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Caption: Course Catalog - 1898-1899
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72 COLLEGE OF LITERATURE AND ARTS PSYCHOLOGY Besides the opportunity offered in this department for scientific training and original research, there is also given a basis for general culture. The student is taught to observe psychic phenomena in himself and in his social surroundings, both individual and collective, and is thus given a standpoint from which to approach social and ethical questions intelligently. Historically, psychology is treated with a view to giving the student a connected idea of the development of the subject. Its experimental development and recent phases are given special attention, with particular comment upon the probable lines of its future development, and the place in human economy which it aims to fill. RHETORIC AND ORATORY The courses offered in rhetoric and oratory are five in number, and extend over four years. The object of the courses is to acquaint the student with the principles of rhetoric, to teach him correctness and effectiveness in the writing of English, and to give him some practice in the oral expression of his ideas. In the first year's work a textbook is used, supplemented with lectures. One or two short themes a week are required from each student. These are read, carefully criticized, and, when necessary, are handed back to be rewritten. More emphasis is put upon practice than upon theory. A year's work in the writing of daily themes is intended to give practice in higher English composition. The courses in argumentation and oral discussions give opportunity for the writing and delivery of argumentative discourse. ROMANIC LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES This department offers four years of instruction in French and one year each in Spanish and Italian. In the elementary courses the main object is to give the student correct pronunciation, grammatical knowledge, and the abil-
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