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Show COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT. WEBER STAKE ACADEMY 31 PSYCHOLOGY. Chief among the topics discussed are the relation of mind to body, the psychological principles underlying the training of children, Psychology as a study of human nature and a guide to personal conduct.Halleck's Psychology and Outlines of Psychology by Tichner. THEORY. This course embraces a study of the laws governing the physical, intellectual, and moral development of the child. These principles are applied to home life as well as life in school.Baldwins' School Management, supplemented by Spencer's Education, Dewey's School and Society, and Parker's Talks on Pedagogics. METHODS. This course deals with the methods of teaching the various subjects in the Grammar grades, and will serve as a valuable review of the common branches for those desiring to take teachers' examinations. PEDAGOGY. This course comprises a discussion of the purpose and means of education, the principles of educational systems that have been in vogue, the evolution of educational thought, showing how the present systems have grown out of those of the past.Painter's History of Education. ENGLISH AND LITERATURE. GRAMMAR AND CLASSICS.In this course special attention will be given to the technical study of the principles of English Grammar and to work in composition. The aim is to teach students sentence structure, and the use of correct forms of speech. The critical study of one or two selections from a standard English or an American author will be included in this course. Bueler's Practical Exercises in English, Milne's Grammar. Five hours per week throughout the year. |