1940-1941 Academic Catalog

DESCRIPTION OF COURSES 53 Advanced Euclidian Plane Geometry. Primary emphasis is placed upon the development of the ability to apply Euclidian methods to the solution of problems concerning plane figures. Elective. Prerequisite Mathematics 5-6. Three hours a week one semester. 12. THEORY OF EQUATIONS Imaginary numbers, methods of solving higher degree equa– tions, determinants, and other r elated topics. Elective. Prerequisite Mathematics 8. Three hours a w~ek one semester. MUSIC MRS. MARY MARKLE 5-6. ELECTIVE MUSIC Elective work in music to the amount of eight credits will be counted towards the degree of Bachelor of Arts, in the case of students enrolled in the collegiate department or in case of graduates of the department of music who after– wards enroll in the collegiate department. One lesson a week for one semester constitutes the work required for one credit. Students electing music must pay the usual fees for lessons in music in addition to the regular collegiate tuition fees. Registration fees are listed under Expenses of the Year on page 19. In addition to the courses listed in the catalogue under the Education Department, which are required of the elementary students, all college students are eligible to take the follow– ing courses. CHORAL WORK. Choral Work provides excellent training in part singing, in expression and in interpretation. Smaller musical groups, such as Quartettes, are available to those selected on the basis of the quality of their voices and of their ability to read music at sight. Besides participating in various college programs, these musical organizations are frequently requested for public appearances. % hour credit per term in each organization. APPRECIATION OF MUSIC. This course aims to develop the ability to listen intelligently to musical performances, by making a study of the fundamentals of musical theory, the principles of musical form used in the orchestral, vocal, and piano music. One hour, one credit. APPLIED MUSIC. Piano. Junior Department. Students who have had no previous musical t raining may take private les– sons. School children are given careful training. Collegiate Department. Students who show a talent for music, and