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Caption: Course Catalog - 1894-1895
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34 COLLEGE OF LITERATURE AND ARTS. Sight reading is considered of great importance, and special stress is laid upon this work in all the courses. The student is encouraged to attend good concerts, of which a number are given every year, and to join one of the musical organizations of the University. The University Chorus is organized with a view to spreading a musical spirit throughout the University, and is free to all students of the University. It consists of two classes, the first of which is elementary, and the second composed of students selected from the first. The rudiments of music are taught in this work and the student is instructed in the simpler requirements of choral work. The work is popularized by the use of college glees and songs, and made interesting as well as instructive. The course in the History of Music and lives of the composers consists of lectures with collateral reading; that in Harmony and Counterpoint consists of lectures and practical problems and exercises for the student, the object being to give a thorough understanding of the fundamental principles. These courses, but not the practical work in music, may be taken for credits in the College of Literature. For the special fees charged see under Expenses. PEDAGOGY. Pedagogy is not only a professional, it is a culture study. We cannot escape educating ourselves. The question is only whether we shall educate ourselves well or ill. In the list offered this year, accordingly, neither logical nor moral training nor the philosophical foundations of pedagogy have been omitted and the point of view taken throughout is the highest known in the pedagogical field—the Herbartian. The course is broadened to meet the needs not only of intending teachers but of all University students. PHILOSOPHY. The work in this department includes History of Philosophy, Metaphysics, Ethics, and Logic, and is so arranged that the student can take a continuous course for either one or two years. The courses are planned to meet the needs of those who make philosophy their specialty, and also of those who desire
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