Caption: Course Catalog - 1899-1900
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76 COLLEGE OF LITERATURE AND ARTS the wants of the elementary schools, and it is intended that this work shall be supplemented, though not duplicated, here. General courses in the history of education and the principles of pedagogy are offered, but graduates of normal schools who have had similar courses may be given credit for them, and thus be enabled to devote their whole time to more specific phases of pedagogical work. The department works in conjunction with others of the University in directing the student's energies in such a way that the technical preparation to teach a special group of high school subjects may be combined with the proper pedagogical training to enable the teacher to apply his knowledge most advantageously. Special problems in research and investigation are offered to graduate students. PHILOSOPHY The work in this department includes history of philosophy, metaphysics, ethics, and logic, and is so arranged that the student may 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 an acquaintance with the subject as a means of general culture. It is the constant aim to emphasize the meaning and interest of philosophy and the relations of its problems to the life of man. PHYSICAL TRAINING The work of this department is offered to all students in the University. Consequently the department properly belongs in all the colleges. A full description of its aim and scope is given farther on. (See p. 279.) PUBLIC LAW AND ADMINISTRATION The courses in public law and administration are planned with two purposes in view : (1) to give, in conjunction with the instruction in economics and history, that information and training which are requisite to intelligent citizen-
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