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Preferred  Subjects. 
Language  (8  counts). 
ENGLISH  GRAMMAR  AND  COMPOSITION  (4  COUtlts). 
English  Grammar  (2  counts)  will  include  parts  of  speech  and 
their  properties ;  declension ;  comparison ;  conjugation ;  general 
rules  of  syntax  ;  analysis  of  sentences  ;  meaning  of  words. 
English  Composition  (2  counts). — Special  attention  must  be  paid 
to  spelling,  punctuation,  capitalization,  division  and  paragraphing. 
Text-Books:  Reed  and  Kellogg's  "  Higher  Lessons  in  English;" 
McLean,  Blaisdell  and  Morrow's  "  Steps  in  English  "  (Book  II). 
Latin  (4  counts). 
1.  Grammar,  including  accentuation  ;  rules  for  gender ;  declension 
of  regular  nouns,  adjectives  and  pronouns  ;  comparison  of  adjectives 
and  adverbs;  conjugation  of  regular  verbs. 
2.  Vocabulary,  exercises,  and  translations  of  easy  sentences  and 
selections. 
Text-Books:  Bennett's  "Foundations  of  Latin;"  Collar  and 
Daniel's  l<  First  Year  Latin." 
Note. — In  lieu  of  Latin,  the  student  may  elect  an  equivalent  in 
one  year's  course  in  German,  French  or  Spanish.  Text-books  in 
these :  Miller's  "  Practical  German  Grammar ;"  Fraser  and  Spiers's 
"  French  Grammar  ;"  De  Torno's  "  Combined  Spanish  Method." 
Mathematics  (8  counts). 
Arithmetic  (4  counts). — The  fundamental  operations;  fractions; 
decimals;  interest;  proportion;  square  and  cube  root;  elementary 
mensuration — dimensions,  surfaces,  solids. 
Text- Books:  Brooks's  "Normal  Standard  Arithmetic;"  Gideon's 
"  Model  Complete  Arithmetic." 
Algebra  (4  counts). — Including  the  fundamental  operations,  fac- 
toring, fractions,  equations  to  quadratics. 
Text-Books :  Wentworth's  "  Short  Course  in  Algebra ;"  Brooks's 
"  Elements  of  Algebra." 
History  {6  counts). 
History  of  the  United  States  (4  counts). — The  most  important  dis- 
coveries and  settlements;  the  struggles  of  European  nations  for 
mastery  in  America ;  the  Revolution ;  the  leading  events  under 
the  successive  administrations;   the  War  of  18 12;  the  Mexican 
