The said University is subject to the visitation of the Regents of the University of this state in the same manner and to the same extent as the various colleges in the state. THE ALLEN STEINHEIM MUSEUM, R memorial of the late President Allen given by himself and Mrs. It also contains the laboratory and lecture hall and the offices of the Department of Geology and Biology.
The Laboratory for Physical Measurements and Static Electricity is located on the main floor of the north wing. Additions to the apparatus and department library are made annually as the income from the endowment fund of the Babcock Professorship in Physics accumulates. THE TRIMMER SHOP, a large and well-lit room on the basement floor of the north wing of Babcock Hall is equipped with wooden lathes.
The natural history cabinets of the University are well supplied with specimens illustrating the various departments. The ladies have a large, well-ventilated room on the third floor of the Ladies' Hall, equipped with apparatus sufficient for light gymnastics. It is the aim of the University to pay due attention to the physical well-being of its students, and at the same time to subordinate the physical development to the intellectual.
A very large proportion of the university's graduates have been students without their own funds.
ADMISSION
This arrangement enables those whose circumstances prevent them from taking one of the regular courses to gain some of the culture, inspiration and intellectual and moral development that comes from study and residence at the University. The credentials of the University of the State of New York will be accepted in lieu of an examination in the subjects required for admission to the extent that they meet these requirements. Candidates who fail to provide satisfactory certificates must pass a written examination in the required subjects.
Examinations in all subjects required for admission are held at Alfred at the beginning of each year. In the examination the candidate is expected to correct and rewrite specimens of bad English and to write an original essay of two hundred and fifty or three hundred words. The subjects for 1902 will be taken from the following books: Hawthorne's Tales Twice Told; Addison's Sir Roger de Coverley Papers.
The examiner will in all cases regard knowledge of the book as less important than the ability to write English. A knowledge of the antiquities involved is expected, especially in the case of Virgil and Cicero. A thorough knowledge of grammatical forms and syntax is required; three books of Xenophon's Anabasis; three books of HOIner's Iliad; and in composition, the first twenty-five exercises of Jones' Composition or its equivalent.
It is recommended that the study of Greek composition be followed in conjunction with the reading of the Anabasis. When Latin or Greek is offered for entry to this course, it may comprise part or all of the amount required and prescribed for entry to the classical course. American history will cover the period from the discovery of the New World to the end of the Civil War.
Students of other colleges, who have taken a course equivalent to that of Alfred, may enter at the point of discharge, on presentation of satisfactory certificates of standing and character.
COURSES OF STUDY
Those of the Junior and Senior years are electives and may be chosen from any Department of Instruction, within the following stipulations: Each student will choose, not later than the beginning of the Junior year, one major and two minors from the following groups. The major will comprise at least three hours per week throughout the Junior and Senior years.
Auxiliary courses must be approved by the professor in whose department the main course is chosen, and they comprise at least three hours in one year. In case the major is not selected from either V. or VI., minors must be selected from these groups. A major selected from any group must be a minor from the other.
In all subjects, additional work must be chosen, which is sufficient for one hundred and twenty semester hours over four years. Each candidate for the degree is required to take a thesis for credit, two hours in the first semester and three in the second semester of the senior year. The title of the thesis must be chosen from the field of the student's main subject no later than October 15 and must be approved by the professor under whom the main work is being done.
The thesis will embody the results of current independent research and must be submitted for approval no later than June 1. The Bachelor's degree will be awarded to students who satisfactorily complete one hundred and twenty semester hours, as described above:. Candidates with a Bachelor's degree, either from this College, or from any other with equivalent courses.
They must choose no more than three courses and complete at least ten semester hours in each. They must offer a thesis in one subject and be examined in all, A type copy of the thesis must be deposited in the University Library.
HONORS
DEPARTMENTS OF INSTRUCTION
- XENOPHON'S MEMORABILIA
- GREEK ARCHJEOLOGY
- ARISTOPHANES; THE CLOUDS OR BIRDS
- HISTORY OF THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION
- HISTORY OF EUROPE IN THE XIX. CENTURY
- MATHEMATICAL COURSE IN GENERAL PHYSICS
The Greek read by the class is made the basis of a study of the style of Demosthenes. The work of the course is also designed to ensure a general view of the development of Attic oratory, Two hours. The characters of Cresar and Pompey, and their part in the fall of the Republic are examined.
These two authors form the basis of a somewhat careful study of the philosophical systems of the Greco-Roman world. A study of the social and political life of the period. and the lives and writings of the major authors, excluding Shakespeare. Fieldwork in the fields of geology, palreontology, zoology and botany is part of the work in this department.
A study of the flora of Western New York, as found in the region about Alfred, is introduced. This is followed by Historical Geology, largely the study of characteristic fossil forms of the various Geological Ages. This course includes practical work with instruments from the Observatory and study of a more advanced textbook.
This course includes the study of the main elements, their simple compounds, chemical philosophy, nomenclature, equations. and an introduction to carbon compounds. IS learned to make accurate analyzes of the same by means {)f both the wet process and the furnace. A study of the sources of sociological data was made. social functions, bodies, and especially social ethics are explored.
The goal of the course is to direct the student to a practical and friendly adaptation of the discussed sociological issues. A critical study is made of the life of Christ as presented in the Gospels, with special emphasis on ethical elements. Special attention is paid to the literary form of the Old Testament books. a) We conquer the basics of this language using the inductive method.
INDUSTRIAL MECHANICS
In machinery the student receives instruction in the most approved methods of manipulating modern machinery and of bench work and in the construction of machinery and parts of machinery, for which designs. THE CARPENTER'S SHOP is a large and well-lit room and is equipped with a wood lathe. Power is furnished by a steam engine, connected with two Babcock & Wilcox water-tube boilers of 53 horse power.
The shops and the setting l'oom are provided with electric and natural gas lights for dar}. Students in the Scientific Course can choose their major and both minors from the departments of Physics, Graphics and Mathematics. The facilities for work in all the related departments of the college are available to the student in this department.
For details about the possible activities in this department, please refer to the outlined activities in the Graphics departments. The construction of such devices in this department allows students to learn mathematics, graphics, physics and electricity. They are thus suitable for actual mechanical and scientific work, as is impossible to do in colleges where no Department of Industrial Mechanics is provided.
DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC
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R·EGISTER OF STUDENTS
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THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
PREPARA.TORY SCHOOL
NEW YOQK STATE SCHOOL OF CLA.Y-WOQKIN6 A.ND CEQAMICS
