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SUBJECTS ACCEPTED FOR ADMISSION

The subjects usually accepted for admission and their values in units are
given below in tabulated form. Other subjects are also acceptable.

                                                                                                 
SUBJECT  TOPICS  UNITS 
English A  Grammar and Grammatical Analysis 
English B  Composition and Rhetoric 
English C  Critical Study of Specimens of English Literature 
English D  English or American Literature 
Mathematics A1  Algebra to Quadratic Equations 
Mathematics A2  Quadratics, Progressions, and the Binomial Formula  ½ or 1 
Mathematics B  Plane Geometry 
Mathematics C  Solid Geometry  ½ 
Mathematics D  Plane Trigonometry  ½ 
History A  Greek and Roman History 
History B  Medieval and Modern European History 
History C  English History 
History D  American History and Civil Government 
Latin A  Grammar, Composition, and Translation 
Latin B  Cæsar's Gallic War, I-IV; Grammar; Composition 
Latin C  Cicero's Orations (6); Grammar; Composition 
Latin D  Virgil's Æneid, I-VI; Grammar; Composition 
Greek A  Elementary Grammar, Composition, and Translation 
Greek B  Xenophon's Anabasis, I-VI; Grammar; Composition 
Greek C  Homer's Iliad, I-III; Grammar; Composition 
German A  Elementary Grammar, Composition, and Translation 
German B  Intermediate Grammar, Composition, and Translation 
German C  Third-year Grammar, Composition, and Translation 
German D  Fourth-year Grammar, Composition, and Translation 
French A  Elementary Grammar, Composition, and Translation 
French B  Intermediate Grammar, Composition, and Translation 
French C  Third-year Grammar, Composition, and Translation 
French D  Fourth-year Grammar, Composition, and Translation 
Spanish A  Elementary Grammar, Composition, and Translation 
Spanish B  Intermediate Grammar, Composition, and Translation 
Spanish C  Third-year Grammar, Composition, and Translation 
Spanish D  Fourth-year Grammar, Composition, and Translation 
Science A  Physical Geography 
Science B  Inorganic Chemistry 
Science C  Experimental Physics 
Science D  Botany  ½ or 1 
Science E  Zoölogy  ½ or 1 
Science F  Biology 
VOCATIONAL SUBJECTS (Not more than 4 Units) 
Manual
Training 
Mechanical and Projection Drawing  ½ to 1 
Free-Hand Drawing  ½ to 1 
Shop-work  ½ to 1 
Agriculture  (Accredited Agricultural Schools)  1 to 4 
Commercial
Subjects 
Commercial Geography  ½ to 1 
Shorthand  ½ to 1 
Typewriting  ½ 
Bookkeeping  ½ to 1 
Commercial Arithmetic  ½ to 1