COURSES OF STUDY AND OUTLINES OF WORK OFFERED BY ROCKFORD HIGH SCHOOL ROCKFORD; ILLINOIS NEW ILLINOIS STATIONERY CO. ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2017 with funding from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Alternates https://archive.org/details/courseofstudyoutOOrock Q 3ny aS'T 4 ». •<«a 'Sp I | Sfd [ o t c*^ >» < *> \ ' P m* ,4 H CALENDAR 1914 August 26, 27, 28, 29, enrollment of pupils. August 31, school year begins. August 31 — September 4, “Institute for Teachers.” September 8, Tuesday, school begins. November 26 — 30, Thanksgiving recess. December 24, Christmas vacation begins. 1915 January 4, Monday, school opens after vacation. January 22, mid-year closes. January 25, Second semester begins. February 22, Washington’s Birthday Anniversary, a holiday. March 22, spring vacation begins. March 29, school opens after vacation. April 16, Chicago Conference, visiting day. May 5, 6, 7, Senior Finals. May 30, Memorial Day, a holiday. June 10 — 17, Final Examinations. June 17, Commencement. The Board reserves the right to vary this calendar. i. ml/ FACULTY Claude P. Briggs, Principal Illinois Normal University University of Illinois Harriet E. Morse, Vice Principal 111. Normal University Florence M. Foster, Secretary. Hilda Hamilton, Assistant Secretary. English Department Charles C. Gordon Eastern Illinois Normal School Isabelle Duffey Rockford College Robert Collins Simpson College Sarah L. Thomas Rockford College* Frances E. Fell James Millikin University Anne S. Hunter Rockford College, Radcliffe College Grace B. Wilbur Mt. Holyoke College Merle Wright.. Northwestern University Roy L. Kittle Northwestern University Stella Peterson Albion College Maud R. Cavanagh Rockford College History Department Czarina J. Giddings Rockford College Wm. W. Wuesthoff University of Wisconsin Nellie H. Stevens Knox College (Mr. Bailey, Miss Cavanagh, and Miss Putnam have classes in History.) Science Department Jennie E. Waldo Wellesley College* Agnes Brown Lake Forest College A. C. Norris Oberlin College Grace Bull University of Michigan S. Aleta McEvoy Rockford College Elizabeth Grace Sinderson University of Minnesota Mathematics Department Harriet E. Morse Illinois Normal University 4 Harriet Vincent... .Rockford College; University of Chicago Etta Neville Brown University of Michigan A. Blanche Clark Rockford College Elenor Pierpont Vassar College Ethel Vincent Rockford College Alfred J. Loos Grinnell College Latin Department May Dobson Rockford College Hazel G. Putnam University of Michigan Elizabeth Corcoran Rockford College (Miss Fell and Miss Cavanagh have classes in Latin.) Greek Department Hazel G. Putnam (has Latin classes) Univ. of Michigan German Department Samuel E. Zook Northwestern University Carl J. Bergman A. B. Augustana College A. M. University of Illinois French Department Carl J. Bergman A. B. Augustana College A. M. University of Illinois Swedish Department Carl J. Bergman A. B. Augustana College A. M. University of Illinois Commerce and Economics John T. Haight Whitewater Wisconsin Normal C. L. Bailey University of Indiana* Chas. A. Beyer Lawrence College Rex A. Dunn * Simpson College Wm. H. Johnson Chaddock Law School Agnes Ritchie University of Iowa* C. Culver Hand University of Chicago C. M. Finegan A. B. Kirksville Normal School Domestic Economy Ida M. Swanson Columbia University Josephine Glidden University of Wisconsin Virginia Wolcott Stout Institute Manual Training and Mechanical Drawing Department Wm. Allyn Richards University of Wisconsin Wm. H. Haupt Third District Normal of Missouri H. T. Shrum Purdue University Roscoe E. Brightup Michigan Agricultural College Louise J. Pellens University of Illinois Free-hand Drawing Department Margaret Boyd Pratt Institute* Music Department Mrs. Edward Pierce American Inst, of Normal Methods Physical Training Department Gertrude lone Hill Northwestern University, Dr. Sargent's School* Frank J. Winters Springfield Training School, Mass. Public Speaking Department C. T. Mauller. Cornell College ENROLLMENT All new pupils are asked to enroll during the last week of August, so that the regular work may begin the first Tuesday after the first Monday in September. The Princi- pal will be in his office every day during that time, from 9 until 12, and from 1 :30 to 4:30. SESSIONS The school session begins at 8 :56 and closes at 3 :20. The period from 2 :35 to 3 :20 is for study and review and pupils may be asked to stay during this period for help and consultation. The school lunches in two sections, the first at 11:23 and the second at 12:12 for periods of 30 minutes each. At 3 :30 all pupils must be out of the building, except when under the supervision of a teacher. TUITION The tuition fee for pupils residing out of the district is $40.00 a year, payable one-half in September and the re- mainder in February. GRADUATES Pupils who, for any reason, are unable to attend college, may easily obtain one or two years’ post graduate work and are urged to do so. Post-graduate pupils are under the same regulations as under-graduates, except that their work is not prescribed. FOUR YEARS Only the exceptional pupils are encouraged to attempt to complete any of the courses in less than four years. The courses are planned with the expectation that the pupil will have no demands on his time other than those made by his studies and his usual home duties. Pupils who find it necessary to work or to have their time taken up with social affairs will find it difficult to succeed in the usual time. 7 MORE THAN FOUR YEARS The courses of study are outlined as the work for the good, strong, average pupils and require four years to com- plete them and thus make sixteen credits. In many cases it is a good plan to outline the work to be completed in five years instead of four. This is true in the majority of cases, when the pupil enters at an age below fourteen years. The college demands a certain degree of general maturity which is not attained before eighteen years of age. This should be the plan in cases where ill health proves a handicap. The growing years from thirteen to eighteen make serious demands on the vital powers and, where this is excessive, the pupil should have less regular school work each year. This plan is advisable where the pupil has to carry heavy and extreme work aside from regular school work, such as music. No pupil should be burdened with more than four regular daily studies or their equivalent. This is important, and the attention of parents is called especially to it. REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION Pupils are admitted without examination from the Rockford City Schools upon certificate of the City Super- intendent. Pupils from the country schools and from other city schools may be admitted under the same conditions if certified by the County Superintendent or proper officer of the school. Pupils from other high schools will be admitted and will be given credit for credit only when said schools are doing work equivalent to that done by the Rockford High School. INCOMPETENT PUPILS Pupils who have shown themselves incompetent in the course of study, and unable to meet requirements of school, are to be refused enrollment by the Principal, acting under direction of the Board. Under the same conditions, the Principal is empowered to remove from classes all who show themselves unable to do satisfactory work. 8 DISCIPLINE The Principal and Faculty, under the supervision of the Superintendent of Schools and the Board of Education, will exercise such disciplinary powers as they deem neces- sary for the welfare of the school. ABSENCE AND TARDINESS Pupils who have been absent from school must have a good and sufficient excuse for such absence, in order to be admitted to classes “excused”. An “excuse” entitles the pupil to the privilege of making up work missed ; an “un- excused” forces the teacher to mark the pupil “0” for each recitation lost. A good and sufficient excuse is any one of the follow- ing: Illness on the part of the pupil ; illness or death in the family ; marriage in the family ; a case where the pupil is his only support ; a case in which the pupil must help sup- port the family. It is unwise for the school to excuse pupils from school on telephone calls. If parents wish pupil excused before close of day’s session, they should send to the Principal a note to that effect. LUNCH ROOM A lunch room, managed by the Woman’s Club, offers an opportunity for the pupils to get a good, wholesome lunch at a very reasonable figure. This is one of the social- izing influences of our high school. The benefits of this are open to all pupils, on the condition that they buy something, be that ever so small. Those pupils who carry their lunches from home are furnished with a room equipped the same as the above lunch room. Every means is taken to make this period a pleasant one. COLLEGE ENTRANCE The courses in German, English, Latin, Greek, mathe- matics, history and sciences, are accepted at their unit value for entrance at colleges and universities generally. The 9 courses in commercial subjects, domestic economy, manual training, music and drawing are not so generally accepted. Most of the State Universities and some others accept a limited amount of manual training, commercial work and domestic economy. The Rockford High School is a mem- ber of the North Central Association of Colleges and Sec- ondary Schools. This means that graduates from the High School will be admitted without examination to the colleges and universities of this association, provided the entrance requirements of such colleges are satisfied. In addition to the above arrangement, Rockford High School graduates have been received on certificate by Vas- sar, Wellesley, Smith, Mt. Holyoke, Cornell, Dartmouth, Leland Stanford, and many others, both East and West. These various universities and colleges have a great variety of requirements for entrance and for this reason it is neces- sary for pupils desiring to be admitted to any particular college to study the catalog of that institution, so as to be able to meet its particular requirements. CO-OPERATION OF PARENTS. The assistance and hearty cooperation of the parents are necessary to a successful school. Therefore the parents are extended a cordial welcome to visit the school at all hours, and especially to visit the work in recitations. Pupils, parents, and teachers are all benefited by these visits, and the patrons owe it to their children and themselves to acquaint themselves thoroughly with the school and its work. POLICY OF SCHOOL It is the policy of the school to employ as nearly as possible an equal number of college men and women who, by their education, general and professional, are fitted to work in a strong secondary school. The present teachers have received their preparation in a wide range of institu- tions. There are 36 different colleges and universities rep- resented in the educational preparation of our 53 teachers. 10 REPORTS Reports are presented to the pupils at the end of each month. In case of failure, a special report is mailed to the parents so that they may assist the pupils and teachers to get better work. Reports are mailed to parents at the end of each semester, stating the number of credits made during the past semester and the total number of credits to date. The standing in each branch is based on daily work, written tests, and on final examination if one is required. Scholarship is marked as follows : Excellent, 93 — 100 per cent, Good, 85 — 92 per cent, Fair, 78 — 84 per cent, Passing, 75 — 83 per cent, Not passing, — below 75 per cent. 1885—1886 156 28 1887 166 36 1888 202 13 1889. .. 219 28 1890 248 32 1891 287 37 1892 290 28 1893 337 49 . .... 1894 413 52 1895 457 48 1896 461 67 1897 465 88 1898 449 58 1899 471 55 1900 481 68 35 1901 503 48 22 1902 626 56 23 1903 665 64 24 1904 677 77 45 1905 767 87 24 1906 797 102 52 1907 815 92 42 ii 1908 864 116 61 1909 942 120 58 1910 980 120 68 1911 1104 130 68 1912 1197 179 80 1913 1273 180 83 1914 1393 205 SOCIAL NEEDS The school recognizes the need of social recreation for its pupils and is making provision therefor. At stated times on Friday afternoon at the close of school, parties are given in the high school gymnasium to which a certain percentage of the pupils are invited, taken alphabetically. Parents are invited to come to these functions. SCHOOL BAND The school maintains a band, composed of twenty-five members. Almost the complete instrumentation of it has been supplied by funds secured by public entertainments. Membership in the band is open to all boys. Members must be present at every rehearsal and beginning with the Junior year are to receive 54 credit each semester thereafter. The director of the band is a member of the faculty. BOYS’ GLEE CLUB This new organization of forty members captured a “First Award” at the Rockford Exposition. It is not, as its name might suggest, an organization content with volume as the main factor. It sings high class music with the pure intonation, harmony, and finish which is expected of the best College Glee Clubs. Membership in the Glee Club is open to all boys. Members must be present at all re- hearsals, which are held twice a week for a double period. THE PHILIPPIC LITERARY SOCIETY The Philippic Literary Society is a student organiza- tion designed to give platform training and parliamentary 12 practice to the girls of the Rockford High School. The membership is limited to forty-five, in order to insure fre- quent appearance on the program. Regular meetings of the society are held in one of the class-rooms each Tues- day evening immediately after the close of school. At each session a varied literary program, consisting of extempo- raneous talks, original stories, poems, and essays, is fol- lowed by friendly but vigorous criticisms from students and faculty censor; after which a spirited business meeting affords training in parliamentary usages. THE PHILOMATHEAN LITERARY SOCIETY The Philomathean Literary Society meets regularly every Tuesday evening at 7:30. The prime object of this organization is to develop interest and efficiency in practical speech making, dramatics, and debate. Regular programs are given and a business meeting follows whereby the members gain especial training in parliamentary procedure. It is under the supervision of a member of the faculty and forms a part of the public speaking department. THE BIOLOGY CLUB The Biology Club is an organization for recreation and for the study of the animal and plant life of this vicinity. All members of the present and of former Botany and Zoology classes are eligible to membership in this club. Field trips to the surrounding country are taken every Friday afternoon during the fall and spring and an occa- sional meeting is held during the winter. Besides collecting material for class use, the club undertakes each year some work of benefit to the community. The work already accomplished along this line is the making of a bird and flower calendar for this vicinity, the making of collections of ferns, and of butterflies and moths, and the naming of the woody plants of the school grounds of Rockford. THE ENGINEERING SOCIETY The Rockford High School Engineering Society is an organization of boys having taken at least one year of shop 13 work, for the purpose of studying together various en- gineering subjects. The Society meets every Monday aft- ernoon of the school year. At the monthly business meeting, a list of topics for discussion is voted upon and the three chosen are discussed in the following meetings of the month. The boys get a good idea of engineering work and are greatly helped in their choice of subjects to prepare them for entering various Engineering colleges and universities. “THE OWL” The “Owl/’ the official organ of the student body of the Rockford High School, is a monthly publication under the direction of the editor and business manager who are chosen from the Senior Class. These are aided by Assistants se- lected from all the Classes of the school. “THE ANNUAL” The “Annual” is the high school year book, edited and published by the Senior Class, assisted by the rest of the school. It is an ambitious volume of nearly two hundred and fifty pages. The Head of the English Department has these pub- lications under his control and management. ATHLETICS The various athletic sports are provided for by the school. Free use is made of the Fair Grounds Park, where there are splendid tennis courts, a good running track, a foot-ball and two base-ball fields. The teams are coached by members of the faculty, appointed by the Principal. Par- ticipation in these games is not a part of the school work, but rather of school recreation. Rockford High School is a member of the Illinois High School Athletic Association and consequently complies with its rules, one of which is that the pupil must be carrying fifteen hours of work per week in order to represent the school in any contest. No person who has represented the school in any athletic con- test and whose school connection has lapsed shall again be 14 eligible to represent the school until he has made up the work of the term during which he withdrew. Athletics will at all times be subject to the direction of the Principal. LIBRARY The school has a library of 3,219 volumes, distributed as the needs require among the four session rooms. A pupil, under the direction of the room teacher, has charge. Some reference and all other books may be taken home by the pupils, after filing a withdrawal card. Reference books must be returned by nine o’clock of the next school day. In ad- dition to this, the pupils have the use of the Rockford City Library of 60,000 volumes. The Librarian is not only ready but eager to assist the pupils. Plans are under way to establish a library in one large room in new addition to high school and to have it in charge of a trained librarian. The Rockford City Librarian has offered to supplement the work of the high school library as much as is needed. ROCKFORD HIGH SCHOOL Summary of Work offered 1914 — 1915 First Year ^English 1 *Algebra 1 ^Physiography 24 *Physiology 24 Physiology (Commercial Course) 2^ Latin 1 Modern Language — German, French, Swedish 1 Civil Government 24 Commercial Arithmetic 1 Penmanship and Commercial Correspondence.. 1 Wood Shop and Mechanical Drawing 1 Free-hand Drawing 1 Physical Training 24 15 Second Year ^English 1 *Plane Geometry 1 Caesar 1 Modern Language — German, French, Swedish.. 1 Oratory ^2 Greek History (History I) y 2 Roman History (History I) y 2 Civics (Upper Classmen) y 2 Botany 1 Physiography (Commercial Course) 1 Bookkeeping and Accounting 1 Elementary Cooking y 2 Elementary Sewing y 2 Music y 2 Forge, Foundry, and Mechanical Drawing 1 Free-hand Drawing 1 Physical Training y Third Year *English 1 Solid Geometry Review Algebra ^ Cicero 1 Greek 1 Modern Language — German, French, Swedish.. 1 Argumentation Oratory Modern History (History II) 1 Zoology 1 Physics 1 Advanced Cooking and Sewing 1 Stenography and Typewriting 1 Commercial Geography Commercial Law Music y Machine Shop and Mechanical Drawing 1 Physical Training 16 Fourth Year ^English 1 Advanced Algebra y 2 Trigonometry y 2 Virgil 1 Greek 1 Modern Language — German, French, Swedish.. 1 Oratory y 2 Teachers' English y 2 Pedagogy y 2 U. S. History 1 Economics J4 Chemistry 1 Astronomy y 2 Dietetics, Home Nursing, Home and Social Economics 1 Stenography and Typewriting \y 2 Advanced Bookkeeping 34 Physical Training 34 Figures indicate number of credits. Sixteen credits required for graduation. *Subjects and one year of history required in all courses. Two credits in Free Hand Drawing, 3 credits in Manual Training, one credit in Oratory, three credits in Domestic Arts may count toward graduation. (One hour of drawing the present semester must be followed by one hour the next semester). Not more than one Modern Language may count to- ward graduation, unless at least 2 credits in one are offered. Not more than 1 credit in music will count toward graduation. A half-credit in any full year subject will not count toward graduation, except in foreign language work after one full year has been completed. Classes in Greek will be formed if at least ten (10) pupils desire such a class. Pupils should not elect subjects in advance of course. 17 LATIN AND GERMAN COURSE First Semester Second Semester First Semester Second Semester First Semester Second Semester First Semester Second Semester First Year \ Required — English, Latin, Physiog- t raphy, Algebra. 1 Required — English, Latin, Physiog- raphy and Physiology, Algebra. Second Year f Required — English, Caesar, Plane ] Geometry. ] Elect one — Modern Language, History l I. ' Required — English, Caesar, Plane Geometry. Elect one — Modern Language, History I. Third Year ! Required — English, Cicero, Modern Language. Elect one — Solid Geometry, Physics. { Required — English, Cicero, Modern Language. Elect one — Physics, History II. Fourth Year { Required — English, Modern Language, Virgil. Elect one — History II, Economics. | Required — English, Modern Language, ( Virgil, Review Algebra. 13 SCIENTIFIC COURSE First Semester Second Semester First Semester Second Semester First Semester Second Semester First Semester Second Semester First Year Required — English, Algebra, Physiog- raphy. Elect one — German, French, Swedish. Required — English, Algebra, Physiog- raphy and Physiology. Elect one — German, French, Swedish. Second Year Required — English, Plane Geometry, Botany or Zoology. Elect one — German, French, Swedish. Required — English, Plane Geometry, Botany or Zoology. Elect one — German, French, Swedish. Third Year ( Required — English, History I, Physics or Zoology. Elect one — German, French, Swedish. ! Required — English, History I, Physics or Zoology. Elect one — German, French, Swedish. Fourth Year ' Required — English, History III, Chem- istry. Elect one — Physics, Solid Geometry, l Astronomy. { Required — English, History III, Chem- istry. Elect one — Physics, Review Algebra. 19 CIVIC HISTORICAL COURSE First Semester Second Semester First Semester Second Semester First Semester Second Semester First Semester Second Semester First Year | Required — English, Algebra, Civil ( Government, Physiography. { Required — English, Algebra, Physiog- raphy and Physiology. Elect one — Modern Language, Latin. Second Year ( Required — English, Plane Geometry, History I. . Elect one — Modern Language, Latin. ( Required — English, Plane Geometry, History I. Elect one — Modern Language, Latin. Third Year ' Required — English, History II, Phys- ics. Elect one — Modern Language, Latin, Commercial Geography. r Required — English, History II, Phys- ics. Elect one — Modern Language, Latin, Commercial Law. Fourth Year ' Required — English, History III, Chem- istry. Elect one — Modern Language, Latin, l Political Economy. f Required — English, History III, Chem- istry. I Elect one — Modern Language, Latin, [ Review Algebra. 20 MECHANICAL COURSE First Semester Second Semester First Semester Second Semester First Semester Second Semester First Semester Second Semester First Year { Required — English, Algebra, Physiog- raphy, Wood Shop and Me- chanical Drawing. r Required — English, Algebra, Physiog- raphy and Physiology, Wood Shop and Mechan- ical Drawing. Second Year { Required — English, Plane Geometry, History I, Foundry and Mechanical Drawing. { Required — English, Plane Geometry, History I, Forge and Me- chanical Drawing. Third Year Required — English, Solid Geometry, Machine Shop and Mechan- ical Drawing. , Elect one — Physics, Modern Language. Required — English, Review Algebra, Machine Shop and Mechan- ical Drawing. Elect one — Physics, Modern Language. Fourth Year ' Required — English, Advanced Algebra. Elect two — Chemistry, Modern Lan- guage, History II, History l IIL Required — English, Trigonometry. Elect two — Chemistry, Modern Lan- guage, History II, History l IIL 21 COMMERCIAL COURSE First Semester Second Semester First Semester Second Semester First Semester Second Semester First Semester Second Semester First Year { Required — English, Commercial Arith- metic, Penmanship, Civil Government. { Required — English, Commercial Arith- metic, Penmanship and Commercial Correspond- ence, Physiology (Com’l). Second Year ! . Required — English, History I, Phys- iography (Com’1), Book- keeping. ( Required — English, History I, Phys- iography (Com’l), Ac- counting. Third Year f Required — English, Algebra, Commer- \ cial Geography, i Elect one — Stenography, Physics, Mod- l ern Language. f Required — English or Argumentation, i Algebra, Commercial Law. 1 Elect one — Stenography, Physics, Mod- l ern Language. Fourth Year f Required — English, Geometry, Eco- ! nomics. I Elect one — Stenography, History III, L Physics, Modern Language. r Required — English, Geometry, Ad- vanced Bookkeeping. Elect one — Stenography, History III, Physics, Modern Language. 22 DOMESTIC ARTS COURSE First Year First Semester Second Semester f Required — English, Algebra, Physiog- ! raphy. i Elect one — Drawing, Civics, Penman- l ship. f Required — English, Algebra, Physiog- raphy and Physiology. Elect one — Drawing, Penmanship and Commercial Correspond- - ence, Civics. Second Year First Semester Second Semester ' Required — English, Geometry, Ele- mentary Cooking. Elect one — Botany, Zoology, Drawing, Modern Language, His- l tory I. Required — English, Plane Geometry, Elementary Sewing. - Elect one — Botany, Zoology, Drawing, Modern Language, His- - tory I. Third Year First Semester Second Semester r Required — English, Physics, Advanced Cooking. Elect one — Zoology, History II, Mod- . ern Language. r Required — English, Physics, Advanced Sewing. Elect one — Zoology, History II, Mod- , ern Language. Fourth Year First Semester Second Semester ' Required — English; Chemistry; Die- tetics, Home Nursing, Home and Social Econom- ics. Elect one — History III, Physics, Mod- ^ ern Language. f Required — English; Chemistry; Dietet- ics, Home Nursing, Home { and Social Economics. I Elect one — History III, Physics, Mod- l ern Language. 23 TEACHERS* COURSE First Semester Second Semester First Semester Second Semester First Semester Second Semester First Semester Second Semester First Year ! Required — English, Algebra, Physiog- raphy. Elect one — Latin, Civics, Penmanship. r Required — English, Algebra, Physiog- raphy and Physiology. < Elect one — Latin, Civics, Penmanship and Commercial Corresp., . Drawing. Second Year ( Required — English, Plane Geometry, History I. Elect one — Botany, Latin, Drawing. ! Required — English, Plane Geometry, History I. Elect one — Botany, Latin, Drawing. Third Year f Required — English, Zoology, History n- . Elect one — Drawing, Physics, Music l and Oratory. r Required — English, Zoology, History II.