60 WEBER ACADEMY, OGDEN, UTAH United States HistoryRequired of fourth year students. The period of discovery and exploration, the struggle for the possession of the continent, the Revolutionary war, the formation of the nation, the constitutional and industrial development, the Civil war and reconstruction will be considered. Five hours per week first half year. Channing's Students' History of the United States, or McLaughlin's History of the American Nation. Civil GovernmentRequired of all fourth year students. The course consists of the study of the historical development of American institutions; a careful analysis of our government, national and local, and a discussion of present problems and policies. Five hours per week second half year. Ashley's American Federal State; or Moses' Government of the United States. WEBER ACADEMY, OGDEN, UTAH 61 Commercial Courses The Academy is now equipped to give comprehensive; thorough, and up to date commercial courses, covering the same work as the best business colleges in the country. It offers a Three-year Bookkeeping course, a Three-year Shorthand course, and a Four-year Business course in Bookkeeping and Shorthand, in each of which the purpose is to give the student as much as possible of High School training together with business work. The courses are carefully outlined with a view to furnishing practical preparation for life, and to equip young men and young women as efficient accountants and stenographers Special one-year courses are also provided for mature students who desire to fit themselves quickly for office work, and who have had foundation training in English and mathematics. For these special courses exclusively in business subjects a fee of $30.00 for the school year is charged. Students following the regular courses pay $20.00 for all but the first year, which may be entered the same as high school courses. BookkeepingThis course furnishes thorough instruction in the theory and practice of accounting. The students learn theoretical principles of debit and credit and review them by frequent drills and discussions in a class capacity. From the start they employ these principles in recording practical commercial transactions, handling at the same time all the business papers pertaining to them in a manner fascinating to most students.