1896-1897 Academic Catalog

22 CEDARVILLE COLLEGE. Th e Freshman work in Greek is taken from continued study in the Anabasis. H a r p e r and Wallace’s text is used ; and H is ­ tory, the uses of prepositions, new words, word-analysis, pa rti­ ciples, clauses of purpose and result, and the Greek army are closely studied. Du ring the second term the Memorabilia is taken up. The study of participles is continued. Th e life and teachings of Socrates are examined in a historical and philo­ sophical light. In the third term Home r’s Iliad is read. The studen t becomes acquainted with the archaic forms of the lan ­ guage and the rules of prosody. Especially is Mythology dwelt upon and a thorough knowledge o f the customs and rites o f the Homeric days is required. The Homeric question is discussed and the work is studied both from a syntactic and allegorical point of view. Th e Greek of the Sophomore year consists o f two terms in Demosthenes’ Corona and one term in yEschylus’ Prometheus Hound. In the former the principal themes of study are Mace­ donian and Grecian History, Oratory and the Infinitive. The aim is to read all of the P rometheus du ring the third term. Th e metre, mythology and peculiar forms and expressions of the work together with Mrs. B rown ing ’s translation are c are­ fully studied. T h e Ju n io r year of Greek includes one term each in Plato, Euripides and the N ew Testament. The Apology and Crito of Plato are pursued until the student is made familiar with Grecian Philosophy and the ancient methods of instruction. In the Medea the course of mythology is completed and the Greek plays are dwelt upon and analyzed. Th e New Te stamen t Greek furnishes work in the study of the Scriptures in the original. Th e peculiar meanings o f words, the aorist tense, and doctrines form the basis of work in this study. It is especially worthy of notice that Greek Prose Compo ­ sition commences in the Senior P reparato ry year and continues to the Sophomore year. Ou r course in Greek is systematic, ex­ tensive and thorough, and no student who desires a real Classical training should fail of the opportunity we oiler.