THE X E W E D U C A T 1 O N
SUMMER WORE AT THUE A. & M. COLLEGE
JUNE S TO JULY 14, 1®11
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primary, grammar and high school
teachers of the public schools will
detect in their pupils any evil tend-
needs of the
grades. The
be taught to
encies toward mere abstract thinking, toward
feeling at the expense of thinking, or thinking at
the expense of feeling, toward physical weakness,
or neglect of conditions of health. They will be
furnished with a list of such fables, poems,
speeches or conversations as are most helpful to
counteract evil tendencies, to overcome timidity,
and to correct tendencies toward extravagance or
onesidedness. The course as prescribed by the
Oklahoma State Board of Education will be es-
pecially emphasized.
Teachers completing this course will receive
credit for same on teachers’ certificates.
3.  English Grammar—This course will give a
comprehensive review of English grammar. The
work will include (i) the resolving of sentences
into their elements, together with a careful study
of complements, modifiers, connectives, phrases,
and clauses; (2) a thorough review of the parts
of speech, with special emphasis given to form;
(3) a welding of the work of (i) and (2) and a
more exhaustive treatment of the modifying in-
fluence of other parts of speech upon those ele-
ments. The aim of the course will be, to give a
working knowledge of practical grammar, to de-
velop logical habit of thought, and to acquaint
the teacher with the best methods of teaching the
subject.
reachers completing this course will receive
credit for same on teachers' certificates.
4.  Composition—This course will be especially
adapted to teachers who have had but little ex-
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tion, and an endeavor will be made to give prac-
tical and useful information regarding Oklahoma,
its topography, resources and political history.
reachers completing this course will receive
credit for same on teachers’ certificates.
SCIENCE.
1.  Physiology—This course will include a
thorough study of the subject of physiology. In
addition to the regular classroom work, use will
be made of models and other apparatus in the de-
partment as illustrative material. Some of the
important tissues of the body may be studied by
means of the microscope, and the digestive func-
tions illustrated by use of the various enzymes.
The department is well supplied with the neces-
sary illustrative material, and no effort will be
spared to make the work profitable and thorough.
Students finishing the course in a satisfactory
manner will be given credit for the subject in the
Sub-Freshman year.
Textbook: Lessons in Elementary Physiology,
by Huxley, revised by Frederick S. Lee.
Teachers completing this course will receive
credit for same on teachers’ certificates.
2.  Physics—It is common for a normal course
perience in teaching Composition. It will en-
deavor to develop simple, natural methods of
teaching the subject, for it has been often demon-
strated that even the younger pupils of the public
schools may be led to take an active interest in
Composition work and to make rapid progress in
acquiring ability to write.
Herrick & Damon’s Composition and Rhetoric,
a State textbook, will be used as a guide.
Teachers completing this course will receive
credit for same on teachers' certificates.
5. Advanced Composition—The fault of much
of the public school work in composition is that
it too slavishly adheres to textbook theories. In
this course an attempt is made to overcome this
fundamental error. The student is given much
practice in writing under supervision and kindly
criticism, and is taught to make an independent
analysis of the writings of others. Thus from ac-
tual experiment and analysis, combined with a
reasonable amount of theory, the student gains
an independent grasp of the principles of theme-
building and style.
The book used is not a textbook, but a book of
laboratory material—Nutter, Hersey and Grecn-
ough’s “Specimens of Prose Composition’’ (Ginn
& Co).
Teachers completing this
course will receive credit for
same on teachers’ certificates.
HISTORY AND CIVICS.
1. United States and Okla-
homa History—This course
will comprise a comprehen-
sive review of the subject,
and discusssions of methods
in presenting it in a clear,
connected and forceful man-
ner. Several lectures by the
instructors will be given on
important features influenc-
ing the national development,
with a view of supplementing
the course by bringing out
topics not thoroughly devel-
oped in the ordinary school
I istory. Oklahoma, its set-
tlement, resources, industral
MATHEMATICS.
1.  Arithmetic—This is an elementary course
which will include a review of fundamental prin-
ciples, and a thorough study of fractions, percent-
age, mensuration, involution and evolution. The
best methods of presenting these subjects will be
discussed.
Teachers completing this course will receive
credit for same on teach-
ers’ certificates.
2.  Advanced Arithme-
tic—In this course more
stress will be placed on
the methods of presenting
the subject. Problems will
cover all of the subject
from the applications of
percentage through men-
suration. The equation
will be introduced and
graphic methods of solu-
tion used. The close re-
lation of algebra to arith-
metic will be discussed,
and many problems solved
with literal quantities, to
show the use of general
formulas in arithmetical
computation.
Teachers completing
this course will receive
credit for same on teach-
ers’ certificates.
3. Review Algebra—A
review course through
quadratics will be offered
to those who have had
one year in algebra. The
following topics will be
considered: Numbers, fun-
damental laws and opera-
tions, factors, fractions,
integral, fractional and negative exponents, sim-
ple and quadratic equations in one and two un-
kn owns, graphs and functions.
Teachers completing this course will receive
credit for same on teachers’ certificates.
4.  Bookkeeping—The aim in this subject is to
teach the foundation principles of bookkeeping
and the method of handling the subject in the
class-room.
The first part of the course will be devoted to
the study of the daybook, commercial abbrevia-
tions, definitions of commercial terms, and sim-
ple transactions involving the principles of debit
and credit. This will be followed by a thorough
drill on journal work. As soon as a sufficient
amount of journal work is done, the ledger will
be taken up. Posting, taking trial balance, mak-
ing balance sheets, and closing the ledger will in
turn be carefully considered. It is the intention
to give some time to the study of commercial
forms, such as notes, drafts, bills of sale and
ether common commercial paper.
Reference works: Stevenson’s Bookkeeping,
Williams & Rogers’ Modern Illustrative Book-
keeping, Musselman's Practical Bookkeeping,
Marshall & Goodyear's Inductive Bookkeeping.
Teachers completing this course will receive
credit for same on teachers’ certificates.
ENGLISH.
1.  Orthography—One period will be given
daily to the work in orthography. The work as
outlined in the Course of Study for Normal Insti-
tutes will take precedence, and' after this as much
time as possible will be given to regular spelling
work. In order to stimulate interest in the sub-
ject, written work will be given at each spelling
recitation, consisting of words commonly mis-
spelled. Part of the grade on the certificate will
be based upon the record made in the daily tests.
Reference work: Irish’s Orthography and Or-
thoepy.
Teachers completing this course will receive
credit for same on teachers’ certificates.
2.  Reading—The course in reading will con-
sist of graded and progressive s^ps. with princi-
ples of training, and will furnish teachers with
programs of exercises for the mind, voice and
body, and with practical problems adapted to the
progress and government, both as a Territory
and State, will be given an important place. Since
much ground must be covered, the discussions
must necessarily be brief and suggestive rather
than discursive. Much of the work will be done
by outline.
The library of the Agricultural and Mechanical
College is well supplied with books on historical,
social and economic subjects. Much use will be
made of these, and all of them will be available
to the student for reference.
Teachers completing this course will receive
credit for same on teachers’ certificates.
2. Civics—The early lessons will be given to
a historical treatment of the development of gov-
ernments. The early forms of government will
be briefly recalled, including the patriarchal, oli-
garchic, and aristocratic systems. This will be
followed by a study of the democratic idea as de-
veloped in Greece and Rome, and of the repre-
sentative system as developed by the Anglo-
Saxon.
The evolution of the American Constitution
from the colonial experiments, the State govern-
ment of the revolutionary period, the Continental
Congresses and Articles of Confederation will be
developed in more detail, while the importance of
the period of interpretation, as brought out in
Supreme Court decisions under the guidance of
Justice John Marshall, will be emphasized.
The latter part of the course will be given up
to a careful study of the government of Okla-
homa.
Teachers completing this course will receive
credit for same on teachers’ certificates.
3. Geography—The ob-
jective point in all study
of geography must be the
correlation of known facts,
and the clear recognition
of the formulative influ-
ences in the physical and
political development of
the world.
In the elementary grades
this is attained byteaching
the child first to observe
conditions existing around
him, and thence leading
him by easy steps to a
knowledge of the world as
a unit. With this method
in view, special work will
be given in nature-study,
clay-modeling and map-
drawing.
In advanced geography
the earth is presented as a
whole. This will include
a study of physical feat-
ures, plants, animals and
races, together with the
underlying causes of their
present development and
distribution. The discus-
sion of the various coun-
tries and states will em-
phasize productions and
commercial relationships,
will receive especial atten-
The doors of the A. & M. College are open
eleven months during the year. At the close of
the nine months’ regular session of the College
the special work for the summer begins. The
Summer Normal, the Commercial Courses, and
the Credit Work for the College begin July 6th.
On July 3d the Cotton School opens. Atten-
tion is invited to the descriptive statements which
follow, giving in detail facts concerning the work
•ffered by A. & M. College through the summer
months.
GENERAL SUBJECTS.
The Agricultural and Mechanical College is
thoroughly and specifically equipped for teaching
these general, or academic, subjects. The Col-
lege does not believe that anyone can teach these
branches, and has accordingly assigned the dif-
ferent subjects to men who have given special
study to them and who are prepared not only to
make the treatment of each topic clear and con-
vincing, but also to show its direct application to
things in everyday life. In this work the College
takes for its creed: “Make education hit the
mark.”