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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS.

PHILOSOPHY.

The courses offered comprise the subjects of History of Philosophy, Metaphysics, Ethics, and Logic, and are open to students who have completed at least two years of University work. They are planned to meet the needs of those who make Philosophy their specialty and also of those who desire an acquaintance with the subjects as a means of general culture. It is a constant aim to emphasize the meaning and interest of Philosophy and the relations of its problems to the life of man. The subjects are taught by lectures, recitations, and the seminary method.

PSYCHOLOGY.

The aim of this department is to acquaint the student with the nature of mind, its modes of behavior, the forms under which it manifests itself, and the laws according to which it unfolds and develops. Not only is the normal mind made the subject of thorough study, but also mind in its abnormal phases. The elements of mentality as exhibited in the various animals and in early infant life are investigated with a view to discover the components of adult mental life. The mental make up of the defective and criminal classes is also inquired into in order that light may be thrown upon the social questions as to the best methods to be employed in the treatment of these classes, the best education for the defective, and the best environment for the criminal. Special attention is given to scientific methods of child study because of the direct and important relations in which the results of such study stand to the various pedagogical theories and the estimate of the educational value of the different subjects taught in our common schools.

T H E ROMANCE LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE.

The Romance Language department offers four years of instruction in French, and one year each in Italian and Spanish. In French 1, in Italian, and in Spanish, careful attention is given to pronunciation and to the reading of modern novels and comedies. In French 2, the outlines of the literature of the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries are studied, while French 3 makes a special study of the origin and development of the drama in France. In each class the literature is studied at first hand, the student being required to read the principal masterpieces and to report on them before the class. The instructor endeavors to create an interest in, and an appreciation for, the best works of French literature. In French 4, intended primarily for graduate students, but open to those who have had French 3 or its equivalent,