SCIENCE.
Science A. Physical Geography.—The earth as a planet; planetary
movements; magnetism of the earth; internal heat of the earth; volcanoes;
earthquakes; arrangement of land masses; forms of land; relief forms of
continents; islands; properties of water; waters of the land; drainage; continental
drainage; the sea; the oceans; waves and tides; currents of the sea;
physical properties of the atmosphere; climate; winds and circulation of the
air; storms; moisture of the air; hail; snow and glaciers; electrical and optical
phenomena of the atmosphere; relations between plants and animals;
range of plants and animals; man, including range of human habitation,
division into races, conditions favorable to civilization, and man's influence
on physical geography; influence of physical geography on the industries of
countries. Textbooks recommended: Maury's Physical Geography or Tarr's
Elementary Physical Geography. (One unit.)
Science B. Inorganic Chemistry.—The ground covered by Remsen's
Introduction to the Study of Chemistry, with about one hundred hours in
the laboratory, or enough time to perform intelligently the usual experiments
given in a high-school laboratory course. (One unit.)
Science C. Experimental Physics.—Mechanics, Sound, Light, Heat,
Electricity and Magnetism. The work should include (a) lecture-table demonstrations
by the teacher, with appropriate yet simple apparatus; (b) textbook
work, in which the pupil solves numerical problems; and (c) laboratory exercises
by the pupil—all three embodying fundamental principles of the subject.
In the laboratory work at least thirty exercises should be performed; the
following distribution is advised: In Mechanics, 14; in Sound, 1; in Light, 5;
in Heat, 3; in Electricity and Magnetism, 7. (One unit.)
Science D. Botany.—Sound elementary instruction in the structure and
functions of plants, and their classification, based upon such a text-book as
Coulter's Plant Structure, and supplemented by laboratory work. (Half unit.)
Science E. Zoölogy.—Sound elementary instruction in the structure and
functions of animals, and their classification, based upon such a textbook as
Jordan and Kellogg's Animal Forms, and supplemented by laboratory work.
(Half unit.)
Science F. Agriculture.—A total of two units of work in Agriculture
will be accepted from Special Agricultural High Schools, which, after inspection,
are found to be properly equipped to teach the subject in a satisfactory manner.
