1900-1901 Academic Catalog

Cedurville College. n grounds for the philologist. Over fifty per cent, of the words in the English language come directly from the Ger­ man. Consequently, a good knowledge of the English lan­ guage necessitates 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 requirements for entering a scientific course at the great universities. Moreover, the last hun­ dred years have witnessed a great revival of German writ­ ers— in fact, a golden age of German literature. This af­ fords a great incentive to classical students. German is the characteristic of the Philosophical course, embracing three years as follows: First Year—Collar1's Eysenbach’s German Lessous is taught the whole year. The student is thoroughly grounded in the principles of the language— the mastery of inflections, the distinctions 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 in­ terspersed with composition. Third Year. The third year contains a descriptive sketch, a novel and a play, containing the best classic efforts of German writers of the eighteenth and nineteeth centuries. 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 Van Daell's Introduction in French and the French Reader. French is of considerable importance in scientific and literary lines, and is steadily in­ creasing in demand. HEBREW. Students intending to enter a theological seminary should be somewhat familiar with Hebrew. This has been provided