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PREPARATORY SCHOOL

of the English-speaking people in England and America is made, and considerable attention is given to the origin and development of representative government. The work extends through one year ; one-half of the time is devoted to English, and the other half to American, history. The work, by terms, is as follows : 1. English History through the Revolution of 1688. 2. English History from 1688 to the present time, and American History to the Revolutionary War. 3. American History from the Revolutionary War to the present time. LATIN The ground covered consists of the grammar and selections from Caesar, Sallust, Cicero, and Vergil. Translation of English into Latin is made a prominent part of the work, and in connection with the Vergil the scansion of hexameter verse and matters of historical and mythological interest are studied. The Roman method of pronounciation is used, with special attention to quantity. Allen and GreenougJi's Grammar, and Collar''s Prose Composition. By years, the work is as follows:

FIRST YEAR

Preparatory Latin Book, Viri Romae, Arrowsmith and Whicher's Latin Readings.

SECOND YEAR

Caesar, Sallust, Cicero.

THIRD YEAB

Cicero, Vergil. PHYSICS This study is so presented as to cultivate habits of careful • observation, and to develop in the student the ability to reach general conclusions inductively by means of exact experiment. In all laboratory work the student is required to keep a notebook containing a complete record of experiments per, formed i The work is begun in the winter term.