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THE ELON COLLEGE WEEKLY
Published every Tuesday during: the College
. ear by
The Weekly Publishing Company.
vy. p. LAWRENCE.
J. W. BARNEY, )
/V. C. HALL,
VFFIE GRIFFIN.)
V. C. WICKER.
C. AMICK.
Editor.
Associate Editors.
Circulation Manager.
Business Manager.
CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT.
:ash Subscriptions (40 Weeks) 50 Cents.
?ime Subscriptions (40 Weeks) 75 Cents.
All matters pertaining to subscriptions should
)e addressed to W. C. Wicker. Elon College, E. C.
IMPORTANT.
The office of publication is Burlington. N. C.
■^he offices of the Publishing Company and of
• the Editors. Circulation Manager and Business
Manager are at Elon College. N. C.. where all
communications relative to the Weekly should
, be sent.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1910
THE ELON COLLEGE WEEK
LY RE-COMMISSIONED.
A little more than ten years ago
The Elon College Weekly was
launched on the sea of college life.
Though a small craft, it stormed the
tide for nearly three years and did j
some valuable service in intellectual ^
' and educational commerce. Its
publication w^s suspended because
those in chirge got tired of all la-j
bor wd nj^ay, as is not infrequent-
\iJ Two years Elonian. a
nioiitiily publication, vvas begun,
but not being properly provided for
financially, it suspended publication
after five issues. i
The re-establishment of the ^
Weekly is on a better financial ba
sis than any Elon publication has
yet had. A stockcompany, con
sisting of members of the faculty,
^ the three literary societies, and the
Alumni Association has put behind
‘ it the necessary capital to enable it
to succeed.
The mission of the Weekly is ed-
’ ucational—to quicken the educa
tional spirit in Elon College and in
the minds of subscribers and read
ers wherever it may find a welcome.
It is just four weeks until Eaa*'tr '
examinations, March 15-^22. On
wise man called Solomon, we be
lieve it was, said that a wise man
seeth the evil and hideth himself
but the simple pass on and are pun
ished. Knowledge of the subject
in hand will be a good defense to
hide behind March 15-22.
NORMAL COURSE FOR
TEACHERS.
Elon College is offering a short teach
ers’ course to ru'i eight weeks, beginning
Tuesday, April 5 th, 1910. This course
of study has been passed upon by Hon.
J. Y. Joyner, Stale Superintendent of
Public Instruction for North Carolina, as
is shown by his communicatin:' following
the course of study. The letter from
Rev. Dr. P. H. Fleming, Superintendent j
of Schools for Alamance County, \irhich |
is published below, show ■■ his api roval i
of the course als ■. !
There are to be no tuition charges.
The only charges the college mak's are
the regular term fees of $6.0(i. ‘ oard
and rooms can b> l^ad in the colleg dor
mitories or in pri le families. Prc essor
>;uperintendent, and
: infor; ition you
in to hui
thi :ou' e of
b« done
by tht Hiembei
HtirSSook of -
vf the clas
iiiosition will
Wool^ .—
be used as a guide to correctn: s m •of'"
Students entering for coui - should
bring any books they !■ t > have on rhet
oric and comp'sition. T. demand that
colleges make of those ■ ' - ng to enter
the freshman class is 'hat they oe 'bh to
idiom ‘ nglish, jnd th
Uriited States History wiH‘i;e treated
updei iiix geiieidi iie^s: Uiscovery and
Exploiation, ColonizMion, The Revolu
tion, Forming the Union, Contest between
Federal ^Authority and States Rights, and
National Development. The the text
used will be Cham'bers' or Adams &
Trent’s History of the United States,
supplemented by maps, charts and lec-
write correct, ^ -o
is what every public school teacher ought; tures^^^^^ ^
Lit^ature.°’The Uudy of Engii=h . give a practical knowledge of Greece
high school teacher or for entrance
Thomas C. Ami
will furnish any
desire, upon appl
Below IS an ■
study.
COURSI-
Course in Mathematics—PrqJ. Wicker.
This course will inclucW a thorough r»^
view of Arithmetic. stress'
be laid upon ihe fund;;pi‘>*cip
and teachers will l>e thorouglil^;^ j
the subjects of Fraction'^, Compound
Cjyantities and Percentage. The piof'
Classics as required for tiir high sch jol
examination will be covered this
course, special attention beu.g given to
Tennyson’s Idylls of the King. Lectures
will be given by the Professor on the lives
of English and American authors and on college. ^
how to study and teach literature. This ; Ancient , Mstor;. .
course will require a good deal of reading ; Histnry of Greece,
by those students who have not pretty; Teutonic .urope.
well covered the field of the English' ...>^ern History:
Classics requiree for college entrrmce ex-, from Charlf ^.igne ■■
• ,■ iilonoichic States;
aminations. 1
I States.
Course in Geography—Dr. Newman and
j Prof. Harper.
Courses in Political and Physical Ge-
' ography will be offered. The course in
Political Geography will be a rapid re-
I view of the geography of the earth and
1 a closer study of the political geography
j of the most civilized port.oiis of the
' world. Methods of teaching these sub-
cts will also be discussed and the Pro
;J1YC a ... -
and Rome and their contribution to civ
ilization together with the development of
Modern Europe. This course includes
those essentials of History necessary for a
to
Oriental History,
i./. ry of l^ome,
Latin 'Christendom;
Lull ' ; Period ot
P -riod of Nation
• , I
sor in charge will, from time to time, give
lectures on how to teach Arithmetic and
will strive to make the teachers feel an in
terest in the work.
Courses will also be offered in Algebra
and Geometry, especially those parts that
it is necessary for high school teachers to
teach their students that the students may ;
be prepared for entrance into college.
The principles undedying the work will
be specially studied. By this means the
teacher taking this course will be enabled
to employ rational methods in his work
and can make his future teaching a great
er success.
Teachers wishing to take higher work
in Mathematics may join the regular col
lege classes.
Text to be used, Myers General His
tory; Ancient History, West; Modern
History, West; Motley’s History of
Greece and Rome. The text will be
further illustrated by lectures, maps, cha.ts
and diagrams.
Course in Physiology and Hygiene—Dr.
Newman.
A tex'.-book course will be offered cov-
I ering frc fundamental principle! usually
■„:,e will endeavor to present |
receive its p;...sr.-.hare ot | p«pRl teachers, em-
atten. ■ l ■ I ohasizing the esserJRl and the practical.
In Physical Geopaphy, .he ^TcoLse in six Ic tures, popular and
graph) il features of the earth will b' Air, Water, Food, Exercise
studied; the influence of “ ' ,Ld IW. Personal Hygiene, and Sch.ol
on climate will '^^'jeive a ° Sanitation will be open to any wishing to
tion; the class will study the causes that | ,
have led to formation of mountains, hills, a en . i n J
river-valleys and seas. The flora and i Course in Phonics, Spelling and Kead-
fauna of each particular continent will oc- ing—Miss Urquhart.
j cupy a portion of the time of the class. This course is open to all public school
Nlethods of study will also be introduced tg^chers. The Phonic method is being
While the College has not adver
tised as to its capability and actual
efficiency in educating and training
teachers, the fact that sixty per
cent, of the graduates of the college
have entered the teaching profession
and have, as a rule, been eminently
successful, entitles the management
to expect liberal patronage in the
Teachers' Course, an outline of
which is given in this issue of the
Weekly. Teachers interested in
the course should not fail to read
what Superintendents Joyner and
Fleming have to say in another rnl-
urnn.
Course in English—Prof. Lawrence.
The course in English is designed to
cover the study of both the language and
the literature required by the following
classes of students: public school teach
ers; those preparing for high school ex-
! amination; and those preparing to enter
! the freshman class in any standard col-
; lege.
Grammar. A review of the funda-
! mental principles ot Grammar will be
‘ made in such a manner as to clear up
; difficult points in the teaching of the
j noun, the pronoun, the adjective, and the
I adverb, and above all, the verb and the
j verbals. Those coming to take the course
' should bring the grammars they have,
j The recitation will be conducted on the
j basis of Buehler’s Grammar.
I Composition and Rhetoric. The
purpose h"re i' to te-'-*' ho'v tf
composition a pleasure ff* the bcfei'int..
and methods of teaching will bo discussed
and taught.
Course in Public School Drawing—Miss
Bryan.
An elementary drawing course will be
taught, and the teacher will be instructed
in the methods of leaching this subject.
Since drawing is beginning to occupy so
prominent a place in the public schools, it
will be wise for the teachers to take this
course of study.
widely introduced into our schoo s, and
teachers need to prepare themselves'■fc'
making this work in their schools as suc
cessful as possible. A course in readin^^
will also be offered to teachers. This
course will give a thorough drill in vocal
expression, and will help those who take
the course to a more definite knowledge
of the principles that underlay expressive
reading.
Course in Agriculture—Prof. Amick.
the
Course in History Prof. Cobb.
The course offered will cover
)urse m i iisiuij' i ground required for a teacher s certificate.
She college will offer to teachers two embrace all the work r^uired to
distinct courses in History. The first will
include North Carolina History and
United States History as required for
teaching in the public and the graded
schools of North Carolina. The second
course will include the usual amount of
be taught in the public ,d (raaed
schools of our state. The text used will
be Burkett, Stephens, and Hill Agricul
ture for Beginners. The growth cf the^
plant from the seed to maturity will be'
studied. Diseases to which the plant is
3urse will inciuae me usudi duiuunv v* studiea. L/iscdscs lu i**
ork required for college entrance into subject will occupy a place in the course.
1 • T’U.. wiV norrpnienls.
Wv^»« • ^—1 —
our best institutions. The course
cover Ancient and Modern History.
Course 1. The work in this field w^
include a thorough survey of the field of
North Carolina History, embracing
discovery and exploration, the cola
period, growth and developmerU
and reunion, and the New r
TL ; ,,1 .„.^d will be Me
,;v ot North CaroLi
ot fertiip*
-;he ■ :css^'’ ftrtil;
receive attention.
1 lie r»>llege ha
will -Id
iurse of ; li;
Ingredients,
each crop
npound mi-
lially tb the
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