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COURSES IN THE ACADEMIC SCHOOLS WHICH ARE OPEN
TO COLLEGE STUDENTS AS ELECTIVES FOR
THE FIRST DEGREE IN ARTS.

A brief summary is here presented of the courses open to election
by candidates for the baccalaureate degree under the preceding group
system and as electives at large: in addition candidates may offer as
electives at large any of the graduate courses open to candidates for
the degree of Master of Arts, a summary of which, with a schedule
of lecture and examination hours is given on page 154: provided
that in each case the undergraduate course or courses prerequisite
for the subject in question have been completed. A description of
each of these courses will be found in the statements of the Academic
Schools upon pages 105-143. Where a course is stated to be prerequisite


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to a second course, the latter may be taken parallel with
the former if, in the judgment of the professor concerned, the circumstances
justify such a privilege.

Latin.

1A. Grammar and Prose: Sallust, Ovid, Vergil, Cicero: The Geography,
History and Private Life of the Romans. Entrance upon conditions
stated on p. 73. Required (or its equivalent), if Latin is chosen as
an elective from group I.
In two sections: I, Mon., Wed., Fri., 12
to 1; II, Tues, Thur., Sat., 12 to 1: Cabell Hall. Prof. Fitzhugh
and Mr. McLemore.

2B. Grammar and Prose: Livy, Tacitus, Catullus, Vergil, Cicero, Seneca:
The Public Life, Religion and Mythology of the Romans. Course
1A (or its equivalent) prerequisite. This or the following course
required if Latin is chosen as one of the electives from group I.

May be offered as an elective at large if Latin 1A and 3B, or if
Greek 1A, 2A, and 3B are chosen as one of the electives from group
I, Mon., Wed., Fri., 10 to 11: Cabell Hall. Prof. Fitzhugh and Mr.
Myers.

3B. Grammar and Prose: Livy, Tacitus, Vergil, Horace, Cicero, Quintilian:
The Art of the Romans. Course 1A (or its equivalent)
prerequisite. This or the preceding course required if Latin is chosen
as one of the electives from group I.
May be offered as an elective at
large if Latin 1A and 2B, or if Greek 1A, 2A, and 3B are chosen as
one of the electives from group I. Tues., Thur., Sat., 10 to 11:
Cabell Hall. Prof. Fitzhugh, Mr. Bolling, and Mr. Myers.

Greek.

1A. Course for Beginners. Grammar and Composition: Xenophon's
Anabasis, four books. Required if Greek is chosen as one of the
electives from group I, unless the Entrance Examination in Greek
has been passed.
Mon., Wed., Fri., 9 to 10: Cabell Hall. Mr. Hays.

2A. Grammar and Composition: Attic Prose; Xenophon's Memorabilia
and Hellenica, Lysias. The Entrance Examination in Greek or
Course 1A prerequisite. Required if Greek is chosen as one of the
electives from group I.
Tues., Thur., Sat., 10 to 11: Cabell Hall.
Prof. Humphreys.

3B. Grammar and Composition: Attic and Ionic Prose and Drama, and
Epic Poetry: Plato, Demosthenes, Euripides, Herodotus, Homer;
History and Literature, Meters, etc. Course 2A prerequisite. Required
if Greek is chosen as one of the electives from group I.
May
be offered as an elective at large if Latin 1A, 2B, or 3B, are chosen as
one of the electives from group I. Tues., Thur., Sat., 11 to 12:
Cabell Hall. Prof. Humphreys.


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German.

1A. Course for Beginners. Grammar and Prose Composition: Translation
of Prose Fiction (Novellen) and Lyric Poetry. Required if
German is chosen as one of the electives from group I, unless the
Entrance Examination in German has been passed.
Tues., Thur,
Sat., 1 to 2: Cabell Hall. Adj. Prof. Faulkner.

2B. Grammar and Prose Composition: Modern German Prose and
Poetry: History of German literature. Course 1A prerequisite, or
its equivalent. Required if German is chosen as one of the electives
from group I.
May be offered as an elective at large if any two other
courses are chosen as the electives from group I. Two sections:
Mon., Wed., Fri., I, 10 to 11; II, 1 to 2: Cabell Hall. Adj. Prof.
Faulkner.

3. Scientific German. Corresponds with Course 2B, save in the texts
read; and may be substituted therefor as an elective at large from
group I in German. Hours by appointment: Cabell Hall. Adj. Prof.
Faulkner.

English Language.

1B. Anglo-Saxon Prose and Poetry: Chaucer, Spenser: History of
English Language and Literature from its beginning to the time of
Shakespeare. Course 1A in English Literature (or its equivalent)
prerequisite. Required if English Language is chosen as one of the
electives from group I.
May be offered as an elective at large if any
two other courses are chosen as the electives from group I. Mon.,
Wed., Fri., 12 to 1: Cabell Hall. Prof. Harrison, Adj. Prof.
Faulkner.

French.

1A. Grammar and Prose Composition: translation of Modern French.
Required if French is chosen as one of the electives from group I.
Mon., Wed., Fri., 9 to 10: Rotunda, S. W. Adj. Prof. Dargan.

2B. Grammar and Prose Composition: Modern French Literature; Nineteenth
Century novel, drama, and lyric: History of French Literature.
Course 1A prerequisite, or its equivalent. Required if French
is chosen as one of the electives from group I.
May be offered as
an elective at large if any two other courses are chosen as the electives
from group I. Tues., Thur., Sat., 9 to 10: Rotunda, S. W.
Professor Wilson.

Spanish.

1A. Course for Beginners. Grammar and Prose Composition: translation
of Modern Spanish. Required if Spanish is chosen as one of the


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electives from group I. Mon., Wed., Fri., 11 to 12: Rotunda, S. W.
Adj. Prof. Dargan.

2B. Grammar and Prose Composition: Modern Spanish Literature;
Nineteenth Century novel, drama, and lyric; History of Spanish
Literature. Course 1A prerequisite, or its equivalent. Required if
Spanish is chosen as the elective from group I.
May be offered as an
elective at large if any two other courses are chosen as the electives
from group I. Mon., Wed., Fri., 1 to 2: Rotunda, S. W. Adj. Prof.
Dargan.

Mathematics.

1A. Solid Geometry: Trigonometry: Algebra. The four blocks set in
Mathematics at the General Entrance Examination, prerequisite. Required
if either Mathematics, Astronomy, or Mechanics is chosen as
the elective from group II.
In three sections: I, Mon., Wed., Fri.,
9 to 10; II, Tues, Thur., Sat., 9 to 10; III, Tues., Thur., Sat., 10 to
11: Cabell Hall. Prof. Page.

2B. Analytical Geometry: Differential and Integral Calculus. Course
1A prerequisite. Required if Mathematics is chosen as the elective
from group II.
May be offered as an elective at large if any other
course is chosen as the elective from group II. In two sections: I,
Mon., Wed., Fri., 11 to 12; II, Tues., Thur., Sat., 11 to 12: Cabell
Hall. Prof. Echols.

Mechanics.

1B. General Mechanics. Mathematics 1A prerequisite. Required if Mechanics
is chosen as the elective from group II.
May be offered as
an elective at large if any other course is chosen as the elective from
group II. Tues., Thur., Sat., 10 to 11: Mechanical Laboratory. Prof.
Thornton.

Astronomy.

1B. General Astronomy. Mathematics 1A prerequisite. Required if
Astronomy is chosen as the elective from group II.
May be offered
as an elective at large if any other course is chosen as the elective
from group II. Mon., Wed., Fri., 12 to 1: Cabell Hall. Prof. Stone.

Physics.

1B. Experimental Physics. Elementary Mechanics; Heat; Electricity;
Sound; and Light. Required if Physics is chosen as the elective from
group III.
May be offered as an elective at large if any other two


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courses are chosen as the electives from group III. Tues., Thur.,
Sat., 11 to 12; laboratory work in two sections on Mon., Wed., and
Fri., Section I, 9 to 11, Section II, 12 to 2: Rouss Laboratory. Prof.
Smith, Adj. Prof. Hoxton, and Mr. Butler.

Chemistry.

1B. General Chemistry. Required if Chemistry is chosen as the elective
from group III.
May be offered as an elective at large if any other
two courses are chosen as the electives from group III. Mon., Wed.,
Fri., 11 to 12: Chemical Laboratory, West Range. Prof. Bird.

Analytical Chemistry.

1. Chemical Manipulations: Blowpipe Analysis: Assaying: Qualitative
Analysis. Chemistry 1B prerequisite. May be offered as an
elective at large. Tues., Thur., Sat., 10 to 11; laboratory hours by
appointment: Chemical Laboratory. Prof. Dunnington.

Biology.

1B. General Biology: Structure and Life-history of representative plants
and animals. Required if Biology is chosen as an elective from group
III.
May be offered as an elective at large. Tues., Thur., Sat., 12
to 1: Laboratory work in three sections: I, Mon., Fri., 9 to 11;
II, Tues., Thur., 9 to 11; III, Wed., Sat., 9 to 11: Cabell Hall. Prof.
Tuttle and Mr. Kepner.

2. Botany and Plant Morphology: Course 1B prerequisite. May be
offered as an elective at large. Tues., Thur., 9 to 10. Laboratory
work Mon., Wed., Fri., 11 to 1. Weekly seminar by appointment:
Cabell Hall. Prof. Tuttle.

3. Invertebrate Zoölogy and Morphology: Course 1B prerequisite. May
be offered as an elective at large. Mon., Wed., 12 to 1. Laboratory
work Tues., Thur., Sat., 11 to 1. Weekly seminar by appointment:
Cabell Hall. Mr. Kepner.

4. Vertebrate Zoölogy and Morphology: Course 1B prerequisite. May
be offered as an elective at large. Hours by appointment: Cabell
Hall. Prof. Tuttle and Mr. Kepner.

Geology.

1B. Principles of Geology. Required if Geology is chosen as the elective
from group III.
May be offered as an elective at large if any other
two courses are chosen as the electives from group III. Mon., Wed.,
Fri., 9 to 10: Brooks Museum. Prof. Fontaine.


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Economic Geology.

1B. General Geology. Required if Economic Geology is chosen as the
elective from group III.
May be offered as an elective at large if any
other two courses are chosen as the electives from group III. Mon.,
Tues., Wed., 12 to 1: Brooks Museum. Prof. Watson.

History.

1B. General History. Entrance upon conditions stated upon page 133.
Required if History is chosen as the elective from group IV.
May
be offered as an elective at large if any other course is chosen as the
elective from group IV. Mon., Wed., Fri., 9 to 10: Cabell Hall.
Prof. Dabney.

Economics.

1B. Principles of Economics. Required if Economics is chosen as the
elective from group IV.
May be offered as an elective at large if
any other course is chosen as an elective from group IV. Tues.,
Thur., Sat., 9 to 10: Cabell Hall. Prof. Page (T. W.).

English Literature.

1A. Composition and Rhetoric: History of English or American Literature:
Study of Poetry: and selected Prose. Required (or its equivalent)
if English Literature is chosen as the elective from group IV.

In two sections: I, Mon., Wed., Fri., 10 to 11; II, Mon., Wed., Fri.,
11 to 12: Cabell Hall. Mr. Arnold, Mr. Leighton.

2B. Rhetoric: Shakespeare; American Prose and Poetry; English
Poetry: and the History of English Literature. Course 1A prerequisite.
This or the following course required if English Literature
is chosen as the elective from group IV.
May be offered as an elective
at large if any other course is chosen as the elective from group
IV. Tues., Thur., Sat., 9 to 10: Cabell Hall. Prof. Kent.

3B. Style; Description; Narration; Exposition; Argumentation; Oratory;
Poetics. Course 1A prerequisite. This or the preceding course
required if English Literature is chosen as the elective from group
IV.
May be offered as an elective at large if any other course is
chosen as the elective from group IV. Tues., Thur., Sat., 11 to 12:
Cabell Hall. Prof. Kent.

Philosophy.

1B. Deductive and Inductive Logic; Theory of Knowledge. Required if
Logic is chosen as the elective from group V.
May be offered as an


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elective at large if any other course is chosen as the elective from
group V. Mon., Wed., Fri., 1 to 2: Rotunda, S. E. Prof. Lefevre.

2B. Ethics. Required if Ethics is chosen as the elective from group V.
May be offered as an elective at large if any other course is chosen
as the elective from group V. Mon., Wed., Fri., 11 to 12: Rotunda,
S. E. Prof. Lefevre.

3B. General Psychology. Required if Psychology is chosen as the elective
from group V.
May be offered as an elective at large if any
other course is chosen as the elective from group V. Hours to be
arranged: Rotunda, S. E. Prof. Payne.

Education.

1B. Development of Educational Ideals. Required if Education is chosen
as the elective from group V.
May be offered as an elective at large
if any other course is chosen as the elective from group V. Tues.,
Thur., Sat., 12 to 1: Alumni Hall, East Range. Prof. Heck.

2. Sociological Phases of Education. May be offered as an elective at
large. Hours to be arranged: Alumni Hall, East Range. Prof.
Heck.

Biblical History and Literature.

1. Old Testament History. May be offered as an elective at large.
Tues., Thur., Sat., 12 to 1: Madison Hall. Associate Prof. Forrest.

2. History and Literature of the English Bible. May be offered as an
elective at large. Given alternate years with Course 1. Tues., Thur.,
Sat., 12 to 1, but time of either course offered may be changed to
suit the convenience of those electing it. Madison Hall. Associate
Prof. Forrest.