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•em cowboy; Three —s help a child mount a horse at the Spring«^^
Centennial Moment
Early curriculum; from classical to practi(
When students arrived they were examined to determine wh^j
not they should be placed in the college proper or in «« P^Pi
Academic Department. This plan wrked well, for a vast
isted between the qualifications and previous education of prospj
students. rpL^
The Academic Department offered a two-year program. The tira
courses included arithmetic, grammar and composition, geography,
tion Latin and U.S. history. Those offered m the second yearl
algebra, grammar, arithmetic, Latin, bookkeeping, and commercd.
The last two were electives, but all of the others were 
early years of operation, the ages of students enrolled in thi p
ranged from one of nine years to those in their teens.
At the conclusion of these studies, students were PrePf^d for tb
le^ They could choose between a Classical Course which would
them the degree of Bachelor of Arts, or the Phil^ophical ’
resulted in the degree ofBachelor of Philosophy. However,
S:“i:the studies required for the
designed for completion in four years and included course in iji
Utin Greek, German, French, algebra, plane and analyt^a geo ,
chemistry, physics, zoology, botany, and general ^ * 1
quirements varied in the two plans. Students enrolled •“ *“
during the early period ranged from those m their teens
Handicapped treated to riding clinic
. . - . anoKipc wheelchair victims
of age.
by Denese M. DeJerf
Special to the Pendulum
The college was always aware of the practical side of ^iication J
numerous^classical coupes, its J
. . • hnsiness course, which included bookkeeping, commercial law, pe
relativelynewintheUnitedStates, ship, arithmetic, telegraphy, typewriting, g^ ft
Ctherapy originated in Europe to to be i^l’addition to S.A. Holleman, who was «>rfang t^^d a
and Great Britain where it has been being lifted . while teaching, President Long was profes^r ^
Springwood Farms, ^ned by successfelly used for 50 years. The mounting ramp ^he»^ ^11 as ^
Kim NardelU, hosted a horseback ^ ,y ..special” eqmp^" higher mathematics. James O. Atkinson
ridinc clinic for handicapped iviil ramp is also helpful fb . »» * * Waifp Rirest College was professor of La
chiSL enrolled at Alamance P*^,tLd *e^! ThilLn when they are learning to im M^A. at M
Sigs
picture, were added to the staff to give music lessons. ^
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«as successful overall. Durward T. Stokes
teaching Sara Kate Burton on a
one-on-one basis.” said Nardelli.
Sara Kate has cerebral palsy, a
disorder of the central nervous
system, which is caused brain
(damage prior to or during birth. It s
victims usually have defective
motor abilities and/or spastic
paralysis.
“I would like to get a permanent
program set up but it takes a lot of
time and money.” said NardeUi. “I
would like to coordinate a regular
system with Elon for students ma
joring in the Special Ed prograni.
Nardelli works a great deal with
Elon students. She is working with
the administration to start a co-op
program and internships. She
would like to offer these programs
to both the recreational majors and
business majors.
Ten children attended her clinic.
Three people per child were need
ed. One person leads the horse
while two others walk on eiAer
side. Therefore, NardelU‘s clinic
required thirty volunteers.
“Riding is the best form of
therapy.” said Nardelli. It is refer
red to as hippotherapy. The natural
sway of a walking horse a^ the
heat the horse radiates indir^y
mass^es tite hsu^ic^ped child s
! arms and^cgs, allowing them to
become less rigid. Altiiough
balance was paid each in
dividual student. Thus, each stu
dent paid $21.00.
The Trail Blazers also lent
Nardelli their mounting ramp
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