DEPARTMENTS OF INSTRUCTION
12. SELECTIONS FROM EARLY CHRISTIAN GUEEK 'VUITERS
13. GREEK ARCHlEOLOGY. A continuation of course 7.
Oerman
Professor Harris Miss Pember
1. ELEMENTA.RY COURSE. Gl'am111ar~
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oynes-::Vleiss- nero Reading from Joynes 1 Reader. Short poems are memorized. C{wrect pronunciation is insisted uJJon.Thonmgh drill in syntax. Students are taught to under- stand eaSY snol<en German. vVork ill reading and trans- lation is l)egim as soon as practicable. Five hours.
2. lVloDERN FICTION. as found in works of such 'writ- ers as the Grimms, Nleissner, Storm, Heyse, and Riehl. is studied. Two hours each week are devoted 10 reading and tl-8nslatioll; the third to composition (Harris' Ger- man Composition), con versation, and grammar review.
11ust be preceded by course 1 or its equivalent. Three hours.
B. HISTORY OF GEIUIAX LrrERATUI~E, as outlined in Ke11er's Hilder aus del' deutschen Litteratur. Nlust be preceded by courses 1 and 2 or their equivalents. Two
hours. I.
4. CLASSICAL GERMAN DrLDIATISTS. Lessing, Schil- ler, and Goethe are studied. Nlust be preceded hy courses 1 and 2 or their equivalents. Two hours. II.
5. CONVERSATION IN GEIUL\.N, composition, and gram- mar revie\\. One huur.
French
Professor Harris Miss Pember
1. ELEMENTARY COURSE. Text books, Rocher's Grammar and Reader. Accurate pronunciation is l'e- quired. Short poems are memorized. Ability to trans- late English into French is emphasized. Translation 1S
begun as soon as practicable. Five hours.
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2. NfoDERN FREXCH FICTION, as found in writings of Helevv Dauoet, lVlcl'imee, George Sand. a11d others: com- positio~l work based on .text; 1!rammar revie\v. Must be preceded by course 1 or Its eqmvalent. Three hours.
3. HISTORY OF FRENCH LITERATUUE, as otlt1ined in Duval's Histoire dc 1a Litterature Francalse. lVlust be precec1eci b) courses 1 and 2 or theil' equi valents. Two hours. L
4. CLASSICAL FRENCH DRA:\IATISTS of the seventeenth century are studied-Conlellk, lVloliere. and I<acine.
Must l)c preceded by courses 1 and 2 or their equivalents.
Two hours. II.
5. CO~VERSATro:\ IN Fl{ENCH,C0111position, and granl- mar review. One hour.
Spanish
.Miss Pember
1. ELE.:\lENTARY COUI<SE. The elements of grammar and C0111position, incll1ding the essentia1s of syntax.
Reading of mOdel'll n()\'els and plays. Text books: Edgren's Brief Spanish Grammar; Ramsay's Elementnry l<.eader;
AlalTon's HI Capitan Vencno; :Vforatin's HI Si de las Ninas; Valera's Pepi ta Jimenez. 'three hours.
Mathematics
Professor Kenyon
1. ALGEBRA. 'Veil's Unh'ersity Algebra, or its cqniv- alent, from Radicals to the end, including Radicals and Quadratics in revie\\', R~tio, Proportio,n, Pr~gr<:s~ions, Permt1tations~ CombinatIons, Undcternl1l1cd CoeffiClents,
Sede~, Binomial Theorem, Differential Nlethod, Loga- rithms, and Theory of Equations. Two hotus. Fresh- man yea 1'.
2~ SOLID GEOMETRY. vVentworth's Revised Geome-
try~ or ·its equivalent. Bool{s VI., VII., VIlL, 011 Lines and Planes in space, Polyhedrons, Cyllnclers~ Cones, and Spheres, with numerous original exercises. Two hours.
Freshman yem'.
3. TRIGONOMETRY. \Ventworth's Revised Trigonome- trv, or Its equivalent. including' both Plane and Spherical Trigonometry, and original exercises. Two hours. 80ph- otnOt-e year.
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4. SrRYEYING. \Ventworth's Surveying, supplemented by lectures and al11ple field practice with the Compass.
Transit, Le\Tel, and other st1r\Teying instI'uments, with which the department" is supplied.
Attention 1S given to the proper forms of kceping the field notes of surveys, \vriting descriptions, plotting, com- puting, and proving work. Three honrs. II. Soph01110t-e year.
5. AXALYTIC GEo::\rE1'RY. L .. oci , the Strt:"ll[!'ht Line, Circle. Parahola, Ellipse, Hyperbola, and Higher Plane Curves. Three hours.
6. CALceLcs. Elements of Ca1cl1lus, including" Dif- ferentia tion, I lltegratioll , :\:laxima and 1:J inima, Plane CUI'ves, and Applications to Nlechanics, Astron- omy, etc. Three hours.
7. INs'rRCCTION will also be given to classes in the following subjects: Conic Sections, Rolid Analytic Geom- etry, Ad vanced St1r\'(~ying, Differential and Integnl1 Cal-
culus. .
Graphics
Professnr Kenyon
INSTI,TCTION IX DR.\FTIXG is given orally and by illus- tration and inr1i,-idnal sllpen'ision. Students are taught to read and to luake mechanical drawings of all kinds.
Aftcr elemcntary practice, in which the student leRrns the use ofinstl'uments. he 1S taught the methods of Ortho- graphic and Isometric projectioils ; sketching from models and drawing from measurcments; thc making of pla113, e1cYatiol1s, and details; the intersections and develop- ment of geometrical surfaces; the cOllstrl1ction of spur and he\'el gears; and other fundamental Pl'illdples.
DESCUIP'l'IYE GEOiUETRY is tallght both hy class exer- cises. in which the stllden t demollstl-a tes the yarions prob- lems, and by instrumental solution in the drafting room, in which he makes accurate dnHyings i11ustrating thcse prohlenls. This coursc includes the principles of Shades, Shadows, and Perspective, all developed according to mathematical principles.
From these foundation principles the student is led to the making of finished drawings, either in the I1ne of Al'chitecturc, l\iaehill('ry, Engineering, 01' in ~uch special lines of work as hc may elect, under the approval of the
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ProfessOl'. The aim is thoroughly to prepare draftsmen
{Ol' intelligent ancl aCCUl'H te work.
'Vork- in this depal-tment may extend through foul' years and is outlincd as follows:
FIRST YEAR. Open to all regular and spccial students of the College. Elementar.\' principles, Geometrical proh- lems, Projecti.ons, etc. Fom' houl's.
SECOXD YEAn. Open to those who have completed the first year's work and Solid Geometry. DeSC1'iptive Geoll1etry. Shades, Shadows, and Perspective, with their applications. Four hours.
THIRD AXD FOUR'l'H YEARS. OPPll to those who have cOlllpletec1 the work orthe tirst and second ycars. Special work as elected, including the execution of finished c1l'a w- ings. Four hOllrs.
Geology and Biology
Professor Crandall Mr. Sydney R. Titsworth
Thc aim of this depa1'tl11ent is to culth.'ate an inte111- gent apprec1atioll of crea ti ye thought In nature, to lead the way to COl'l'ect habits of study and of observa ti011, to train studcnts for special ""vork in some of the bnll1ches of Natural Collections intended to facilitatc study and practical ""York in this dcpari111ent hayc been nlade and are available for class use. The work of clas- sification and arrangenlent for the more general purposes of a Na tural History collection is in progress, and to S0111e extent is l11ade to eontl-ibute to the training of advanced students. Field work in Geology, Pala:ontology, Zoology, and Botany is made a part of the ,vod{ in this depart- ment,
The courscs of study offered are:
l. ::VhCROSCOIlY. This course includes the use of the
nlieroscop~ and its accessories, ancI a study of some of the microscopic forms of the plant and animal life of this regi011. The subject may he conti1111ed in special elective com'ses. Two honrs. 1. F1'eshman year.
2. BOTANY. Thc work in this subject is devoted to Organography, Systcmatic Rotany, and Histology. A
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study of the flora of \Vestern New York, as found in the region about A 1 fred. is introduced. Vegetable Histology may he continued the followlng year. Individual classi- fied collections are required. Two hours. II. Freshman year.
B, ZOOLOGY. Systematic Zoology is followed by l110re specia lized work, laboratory and field. Three hours. 1.
Sophomore year.
4. ANATO~IY. This course includes special work in Anatomy and Histology as well as a general treatment of Physiology and Hygiene. Three hours. Sophomore year.
5. GEOLOGY., The study of thls branch begins with Dvnanlic and Structural Geology. 'this is followed by Historical Geology, largely the stud\' of chal'acteristic fossil forms of the several Geological Ages. Economic Geologv 10110\\'s and is conducted with review exercises and lecture room discussions. Three hours. Junior year.
6. lVIIKERALOGY. .:vrinera]s are tested and classified, and a cl-j tical study is made of crystals. T\vo hours. One semester.
History
Professor Bates
1. HISTORY OF ENGLAND. From the earliest times to the present. l~ecitations and rep .rts. Three hours.
Freshman Year.
2, HISTORY 01" lVIEDVEVAL EUROPE. The Fall of Rome; Barbarian Invasio!lS; Rise of the Chu1'ch; The lVlohammcdans; the i\ledi.reval Empirc; Feudalism; The Crusades. Text-book and lectures. Three hours. 1.
(Given in 1HOO-190L Not given 1111901-1902.)
3. HISTORY OF THE RE~Arss,-\xc'E A.~D REFOR)'IA'l'JON.
The Reg-innings of the lVlodern States; The Renaissance;
The Reformation. Text book and lectllres. Three hours.
II. (Giyen in 1900-1901. Not given in 1901-1902.) 4. HISTORY OF EUROPE IN THE XVITH, XVIITH, A.ND
XVIIITH CE:-\TURU":S \V~:I1"S of Religion. Development of the National Idea 111 Eur Ipe; The Absolute lVfonarchiesj Thc Development of the Revolutionary Spirit; The French ReYoIutiol1. Lectures and Readings. Thrce hours. I.
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(Not given in 1900-1901. 11ay be expected m 1901- 1902 )
5, HISTORY OF Er:ROPE IN THE XIXTH CENTURY.
The Napoleonic Era; Reconstruction of Europe; Revolu- tions of 1830 and 1848; Unlfit:ation of Italy; Fall of A us- tria; Formation of the German Em pire; The Eastern Question. Lectul'es and readings. Three Hours. II.
(Not given in 1900-1901. :VIay be expected in 1901- 1902.)
6. A.MERICAN HrSTORY. From the E:irliestDiscovel'ies to the Ci vii \Var. Discovery; Colonization; Colonial
\-Vars: Development of Political Institutions; Revolu- tion; Confederation; The Constitution; National Devel- opment; Growth of Slayery al1(1 Secession; Civil \-VaL Redta tions, Lectures, anel reports. Three hOllI'S.
Political Science
Professor Bates
1. POLI'l'IeAL ECONOi\l Y. Economic Theory; A pplica- tiOll of Economic Principles to Practical Questions. Reci- tations, Lectures, and l'eports. Three hottrs. 1.
2. A)'IERICAN POLITICAL INSTITCTIONS. The ~ational
Go\'ert1l11ellt; Tne Government of the States; Political l)arties and their ~1ethods ; (luestions of Refonn. Recita- tions and discllssions. Tnree hours. II.
3. NluKICIPAL GOVERXi\IEX'r. The Development of L'lcal Goyernl11ellt in America; Orga nizatiol1 of Local Government; ~tfunicipal Problems. Recitations. Lectures.
and reports. Two honI's. II. (Not given in 1900-1901.
May be expected in 1901-1902.
4. COMPARATIVE GOVERNMEXT. A cOlnparatiYe study of the c hier go venll11en ts of Euro pc and America; Political Parties and Questions in European States. Recitations, Lectures, and reports. Two hours. H. (Given in 1900- 1901. Not gi\'en in 1901-1902.)
Philosophy
President. Da~'is
l1r. Sorensen and l1r. W. A. Titsworth
The studies in this department are designed to secure the discipEnc of the student in philosophic thought, and to afford hi111 some adcquatc knowledge of hil11selft his relation to natl1re, to his fellowmen and to God. The lecture method of instructio n is largely used.
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1. ETHICS. This COul se is c0111Dosec1 of a series of 1cctul'es on practical Ethics. It iilc1udes a considera- tion of ethical problems in\'ohTecl in the present social questions. One hour. Freshulan year.
2. LOGIc. Besides drill in logical exercises, the rela- tion of Logic to Psychology, and the entil'e philosophy of l11Cthod are studied with a view to grounding the student in the fundal11ental laws of investigation and organiza- tion of knowledge in all departments. Two hotn's. I.
Sophomore yeaL
3. PSYCHOLOGY. The clescl'iption and explanation of the stai~s of consciousness as such tlre studied in the light of eXpel'il11ents which illustrate each topic,
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~lll1es' Psy- chology, Briefer COtn-sc, and Sanford's ExperimentalPsychology, are used as text-books. Two hou1'5;. II.
Sophomore yea t'.
4. SOCIOLOGY. A stud \. is made of the sources of Sociological data. Thc fainily, the c0111munity. the city, the social functions, organs. and especially social Ethics are investigated. The al111 of the course is to direct the student to\\'anl a prtlctical and amicable adjustment of the prescnt Sociological qacstiolls. "fhe Seminary method is pursued, and a large amount of \Yl-itten work is re- quired from members of the class. One hour. SOphOl110re veal'.
- 5. HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY. The three historical periods of Philosophy, the Greek, the ~rcdireyal, and the 1\lodern, arc treated as distinct mo\'ements of svstematic thought. The aim is to familiarize the studcnt ~vith Phil- osophic thought as vital history; as the attempt of the human mind to soh'e the uniycrsal problems that \VCl'e natural1y evolved at different periods in the l)1"ogl'ess of ciYilization. To that end special enlphasis is laid upon the evolutionary and reactionary origin of both problems and solutions. Text, \Veber's History of Philosophy with assigned readings in the original authors. Thrce h011rs. I.
6. I.~TRODI'CTION TO PHILOSOPHY. 'The vocabulary, l11ethods, and problems in Philosophy arc studied. The relations of Philosophy to the Phssical Sciences and to Psychology are investigated. The method employed is designed to develop the powel' of conccntrated and inde- pendent thought on the part of the student. Paulsen's
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Introduction to Philosophy, with discussions and lec- turcs. Three hOlll'S. II.
Education
Mr. Sorensen
The cou!'ses are planned to meet the requirements of students intending to make teaching their profession.
They arc organically related and serve to acquaint the student with the subject matte!' of pedagogy.
1. HISTORY. OF EpUCATION. A study of the deyelop- ment of educatlonalldeals and svstenlS and their relation to the Econ.o:n.ic, ~olitical, a11(( Religious status of COll-
tempor~ry cIVlhzatlO1:. Text, Davidson: A History of EducatIon, and QUIck: Educational Reform. Two hours. 1.
2. PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION. A critical study of the psychological and sociological principles which- are fundamental in all educational ideals and svstems with an attempt to gain an organic conception o( those j)rillci.
ples. Lectures, supplemented by lessons in Roark's Method in Education. Two hours. II.
Physics
Professor Babcock rtT. Waldo A. Titsworth
The aim of this department is to give the student as broad a kno\yledge of the subject as is possible, to develop ha1)its of observation and reasoning necessary for scien- tific work, and to teach the use of scientific apparatus.
. 1. GEXI'~RAL PHYSICS. This course is text-hook work,
\v!-th exper~ments, supplc.mented by lectures on suhjects of especIal I11tel'est, Dunng the first semester Dvnamics Sound, and Heat are considered' Llght i1agnctism' Static Electricity and Dynaluic Eiectrieitjr occupy th~
second semester. Three hours. Sophomore year.
2. ELEC'l~RICAL COURSE. This course 1S open to those who ha\Te fimshed course 1. It consists of experiments, text-book and lecture studvof the Voltaic cell circuits magn,ct, indu.ction, electrical measurements, 'dynamo:
electrIc .maclunel·X, ,and electl'ic lighting. Two hours.
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:1. MATHEMATICAL CoeRSE IX GENERAL PHYSICS.
Rcquisite, Course 1. Threc hours. One semestcr.
4. HEAT AND LIGH'l'. An experimcntal course in the practical application of the principles of heat and light, including the heating and lighting of huildings. Requi- site, Course 1. Two hours. One sell1ester.
5. SPECTROSCOPY. This is an experimental course, and enlbraces thc follo,ving topics: solar spectra; flame spectra; spark spectra of gases and nlctals; ahsorption by gases, liquids. and solids; and determination of 'waye lengths of light. Rcquisites, Courses 1 and 4. T,yo hollrs. One semestcr.
6. PHYSICAL MEASCRE~JENTS. This is a libntrv Hnd experimental conrse. The detel"mination of" g" ; ~horse powel' of dynamos, motors, engines; latent heat; wave lengt hs of light; and velocity of light arc among the top-ics. Requisites, Courses 1 and 4. Three hours. One semester.
7. l\1ETEOROLOGY. This study considcrs those atmos- pheric movements which bring our changes of "'cather, with theil' relations to heat, cold, electrical conditions, wind, cloud, ano barometric pressure, and thc methods of observation for Signal Service work Requisites, Courses 1 and 2 in Physics and in Chcmistry. Two hours. One semester.
Chemistry
Professor Babcock
1. GENERAl.; CHKMISTRY. This COllrse includes a study of the principal elements, thcir simple compounds, cheniical philosophy, nomenclature, equations, ~l1d an introduction to I he compounds of carbon. DUring the course attention \'vi11 be gi\'en to the fundanlental princi- ples of analysis. The instruction 1S given l~y means of tcxt-books, lectures. and laboratory 'wol'lL Each ~tudent performs the experinlents illustrating the, principles discussed in the text-books. Three hours. Sophomore year.
- 2. QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS. The wOl'k in this course in- cludes the analysis of simple inorganic salts, mixe~ salts, acids, bases, oxides. and the more common organIC com- pounds. Requisite, Course 1. '1\'\'0 hours. 1.
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3. QCAxTITATrVE ANALYSIS. In this course the student determines the atomic weights of several of the elements, and the percentage composition of various COll1- pounds, after which analyses are 1narle of mixtures and c?mpounds of t1llkno\:~n composition. Special attention is gIven to the analYSIS of water and air. Requisites, Courses 1. and 2. T'wo hours. II.
4. j\IEDICAL CHE~IISTRY. This course is designed for thosc who intend to study ll1edicine. It includes the analysis of urine, hlood, and 111i11C Requisites, Courses 1 and 2. Two hours. One semester.
5. 'I'OXICOLOG¥. This course is also planned for those
~ool~ing f?r\\Tarcl t? ~he study of l11edicine. fitl nch practice
1S g1 \'en 111 determln1l1g a large number of poisons. Stu- dents al"e expected to be able to detect poisons in the
orga~s. of animals \:vhich al"e furnished for the purpose.
ReqUJSltes, Courses 1 and 2. Two hours. One semester.
6. AssA YIKG. The student is furnished with a larcre collcction of minerals containing the principal metals, a~d is taught to ll1ake accurate analyscsofthe same by means of both the "'et process and the furnace. Requisites Courses 1. and 2. Two hours. One semester. '
Astronomy
The aim of this department is to gi\'e the student a thorough kno\:ylcdge of the principles of the science, and to train him to do practical \york in astron0111ical ob- seryation. An opportunity is offered to use the instru- ments in the University ObsCl-vatory, and the students are gi \'cn a thorough drill in the ordinary practical work of an observatory.
1. GENEI{AL, OR COLLEGE ASTRON01IY. This course
~l1c1.u~les a t~orou~h s~udy of a t~xt-l?ook supplemented by lndlYldual l11Yestlgatton. Its 31111 1S a knowledge of the principles of Astronomy. Two hours. -
2. PRACTICAL ASTRO.NO::\-IY. This course includes
practica~ work with instruments of the Obset'vatory and study of a nlore adyaneed text-book. Two hours.
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Biblical Languages and Literature
Professor Whitford
The Bible in English is studied from a literarY, his- torical, and ethical point of yiew. The instl'uction is not at all of a sectarian character.
1. LIFE OF CHRIST. A critical study is made of the life of Christ as it is presented in the GOSIJe1s with partie- ula,1' attention to the ethical elements. T\vo hours. One semester.
2. NE\V TESTAMENT EPISTLES. Thc growth of the eady Christian Church is studied in the Acts in connec- tion with the Epistles; so that the Epistles are studied in the light of the cireumstanccs which called thelll into be- ing. Two hours. One senlester.
3. THE OLD TESTA~[ENT. The Old Testament is studied historieally,-God's dealings ,vith the Hebre,,,, nation; and topieally,-thc law, history, and prophecy, all pointing to the reye1ation of the Son of God in the Xe,,, Testanlent. The student is cncouraged to do original work, and frequent written exel'c1ses are required. The literary form of the Old Testament books receiYes special attention. T'\Yo hours.
4. HliURE\V. Three ql1arters arc occupied ,,,ith the stud v of the first eight chapters of Genesis in connection witli the study of IIebre\v Grammax by the inductive method. (Dr. ~Harper's text-hook.) The- fourth quarter is spent in reading the book of Joshua at sight, and select passages fr0111 thc historical books. Five hours.
5. AUAMAIC AKD SYRIAC. Instruction is offered in these languages. Hours to be arranged.
Archreology and Anthropology
Professor Allen
This study is intended to acquaint the studcnt with the natural history of mankind, and '\vit,h antiquities.
Lectures. readings, and text-books. Text-books,-vVes- tropp's Prehistoric Phases'; Baldwin's Ancient Alllel'ica;
Squier's Ancient 110numents in New York and the 1'lis- sissippi Valley_ Given '\vhen a sufficient llumbe1" apply for it. Extra tuition.
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Elocution
Professor Hill
A full course of instruction is givcn in all the essential elements of good speaking and re~c1illg, including correct breathing, placing of tone, orthoepy, articulation, inflec- tion, emphasis, pitch, quality, grouping, extemporaneous speaking. and dialect ~tud'y_ Attention is given to the study and de1iyery of selections from Shakespeare, Dick- ens, Browning, Thackeray, and others, and to the train- ing of the body for expression through the application of the Delsarte l11ethod.
RECITALS are lleld \.yeeld Y. \vith criticiSll1S bv the In- sit'uctol'. A public recital '\vill be given each scmester.
Text-books are used in the adyanced class. A special course is provided to nleet the requirements of teachers 1n the public schools.
PRIZE CONTEST. Thel'e 'will be an annual recital giyen under the direction of the depart111ent. Fit'st and second prizes are offered for the best original orations given by mem bers of the College.