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Modern Languages.

German: Grammar, Composition, and Translation:—The examination
in Grammar will cover the declension of the articles (definite and
indefinite), of pronouns (personal, demonstrative, interrogative, relative
and indefinite), of nouns (regular and irregular), and of adjectives;
the comparison of adjectives; the conjugation of the Weak, Strong,
and Irregular Verbs, including the Temporal and Modal Auxiliaries; the
uses of the articles, the pronouns, and the cases; the uses and meanings
of the tenses, the modes, the temporal, modal and causative auxiliaries,
of prepositions and conjunctions; and the general laws governing sentence-arrangement
and word-formation. The exercise set in Composition will
consist of English sentences, giving the natural forms of every-day expression,
to be translated into German, and of the translation into
German of a piece of connected English prose, based on one of the extracts
assigned for translation. The candidate, in order to satisfy the
examiner in Translation, should have read between 600 and 700 pages
of German, divided as follows: Seventy-five to 100 pages of graduated
text, such as found in any of the standard introductory readers; 150 to
200 pages of literature in the form of easy stories and plays; and about
400 pages of moderately difficult prose or poetry. (Two units).

French: Grammar, Composition, and Translation:—The candidate
should have studied French two years under competent instruction,
should have read 600 pages, written 30 pages of prose, and mastered the
principles of grammar, including the irregular verb.

During the first year the work should comprise careful drill in
pronunciation, dictation, and the rudiments of grammar; abundant easy
exercises in composition, both oral and written; and the translation of
150 pages of graduated texts. During the second year 450 additional
pages of Modern French prose and poetry should be covered, with continued
drill in the grammar, constant practice in dictation and in conversation,
daily oral exercises in rendering English into French, and
periodical written exercises in French Composition. (Two units).

Spanish: Grammar, Composition, and Translation:—The candidate
should have studied Spanish two years under competent instruction,
should have read 600 pages, written 30 pages of prose, and mastered the
principles of grammar, including the irregular verb.

During the first year the work should comprise careful drill in
ponunciation, dictation, and the rudiments of grammar; abundant easy
exercises in composition, both oral and written; and the translation of
150 pages of graduated texts. During the second year 450 additional pages
of Modern Spanish prose and poetry should be covered with continued
drill in the grammar, constant practice in dictation and in conversation,
daily oral exercises in rendering English into Spanish, and periodical written
exercises in Spanish Composition. (Two units).