1940-1941 Academic Catalog

DESCRIPTION OF COURSES 49 7. HERODOTUS Selections are read, ·biography, history, peculiarities, and syntax. Elective. Three hours a week, one semester. Not given every year. 8. MEMORABILIA The course is introductory to the study of Plato. Gram– matical drill and history will be the leading features. Elec– tive. Three hours a week, one semester. Not given every year. 9. PLATO The Apology and Crito constitute the study of Socrates. Greek philosophy is reviewed. Elective. Three hours a week, one semester. Not given every year. ll-12. DEMOSTHENES The Oration on the Crown is studied. Oratory, rhetoric, and argumentation are leading themes. Elective. Three hours a week throughout the year. Not given every year. 13-14. GREEK EXEGESIS Analytical interpretation from a Greek view-point. Three hours a week, throughout the year. HISTORY PROFESSORS JURKAT AND STEELE 3. AMERICAN: NATIONAL PERIOD The aims of the course are to clarify previous knowledge, to call attention to economic movements,· and to furnish an added knowledge of civics. Three hours credit. 4. AMERICAN: COLONIAL PERIOD About half the emphasis is placed upon the origins of our political institutions, both local and national. Three hours credit. 5. EUROPEAN HISTORY To 17th Century. Origin and · growth of nations with emphasis on development of ·western European civilization. Required of students taking normal course. Three hours, first semester. · 6. EUROPEAN HISTORY From beginning of 17th Century to present time. Continues course 5. The aim of the two courses is to lay a foundation for an understanding of the courses in United States History to follow. Open to students who have had course 5 and to advanced students. Required of those pursuing normal <;ourse. Three hours, second semester. 7. ENGLISH HISTORY Three hours a week. One semester. Not given every year. 12. HISTORY OF LATIN AMERICA A survey of the political and social history of the Latin