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ANNOUNCEMENT OF COURSES.
McINTIRE SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS.
I. Art.
Art C1: Freehand Drawing and Painting: Art B2 and B1 prerequisite.
A continuation of Art B2, with practice in drawing from the life and in the
painting of landscapes. Fee $5. Assistant Professor Makielski.
II. Music.
Music C1: Composition: Music B2 and B3 prerequisite. Advanced Harmony
and Counterpoint. Construction and drill in various rhythmic and melodic
forms. Their use in sections, phrases and periods. Construction of song and
dance forms; the study of these and larger forms, including the sonata form,
through the works of the masters. Exercises in counterpoint of from two to
eight voice parts, contrapuntal elaboration of chorales, invertible counterpoint.
Application of contrapuntal devices in the homophonic forms. Students will be
given the opportunity to have works performed by the Choral, Glee Club, Orchestra
or Band. Professor Fickenscher.
Music C5: Musical Criticism: Appreciation and Analysis: Study of
the lives and works of the pioneers only. The recurring "Modernistic"
movements from early times to the ultra modern music of to-day with the
continually developing harmonic consciousness of the race. The great religious
composers. The development and analysis of the sonata, symphony,
and other forms. Tendencies of modern music.
Collateral Reading.—Required attendance at a specified number of Ensemble
Recitals and McIntire Concerts, including the preparation of Program
Notes before each concert and a written criticism of each performance.
Prerequisite: Undergraduates must have passed two courses in this
school. Graduate students should have acquired a background of musical
understanding either technical or appreciative.
Twice a week in the afternoon or evening by appointment. Hour and a
half each time. Credit, three session-hours. Assistant Professor Pratt.
Equipment.—The work offered re-establishes the instruction outlined in
the first curriculum of the University, 1818, the earliest proposal for instruction
in art, architecture, and music in any American university. An unrivalled background
is provided for it by the buildings and environment of Charlottesville;
the University group, with its old buildings specially designed to furnish examples
of the various orders "as specimens for the architectural lectures," its new
buildings designed by Stanford White; the works of sculpture by Houdon,
Ezekiel, Bitter, Borglum, Keck, Shrady, and Aitken; the paintings and prints
presented by Messrs. Thomas F. Ryan, John Barton Payne, John Armstrong
Chaloner and others; the concerts and exhibitions of paintings brought to the
University with part of the income of the McIntire fund.
SCHOOL OF PRACTICAL ASTRONOMY.
Astronomy C1: Spherical and Practical Astronomy: Astronomy B1 and
Mathematics B1 prerequisite.—Spherical astronomy and theory of astronomical
instruments, with practical exercises in making and reducing astronomical observations.—Hours
to be arranged. Associate Professor Alden.
Astronomy C2: Celestial Mechanics: Astronomy B1 and Mathematics B2
prerequisite.—Rectilinear motion, central forces, potential; problems of two, three
and n bodies, perturbations, determination of a preliminary orbit.—Hours to be
arranged. Associate Professor Olivier.
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
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.
The Leander McCormick Observatory is situated upon Mount Jefferson,
which furnishes an unobstructed horizon. The principal building is a rotunda
forty-five feet in diameter, which contains the great Clark refractor of twenty-six
inches aperature. The instrument and building are the gift of the late Leander
J. McCormick, Esq., of Chicago. The telescope is fitted with micrometer, photometer,
and plate-holder for stellar photography. The computing rooms adjoining
contain clocks, chronograph, machines for measuring astronomical photographs
and spectograms, 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 members of the Visiting Committee of the Leander McCormick Observatory
are:
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY.
THE RECTOR OF THE UNIVERSITY.
MR. ROBERT HALL MCCORMICK.
MR. LEANDER MCCORMICK-GOODHART.
PROFESSOR S. I. BAILEY, HARVARD COLLEGE OBSERVATORY.
THE DIRECTOR OF THE LEANDER MCCORMICK OBSERVATORY.
JOHN B. CARY MEMORIAL SCHOOL OF BIBLICAL HISTORY
AND LITERATURE.
Biblical Literature C1: Any two courses from the English Group, prerequisite.—The
origin and history of the English Bible: The canon; the text;
the English versions. Professor Forrest.
Biblical Literature D1: The religious ideas of the Bible, or theology of
the Old and New Testaments.—Hours by appointment. Professor Forrest.
MILLER SCHOOL OF BIOLOGY.
A laboratory fee of $10 is charged for each laboratory course.
Any course may be withdrawn unless elected by at least four students.
I. Biology.
Biology C1: Evolution and Heredity: Biology B1 prerequisite.—First
term: Evolution, the theory and its history. Second term: The principles of
heredity and their application to social questions. Third term: The biological
aspects of human problems. Lectures only. Professor Lewis.
II. Botany.
Botany C1: Biology B1 prerequisite.—The evolution of plants based on a
morphological study of a series of types, which will represent the more important
families of algae, fungi, liverworts, mosses, ferns and seed plants. The
principles of classification are considered and illustrated.—One hour a week will
be devoted to a study of periodical literature. Professor Lewis.
Botany D1: Advanced work along some of the lines indicated above.
The work will be varied to suit the needs of the students applying for the course.
—Hours by appointment. Professor Lewis.
III. Zoölogy.
Zoölogy C1: Biology B1 prerequisite.—Experimental zoölogy. A comparative
study of the morphology and behavior of typical invertebrates.—Three
lectures and three two-hour laboratory periods weekly. Abstracting of periodical
literature one hour each week. Professor Kepner.
Zoölogy D1: Principles of animal histology. 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. Professor
Kepner.
Further advanced work may be arranged to meet the needs of students.
The Biological Laboratory, completed in 1920, is adequate in size and
arrangements for housing comfortably all classes in Biology. The building is
provided freely with electricity, gas, and water. The equipment consists of
sterilizers, and other apparatus required for general and advanced work.
The departmental library contains a good working collection of biological
texts and books of reference, as well as files of the more important journals.
SCHOOL OF CHEMISTRY.
Students taking Laboratory courses in Chemistry are required to pay for
each course a fee of $20.00 and make a special deposit of $5.00 to cover breakage
of apparatus.
Chemistry C1: Technical Analysis: Chemistry B4 prerequisite.—This
course will consist of a study of the application of the principles of quantitative
analysis to technical materials. The work will be selected from such subjects as
Rock, Ore, Steel, Gas, Coal, and Water Analysis. One hour of lecture and six
hours of laboratory work per week. Associate Professor Yoe.
Chemistry C2: Advanced Organic Chemistry: Chemistry B3 and B4
prerequisite.—The lectures deal with selected topics in organic chemistry. Topics
are assigned individually which require study of scientific journals and advanced
texts. The laboratory work will include organic synthesis, and an introduction
to research methods. 3 hours of lecture and 6 hours of laboratory a
week. Professor Bird.
Chemistry C3: Physical Chemistry: Chemistry B2, Physics B1, and
some knowledge of calculus prerequisite.—The fall term is devoted to a study
of some fundamental properties of gases, liquids, and solids. In the winter
term, Chemical reactions are studied quantitatively as regards rate and degree of
completeness. The spring term begins with the applications of the above to
electrolytes and closes with an introduction to modern atomic structure theory.
3 hours lecture and 6 hours laboratory per week. Associate Professor Pease
and Assistant.
Chemistry C4: Applied Chemistry: Chemistry B3 and C3 prerequisite.—
The lectures and recitations in this course will be devoted to the study of fundamental
principles underlying the more important phases of industrial chemistry,
including both theoretical and economic problems. A considerable amount of
reading in descriptive industrial chemistry will be assigned, and written reports
upon special subjects will be required. 3 hours of lecture per week. Assistant
Professor Benton.
Chemistry C5: Undergraduate Research: Properly qualified undergraduate
students are given opportunity to undertake an original investigation
of some problem in chemistry under the direction of a member of the
teaching staff. The student will be expected to devote to his problem a minimum
of nine hours per week throughout the year.
Chemistry C6: Selected Topics in Inorganic Chemistry: Winter term
only. The chemistry of the rarer elements, complex inorganic compounds,
and similar topics will be treated. 3 hours lecture per week. Associate Professor
Carter.
Chemistry C7: Colloid Chemistry. Winter term, two hours of lecture
and one laboratory period per week. An introduction to the properties of
matter in the colloidal state. Associate Professor Yoe.
Chemistry C8: History of Chemistry. Spring term, three hours of lecture
per week. An outline of the development of chemical science from the
earliest times to the present. Associate Professor Carter.
Chemistry D1: Advanced Organic Chemistry: A course dealing with
special phases of organic chemistry. Professor Bird.
Chemistry D2: Thermodynamics and Chemistry: A systematic study
of the application of thermodynamics in the solution of chemical problems.
Assistant Professor Benton.
Chemistry D3[2]
: The Kinetics of Chemical Reaction: A course designed
for graduate students specializing in the field of reaction kinetics and
catalysis. Associate Professor Pease.
Chemistry D4[2]
: Atomic Structure: An introduction to the modern
theory of atomic structure and its application in the study of the structure
and some properties of matter. Associate Professor Pease.
Research. Every graduate student in chemistry is expected to carry on
research. No special courses are listed, as the nature of the work and the
credit received, will vary with the time spent upon it, the previous training
of the student and the degree for which the student is applying. At present
researches are under way in the laboratory in the fields of catalysis; adsorption;
organic equilibria; ionic equilibria; photochemistry; colloid chemistry;
rate of flow of gases; organic synthesis, and other problems in organic chemistry.
The Chemical Journal Club will meet once a week (hour to be arranged)
for the critical review and discussion of various topics of interest in current
chemical literature and of such chemical researches as are in progress in the
University. All members of the teaching staff and advanced students in
chemistry are expected to attend these meetings and to take part in
the discussions. The privileges of the club are extended to all members of
the University and others who are interested in the progress of chemistry.
The Chemical Laboratory, recently completed, is of brick, fire-proof construction,
and the three floors afford 30,000 square feet of space. The seven
larger laboratories will accommodate 625 students, and, in addition to these
there are smaller laboratories for the use of the instructors and advanced students.
There are also rooms for assay furnaces, gas and water analysis, photography,
etc. The equipment is satisfactory for purposes of both instruction
and research. The laboratory maintains a working library containing about
4,000 volumes directly relating to chemistry as well as complete files of the
more important periodicals.
Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy: In addition to
Philosophy, candidates for this degree who select chemistry as their major
subject must give evidence of thorough training in the general principles of
chemistry, in organic chemistry, and in analytical chemistry, by passing written
qualifying examinations in these subjects; these examinations to be
passed not later than the close of the session preceding that in which it is
expected that the degree will be conferred.
McINTIRE SCHOOL OF COMMERCE.
Economics C1: Public Finance: (See James Wilson School of Economics,
below.)
Economics C2: Advanced Money and Banking: (See James Wilson
School of Economics, below.)
Economics C3: System Building and Cost Accounting: Economics B1
and B6 prerequisite.—The construction of accounting systems for trading, manufacturing,
public utility, and financial concerns. The work of the third term
will be in particular reference to cost accounting systems. Not given in 1924-25.
Given in alternate years with Economics C7. Associate Professor Barlow.
Economics C4: Corporation Finance: Economics B1 and B4 prerequisite.—The
first part of the course will treat the financial policies of corporations
with respect to the kinds of securities they may issue, the promotion of corporations,
the administration of income and related subjects, while the latter part of
the course will consider the various types of corporate, government and municipal
bonds with respect to their investment status. Associate Professor Kincaid
and Mr. Pinchbeck.
Economics C5: Foreign Trade: Economics B1 and one other course in
the School of Economics or School of Commerce, prerequisite.—An analysis of
the economic principles underlying foreign trade, resources and materials, trade
conditions and practices abroad, commercial treaties and tariffs, sales methods,
credit factors, shipping facilities, financial settlements, foreign exchange. Hours
to be arranged. Acting Assistant Professor Edwards.
Economics C6: Scientific Management and Labor Problems: Economics
B1 and one other course in the School of Economics or School of Commerce,
prerequisite.—A study of the relations between employer and employee, agencies
for the promotion of industrial peace including profit-sharing plans, bonus systems,
co-operative enterprises, etc., and a study of representative plans for the
management of labor, copartnership and labor organizations. To be supplied.
Economics C7: Auditing and Income Tax: Economics B1 and B6 prerequisite.—The
conduct and mechanism of audits, audit reports, analysis of financial
statements. The third term will comprise a study of the Federal Income
Tax with practice in the preparation of returns. Given in alternate years with
Economics C3. Not given in 1925-26. Associate Professor Barlow.
Economics C8: Research in Virginia Economic Problems: (See James
Wilson School of Economics, below.)
Economics C9: Business Combinations: A study of the growth of large
business organizations in this country and in Europe in recent times. Special
emphasis is given to the causes of this growth, the forms, legal status
and relations to business efficiency of these combinations, and the social
problems arising out of their formation. The organization of pools, cartels,
holding companies, mergers, etc., is investigated particularly with reference
to price policies. This course will alternate each year with Economics B9.
Not given in 1925-26. Associate Professor Berglund.
JAMES WILSON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS.
I. Economics.
Economics C1: Public Finance: Economics B1 and one other B course
in the School of Economics or School of Commerce, prerequisite.—First and
second terms: The general principles of public finance, with a detailed investigation
of state and local taxation. Third term: The financial institutions and
methods of the federal government. Professor Snavely.
Economics C2: Advanced Money and Banking: Economics B1 and one
other B course in the School of Economics or School of Commerce, prerequisite.—A
course of research in current monetary and banking problems. An
intensive study is made of foreign currency systems, Federal Reserve System,
cyclical fluctuations in business, etc. Topics are assigned for individual investigation
and written papers and problems are required. Given in alternate years
with Economics B7. Associate Professor Kincaid.
Economics C8: Research in Virginia Economic Problems: Economics
B1 and one other course in the School of Economics or School of Commerce,
prerequisite.—A research course in current economic and social problems as
they apply to the commonwealth of Virginia. Hours by appointment. Professor
Gee.
Economics D1: History of Economic Theory.—Hours to be arranged.
Given in alternate years with Economics D2. Professor Snavely.
Economics D2: Recent Economic Theory, with special attention to
problems in the distribution of wealth. Given in alternate years with Economics
D1. Not given in 1925-26. Hours to be arranged. Associate Professor
Berglund.
Economics D3: A course of Research in Economic Theory.—Hours
to be arranged.
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION.
In 1920 the Curry Memorial School of Education was organized as a
Department of the University, coördinate with the other professional Departments.
The following is a list of the courses offered. A detailed statement
of each course will be found under the announcement of the Curry Memorial
Department of Education in the General Catalogue.
Education C1: Advanced Educational Psychology: Psychology B1 and
one B course in Education, prerequisite.—To be given in alternate years with
Education C6. Professor Ferguson.
Education C2: Educational Surveys: State, City and County: Education
B5 and one other B course in Education, prerequisite.—To be given in alternate
years with Education C3. Professor Manahan.
Education C3: Standard Tests in School Subjects: Education B5 and
one other B course in Education, prerequisite.—To be given in alternate years
with Education C2. Professor Manahan.
Education C4: Problems in Secondary Education: Education B7 and
one other B course in Education, prerequisite.—Professor Smithey.
Education C5: Social Education: Education B3 and one other B course
in Education, prerequisite.—Hours to be arranged. To be given in alternate
years with Education C7. Professor Smithey.
Education C6: Mental Tests and Their Applications: Psychology B1
and one B course in Education, prerequisite.—To be given in alternate years
with Education C1. Professor Ferguson.
Education D1: Seminar in Educational Psychology. Hours by appointment.
Professor Ferguson.
Education D2: Seminar in School Administration. Hours by appointment.
Professor Manahan.
Education D3: Seminar in Secondary Education. Hours by appointment.
Professor Smithey.
SCHOOLS OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE.
Linden Kent Memorial School of English Literature.
English Literature C1: The Drama, Elizabethan and Modern: Any
two B courses in the Schools of English Language and Literature prerequisite.
—1. The Elizabethan drama. 2. Restoration and eighteenth-century drama.
3. The modern British drama. Professor Metcalf and Professor Wilson.
English Literature C2: Literary Composition: English B3 and one other
B course prerequisite. This course is open only to those of proved aptitude in
composition who have obtained the consent of the professor in charge.—1. Essay-writing
and book-reviewing. 2. The writing of sketches and short stories.
3. Dramatic composition. Parallel reading in current periodical literature. By
consent also, this course may be taken two years in succession. Conferences.
Associate Professor Hench.
English Literature D1.—1. The English Novel from Defoe to Scott. 2.
Johnson and his Circle. Hours by appointment. Professor Metcalf.
English Literature D2.—1. Elizabethan literature (non-dramatic): Spenser
and his contemporaries. 2. Seventeenth-century literature: Milton and
Dryden. Hours by appointment. Professor Metcalf. (Omitted in 1925-26.)
Edgar Allan Poe School of English.
English C1: The Novel: Any two B courses in the Schools of English
Language and Literature prerequisite.—1. The English novel of the nineteenth
century. 2. The American novel. 3. The contemporary novel. Professor
Wilson and Professor Metcalf.
English C2: Old English: Any two B courses in the Schools of English
Language and Literature prerequisite.—1. Old English prose. 2. Old English
poetry: Beowulf. 3. Beowulf. Associate Professor Hench.
English C3: Middle English; Chaucer: Any two B courses in the
Schools of English Language and Literature prerequisite.—1. Middle English
prose and verse. 2. Chaucer. 3. Chaucer. Associate Professor Hench.
English D1.—Edgar Allan Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ralph Waldo
Emerson. Hours by appointment. Professor Wilson.
English D2.—Shakespeare and his Times. Hours by appointment. Professor
Wilson. (Omitted in 1925-26.)
English D3.—(1) Old English: The Cynewulf poems. (2) Early English
metrical romances. Hours by appointment. Professor Wilson. (Given
upon application of four or more graduate students.)
CORCORAN AND ROGERS SCHOOLS OF GENERAL AND ECONOMIC
GEOLOGY.
Geology C1: Petrology: Geology B3 prerequisite.—(a) Physical Crystallography.
Determination of minerals and rocks in thin sections under the
microscope. Optical and microscopial mineralogy, with especial reference to
the behavior of minerals as constituents of rock masses. (b) Petrography. The
microscopic structure, mineralogical composition, genetic relations, and distribution
of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks.—Lectures and laboratory
work to the amount of 9 hours a week throughout the year, to be arranged. Acting
Assistant Professor Pegau.
Geology C2: Geology of Ore Deposits: Geology B1 prerequisite, and
Geology C1 recommended.—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 12 hours per week
throughout the year. Hours to be arranged. Professor Watson and Acting
Professor Pegau. Given in alternate years with Geology C3. Given in 1924-25.
Geology C3: Geology of the Nonmetallic Minerals: Geology B1 prerequisite,
and Geology C1 recommended.—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 12 hours per week throughout the year, to be arranged. Professor Watson.
Given in alternate years with Geology C2. Given in 1923-4.
Geology C4: Structural Geology: Geology B1 or B2, and Geology B3
prerequisite.—An advanced course dealing with the general structure of the
and significance of rock cleavage, joints, faults, folds, unconformities, etc. The
relation of rock structures to mining, quarrying, drilling, etc., will receive attention;
and especial emphasis will be placed on the topographic expression of structures.—Lectures,
collateral reading, preparation of a thesis, solution of simple
problems, laboratory and field work.—First and second terms. Hours to be arranged.
Associate Professor Giles.
Geology C5: Geological Field Methods: Geology B1 or B2, B3, and
C4 prerequisite.—A special course for students in geology and engineering designed
to familiarize the student with the procedure of a geological survey. The
use of instruments, the interpretation of structures, the compilation of data, and
the preparation of topographic and geological maps are especially emphasized.—
Lectures, collateral reading, and field work.—Third term. Hours to be arranged.
Acting Assistant Professor Pegau.
Geology C4 and C5 are designed to furnish a year's course for advanced students
in geology and engineering.
Geology C6: Invertebrate Paleontology: Geology B1 and one elementary
course in Zoölogy, prerequisite.—Invertebrate fossils, their identification,
classification, and geologic and geographic distribution. The application of fossils
to stratigraphic and other geologic investigations will receive constant emphasis.
The student will be required to make collections in the field and to prepare,
identify, and classify the material.—Lectures, collateral reading, laboratory
and field work.—Hours to be arranged. Associate Professor Giles. Given in
alternate years with Geology C4 and C5.
Geology D1: Advanced General Geology: Geology B1 and B3 prerequisite.—A
thorough treatment of the broader problems of the science, involving
the knowledge of stratigraphical principles, as a preparation for independent research.
Stress will be laid upon field work, and 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 are assigned.—Hours by appointment. Professor Watson and
Associate Professor Giles.
Geology D2: Advanced Mineralogy and Petrography: Geology B3 and
C1 prerequisite.—Adapted to the needs of the individual student. Properly qualified
students may pursue work directed along the line of crystallography (crystal
measurements and drawings and crystal optics), chemical mineralogy (mineral or
rock analysis), or petrographic research.—Hours by appointment. Professor
Watson and Acting Assistant Professor Pegau.
Geology D3: Advanced Economic Geology: Geology C2 and C3 prerequisite.—Special
topics in mining geology for advanced students, selected according
to the needs of the individual student.—Lectures, laboratory and field
work, reading, reports and theses.—Hours by appointment. Professor Watson.
Geology D4: Economic Geology of the Southern Appalachians: Geology
C2 and C3 prerequisite.—Detailed study of the mining geology of the region,
taken and individual reports required. Original investigation of an assigned area,
based upon field work, is required of each student.—Hours by appointment. 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 the different
kinds of rocks, classified according to mineral character and the formations
in which they occur, the collections of fossils, plaster casts, maps, etc., are exceptionally
fine, and fully illustrate 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.
German C1: German B1 and B2 prerequisite.—The History and Development
of the German Novel in the Nineteenth Century: Pro-seminar, with directed
research study of selected novels of Goethe, Gottfried Keller, Sudermann,
Frennsen, and Thomas Mann. Professor Faulkner. Given in alternate
years with German C2. Offered in 1926-27.
German C2: German B1 and B2 prerequisite.—First term (conducted in
English): Historical grammar, with selected readings in specimens of early New
High German prose and poetry. Second and third terms: Goethe's Jugend:
Gedichte bis 1775; Dichtung und Wahrheit. Weekly seminar: Goethe's Faust, I.
und II. Teil. Professor Faulkner. Given in alternate years with German CI.
Offered in 1925-26.
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. German C1 or C2 prerequisite. Three hours a week, by appointment.
Professor Faulkner.
German D1.—Gothic and Old High German.
German D2.—Middle High German, with readings in the Nibelungenlied.
German D3.—Middle High German, with readings in Walther von der
Vogelweide.
SCHOOL OF GREEK.
Greek C1: Greek B1 and B2 prerequisite.—Sophocles, Antigone; Aeschylus,
Agamemnon; Aristophanes, Frogs. Professor Webb.
Greek D: Further advanced work will be arranged to meet the needs
of students.
CORCORAN SCHOOL OF HISTORY.
History C1: Moral, religious, intellectual and social development of Europe.
Two B courses, including B1, prerequisite.—Professor Dabney.
History C2: History of the South from the Revolution to the Present:
Two B courses, including either B2 or B3 prerequisite.—Associate Professor
Malone.
History C3: English and Colonial History: Two B courses, including B2,
prerequisite.—A study of English history from the accession of Elizabeth to the
end of the Seven Years' War, together with American developments during the
same period. Associate Professor Malone.
History D1: Destruction and Reconstruction of the Southern States:
Three B courses, including B1 and B3 or B4, and one C course prerequisite.—For
graduate students only. Professor Dabney.
SCHOOL OF LATIN.
Latin C1: Latin B1 and B2 prerequisite.—I. In Language: History of the
Latin language, with oral and written exercises. In Literature: Tacitus, Annals,
and Cicero, Letters; Plautus, Captivi, and Seneca, Tragedies, and Horace, Satires
and Epistles; Cicero, De Oratore, and Orator, and Tacitus, Dialogue on the
Orators. In Life: The literary life of Romans. Professor FitzHugh and
Assistant Professor Lehman.
Latin C2: Latin B1 and B2 prerequisite.—I. In Language: History of the
Latin language, with oral and written exercises. II. In Literature: Tacitus,
Histories, and Pliny, Letters; Terence, Andria, Vervil, Bucolics and Georgics,
and Juvenal, Satires; Lucretius, De Rerum Natura, and Cicero, De Natura Deorum.
III. In Life: The philosophic life of the Romans. Professor FitzHugh
and Assistant Professor Lehman.
Latin D: Latin C1 and C2 prerequisite.—A two-year course for those who
desire to specialize in classical philology, especially those who choose Latin as
their major for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. If the candidate's major
be Latin, a respectable familiarity with Greek is required. If the candidate's
major 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
and into an acquaintance with the authors illustrating the vulgar Latin in literature.
It is the aim of this course 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
Latin historical grammar; systematic (general) grammar; 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, epigraphy, numismatics,
and archæology. III. In Roman Life: Constructive study of Roman culture-history,
culminating in the Doctor's Dissertation; the history of classical
philology.—Hours by appointment. Professor FitzHugh and Assistant Professor
Lehman.
SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS.
Mathematics C1: Mathematics B1 and B2 or Mathematics B2 and B3 prerequisite.—Analytical
geometry of three dimensions; advanced differential and
integral calculus; differential equations. Professor Echols.
Mathematics D1: Mathematics C1 prerequisite.—Differential geometry.—
Hours by appointment. Professor Luck.
Mathematics D2: Mathematics C1 prerequisite.—Ordinary and partial
differential equations.—Hours by appointment. Professor Page.
Mathematics D3: Mathematics C1 prerequisite.—Theory of functions.
Mathematical analysis for advanced students. Professor Echols.
SCHOOL OF APPLIED MATHEMATICS.
Applied Mathematics C1: Applied Mathematics B1 prerequisite.—First
term: Mechanics of machines. Second term: Stability of structures. Third
term: Hydraulic motors and pumps. Professor Thornton.
For more advanced courses in theoretical mechanics, refer to the School of
Physics.
CORCORAN SCHOOL OF PHILOSOPHY.
I. Philosophy.
Philosophy C1: History of Philosophy: Prerequisite: and two "B" courses
listed in this school.—The lectures trace the development of philosophical
thought from the early Greeks to the middle of the nineteenth century. The
endeavor is made to present the various philosophical systems in their relation
to the civilization of the age in which they belong, and to estimate their social and
political significance.—Professor Lefevre.
Philosophy C2: The Problems of Philosophy: Prerequisite: any two
"B" courses listed in this school.—The field of philosophy and its relations to
science and religion. The analysis of persistent problems, rather than systems,
with the purpose of giving the student an insight into typical solutions. Professor
Balz.[3]
Philosophy C3: Recent Philosophical Tendencies: Open to students who
have taken or are taking Philosophy C1 or C2.—A critical study of various
philosophers representing recent and contemporary movements.—Professor Balz.
Philosophy C4: Oriental Philosophy: Open to students who have taken or
are taking Philosophy C1 or C2.—The philosophy of India and China.—Associate
Professor Pott.
Only one of the following courses will be given in session 1925-1926.
Philosophy D1: Plato and Aristotle: Admission on approval of the professors
in charge. The philosophy of Plato and Aristotle, with a survey of
the development of thought from Aristotle to Aquinas.—Professors Lefevre,
Balz, and Pott.
Philosophy D2: Empiricism and Rationalism: Admission on approval of
the professors in charge.—The empirical movement as represented by Locke,
Berkeley, and Hume, and the rationalistic movement as represented by Descartes,
Spinoza, and Leibnitz are studied with reference to their distinctive methods.—
Professors Lefevre, Balz, and Pott.
Philosophy D3: Admission on approval of the professors in charge.—A
study of the philosophy of Kant, Fichte, Schelling, and Hegel.—Professors
Lefevre, Balz, and Pott.
Further advanced work will be arranged in accordance with the needs of individual
students.
Professor Balz is absent on leave in 1924-25. Acting Assistant Professor Alfred Taylor,
Jr., is in charge of Professor Balz's work.
II. Psychology.
Psychology C1: (Education C1): Advanced General Psychology:
Psychology B1 and one "B" course in Philosophy prerequisite.—An intensive
study of fundamental processes and problems, involving a survey of important
modern contributions to psychological literature, with emphasis upon a systematic
formulation of results.—To be given in alternate years with Psychology C2.—
Professor Ferguson.
Psychology C2: (Education C6): Mental Tests and Their Applications:
Psychology B1 and one "B" course in Philosophy prerequisite.—A study of the
more important mental tests and intelligence scales, with practice in their administration
and interpretation.—To be given in alternate years with Psychology
C1.—Professor Ferguson.
Psychology D1: Admission on approval of the professor in charge.—Advanced
work to meet the needs of individual students. Professor Ferguson.
SCHOOL OF PHYSICS.
A laboratory fee of $15 is charged for Physics C3.
Physics C1: Mechanics: A knowledge of the calculus is prerequisite.—
Professor Sparrow.
Physics C2: Heat and Electricity: Physics B1 and Mathematics B1 prerequisite.—A
working knowledge of elementary calculus is needed and, in the
is provided. Professor Hoxton.
Physics C3: Physical Measurements: The preparation for this course is
the same as course C2. Theory of errors and precision of measurement. Use
of important instruments of precision. The specialized portions of the course
are mainly in the fields of heat and electricity. Professor Hoxton.
Physics D1: Elements of Mathematical Physics: This course deals with
subjects such as potential theory, heat conduction, wave motion, hydrodynamics
and elasticity, whose treatment depends upon the solution of partial differential
equations. An introduction to vector methods is included. Required of all candidates
for the doctorate. Professor Hoxton.
Physics D2: Advanced Dynamics. Professor Sparrow. (Given in
1924-25.)
Physics D3: Kinetic Theory of Gases. Professor Sparrow.
Physics D4: Theories of Atomic Structure. Professor Sparrow.
Physics D5: Advanced Optics: (Given in 1924-25.) Professor Sparrow.
Seminary: The faculty and advanced students meet weekly for the discussion
of current research problems. In 1923-24 problems of atomic structure
were under consideration. In 1924-25 it is expected that questions in cosmical
physics will be discussed.
Journal Meeting: The faculty and advanced students meet weekly for
the presentation and discussion of recent work in the physical sciences.
The Rouss Physical Laboratory is a substantially constructed building,
whose ground plan covers about 7200 square feet. In addition to the ordinary
facilities such as water, gas, electricity, storage battery, etc., there is an exceptionally
complete stock of demonstration apparatus, a liquid air plant, a 21½
ft. concave grating on a Rowland mounting, photographic dark rooms and an
instrument shop for the repair and construction of scientific apparatus. A good
working departmental library is housed in the building.
SCHOOL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE.
Government B1 and one other B course prerequisite for any C course in
political science.
Government C1: Political Theory and Public Law: An historical survey
of the development of political thought followed by a study of fundamental
concepts of public law. Associate Professors Gooch and Williams.
Government C2: The Federal Principle in Government: Problems of
Centralization and Decentralization.—Associate Professor Gooch.
Government C3: International Law and International Organization.
(Omitted in 1925-26.) Associate Professor Williams.
Government C4: Political Parties: The organization and functions of
political parties, National and State.—Associate Professor Williams.
SCHOOL OF ROMANIC LANGUAGES.
I. French.
French C: French B1 and B2 prerequisite.—Eleven one-hour courses
throughout the year. To obtain any degree credit whatever, students are required
to take French C1, C2, or C3 and two of the remaining eight courses.
French C1. One hour a week throughout the year. The Democracy of
French Literature. Professor Wilson. (Given in 1925-26.)
French C2. One hour a week throughout the year. A continuation of
French C1. Professor Wilson. (Given 1926-27.)
French C3. One hour a week throughout the year. A continuation of
French C2. Professor Wilson. (Given in 1927-28.)
French C4. One hour a week throughout the year. Maupassant and the
Short Story. Associate Professor Graham.
French C5. One hour a week throughout the year. Daudet as an Impressionist.
Professor Wilson.
French C6. One hour a week throughout the year. Molière and Seventeenth
Century Comedy. Associate Professor Abbot. (Given in 1925-26.)
French C7. One hour a week throughout the year. Corneille and Racine.
Associate Professor Abbot. (Given in 1926-27.)
French C8. One hour a week throughout the year. Balzac as a Theorist.
Professor Wilson.
French C9. One hour a week throughout the year. Musset and the Lyric.
Assistant Professor Lehman.
French C10. One hour a week throughout the year. Hugo as a Fantasist.
Professor Wilson.
French C11. One hour a week throughout the year. Tendencies of French
Style. Professor Wilson.
Le Conseil. Original investigation of French problems. Two hours a week
throughout the year. No degree credit. Professor Wilson, Associate Professor
Graham, Associate Professor Abbot, Assistant Professor Lehman.
II. Spanish.
Spanish C: Spanish B1 and B2 prerequisite.
Spanish C1: The Drama of the Golden Age. A study of the historical
development of the Spanish Theatre, with special reference to the works of
Lope de Vega, Tirso de Molina, Ruiz de Alarcón and Calderón de la Barca.
Associate Professor Bardin.
Spanish C2: Contemporary Literature of Spain. A study of the works
of representative contemporary writers, with special reference to the novel
and the shorter forms of fiction. Assistant Professor Knight.
Spanish C3: Spanish-American Literature. A study of the historical
development of the Literature of Spanish America, with reading of selected
texts. Especial attention will be given to works by contemporary writers.
Associate Professor Bardin.
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