Class of History.
In the Historical Class the successions, revolutions, and various aspects
of the principal nations of the world are considered in such a manner as
to afford a general and connected view of the progress of political and
social organizations. Institutions and laws are noted as the manifestations
of different phases of society; an attempt is made to discover and
elucidate the conditions of historical advancement, and to refer the
changes of nations and governments to the operation of regular principles.
Text-Books.—Smith's History of Greece; Merivale's Smaller History of Rome,
(Puller's Abridgment); Gibbon, abridged by Smith; Modern History, Text-Book
to be indicated hereafter.
For reference.—Kiepert's Atlas Antiquus, or Long's Ancient Atlas; Chambers'
Atlas, or other Modern Atlas.
