1906-1907 Academic Catalog

Cf:J')AJtVlt,f.1'1 COl,1.lW'lt Modem thuughl And nrt. Text-hook, Seidel's Slurie!l. One lcrnl. f·i'1•e hours a wrd:. Grammar drill throughout the course. F~ENCH PKOt,'ESS()R j URKAT. 4.5. Lessons- Drill in paradigms and syntax. T ext-hook , Edg:ren·s Grammar. Two terms. Five /1011rs a wed:. 46. Stories- Rapid reading in easy French prose. Te:--;:t-book, Stories by Nodier, etc. One term. F'f1,e hours a wul.-. The course iu French is elective. Hebrew PHOFESSOR. jURKAT 47. Lessons-Drill in foundati<,ns of the language: etymology, syntax and paradigms. Reading in Genesis. Text-books, Harper's Elements of Hebrew and Inductive i\lethod. Three terms. Fiv,· hours a 1ucek. Natural Sc i~e]n c e PR01''ESSOR CLEvE:,,;GER 48. First Term Chemistry- This course is an introduction to the sllldy o[ general chemistry. An extended study is made of Oxygen, Chlorine, Nitrogen, Sulphur and Carbon, the more important of the acids forming clements, which ar0 best ad.1pted to illustrate the gener:il principles of chemistry. Special attention is paid to the laws govt:rning chemical action. The fundamental principles of chemistry h:aving been learned, tbe elements are now stud ied in groups, and the special characteristics of each group obtained. Sufficient time is spent in the laboratory fo.- the student to perform experiments, illustrating the principles studied. Remsen'schemistry, ( Brieler course,) is the text-book. Five hours a week, ,HJ. Second Term- This course is a systematic study of the qualitative analysis of metals. The object of this course is not only that the student may obtain a knowledge of qualitative analysis, but that his powers of observation may be developed. The reactions are explained by the Ionic Theory, and the .student is required to write the equation {or each reaction. Five lwurs a week. 50. Third Term- This course isa continuation of the work of the second term. It is a systematic study of the qualitative analysis of the acids. Salts and alloys are also analyzed. T ext.book used,