DEPARTMENTS OF INSTRUCTION
4. XENOPHON'S MEMORABILIA
If desired. course 3 or 4 may be substituted for either lor 2.
5. LYSIAS-SELECTED ORATIONS. In the study of these orations. attention is given to contemporary history.
politics, and social customs. Two hours. I. Sophomore year.
6. SOPHOCLES-THE ANTIGONE OR (EDIPUS TYRAN- NUS. The critical study of the play read is accompanied by a careful consideration of the history. character, and representation of the Greek drama. Two hours. II.
Sophomore year.
7. DEMOSTHENES-ON THE OROWN OR THE OLYN- THIACS AND PHILIPPICS. The Greek read by the class is made the basis of a study of the style of Demosthenes.
The wOl'k of the course is also designed to secure a general view of the development of Attic oratory. Two hours.
One semester.
8. AruSTOPHANES-THE OLOUDS OR BIRDS. In addition to the l'eadingof the text attention is given to the history of comedy and to the public and private life of the Greeks as illustrated by Al'istophanes. Two hours. One semester.
9. HOMER'S ILIAD OR ODYSSEY. Selections are read as a basis for the study of Homeric society and of the life of the heroic age as revealed in the poems. Two hours.
One semester.
Latin
Professor Fairfield
To train students to read Latin with ease is the chief aim of the instruction in the Freshman year. To this end word-order, particles, mode, and tense are carefully studied; reading at sight is frequent. In the later work larger interests control. Roman literature. religion.
political institutions, and art al'e studied with varying degrees of emphasis in the several courses.
1. THE DE SENECTUTE OF CICERO; LIVY; THE ODES OF HORACE. The student is trained to get the meaning 0f a Latin sentence in the Latin order. The constructions possible with the different particles are studied, and the student is taught to notice those indications of meaning and construction that appealed to the Roman eye and ear.
The different styles of the writers are compared, and the subject-matter is informally discussed and made the topic of occasional papers. Four hours. Freshman year.
2. TACITUS; PLINY. Selections from the Germania and Agricola of Tacitus or from the letters of Pliny the Younger. The methods of the Freshman year in the main characterize this work. Two hours. 1.
3. PLAUT US OR TERENCE. It is hoped that by the time this course is reached the student will be able to read somewhat rapidly. so that several plays may be interpret- ed. Each member of the class is assigned some topic in syntax or prosody to be made the subject of a short paper.
Two hours. II.
4. JUVENAL; MARTIAL; PETRONIUS. Selections are made from one or more of these authors with special reference to Roman life. Three hours. One semester.
5. CICERO'S LETTERS. Three periods in Cicero's life are considered; the years immediately preceding his exile, his course at the beginning of the Civil War, 49 B. C .•
his conduct from Cresar's death to his own. The char- act9rs of Cresar and Pompey, and their part in the fall of the Republic are investigatf:d. Each member of the class presents two or more papers giving the results of in·
dependent investigation. Three bours. One semester.
6. ROMAN PHILOSOPHY. Selections are made from the De Rerum Natura of Lucretius and from the phil·
osopbical works of Cicero. These two authors are the basis of a somewhat careful study of the philosophical systems of the Grreco·Roman world. The course is par·
ticularly valuable to those who are making philosophy a major subject. Three hours. One semester.
7. TEACHER'S TRAINING COURSE. I t is hoped that this course will meet the needs of those who expect to be- come teachers of Latin in high schools. Aims and devices in beginning Latin; learning to read at sight;ideals in trans_
lation; the student's difficulties at various stages of his work, etc., are topi.cs that suggest the nature of this course.
Two hours. One semester.
8. ROMAN ANTIQUITIES. A study of the Roman family, marriage, education, honse, dress, amusements, commercial interests, religion, etc. Recitations upon pre- scribed reading, and lectures illustrated by photographs and lantern views. A reading knowledge of Latin, while desirable, is not necessary. Two hOU1'S. One semester.
Classical Culture
This course is maintained by the departments of Greek and Latin. It is an attempt to take a general survey of Greek and Roman civilization with specific attention to the development of art. It is intended to meet the wants of those who have not studied Latin and Greek but wish an insight into ancient civilization. Two hours.
German
Miss Crocker
1. ELEMENTARY COURSE. Grammar, vVenckebach and Shrakamp. Short poems are memorized. Correct pronunciation is insisted upon. Thorough drill in syntax.
Students are taught to understand easy spoken German.
Work in reading and translation is begun as soon as practicable. Four hours.
2. MODERN FICTION, as found "in works of such writers as the Grimmsl Meissner, Storm, Heyse, and Riehl, is studied. Two hours each week are devoted to reading and translation; the third to composition. con·
versation, and grammar review. Must be preceded by course 1 or its equivalent. Three hours.
3. HISTORY OF GERMAN LITERATURE, as outlined in Keller'S Bilder aus del' deutschen Literatur. Must be preceded by courses 1 and 2 or their equivalents. Two hours. 1.
4. CLASSICAL GERMAN DRAMATISTS. Lessing, Schil- ler, and Goethe are studied. Must be preceded by courses 1 and 2 or their equivalents. Two hours. II.
5. STUDY AND CONVERSATION on Germany and the famous German cities, as a preparation for foreign travel.
One hour.
French
Miss Crocker
1. ELEMENTARY COURSE. Text book, Cbardenal's Complete French Course. Accurate prollunciation is re- quired, and the training of the student's ear for under- standing the spoken language is begun at once. The read- ing of easy plays for their value as aids to conversation, and as supplying colloq uialisms, is begun as soon as practicable. IPour hours.
2. MODERN FRENCH FICTION, as found in the writ- Ings of Halevy, Daudet, Merimee, George Sand and othersj composition work based on text; grammar review.
Must be preceded by course 1 or its equivalent. Three hours.
3. HISTORY OF FRENCH LITERATURE, as outlined in Duval's Histoire de la Litterature Francaise. Must be preceded by courses 1 and 2 or their equivalents. Two hours. I.
4. CLASSICAL FRENCH DRAMATISTS of the seventeenth century are studied-Corneille, Moliere, and Racine.
Must be preceded by courses 1 and 2 or their eq uivalents.
Two hours. II.
5. CONVERSATION IN FRENCH on Paris and its monu- ments, as a preparation for foreign travel and study.
One hour.
English
Professor Fairfield niss ~ussell
This department attempts to develop the power of expression and encourage literary production, to afford an opportunity for the study of the history of English litera- ture, and to secure an acquaintance with the best British and American authors. Nor a,re these aims separated in the instruction. It is believed that rhetoric is most favorably studied through literary models, and that the study of literature should promote facility and polish in expression. The methods of instruction are intended to encourage keen perception, and independent judgment in the light of the best criticism on the author or period.
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1. RHETORIC, The course deals particularly with diction, the paragraph, and the theme. Selections of ad- mitted excellence in these respects will be analyzed for and by the class. Daily themes are required and frequent essays representative of the different kinds of composition.
Three bours. Freshman year.
2. INTRODUCTION TO ENGLISH LITERATURE. This is essentially a masterpiece course, covering the whole field of English litel'ature. Assigned readings are accompanied by lectures, critical and historicaL A course of required and optional private work is outlined for the class. Three hours. Requisite for courses 3-7.
S. SHAKESPEARE. A literary study of as many plays as time will allow. Three hours.
4. THE CLASSICAL SCHOOL. An effort will be made to understand the origin and development of the school,.
its ideals and tendencies. and the contribution of its main authors to literary criticism and other departments of thought. Two hours. 1.
5. THE ROMANTIC PERIOD. Its relation to the Classical Period, and to contemporary social and political movements; an analysis of the characteristics of individual writers. Two hours. II.
6. NINETEENTH CENTURY LITERATURE. Emerson, Lowell. Carlyle, Ruskin. Newman, Arnold, Tennyson, Browning, and others are studied as leaders and interpret- ers of thought in the Victorian age. Three hours. I.
7. PROSE FICTION. The rise and development of the novel with special attention to representati ve works of a number o.f British and American novelists. Three hours.
II.
8. DEBATING. Open to intercollegiate debaters. One hour.
Expression
Miss Russell
The aim of these courses is to train the voice and body so that they may become more adequate agents of the mind. The student studies the technology of ex- pression in order that he may understand his own
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limitlltions and power. He is required not only to ex·
press his own thoughts and emotions, but naturally and -effectively to interpret the writings of the great masters of English.
1. GENERAL COURSE. The first semester is occupied with technical training and the Theory of Expression.
Fulton and Trueblood's P1'actical Elocution is used as a text. The second semester is occupied with recitations from standard authors. extemporaneous speaking and debates. Two hours.
2. SHAKESPEARE. Discussions from internal -evidence and the memorizing of famous passages. Two
hours. I. Open to Juniors and Seniors.
3. VOCAL INTERPRETATION OF THE BIBLE. An en- deavor to read the Bible aloud in a simple, natural manner with due consideration for its interpretation and literary .form. OU''J'r'y's Vocal Inte1jJ1'etation of the Bible is used as a text. One hour. II. Open to all college students.