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Show 26 WEBER STAKE ACADEMY of rivers, cycles of erosion, transportation and deposition of the waste of the land will be studied. Frequent field excursions will be made during the fall and spring terms. Three hours per week throughout the year. Davis's Physical Geography. GEOLOGY.Dynamical and structural geology with special reference to the development of land forms. Special attention will be given to the geology of the Uintah and Wasatch Mountains, Glaciation and lacustrine deposits in Utah. Frequent field excursions and the collection and determination of rocks are important features of the course. Four hours per week second half year. Norton's Elements of Geology. LeConte's Elements, and Chamberlin and Salisbury's Processes and Results for reference. Languages GERMAN I.The object of this course is to acquire a working vocabulary and gain some idea of the grammatical construction of the language. German will be largely the language of the class room. Spanhoofd's Lehrbuch der Deutchen Sprache. Followed by Van Dael's Preparatory German Reader. Four hours per week throughout the year. GERMAN II.More attention will be given to grammar and more difficult German prose will be read. Thomas's Practical German Grammar, and Bernhard's Prose Composition followed by easy classics and sight reading from the Book of Mormon. Four hours per week throughout the year. GERMAN III.--A systematic review of the grammar based from Joynes-Meissner, or Thomas's Practical Grammar, followed by a a more extensive study of the drama and the lyrics. Four hours per week throughout the year. Mathematics ARITHMETIC.The Academy realizing the poor foundation in arithmetic many students have when they enter upon their work in the High School, offers a course in advanced arithmetic, outlined as follows: The origin of number, the numerical idea, the relation of the fundamental processes to the unit of measurement, the elimination of "nick-names" in arithmetic, and a complete discussion of Girls of the H. C. P. Society The Acorn Staff |