20 FIFTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT the Y. M. M. I. A. and Missionary song book is used. Two hours per week throughout the year. In connection with courses 1 and 2, special attention will be given to missionary correspondence, theme writing, testimony bearing, and argumentation and ex-tempore speaking on the principles of the Gospel. MUSIC. This course will include the principles of sight reading, mixed and male chorus work. The sight reading course will be a progressive arrangement of studies commencing with exercises based upon the simple harmonic combination to be found in the major and minor scales, and continuing through easy stages to the more difficult. In both chorus classes special attention will be given to artistic singing as applied to chorus work. PREPARATORY BRANCHES. Grammar, (Eighth Grade.)Reed and Kellogg's Higher lessons in English, complete. Abundant practice in composition work. Five recitations per week throughout the year. Arithmetic II.*M e's Arithmetic completed. Wentworth's High School Arithmetic for supplementary work. Five recitations per week throughout the year. Geography.*Frye's Complete Geography with special reference to Utah and Weber County. Three recitations per week throughout the year. *Another text book may be adopted. WEBER STAKE ACADEMY. 21 Drawing.Two weekly recitations. Work from objects, with some attention to decorative design and historical ornament. Penmanship.Vertical and Slanting Penmanship. Five recitations per week. Orthography.This study is required of all preparatory students. A New Speller. Daily recitations throughout the year. Reading.Two daily recitations throughout the year. Selections from standard authors. History, (Eighth Grade.)A thorough course in American History will be given. Elocution.Special attention will be given to voice culture, articulation and the rendering of literary selections. Four recitations per week throughout the year. COMMERCIAL COURSE. Bookkeeping.This branch constitutes the frame-work of the course. The Ellis system of "learning to do by doing," is used as an outline. The theory of this system of instruction is that the student is a proprietor doing business in his own name and with his own capital. Bookkeeping and the transaction of business are arts requiring, for their intelligent mastery, a knowledge of many technical terms as well as a ready familiarity with a number of special forms and business papers. These are all fully explained and ample opportunity is given the student to become acquainted with them. Each student is a class by him-self, and as his work differs from all others, there is no opportunity to copy.