 | University of Virginia record February 1, 1915 |  |
THE ACADEMIC SCHOOLS.
EDWIN ANDERSON ALDERMAN, Ph. B., D. C. L., LL. D.
PRESIDENT
JAMES MORRIS PAGE, M. A., Ph. D., LL. D.
DEAN
FRANCIS HENRY SMITH, M. A., D. C. L., LL. D.
EMERITUS PROFESSOR OF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY
WILLIAM MYNN THORNTON, B. A., LL. D.
PROFESSOR OF APPLIED MATHEMATICS
FRANCIS PERRY DUNNINGTON, B. S., C. E., M. E.
PROFESSOR OF ANALYTICAL AND INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY
CHARLES WILLIAM KENT, M. A., Ph. D., LL. D.
LINDEN KENT MEMORIAL PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH LITERATURE
WILLIAM HOLDING ECHOLS, B. S., C. E.
PROFESSOR OF MATHEMATICS
RICHARD HEATH DABNEY, M. A., Ph. D.
CORCORAN PROFESSOR OF HISTORY
RICHARD HENRY WILSON, M. A., Ph. D.
PROFESSOR OF ROMANIC LANGUAGES
JAMES MORRIS PAGE, M. A., Ph. D., LL. D.
PROFESSOR OF MATHEMATICS
THOMAS FITZ-HUGH, M. A.
PROFESSOR OF LATIN
ALBERT LEFEVRE, A. B., Ph. D., LL. D.
CORCORAN PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY
WILLIAM HARRY HECK, M. A., Ph. D.
CURRY MEMORIAL PROFESSOR OF EDUCATION
THOMAS WALKER PAGE, Ph. D., LL. D.
JAMES WILSON PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS
THOMAS LEONARD WATSON, M. S., Ph. D.
CORCORAN PROFESSOR OF GEOLOGY
ROBERT MONTGOMERY BIRD, B. A., B. S., Ph. D.
COLLEGIATE PROFESSOR OF CHEMISTRY
CHARLES ALPHONSO SMITH, A. M., Ph. D., LL. D.
EDGAR ALLAN POE PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH
WILLIAM MENTZEL FORREST, B. A.
JOHN B. CARY MEMORIAL PROFESSOR OF BIBLICAL HISTORY AND LITERATURE
WILLIAM HARRISON FAULKNER, M. A., Ph. D.
PROFESSOR OF GERMANIC LANGUAGES
CHARLES GILMORE MAPHIS
PROFESSOR OF SECONDARY EDUCATION
ROBERT HENNING WEBB, M. A., Ph. D.
PROFESSOR OF GREEK
SAMUEL ALFRED MITCHELL, M. A., Ph. D.
PROFESSOR OF ASTRONOMY
LLEWELYN GRIFFITH HOXTON, B. S., M. A.
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF PHYSICS
GRAHAM EDGAR, B. S., Ph. D.
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF CHEMISTRY
WILLIAM ALLISON KEPNER, M. A., Ph. D.
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF BIOLOGY
JOHN SHARSHALL GRASTY, A. B., Ph. D., Sc. D.
WILLIAM BARTON ROGERS ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY
ALFRED LAWRENCE HALL-QUEST, M. A., B. D.
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF EDUCATION
CHARLES WAKEFIELD PAUL
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR OF PUBLIC SPEAKING
CARROLL MASON SPARROW, M. A., Ph. D.
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR OF PHYSICS
WILLIAM MUSE HUNLEY, B. A.
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
JAMES SUGARS McLEMORE, M. A., Ph. D.
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR OF LATIN AND INSTRUCTOR IN GREEK
ALBERT GEORGE ADAM BALZ, M. A.
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY
JAMES COOK BARDIN, M. D.
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR OF ROMANIC LANGUAGES
CHARLES POLLARD OLIVIER, M. A., Ph. D.
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR OF ASTRONOMY
HERMAN PATRICK JOHNSON, M. A., Ph. D.
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH LITERATURE
LEON RUTLEDGE WHIPPLE, M. A.
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH LITERATURE
STERLING HENRY DIGGS, M. S., Ph. D.
INSTRUCTOR IN CHEMISTRY
THOMAS ELVIN DIDLAKE, M. A.
INSTRUCTOR IN ECONOMICS
ERNEST JACKSON OGLESBY, M. A.
INSTRUCTOR IN MATHEMATICS
JUSTUS HENRY CLINE, M. A.
INSTRUCTOR IN GEOLOGY
GARDNER LLOYD CARTER, B. A.
INSTRUCTOR IN CHEMISTRY
GEORGE LLOYD BARTON, Jr., B. A.
INSTRUCTOR IN LATIN
GLENN HOWARD GRAYBEAL, B. A.
INSTRUCTOR IN MATHEMATICS
CHRISTIAN TALBOT STEGER, B. A.
INSTRUCTOR IN GERMAN
JARED STOUT LAPHAM, M. E.
INSTRUCTOR IN APPLIED MATHEMATICS
MILES FRANKLIN TRUMMELL, E. E.
INSTRUCTOR IN PHYSICS
WILLIS EDGAR MANEVAL, M. S., Ph. D.
INSTRUCTOR IN BOTANY
ALEXANDER HAMILTON NELSON, B. A.
INSTRUCTOR IN LATIN
EUGENE PRICE BROWN, B. S.
INSTRUCTOR IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
ROBERT LEMUEL WIGGINS, Jr., M. A.
INSTRUCTOR IN ENGLISH
HAROLD HOPKINS NEFF, B. S., M. A.
INSTRUCTOR IN ROMANIC LANGUAGES
SAMUEL OVERTON McCUE, M. A.
ASSISTANT IN PHILOSOPHY
HERMANN LLOYD CHURCH, M. A.
ASSISTANT IN ENGLISH
JOSEPH METTAUER HURT, M. A.
ASSISTANT IN PHILOSOPHY
MALCOLM WOODSON GANNAWAY, M. A.
ASSISTANT IN ENGLISH LITERATURE
ANDREW JACKSON BREWER, B. A.
ASSISTANT IN ENGLISH LITERATURE
HAROLD LEE ALDEN, B. A., M. S.
ASSISTANT IN ASTRONOMY
RICHARD LEE MORTON, B. A.
ASSISTANT IN HISTORY
THOMAS STUART LUCK, B. A.
ASSISTANT IN HISTORY
JOHN SPOTTSWOOD GRAVES, B. A.
ASSISTANT IN ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE
WILLIAM HAY TALIAFERRO
STUDENT ASSISTANT IN BIOLOGY
ELLIS NIMMO TUCKER
STUDENT ASSISTANT IN MATHEMATICS
EDWARD TANKARD BROWNE
STUDENT ASSISTANT IN MATHEMATICS
ROBERT MACDONALD, Jr.
STUDENT ASSISTANT IN PHYSICS
FRANKLIN WRIGHT BRADWAY
STUDENT ASSISTANT IN CHEMISTRY
FRANCIS MILTON MASSIE
STUDENT ASSISTANT IN CHEMISTRY
THOMAS FITZ-HUGH, Jr.
STUDENT ASSISTANT IN PHILOSOPHY
The Academic Schools comprise the Schools of Languages, Mathematics,
Sciences, History, Economics, Literature, Philosophy, and Education.
In the undergraduate courses of these Schools is comprised the work
of the College, leading to the degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of
Science; in the graduate courses is comprised the work of the Department
of Graduate Studies, leading to the degrees of Graduate in a School, Master
of Arts, Master of Science, and Doctor of Philosophy.
A full statement of the requirements for the degrees of Bachelor of
Arts and Bachelor of Science will be found under the College (pp. 178-183);
of the requirements for the other academic degrees, under the
Department of Graduate Studies (pp. 186-189).
Designation of Courses.—In the detailed account given in the following
pages of the courses offered in the Academic Schools, courses which
have no credit value toward a degree are designated by numbers alone.
All other courses are designated by letters, which have the following
significance:
A: a course for undergraduates, with a credit value toward a baccalaureate
degree of three session-hours, to which students who enter with
advanced standing are entitled (see p. 175).
B: a course for undergraduates, with a credit value toward a baccalaureate
degree of three session-hours, except in the case of courses in the
scientific Schools, which have a value of six session-hours each.
C: a course for undergraduates and graduates.
D: a course for graduates.
A term-course is a short course of three hours a week for one of the
three terms into which the academic year is divided. Such courses have
credit value as part of an elective-at-large, but not as part of a group-elective.
SCHOOL OF PRACTICAL ASTRONOMY.
Professor Mitchell.
Adjunct Professor Olivier.
Mr. Alden.
For Undergraduates.
Astronomy B1: General Astronomy: Mathematics A1 prerequisite.—The
fundamental principles and methods of Theoretical and Practical
Astronomy. Text-book: Young's General Astronomy. (B. A. or B. S.
credit, 3 session-hours.) Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 12-1. Rouss Physical
Laboratory. Professor Mitchell and Mr. Alden.
Astronomy B2: Practical Astronomy: Astronomy B1 prerequisite.—
Theory and use of instruments; principles of navigation. (B. A. or B. S.
credit, 3 session-hours.) Hours by appointment. Rouss Physical Laboratory
and McCormick Observatory. Adjunct Professor Olivier.
For Undergraduates and Graduates.
Astronomy C1: Spherical and Practical Astronomy: Astronomy B1
and Mathematics B2 (or its equivalent) prerequisite.—Spherical Astronomy
and theory of astronomical instruments, with practical exercises in
making and reducing astronomical observations. Hours by appointment.
Rouss Physical Laboratory and McCormick Observatory. Adjunct Professor
Olivier.
Astronomy C2: Celestial Mechanics: Astronomy B1 and Mathematics
B2 (or its equivalent) prerequisite.—The principal subjects considered
are rectilinear motion, central forces, potential, problems of two, three
and n bodies, perturbations, determination of a preliminary orbit. Hours
by appointment. Rouss Physical Laboratory. Adjunct Professor Olivier
For Graduates.
Astronomy D1: Advanced Practical Astronomy: Astronomy C1 prerequisite.—Determination
of the positions of the fixed stars, use of transit
instrument, equatorials and measuring machines. Hours by appointment.
Professor Mitchell.
Astronomy D2: Theoria Motus: Astronomy B1 and Mathematics B2
(or its equivalent) prerequisite.—Determination of the position of an
undisturbed body from known elements, determination of the elements of
an undisturbed orbit, theory of special perturbations. Hours by appointment.
Professor Mitchell.
Astronomy D3: Advanced Celestial Mechanics: Astronomy C2 prerequisite.—Problem
of three bodies, and theory of general perturbations.
Hours by appointment. Professor Mitchell.
Astronomy D4: Photographic Astronomy: Astronomy C1 prerequisite.—Theory
and reduction of astronomical photographs, including spectrograms.
Hours by appointment. Professor Mitchell.
For information in regard to the Vanderbilt Fellowships in Astronomy.
see page 122. For summer-school courses in Astronomy on which college
credit will be allowed, see p. 273.
The Astronomical Observatory is situated upon Mount Jefferson,
which furnishes an unobstructed horizon. The principal building is a
rotunda forty-five feet in diameter, and contains the great Clark refractor
of twenty-six inches aperture. The instrument and building are the gift of
the late Leander J. McCormick, Esq., of Chicago. The telescope is fitted
with micrometer, photometer, and a plate-holder for stellar photography.
The computing rooms adjoining contain clocks, chronograph, machines for
measuring astronomical photographs and spectrograms, and an excellent
working library. In a smaller building are a three-inch transit and a six-inch
equatorial.
A temporary Students' Observatory, erected in the rear of Dawson's
Row, is intended primarily for the use of students in Astronomy B1.
THE JOHN B. CARY MEMORIAL SCHOOL OF BIBLICAL HISTORY
AND LITERATURE.
Professor Forrest.
For Undergraduates.
Biblical History and Literature B1: Old Testament History: Attention
will be given to Hebrew origins and the various periods of the history
through nomadic life, early settlement, monarchy, dissolution of the state,
exile, and restoration. Instruction will be given by lectures, assigned readings,
reports and discussions. (B. A. or B. S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, 10-11. Education Building, Room 3.
Biblical History and Literature B2: Biblical Literature: Biblical
History and Literature B1 or any B course in the Schools of English, prerequisite,
although special students may be admitted without satisfying the
prerequisite. The various forms of biblical literature will be studied both
as aids to the formation of a correct style, and as masterpieces of literature.
The influence of the Bible upon literature will also be appraised.
Instruction by lectures, assigned readings, and exercises. (B. A. or B. S.
credit, 3 session-hours.) Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, 9-10. Education
Building, Room 3.
For Undergraduates and Graduates.
The following courses are offered in alternate years:
Biblical History and Literature C1: New Testament History: Biblical
History and Literature B1 and B2, or the former of these and one B
course in the Schools of English, prerequisite.—A study of the history and
literature of the times between the close of the Old Testament and the
opening of the New Testament. A more detailed study of New Testament
history and teaching in relation to the preceding period. Instruction will
be given by lectures, assigned readings, and discussions. Each term an
essay giving the results of the student's research into some question related
to the main subject of the course will be called for. Hours by appointment.
Education Building, Room 1. Omitted in 1915-1916.
Biblical History and Literature C2: Formation and Literary Value
of the English Bible: Biblical History and Literature B1 and B2, or
either of these and any B course in the Schools of English, prerequisite.—
A study of the history of the Text and the Canon will lead up to a study
of the history of the English Bible. Special attention will be given to the
various English versions that culminated in the Authorized and Revised
versions. Reports and papers will be called for on assigned topics, and an
essay demanding original investigation will be a part of each term's work.
Hours by appointment. Education Building, Room 1.
For Graduates.
Only one of the following courses is offered in any one session.
Biblical History and Literature D1: or secondary minor: Biblical
History and Literature C1, or its equivalent, prerequisite.—Historical and
Literary Criticism of the New Testament. Hours by appointment. Education
Building, Room 1.
Biblical History and Literature D2: or primary minor: Biblical
History and Literature B1, B2 and C1, prerequisite.—Historical and Genetic
Study of the Teaching of the Old and New Testaments. This course will
occupy three hours per week for two entire sessions. Candidates for the
Ph. D. degree may use the first session's work for a secondary minor, or
the entire course as a primary minor. Hours by appointment. Education
Building, Room 1.
Further advanced work may be arranged to meet the needs of students.
MILLER SCHOOL OF BIOLOGY.
Associate Professor Kepner.
Dr. Maneval.
Mr. Taliaferro.
The biological sciences are studied both from a morphological and from
a physiological standpoint. Prominence is given to the histology, and as
far as possible to the cytology and life-histories of the organisms studied,
especially in the advanced courses in each of the two principal sciences,
with a view to the elucidation of the great fundamental laws that underlie
the phenomena of life. The work of the School is designed to meet the
needs of students who desire such knowledge of either Botany or Zoölogy
(or both), and of the methods of biological study, as may properly form
a part of a liberal education; or of those who desire such training as will
fit them for independent work as students or as teachers of either of these
sciences, or for other vocational work therein; and also of those who seek
such acquaintance with the facts and the underlying principles of the biological
sciences as will prepare them for entrance upon the study of Medicine,
or for an intelligent study of the relations of these sciences to the
art of Agriculture.
Each student who enters upon the work of any of the courses described
below is required to provide himself with a small case of dissecting instruments,
a hand lens, a drawing pencil, and a notebook of approved pattern.
Other necessary pieces of apparatus will be issued to each student. Students
taking B courses in either Botany or Zoölogy are required to pay
for each course a laboratory fee of $5; the laboratory fee in C courses is
$10 for each course.
Any student with adequate preparation may enter either of the undergraduate
courses in this School at the beginning of any term of the session,
remaining term or terms of the course in question, in the following session.
Any course offered in the School of Biology may be withdrawn if not
elected by at least four students.
I. Botany.
Dr. Maneval.
Mr. Taliaferro.
For Undergraduates.
Botany B1: A brief study of protoplasm and the cell; a survey of
the vegetable kingdom, beginning with the algæ and ending with the seed-plants.
As each group is discussed in the lectures, as many representative
members as practicable are studied in the laboratory, including the
important phases of their life-history. The principles of classification
also are considered and illustrated, and as far as possible applied in connection
with the forms studied.
(B. A. or B. S. credit, 6 session-hours.) Lectures, Monday, Wednesday,
Friday, 12-1. Laboratory, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, 12-2.
Cabell Hall. Dr. Maneval.
For Undergraduates and Graduates.
The following courses are given in alternate years:
Botany C1: Plant Structures and Their Functions: Botany B1 prerequisite.—The
microscopical anatomy of the higher plants, with special
reference to the physiological rôle of the various systems of tissues;
detailed study of the cell; the different systems of tissues found in plants;
the relation of different plants to their surroundings. Much attention
will be given to methods used in microscopic technique, such as fixing and
embedding material; cutting, staining, and mounting sections, etc. A
considerable part of the work of the third term will be done in the
field, studying plants in their natural habitats. (B. A. or B. S. credit,
6 session-hours.) Two lectures and two three-hour laboratory periods
weekly, by appointment. Cabell Hall. Dr. Maneval.
Botany C2: Plant Pathology and Physiology: Botany B1 prerequisite.—Fungi
and the diseases that they cause; elementary principles of
plant physiology. Credit and hours as for Botany C1. Cabell Hall. Dr.
Maneval. Omitted in 1915-1916.
For Graduates.
Botany D1: Opportunity is offered for more advanced work along the
lines indicated above, to students who have completed Botany C1, or C2,
or the equivalent. Hours by appointment. Cabell Hall. Dr. Maneval.
II. Zoölogy.
Associate Professor Kepner.
Mr. Taliaferro.
For Undergraduates.
Zoölogy B1: The morphology and classification of both invertebrates
and vertebrates; a general survey of the animal kingdom, and the principles
involved in the formation of cells, tissues, and organs in the varioutypes
of animal bodies. (B. A. or B. S. credit, 6 session-hours.) Lectures.
Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, 12-1. Laboratory: Section I, Monday.
Wednesday, Friday, 9-11. Section II, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, 9-11.
Section III, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 3-5. Cabell Hall. Associate
Professor Kepner and Mr. Taliaferro.
For Undergraduates and Graduates.
Zoölogy C1: Zoölogy B1 prerequisite.
First term: General Embryology: The early development of the
individual; fundamental biological principles. Each student is required
to prepare, to a large extent, his own material.
Second and third terms: Economic Zoölogy: The detailed study of
parasitic and other animals of economic importance, and their life-histories;
the interrelation of plants and animals. Students are required to
make collections and preparations of local forms.
Two lectures and two three-hour laboratory periods a week. Also a
weekly meeting of one hour for a discussion with the instructor of current
literature and of the problems arising out of the students' work. Hours
by appointment. Cabell Hall. Associate Professor Kepner.
For Graduates.
Zoölogy D1: Principles of Animal Histology: Zoölogy C1 prerequisite.—Protoplasm,
cell organization, and tissue formation. The student
is required to become familiar with the principles of histological technique
and to make his own preparations. Two lectures and two three-hour laboratory
periods a week. Also a weekly meeting of one hour for a discussion
with the instructor of current literature and of the problems arising out
of the students' work. Hours by appointment. Cabell Hall. Associate
Professor Kepner.
Further advanced work may be arranged to meet the needs of students.
III. Biology and Agriculture.
Associate Professor Kepner.
Dr. Maneval.
Mr. Taliaferro.
The relations of the biological sciences to Agriculture are so manifold
and the subdivisions of the latter subject so numerous, that it would be
Courses consisting in part of lectures and in part of an equivalent amount
of practical work and collateral reading, will be offered yearly as follows:
Botany and Agriculture B1: Botany B1 prerequisite.—The anatomy
and physiology of the higher plants, especially as related to nutrition and
growth; the principles of crop-raising as based on the laws of plant life.
Associate Professor Kepner.
Zoölogy and Agriculture B2: Zoölogy B1 prerequisite.—The parasitic
protozoa, worms, and arthropods; the insects will be considered in
their economic relations, and the anatomy of the domestic animals examined.
The relation of animals to the soil and to plant life will be discussed.
Associate Professor Kepner.
Candidates for a diploma of graduation in Biology and Agriculture
are required to complete one C course in Botany and one in Zoölogy, and
also the two courses above described.
SCHOOL OF CHEMISTRY.
Professor Bird.
Associate Professor Edgar.
Dr. Diggs.
Mr. Carter.
Mr. Bradway.
Mr. Massie.
All students taking courses in Chemistry are required to pay for each
course a laboratory fee of $10, and to make a special deposit of $5 to cover
breakage of apparatus.
For Undergraduates.
Chemistry B1: General Chemistry.—The fundamental principles and
phenomena of Inorganic, Organic, and Physical Chemistry are discussed, and
the foundations of Analytical Chemistry are dealt with at appropriate
places. Most of the time is devoted to inorganic phenomena. No previous
study of Chemistry is demanded. Students entering in January, with adequate
preparation, will be admitted. (B. A. or B. S. credit, 6 session-hours.)
Section I, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 11-12; Section II, Tuesday,
Thursday, Saturday, 10-11. Laboratory, 6 hours a week. West Range
Chemical Laboratory. Professor Bird, Dr. Diggs, Mr. Carter, and
assistants.
Chemistry B2: Organic Chemistry: Chemistry B1 or its equivalent,
prerequisite.—This course is intended to serve as an introduction to the
general subject of Organic Chemistry, including chemical synthesis and
the theories of molecular structure, as applied to the compounds of carbon.
In the laboratory standard methods of synthesis, as well as the preparation
from natural sources of important organic substances, will be studied
Wednesday, Friday, 9-10. Laboratory, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 2-4.
Associate Professor Edgar, Dr. Diggs, and assistants.
For Undergraduates and Graduates.
Chemistry C1: Physical Chemistry: Chemistry B1 and Analytical
Chemistry B1, or the equivalent, prerequisite.—Some knowledge of the
Calculus is required, and previous work in Physics is desirable. This
course will include work upon such topics as the gas laws, kinetic theory
of gases, the properties of dilute solutions, osmotic pressure, the determination
of molecular weights, mass action, reaction velocity and equilibrium,
electrolysis and electrolytic dissociation, the phase rule, etc. The
laboratory work will consist of a thorough course in physico-chemical
methods, including the measurement of electrolytic conductivity, electromotive
force, etc. Toward the end of the course the student will be
required to do a limited amount of research on some chemical problem
suggested by the instructor. Hours by appointment. Associate Professor
Edgar.
Chemistry C2: Advanced Organic Chemistry: Chemistry B1 and B2,
or the equivalent, prerequisite.—The work of the first term consists of
lectures and recitations on the History of Chemical Development and
Theory, with laboratory work illustrative of fundamental chemical laws.
The second and third terms consist of lectures, laboratory work, etc.,
on advanced Organic Chemistry, making use of the most recent and comprehensive
treatises on this subject. During the third term the student
will be required to do a limited amount of research on some subject suggested
by the instructor. Hours by appointment. Associate Professor
Edgar.
For Graduates.
Chemistry D1: Advanced Inorganic Chemistry: Chemistry B1, C1
and Analytical Chemistry C1, or the equivalent, prerequisite.—The lectures
deal with the fundamental theories and laws of chemical action. Parallel
reading in the history of Chemistry is required. In the laboratory the
study of chemical reactions is taken up in an advanced way, and when the
student has shown proper fitness he undertakes work upon some special
problem in Inorganic Chemistry. Hours by appointment. Professor Bird.
Chemistry D2: Advanced Physical Chemistry: Chemistry B1, C1
and Analytical Chemistry C1, or the equivalent, prerequisite.—This course
will be given only as occasion demands, and the nature of the work will
be arranged for the individual student. It is intended for those seeking
the degree of Doctor of Philosophy who elect to do work in Physical Chemistry.
Hours by appointment. Associate Professor Edgar.
For summer-school courses in Chemistry, on which college credit will
be allowed, see p. 273.
The Chemical Journal Club meets every Thursday, 11-12, in Professor
Bird's lecture-room, for the critical review and discussion of various topics
of interest in current chemical literature, and of such chemical researches
as may be in progress in the University.
All instructors and advanced students in Chemistry are expected to
participate in these meetings and to take part in the discussions.
The privileges of the club are extended to all persons in the University
or in the vicinity of Charlottesville who are interested in the progress
of Chemistry.
SCHOOL OF ANALYTICAL AND INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY.
Professor Dunnington.
Mr. Brown.
Students taking courses in Analytical Chemistry are required to pay
a special tuition fee of $40 for each course. Each student is required also
to pay a laboratory fee of $10, and to make a deposit of $10 for one course,
or $15 for two courses, to cover the cost of apparatus.
The regular work of this School, constituting a complete course in
Practical Chemistry, is divided into three courses, as follows:
For Undergraduates.
Analytical Chemistry B1: Qualitative Analysis.—This course consists
of three lessons a week throughout the session, after each of which
the students spend three or four hours in practical experiments in the
laboratory. A course in chemical manipulation is first given, then blowpipe
analysis, recognition of ores, fire assaying of ores of lead, gold and
silver, and a systematic course in Inorganic Qualitative Analysis, followed
by practice in analysis of salts, alloys, and ores, the examination of potable
water, coal, limestone, clay and so on, including some simpler quantitative
determinations. Weekly written exercises are required. (B. A. or B. S.
credit, 6 session-hours of electives-at-large.) Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday,
10-11. Laboratory hours by appointment. Analytical Laboratory.
Professor Dunnington, Mr. Brown.
For Undergraduates and Graduates.
Analytical Chemistry C1: Quantitative Analysis: Analytical Chemistry
B1 prerequisite.—The work of this course is also given in three lessons
a week throughout the session, each being followed by four hours or
more of practical laboratory work. After some training in manipulation
and gravimetric estimations, the class pursues volumetric estimations and
a full course in Quantitative Analysis of minerals, ores, coal, soil, iron and
As the student advances in the course he is encouraged to undertake original
research and assist in its prosecution; and in determining his fitness
for graduation, work of this kind is considered as having much weight.
Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 10-11. Laboratory hours by appointment.
The laboratory is open to students six days in the week, during all the
working hours of the day. Analytical Laboratory. Professor Dunnington,
Mr. Brown.
Industrial Chemistry C1: Chemistry B1 or Analytical Chemistry B1
prerequisite.—The work of this course is given in three lectures a week
throughout the session. A detailed study is made of the chemical principles
and processes of the more important manufacturing industries, upon which,
in large measure, depend the development of the natural resources of the
country.
Among the more important subjects discussed are: the metallurgy
and uses of the principal metals and alloys, and thermit, the manufacture
of acids, alkalies, salts, explosives, glass, pottery and fertilizers; the preparation
and preservation of food, including bread, meat, sugar, etc.; the
chemical arts relating to clothing, such as bleaching, dyeing and tanning;
the chemistry of arts concerning building, including the manufacture of
brick, lime and cement; the production of artificial lights and heating;
disinfectants, soap, paper, etc.
A clear comprehension of all lines of industrial manufacture is the
aim proposed in this course, a preparation needed by students who expect
to enter upon any branch of such work. Since these lectures are designed
to give some accurate information about materials with which every one
is concerned in daily life, it is judged that they will afford a valuable addition
to a general education.
The subjects specially related to Agriculture are treated of in different
portions of this course. There is a weekly quiz and weekly written exercises
are required. Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 3-4:30; Tuesday, 12-1. Analytical
Laboratory. Professor Dunnington.
Text-Books: F. H. Thorp's Outlines of Industrial Chemistry. Recommended
for reference: T. E. Thorpe's Dictionary of Applied Chemistry; W. E.
Roberts-Austen's Introduction to the Study of Metallurgy; Roger and Aubert's
Industrial Chemistry: Sadtler's Hand-Book of Industrial Organic Chemistry, etc.
H. K. Benson's Industrial Chemistry for Engineering Students.
The collections of the University in illustration of the processes and
products of Industrial Chemistry have been procured at much expense and
pains in this country, England, France, and Germany, and are unusually
extensive and good, being among the best on this side of the Atlantic.
Students who accomplish the work of Analytical Chemistry B1 and
C1, and Industrial Chemistry C1, together with Chemistry B1, B2, C1, are
prepared for entering upon work in these several lines of industry.
For Graduates.
Analytical Chemistry D1: Analytical Chemistry B1 and C1, Industrial
Chemistry C1, and Chemistry B1, B2, and C1, or the equivalent, prerequisite.—This
graduate course is designed for those seeking the degree of
Ph. D., and also for such students as desire to increase the range of their
experience as analysts, and to cultivate their powers of original investigation.
Laboratory work will be conducted daily, and suggestions and due
assistance will be given in its prosecution.
While the work is adapted to the special aims or tastes of each student,
it will in all cases comprise some practice in the more elaborate
processes of analysis, ultimate and proximate organic analysis, some study
in analytical methods, and some original problems; also the reading and
the summarizing of extracts from current journals, and, for all who are
seeking the degree of Ph. D., a dissertation embodying the results of some
original research. Professor Dunnington.
The Analytical Laboratory is a building planned and erected for the
purpose. It is warmed throughout by hot water, completely fitted with
the most approved appliances, and stocked with apparatus, models, materials,
and specimens. The main working-room is furnished with worktables,
gas, water, and all proper fixtures; smaller rooms are devoted to
weighing, evaporations, assaying, etc.
THE JAMES WILSON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS.
Professor T. W. Page.
Adjunct Professor Hunley.
Mr. Ramsey.
Mr. Didlake.
Mr. Graves.
Students are advised not to take the work in Economics or Political
Science before their second year in college.
I. Economics.
Professor T. W. Page.
Mr. Ramsey.
Mr. Didlake.
Mr. Graves.
For Undergraduates.
Economics B1: The Principles of Economics.—A survey of the
principles of economics in the first and second terms is followed in the
third term by a study of the bearing of these principles upon present
American conditions. Instruction will be given by lectures, assigned readings,
reports, and discussions. (B. A. or B. S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 10-11. Cabell Hall. Professor Page.
For Undergraduates and Graduates.
The following courses are offered in alternate years:
Economics C1: The Growth of American Industry and Commerce:
Economics B1 or the equivalent, prerequisite.—This course attempts to
show how American experience illustrates economic principles, and how
American social and political development has been influenced by economic
conditions. The work is mainly topical and the topics receiving chief
emphasis vary from year to year. Professor Page.
Economics C2: Public Finance, Money and Banking: Economics
B1 or the equivalent, prerequisite.—The first term of the session deals with
public finance, emphasizing the principles of taxation; the second term
takes up the financial history of the United States; and the third term
is devoted to a study of money and banking. Students may register for
one or more terms of this course at their discretion. Professor Page.
Omitted in 1915-1916.
For Graduates.
Economics D1: A Course of Research.—In this course competent
students are guided in the intensive and methodical investigation of selected
topics, and the results are presented for discussion. Hours by appointment.
Professor Page.
II. Political Science.
Adjunct Professor Hunley.
Mr. Graves.
For Undergraduates.
Political Science B1: United States Government.—This course begins
with a brief discussion of the formation of the federal system of the United
States; then the various departments are taken up in detail. National,
state and city governments are considered, together with special problems
that arise under each form. Discussion of comparative government runs
through the course. Instruction is given by lectures, assigned readings
and text-book study. (B. A. or B. S. credit, 3 session-hours.) Tuesday,
Thursday, Saturday, 1-2. Cabell Hall. Adjunct Professor Hunley.
For Undergraduates and Graduates.
Political Science C1: Political Theory and Practice: Political
Science B1 prerequisite.—The nature of the state and a general survey of
political theory form the basis of the first term's work. The second and
third terms are devoted to a study of constitutional development and government
in Europe. Instruction is given by lectures, journal meetings,
assignments for reading. Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 1-2. Cabell
Hall. Adjunct Professor Hunley.
THE CURRY MEMORIAL SCHOOL OF EDUCATION.
Professor Heck.
Professor Maphis.
Associate Professor Hall-Quest.
For Undergraduates.
Education B1: Evolution. Heredity and Education.
First Term: Stages and Factors of Organic Evolution.
Second Term: Heredity and Eugenics.
Third Term: Biological Foundations of Education.
(B. A. or B. S. credit, 3 session-hours ) Monday and Wednesday,
7:30-9 P. M. Education Building, Room 2. Professor Heck.
Education B2: Sociological Principles of Education.
First Term: Introduction to Sociology.
Second Term: Evolution of the Family and Other Educational Institutions.
Third Term: Social Needs of Education.
(B. A. or B. S. credit, 3 session-hours.) Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,
9-10. Education Building, Room 2. Professor Heck.
Education B3: Secondary Education.—This course is intended primarily
for students who expect to teach, or occupy some administrative
position in high-school or general educational work. It embraces a study
of the Secondary School,—its historical development and present tendencies,
its place and function in organized society, the current conception of Secondary
Education and its relation to higher education, its curriculum,—
based on a general survey of present educational theory and practice—the
high-school plant, buildings and equipment, the organization and administration
of state high-school systems. (B. A. or B. S. credit, 3 session-hours
of electives-at-large.) Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, 12-1. Education
Building, Room 2. Professor Maphis.
Education B4: History of Education.
First Term: Ancient and Mediæval Education.
Second Term: Modern Education, including a brief survey of the
structure of the present school system in the United States.
Third Term: Educational Classics. Reading, in translations, of
Plato's Republic, Quintilian's Institutes, Montaigne's Essay on Education.
Rousseau's Emile, and selections from Locke, Pestalozzi, and Froebel.
(B. A. or B. S. credit, 3 session-hours.) Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday,
9-10. Education Building, Room 4. Associate Professor Hall-Quest.
Education B5: Educational Psychology.
First Term: Principles of Education, including the study of Instincts.
Habit and the Practice Curve.
Second Term: Sensation and Perception, Imagination, Association and
Memory, with special emphasis on methods of correct memorizing; Formal
Discipline.
Third Term: Attention and Interest; the higher mental processes—
Conception, Judgment, Reasoning.
Text-books: Bagley's The Educative Process, Colvin's The Learning
Process, Sandiford's The Mental and Physical Health of School Children.
Works by Thorndike and Whipple will be consulted.
(B. A. or B. S. credit, 3 session-hours.) Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday,
10-11. Education Building, Room 4. Associate Professor Hall-Quest.
Education B6: Technique of Teaching and of Study.
First Term: Principles of Teaching; The Lesson Types. Text-books:
Strayer's Teaching Process and Charter's Method of Teaching.
Second Term: Class-room Management.
Third Term: Technique of Study; How to teach pupils to study;
Various devices to be employed in studying; Problem and schemes of supervised
study.
(B. A. or B. S. credit, 3 session-hours of electives-at-large.) Tuesday,
Thursday, Saturday, 11-12. Education Building, Room 4. Associate Professor
Hall-Quest.
For Undergraduates and Graduates.
Education C1: Educational Hygiene: two B courses in Education
prerequisite.
First Term: Measurement, Defects, and Hygiene of Development.
Second Term: Hygiene of School Buildings, Equipment, and Management.
Third Term: Personal and Community Hygiene.
Monday and Wednesday, 4:45-6:15. Education Building, Room 2.
Professor Heck.
For summer-school courses in Education on which college credit is
allowed, see p. 273.
Recommendation of Teachers.—The recommendation of teachers from
the School of Education is in charge of the Bureau of Appointments,—
Professor Kent and Professor Maphis. Through this committee positions
are secured, not only for students of the School of Education, but for students
in other departments, where they are known to be fitted to fill the
vacancies reported. In response to requests from the proper authorities,
teachers are recommended for positions as instructors in colleges and normal
schools, as superintendents, as supervisors in special subjects, as principals
or department teachers in high schools, and as principals of elementary
schools. The demand for teachers has been greater than the supply.
Correspondence with regard to this matter may be addressed to the
Bureau of Appointments, University, Virginia.
EDGAR ALLAN POE SCHOOL OF ENGLISH.
Professor Smith.
Mr. Wiggins.
Mr. Church.
For Undergraduates.
English B1: English Literature A1 or A2, or the equivalent, prerequisite:
Old English, Middle English, and Early Modern English.
1. Old English.
2. Chaucer.
3. The Language of Shakespeare.
(B. A. or B. S. credit, 3 session-hours.) Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday,
11-12. Cabell Hall. Professor Smith.
English B2: English Literature A1 or A2, or the equivalent, prerequisite:
The Structure of English.
1. The Foundations of English Grammar.
2. Three Principles of Structure.
3. The Study of Select Texts.
(B. A. or B. S. credit, 3 session-hours.) Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday,
10-11. Cabell Hall. Professor Smith.
For Undergraduates and Graduates.
English C1: Any two B courses in the Schools of English and of English
Literature, prerequisite: American Literature: A Study by Types.
1. A Survey of the Eleven Types. The Epic, the Drama, the Ballad,
the Lyric.
2. The Lyric concluded. History, Biography, the Essay, the Oration,
the Letter.
3. The Novel, the Short Story.
Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 9-10. Cabell Hall. Professor Smith.
For Graduates.
English D1: Old English Poetry.
A rapid reading of the extant body of old English Poetry. Hours by
appointment. Professor Smith.
English D2:
1. English Romanticism. Mr. Wiggins and Professor Smith.
2. The Ballad. Professor Smith.
3. The Rossettis, Morris, and Swinburne. Professor Kent.
Or Browning, Tennyson, and Noyes. Professor Smith.
LINDEN KENT MEMORIAL SCHOOL OF ENGLISH LITERATURE.
Professor Kent.
Adjunct Professor Johnson.
Adjunct Professor Whipple.
Mr. Gannaway.
Mr. Brewer.
For Undergraduates.
A Courses: These courses are designed to meet the needs of students
preparing directly for professional studies, and of college students who have
had a four-year high school course. Advanced standing will be granted
only after examination.
English Literature A1: Recommended to students who have satisfied
the minimum requirements for entrance.
1. Rhetoric and Composition.—A thorough review of the principles
of rhetoric, and constant practice in composition, with special attention to
Description and Narration. Text-book: Linn's Essentials of Composition.
2. Composition and English Literature.—Exposition; History of English
Literature, with class and parallel reading of prose and poetry. Textbooks:
Long's History of English Literature, Manly's English Prose and
Hutchinson's British Poetry.
3. Composition and English Literature.—Argumentation; History of
English Literature, with class and parallel reading of prose and poetry.
Parallel reading and written exercises are required throughout the session.
(B. A. or B. S. credit, 3 session-hours.) Monday, Wednedsay, Friday,
10-11. Cabell Hall. Adjunct Professor Johnson.
English Literature A2: Recommended to students with good preparatory
training in English and especially those who expect to pursue further
courses in English Literature.
1. Advanced Composition.—Theory and structure of the paragraph;
description and narration; composition of the paragraph and of longer
discourse, and investigation of standard prose. Text-books: Scott and
Denney's Paragraph-Writing (Revised Edition), Nutter, Hersey, and
Greenough's Specimens of Prose Composition.
2. Composition and American Literature.—Exposition; History of
American Literature. Critical study of American prose and poetry. Textbooks:
Cairns' American Literature; Bronson's American Poems. Parallel
reading in prose and poetry is required.
3. Composition and American Literature.—Argumentation; History
of American Literature. Critical study of American prose and poetry.
Parallel reading required.
(B. A. or B. S. credit, 3 session-hours.) Monday, Wednesday, Friday,
11-12. Cabell Hall. Adjunct Professor Johnson.
English Literature B1: English Literature A1 or A2, or the equivalent,
prerequisite.
1. Advanced Rhetoric and Composition, with special study of the
structure of modern prose. Text-books: Winchester's Literary Criticism;
Genung's Working Principles of Rhetoric; the Atlantic Monthly.
2. Narration, with special study of the short story and the biographical
sketch. Description as ancillary to Narration.
3. Exposition, with special study of the literary essay. Text-book:
Poetry and Poetic Forms. Text-book: Alden's English Verse; and the
Professor's Notes.
About 900 pages of parallel reading, 24 written exercises, and 3 essays,
one each term, will be required. (B. A. or B. S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, 11-12. Cabell Hall. Professor Kent.
English Literature B2: English Literature A1 or A2, or the equivalent,
prerequisite, and A2 strongly recommended.
1. History of Lyric Poetry.
2. Essayists from Bacon to Burke.
3. The Poetry of Tennyson. Text-books will be assigned at the beginning
of each term.
About 1,000 pages of parallel reading, 20 written exercises, and 3
essays, one each term, will be required. (B. A. or B. S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, 9-10. Cabell Hall. Professor
Kent.
For Undergraduates and Graduates.
English Literature C1: Any two B courses in the Schools of English
and of English Literature, prerequisite.
1. Shakespeare as a Dramatic Artist.
2. Contemporary British Poets.
3. Southern Literature. Professor Kent.
For Graduates.
English Literature D1:
1. The History of English Prose Rhythm.
2. Great Letter-Writers and Diarists.
3. The Beginning of Fiction. Professor Kent.
English D2: Third Term. The Rossettis, Morris, and Swinburne.
Professor Kent.
For summer-school courses in English Literature, on which college
credit will be allowed, see p. 273.
Public Speaking.
Adjunct Professor Paul.
For Undergraduates.
Public Speaking B1: English Literature A1 or A2, or the equivalent,
prerequisite.—Writing original speeches and addresses; the content and
structure of the speech of introduction, of presentation, of acceptance, of
welcome, of farewell, of the after-dinner speech, and of various other types;
the distinctive principles of oral style. Delivery of written, original
speeches; individual training in the effective use of the voice, in platform
deportment, in bearing, in the use of gestures; principles of vocal and
physical expression. Extemporaneous speaking from outlines; impromptu
speaking on topics of the day. (B. A. or B. S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, 9-11; Minor Hall; membership is limited
to a maximum of twenty and a minimum of six. Adjunct Professor Paul.
Public Speaking B2: Public Speaking B1, or its equivalent, prerequisite.—Principles
of argumentation and debating, including analysis of the
by opposing teams that each week study a public question and draw
briefs in preparation for the debate. (B. A. or B. S. credit, 3 session-hours
of electives-at-large.) Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, 1-2; Minor Hall;
membership limited to a maximum of eighteen and a minimum of six.
Adjunct Professor Paul.
THE CORCORAN AND ROGERS SCHOOLS OF GENERAL AND
ECONOMIC GEOLOGY.
Professor Watson.
Associate Professor Grasty.
Mr. Cline.
For Undergraduates.
Geology B1: General Geology.—A general discussion of Dynamical,
Structural, Physiographical, and Historical Geology, with practical work
in the laboratory and excursions in the field. As full an exposition of the
fundamental principles of geology will be given as the time will allow.
(B. A. or B. S. credit, 6 session-hours.) Monday, Wednesday, Friday,
9-10. Laboratory, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 3-5. Brooks Museum.
Associate Professor Grasty.
Geology B2: General Physical Geology.—The divisions of Dynamical,
Structural, and Physiographical Geology are covered in considerable detail.
Especial emphasis is given the rock-forming minerals, and rocks, building
stone, and ores. Special course for students in Engineering. B. A. or
B. S. credit, 6 session-hours.) Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, 12-1. Laboratory,
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, 10-12. Brooks Museum. Professor
Watson, Mr. Cline.
Geology B3: Mineralogy.—This course is for beginners, and it serves
both as a general course in the subject, and as an introduction to more
advanced work. Especial attention is given to Crystallography, Physical
and Chemical Mineralogy, and Descriptive Mineralogy. The second portion
of the course will be devoted to Descriptive Mineralogy, including a study
of the classification, properties, modes of formation, association and occurrence,
and uses of minerals. (B. A. or B. S. credit, 6 session-hours.)
Hours by appointment. Associate Professor Grasty.
Term Course: Second Term: Determinative Mineralogy.—A practical
study of mineral species by means of blow-pipe analysis. The object
of this course is to gain familiarity with the common minerals and facility
in their identification. (B. A. or B. S. credit, 1 session-hour of electives-at-large.)
Six hours laboratory work per week, second term. A laboratory
fee of $3 is required. Hours by appointment. Brooks Museum. Mr.
Cline.
For Undergraduates and Graduates.
Geology C1: Petrology: Geology B3, or its equivalent, prerequisite.—
This course aims to give a thorough knowledge of the determination of
minerals and rocks in thin sections under the microscope. It includes:
(a) Physical Crystallography.—A full discussion of optical and microscopical
mineralogy, with especial reference to the behavior of minerals
as constituents of rock masses.(b) Petrography.—A discussion of the microscopic structure, mineralogical
composition, genetic relations, and distribution of igneous, sedimentary,
and metamorphic rocks. The laboratory work supplements
the lectures, and enables the student to become familiar with the
various groups of rocks by means of the polarizing microscope.
Lectures and laboratory work to the amount of 19 hours a week
throughout the year. Hours by appointment. Brooks Museum. Professor
Watson, Mr. Cline.
Geology C2: Geology of Ore Deposits: Geology B1, or its equivalent,
prerequisite, and Geology C1 in addition recommended.—This course
is designed to give a general but comprehensive account of the origin,
nature, distribution, and uses of the metallic products, with especial reference
to those of the United States. Lectures, collateral reading, laboratory
and field work, to the amount of twelve hours per week throughout
the year. Hours by appointment. Brooks Museum. Professor Watson.
Omitted in 1915-1916.
Geology C3: Geology of the Nonmetallic Minerals: Geology B1, or
its equivalent, prerequisite, and Geology C1 in addition recommended.—
This course gives a comprehensive account of the origin, nature, distribution,
and uses of the nonmetallic products, with especial reference to those
of the United States. Lectures, collateral reading, laboratory and field
work, to the amount of twelve hours per week throughout the year. Hours
by appointment. Professor Watson.
As outlined, Geology C2 and C3 make up the subject of General Economic
Geology. The two courses are planned to be given in alternate
years.
Geology C4: Geological Field Methods: Geology B1, or its equivalent,
prerequisite, and Geology C1 in addition recommended.—This course
is designed to familiarize the student with the methods employed and the
instruments used in making topographic and geologic maps. The structural
relationships of rocks and the proper cartographic representation of
these occurrences in nature are especially emphasized. Special course for
students in geology and engineering. Lectures and field work. Hours by
appointment. Brooks Museum. Associate Professor Grasty, Mr. Cline.
For Graduates.
Geology D1: Advanced Geology: Geology B1 and B3 prerequisite.—
This course aims to fit the student for independent and original research.
He will study as thoroughly as possible the broader problems of the
science, involving the knowledge of stratigraphical principles. Especial
attention will be given to imparting a practical knowledge of the various
rocks, and of the animal and plant fossils of the different eras, with a
view to using them in determining unknown formations. Stress will be
laid upon field work, and the methods of determining and describing the
geology of new regions. To impart such knowledge the student will be
required to work up some particular region or formation, and report his
results. Topics involving a knowledge of the literature and growth of
opinion in relation to particular questions may be assigned to form the
subject of theses. Hours by appointment. Brooks Museum. Professor
Watson, Associate Professor Grasty.
Geology D2: Advanced Mineralogy and Petrography: Geology C2
and C3 or their equivalent, prerequisite.—Adapted to the needs of the
individual student. Properly qualified students may pursue work directed
in the line of crystallography (crystal measurements and drawings, and
crystal optics), chemical mineralogy (mineral or rock analysis), or petrographic
research. Hours by appointment. Brooks Museum. Professor
Watson, Associate Professor Grasty.
Geology D3: Advanced Economic Geology: Geology C2 and C3, or
the equivalent, prerequisite.—Lectures, laboratory and field work, reading,
reports and theses. This course is designed to supplement Geology C2 and
C3 by giving advanced students an opportunity to follow out more thoroughly
special topics in mining geology. The course will necessarily vary
with the needs of the individual student. Hours by appointment. Brooks
Museum. Professor Watson, Associate Professor Grasty.
Geology D4: Economic Geology of the Southern Appalachians:
Geology C2 and C3, or the equivalent, prerequisite.—In this course the
mining geology of the region, especially that of Virginia, is covered in
considerable detail. Excursions to various parts of the region will be taken
and individual reports required. Original investigation of an assigned
area, based upon field work, is required of each student. Hours by appointment.
Brooks Museum. Professor Watson.
Geological Seminary.—Review and discussion of the more important
current geological literature, and the preparation of papers on special subjects
based on field and library investigations. All instructors and advanced
students in geology are expected to take part in the discussions at
these meetings. Time to be arranged.
The Lewis Brooks Museum contains collections illustrating the main
subdivisions of Natural History. Each of the collections is arranged so
as to exemplify the principles of the science, and at the same time offers
a large variety of subjects for advanced study. In Geology the specimens
show all the different kinds of rocks, classified according to mineral character
and the formation in which they occur; the collection of fossils,
plaster casts, maps, etc., is exceptionally fine, and fully illustrates Historical
Geology. In Mineralogy the principles of the science are made
plain by well-chosen suits of specimens, models of crystals, etc. The general
collection of minerals contains all the important species, and many
of the rarer ones, in good specimens. In addition to the above, a beginning
has been made of a collection to illustrate the geology and mineralogy
of the State of Virginia, and this is being increased as rapidly as possible.
SCHOOL OF GERMANIC LANGUAGES.
Professor Faulkner.
Mr. Steger.
For Undergraduates.
German 1: Beginners may take this course. Elementary grammar
and prose composition; special training in pronunciation and simple conversational
German; reading of about 600 pages of German prose, with
conversational exercises and composition work in free reproduction, based
on texts read. (No credit for any degree. Admits to German B1 only.)
Two Sections: I. Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, 12-1. II. Tuesday, Thursday,
Saturday, 1-2. Cabell Hall. Professor Faulkner, Mr. Steger.
Students entering in January, with one to two years of preliminary
training in German, may profitably register for German 1, and will be
given credit for the work of the first term, on the successful completion
of the remaining two terms.
German B1: German 1 or German A and B of the entrance requirements,
prerequisite.—Reading of about 800 pages of prose, illustrative of
modern German life and thought; grammatical and conversational exercises
and composition work in free reproduction, based on texts read,
throughout the session. (B. A. or B. S. credit, 3 session-hours.) Two
Sections: I. Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 10-11. II. Monday, Wednesday,
Friday, 1-2. Cabell Hall. Professor Faulkner, Mr. Steger.
Students entering in January, with three years or more of preliminary
training in German, may profitably register for German B1, and will receive
full credit for the course by successfully completing the work of the
second and third terms of the current session, and that of the first term
in the session next ensuing.
German B2: German B1, or its equivalent, prerequisite.—History of
German Literature; Storm and Stress and the Classic Drama; the Romantic
pages in selected texts, illustrative of topics treated. Conversational exercises
and composition-themes in German throughout the session. (B. A.
or B. S. credit, 3 session-hours.) Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 12-1.
Cabell Hall. Professor Faulkner.
For Undergraduates and Graduates.
The following courses are offered in alternate years. All lectures and
class-work are in German. Hence students desiring to enter either of
these courses will be required to give satisfactory evidence of ability to
understand spoken German.
German C1: German B1 and B2, or the equivalent, prerequisite.—
First Term: Der deutsche Roman in seinen typischen Erscheinungen;
Second Term: Die Tragödie der Klassiker; Third Term: Goethe's Faust,
I und II Teil. Seminary-work: First Term: Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre;
Second Term: Wallenstein; Third Term: Faust. Students with
adequate preparation may register for any term of this course. Hours by
appointment. Cabell Hall. Professor Faulkner. Omitted in 1915-1916.
German C2: German B1 and B2, or the equivalent, prerequisite.—
Goethe: Leben und Werke. Seminary-work: Dichtung und Wahrheit;
die Leiden des jungen Werthers; Faust I und II. Hours by appointment.
Cabell Hall. Professor Faulkner.
For Graduates.
The following courses are open only to candidates for a doctor's degree
in one of the Schools of English, English Literature, Latin, Greek, Romanic
or Germanic Languages, who have already completed not less than one year
of graduate work as candidates for that degree. Only one course will be
given in any one session. The selection will depend on the wishes and
needs of the applicants. Graduate students, therefore, who wish to enter
any one of these courses are requested to notify the head of the School not
later than June fifteenth, preceding the session in which they desire to enter
the course.
For all of these courses German C1 or C2 is a prerequisite.
German D1: Gothic and Old High German. Three hours a week, by
appointment. Professor Faulkner.
German D2: Middle High German, with readings in the Nibelungenlied.
Three hours a week, by appointment. Professor Faulkner.
German D3: Middle High German, with readings in Walther von der
Vogelweide. Three hours a week, by appointment. Professor Faulkner.
German D4: I. A half year's course in German grammar. II. A half
year's course in the phonetics of German and English. Three hours a week,
by appointment. Professor Faulkner.
For summer-school courses in German, on which college credit will
be allowed, see p. 273.
SCHOOL OF GREEK.
Professor Webb.
Adjunct Professor McLemore.
For Undergraduates.
Greek 1: For beginners: Elementary grammar and composition;
Xenophon, Anabasis. Covers two years of school work and admits to
Greek A1. (No credit value for any degree.) Monday, Wednesday, Friday,
9-10. Cabell Hall. Adjunct Professor McLemore.
Greek 2: Greek A of the entrance requirements, prerequisite.—Xenophon,
Anabasis; Homer, Iliad i-iii. Grammar and composition. (No
credit value for any degree.) Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, 11-12. Cabell
Hall. Professor Webb.
Greek A1: Greek 1 or 2, or Greek A and B of the entrance requirements,
prerequisite.—Lysias, selected orations; Plato, Apology and Crito;
Homer, Odyssey v—viii. Grammar and composition. Collateral reading:
Greek History, and Private and Public Life. (B. A. or B. S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, 10-11. Cabell Hall. Professor
Webb.
Greek B1: Greek A1 or its equivalent, prerequisite. Herodotus, Book
vii; Euripides, Medea; Menander, Epitrepontes; Aristophanes, Clouds.
Collateral reading: History of Greek Literature. (B. A. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 11-12. Cabell Hall. Professor
Webb.
Greek B2: Greek B1 or its equivalent, prerequisite.—Demosthenes,
On the Crown, with a comparative study of Æschines, Against Ctesiphon;
Lyric Poets, selections: Aristophanes, Birds; Sophocles. Antigone. Collateral
reading: Archæology and the History of Greek Art. (B. A. credit,
3 session-hours.) Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 10-11. Cabell Hall. Professor
Webb.
For Undergraduates and Graduates.
Greek C1: Greek B2 prerequisite. Thucydides, Book ii; Aristophanes,
Acharnians and Frogs; Euripides, Bacchae; Sophocles, Œdipus Tyrannus;
Æschylus, Prometheus; Theocritus, selections. Collateral reading: Greek
Mythology and Religion. Hours by appointment. Cabell Hall. Professor
Webb.
For Graduates.
Greek D1: Greek C1 prerequisite.—The content of the course, which
extends over three years, will vary according to the amount and the nature
of the work already done by the student, and the object he has in view.
In general, the course will consist of the reading and interpretation of
Greek authors, and of an intensive study of some particular field of
Classical Philology. Hours by appointment. Professor Webb.
CORCORAN SCHOOL OF HISTORY.
Professor Dabney.
Mr. Morton.
Mr. Luck.
Students with adequate preparation may enter any of the courses in
the School of History at the beginning of any term of the session, and
will receive full credit for the course on completing the work of the remaining
term or terms of the course in question during some subsequent session.
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
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.
For Undergraduates and Graduates.
History C1: History of the United States: History B1 and B2 prerequisite.—In
addition to a considerable amount of reading, essays or reports,
based upon the sources as well as upon secondary authorities, will
be required. Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 12-1. Rotunda, N. W. Professor
Dabney.
For Graduates.
Only one of the two following courses will be given in any one year.
The first is broad and extensive, the second, minute and intensive.
History D1: History B1 and B2 prerequisite.—Intellectual, Moral,
Religious and Social Development of Europe.—In addition to critical discussions
of, and written examinations upon a large number of historical
works, a critical essay upon each of them will be required. Hours by appointment.
Professor Dabney.
History D2: History C1 prerequisite.—History of the Reconstruction
of the Southern States. A close study of the sources as well as of the
secondary authorities on this period. Hours by appointment. Professor
Dabney.
For summer-school courses in History, on which college credit will
be allowed, see p. 273.
SCHOOL OF LATIN.
Professor FitzHugh.
Adjunct Professor McLemore.
Mr. Barton.
Mr. Nelson.
Preparation.—The Latin work of the University finds its logical place
in the public school system as the continuation of the Latin work of the
high school. It presupposes accordingly four years of competent instruction
in Latin, with daily recitations of at least forty minutes each, and
it implies the use of the Roman pronunciation, the habitual observance of
quantity and accent, regular drill in grammar and prose composition
(the Roman Lives), Cæsar's Gallic War, Cicero's easier Orations, Ovid's
Metamorphoses, and Vergil's Æneid. If the preparation of the student
justifies it, he will be admitted to advanced standing, with due credit for
all work done elsewhere by him.
Attention is specially invited to the importance of beginning Greek
and at least one Romanic language for all who wish to reap the full cultural
benefit of the university courses in Latin. The Greek illumines
incomparably all parts of Latin study, which bears in turn a like relation
to the Romanic.
General Statement.—The first five courses in Latin are devoted to the
broad cultural study of the language, literature, and life of the Romans.
The culture we enjoy to-day has its source in the culture of the Greeks
and Romans. Greece is the fountain head of culture, and Rome its universalizer
and transmitter to the modern world: thus Greek culture is the
ultimate, Roman the immediate source of all modern culture. In the
course of the instruction, therefore, the effort is made to exhibit as far as
possible the relation of Roman civilization to the Greek, on the one hand,
and to the Romanic and modern, on the other, and thus to emphasize the
unity and continuity of all human culture. Hence the importance of the
study of Greek and of at least one Romanic language is specially commended
to the student of Latin.
The work is organized in all years as follows:
I. In Language: Systematic study of the Latin language, with
oral and written exercises in prose composition. One hour
a week.II. In Literature: Reading of authors in culture-historical series.
Two hours a week.III. In Life: Systematic study of Roman culture-history in English,
hand in hand with the study of the Latin authors.
Students may enter any of the courses in Latin at the beginning of
any term of the session, and will receive full credit for the course on
completing subsequently the work of the remaining term or terms of the
course in question.
For Undergraduates.
Latin A1: Latin A, B, C, and D, of the entrance requirements, prerequisite.
I. In Language: General grammar (Gildersleeve-Lodge), with oral
and written exercises (Mather-Wheeler, Moulton-Collar).
II. In Literature: Historical, Sallust's Jugurthine War and Conspiracy
of Catiline—epic, Vergil's Æneid (Books VII-XII), and Ovid's
Metamorphoses (Books XIII-XIV), with study of the hexameter—philosophic,
Cicero's Friendship and Old Age, and his Tusculan Disputations
and Dream of Scipio.
III. In Life: The geography, history, and private and public life of
the Romans (Kiepert's Atlas Antiquus, Myers' Ancient History, Johnston's
Private Life of the Romans, Tighe's Roman Constitution).
(B. A. or B. S. credit, 3 session-hours.) Section 1, Monday, Wednesday,
Friday, 1-2; Section II, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, 1-2. Cabell
Hall. Professor FitzHugh, Mr. Barton, Mr. Nelson.
Latin B1: Latin A1 or its equivalent, prerequisite.
I. In Language: General grammar (Gildersleeve-Lodge), with oral
and written exercises (Nutting, Gildersleeve-Lodge, Bennett).
II. In Literature: Historical and biographic, Livy's Early History
of Rome (Books I-II) and Tacitus' Agricola—lyric and elegiac, Catullus'
Odes and the Elegiac Poets, with study of the lyric and elegiac meters—
philosophic, Cicero's De Officiis and Seneca's Moral Essays.
III. In Life: The religion and mythology of the Romans (Carter's
Religion of Numa, Fairbank's Mythology of Greece and Rome.)
(B. A. credit, 3 session-hours.) Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 11-12.
Cabell Hall. Professor FitzHugh, Adjunct Professor McLemore.
Latin B2: Latin A1, or its equivalent, prerequisite.
I. In Language: General grammar (Gildersleeve-Lodge), with oral
and written exercises (Nutting, Gildersleeve-Lodge, Bennett).
II. In Literature: Historical and descriptive, Livy's Hannibalic War
(Books XXI-XXII) and Tacitus' Germania—lyric, idyllic, and didactic,
Horace's Odes and Vergil's Bucolics and Georgics, with study of the meters
of lyric verse—critical and didactic, Cicero's De Claris Oratoribus and Quintilian's
Training of the Orator.
III. In Life: The art of the Romans (Reinach's Apollo, Tarbell's
History of Greek Art, Goodyear's Roman Art).
(B. A. credit, 3 session-hours.) Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, 11-12.
Cabell Hall. Professor FitzHugh, Adjunct Professor McLemore.
For Undergraduates and Graduates.
Latin C1: Latin B1 and B2, or the equivalent of both, prerequisite.
I. In Language: History of the Latin Language (Whitney's Language
and the Study of Language, Bennett's Latin Language), with oral
and written exercises (Moore, Bennett, Nettleship).
II. In Literature: Historical and epistolary, Tacitus' Annals and
Cicero's Letters—dramatic and satirical, Plautus' Captivi, Terence's Phormio,
and Horace's Satires and Epistles, with study of the meters of the
drama—critical, Cicero's De Oratore and Orator, and Tacitus' Dialogue on
the Orators.
III. In Life: The literary life of the Romans (Duff's Literary History
of Rome and Laing's Masterpieces of Latin Literature).
Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 12-1. Cabell Hall. Professor FitzHugh,
Adjunct Professor McLemore.
Latin C2: Latin B1 and B2, or the equivalent of both, prerequisite.
I. In Language: History of the Latin Language (Whitney's Life
and Growth of Language, Grandgent's Vulgar Latin), with oral and written
exercises (Moore, Bennett, Nettleship).
II. In Literature: Historical and epistolary, Tacitus' Histories and
Pliny's Letters—dramatic and satirical, Plautus' Mostellaria, Terence's Andria,
and Juvenal's Satires, with study of the meters of the drama—philosophic,
Lucretius, De Rerum Natura and Cicero's De Natura Deorum.
III. In Life: The philosophic life of the Romans (Mackail's Latin
Literature, Mayor's History of Ancient Philosophy from Thales to Cicero,
and Pater's Marius the Epicurean).
Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, 12-1. Cabell Hall. Professor FitzHugh,
Adjunct Professor McLemore.
For Graduates.
Latin D1: Latin C1 or C2, or the equivalent of either, prerequisite.—
This course extends through three years and is intended for those who
desire to specialize for one, two, or three years in classical philology. It
contemplates especially the needs of those who choose Latin as their major
elective for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Roman civilization is
the vital link between the Hellenic and the Romanic, and hence Latin
philology, which is the science of Roman civilization, has vital points of
contact with Greek philology on the one hand and with Romanic on the
other. If the candidate's major elective be Latin, a respectable familiarity
with Greek is required, since the language, literature, and life of the
Romans are saturated with Greek influence. If the candidate's major
elective be Romanic, the technical Greek requirement is waived as far as
practically possible, and he is guided into the history of the Roman
popular vernacular, the common source of the Romanic tongues, and into
an acquaintance with the authors illustrating the Vulgar Latin in literature.
Plan of Work.—It is the aim of this course, as far as the teaching
force and resources of the School permit, to prepare the candidate to
investigate independently the sources of our knowledge of the language,
monuments (literary and objective), and life of the Romans. The following
is, therefore, an outline of the course:
I. In Language: Elements of comparative grammar (Giles, supplemented
by Hirt and Sommer on Sounds and Inflections and by Brugmann
and Schmalz on Syntax)—introduction to Latin historical grammar
(Lindsay, supplemented by Landgraf)—systematic grammar (Kühner)
with stylistic exercises, oral and written, in conjunction with Cicero's De
Oratore—reading of epigraphic and literary monuments illustrating the
history of the Latin Language.
II. In the Literary and Objective Monuments of the Romans: Reading
of authors in groups systematically planned to illustrate the literary
life of the Romans—history and interpretation of texts—elements of
palæography (Johnston, supplemented by Thompson), epigraphy (Lindsay,
supplemented by Egbert and Cagnat), numismatics (Gnecchi, supplemented
by Hill), topography and remains (Platner, Petersen, Huelsen,
Mau, Strack, Furtwængler).
III. In Roman Life: Constructive study of Roman culture-history—
reading of authors illustrating the development of Roman civilization—
study of modern authorities in Roman culture-history (Philippson, Nissen,
Mommsen, Marquardt-Mommsen, Wissowa, Preller-Jordan, Springer-Michaelis
and Winter, Schanz, Windelband, Sandys).
Friday, Saturday, 12-2. Cabell Hall. Professor FitzHugh, Adjunct
Professor McLemore.
Aids.—For the sake of first-hand access to important modern authorities
in Latin philology, the candidate is urged to acquire a good reading
knowledge of German, French, and Italian. Such a mastery of German
and French is imperative.
For summer-school courses in Latin on which college credit is allowed,
see p. 273.
SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS.
Professor Echols.
Professor J. M. page.
Mr. Oglesby.
Mr. Graybeal.
Mr. Browne.
Mr. Tucker.
For Undergraduates.
Students entering January 1 may begin the study of Geometry in
Mathematics A1, or College Algebra in Mathematics A2. Students entering
about March 15 may begin College Algebra in Mathematics A1, or
Elementary Analytical Geometry in Mathematics A2.
Mathematics A1: Mathematics A, B, and C of the entrance requirements,
prerequisite.
First Term: Trigonometry. A complete course in Plane and Spherical
Trigonometry is pursued with constant drill in the solution of problems,
and exercises in the use of logarithms.
Second Term: Geometry. The work begins with the solution of
numerous original exercises in Plane Geometry, and proceeds through Solid
Geometry with constant drill in original exercises.
Third Term: Algebra. The work begins with the Progressions and
proceeds with the study of the Binomial Formula, Convergence and Divergence
of Series, with special study of the Binomial, Exponential, and Logarithmic
Series. The study of Inequalities and Determinants prepares for
the Theory of Equations with which the course is closed. (B. A. or B. S.
credit, 3 session-hours.) Section I, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, 9-10.
Section II, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, 10-11. Section III, Tuesday,
Thursday, Saturday, 11-12. Section IV, Monday, Wednesday, Friday,
9-10. Cabell Hall. Professor Page.
Mathematics A2: Mathematics A, B, C, and D, of the entrance requirements,
prerequisite.
The first two terms of the session are devoted to Trigonometry and
Algebra, respectively; and the first and third terms covered in these subjects
are exactly the same as those described above for the first and third
terms of Mathematics A1. In elementary Analytical Geometry, to which
the third term is devoted, the class begins with a study of the Cartesian
and polar systems of Coördinates, with numerous exercises in the graphical
representation of equations. Especial attention is paid to the straight line
and the general equation of the first degree in two variables. The course
is intended to prepare for the study of the Analytical Geometry of the
Conic Section. (B. A. or B. S. credit, 3 session-hours.) Monday,
Wednesday, Friday, 9-10. Cabell Hall. Professor Page.
Text-Books: Venable, Legendre's Geometry, with Exercises; Loney, Trigonometry,
Part I; Murray, Spherical Trigonometry; Reitz and Crathorne, College
Algebra; Fine and Thompson, Coördinate Geometry.
In addition to the regular examinations held during the session, there
will be held special examinations on the work of Mathematics A1 and A2 at
the opening of the session, to which any student registered in the School of
Mathematics will be admitted. To a student successfully passing one of
these examinations will be given a certificate of proficiency in the work
required in Mathematics A1 or A2. Advanced standing on the work of
Mathematics A1 or A2 will be granted a student entering from a secondary
school only after he has passed here the prescribed examination on the
course in question.
Mathematics B1: Mathematics A1 prerequisite.—The work of the
course consists of an advanced course in trigonometry, taking up the subject
where left off in Mathematics A1. The major portion of the session's work,
however, is given to the study of Analytical Geometry of two dimensions
in Cartesian and polar Coördinates. A special study of the conic sections
is followed by the study of a number of classical curves. (B. A. or B. S.
credit, 3 session-hours.) Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 11-12. Cabell Hall.
Professor Page.
Mathematics B2: Mathematics B1 prerequisite.—This course is devoted
to a preliminary study of the Differential and Integral Calculus.
The treatment of the subject involves the operations of differentiation and
integration of functions, with applications to the expansion of functions
in series, evaluation of illusory forms, maximum and minimum values, the
applications to geometry of curves in the problems of tangency, contact
and curvature, curve tracing, are length, and areas, the volumes of revolutes
and of special forms of other surfaces, areas of surfaces of revolution,
and finally the solutions of the more important simple problems in ordinary
differential equations. (B. A. or B. S. credit, 3 session-hours.) Tuesday,
Thursday, Saturday, 12-1. Cabell Hall. Professor Echols.
Mathematics B3: Mathematics A2 prerequisite.—This course is intended
for engineering students only. The subject of Analytical Geometry
is taken up at the point left off in Mathematics A2 and finished preliminary
to the Calculus. The subject of Differential and Integral Calculus is taken
up about November first and pursued during the remainder of the session.
Less stress is laid on the principles of the subject than in Mathematics B2,
the main interest being the formal application of the operations of the Calculus
to the solution of problems with the view of making the student
familiar with these operations so that he can apply them to the problems
of applied mathematics which he is to meet in engineering. Credit to
engineering students for work done elsewhere covering this course or any
portion of it must be obtained through application to and with the approval
of the Engineering Faculty. (B. A. or B. S. credit, 3 session-hours.) Monday,
Wednesday, Friday, 12-1.[1]
Cabell Hall. Professor Echols.
For Undergraduates and Graduates.
Mathematics C1: Mathematics B1 and B2 prerequisite.—This course
begins with the study of Analytical Geometry of Three Dimensions. The
Differential and Integral Calculus is taken up, at the point left off in
Mathematics B2, and is systematically studied along broad lines. A
course of parallel reading on the History of Mathematics is assigned and
an examination held in this subject. The course closes with the study
Cabell Hall. Professor Echols.
Text-Books: Charles Smith, Solid Geometry; Echols, Differential and
Integral Calculus; Williamson, Differential Calculus; Williamson, Integral
Calculus; Murray, Differential Equations; Cajori, History of Mathematics.
For Graduates.
Mathematics D1: Differential Geometry: Mathematics C1 prerequisite.—In
this course the year will be devoted to the applications of the
Differential and Integral Calculus to Geometry, with special reference to
the theory of the General Space Curve, the Surface, and the Surface Curve.
Hours by appointment. Professor Page.
Mathematics D2: Differential Equations: Mathematics C1 prerequisite.—In
this course there will be presented a study of Ordinary and
Partial Differential Equations. In the discussion of the Ordinary Differential
Equation particular attention is paid to the theory of integration
of such equations as admit of a known Transformation Group, and the
classic methods of integration are compared with those which flow from
the Theory of Continuous Groups. A similar method is adopted in the
study of the Linear Partial Differential Equation of the First Order. As
far as the time admits, the theories of integration of the Complete System,
as well as those of the General Partial Differential Equation of the
First and Second Orders, will be discussed. Hours by appointment. Professor
Page.
[Only one of the Courses D1 and D2 will be offered in 1915-1916.]
Mathematics D3: Theory of Functions: Mathematics C1 prerequisite.—In
this course is offered to advanced students a study of Mathematical
Analysis. The treatment of the subject is arranged under three
heads, as follows:
The design of the numbers of analysis and the laws of the operations
to which they are subject are studied after the methods of Dedekind and
Tannery, Cantor and Weierstrass, as introductory to the study of functions.
The study of the Theory of Functions of a Real Variable, including
series, products, and continued fractions.
The General Theory of Functions of a Complex Variable is studied
after the methods of Cauchy, Riemann, and Weierstrass.
A special study is made of the series of Taylor and of Fourier.
Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 11-12. Professor Echols.
The work in Mathematics D1, D2, and D3 is carried on by means of
lectures, notes, and the systematic reading of the standard authors in
texts and in journals.
For summer-school courses in Mathematics, on which college credit
will be allowed, see p. 273.
SCHOOL OF APPLIED MATHEMATICS.
Professor Thornton.
Mr. Lapham.
For Undergraduates and Graduates.
Applied Mathematics C1: Theoretical Mechanics: Mathematics B2
or B3, or the equivalent, prerequisite.
First Term: The fundamental laws of motion, force, and energy,
and their applications to the Statics of material particles and solid bodies.
Elementary dynamics of the particle.
Second Term: The dynamics of the particle and an elementary study
of moments of inertia and the dynamics of the rigid body.
Third Term: Dynamics of the rigid body; attractions and potential.
Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 10-11. Mechanical Laboratory. Professor
Thornton.
For Graduates.
Applied Mathematics D1: Analytical Mechanics:
Lectures are given in alternate sessions on the following topics. Hours
by appointment. Professor Thornton.
A. Theoretical Dynamics; Theory of Attractions (1914-1915).
B. Theory of Elasticity; Hydrodynamics (1915-1916).
CORCORAN SCHOOL OF PHILOSOPHY.
Professor Lefevre.
Adjunct Professor Balz.
Mr. Hurt.
Mr. McCu.
Mr. FitzHugh.
Students are advised not to undertake the work of this School before
their second session in the College.
For Undergraduates.
Philosophy B1: Deductive and Inductive Logic: Theory of Knowledge.—During
the first and second terms, the class will be engaged with
a study of the science of logic. The lectures will deal in an introductory
manner with the general character of the thinking process, its laws of
development, and the methods by which thought actually proceeds to solve
analysis of logical arguments and to the detection of fallacies in reasoning.
The third term will be devoted to a study and critical exposition of different
Theories of Knowledge. Text-book: Creighton's Introductory
Logic; other books to be announced. (B. A. or B. S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Two Sections: I. Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 1-2. II. Tuesday,
Thursday, Saturday, 12-1. Rotunda, N. E. Professor Lefevre, Adjunct
Professor Balz.
Philosophy B2: Ethics.—The aim of this course is (1) to trace in
broad outline the history of actual moral practices and ideals among mankind
in primitive, ancient, and modern times; and (2) to bring out the
distinctive features of moral action and to secure an insight into the
leading principles underlying it. Some of the more important systems
of ethics will be studied for the purpose of gaining an appreciation of
the general development and different types of theories of morality. The
entire course will be directed with a view to aiding the student in reaching
a constructive result. (B. A. or B. S. credit, 3 session-hours.) Monday,
Wednesday, Friday, 11-12. Rotunda, N. E. Professor Lefevre.
Philosophy B3: General Psychology.—This course is intended to give
a general survey of the main problems, principles and methods of Psychology,
either as a part of a liberal education or as preparation for professional
study in Education, Medicine, or Law. The following topics
will be treated: Structure and function of the Nervous System, Sensation,
Perception, Attention, Mental Imagery, Memory, Volition, Reasoning,
Association of Ideas, Movement and Action, Emotions, etc. These
topics will be treated from the physiological, experimental, dynamic, and
descriptive points of view. Reading of texts, lectures, discussions, and
reports. (B. A. or B. S. credit, 3 session-hours.) Tuesday, Thursday,
Saturday, 1-2. Rotunda, N. E. Adjunct Professor Balz.
For Undergraduates and Graduates.
Philosophy C1: The History of Philosophy: Philosophy B1, or B2,
or B3, or the equivalent, prerequisite.—This course is intended primarily
for those who wish to know something of the history of thought and the
influence which philosophical ideas have exerted in the development of
civilization. The lectures will give a general account of philosophical
speculation from its beginnings among the Greeks to the present time.
The endeavor will be made to present the various philosophical systems
in their relation to the science and general civilization of the ages to
which they belong, and to estimate their social and political significance.
A large part of the year will be devoted to the theories and problems of
modern times. Reading of texts and commentaries, lectures, discussions,
and essays. Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 10-11. Rotunda, N. E. Professor
Lefevre.
Philosophy C2: Social Psychology: Philosophy B1, or B2, or B3,
or the equivalent, prerequisite.—In this course, general psychological principles
will be applied to the study of the social relations of the self, and
the influences which determine feeling and action in the individual as a
member of the group, e. g., the sentiments of religious, political, and social
crowds. The attempt is made to approach social facts from the mental
side. The study of social consciousness, as involved in the genesis and
growth of social institutions, the psychology of education, the psychology
of religion, and the evolution of social consciousness, will engage the attention
in this course. Reading of texts, lectures, discussions, and reports.
Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, 9-10. Rotunda, S. E. Adjunct Professor
Balz.
For Graduates.
Only one of the following courses will be given in any one session.
Philosophy D1.—(Open to students who have taken or are taking Philosophy
C1.) Empiricism and Rationalism. The empirical movement as
represented by Locke, Hume, and Mill, and the rationalistic movement as
represented especially by Descartes, Spinoza, and Leibniz, will be studied
with reference to their distinctive methods. Reading of texts and commentaries,
lectures, discussions, and essays. Professor Lefevre, Adjunct
Professor Balz.
Philosophy D2.—(Open to students who have taken or are taking
Philosophy C1.) The Critical Philosophy of Kant. The greater part of
the year will be devoted to the careful study of the Critique of Pure
Reason and the Critique of Practical Reason. Collateral reading of standard
commentaries and of selected recent literature on the subject will be
required. Special attention will be given to Kant's relation to previous
philosophical systems, to the development of his own philosophy, and to
the interrelation of his three Critiques. Reading of texts, lectures, discussions,
and reports. Professor Lefevre, Adjunct Professor Balz.
Further advanced work in Philosophy, including the critical study of
recent tendencies, will be arranged in accordance with the needs of individual
students.
For summer-school courses in Philosophy, on which college credit
will be allowed, see p. 273.
SCHOOL OF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY
Associate Professor Hoxton.
Adjunct Professor Sparrow.
Mr. Trummell.
Mr. Macdonald.
A laboratory fee of five dollars is charged for each course in this
School.
For Undergraduates.
Physics 1: Preparatory Course for Medicine: This course absolves
the minimum requirements in Physics for entrance to the Department of
Medicine. (No B. A. or B. S. credit.) Lectures: Tuesday, Thursday,
Saturday, 11-12. Laboratory: Monday, Wednesday, Friday: Section I,
9-11; Section II, 3-5. Rouss Physical Laboratory. Associate Professor
Hoxton, Adjunct Professor Sparrow, Mr. Trummell, Mr. Macdonald.
Physics B1: General Physics: A knowledge of solid geometry and
of the trigonometry of the right triangle prerequisite.—The elements of
Mechanics, Sound, Heat, Electricity and Magnetism, and Light. The classroom
instruction is given by text-books, recitations, problems, and experimental
demonstrations. In the laboratory each student performs experiments
upon which written reports are required. (B. A. or B. S. credit, 6
session-hours.) Lectures: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, 11-12. Laboratory:
Monday, Wednesday, Friday: Section I, 9-11; Section II, 3-5.
Rouss Physical Laboratory. Associate Professor Hoxton, Adjunct Professor
Sparrow, Mr. Trummell, Mr. Macdonald.
For Undergraduates and Graduates.
Physics C1: General Physics, Selected Topics: Physics B1, and
Mathematics A1 or A2, or the equivalent, prerequisite.—The work in the
classroom emphasizes the general principles of dynamics and their application
to physical problems, special attention being given to the properties
of matter and thermodynamics. The laboratory work develops the basic
principles of accurate measurement. Laboratory work six hours per week.
Hours by appointment. Rouss Physical Laboratory. Adjunct Professor
Sparrow.
Physics C2: Electricity and Optics: Physics B1, with the addition
of either Physics C1, Mathematics B2, or B3, or the equivalent, prerequisite.—Electricity
is given during the first half-year, Optics during the second.
The elements of the classical mathematical theory and outlines of
important modern conceptions are given in the lectures. In the laboratory,
especial attention is paid to methods of measurement and studies of important
phenomena and principles. Laboratory work, four to six hours
per week. Hours by appointment. Rouss Physical Laboratory. Associate
Professor Hoxton.
For Graduates.
The courses of this grade vary from year to year, ranging over the
more important fields of Physics in a cycle of about three years. The list
given below includes courses which have recently been given and those
which are offered for the coming session.
The formal preparation necessary for these courses varies somewhat
with the nature of the subjects treated. What is necessary is a certain
maturity of mind with reference to the subject. The student who has not
had training in Mathematics equivalent to Mathematics C1 will probably
be unable to follow with profit any D course dealing with the mathematical
side of Physics, while the student who has not had the equivalent of the
corresponding C course in Physics will be unable to pursue a D course dealing
with the experimental side.
Physics D1: Electromagnetic Theory: The mathematical theory of
substantially the same content as Maxwell's Treatise. Adjunct Professor
Sparrow. Given in 1914-1915.
Physics D2: Advanced Thermodynamics, Kinetic Theory of Gases:
The mathematical theory and an account of the state of experimental knowledge
of the subject. Hours by appointment. Rouss Physical Laboratory.
Associate Professor Hoxton. Offered for 1915-1916.
Physics D3: Dynamics: A general course in Dynamics, including
Hydrodynamics and the Theory of Elasticity. Adjunct Professor Sparrow.
Given in 1913-1914.
Physics D4: Conduction of Electricity through Gases, Radioactivity:
Chiefly the experimental side of the subject. Associate Professor Hoxton,
Adjunct Professor Sparrow. Given in 1914-1915.
Physics D5: Theory of Electrons, Electromagnetic Theory of Light:
The mathematical theory and an account of the state of experimental
knowledge of the subject. Hours by appointment. Rouss Physical Laboratory.
Adjunct Professor Sparrow. Offered for 1915-1916.
Journal Meeting: The Faculty and advanced students in Physics and
Astronomy meet once a week for the presentation and discussion of current
research. The students as well as the professors take an active part in the
presentation of these reports.
The Rouss Physical Laboratory is a commodious building, specially
designed for and devoted to the work in Physics. The building throughout
is characterized by structural stability. The rooms are abundantly lighted,
while some may be darkened at will. There is a general distribution of
water over the building, while all the rooms are supplied with steam heat,
gas, and electricity.
The equipment includes an exceptionally rich set of demonstration
apparatus, and a good stock of apparatus for elementary laboratory instruction.
In addition to this there is a special line of electrical and optical
instruments, a 21½-foot concave grating with Rowland mounting, photographic
dark room, liquid air plant, and storage battery, and a machine
work in some lines the facilities offered are excellent.
For summer-school courses in Physics, on which college credit will be
allowed, see p. 273.
SCHOOL OF ROMANIC LANGUAGES.
Professor Wilson.
Adjunct Professor Bardin.
Mr. Neff.
For Undergraduates.
French 1: For beginners: Pronunciation, forms, translation, composition.
(No credit for any degree. Admits to French B1 only.) Section
I, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 9-10; Section II, Monday, Wednesday,
Friday, 10-11; Section III, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, 10-11.
Rotunda, S. E. Mr. Neff.
Spanish 1: For beginners: Pronunciation, forms, translation, composition.
(No credit for any degree. Admits to Spanish B1 only.) Monday,
Wednesday, Friday, 11-12. Rotunda, S. E. Adjunct Professor
Bardin.
French B1: French 1, or French A and B of the entrance requirements,
prerequisite.—Dictation, composition, general syntax, translation.
(B. A. or B. S. credit, 3 session-hours.) Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday,
9-10. Rotunda, S. E. Professor Wilson.
Spanish B1: Spanish 1, or Spanish A and B of the entrance requirements,
prerequisite.—Dictation, composition, general syntax, translation.
(B. A. or B. S. credit, 3 session-hours.) Monday, Wednesday, Friday,
12-1. Rotunda, S. E. Adjunct Professor Bardin.
Italian B1: French B1 or Spanish B1, or the equivalent of either,
prerequisite.—Modern Italian prose; Italian literature. (B. A. or B. S.
credit, 3 session-hours.) Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, 12-1. Rotunda,
S. E. Professor Wilson.
Portuguese B1: French B1 or Spanish B1, or the equivalent of either,
prerequisite.—A general survey of the Portuguese language, with a detailed
study of some of the more important landmarks of Portuguese literature.
(B. A. or B. S. credit, 3 session-hours.) Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 1-2.
Rotunda, S. E. Adjunct Professor Bardin.
For Undergraduates and Graduates.
Undergraduates of exceptional ability, who desire to continue their
studies in the Romanic languages, will be allowed to follow these courses
after having completed the collegiate courses described above.
French C1: French B1, and one other B course in the School of
Romanic Languages, prerequisite.—The course is conducted in French.
The tendencies of modern French fiction are studied. French life is analyzed,
and a general survey is made of the nineteenth century. Tuesday,
Thursday, Saturday, 11-12. Rotunda, S. E. Professor Wilson.
Spanish C1: Spanish B1, and one other B course in the School of
Romanic Languages, prerequisite.—The literature of one or more of the
Latin-American republics will be studied. A general survey will be made
of Spanish-American life and literature. Hours by appointment. Adjunct
Professor Bardin.
For summer-school courses in French, in which college credit will be
allowed, see p. 273.
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