PAGE 34 WEBER ACADEMY Elocution. Elocution a and b.The fundamental principles of oral expression and gesture are studied, and the course aims to develop by constant practice and criticism the power of extracting the thought from the printed page and to give power and poise of expression. Selections from standard English and American authors will be read. Text, The School Speaker and Reader, by William DeWitt Hyde. Five hours per week throughout the year. Mathematics. Mathematics a (Algebra).The subject is introduced by arithmetical problems to extend the operations of arithmetic to include literal numbers, introduction to the equation, positive and negative numbers, solution of problems, simultaneous equations. Five hours per week first semester. Mathematics b (Algebra).Special products and factors, quotients and square roots, solution of quadratics by completing the square, fractions, proportion and variation. Five hours per week, second semester. Mathematics c (Plane Geometry).The general properties of rectilinear figures and circles, problems of construction. Special attention is paid to problems drawn from everyday life of the pupils. Prerequisite, Mathematics, a and b. Five hours per week first semester. WEBER ACADEMY PAGE 35 Mathematics d (Plane Geometry).Proportion, similar polygons, areas of polygons, regular polygons and circles, maxima and minima. Special attention is given to the development of the power of logical thinking, and of accuracy and conciseness of expression. Five hours per week second semester. Mathematics e (Advanced Algebra).Review of the fundamental operations, demonstrations of theorems pertaining" to the fundamental operations, solution of quadratics by formula, formal treatment of factoring by the factor theorem, complex fractions and fractional equations, proof of theorems on exponents and radicals, ratio, variation and proportion, logarithms, progression, the binominal theorem. Prerequisite, Mathematics a, b, c and d. Five hours per week first semester. Mathematics f (Solid Geometry).Lines and planes in space, polyhedrons, cylinders, cones and spheres are taken up. Special attention is given to the practical application of the subject. Prerequisites, Mathematics a, b, c and d. Five hours per week second semester. Mathematics g (Trigonometry).Treatment is given of the trigonometric functions of acute angles, and solution of right triangles, logarithms, functions of oblique triangle, and general trigonometric analysis. Prerequisite, Mathematics a, b, c. d and e. Five hours per week second semester. (Not given in 1914-15, alternates with Solid Geometry.)