Repository: UIHistories Project: Course Catalog - 1868-1869 VERSION B [PAGE 14]

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Commandants. Skirmish and Battalion Drills. Guard-mountings, Inspections, Escorts, Funeral Honors. SECOND YEAH.—First Term.—Artillery Tactics in the different Schools. Artillery Drills. Eeports and Keturns required from Artillery Officers. Second Term.—Cavalry Tactics in the different Schools. Reports and Keturns required from Cavalry Officers. Sword Fencing. Third Term.—Evolutions of a Division, and of a Corps, in the different Armies. Eeports and Returns required from Division and Corps Commandants. Forms for Parade and Review of a Division and of a Corps. The Essential Principles of Strategy and Grand Tactics. Advanced Guard, Outpost and Detachment Service of Troops. History of the most remarkable Epochs in the Military Art. Infantry and Artillery Drills. THIRD YEAH.—First Term.—Field Fortifications. Descriptive Geometry applied to Drawing Fortifications. Duties of Staff Officers. Plans, Profiles and Sections of proposed "Works. Second lerm.—Permanent Fortifications. Theory of Gunnery, and Results of Experiments. Plans, Profiles, Sections and Drawings of proposed Works. Third Term.—Jomine's Art of "War. Duane'sor Mahan's Manual for Engineer Troops, consisting of Pontoon Drill, Practical Operations of a Seige, School of the Sap, Military Mining, Construction of Batteries. Cullom on Military Bridges. Benet's Military Law. Army Regulations. The three years, or any two, may be taken in one, if the student is properly prepared in other studies. DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL AND MORAL SCIENCE. The studies in this department will occupy one year. The instruction will be given by lectures, combined with reading selected portions from specified authors, and examinations on the topics discussed. First Term.—Mental philosophy—definitions and classification of mental phenomina. Connections and relations of mind and matter. Theories of perception. Phenomena of consciousness. Doctrines of ideas. Theory of mental culture. Three lectures a week. Science of education, or mental philosophy applied to education. Two lectures a week. Second Term.—Moral philosophy—connection of moral and mental philosophy. Theories of moral obligation. The moral powers. Practical ethics. Three lectures a week. Logic. Two lectures a week. Third Term.—History of philosophy. Modern schools of philosophy. Inductive logic. Three lectures a week. LECTURE COURSES. It is a part of the plan of the University to provide courses of lectures in special departments of knowledge and art. These lectures will be given by regular members of the Faculty, or by eminent scholars and authors whose services may be secured for this purpose. Dr. John A. Warder, the eminent