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THE CURRY MEMORIAL SCHOOL OF EDUCATION.

Professor Heck.

Required for Admission to the Work of the School: The General
Entrance Examination or its equivalent. Students who have not had the
equivalent of the first year's work of the College are advised not to
undertake the work of the School.

For Undergraduates.

Course 1B: Development of Educational Ideals.—Studied as phases
of social evolution. Special attention is given to the systems of education
in Greece and Rome; in Europe during the Middle Ages, the Renaissance,
and the Reformation; in modern Germany, France, England, and America.
These systems are analysed as revealing epochal and national ideals, the
writings of individuals being studied for their contribution to, and interpretation
of, these systems. Histories and original sources are used as
texts, supplemented by parallel reading. Place and hours to be arranged.

Course 2B: Sociological Phases of Education.—A study of society
in its relation to individual development. Attention is given to the evolution
of family life, the increasing value of childhood, the educational
demands of political, industrial, and religious systems, the growth of
ethical ideals and scientific knowledge. A special study is made of social
control and of individual opportunity in their influence upon development.
Texts and parallel reading. Place and hours to be arranged.
Students may enter this course at the beginning of the second term, and
will receive full credit for the course on completing the work of the first
term during some subsequent session.

For Graduates and Undergraduates.

Course 3C: Principles of Education.—A summary of present educational
theory and practice. After an introductory consideration of the
method and material of educational study, the aim of education is defined
and illustrated at length. Theories of organic evolution are outlined
and discussed in their influence upon theories of education. The second

and third terms are devoted to a study of school hygiene, educational
psychology, curricula, and general method. The texts are supplemented
by parallel reading.

Course 4C: School Administration.—A seminar study of national,
state, and city school systems; public finance and education; school
buildings and equipment; the supervision and employment of teachers;
the relations between school, home, and society. The educational systems
and policies of the Southern States are considered in detail. Texts are
read rapidly, the main emphasis being put upon parallel reading and
original investigation.