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Grounds and Buildings
T HE Academy property occupies fifty-one acres of what was the well-known Kayes Park. With a frontage of nearly 1,100 feet and a shore eleva- tion at the lake of ten feet, the land gradually slopes back 2,000 feet through a beautifully wooded valley to a height of 125 feet above the lake at the Lake Shore drive. The property was selected by Mr. Kaye many years ago and is considered not only one of the most healthful and beautiful on the lake, but as con- taining some of the finest trees, among them, towering black walnuts, shapely hard maples, majestic white oaks and wide spreading butternuts. A number of living springs in the hills 160 feet above the Academy supply at all times an abundance of pure, cold drinking water. Indeed, it would be impossible for even one who might be in no sense a lover of the great outdoors and the beauties of nature, to pass through Academy Park without being impressed with the natural beauty and grandeur of it all.
Rarely, indeed, has a school been so favored as has Northwestern in having time and opportunity not only to make a careful selection of location but to plan for every detail of the magnificent new buildings which are now being rapidly completed. A thorough study was begun of boarding schools both in this country and abroad in 1910. Three years later these ideas were placed before the well-known Chicago architects, Marshall & Fox, and for two years they gave the work their experienced thought. Five sections of these massive buildings are now completed, and have proved even more beautiful and satisfactory than anticipated. Feeling that the best and most far-reaching results could be secured from the school that came the nearest to being a large, happy home, these buildings are so planned that the faculty, their wives and the students
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are thrown together during much of the life of the day. The building is of reinforced concrete and steel and granite-faced Hydrostone and is absolutely fireproof. The main entrances from either side are up a flight of granite steps, fifty feet in width, and between massive stone columns.
The interior of the building is planned to meet the traditions of Northwestern's distinctive life. Immedi- ately in the center in front of the main entrance is a fifty-foot hexagonal room with four stone fireplaces large enough to receive the entire stump of a tree and to throw a glow of warmth and cheer regardless of out- side weather. These fireplaces are assigned to the different companies and they are decorated with the cups and trophies won in the company contests and around them gather the cadets for their company cele- brations, etc.
On the south side of this Mosaic-floored hall are two large rooms, each twenty-five by twenty feet, that are set apart as parlors for the faculty and guests, and on the north side are the offices and private reception room of the Commanding Officer. The class of 1917 and the class of 1918 have each erected in this great central court marble drinking fountains. Extending east and west are the great hallways, each 130 feet long and twenty-eight feet wide, and extending to the roof of the second floor where light and sunshine enter through specially constructed skylights.
A wide stairway flanked on either side with a three- foot bronze figure, bearing electric-lighted torches, a gift from the Class of 1915, rises from the west end of the hallway to the balcony, which extends entirely around the court on the second floor, and from this balcony all the large well-lighted, heated and ventilated students' rooms are entered. Nine large Mosaic-floored toilet rooms are arranged for easy access, each room being equipped with the most modern plumbing, includ- ing marble shower baths, individual china washstands, etc.
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At the extreme east of the building a wing one hundred and twenty feet long and forty feet wide has just been completed.
On the ground floor of this are located the Manual Training and Mechanical Drawing Rooms and the Automobile Instruction Rooms.
The central court extends through to the east win- dows of the first floor and this portion is used for table games.
To the north of the corridor, and occupying the end of the wing, are the private quarters of the Commanding Officer, the living room of which connects with the main corridor by double doors that are habitually open, and the cadets always find a warm homelike welcome awaiting them there.
On the other side of the pastime room is the EDWARD E. AYER LIBRARY, sixty-five by forty feet, occupying the entire south end of the wing. The room is entirely surrounded by bookcases well stocked with reading and reference books, and is equipped with large tables for reading or writing. Large windows opening to the south, east and west, make it exceptionally cheer- ful and well lighted. The walls are decorated with beautiful enlargements of photographs of our wonder- ful national parks, taken by Mrs. Ayer.
The upper floors are used for additional sleeping quar- ters for the cadets.
The center of the building is three stories high, and on the third floor are located the main study or assem- bly room and all the class-rooms and laboratories, the light being secured from north exposed skylights. This is another unique feature of the school plant and one which has received exhaustive study. We believe by this system of lighting that much of the eye trouble, which is so generally found among school children and which frequently follows them through life, can be avoided, and at the same time by a centralization
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of our school work, greater efficiency can be secured. All furniture and equipment for this room has been selected with great care, and all seats and desks are adjustable in order that they may be fitted to the student rather than the student deformed to fit them. These adjustments are made under the supervision of the Physical Director.
The heating and ventilating system of all the buildings is most complete and embodies every feature that modern science has so far been able to devise in the way of health and comfort. In installing this elaborate system we assumed not only considerable expense on first installation, but on operation: yet we feel that our efforts will be appreciated by discriminating parents who will recognize the importance of their son's health at this formative period of life.
Although the buildings are absolutely fire-proof, the architects have avoided that cold, uninviting appear- ance which so many institutions unfortunately present.
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Courses of Study
The Academy offers the following Courses of Study:
JUNIOR COLLEGE
ENGINEERING COURSE
This course is aimed to fit the needs of the student who desires an elementary knowledge of Civil Engineer- ing or who is using the course as a preparation for some advanced work at College in Engineering, Architecture or similar lines.
COMMERCE AND FINANCE
This course aims to meet the needs of the student who expects to enter business not as a bookkeeper or stenographer, but rather as an executive; and who wishes in preparation for this work not only a better training in English, but some knowledge of accounting, finance, business law and especially psychology, which latter study was found during the war to be so valuable to the man who employs or directs others.
PREPARATORY
LATIN COURSE
This prepares a student for the classical or literary courses of any of the colleges or universities of the country. It includes four years of Latin and three years of a modern language.
SCIENTIFIC COURSE
This prepares a student for the scientific or technical courses of all colleges. It is the course commonly taken for admission to the state universities. It provides for two years of Latin and two years of a modern language and for more advanced mathematics than do the other courses, viz .: Solid Geometry and Plane Trigonometry.
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ENGLISH COURSE
This is a well-balanced general course for those not preparing for college. No foreign language is pre- sented. It offers Manual Training, Mechanical Draw- ing and Chemistry. While not attempting to teach the technique of business, it gives that broader kind of intellectual training which tends to develop not only keen insight for details, but a more intelligent interest in the larger questions of industry and commerce.
These courses are carefully planned for steady advance- ment along consistent lines and for definite purposes. However, so far as the daily schedule will permit, a student may, for sufficient reasons and under the guidance of the Principal, arrange his work by selecting studies from the different courses. But in all cases he is required to take at least three and a half years of English, one and a half years of Algebra, and one year each of plane geometry, physics, history and military science.
A minimum of sixteen units is required for graduation, a unit representing a year's study in a subject and constituting approximately a quarter of a full year's work.
No cadet will be allowed to take more than four subjects without special permission from the Super- intendent. In case such permission is given a grade above eighty per cent must be maintained or the extra subject be dropped.
A passing grade in each of four subjects is required during the Senior year.
By request of a large number of patrons who appreciate the great opening agriculture is offering in the United States as a profession, there has been outlined by the University of Wisconsin a modified high-school course in agriculture. This course will be emphasized and added to as the demand seems to warrant.
Wherever possible class room instruction is aided by projectors and moving picture machines. The splendid supply of educational material now put in this form has been found very helpful in educational work.
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ENGLISH COURSE
This is a well-balanced general course for those not preparing for college. No foreign language is pre- sented. It offers Manual Training, Mechanical Draw- ing and Chemistry. While not attempting to teach the technique of business, it gives that broader kind of intellectual training which tends to develop not only keen insight for details, but a more intelligent interest in the larger questions of industry and commerce.
These courses are carefully planned for steady advance- ment along consistent lines and for definite purposes. However, so far as the daily schedule will permit, a student may, for sufficient reasons and under the guidance of the Principal, arrange his work by selecting studies from the different courses. But in all cases he is required to take at least three and a half years of English, one and a half years of Algebra, and one year each of plane geometry, physics, history and military science.
A minimum of sixteen units is required for graduation, a unit representing a year's study in a subject and constituting approximately a quarter of a full year's work.
No cadet will be allowed to take more than four subjects without special permission from the Super- intendent. In case such permission is given a grade above eighty per cent must be maintained or the extra subject be dropped.
A passing grade in each of four subjects is required during the Senior year.
By request of a large number of patrons who appreciate the great opening agriculture is offering in the United States as a profession, there has been outlined by the University of Wisconsin a modified high-school course in agriculture. This course will be emphasized and added to as the demand seems to warrant.
Wherever possible class room instruction is aided by projectors and moving picture machines. The splendid supply of educational material now put in this form has been found very helpful in educational work.
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Schedule of Studies
E ACH class recites five times a week except as indi- cated by figure in parentheses. Each continues throughout the year except as otherwise indi- cated. Bible History every Sunday. Penmanship and Spelling are insisted upon for all who need them. Special work in Public Speaking.
FIRST YEAR PREPARATORY
LATIN COURSE
ENGLISH ALGEBRA ANCIENT HISTORY LATIN (6)
SCIENTIFIC COURSE ENGLISH ALGEBRA ANCIENT HISTORY LATIN (6)
ENGLISH COURSE
ENGLISH
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MANUAL TRAINING OR
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
SECOND YEAR PREPARATORY
LATIN COURSE
ENGLISH PLANE GEOMETRY FRENCH OR SPANISH LATIN
SCIENTIFIC COURSE ENGLISH PLANE GEOMETRY MEDIEVAL AND MODERN HISTORY LATIN
ENGLISH COURSE
ENGLISH PLANE GEOMETRY MEDIEVAL AND MODERN HISTORY PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
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SCHEDULE OF STUDIES-Continued
THIRD YEAR PREPARATORY
LATIN COURSE
SCIENTIFIC COURSE
ENGLISH (3)
ENGLISH
ALGEBRA (Half Year)
ALGEBRA (Half Year)
MILITARY SCIENCE
MILITARY SCIENCE
PHYSICS
PHYSICS
FRENCH OR SPANISH LATIN
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ENGLISH
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MILITARY SCIENCE
PHYSICS
MECHANICAL DRAWING
ADVANCED ARITHMETIC (Half Year) or COMMERCIAL GEOGRAPHY (Half Year)
FOURTH YEAR PREPARATORY
LATIN COURSE
SCIENTIFIC COURSE
ENGLISH (3) MILITARY SCIENCE (1) U. S. HISTORY AND CIVICS FRENCH OR SPANISH
ENGLISH (3)
MILITARY SCIENCE (1)
U. S. HISTORY AND CIVICS
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FRENCH OR SPANISH
SOLID GEOMETRY (Half Year)
PLANE TRIGONOMETRY (Half Year)
ENGLISH COURSE
ENGLISH (3) MILITARY SCIENCE (1) U. S. HISTORY AND CIVICS CHEMISTRY COMMERCIAL LAW (3) SPECIAL GEOGRAPHY AND CURRENT EVENTS (2)
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Outline of Instruction
English
T HE preceding pages show that a liberal share of time is given in all courses to the study of our mother tongue. The aim in this department is to teach a boy to use the English language cor- rectly, both orally and in writing; to express his thoughts clearly and concisely, and if possible, grace- fully; to speak with distinctly enunciated sounds and well modulated voice, both in conversation and in public address; and, finally, to have an appreciation and fondness for good literature. The National Con- ference on Uniform (College) Entrance Requirements furnishes an excellent list of readings which has been commonly adopted throughout the country. It com- prises selections from Shakespeare, Milton, Tennyson, Browning, Longfellow, Whittier, Dickens, Scott, Eliot, Hawthorne, Franklin and other authors. A four years graded course is framed from these selections. The student is trained in reading aloud and commits to memory some of the more notable passages, both in verse and in prose. He also acquaints himself with the most important facts in the lives of the authors whose works he reads and with their place in literary history.
Some of the selections are studied closely as to form and style and the exact meaning of words and phrases. With others the attention is not given so much to details, the aim being to form an appreciation of the main purpose and charm of what is read and to develop a taste for good literature. The following is an outline of the work for the Preparatory Courses:
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FIRST YEAR
ORAL EXPRESSION
Drill in enunciation, pronunciation (with training in the use of diacritical marks and of the dictionary), phrasing and inflection. This work includes not only formal drills, but oral reading, recitation of brief memorized selections and simple extemporaneous de- scriptions and stories concerning things familiar to the pupil.
WRITTEN COMPOSITION
Spelling (constant drill as long as needed), punctu- ation, capitalization, careful penmanship and neat work insisted upon. Letter writing and frequent short themes based on the experience of the pupil and on the literature studied.
GRAMMAR
Review of the elements of syntax. Emphasis on the sentence as the unit of thought. The pupil is led to see that technical grammar is not an end in itself, but is helpful in acquiring a good command of the language.
LITERATURE
Typical books assigned for the first year are Scott's "The Lady of the Lake," George Eliot's "Silas Mar- ner," Irving's "Sketch Book.
SECOND YEAR
COMPOSITION
Frequent short themes based on the classics being read, supplementary exercises in composition, and a thorough drill in letter writing, announcements and varied work of a practical nature.
GRAMMAR
A review of the rules of syntax, and drills for the purpose of correcting common errors of speech.
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LITERATURE
Among the books read the second year are Shake- speare's "Merchant of Venice," Scott's "Ivanhoe," Lowell's "Vision of Sir Launfal.'
THIRD YEAR COMPOSITION
A study is made of the theory of narration, descrip- tion, exposition and elementary argumentation. This study is supplemented by various themes illustrative of the principles under discussion.
RHETORIC
Study of the sentence: loose; periodic; balanced; antithesis; parallelism. Study of the word as to cor- rectness, precision, appropriateness, expressiveness; figures of speech; supplementary written exercises.
LITERATURE
Among the books read this year are Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar," Addison's "Sir Roger de Coverly," Tennyson's "Idyls of the King," Coleridge's "Ancient Mariner," Swift's "Gulliver's Travels," Hawthorne's "House of Seven Gables."
FOURTH YEAR HISTORY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE
A study is made of the lives of prominent English writers, and the conditions under which they lived and wrote. In connection with this study the students read from the writings of these authors.
COMPOSITION
Weekly themes, in which students are encouraged in individuality of thought and expression.
LITERATURE
Some of the required books for this year are Dickens "Tale of Two Cities," Burke's "Conciliation," Macau- lay's "Life of Johnson," Milton's "Minor Poems," Shakespeare's "Macbeth."
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Latin
All schools and colleges recognize the high value of this language both for discipline and culture. Stu- dents who omit it in the early part of their course often regret it later. Since Greek has been dropped as a requirement for admission to our colleges, the number of students throughout the country taking Latin has increased. On the other hand, admission to quite a number of high grade colleges and universities can now be gained without preparation in any ancient language.
It is found that unremitting drill necessary in the early part of the course for fixing knowledge of forms and rules can be relieved of dull monotony by various devices. These include frequent changes in the man- ner of reciting and the encouragement of a healthy rivalry; exercises in oral and written composition and in sight reading almost from the beginning; acquiring a real knowledge of the life and thought of the Romans by the use of pictures and by appropriate readings from history and literature.
Bennett's Latin Grammar is used throughout the course.
This Academy offers a course of two, three or four years in Latin. Less than two is not recommended, and, in general, is not counted toward admission by the colleges.
The first year's work follows one of the standard texts of "First Year Latin" in gaining a thorough knowledge of forms, and in acquiring a vocabulary and the ability to translate not only easy sentences but some simple connected discourse.
The second year's' work includes reading not less in amount than Caesar, Gallic War, I-IV. It may be selected from Caesar's Gallic War or Civil War, or from Nepos.
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The reading for the third year is in amount equivalent to Cicero's orations against Catiline, for the Manilian Law, and for Archias. It may be selected from Cicero's orations, letters, and De Senectute, and from Sallust's Catiline and Jugurthine War.
The reading for the fourth year is in amount equivalent to Vergil's Aeneid I-VI. It may be selected from Vergil's Bucolics, Georgics, and Aeneid, and from Ovid's Metamorphoses, Fasti and Tristia.
Forms, syntax, sight reading, composition, and the memorizing of suitable passages will receive due attention.
French and Spanish
A course of either two or three years is given in French and Spanish. At the close of the second year the pupil is expected to be ready to meet the ordinary requirements for college entrance; to be familiar with the rudiments of grammar; to be able to pronounce quite accurately; to read at sight easy prose (with some help for unusual words and construction); to translate English sentences taken from every day life or based upon the text studied; and to ask and answer a large number of such questions as might be needed in emergency.
At the close of the third year of French or Spanish the pupil is expected to be ready to meet the most exacting requirements for college entrance; to read at sight selections of ordinary difficulty, and to use the language to some considerable extent in conversation.
History
For the First Year there is given Ancient History, with special reference to Greek and Roman History, but including also a short introductory study of the more ancient nations. This period also embraces the early Middle Ages and closes with the death of Charlemagne, A. D. 814.
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The Medieval and Modern History of the Second Year places special emphasis on modern times. Our new and closer relationship with Europe calls for a clear under- standing of recent conditions there.
During the Fourth Year is presented the History of the United States and Civil Government.
It will be seen that thus the distant past can be con- nected with the present. History is viewed not as a list of facts to be memorized, but as a process of development. Without neglecting leading political facts, the attempt is made throughout the course to have the student acquire an appreciation of the life and the thought of the people. Recitations from text-books are supplemented by the use of maps and by map drawing, by essays, by collateral reading, from books that treat more at length some important epoch and to some extent from original sources. Thus presented, the study of history is an excellent train- ing in the use of books and the acquisition of knowl- edge without the help of teachers. The student's horizon is broadened and he is led toward an intel- ligent and an upright citizenship.
The Sciences PHYSIOGRAPHY
Physiography or Physical Geography can be treated in quite a scientific manner when given in the Second Year. The student will not only learn interesting facts as to the present conditions existing on the earth, but will get clear ideas of the forces contin- ually at work making up its life history. Meteoro- logical observations will be made. Some of the ele- mentary facts of Astronomy will be gained when studying the earth as a planet. In this work our students are given the advantages of the Yerkes Observatory at Lake Geneva, one of the largest and most completely equipped in the world.
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PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY
Physics continued throughout the Third Year and Chemistry throughout the Fourth Year are more rigorous requirements than the above. Constituting as they do the basis of all other natural sciences, they are worthy of the time bestowed upon them. In both subjects the laboratory work, where each student performs the experiment for himself, receives a good share of the time. All laboratory work is carefully recorded in a note-book. Considerable mathematical ability is needed for some of the problems. Talks by the teacher and lessons from a text-book are regular parts of the work.
Mechanical Drawing
This work extends throughout one school year and is given ninety-minute "hours" five times a week. It gives excellent general training for hand and eye and is of especial value for those who expect to take up a technical course of study.
Neatness and care are insisted upon with thoroughness in fundamentals. Full attention is given to the proper use of instruments, good lettering and geometric con- structions, before taking up the work of orthographic and isometric projection.
Mathematics
Work in this department is by no means confined to the text-books. A new topic is introduced by a talk from the teacher. Pupils must see just what they are doing and why. Many problems which are suggested by the surrounding conditions in the schoolroom and on the campus are solved, as well as those in the text. The work is also correlated with other branches of the curriculum by the consideration of mathematical prob-
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lems that arise in geography, history, physics, etc. The natural - relation that exists between arithmetic, algebra and geometry is constantly recognized. The course is as follows:
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