Catalogue of the Hampton Normal & Agricultural Institute, at Hampton, Virginia, for the academical year .. . ass, Plutarchs Lives, Grand-fathers Chair, The Roosevelt Book, The Van DykeBook, John Halifax, Gentleman, Westward Ho IStories of the Old Dominion, A-Hunting of the Deer,Tales of a Wayside Inn, Lorna Doone, On the Thres-hold, and The Future of the American Negro. The Seniors read such books as The Life ofNelson, Mill on the Floss, Tale of Two Cities, BaconsEssays, Macbeth, Silas Marner, Emersons Essays,Quentin Durward, and Self-Cultivation in English. In each year, especially in the fir
Catalogue of the Hampton Normal & Agricultural Institute, at Hampton, Virginia, for the academical year .. . ass, Plutarchs Lives, Grand-fathers Chair, The Roosevelt Book, The Van DykeBook, John Halifax, Gentleman, Westward Ho IStories of the Old Dominion, A-Hunting of the Deer,Tales of a Wayside Inn, Lorna Doone, On the Thres-hold, and The Future of the American Negro. The Seniors read such books as The Life ofNelson, Mill on the Floss, Tale of Two Cities, BaconsEssays, Macbeth, Silas Marner, Emersons Essays,Quentin Durward, and Self-Cultivation in English. In each year, especially in the first two, some timeis given to memorizing short quotations and longerpoems, both for their influence upon the studentsEnglish and for their moral and spiritual content. The work in voice culture is for the correction ofindistinct enunciation, careless articulation, and wrongpronunciation. Incidentally, phonic exercises are in-tended to help the spelling. Throughout the course, as time permits, lessonsin penmanship are given by a special teacher. GEOGRAPHY In the Junior year North America is studied wkh 44. AC AD E MI C-N O R M A L COURSE special reference to physiography, climate, and distri-bution of people. Emphasis is laid upon the productions and re-sources, manufactures, commerce, and trade centers ofthe United States. A special study is made of NewEngland and of the Southern States. Territories and dependencies of the United States—Alaska, Porto Rico, Hawaii, and the Philippines—arethen taken up. This is followed by a brief study ofSouth America. ; In the Junior Middle year Europe is studied withreference to location, physiography, climate, and lifebelts. This is followed by a detailed study of GreatBritain, Germany, France, Russia, and Italy, and abrief study of Asia and Africa, with special referenceto the worlds commerce and industries. GEOMETRY The course in geometry given in the Senior Mid-dle year includes the study of geometrical forms, def-initions and axioms, t
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