1908-1909 Academic Catalog

CEDARVILLE COLLEGE. spent in the laboratory for the student to perform experiments, illus– trating the principles studied. First term of Sophomore year. Five ho"rs a week. 56. CHEMISTRY-This course is a systematic study of the quali– tative analysis of metals. 1.'he 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 for each reaction. Second term of Sophomore year. Five hours a week. 57. CHEMISTRv-This course is a 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. Third term of Sophomore year. Five hours a week. sS. ZOOLOGY-This course is a brief, comprehensive study of the animal kingdom, commencing with the protozoans and ending with man. Characteristic types of the various classes of animals are studied and e::<amined. The student is encouraged to collect and study his own specimens. First term of Junior year. Five lio11rs a week. 59. GEOLOGY-This course includes a brief study of the general subject of Geology. The chief rocks which enter into the compo– sition of the earth arc studied, illustrated by many specimens. Spe• cial attention is given dynamical Geology and the various agencies that arc causing changes on the earth's surface to-day. Then this knowledge is applied in the study of Historical Geology. Special attention is given to the formation of the North American Continent. Third term of the Senior year. Five hours a week. 6o. ASTRONOMY-This course is largely descriptive; attention is paid to the history of the science and its progress in recent times. First term of the Senior year. Five hours a week. 61. Pnvs1cs-This course includes the principles of the leading subjects of physics, mechanics of solids and fluids, sound, electricity, magnetism, light. Numerous problems are introduced for purposes of illustration. Experiments arc performed before the class. First and second terms of the Senior year. Five hours a week. -36-