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Caption: Course Catalog - 1898-1899
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DESCRIPTION OF DEPARTMENTS 115 DESCRIPTION OF DEPARTMENTS ASTRONOMY The instruction given in astronomy is planned to meet the needs of four distinct classes of students, viz.: (a) those who do not wish to take the time necessary to become thoroughly familiar with the facts, principles, and methods of the science, but who desire a general acquaintance with its present state and some idea of how this state has been reached; (b) engineers whose work necessitates a practical knowledge of some parts of it; (c) those students of the College of Science who wish to specialize in the geological and biological sciences, and who require a more intimate acquaintance with astronomy than can be got in one term's work; (d) those students who wish to make astronomy their specialty. In the first courses of instruction the work of the laboratory is subordinated to that of the recitation room, but as soon as the general notions of the science become fixed in his mind, the student is required to take data and solve practical problems in the Observatory. After the student has been given sufficient practice to enable him to comprehend and appreciate the more advanced subjects of theoretical astronomy, an opportunity is provided him to familiarize himself with these subjects by the lectures and work of the senior year. For students of class (a) course 4, presupposing mathematics through trigonometry only, is offered ; for the second, courses 4 and 6, requiring the same preliminary mathematics and a term's experience in practical work with instruments, is given; for the third, courses 4, 5, and 6, extending through four terms and requiring the same mathematical preparation as course 4; and for the fourth class, all astronomical courses from 4 to 13, inclusive, are offered. Courses 7 and 9 are to be given in alternate years with 12 and 13. The courses in astronomy 7, 9, and 10, as
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