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Caption: Course Catalog - 1890-1891
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ADDITIONAL COURSES. ADVANCED CLASS. 73 Every opportunity will be offered to perfect the student in his chosen branch of study. As a preparation for entering the course in art and design, the study of plane geometry and projection drawing is recommended. Topics for reading upon art subjects are given weekly. Detailed studies and sketches, such as are necessary to the successful rendering of things, will be required outside of the regular exercises. For admission to the advanced classes the student must show proficiency in preliminary work. The authorities of the University have provided that persons not connected with the institution may join the drawing and painting classes on very moderate terms. COURSE IN RHETORIC AND ORATORY. All students are required to participate in the exercises of this course. Such an outline of instruction in composition and oratory is provided as makes it probable that all who complete it faithfully will be able to express their thoughts, both with voice and pen, in a clear, intelligent manner, and without affectation or embarrassment. The required theme work extends over the first two years of the course, the remaining two being given to the art of oratory, including the principles of delivery. t h e number of themes from freshmen is eight, and from sophomores twelve, and each paper, after correction, is returned to the student to be re-written. For composition the classes are divided into sections of about twenty, which meet weekly. At these meetings, questions of students are answered, the faults and merits of the essays of the preceding week are pointed out, and subjects assigned for the next week. One lecture each term is given by the professor to the whole class, on the kind of writing involved in the next twelve weeks; as narration, description, argument, etc. In oratory, the classes are also divided into sections. A critical analysis is made of some of the master-pieces of the great orators of England and America. The life and character of the orator, the circumstances that called forth the oration, his object in pronouncing it, are considered, and a study is made of his diction, sentences, paragraphs, figures of speech, etc. In addition, selections from the oration are as-
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