1907-1908 Academic Catalog

24 CEDAR\'II,J,E COI,I,EGE. nations. Arbitration, treaties, war, and commerce are practical sub– jects. Second term of the Junior Year. Fzve lzours a week. 3r. Constitutional Law-The United States Constitution is the basis of study. The development of the Constitution, its general and special app!icatio11, and the relation of the State to the Federal Government are considered. Third term of the Senior Year. J-,zve lzours a week. 3ra. Comparative Government-This course embraces a dis– cussion of the general principles of jurisprudence and politics, the various theories of the State, the growth of governments, their pres– ent tendencies and international relations, together with a thorough study of the organization and administrative practice of central and local government in France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria-Hungary, England, and the Cnited States. Elective for the Principles of Economics or Analytics. 32. Elements of Sociology-A careful study of social evolu– tion is followed by a consideration of socialization, social control, and social ideals. The course concludes with an investigation of social pathology, including poverty, crime, and social degeneration, with special attention to the amelioration of social conditions. \Vork in the text is supplemented by lectures and papers required of the students. 32a. Advanced Sociology-This course is devoted to the his– tory of socialism, a study of the spirit and 111eaning of the movement, and a careful consideration of the leading arguments fur and against socialistic proposals. In addition to text-book work, lectures are given and papers required. Elective for Constitutional Law. ELECTIVES. PROFESSOR JURKA 'I'. 33. Political History-In the second and third terms of the Sophomore Year, Ancient and l\Iodern Histories are offered as Elec– tives for Calculus. These treat of a development of the co1113titutio11s of the leading powers of the world, and comprise an invaluable store of political and social science. All electives are subject to the consent of the faculty and the majority of the classes. .J,-iz,e lzours a ,t•eck. MATHEMATICS. PROFESSOR FITZPA'I'RICK. 34. Geometry-This course completes Solid Geometry and Conic Sections. A large number of original exercises is given in