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Show 30 WEBER STAKE ACADEMY, ENGLISH AND LITERATURE Classics, Grammar and Composition.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. Buehler's Modern English Grammar. Five hours per week throughout the year. Classics, Composition and Rhetoric.This course consists of a thorough study of the elementary principles of rhetoric. The application of the principles of rhetoric as seen in the study of Burke's Conciliation with the American Colonies, Goldsmith's Deserted Village, Dickens' Christmas Carol, etc. Emerson and Lockwood's Rhetoric and Composition, and Kimball's The Sentence, supplementary. Four hours per week throughout the year. Rhetoric (Advanced).This course gives advanced instruction in principles of rhetoric, and gives the class an opportunity to apply those principles in the writing of essays and short compositions. Students study and analyze rhetorically choice literary selections, and in composition work illustrate the different processes of composition. Gardner & Kitteridge's Manual of Composition and Rhetoric. Three hours per week throughout the year. Literature.This course is an introduction to the further study of literature. It deals with important his- OGDEN, UTAH. 31 torical events that have affected thought as expressed in literature. It includes a study of the development of English literature from Chaucer to Tennyson. Choice selections are studied and taken as a basis for composition work. Simond's History of English Literature. Three hours per week throughout the year. Elocution I.The object of this course is to acquaint students with the fundamental principles of interpreting the author's thought through the printed symbol Correct habits in this must be formed before one can hope to progress in any other studythe power to interpret is absolutely necessary to success in any of the courses offered. Selections from Standard English and American authors will be read. Two hours per week throughout the year. Elocution IIIn this course special attention will be given to the literary analysis of some of the best English selections. Besides the poetical and prose studies, one drama will be given. Some attention will also be devoted to public speaking. Principles of Vocal Expressions and Literary Interpretation, by Chambers and Clark, will be used for reference. Three hours per week throughout the year. |