1947-1948 Academic Catalog

36 DESCRIPTION OF COURSES 23. History of Painting A survey course in the history of painting, from prehistoric to modern times. The emphasis will be upon the relation of painting and English poetry, but the course will not count toward an English major. The course will be presented only when there is a request for it. Three hours a week, one semester. English Literature of the Restoration and 18th Century. (Exclu– sive of drama and fiction.) Queen Anne Prose: Swift and His Contemporaries. The Age of Johnson. (Exclusive of the novel.) French: (Professor to be elected) 1-2. Beginning French Colloquial practice, easy readings, grammar, composition, and dictation. Elective. Four hours a week throughout the year. 3-4. Intermediate French Composition, conversation, dictation, grammar. Study of texts from some of the best French novelists, short story writers and dramatists. Prerequisite, French 1-2 or two years of high school French. Elective. Four hours a week throughout the year. 5- 6. Advanced French This course is intended to develop free oral and written expres– sion in French and to develop reading ability. Special emphasis upon French literature of the nineteenth century. Elective. Three hours a week throughout the year. 7-8. Advanced French This course is intended for advanced students who have taken course 5-6. Selected readings from French literature of the seven– teenth and eighteenth centuries. 9-1 O. Advanced French A course for students who have had course 5-6. This course is arranged to meet the needs of students who wish a major in French. Geology: Professor Hostetler 1. Principles of Geography Consideration of the elements of. natural environment, such as climate, soils, relief, natural resources, etc., and their relation to the economic life of man. Three hours, first semester. 2. Economic Geography A study of man's activities in the production of economic com– modities as related to his natural environment. Three hours, second semester. 3-4. General Geology Dynamic and historical geology. Field work required. Three hours a week. Two semesters.