1898-1899 Academic Catalog

( 'edurville (■ollege. HI The Senior year opens with Sociology by Small and Vincent. Society in its various forms and relations is fully treated under the following chapters: The Origin and Scope o f Sociology, The Natural History of a Society, Social Anatomy, Social Physiology and Path­ ology and Social Psychology. The course ends with the study of Home and Foreign History and the study o f our Government in particular, as presented by Andrews. Here ihe student is taught how our nation grew, what it does, and how it docs it. The distinctive principles o f our Republic arc laid down, compared and c intrusted with the other forms o f governme t, until the < 1111101.1 is fully impressed with the value and superiority if our own Government NA TUR A L SCIENCE. The course in Natural Science begins with Physical Geography in the Junior Prep iratory year and ends with Biology in the Senior Collegiate year. It covers most o' the six years and is systematically graded. At the beginning o f the fall term o f the Sophmore year Remsen’s Briefer Course in Chemistry is t.-ken up and completed in two terms. The work includes an extended study o f the elements Oxygen. Chlorine, Nitrogen, Sulphur and Carlmu as representatives ol the mure import 1 ;it families o f the elements. In addition to these the fundamental principles of Chemical Action are considered. Include I in these are the laws o f Definite and Multiple Proportions, the Atomic Theory, and tlie Classification o f the Elements according to the Per­ iodic Law. Throughout the two terms sufficient time is given to i d.oratory work to illusir te the principles which are being studied .ml the entire Spring i . t iii is d iv-ticd to Qu dititive Analysis o f the more common mein's W illi mi’s Cli -mical Experiments, General and Analytical is 1 In* guide US'-d Olmsted’s College Philosophy is studied in the Senior year. Tliis is an extensive, thorough and system tie treatise on Physics. Ii embraces the foil .wing subjects: Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Pneu­ matics, Optics, H*at. Sound, Magnetism and Electricity. All the apparatus iiecess.ry to the course has been provided and will he allowed use of free of charge.