1897-1898 Academic Catalog

24 . Cedarville College. grounds for the philologist. Over fifty per cent of the words in the English language come directly from the German. Con– sequently, a good knowledge of the English language necessi– tates a good knowledge of German. In the scientific world, the researches and discoveries of German philosophers constitute a great part. This explains why German is one of the require– ments for entering a scientific course at the great universities. Moreover, the last hundred years has witnessed a g re at revival of German writer -in fact, a golden age of German literature. This affords a great incentive to classical students. German is the characteristic of the Philosophical course, embracing two years as follows: First Year.-Collar's Eysenbach's German Lessons is taught the whole year. The student is thoroughly grounded in the principles of the language- the mastery of inflections, the di - tinctions of auxiliaries and the securing of a vocabulary. Second Year.-The first term is devoted to drill in the translation of Joynes' German Reader. The second and third terms contain two masterpieces of German authors- Schiller's "Tell" and Goethe's "Faust." The reading is intersper ed with composition. FRENCH. French is one of the three electives of the Senior year. It comprises French lessons for two terms and reading in the third. The text-books are VanDaell's Introduction in French and the French Reader. French is of considerable importance in scien– tific and literary lines, and is steadily increasing in demand. HEBREW. Students intending to enter a theological eminary should be somewhat familiar with Hebrew. This has been provided for in the Senior year as an elective. The text-books, Harper's Intro– ductory Method and Manual, and Harper's Elements of Hebrew, are studied until the student has attained a good vocabulary and pronunciation, and can read readily. Exercises from Hebrew into English, and from English into Hebrew are required daily.