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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. Insstitutions 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.—Schmitz's Manual of Ancient History; Smith's History of Greece;
Gibbon, abridged by Smith; Taylor's Manual of Modern History.
For reference.—Kiepert's Atlas Antiquus, or Long's Ancient Atlas; Appleton's (College)
Atlas: Chambers' Atlas, or other Modern Atlas.
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