1912-1913 Academic Catalog

COURSES IN FRENCH of composition and to litcr:iry excellence. The text is Barrett's Short Story 'Writing. Elective for all who have not taken the course as a part of the required work in English. Three hours a week, one semester. 49. AMERICAN Pot.>RY--A survey is taken of the most char– acteristic works of Bryant, Poe, Emerson, Longfellow, Whittier, Holmes, Lowell, \.Yhitman, Lanier, and Riley. Elective for all who have not taken the course as a part of the required work in Eng– lish. Three hours a week, one semester. 50. WORDSWORTH, BROWNING, TENNYSON-This course includes a critical study of a fc.w selections from each poet and the rapid reading of others. Elective for all who have not taken the course as part of the required work in English. Three hours a week, one semester. 51. ENGLISH MASTERPIECES-This course is intended to develop a sym1>athetic appreciation of literature through the study of chosen masterpieces. Elective for all who have not taken the course as a part of the required work in English. Three hours a week, one semester. FRENCH. PROFESSOR SMITH. 52. BEGINNING-Grammar, compostion, and constant drill in syntax, with colloquial practice and some easy reading, constitute the work. The texts are Aldrich and Foster's Elementary French and Le Chien de Brisquet. Elective in the third year of the Prepara– tory Course and for collegiate students who have not presented French as an entrance requirement. Five hours a week throughout the year. 53. READING ANO CONVERSATION~Reading and colloquial prac– tice, with review of grammar, constitute the work of the course. The texts are About's Mere de la Marquise, Labiche's La Gram– maire and Comfort's Exercises in French Prose Composition. Re– quired in the fourth year of the Prei>aratory Course of those who have elected French in the third year. Elective for collegiate stu– dents who have completed Beginning French. Five hours a week, one semester. ••