For Undergraduates.
The undergraduate courses in History will be based not only upon the
idea that "the proper study of mankind is man," and that, therefore, all
important human events, even those of the remote past, are of interest to
human beings, but also upon the idea that every highly educated man
should have an intelligent comprehension of himself and the age in which
he lives, which intelligent comprehension it is as impossible to gain without
a study of the past as it would be to comprehend thoroughly an oak
tree without studying the acorn from which it sprang as well as the soil,
climate and other features of the environment that have modified its development
in the course of time. The barbarian tribes that overthrew the
Roman Empire were the acorns from which the modern national oaks have
sprung; and the literature, art, and thought of Greece, the law and the
imperialism of Rome, and the Christian religion are the chief influences
that have affected the development of these acorns through the centuries.
No man can have a scientific understanding of himself and the modern
world without a fair knowledge of these things; and every student who
desires such an understanding is, therefore, advised to take at least the
two courses, B1, B2, in which they are treated. Credit will be given
for either course separately; and under special circumstances both courses
may be taken simultaneously.
History B1: History A of the entrance requirements, prerequisite.—
General History to the close of the Middle Age. The chief topics treated
will be Greek civilization, Roman imperialism, the rise and spread of Christianity,
Monasticism, the Barbarian Invasions, the Papacy, the Holy Roman
Empire, Feudalism, Mohammedanism, the Crusades, and the early development
of Nationalism in Europe. (B. A. or B. S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, 10-11. Rotunda, N. W. Professor
Dabney.
History B2: Modern History: History B1, or History A and B of
the entrance requirements, prerequisite.—The chief topics treated will be
the Renaissance, the Protestant Revolution, the Thirty Years' War, the
Puritan Revolution, the development of Spain, France, England and Prussia,
the French Revolution, the Napoleonic Empire, and the leading events
of the nineteenth century. (B. A. or B. S. credit, 3 session-hours.) Monday,
Wednesday, Friday, 11-12. Rotunda, N. W. Professor Dabney.
