementary in First Four Years. Copy Books, Barnes’ Natural Slant—American Book Co., New Y ork. Normal Music Course—Silver Burdett Co.. New York. U. S. History—Wm. H. Mace; Rand, McNally Co., New Yoik. Davison’s Health Lessons—American Book Co.

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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.

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TITE ORACLE. 11 REGENTS EXAMINATIONS AND REGULATIONS. January and June, 1912-1915. Monday 9:15 A. M. Tuesday 9:15 A. M. Wednesday 9:15 A. M. Thursday 9:15 A, M. Friday 9:15 A. M. Geography Elem. algebra Inter, algebra Solid geometry Adv. algebra Civics Arithmetic Plane geometrj Advanced arithmetic Commercial arithmetic Chemistry physics Biology El botany El. zoology Physiology and hygiene Hist. Eng. lang. literature Latin, 3 Latin grammar Psychology Latin 2 Latin 4 Latin prose eompo. cLatin prose at sight cLatin verse at sight Com. geog. Mech. drawing, L 2, 3, 4 Germ. 2. 3, 4 Hist, of education 1:15 P. M. 1:15 P. M. 1:15 P. M. 1:15 P. M. 1:15 P. M. Spelling Ancient hist. American hist. Elem. English English :! English, three years Trigonometry English for teachers El. LI. S. history Physical geog. Adv. botany Adv. zoology History of Great Brit, and Ire. El. bookkeefing English, 2 English gram. English. 4 French, 2,11, 4 The oral examination in Reading may be held at any time during examination week at the convenience of the examiner.