1898-1899 Academic Catalog

Cedarville College. omore year. Our course in Greek is systematic, extensive and thor­ ough, and no student who desires a real Classical training should fail o f the opportunity we offer. GERMAN. The importance o f German as a college study has greatly increased during the last few years. It athirds extensive grounds for the philologist. Over fitly per cent, o f the words in the English lan­ guage come directly from the German. Consequently, a good knowl­ edge of the English language necessitates a good knowledge o f Ger­ man In the scientific world, the researches and discoveries o f Ger­ man philosophers constitute a great part. This explains why German is one ol the requirements for enteritis' a scientific course at the great universities. Moreover, the last hundrul years has witnessed a great revival o f German writers— in fact, a golden age o f German litera­ ture. This affords a great incentive to classical students. German is the characteristic or the Philosophical course, embrac­ ing three years as follows: First Year.— Collar’s Evsenbach’s German Lesson's is taught the whole year. The student i« thoroughly grounded in the principles of the language— the mastery o f inflections, the distinctions of auxiliar­ ies and tlit securing o f a vocabulary. Second Year. — The first term is devoted to drill in the transla­ tion o f Joynes’ German Reader. 1’he second and third terms con­ tain two masterpieces o f German authois— Schiller’s “ Tell” and Goethes “ Faust " The reading is interspersed with composition.