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Caption: Course Catalog - 1893-1894
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COLLEGE OF LITERATURE. 73 treated as a description of dynamic society, as the science which appropriates and correlates, with reference to their bearing upon the continuous life of races, the results obtained by the anthropologist, ethnologist, and philologist; by the student of religion, morals and culture, by the political scientist and economist; and, lastly, by the physiographer. LATIN. The courses at present offered in Latin are nine in number and extend over three years. It is recognized that many students are deficient in preparation and need rigid drill in noun and verb syntax, while there are few to whom this drill is not beneficial. With this thought, the first term's instruction is, as far as needed, grammatical, and prominence is given Latin writing as the very best method of acquiring a mastery of the language. Ability to read Latin in the Latin order is strenuously insisted on, as inability in this particular is considered one of the chief reasons for the small results that many students secure. As soon as this preliminary work is done, the attention is directed to two ends: First, to the acquisition of a constantly increasing power to read the language with ease and pleasure. As large a number as possible of representative authors are read. The thought is constantly emphasized that students are not simply reading Latin; they are reading some of the great literary masterpieces of the world, and should enjoy them as such. A second aim is to introduce the student to the daily life of the Roman; to make his home life vivid, his political life a reality. The contribution of the Roman world to the language, literature, and institutions of our time is so great that an intimate acquaintance with that life is of the highest educational value. The courses offered include a teachers' seminary. Selections are read from the last six books of Vergil's Aeneid. Discussions and lectures on methods, aims and results in Latin teaching form a part of the work. At intervals, the students take charge of the recitation. The Latin department is amply supplied with all necessary appliances for the successful prosecution of the work. MATHEMATICS. In mathematics is included the entire offering of the University courses in pure mathematics, and in physics and astronomy.
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