COURSE OF INSTRUCTION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS. FRESHMAN CLASS. 1. Greek. 2. 3. 4. CHRISTMAS TERM. Xenophon; Herodotus; Lucian (Boise's Selections). Goodwin's Greek Moods and Tenses. Exercises in writing Greek. History of Greece. Latin. Cicero: De Senectute. Livy: Book I. Allen and Greenough's Mathematics. Algebra from the end of Quadratics (Loomis's Treatise). English. Study of Words (Trench). Written Translations from Greek 1. 2. 3. 4. TRINITY TERM. Greek. Lysias: against Eratosthenes or for Mantitheus. Homer: Latin. Livy: Book V. Horace: Odes and Epodes. Grammar. Ex- Mathematics. Geometry (Chauvenet). Plane Trigonometry, Mensuration, Surveying, Navigation, and Spherical Trigonometry (Loomis). Lectures on the History of Mathematics. English. Synonymes. English Past and Present (Trench). Written Translations. SOPHOMORE CLASS. 1. 2. CHRISTMAS TERM. Greek. Plato: Selections from the Phaedo, the Apology, and the Crito. Thucydides: part of Book I. Grote's History: Socrates. Latin. Cicero: Pro Cluentio. 3. Mathematics. Analytical Geometry (Loomis). 4. Natural History. Animal Physiology; Zoology (Carpenter). 5. English. Structure and Analysis of the English Language. TranslaExercises in Composition. 6. tions. French. Otto's Grammar. Etymology. Written Translations. Charles XII. (Voltaire). 7. Oratory. TRINITY TERM. 1. Greek. Demosthenes: Third Olynthiac and part of the Oration on the Crown. The Clouds or the Birds of Aristophanes. 2. Latin. Horace Satires and Epistles. History of Rome (Liddell). Exercises in writing Latin. 3. Mathematics and Natural Philosophy. Analytical Geometry of Two and of Three Dimensions; the Higher Curves. Mechanics (Peck or Todhunter). 4. English and Rhetoric. Rhetoric (Whately). Translations and Compositions. 5. French. Syntax. Prosateurs Français (Roche). French Poetry (Mixer's Manual). Lectures on French Literature. 6. Oratory. JUNIOR CLASS. CHRISTMAS TERM. 1. Greek. Prometheus Vinctus of Aeschylus. History of Greek Oratory and Drama. 2. Latin. Tacitus: Annals. Extemporalia. Translations from English Authors. 3. Natural Philosophy. Hydrostatics, Pneumatics, Acoustics, and Optics (Deschanel). Experiments and Lectures. 4. English. Anglo-Saxon. English Literature and Language (Craik). Lectures on the Teutonic Languages. Themes, Original Orations, and Extemporaneous Discussions. 5. German. Otto's or Whitney's Grammar. Written Translations. Andersen's Bilderbuch (Simonson). 6. History. Lectures on the History of England. 7. Oratory. TRINITY TERM. 1. Greek. Antigone of Sophocles. Electra or Oedipus Tyrannus of Sophocles. Lectures on the Greek Drama and Literature. 2. Latin. Juvenal: Satires. Terence: Adelphi. Lectures on the History of Roman Literature. Themes. 3. Natural Philosophy and Astronomy. Electricity and Magnetism (Deschanel). Loomis's Meteorology, and Lectures. Snell's Olmsted's Astronomy, and Lectures. 4. English. English Literature and Language (Craik). English Philology. Readings in Early English. Lectures on the Modern Poets and on American Literature. Themes, Original Orations, and Extemporaneous Discussions. 5. German. Syntax. German Reader (Whitney). Lectures on German Literature. 6. History. Lectures on the History of the United Sttates. 7. Oratory. SENIOR CLASS. CHRISTMAS TERM. 1. Metaphysics. Bowen's Hamilton. Recitations and Lectures. 2. Political Science. Political Economy (Bowen). 3. Natural Science. Vegetable Physiology and Botany (Carpenter). Chemical Physics: Heat, Light, and Electricity (Pynchon). Lectures and Experiments. 4. English. English History as Illustrated by Shakespeare. Themes, Original Orations, and Forensic Discussions. 5. History. Lectures on Ancient History. 6. Oratory. TRINITY TERM. 1. Ethics and Evidences. Butler's Ethical Sermons. Butler's Analogy. Hopkins's Moral Science, and Lectures. 2. Logic and Metaphysics. Jevons's Logic. History of Philosophy (Schwegler). Recitations and Lectures. 3. Natural Science. Chemistry: Inorganic and Organic. Mineralogy. Geology. Lectures and Experiments. 4. English. Critical study of Shakespeare. Themes, Original Orations, and Extemporaneous Speaking. 5. History. Lectures on the History of the Holy Roman Empire. 6. Oratory. 7. Anatomy and Physiology. Lectures. 8. Law. Lectures on the Constitution of the United States. The course in Oratory includes the study of gesture, attitude, and action; the study of vocal culture, with practical exercises in reading and declamation; and lectures on manner and style in public speaking, with readings from the plays of Shakespeare. LECTURES. The following courses of Lectures are delivered each year: By Bishop Williams: to the Seniors, on Ancient History and the History of the Holy Roman Empire; to the Juniors, on the History of England and of the United States. By the President: to the Seniors, on Chemistry, Mineralogy, and Geology. By Professor Brocklesby: to the Juniors, on Natural Philosophy, Meteorology, and Astronomy, and the History of Astronomy, and on Natural Theology. By Professor Huntington: to the Juniors, on the Greek Drama and Literature; to the Freshmen, on Homer. By Professor Johnson: to the Juniors, on the History and Philology of the Teutonic Languages, on the Mcdern English Poets, and on American Literature. By Professor Hart: to the Sophomores, on the Literature of the Scriptures, and on the Conic Sections and Higher Curves; to the Freshmen, on the History of Mathematics. By Professor Holbrooke: to the Juniors, on the History of Latin Literature. By Mr. Richardson: to the Juniors, on the History of German Literature; to the Sophomores, on the History of French Literature. By Mr. Andrews: to the Seniors, on Metaphysics, on Moral Science, and on Modern Philosophy. By Professor Russell: to the Seniors, the Juniors, and the Sophomores, on Oratory. By Dr. Shattuck to the College, on the Laws of Health. By Dr. Wainwright: to the Seniors, on Anatomy and Physiology. By Mr. Hamersley: to the Seniors, on the Constitution of the United States. VOLUNTARY STUDIES. In addition to the studies of the regular Course, the Professors in the several departments are ready to give an opportunity for more advanced work to such students as prove themselves competent therefor. The courses of special study for which arrangements are made are included in the following list: 1. Ethics and Metaphysics. SENIORS: Mansel's Philosophy of the Conditioned; Berkeley's Principles of Knowledge (Krauth); McCosh's Intuitions of the Mind. 2. Chemistry and Natural Science. 3. SENIORS: Natural History, Mineralogy, and Geology. Greek. SENIORS: Plato; Aristotle. JUNIORS: Agamemnon of Aeschylus. SOPHOMORES: Demosthenes; Grote's History: Socrates, the Drama. 4. Latin. SENIORS: Quintilian; Patristic Latin. JUNIORS AND SOPHOMORES: Suetonius; Catullus; Latin Hymns. 5. Mathematics and Natural Philosophy. SENIORS AND JUNIORS: Practical Astronomy (Loomis); Differential SOPHOMORES: Analytical Geometry (Howison). 6. English. SENIORS: Shakespearian Grammar (Abbott). 7. Modern Languages. SENIORS AND JUNIORS: Spanish: Don Quijote. JUNIORS: Deutsche Lyrik (Buchheim); Goethe's Faust. SOPHOMORES: French Poetry and the Drama: Racine, Molière, 8. Oriental Languages. SENIORS: Elementary Hebrew Grammar (Green), and parts of the |