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understanding of early phraseology. Primarily for graduates, but open to under-graduates having sufficient preparation. Fall, winter, and spring terms, two-fifths credit. Professor DODGE. Required: One year of history, economics, sociology, or English literature.

15. SEMINARY: METHODS OF ENGLISH TEACHING.—Open to

senior and graduate students. Fall, winter, and spring terms, onefifth credit. Professor DODGE and Assistant Professor JAYNE. FRENCH 1. ELEMENTARY COURSE.—The course embraces grammatical study, pronunciation, exercises in composition, and conversation. Reading of representative works of modern authors, such as Halevy, Labiche, Daudet, Jules Verne, and others. Fall, winter, and spring terms, at 8 and at 10, full credit. Assistant Professor PIATT

and Mr. CARNAHAN.

2. NINETEENTH CENTURY.—(1) The class will read works of Merimee, George Sand, Balzac, Sandeau, Bourget, Hugo, and others. (2) Outlines of French literature. (3) Assigned readings and reports thereon. Fall, winter, and spring terms, at 8, full credit. Assistant Professor FAIRFIELD. Required: French 1 or 5. 3. SEVENTEENTH CENTURY.—(I) Readings from Moliere, Corneille, Racine, Lafontaine, Boileau, de Sevigne, and others. (2) Study of French literature and civilization of the century. (3) Advanced composition. (4) Assigned readings. Fall, winter, and spring terms, at 1.20, full credit. Assistant Professor FAIRFIELD. Required: French 2. 4. EIGHTEENTH CENTURY.—(1) The course will consist of lectures in French, themes, and collateral reading. Reading of selected works of Voltaire, Montesquieu, Rousseau, Chenier, and Beaumarchais. (2) Assigned readings. (3) Themes in French upon subjects connected with the course. Fall, winter, and spring terms, at 10, full credit. Assistant Professor FAIRFIELD. Required: French 3.

5. SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL FRENCH.—Similar to course 1

for first two terms. In the spring term this class will be divided into sections for the study of scientific and technical French, suited to the demands of the several colleges, each student working in his own special line. Particular attention will be given to acquir-