PAGE 14 WEBER ACADEMY Botany.The school is in possession of a number of compound microscopes, microtomes, staining materials and about three hundred prepared slides for the work in botany. Elementary Agriculture.The laboratory is well equipped with capillary tubes, thermometers, percolators, burettes, filter flasks, scales, etc., for efficient experimental work. Free Hand Drawing.The art rooms are supplied with adjustable tables, drawing boards and model stands. Casts from the old masters in sculpture and still life models are included in the equipment. Domestic Arts.This department occupies the north half of the first floor of the main building and includes three large, well-lighted rooms, a dress closet, lavatory and a fitting room. The department is carpeted, and is furnished with drafting tables, separate sewing tables, eighteen sewing machines, models, individual lockers, and a fine glass cabinet for the display of the students' finished work. Domestic Science.This department occupies the south half of the first floor of the main building and consists of a large cooking laboratory and dining room. The furnishings are new and of the best practical material. The cooking laboratory contains two large coal ranges, a gas range, an electric range, especially prepared student desks furnished with utensils, cabinets, sinks and tables. Manual Training.This department occupies two large rooms, and is well equipped with benches, lathes, up-to-date tools and machinery for giving a good, practical course in carpentry. WEBER ACADEMY PAGE 15 Commerce.This department is well equipped with apparatus for carrying" on commercial work. Two rooms are provided for the use of the Commercial department. The bookkeeping room contains ample desks. The typewriting room is equipped with standard typewriters. Rest Room.The rest room is supplied with conveniences for students who are seized with sudden illness or who meet with accidents during school hours. Here proper care will be taken of all who need attention or medical aid. Student Activities. The Acorn.The official organ of the Academy is published entirely by the students, and is another means toward the development of strong, self-governing men and women. The payment of the Student Body fee entitles students to receive the Acorn. Debating.The work in debating is under the personal supervision of a committee appointed from members of the Faculty. The purpose is to give the students practice in public speaking, to familiarize them with simple parliamentary usage, and to encourage proper forms of drawing up a brief. Every class selects a team each year to compete in the inter-class debates. A silver cup trophy was given to the Academy by the class of 1905 to encourage debating and public speaking. The cup is awarded each year to the class having the best team, with the privilege of inscribing its numerals under the "winners," and holding it as a trophy until it is won by another team. The class of 1915 now hold the cup. Besides the inter-class debates school teams are selected to compete in the State High School Debating League and in the Church School Debating League. Every student has an opportunity to enter the contest for a place on a school team.