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Show 36 WEBER ACADEMY History of Education.This course embraces a discussion of the purpose and means of education, the principles of educational systems that have been in vogue, and the evolution of educational thought, showing how the present systems have grown out of those of the past. Seeley's History of Education is the text used. Five hours per week during the second semester. PHYSICAL SCIENCE. John G. Lind. Ivy Cleghorn. Wm. M. McKay. Physiography.The effects of atmosphere, rivers, oceans and glaciers on the development of physiographic forms. Rejuvenescence 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. Elements of Physical Geography, by Hopkins, is the text used. Three hours per week throughout the year. Geology.The course is a consideration of dynamical and structuarl geology with special reference to the development of land forms. Attention will be given to the geology of Utah, particularly to Weber county and the vicinity of Ogden. Coal and ore deposits in the western states will receive some consideration. Frequent field trips during the autumn months and the collection and determination of the more common rocks and minerals are important features of the course. The text used is Norton's Elements of Geology, with collateral readings. Five hours per week during the first semester. WEBER ACADEMY 37 Physics.A study of elementary mechanics and the phenomena of sound, light, heat, magnetism and electricity. Lecture table experiments are performed to illustrate the principles studied. Special attention is given to laboratory work. Each student is required to keep a laboratory note book in which his observations and results are recorded. Visits will be made to power houses. Three hours' recitation and four hours' laboratory work per week throughout the year. Millikan and Gale's First Course in Physics and Millikan's Laboratory Manual. Chemistry.The work of the course covers the general principles underlying inorganic chemistry and a consideration of the characteristics of the groups of elements. First Principles of Chemistry, by Brownlee, and Newell's Experiments are the texts used. Three recitations per week and two double laboratory periods throughout the year. BIOLOGY AND AGRICULTURE. Marlow Rich Porter. Elementary Agriculture.This work assists in solving the actual problems upon the farm by considering the origin and classification of soils, their relation to moisture, heat, etc., and to the plants and their food, fertilization and fertilizers, insect and fungus diseases, etc. The text is Agriculture on the Pacific Slope, by Hilgard and Osterhout. Three recitations and two double laboratory periods per week during the first semester. |