1941-1942 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. Elective. 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. 11-12. DEMOSTHENES The Oration on the Crown is studied. Oratory, rhetoric, and a1·gumentation are leading themes. Elective. Three houTs a week throughout the year. Not given every year. 13-14.GREEK EXEGESIS Analytical interpretation from a Greek view-point. Three hour.s a week, throughout the year. HISTORY PROFESSORS JURKAT AND STEELE Six hours of history are required of all students for the Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of Science degrees. These credits may include any courses offered in this department, but should be selected to fit the special interests of the student's major an1 minor subjects. For instance, a student majoring in English would be expected to include English history as a part of his history requirement. 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 of the emphasis is placed upon the origins of our political institutions, both local and national. Three hours credit. 6. EUROPEAN HISTORY To l'lth Century. Origin and growth of nations with emphasis on development of western European civiliza– tion. Required of students taking normal course. Three hours, first semester. 6. EUROPEAN HISTORY From beginning of the 17th Century to present time. Con– tinues course 6. 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 pur– suing normal course. Three hours, second semester.