1896-1897 Academic Catalog

CEDARVILLE COLLEGE. 2!* forms of gov e rnm en t, until the studen t is fully impressed with the value and superiority of ou r own Government. In the Sophomo re ye a r Political Economy is begun and completed. Economics and Wealth , Labo r and Capital, Hanks and Bank ing , F re e T rad e and the P ro te c tive Tariff are dis­ cussed and the best p rinciples advocated. E ly ’s text book is used. W ith th e belief th a t a broad know ledge of national p rin c i­ ples should be inculcated, In te rn a tion a l L aw is placed in the J u n i o r year. U n d e r this subject the following topics are inves­ tigated, Historical sketch of the Progress o f In te rn a tion a l L aw , General Princip les and Sou rces of In te rna tiona l Law , Th e State. Neu tra lity , A rb itra tio n , and Commerce. Th is course closes w ith Sociology by Small and V incent. Society in its various forms and relations is fully treated under the follow' chapters : T h e Orig in and Scope of Sociology, Th e N a tu r a l H isto ry of a Society, Social An a tomy , Social Physiology and P a tho logy , a nd Social Psychology. N A T U R A L S C IE N C E . T h e course in Na tu ra l Science begins w ith Physical G eo g ­ raphy. H im n a n ’s te x t— w ith references to others— is used. Some o f the topics stud ied are the Solar System, the A tmo sphe re , the Sea, th e Land, W e a th e r and Climate and Life. Th ro u g h o u t the whole book the stud en t is impressed, among other things, with the one though t of the ha rmony of n a tu re and how the footsteps of God may be traced by a believing student. G ra y ’s Botany is introduced in the Sen io r P re p a ra to ry ye a r It is illustrated by specimens of flora selected from the immed ia te vicinity, and thus the s tud en t is trained to original search. Th e country a round Cedarville abounds in beautiful flora, especially the roman tic cliffs, known far and near for their beau tifu l scenery and curious geological specimens.