Catalogue of the Hampton Normal & Agricultural Institute, at Hampton, Virginia, for the academical year .. . hysical exercises and vocal drill are continuedthroughout the course. Fine selections of prose and poetry are committed tomemory. Geography- — Junior Class. Stories of how people live in different of land and water, beginning with forms nearHampton. Form of the earth. Study of continents, Northand South America in detail. Special study of the UnitedStates. Special study of Virginia. Enough chemistry andphysics to enable a pupil to understand physical geography. Middle Cl


Catalogue of the Hampton Normal & Agricultural Institute, at Hampton, Virginia, for the academical year .. . hysical exercises and vocal drill are continuedthroughout the course. Fine selections of prose and poetry are committed tomemory. Geography- — Junior Class. Stories of how people live in different of land and water, beginning with forms nearHampton. Form of the earth. Study of continents, Northand South America in detail. Special study of the UnitedStates. Special study of Virginia. Enough chemistry andphysics to enable a pupil to understand physical geography. Middle Class. Physical geography, continued. A more careful studyof the Eastern Continent. Sand modeling and map draw-ing. Throughout the course, weather reports are made bystudents and posted upon the blackboard. Daily weathermaps are received by mail from Washington and posted forthe benefit of the students, also telegraphic announcementsof changes in the weather, which are published by displaysignal flags. Daily observations are made and recordedby means of the rain gauge and maximum and II A M P TON INS T I T U T K 2 S Aids in Geography Study: — Putty relief globes, putty relief maps, numerouspictures including photographs and pictures cut from mag-azines and newspapers, object lesson cards, slides for usewith magic lantern and solar camera, cabinets of fossil andmineral and vegetable products, weather maps, tornadocharts. Specimens of manufactures, clothing, and books drawn from the Library. Bible Study : — Junior Class. Old Testament History from the Creation to the Is-raelitish Kingdom, including stones of the early races,lives of the Patriarchs, Exodus, the wandering in the Wil-derness, the conquest of Canaan, and the period of theJudges—Genesis to Ruth, inclusive. Middle Class. History of the Israelitish Kingdom, Captivity andRestoration with some study of the Prophets and thePoetical books m their historical connection,-Samuel to


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