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Argonaut Courses in Visual Education
as far as they are prepared
are already in use in high-schools of New York City, where educators and pupils are enthusiastic over the results achieved.
LIST OF TOPICS IN ARGONAUT COURSES
BIOLOGY— Standard Course
to
The environment necessary
plant and animal life How environment determines kinds
of vegetation and animals Adaptation to environment Interdependence of living things The Orders Organs of a flower Adaptation between insects and
flowers
Functions and organization of
living things Plant growth and nutrition Plant organs and nutrition Forests, their use and necessity Different types of plant reproduction
The reproduction processes Cell division
Plants modified by environment Fighting disease germs Interrelations of plants and animals
How plants benefit mankind Man as a mammal Civic biology
ENGLISH LITERATURE—
Standard Course
Old English ballads and Robin
Hood Shakespeare
Scott's Ivanhoe and Lady of the Lake
Dickens' Oliver Twist and Christmas Carol living's Alhambra and Legend of
Sleepy Hollow Longfellow's Evangeline and Courtship of Miles Standish Whittier
(Other topics to be added)
COMMERCIAL GEOGRAPHY— Standard Course Coal mining Steel industry
Wheat, from the field to the mill
Dairying
Lumbering
Cotton industry
Petroleum
Note: In addition to the industries above mentioned, we can furnish also marble, granite, limestone, sandstone, and slate quarries ; the manufacture of coke and Portland cement ; and zinc, copper, gold, and radium mining.
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
Standard Course
The earth, shape, motion and
physical characteristics The solar system Atmosphere Light
Electricity and magnetism Solar heat
Temperature of the earth
Distribution of animals and plants
The ocean
The earth's crust
The earth's ages
Erosion of rocks and earth
Formation of valleys
Glacial action and remains
Shore lines of lake and sea
Plains, plateaus and mountains
UNITED STATES HISTORY — Standard Course Columbus discovers America The Pilgrims of Plymouth Colonial life The Boston tea party Bunker Hill
Declaration of Independence Battle of Lexington and Paul
Revere' s Ride The Deerfield Massacre Capture of Ft. Ticonderoga Dawn of freedom (scenes from
the early days of our national
history) The StarSpangled Banner Robert E. Lee Shenandoah
Surrender at Appomattox The Copperhead Life of Lincoln Ku Klux Clan Remember the Maine Vera Cruz The Great War Historical review
OTHER SUBJECTS
Detailed lists of topics in World, North American and South American Geography, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics and Mechanical Drawing are now in course of preparation and will shortly be ready for announcement.
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