20 FOURTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT I. Principles of the Gospel.---A study of the fundamental principles of the Gospel, using the standard works of the Church with Kelsch's Practical Reference as a guide. Three hours per week through-out the year. II. Church History.A study of the leading events in the history of the Church, including the organization and duties of the various quorums of the priesthood, the more important revelations to the Church considered in the order of their reception, a brief study of the Book of Mormon and the evidence of its authenticity, general church information, training in the administration of gospel ordinances, and incidents of missionary experience. Three hours per week throughout the year. III. Scripture Reading. 1st SemesterA selected course of reading aloud from the Four Gospels intended to train the students in the art of reading and to illustrate certain leading events and teachings in the life of the Savior. 2d Semester: A similar course from the Acts and Epistles, with certain selections from the Old Testament, chiefly to illustrate doctrinal principles. Throughout the course attention is paid to correct pronunciation, distinctness of utterance, breathing exercises, etc., and to the meaning of the text. Five hours per week throughout the year. IV. Singing.Practice in part singing, the object being to acquaint the young men with the most useful and popular missionary hymns. In this course 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 WEBER STAKE ACADEMY. 21 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, (Seventh Grade.)Reed and Kellogg's Graded Lessons in English, and composition through-out the year. Five recitations per week. 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 I.The elementary principles of arithmetic will be thoroughly studied as far as, and including practical measurements. Milne's Arithmetic used as text. Five recitations per week throughout the year. II. Milne'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.