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LATIN.

Latin Grammar including Prosody, (Harkness' or Allen and Greenough's). .Latin prose composition. (Forty-four exercises to the passive voice, in Arnold's Latin Prose Composition, or parts one and two, to page 166, of Harkness' Introduction to Elementary Latin Prose Composition, or an equivalent in Allen and Greenough's Latin Composition), four books of Caesar's Commentaries, six orations of Cicero, and six books of the iEneid. Real equivalents for any of the above mentioned works will be accepted. The so-called Roman method of pronunciation of Latin is recommended, as found in Allen and Greenough's, or in the last edition of Harkness's Grammar.

GREEK.

Greek Grammar (Goodwin's or Hadley's), Greek Prose Composition (Jones' exercises in Greek Prose Composition, or an equivalent in Arnold's), and four books of Xenophon's Anabasis. Writing Greek with the accents will be required. The Greek Etymology must be thoroughly learned. The so-called Continental sound of the vowels and dipthongs and pronunciation according to accent aie recommended.

OBJECT OF SCHOOLS.

The object of the schools in this college is to furnish a sound and liberal education to fit students for the general duties of life, and especially to prepare them for those business pursuits which require a large measure of literary and scientific knowledge and training. It is designed to meet the wants of those who wish to prepare themselves for the labors of the press as editors or publishers, for teachers in the higher institutions, or for the transaction of public business. Students in the agricultural or other technical schools, desiring to educate themselves as teachers, writers, and professors, in their special departments, require a knowledge of the Ancient, as well as the Modern Languages, to give them full command of all the instruments and facilities required for the highest proficiency in their studies and proposed work. The University seeks through these schools to provide for this important part of its mission—the furnishing of teachers to the industrial schools of the country, and investigators and writers for the Arts. The large liberty allowed in the selection of the special studies of his course will permit the student to give such direction to.his education as will fit him fully for any chosen sphere or pursuit.

INSTRUCTION.

The plan of instruction embraces, besides the ordinary text-book study, lectures and practical exercises in all the departments, including original researches, essays, criticism, proof reading, and other work intended to illustrate the studies pursued and exercise the student's own powers. It is designed to give to all the students voice culture and a training in elocutionary practice.