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Caption: Course Catalog - 1897-1898
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62 COLLEGE OF LITERATURE AND ARTS GREEK The general purpose of the courses laid out in this subject are: first, to teach the Greek language; second, to train students to appreciate its literature; and third, to call attention to those numerous problems in the history, thought, and institutions of the Greeks which illustrate similar phenomena noticeable among ourselves. To accomplish the first object, due attention is paid to the principles of grammar, particularly by making the syntax appear as the evidence of orderly mental procedure, and by continual practice in extemporaneous translation. The second is effected by a study of the surroundings and spirit of an author, and of those literary devices which give character to his productions. The third end is reached through familiar talks upon suitable topics as they are met. HISTORY The work of this department begins with an elementary course, prescribed for sophomores, in the history of mediaeval and modern Europe. The advanced undergraduate work falls into two main divisions, mediaeval history and modern history. The seminary courses are designed for graduates and for seniors of high standing who have had the requisite preliminary training. Throughout the courses the effort is made not merely to give students a general knowledge of historical facts, but also to give them some conception of the aims and methods of historical science, and of the materials with which it deals. To this end exercises in historical investigation, more or less elementary, will form a prominent part of the work in all the higher undergraduate courses, as well as in the seminaries. ITALIAN (See Romance Languages, p. 66.) LATIN The courses at present offered in Latin are ten in number and extend over three years. The first term's instruc-
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