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Caption: Course Catalog - 1899-1900
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258 GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF COURSES advanced problems relating to locomotive design. / / . ; Tu., W., Th.; 6, 7, and 8; (3). Assistant Professor GOODENOUGH. Required: Theoretical and Applied Mechanics 3; Railway Engineering 1, 4. 8. DYNAMOMETER CAR TESTS.—Investigations will be made under actual road conditions relating to hauling capacity of engines, train resistance, due to acceleration, grades, curves, and wind pressure. Air-brake service inspections. Automatic records of track conditions as to gauge, surface, joints, and elevation of rails. Tests at stationary plants and railway shops will be made. Arrangements for careful and scientific sampling of fuels, boiler waters, oils, paints, varnishes, and railway supplies for analysis and tests will be included in this work. / / . ; F.; arrange time; (1). Mr. SCHMIDT. Required: Railway Engineering 4. RHETORIC AND ORATORY 1. RHETORIC AND THEMES.—Required for students in the Col- lege of Literature and Arts. One two page theme a week, criticised by the class and by the instructor. Weekly report on assigned reading. Cairns' Forms of Discourse. /. and II.; M., W., F.; section A, 1; section B, 3; section C, 7; (3). Miss KYLE. 2. RHETORIC AND THEMES.—Required for students in the Col- leges of Agriculture, Science, and Engineering. One two page theme a week, with an occasional four page theme, criticised by the class and by the instructor. Weekly report on assigned reading. Cairns' Forms of Discourse. /. and II.; M., W., F.; section A, 1; section B, 2; section C, 3; (3). Professor T. A. CLARK, Miss KYLE, and Mr. ADAMS. 3. ENGLISH COMPOSITION.—Daily themes one page in length with exercises not to exceed four pages in lengtft every fortnight. All written work is criticised by the instructor, and, if necessary, is required to be re-written. Wendell's English Composition. /. and II.; M., W., F.; 4; (5). Professor T. A. CLARK. Required: 4. Rhetoric and Oratory 1 or 2. ARGUMENTATIVE COMPOSITION.—Lectures on the principles of argumentation. Practice in the preparation of briefs and forensics. During the first semester each student will write one brief and one forensic on a subject suggested by the instructor. Each member of the course will debate at least three times as principal
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