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College of Literature and Science.

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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

aeeents will be required. The Greek Etymology must"bethoroughly learned.

The so-called Continental sounds of the vowels and diphthongs, and pronunciation according to the accent, are recommended.

OBJECT OF THE 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. They meet the wants of those who wish to prepare themselves for the labors of the press as editors and publishers, for teachers in the higher institutions, or for the transaction of public business. Students in the Agricultural and 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 of the modera languages, to give them a full command of all the instruments and facilities required'for the highest proficiency in their studies and proposed work. The Dniversity 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.

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 and other work intended to illustrate the studies pursued, and exercise the student's own powers. A prominent aim will be to teach the right use of books, and thus prepare the students for self-directed investigation and study, which will extend beyond the curriculum of his school and the period of his graduation. With this view, constant use of the already ample and continually enlarging stores of the Library will be required and encouraged. As a further aid in this direction, members of the advanced classes are usually selected to act as assistant librarians. In this service they are able to obtain much valuable knowledge of various departments of literature and science, of prominent authors, and the extent and scope of their writings. Of special value as an incentive to, and the means of