 | The University of Virginia record January 15, 1936 |  |
ANNOUNCEMENT OF COURSES
All courses are designated by letters, which have the following signification:
A: a course for undergraduates, with credit value toward a baccalaureate
degree, from which exemption may be obtained by passing a qualifying
examination (see Requirements for Degrees).
B: a course for undergraduates, with credit value toward a baccalaureate
degree.
C: a course for undergraduates and graduates.
D: a course for graduates.
Unless otherwise stated, each academic course involves three lecture hours
a week throughout the session, and courses in the natural sciences six hours
of laboratory work in addition.
SCHOOL OF ANCIENT LANGUAGES
I. Greek
Greek A1: For beginners: Elementary grammar, composition and selected
readings. Five hours a week. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course for those
who have offered less than 2 units of Greek for entrance.)
Mr. Constantine.
Greek A2: Greek A1, or two units of Greek of the entrance requirements, prerequisite.—Plato,
Apology, Crito, and selections from Phaedo; Homer, Iliad selections.
(B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Professor Webb.
Greek B1: Greek A2 prerequisite.—Greek Drama; Euripides, Sophocles and
Aristophanes, selections. (B.A. credit, 1 course.)
Professor Webb.
Greek B2: Greek A2 prerequisite.—Greek prose: Herodotus, Thucydides,
Demosthenes, selections. (B.A. credit, 1 course.)
Professor Webb.
Greek C1: Greek B1 and B2 prerequisite.—Aristophanes. (Not offered in
1936-37.)
Professor Webb.
Greek C2: Greek B1 and B2 prerequisite.—Sophocles.
Professor Webb.
Greek D1: Greek Literary Criticism: Aristotle, Longinus, Dionysius of
Halicarnassus.
Professor Webb.
Greek D2: Greek Epigraphy: A study of the inscriptions of the ancient
Greeks.
Associate Professor Fraser.
II. Latin
No student will be admitted to this course who has had 2 years of high-school
Latin.
Latin A1: For Beginners: Elementary grammar, oral and written
composition, graded selections from Caesar, Nepos, and other representative
authors. Five hours a week. (Credit, 1 course for those who have offered
less than 2 units of Latin for entrance, and only upon completion of Latin A2.)
Professor Montgomery, Professor Lehman and Mr. Thompson.
No student will be admitted to this course who has had 4 years of high-school
Latin.
Latin A2: Latin A1, or Latin 2 of the entrance requirements prerequisite.—Cicero's
Orations (6), with grammar, composition and Roman Life;
Vergil's Æneid, Books I-VI, with grammar, composition, and parallel readings.
Five hours weekly. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.) Open only to students completing
A1, or offering two entrance units in Latin.)
Professor Montgomery, Professor Lehman and Mr. Thompson.
Latin B1: Latin A1 and A2, or Latin 4 of the entrance requirements
prerequisite.—In Language: General grammar, with oral and written exercises.
II. In Literature: Sallust, Jugurthine War and Conspiracy of Catiline;
The Elegiac Poets; Selected Letters of Cicero. III. In Life: The public and
private life of the Romans. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Professor Montgomery, Professor Lehman and Mr. Thompson.
Latin B2: Latin B1 prerequisite.—I. In Language: General grammar, with
oral and written exercises. II. In Literature: Livy, Book I and Tacitus, Ger-
III. In Life: The Literature and Art of the Romans. (B.A. or B.S. credit,
1 course.)
Professor Lehman and Mr. Thompson.
Latin B3: Latin B1 prerequisite.—I. In Language: General grammar, with
oral and written exercises. II. In Literature: Livy, Books XXI and XXII, and
Tacitus, Agricola; Horace, Odes Books I-IV, and Epistles; Plautus, Miles
Gloriosus and Suetonius, Octavius. III. In Life: The Religion of the Romans.
(B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Professor Montgomery and Mr. Thompson.
Latin C: Two B courses prerequisite.—Courses leading to the degree of
Master of Arts. The requirements lie only in the School of Ancient Languages.
If the candidate's major work be in Latin, Greek B1 and B2 are the minimum
requirements.
Latin C1: Latin B1 and B2 or B3 prerequisite.—I. In Language: Advanced
prose composition. II. In Literature: Tacitus, Annals; Pliny, Letters and
Petronius, Satiricon; Juvenal, Satires and selections from other satirists. III. In
Life: The economic life of the Romans. (M.A. credit, 1 course.) Given in alternate
years with Latin C3. (Not offered in 1936-37.)
Professor Lehman and Mr. Constantine.
Latin C2: Latin B1 and B2, or B3 prerequisite.—I. In Language: Advanced
prose composition. II. In Literature: Tacitus, Histories; selections from
Cicero's Philosophical Works;; Lucretius, De Rerum Natura. III. In Life: The
philosophical thought of the Romans. (M.A. credit, 1 course.) Given in alternate
years with Latin C4. (Not offered in 1936-37.)
Professor Montgomery.
Latin C3: Latin B1 and B2, or B3 prerequisite.—I. In Language: Advanced
prose composition. II. In Literature:: Latin Literature from the fifth century on,
with special emphasis on the Latin of the Middle Ages. III. In life: The literary
life of the Romans in the Silver Age. (M.A. credit, 1 course.) Given in alternate
years with Latin C1.
Professor Lehman and Mr. Constantine.
Latin C4: Latin B1 and B2, or B3 prerequisite.—I. In Language: Advanced
prose composition. II. In Literature: Selections from Patristic Literature from
Tertullian to Gregory the Great. III. In Life: The literary life of the Romans
through the Golden Age. (M.A. credit, 1 course.) Given in alternate years
with Latin C2.
Professor Montgomery and Mr. Constantine.
Latin D: All C courses prerequisite.—A course leading to the degree of
Doctor of Philosophy. The requirements lie only in the School of Ancient Languages.
If the candidate's major work be in Greek, the completion of two
courses in Latin C will be the minimum requirement. If in Latin, the completion
of Greek C1 will be the minimum requirement.
It is the purpose of this course to prepare the candidate for independent
investigation of the sources of knowledge of the language, the monuments (literary
and objective), and the life of the Romans. The following is an outline
of the course:
Latin D1: Early Roman Comedy, Plautus, and Terence: Two hours
weekly, each term.
Professor Montgomery.
Latin D2: The History of Latin Satire, with Readings from Representative
Authors: Two hours weekly, each term.
Professor Lehman.
Latin D3: The Roman Historians: Two hours weekly, each term.
Professor Lehman.
Latin D4: The Roman Epic: Two hours weekly, each term.
Professor Montgomery.
Latin D5: Latin Epigraphy: Three hours weekly, each term.
Associate Professor Fraser.
Latin D6: Latin Palaeography: One hour weekly, for two terms.
Professor Lehman.
Latin D7: Historical Latin Grammar and Vulgar Latin: Two hours
weekly for one term, and one hour weekly for two terms.
Professor Montgomery.
Latin D8: Comparative Philology: Two hours weekly for one term.
Professor Lehman.
Sandys' History of Classical Philology will be required throughout the entire
D course.
III. Archaeology
Archaeology B1: Survey of Greek Civilization: No previous knowledge of
Greek required.—A sketch of the history of the Greek people, with some consideration
of the geography of Greek lands, Greek language and literature, and
the attainments of the Greeks in philosophy and art. Various modern institutions
will be traced to Greek origins. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.) Given in
alternate years with Archaeology B3.
Associate Professor Fraser.
Archaeology B2: Greek and Roman Archaeology: No previous knowledge
of Greek or Latin required. Not open to first-year students.—Introduction
to the science of Archaeology. A sketch of pre-Greek, or Aegean, culture,
Greek and Roman pottery, sculpture, architecture, and coins. Illustrated by lantern
slides and other material. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.) Given in alternate
years with Archaeology B4.
Associate Professor Fraser.
Archaeology B3: Survey of Roman Civilization: No previous knowledge
of Latin required.—This course will follow the scheme of Archaeology B1. (B.A.
or B.S. credit, 1 course.) Given in alternate years with Archaeology B1. (Not
offered in 1936-37.)
Associate Professor Fraser.
Archaeology B4: Greek and Roman Private Life: No previous knowledge
of Greek or Latin required. Not open to first-year students.—The topography
and chief monuments of ancient Athens and Rome; Greek and Roman education,
food, clothing, household arrangements, religion, and amusements. Illustrated by
lantern slides and other material. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.) Given in
alternate years with Archaeology B2. (Not offered in 1936-37.)
Associate Professor Fraser.
Archaeology C1: Classical Sculpture: Prerequisite for undergraduates,
Archaeology B2.—Advanced study in Greek and Roman sculpture. Given in alternate
years with Archaeology C2.
Associate Professor Fraser.
Archaeology C2: Greek Vases: Prerequisite for undergraduates, as for
Archaeology C1.—Advanced study in Greek pottery. Given in alternate years with
Archaeology C1.
Associate Professor Fraser.
Archaeology C3: The Homeric Age: Prerequisite for undergraduates,
Greek A2 and Archaeology B1, B2, or B4.—A study of the geography, archaeology,
and antiquities of the Homeric Age.
Associate Professor Fraser.
Archaeology D1: The Topography and Monuments of Ancient Athens.
Associate Professor Fraser.
Archaeology D2: The Topography and Monuments of Ancient Rome.
Associate Professor Fraser.
Archaeology D3: Classical Sites in Greece: A study of the existing
remains at Olympia, Delphi, Corinth, and other Classical sites.
Associate Professor Fraser.
(A total of three graduate courses in Archaeology will be offered annually.
These will be selected from the C and D courses, together with
Greek D2 (Greek Epigraphy) and Latin D5 (Latin Epigraphy). The choice
will be determined largely by the number of registrants for each graduate
course.)
SCHOOL OF ASTRONOMY
Astronomy B1: General Astronomy: The fundamental principles and
methods of astronomy. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Assistant Professor van de Kamp.
Astronomy B2: Modern Astronomy: Astronomy B1 or Mathematics A1
or A2 prerequisite.—Newer methods in astronomy. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1
course.)
Assistant Professor van de Kamp.
Astronomy C1: Practical Astronomy: Astronomy B1 and Mathematics
B2 prerequisite.—Astronomical observations and their reduction, theory of errors,
application of statistical methods to astronomical problems.
Professor Mitchell.
Astronomy C2: Celestial Mechanics: Astronomy B1 and Mathematics B2
prerequisite.—Problems of two, three and n bodies, perturbations, determination
of a preliminary orbit.
Assistant Professor Vyssotsky.
Astronomy C3: Introduction to Astrophysics: Physics B2 and Mathematics
B2 prerequisite.
Assistant Professor van de Kamp.
Astronomy D1: Advanced Practical Astronomy: Astronomy C1 prerequiquisite.—Determination
of the positions of fixed stars, parallaxes, proper motions,
etc.
Professor Mitchell, and Assistant Professors Vyssotsky and van de
Kamp.
Astronomy D2: Advanced Celestial Mechanics: Astronomy C2 prerequisite.
Professor Mitchell.
Astronomy D3: Astrophysics: Astronomy C1 prerequisite.—A discussion
of astronomical problems.
Professor Mitchell.
Astronomy D4: Photographic Astronomy: Astronomy C1 prerequisite.—
—Theory and reduction of astronomical photographs, photovisual magnitudes, etc.
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, containing the Clark refractor of twenty-six inches
aperture which was the largest in the world when constructed. 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 offices adjoining contain clocks, chronograph,
machines for measuring astronomical photographs and spectrograms,
a microphotometer, and an excellent working library. In detached buildings
are: (1) a three-inch transit and a six-inch Clark equatorial with three
photographic cameras; and (2) a ten-inch photographic telescope and objective
prism.
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.
THE DIRECTOR OF THE HARVARD COLLEGE OBSERVATORY.
THE DIRECTOR OF THE LEANDER MCCORMICK OBSERVATORY.
For information in regard to the Vanderbilt Fellowships in astronomy, see
page 37.
JOHN B. CARY MEMORIAL SCHOOL OF BIBLICAL LITERATURE
Biblical Literature B1: The literature to the destruction of the kingdoms
of Israel and Judah with special reference to historic background and sources.
(B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Professor Forrest.
Biblical Literature B1: Repeat Section: Will begin with the second
term and continue through the third term for the benefit of students needing
to take up new courses in those terms. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course when
third term of Biblical Literature B1 is completed.)
Mr. W. K. Smith.
Biblical Literature B2: The literature from beginning of the Babylonian
exile to the close of the New Testament. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Professor Forrest.
Biblical Literature C1: Any two courses from the English Group prerequisite.—Comparative
literature. Ecclesiastes, Joh, the Mosaic Law, and Ezekiel's
Ideal State in comparison with related masterpieces in English Literature and
translations into English.
Professor Forrest.
Biblical Literature C2: (Philosophy C34): Any two B courses in Biblical
Literature or Philosophy prerequisite.—An investigation of the Jewish and
Hellenistic elements entering into the theology of Christianity during the first
century. (But one C course will be given, the selection being left to a majority
of the class electing a C course in this school.)
Professor Forrest.
MILLER SCHOOL OF BIOLOGY AND AGRICULTURE AND
BLANDY EXPERIMENTAL FARM
A fee is charged for each laboratory course at the rate of $10 for three
terms, $7 for two terms, and $4 for one term. Any course may be withdrawn
unless elected by at least four students.
I. Biology and Agriculture
Biology B1: General Biology: An elementary study of organisms and
the relations between animals and plants. Plants will be studied from the
response. Types will be chosen which illustrate the fundamental biological
laws and throw light on the place of man among living things. Three hours
of lecture and six hours of laboratory per week. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 2
courses.)
Professors Lewis and Kepner, Associate Professor Reynolds, Assistant
Professors Betts and Davis and Assistants.
Biology C1: Evolution and Heredity: Biology B1 prerequisite.—Evolution,
the theory and its history; the principles of heredity and their application
to human problems. Three hours of lecture per week.
Professor Lewis.
Biology C2: Genetics: Biology B1 prerequisite.—A study of the fundamental
principles of heredity, with special emphasis on their various applications
and on the origins and relations of characters. First and second terms
only. Three hours of lecture and six hours of laboratory per week.
Professor White.
Biology C3: Economic Plants: Biology B1 prerequisite.—A study of the
family groups of plants from the standpoint of their value to man. Lectures
and demonstrations, three hours per week. First and second terms only.
Professor White.
Biology C4: Principles of Plant Physiology: Biology B1 and Chemistry
B1 prerequisite.—Designed to emphasize the fundamental principles underlying
the more important aspects of Plant Physiology. The course is intended especially
for those who desire a basic, yet elementary point of view. Experiments will be
performed dealing with such subjects as physiology of the living cell,—osmosis,
permeability, metabolism, respiration, as well as other physico-chemical properties
of protoplasm; physiology of the organism as a whole,—photosynthesis, mineral
nutrition, water relations, growth, reproduction and environmental influences.
Three hours of lecture and six hours of laboratory per week. First and second
terms.
Assistant Professor Davis.
Biology D1: Advanced Work in Genetics: Each student will be expected
to carry out original investigations bearing on problems in this field.
Hours by appointment. This course includes an evening seminar, meeting
once a week throughout the year.
Professor White.
Biology D2: Advanced Cellular Physiology: Biology B1, Chemistry B1,
prerequisite; Chemistry B3, Physics B1, and Mathematics B2 recommended.—
This course deals with the physiological mechanism of the living cell. Considerable
attention will be paid to the physico-chemical nature of protoplasm, the biological
significance of hydrogen-ion concentration, enzyme studies, plant and animal
pigments, oxidation-reduction phenomena and other metabolic relations of cells and
tissues. The physical and chemical facts and principles prerequisite to the treatment
referring to original literature. Three hours of lecture per week.
Assistant Professor Davis.
Biology D3: Plant Physiology Research: Original investigation in some
of the lines mentioned above, more especially those enumerated under Biology
D2, or problems associated with the filterable virus diseases of plants. Hours
by appointment.
Assistant Professor Davis.
II. Botany
Botany C1: Plant Morphology: 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. First and second terms only. Three hours of lecture and
six hours of laboratory per week.
Assistant Professor Betts.
Botany C2: Taxonomy of the Flowering Plants: Biology B1 prerequisite.
—Fresh and herbarium specimens will be used for study. Three hours of
lecture and six hours of laboratory per week. Third term only.
Assistant Professor Betts.
Botany D1: Advanced work along some of the lines indicated above.
The work will be varied to suit the needs of students applying for the
course. Hours by appointment.
Professor Lewis.
III. Zoölogy
Zoölogy C1: Experimental Zoölogy: Biology B1 prerequisite.—A comparative
study of the morphology and behavior of typical invertebrates.
Three hours of lecture and six hours of laboratory per week. The work of
the first two terms of this course is based upon the lower invertebrates and
represents a complete course.
Professor Kepner.
Zoölogy C2: Parasitology: Biology B1 prerequisite.—A study of the parasitic
protozoa, and worms, with special emphasis on those which attack man.
In each case some of the free-living forms will be studied as a basis for comparison.
The scope of this work will include morphological studies, life-histories
and the methods utilized by the parasites in getting from one host to
another. Discussion of current literature by the students may be substituted
for a lecture at any time. Three hours of lecture and six hours of laboratory
per week. First and second terms only.
Associate Professor Reynolds.
Zoölogy C3: Medical Entomology: Biology B1 prerequisite.—A study o
the parasitic arthropods, especially those which attack man. Three hours of
lecture and six hours of laboratory per week. Third term only.
Associate Professor Reynolds.
Zoölogy C4: Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy: Biology B1 prerequisite.—This
course is introduced by a general study of representative species
of chordates. A comparative study is made of the various organic systems
found in the different classes of vertebrates with special reference to their
origin, structure and function. Ample opportunity is afforded for vertebrate
dissection. Three hours of lecture and six hours of laboratory per week.
First and second terms only.
Dr. Gilbert.
Zoölogy C5: Comparative Vertebrate Embryology: Biology B1 prerequisite.—A
study of the development of vertebrate embryos, especially the frog, chick
and pig. Some practice in embryological technique will be afforded. Three
hours of lecture and six hours of laboratory per week. Third term only.
Dr. Gilbert.
Zoölogy D1: Advanced work along lines suggested by the student's interest
and needs. Independent research will be demanded of each member
of the class. Hours by appointment.
Professor Kepner.
Zoölogy D2: Research on the morphology, physiology, or genetics of
protozoa. Hours by appointment.
Associate Professor Reynolds.
Seminar: Weekly meetings are held for the study of current literature
and the discussion of research in progress. Attendance is required of all
students in graduate courses.
Note: Additional graduate courses are offered during the Summer Quarter
at the Mountain Lake Biological Station. Further information may be obtained
from the Secretary of the Summer Quarter, Box 1337, University, Virginia.
The Biological Laboratory, completed in 1920, is provided freely with
electricity, gas, and water. The equipment consists of compound microscopes
of the best types, microtomes, paraffin ovens, incubators, sterilizers,
and other apparatus required for general and advanced work. Special apparatus
will be provided as needed. The departmental library contains a working
collection of biological texts and books of reference, as well as files of
the more important journals, and a series of biological reprints.
Affiliated with the Miller School of Biology is the Blandy Experimental
Farm, established by bequest of the late Graham F. Blandy. The Director,
Professor Orland E. White, is in residence at the University during the first
two terms. During the third term and Summer Quarter he directs research
of advanced students at the farm, which is in Clarke County, Virginia. For
such students the farm serves as a field laboratory for experimental work.
Fellowships: There are available five research fellowships in Genetics in
connection with the Blandy Experimental Farm. These carry honorariums
varying from $500 to $1,000. All five are exempt from the University and
tuition fees. These fellowships present an opportunity for graduate study
and research accompanied by a limited amount of instructional work involving
and are designed to encourage investigational work leading towards
advanced degrees. They are open to men and women with a bachelor's degree
from a college or university of recognized standing, who have had special
training in biological and agricultural subjects. The first two terms are spent
at the University, the remainder of the time at the Blandy Experimental
Farm.
Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy: Students who
select biology as their Major Subject, in addition to meeting the regular University
requirements, must have a general knowledge of related sciences,
such as chemistry, geology and physics; and a comprehensive knowledge of
the various aspects of biology, as attested by the completion of prescribed
courses and such examinations as may be imposed. Special attention is called
to University requirements relating to French and German. The completion
of residence requirements and class work does not guarantee a degree to any
student. The preeminent qualifications are thoroughness, resourcefulness,
initiative and ability to do creative work.
SCHOOL OF CHEMISTRY
A fee of $20.00 and a breakage deposit of $5.00 are required for each
course involving laboratory work, and for research courses.
Chemistry B1: General Chemistry: The fundamental principles of chemistry.
The first term is devoted to an introduction to the atomic theory and
the chemical view of matter and a study of acids, bases, and salts. The
second term occupies a consideration of the electrolytic dissociation theory,
oxidation and reduction reactions, equilibrium, and typical nonmetallic elements.
The third term is devoted to an introduction to the chemistry of carbon,
the descriptive chemistry of the more important metals and a brief introduction
to qualitative analysis. Three hours of lecture and six hours of
laboratory per week. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 2 courses.)
Professor Carter, Dr. Fink and Assistants.
Chemistry B2: Qualitative Analysis: Chemistry B1 prerequisite.—A course
devoted to the study of systematic qualitative analysis. In the lecture work
special emphasis is given to the theoretical foundations of analytical chemistry.
Two hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory per week. (B.A. or B.S.
credit, 1 course.)
Professor Yoe and Assistants.
Note: This course is specially recommended to pre-medical students who
wish to obtain more chemistry than the minimum requirement of the Medical
School.
Chemistry B3: Organic Chemistry: Chemistry B1 prerequisite.—An introductory
study of the constitution and chemical changes which characterize
organic compounds, both "simple" and "mixed." Emphasis is placed
upon principles and reaction tendencies and upon the influence of conditions,
groups of atoms, etc., as factors in promoting and controlling reactions. It
the advanced courses in Organic Chemistry. Three hours of lecture and six
hours of experimental study per week throughout the session. (B.A. or B.S.
credit, 2 courses.)
Professor Bird and Assistants.
Chemistry B4: Quantitative Analysis: Chemistry B2 prerequisite.—An introductory
course in volumetric and gravimetric methods of analysis. Nine hours
per week, including one lecture or recitation on the technique and theory of
quantitative analysis. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Professor Yoe and Assistant.
Chemistry B5: Undergraduate Research: Chemistry C1 corequisite.—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. (B.A. or B.S.
credit, 1 course.)
Chemistry B6: Organic Chemistry: Chemistry B1 prerequisite.—An introductory
study of Organic Chemistry designed to meet the prerequisites of other
courses in the curricula leading to the degrees of B.S. in Chemistry and in
Chemical Engineering. Open only to those who propose to specialize in Chemistry
or Engineering. Three hours of lecture and three hours of experimental study
per week throughout the session. (Credit, 1 course.)
Professor Bird and Assistants.
Chemistry B7: Introductory Theoretical and Advanced General Chemistry:
Chemistry B2 and B6 (or B3) prerequisite.—A course designed to give
students specializing in chemistry a more advanced introduction to the fundamental
principles than is possible in general chemistry. No laboratory. 3 lectures per
week. (Credit, 1 course.)
Professor Carter.
Chemistry C1: Physical Chemistry: Chemistry B4, B6 (or B3), B7,
Physics B1, and some knowledge of calculus prerequisite.—An introductory study
of atomic structure theory, kinetic theory and the principle of the conservation
of energy form the foundations of the study of gases, liquids, solids, solutions
and rates of reaction. A brief study of the direction of chemical change is
then followed by the consideration of homogeneous and heterogeneous equilibria.
Three hours of lecture and six hours of laboratory per week.
Professor Benton, Assistant Professor Spencer and Assistant.
Chemistry C2: Advanced Organic Chemistry: Chemistry B6 (or B3) prerequisite,
and C1 corequisite.—A systematic course of review and extension of
the facts and theories of organic chemistry from an advanced viewpoint. Introductory
discussions of special fields will be given. Particular emphasis will
be laid on mechanism of reactions, structure, and stereochemistry. The laboratory
work will consist of organic syntheses, quantitative and qualitative organic
of lecture and six hours of laboratory per week.
Associate Professor Lutz.
Chemistry C3: Advanced Analytical Chemistry: Chemistry B4 prerequisite.—Lectures
and recitations on special topics in analytical chemistry. The
laboratory work varies from year to year and covers such subjects as rock, ore,
steel, gas, coal, and water analysis. One class hour and six laboratory hours
per week.
Professor Yoe.
Chemistry C4: Applied Chemistry: Chemistry B6 (or B3) and C1 prerequisite.—The
lectures and recitations in this course are 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 collateral reading in descriptive industrial chemistry is assigned, and
written reports involving use of the literature are required. Better appreciation
of the quantitative relationships existing in the applications of chemistry is gained
through problem work paralleling the lecture material. A number of plant in-inspection
trips are arranged during the year. Lectures and recitations, three
hours per week.
Associate Professor Hitchcock.
Chemistry C5: Thermodynamics and Chemistry: Chemistry C1 prerequisite.—A
systematic study of the application of thermodynamics in the solution
of chemical problems. Three class hours per week.
Assistant Professor Spencer.
Chemistry C6: Micro Organic Analysis: Chemistry B4 prerequisite.—
Nine hours laboratory per week. Second or third term.
Dr. Small.
Chemistry C7: Physico-Chemical Methods of Analysis: Chemistry C1
prerequisite.—One class hour conducted as a seminar and four laboratory hours
per week. First or second term.
Professor Yoe.
Except by special permission Chemistry C2 and C5 are corequisite to all
D courses.
Chemistry D1: Atomic and Molecular Structure: An introduction to
the modern theory of atomic and molecular structure and its application in
the study of the chemical and physical properties of matter. Radioactivity,
crystal structure and an outline of the theory of atomic and molecular spectra
are included. Three class hours per week.
Professor Benton.
Chemistry D2: Special Topics in Organic Chemistry: Chemistry C1 and
C2 prerequisite.—A course designed for students specializing in Organic Chemistry
and dealing largely with natural products, heterocylics, and other advanced
subjects. Occasional reports are required. Three class hours per week.
Associate Professor Lutz.
Chemistry D3: The Kinetics of Chemical Reaction: A course designed
for graduate students interested in the field of reaction kinetics and catalysis.
Three class hours per week.
Professor Benton.
Chemistry D4: Selected Topics in Physical Chemistry: Conducted as a
seminar for students specializing in Physical Chemistry. The topics chosen
vary from year to year, and cover such fields as kinetic theory, photochemistry,
phase rule, electrochemistry, etc. Three class hours per week.
Professor Benton.
Chemistry D5: Advanced Thermodynamics: A course designed for students
specializing in Physical Chemistry, covering such topics as relations
of statistical mechanics and thermodynamics, derivation of thermodynamic
data from band spectra, systematic calculation of thermodynamic data of
related substances, etc. Three class hours per week.
Assistant Professor Spencer.
Chemistry D6: Organic Seminar: A course required of all candidates
for the Ph.D. degree in Organic Chemistry. Participation for three years is
necessary for credit. One hour per week.
Associate Professor Lutz and Others.
Research Courses: Graduate students may undertake original investigation,
under the direction of a member of the staff, in any of the branches of
chemistry for which adequate facilities are available, as indicated below. In
every case the student must satisfy the instructor that his preparation qualifies
him to pursue research with profit.
Chemistry D20: Physical Chemistry, including Reaction Kinetics, Catalysis
and Adsorption.
Professor Benton.
Chemistry D21: Physical Chemistry, including Thermodynamics and
Electrochemistry.
Assistant Professor Spencer.
Chemistry D22: Organic Chemistry.
Professor Bird.
Chemistry D23: Organic Chemistry.
Associate Professor Lutz and Dr. Small.
Note: Unusual facilities for special research in the chemistry of alkaloids
and drugs are offered in the alkaloid laboratory recently opened under the
auspices of the National Research Council. Prospective graduate students
desiring admission to this laboratory should address the Director of the
Laboratory.
Chemistry D24: Analytical Chemistry, including Colorimetry and Nephelometry.
Professor Yoe.
Chemistry D25: Colloid Chemistry.
Professor Yoe.
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 participate in these meetings and to take part in the discussions.
The Chemical Laboratory, recently completed, is of brick, fire-proof construction,
and the three floors afford 45,000 square feet of space. The seven
larger laboratories will accommodate 575 students, and in addition to these
there are numerous smaller laboratories for the use of the staff and advanced
students. There are also rooms for various special purposes, including three
dark rooms. The equipment is satisfactory for purposes of both instruction
and research. The laboratory maintains a working library containing about
5,000 volumes directly relating to chemistry, as well as complete files of the
important periodicals. A gift to the School of Chemistry from Mrs. Hamilton
Barksdale in memory of her husband, and from Delaware alumni and
friends of the University, provides an annual income sufficient for the adequate
maintenance of the library.
Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy: In addition to
fulfilling the regular University requirements for the Degree of Doctor of
Philosophy, candidates for this degree who select Chemistry as their Major
Subject must give evidence of thorough training in inorganic, organic, analytical,
and physical chemistry, by passing written qualifying examinations in
these subjects; these examinations to be passed not later than October 15th of the
session in which it is expected that the degree will be conferred.
Fellowships: There are available each session a number of Service Fellowships
in Chemistry. These fellowships present the opportunity for graduate
study and research in Chemistry, accompanied by a limited amount of
instructional work. Holders of the fellowships will be expected to devote
not more than fifteen hours a week to instruction, leaving ample time for
research and work toward a graduate degree. The fellowships are open to
men who have received a bachelor's degree from a college or university of
rcognized standing, and who have received thorough undergraduate training
in chemistry and physics. Preference will be given to applicants who have
studied the calculus, German, and French.
In addition to the Service Fellowships, a number of advanced Fellowships,
requiring no instructional work, are also available to students who have
already had graduate training in chemistry in this University or elsewhere.
Applications for Fellowships should be made before March 1, on forms
obtainable from the Secretary of the Chemistry Faculty.
McINTIRE SCHOOL OF COMMERCE
See James Wilson School of Economics for courses in economics not listed
here.
Economics B4: Elementary Accounting: Theory and practice in the
handling of real and nominal accounts, together with the use of various types
of books of original entry; the opening and closing of books, adjustments,
statements of profit and loss, and balance sheets. The work of the course will
be exemplified through three types of business organization, namely: the
sole proprietorship, the partnership, and the corporation, and will consist of
lectures and problems. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.) Two sections.
Professor Barlow, Mr. MacDonald, Miss Newman and Mr. Allen.
Economics B5: Statistics: Economics B1 and Mathematics A prerequisite.
—A basic course designed to give the student familiarity with statistical problems
and command of the essential methods of collection, presentation and
analysis. Stress will be placed upon the use of statistics as a tool in economic
investigation and in business. Exercises and problems. (B.A. or B.S. credit,
1 course.)
Associate Professor Hyde and Mr. Graves.
Economics B6: Auditing and Cost Accounting: Economics B4 prerequisite.—First
term: Auditing practice and procedure. Second and third terms:
The construction and operation of cost systems. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1
course.)
Professor Barlow and Mr. MacDonald.
Economics B7: Economics of Marketing: Economics B1 prerequisite.—
During the first term the principles of marketing will be considered and upon
this foundation will rest the work of the second term in the principles of
merchandising and also that of the third term in the economics of advertising.
(B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Associate Professor de Chazeau.
Economics B9: Advanced Accounting: Economics B4 prerequisite.—A
detailed study of corporation accounting from the organization of a corporation
through its dissolution. Such topics as the acquisition, the appreciation
and depreciation, and the ultimate disposition of balance sheet items will be
considered. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Professor Barlow and Mr. Pence.
Economics B10: Insurance: Economics B1 prerequisite.—The underlying
principles and practices of various forms of insurance will be considered during
the first term. Second term: Casualty insurance, together with details of
life insurance. Third term: Marine, fire, fidelity insurance. The course will
consist of special topics for field investigation, reports, assigned readings, etc.
(B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Associate Professor Hulvey and Mr. Coen.
Commercial Law B1: Not open to first-year students.—A detailed study
of the fundamental and important, rather than the technical, principles of
transactions, including contracts, negotiable instruments, agency, partnerships,
bailments and carriers, sales of personal property, insurance. Instruction is
given in the practical drafting of business documents, such as simple contracts,
powers of attorney, articles of copartnership, mortgages, deeds of
trust and bills of sale. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Associate Professor Hulvey and Mr. Williams.
Economic Geography B1: First term: Elements of geography. Second
term: Economic geography of North America. Third term: Economic geography
of Europe. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Associate Professor Starnes, Mr. Ellett and Mr. Shea.
Note: The following courses, primarily for graduates, may be taken by
advanced undergraduates with the permission of the instructor.
Economics C3: Advanced Accounting: Economics B4 and one other
B course in the School of Economics or in the School of Commerce, prerequisite.—
The content of this course is based upon the content of Economics B9, but is
adapted to graduate students.
Professor Barlow and Mr. Pence.
Economics C4: Corporation Finance: Economics B1 and B4 prerequisite.
—The course falls into two main divisions. (a) The financial policies of corporations
with respect to the instruments of long term finance, the working
capital position, the administration of income, the causes of failure and problems
of reorganization. (b) The principles of investment.
Professor Kincaid and Mr. MacDonald.
Economics C5: Foreign Trade: Economics B1 and one other course in the
School of Commerce prerequisite.—An analysis of the economic principles underlying
foreign trade, commercial treaties and tariffs, financial settlements and
foreign exchange. Special attention will be given to various problems in foreign
trade, including foreign marketing, the gold standard, exchange control, U. S.
trade as a creditor nation, and the American mercantile marine.
Associate Professor de Chazeau.
Economics C6: 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., a study of representative plans for the management of labor,
copartnership and labor organizations.
Associate Professor Starnes.
Economics C7: Business Combinations: Economics B1 and one other
course in the School of Economics or School of Commerce prerequisite.—A study
of various kinds of business units and 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
is investigated particularly with reference to price policies.
Professor Berglund and Mr. Owen.
Economics C10: Transportation: Economics B1 and one other course in
the School of Economics or School of Commerce prerequisite.—A study of modern
transportation systems, especially rail and water lines and motor-vehicle
carriers. Special attention is given to character of traffic, rate-making systems,
recent governmental regulations and policies and problems of railroad and
shipping finance. This course calls for advanced investigation of rate-making
and traffic problems and of governmental policies.
Professor Berglund and Mr. Walker.
Economics C12: Regulation of Public Utilities: Economics B1 and one
other course in the School of Economics or School of Commerce prerequisite.—
A study of basic principles and trends in the regulation of public utilities
in the United States with special emphasis upon the determination of the
rate base, rates and rate structure of utilities other than railroads. In the
third term special attention will be given to regulation as a phase of social
planning.
Associate Professor de Chazeau.
The Delta Sigma Pi Scholarship Key is awarded annually to the candidate
for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Commerce ranking highest in
scholarship during the entire course of study in Commerce and Business
Administration.
The Alpha Kappa Psi Scholarship Medallion is awarded annually to that
student who ranks highest in scholastic standing for the first three years of
undergraduate work leading to a degree in the McIntire School of Commerce
or the James Wilson School of Economics.
JAMES WILSON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS
See McIntire School of Commerce for courses in economics not listed here.
Economics B1: The Principles of Economics: Not open to first year
students.—First and second terms: Survey of the principles of Economics. Third
term: The bearing of these principles upon present American conditions. Instruction
will be given by lectures, assigned readings, discussions and written
tests. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Professor Snavely, Associate Professor Hyde and Assistants.
Economics B2: The Growth of American Industry and Commerce:
Economics B1 prerequisite or may be taken concurrently. Other students may be
admitted on consultation with the professor.—A study of the influence of economic
conditions upon American social and political development. This study is preceded
by a short review of European, particularly English, industrial development
before and during the colonial period. Special emphasis is given to the influence
of various phases of American industrial environment upon the culture
and civilization inherited from Europe. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Professor Berglund and Mr. Pence.
Economics B3: Money and Banking: Economics B1 prerequisite.—The
first term is devoted to financial organization, the second to commercial banking
and the Federal reserve system, while the third is given over to the principles
of money. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Professor Kincaid and Mr. Lawson.
Note: The following courses, primarily for graduates, may be taken by
advanced undergraduates with the permission of the instructor.
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 and Mr. Ellett.
Economics C2: Advanced Money and Banking: Economics B1 and one
other B course in the School of Economics or School of Commerce prerequisite.—
The course includes: (a) Money, bank credit and prices; (b) central banks
and (c) business cycles.
Professor Kincaid.
Economics C8: Economic Evolution in Western Europe: Economics
B1 and one other course in the School of Economics or School of Commerce
prerequisite.—A treatment of the development of the economic basis of modern
civilization will form the background for an investigation of the working of
economic laws and a critical consideration of the actual problems that presented
themselves for solution in ancient, medieval and modern times. Emphasis
will be placed upon individual work and group discussion.
Associate Professor Hyde.
Economics C11: The Development of Economic Thought: Economics B1
and one other course in the School of Economics or School of Commerce prerequisite.—First
and second terms: A study of the main currents of economic
thought from the earliest times to the end of the nineteenth cntury. Third
term: A critical study of current economic thought.
Associate Professor Starnes.
Economics D1: History of Economic Theory: First term: Economic
Theory to the time of Adam Smith. Associate Professor Starnes. Second
term: Adam Smith and his contemporaries. Professor Kincaid. Third term:
Ricardo and Mill. Professor Snavely.
Economics D2: Economic Theory Since the Middle of the Nineteenth
Century: First and second terms: Neo-classical Economics. Professor Snavely.
Third term: The Historical and Psychological Schools. Professor Berglund.
Economics D3: Problems in Recent Economic Theory.
Economics D4: Economic Research.
Professors Snavely, Barlow, Berglund and Kincaid, Associate Professors
Starnes, Hulvey, Hyde and de Chazeau.
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
In 1920 the Curry Memorial School of Education was organized as a
Department of the University, co-ordinate with the other professional Departments.
The courses in Education, however, also count as Electives toward
the degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science in the College.
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.
Education B1: History of Education: (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Associate Professor Zehmer.
Education B2: Educational Psychology: (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Professor Ferguson.
Education B3: Modern Elementary Education: (B.S. in Education
credit, 1 course.)
Assistant Professors Acker, Jarman, and McLester.
Education B4: Elementary School Teaching and Supervision: (B.S. in
Education credit, 1 course.)
Assistant Professors Acker and McLester.
Education B5: Educational Administration and Supervision: (B.A. or
B.S. credit, 2/3 course.) Second and third terms.
Professor Manahan and Assistant Professor Jarman.
Education B7: Modern Secondary Education: (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1
course.)
Professor Smithey.
Education B8: School Administration and Supervision: (B.A. or B.S.
credit, 1 course.)
Professor Smithey.
Education B11a: Special Methods in High School Subjects: Hours to
be arranged. (Credit, 1/3 course each.)
(1) The Teaching of English in Secondary Schools.
Mr. Meade.
(2) The Teaching of Mathematics in Secondary Schools.
Mr. Lankford.
(3) The Teaching of Science in Secondary Schools.
Mr. Lankford.
(4) The Teaching of Social Studies in Secondary Schools.
Mr. Swindler.
Education B11b: Directed Teaching: Open only to seniors. Education B7
and B11a prerequisite.—Hours to be arranged. (B.S. in Education credit, 2/3
course.)
Professor Smithey and Critic Teachers.
Education B12: School Hygiene and Sanitation: Hours to be arranged.
(Credit, 1/3 course.) First term.
Assistant Professor Jarman.
Education C2: Problems in School Administration: Education B5 and
Education B7 or B8 prerequisite.—To be given in alternate years with Education
C3.
Professor Manahan and Assistant Professor Jarman.
Education C3: Problems in Elementary School Supervision: Education
B5 and Education B7 or B8 prerequisite.—To be given in alternate years with
Education C2.
Professor Manahan and Assistant Professor Jarman.
Education C4: Problems in High School Administration: Education B7
and Education B8 or B5 prerequisite.—To be given in alternate years with Education
C5. (Not offered in 1936-37.)
Professor Smithey.
Education C5: Problems in High School Supervision: Education B8 and
and other B course in Education prerequisite.—To be given in alternate years
with Education C4.
Professor Smithey.
Education C6: Mental Measurement: Psychology B1 and one B course
in Education prerequisite.
Professor Ferguson.
Note: Psychology C3, Genetic Psychology, Psychology C4, Theoretical
Psychology, Psychology C5, Systematic Psychology, Psychology C6, Special
Topics in Genetic Psychology, Psychology C7, History of Psychology, and
Psychology C8, Statistical Method, may be offered toward meeting the requirements
for graduate degrees in Education.
See descriptions of these courses under School of Psychology.
Education C7: Problems in Elementary Education: 6 session-hours in
elementary education prerequisite.
Professor Manahan and Assistant Professors Acker and McLester.
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.
Education D4: Seminar in Elementary Education: Hours to be arranged.
Professor Manahan and Assistant Professors Acker, Jarman and McLester.
SCHOOLS OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
Linden Kent Memorial School of English Literature
Edgar Allan Poe School of English
English A1: Composition and Literature: First term: Composition with
weekly themes and parallel reading. Second and third terms: A partial survey
of English literature with parallel reading and frequent themes. (B.A.
or B.S. credit, 1 course.) Sixteen sections.
Associate Professor Johnson, Assistant Professor Shepperson, Mr.
Black, Mr. R. B. Davis, Mr. Gravely, Mr. Langford, Mr. McEwen, Mr.
Varner, Mr. Vaughan.
The following B courses are, in general, arranged chronologically and are
open to students having credit for one year of college English.
English B1: Medieval Literature in England: English A1 prerequisite.
—Early English literature, Chaucer, and some of the writers of the fifteenth and
early sixteenth centuries. Much of the reading is in translation. (B.A. or B.S.
credit, 1 course.)
Professor Hench.
English B2: Shakespeare: English A1 prerequisite.—A few representative
comedies, tragedies, and historical plays will be discussed in class, while others
will be assigned for parallel reading. Frequent written reports throughout the
session on individual plays, dramatic history, and the social backgrounds of the
Elizabethan Age. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Professor Metcalf and Assistant.
English B3: The Seventeenth Century: The Age of Jonson, the Age of
Milton, the Age of Dryden: English A1 prerequisite.—A survey of the poetry
and prose, but with less attention to the drama, of the period that extends from
the later Elizabethans through the great writers of the Restoration: Cavalier,
Metaphysical, and other poets; Sir Thomas Browne and the writers of great
prose; Milton and the Puritans; Dryden and the Restoration. (B.A. or B.S.
credit, 1 course.)
Associate Professor Davis.
English B4: The Eighteenth Century: The Age of Pope, the Age of
Johnson: English A1 prerequisite.—The work of this course will begin with
the earlier poets of the eighteenth century and extend to Blake. It will also
include the important prose writers from Defoe, Swift, Steele, and Addison to
Johnson. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Associate Professor Johnson.
English B5: Prose and Poetry of the Nineteenth Century and Later:
English A1 prerequisite.—A study of the poetry and non-fictional prose of England
and Victorian poets and essayists; contemporary British poetry and prose.
(B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Professor Wilson and Assistant.
English B6: Composition: English A1 prerequisite.—The course affords
the student an opportunity to practice writing under critical supervision. Designed
primarily for those having some interest and ability in writing, it does
not exclude those who desire to overcome their disabilities in expression. Weekly
themes vary from simple exposition and description to the finished essay and
short story. Considerable parallel reading, with the writing of reviews, is called
for throughout the year. Scope is left for individual preference in the choice of
reading and in the types of writing. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.) Two
sections.
Associate Professor Davis and Assistant Professor Shepperson.
English B7: American Poetry and Prose: English A1 prerequisite.—A
survey of American literature by types, with emphasis on poetry, the essay, and
the short story. Parallel readings in the novel and the drama. (B.A. or B.S.
credit, 1 course.)
Associate Professor Gordon.
English B8: Introduction to English and General Philology: English A1
prerequisite.—Some knowledge of a foreign language is advisable. The Nature
and Structure of Language: a. origin of language. b. elements of language including
phonetics. The Study of Language: The historical method, language and
cultural history, linguistic geography. The History of English: An introduction
to Old English and the later development of the language. (B.A. or B.S.
credit, 1 course.)
Associate Professor Hill.
The following courses are for graduates and advanced undergraduates.
English C1: The Novel: Any two B courses in the Schools of English
Language and Literature prerequisite.—The first and second terms are devoted
to a study of the history and technique of the novel, English and American,
through the nineteenth century. The last term is devoted to a special study of
the technical development of the British novel from Butler and James to the
present time. The novels read begin with the period of Jane Austen.
Professor Wilson.
English C2: The Drama, Elizabethan and Later: Any two B courses in
the Schools of English Language and Literature prerequisite.—The Elizabethan
drama (exclusive of Shakespeare). Restoration and Eighteenth Century drama.
The modern British drama.
Associate Professor Gordon.
English C3: Literature and Thought in England, 1789-1832 (Romantic
Period): Any two B courses in the Schools of English Language and Literature
prerequisite.—Some acquaintance with the course of English history is
presumed, but is not prerequisite. English literature of the earlier nineteenth
the period. The course will link the fields of history and literature.
Associate Professor Davis.
English C4: Literature and Thought in England, 1832-1900 (Victorian
Period): Any two B courses in the Schools of English Language and Literature
prerequisite.—Some acquaintance with the course of English history is presumed,
but is not prerequisite. English literature of the middle and later
nineteenth century studied in relation to the history, literary biography, and
thought of the period. The course will link the fields of history and literature.
(Not offered in 1936-37.)
Associate Professor Davis.
English C5: Chaucer: Any two B courses in the Schools of English
Language and Literature prerequisite.—A study of Chaucer's writings and background.
Professor Hench.
English C6: Literary Composition: Any two B courses in the Schools
of English Language and Literature prerequisite. This course, the enrollment
in which is restricted, is open only to those of proved aptitude in Composition
who have obtained the consent of the professor in charge.—Weekly practice in
the particular field or form of composition best suited to the needs and abilities
of the individual student. Parallel reading. Conferences. By consent, also, this
course may be taken two years in succession.
Associate Professor Gordon.
English C7: Old English: Any two B courses in the Schools of English
Language and Literature prerequisite.—Old English prose and poetry including
the whole of Beowulf.
Professor Hench.
English C8: Middle English: Any two B courses in the Schools of English
Language and Literature prerequisite.—Lyrics of the thirteenth and fourteenth
centuries and representative metrical romances. (Not offered in 1936-37.)
Professor Hench.
English C9: Prose Fiction of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries:
Any two B courses in the Schools of English Language and Literature prerequisite.—Types
of pre-novel fiction, including the picaresque tale and the pastoral
and heroic romance. The major eighteenth century novelists. The Gothic romance
and the novel and manners in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth
centuries.
Assistant Professor Shepperson.
English C10: The History of the English Language: English B8 and
one other B course prerequisite.—A reading knowledge of Old English is
desirable. Old English and its pre-history. Old English Dialects. Middle
English dialects to the development of a standard language. Lectures, reading
of texts with interpretation of forms and constructions. Hours by appointment.
Associate Professor Hill.
English C11: Middle English: Two B courses prerequisite.—Prose and
Middle English Didactic Poetry. Hours by appointment.
Associate Professor Hill.
Engish C12: Spenser and Milton: Two B courses in English Literature
prerequisite.—Spenser's Minor Poems. The Fairie Queene. The Poetry of
Milton. (Not offered in 1936-37.)
Professor Metcalf.
English C13: English and American Biography: Two B courses in the
Schools of English Language and Literature prerequisite.—The development of
biography as an art will be traced from Plutarch to the present, with a study
of representative biographies in English from the sixteenth to the twentieth centuries.
Parallel reading in the old and new biography, with frequent reports on
topics assigned.
Professor Metcalf.
The following courses are for advanced graduate students.
English D1: Seminar in American Literature: The work is centered
around the figures of Edgar Allan Poe and Nathaniel Hawthorne. Hours by
appointment. (Not offered in 1936-37.)
Professor Wilson.
English D2: Seminar in Early English Drama and Later Sixteenth Century
Prose Literature: The English drama from the liturgical to the early
Elizabethan plays, followed by a briefer study of Tudor prose writers. Hours
by appointment.
Professor Metcalf.
English D3: Shakespeare and his Times: Hours by appointment.
Professor Wilson.
English D4: The Renaissance in England: A study of some of the
persons and movements on the continent contributing to the renaissance in
England. Studies in the literature and thought of England in the fifteenth and
early sixteenth centuries. Hours by appointment.
Professor Hench.
English D5: Chaucer Seminar: English C5, or its equivalent, prerequisite.
—The complete works of Chaucer, with the exception of the prose, will be read,
with special attention to literary, bibliographical and historical problems. Each
student will be expected to give a term paper involving some research during the
third term. The course will be divided as follows: The Canterbury Tales.
Troilus and Cressida. The Minor Poems. Hours by appointment. Offered in
alternate years if two or more qualified students apply.
Associate Professor Hill.
English D6: Seminar in Modern English: English C10 prerequisite.—
The problems of Early Modern English and the interpretation of written
records.
Associate Professor Hill.
English D7: Advanced Phonetics and the Investigation of Spoken
English: English C10, or its equivalent, prerequisite.—Careful ear-training and
the use of the International Phonetic Alphabet. The methods and aims of investigation
of living speech.
Associate Professor Hill.
English D8: Low German: English C10 and any other course in philology
prerequisite.—Study of texts and grammar of Old Saxon and Old Frisian.
Associate Professor Hill.
Note: English D6, D7, D8 will be offered when one or more qualified
students present themselves, but only two of the three courses will be offered
in any one year.
Germanics D1: Gothic: Open to Graduate Students in English.—Three
hours a week, first term, by appointment.
Associate Professor Wood.
Germanics D2: Old Norse: Open to Graduate Students in English.—Three
hours a week, by appointment.
Associate Professor Wood.
French D1: Old French: Open to Graduate Students in English.—1. The
development of the French language in the early medieval period. 2. French
literature from the beginnings down to the fourteenth century.
Associate Professor Mellor.
Note: Candidates for Masters' degrees in English are required to take at
least one of the following session-courses: English C5, C7, C8, C10, C11.
Candidates for the Ph.D. must have English C7 and such other courses in
language and literature as their major professors advise. Thesis subjects must
be submitted to the chairman of the department for faculty approval by November
15 of the final year of candidacy.
Preliminary Examination for the Doctorate in English: A student who
desires to become a candidate for the Doctor's degree in English should stand
a preliminary examination in October of the session preceding his final year of
candidacy, and must take this examination not later than October 1 of his last
year. The examination may be written or oral, or both, at the discretion of
the examiners. In case the examination is not satisfactory, the applicant may
be allowed, by permission of the examiners, to present himself for a second
trial after a lapse of at least one academic term. If this second trial is unsatisfactory,
no further examination will be allowed. At the discretion of the
professors concerned, in the case of a student who has received the Master's
degree from this institution, an exceptionally high rating on the work for
that degree, including the oral examination and thesis, may be accepted as the
equivalent of the preliminary examination for the doctorate. Subjects of
proposed dissertations should be submitted for faculty approval after consultation
with major professors.
McINTIRE SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS
I. Art
Drawing, Water-color and Modeling, arranged mainly for students in Architecture.
History of Art B1: A general course in the history of Ancient Art and
Medieval Art carried through Romanesque, with especial emphasis on architecture,
painting and sculpture. Three lectures each week with assigned readings.
(B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Assistant Professor Hammarstrand.
History of Art B2: Not open to first-year students.—A general course in
the history of Gothic Art carried through the Art of the Renaissance to 1800,
with French Art carried to 1900. Especial emphasis on architectural history.
Three lectures each week and assigned reading. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1
course.)
Assistant Professor Hammarstrand.
History of Art B3: First term: History of Art since the Renaissance in
Europe. Second term: History of Art in the United States, with especial
emphasis on architecture. Third term: History of City Planning including
modern housing. Three hours of lecture each week with assigned reading.
(B.A. credit, 1 course.)
Assistant Professor Hammarstrand—First and third terms.
Professor Campbell—Second term.
History of Architectural Ornament: Freehand Drawing B1 prerequisite.—
One weekly lecture with criticism of students' drawing each week of the second
and third terms, except concluding week of major problems in architectural design.
(B.S. credit in Architecture only.) Offered in alternate years with Pure
Design, beginning in 1936-37.
Assistant Professor Disque.
Pure Design: Freehand Drawing B1 prerequisite.—The theory of Pure
Design with drawings in various mediums, one weekly lecture and criticism,
except the concluding week of major problems in architectural design. (B.S.
credit in Architecture only.) Offered in alternate years with History of Architectural
Ornament, beginning in 1937-38. Second and third terms.
Assistant Professor Disque.
Freehand Drawing B1: Elementary course in pencil, charcoal and wash
mediums with elements of architectural pencil sketching. Three hours in the
studio for architectural students. Six hours of studio work a week is required
of B.A. candidates taking course for degree credit.
Assistant Professor Disque.
Freehand Drawing B2: Freehand Drawing B1 prerequisite. — Advanced
charcoal drawings six hours a week in the studio, architectural ornament cast
the first term: figure cast the third term. Must be taken with Modeling B1 by
architectural students. Fee, $5.00. (B.A. or B.S. credit.)
Assistant Professor Makielski.
Freehand Drawing B3: Freehand Drawing B2 prerequisite. — Drawing
from the figure six hours a week or a concentrated period of time during the
third term. Fee, $5.00. (B.S. credit in Architecture only.)
Assistant Professor Makielski.
Modeling B1: The technique of modeling in clay: study of form and
architectural ornament. Six hours in the studio, second term. (B.A. credit
in conjunction with Freehand Drawing B2.)
Instructor to be announced.
Modeling B2: Modeling B1 prerequisite.—Problems in the design in clay
of ornamental forms at large scale and decorative architectural composition at
small scale. Six hours a week, second term. (B.S. credit in Architecture only.)
Professor Campbell, Assistant Professor Disque, and Instructor.
Modeling B3: Continuation of Modeling B2 as an elective in second
term of the fourth year.
Instructor to be announced.
Water-color B1: Still-life painting in studio to teach color appreciation
and technique of handling water-color. Six hours in the studio, first and
third terms. Fee, $5.00. (B.S. credit in Architecture only.)
Assistant Professor Makielski.
Outdoor Sketching: Sketching in Water-color. Four hours a week during
the first term. (B.S. credit in Architecture only.)
Assistant Professor Makielski.
II. Architecture
Architectural Drawing B1: The drawing and rendering of architectural
forms with elements of architecture. Nine drafting room hours each week.
Fee, $15.00. (B.S. credit in Architecture only.) Must be taken in conjunction
with Freehand Drawing B1 and Projective Drawing B1.
Assistant Professor Disque and Mr. Stevens.
Projective Drawing B1: Descriptive Geometry the first and third terms;
and Architectural Shades and Shadows the second term. One hour lecture and
two hours classroom exercise each week. (B.A. or B.S. credit.)
Mr. Taylor.
Projective Drawing B2: Architectural Perspective: One hour of lecture
and two hours of classroom exercise in the first term. (B.S. credit in Architecture
only.) Beginning in 1936-37.
Instructor to be announced.
Architectural Design B1: Architectural Drawing B1 prerequisite.—One,
three and four week problems of the design of small buildings and decorative
architectural composition with especial emphasis on methods of studies, theories
and elements of architecture, and required reading. Individual drafting room
criticism, occasional lectures and general criticisms. Library research and required
reading. Fee, $15.00. (B.S. credit in Architecture only.)
Professor Campbell.
Architectural Design B2: Architectural Design B1 prerequisite.—The
problems of architectural design of the Class B grade of the Beaux-Arts Institute
of Design are taken unless the University Calendar does not permit, in which
case, local design problems are substituted. Individual criticism, followed by
local judgment and judgment of the best problems by the B. A. I. D. jury in
competition with other schools of architecture. Fee $15.00. (B.S. credit in
Architecture only.)
Assistant Professor Disque.
Architectural Design B3: Architectural Design B2 prerequisite.—The problems
of the Class A grade of the Beaux-Arts Institute of Design for those selected
for ability to undertake them. The remainder of the class must acquire
their six values required in the Institute's Class B grade according to their
regulations before entering Class A. Fee $15.00. (B.S. credit in Architecture
only.)
Professor Campbell.
Architectural Design B4: Architectural Design B2 prerequisite.—A course
in the design of less monumental buildings than given under Design B3; in general
a course in the design of domestic architecture, with required reading on
related topics such as landscape architecture, and interior design. At least one interior
design problem of the Beaux-Arts Institute of Design and one archaeology
problem that relates to domestic architecture must be taken where their calendar
and the University's Calendar permit. This course is required of an architectural
student whom the design faculty judge, after completion of Architectural Design
B2, as not having shown enough ability to enter Class A Competition of
the Beaux-Art Institute of Design. The student, if he prefers, may continue in
Class B design until he regularly acquires enough Class B values (six) of that
Institute to regularly enter Class A at any time in his fourth year in the University
School. The student in this class must acquire certain ability in design
which will normally take all of the student's time not otherwise devoted to other
required subjects, normal physical exercise, during the week-ends and extensive
extra work week-ends at the conclusion of major problems, five times a school
year. Fee, $15.00. (B.S. credit in Architecture only.)
Assistant Professor Disque.
Architectural Design C1: Class A grade of design of the B.A.I.D. Four
major plan problems, two minor prize problems and five sketch problems
according to the B.A.I.D. calendar. Individual criticism. Library research.
(M.S. credit in Architecture only.)
Professor Campbell.
Professional Practice: Three lectures a week in the second term on subjects
connected directly with professional practice. Such as: office methods,
building law, ethics, competitions, etc. (B.S. credit in Architecture only.)
Assistant Professor Disque.
Commercial Law for Architects: Three lectures a week for third term.
Elements of Commercial Law—especial needs of architects considered. (B.S.
credit in Architecture only.)
Associate Professor Hulvey.
Architectural Construction B1: The technique of building construction,
including the study of materials and methods. Practice in the preparation of
workings and details. Wood, masonry, and steel structures. Two lectures and
four hours of drawing each week. (B.S. credit in Architecture only.)
Assistant Professor Makielski.
Architectural Construction B2: Architectural Construction B1 prerequisite.—A
continuation of Architectural Construction B1, including the preparation
of working drawings and specifications for more complex structures than those
studied in the previous course. Two lectures and four hours of drawing each
week. (B.S. credit in Architecture only.)
Assistant Professor Makielski.
Re-inforced Concrete Design: Architectural Construction B2 prerequisite.—
The theory and design of re-inforced concrete structures such as are usually expected
in ordinary architectural practice, and which candidates for state examinations
to practice architecture should be able to solve. Two lectures and three
hours of classroom exercises each week of the first term, fourth year. (B.S.
credit in Architecture only.)
Assistant Professor Makielski.
Mechanical Equipment of Buildings: Architectural Construction B1 prerequisite.—A
study of the mechanical equipment of buildings, heating, lighting,
sanitation, and electrical work. Two lectures and six hours of drawing each
week. (B.S. credit in Architecture only.)
Assistant Professor Makielski.
Colonial Archaeology: Elective in second term, fourth year. Architectural
Design B2, or equivalent, prerequisite.—The historical study with measurements
and the drawing of a work of Architecture in Virginia of the Colonial or Federal
period. (M.S. credit.)
Professor Campbell.
Perspective Rendering: Water-color B1 prerequisite.—The drawing and
rendering of architectural compositions in color. (B.S. credit in Architecture
only.)
Professor Campbell.
Architectural Building and Equipment: The School of Art and Architecture
is housed in Fayerweather Hall, formerly the old gymnasium. The
main gymnasium floor has been converted into faculty offices and a large
drafting room for instruction in architectural drawing and design. Over the
offices is a balcony arranged for group criticisms, judgment of student drawings
and small exhibitions. The ground floor is occupied by two studios for
water-colour and freehand drawing work, the Fine Arts Library, a small
classroom and business office. The large classes have their lectures and classroom
exercises in other University buildings.
The library contains three thousand books and bound periodicals on painting,
sculpture, architecture and the related minor arts. Additional books on
philosophy of art, archaeology, the theatrical and musical arts are in other
school libraries. The best of American and European architectural and art
for History of Art lectures is available. The School owns an ample
collection of plaster casts and still-life objects necessary for teaching freehand
drawing and water-colour as well as equipment for instruction in various black
and white mediums. A gift by John Barton Payne of etchings by masters
is owned by the University. A permanent collection of architectural drawings
and water-colours for student inspiration is exhibited on walls. All the
printed documents relating to Virginia Colonial Architecture are on the library
shelves and a rapidly increasing collection of photographs on the same subject
is being formed. Opportunities for original research in Virginia Colonial and
Classical Revival Architecture are afforded by the neighborhood surrounding
Charlottesville.
III. Music
Music B0: Music Fundamentals and Elementary Harmony: Intensive
drill in the underlying rudiments of Music; solfegge; ear training; sight reading;
dictation. Progressive formation of scales; intervals and triads; inversions;
principles of chord connections. Melodic leadings and metrical material.
No previous musical knowledge necessary. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1
course.)
Professor Fickenscher.
Music B1: Musical History and Appreciation: Not open to first-year
students.—The development of music from antiquity to the present time with
typical examples of each phase. Illustrations and analysis of works of the
epoch makers, treating of their style, influence and historic import. The development
of musical instruments and of the orchestra. Illustrated lectures.
Collateral reading. No previous musical knowledge required. (B.A. or B.S.
credit, 1 course.)
Associate Professor Pratt.
Music B2: Harmony: Students taking this course are required to have
had ear training and a preliminary knowledge of musical notation, intervals
and scale formation, or to take concurrently Music B0. Also to have or to
acquire sufficient piano technique to play simple chord successions. Harmonic
relationships and their tendencies, construction of chords, voice progressions,
dissonances, suspensions, sequences, cadences, the pedal point and modulation.
(B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Associate Professor Pratt.
Music B3: Counterpoint: Students taking this course are required to
have had ear training and a preliminary knowledge of musical notation, intervals,
and scale formation or to take concurrently Music B0. Counterpoint
from the First to the Fifth Species in two, three, and four parts; combined
counterpoint. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Professor Fickenscher.
Music B4: Orchestra: Credit to students who have the requisite technical
ability on the following instruments: Piano, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon,
French Horn, Violin, Cello, Double Bass, Kettle Drums, and other instruments
of orchestral works. Comprises one two-hour period per week. (3-year
course—B.A. or B.S. credit, 1/3 course each year.)
Professor Fickenscher.
Students or others not desiring the course for credit are invited to join the
orchestra.
Music B5: 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. 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. (B.A. or B.S. credit,
1 course.)
Associate Professor Pratt.
Music B6: Orchestration: Music B5 prerequisite.—(B.A. or B.S. credit,
1 course.)
Associate Professor Pratt.
Music B7: Vocal Ensemble: Music B0 and one year's full attendance in
the Glee Club prerequisite.—The study, direction and production of part songs
and choral works from the time of the ancient madrigal to and including the
present period. Three hours per week. (2 year course—B.A. or B.S. credit,
½ course each year.)
Professor Fickenscher.
Music C1: Advanced Composition: Music B5 and B6 prerequisite.—Advanced
Harmony and Counterpoint, Canon, Fugue, and the larger homophonic
forms.
Professor Fickenscher.
Music C2: Music in the History of Western Europe: Prerequisites:
Two B Courses in the School of Music or the equivalent acquired through
private instruction and study elsewhere. Open to graduates and undergraduates.—Development
of the Music and Liturgy of the Catholic Church during
the Middle Ages and Italian Renaissance. Guido, Saint Ambrose. Gregory
the Great and the Gregorian Chant. The Netherlands School, Palestrina. The
influence of the Papal Choir in European Music. The religious and secular
composers of the Classic and Romantic Periods. Bach, Handel and their successors.
Hours to be arranged.
Associate Professor Pratt.
Choral Singing: Fundamental principles of sight reading. Study of part
songs and other choral works of various masters from the Netherlands School
to the present day. Three concerts during the Academic year. One to two
hours a week.
Professor Fickenscher.
Glee Club: Study of cappella and accompanied choruses both classic and
of a lighter character. Students with reading knowledge of music will be given
a preference. Two to three hours a week.
Associate Professor Pratt.
Band: Open to students who have had training in playing the usual band
instruments.—The University Band was organized to play and study the various
types of band music and to serve the University at the important athletic
events and on other occasions by performances given before and during the
events. Whenever possible the band will accompany the teams on their out of
town trips. All men interested in the Band should bring their own instruments,
if possible, since the Band equipment is limited. Two to three hours
a week.
Associate Professor Lutz.
Technical Training: Technical training under special instructors in Singing,
Pianoforte, Organ, Violin, Cello, Clarinet and other wind instruments.
University students may arrange for tuition in these branches at a reduction
in rates by application to Professor Fickenscher or Associate Professor Pratt.
Concerts: a. A series of five concerts by artists of international reputation
at moderate prices gives opportunity for extended musical knowledge and appreciation.
b. A series of ensemble recitals by the faculty of the Music School affords
opportunity for intimate acquaintance with the best in musical literature and
through familiarity to become intelligent in appreciation of the masters.
c. Concerts by the Glee Club and Orchestra.
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 ahitectural lectures,"
its new buildings designed by Stanford White; the wo of sculpture
by Houdon, Ezekiel, Bitter, Borglum, Keck, Shrady, and ken; the concerts
and exhibitions of paintings brought to the University with part of the
income of the McIntire fund.
For Music, the Carnegie Foundation has recently presented the school
with the "Carnegie Music Set," comprising a Capehart Phonograph, 900
records, several hundred orchestral, piano and vocal scores, and 300 books for
the General Library covering the historical, biographical, technical and
popular aspects of musical art. The school has also two concert grand
pianos, an Ampico reproducing grand piano and several phonographs. The
equipment for radio reception includes microphone and mechanism for making
aluminum records of home performances. A set of band instruments purchased
by the Alumni Association, double basses, kettle drums, and various
other unusual instruments for the use of students in the orchestra, a comprehensive
library of chamber music, orchestral scores and parts, operas and
piano classics, as well as books of reference on musical subjects and collateral
organ in Cabell Hall and a three-manual Moeller organ, the gift of Paul
Goodloe McIntire in connection with the McIntire Amphitheatre, and a two-manual
practice organ in the University Chapel. The following gifts have been
made to the musical library: by Mr. Iredell Jenkins, a valuable collection of
operas, oratorios, light operas, piano music, first editions; by Professor Gardner
Lloyd Carter, piano music and books on musical subjects; by Mr. Charles
Orchard, a set of biographical works; by Mrs. W. H. Sage, a collection of piano
music, violin and cello sonatas, trios, quartettes and quintettes.
IV. Dramatic Art
Dramatic Art B1: Playwriting: Not open to first-year students. Other
students will be admitted only after a personal interview with Mr. Boyle.
English B2 or B4 or B5 prerequisite or must be taken concurrently.—The reading
and analysis of plays throughout the year. The dramatization of the short
story and the writing of original one-act plays. Emphasis will be placed on
the present-day life and historical traditions of Virginia. Students from other
sections will be expected to use the materials and background with which
they are familiar. Plays considered worthy of production will be staged by
the Virginia Players. Monday evenings, 7:30 to 10. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1
course.)
Mr. Boyle.
Dramatic Art B2: Play Production: The technique of acting and stage
directing. The essential arts involved in the producing of plays: scene design
and construction, costuming, lighting, etc. Lectures and practical work. Each
student will direct a one-act play and act in two others. This course in the
theory and practice of the theatre is designed for the training of students
participating in the work of the Virginia Players and for those who plan to
become directors of school and community drama work. Afternoon hours to
be arranged. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Mr. Boyle.
Dramatic t B4: Advanced Play Production: Dramatic Art B2 pre-
requisite.—Stu who have had considerable experience in the theatre may
secure the consen of the instructor to take this course concurrently with Dramatic
Art B2.—Lectures, parallel reading and reports. Members of this class will
be assigned responsible positions on the various productions of the Virginia
Players. Afternoon hours to be arranged. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Associate Professor Pratt and Mr. Boyle.
Dramatic Art B5: History of the Theatre: The changing conventions
of the theatre and their relation to the problems engaging the interest of playwrights
and audiences. The Greek theatre, the Renaissance, and the modern
intimate playhouse. The technique of the movies. Modern problems; Realism,
Symbolism, Expressionism, etc. The technique of playwriting illustrated
by private performances and readings from the plays of Sophocles, Shakespeare,
Ibsen and others. Lectures and discussions. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1
course.)
Associate Professor Pratt.
Dramatic Art C1: Advanced Playwriting: Dramatic Art B1 and one
other B course prerequisite. Open only to those of proved aptitude in playwriting
who have obtained the consent of the professor in charge.—Each student
will be required to satisfactorily complete a full length play. Hours to be arranged.
Associate Professor Pratt.
Virginia Players: H. R. Pratt, Director and Manager, Roger Boyle, Associate
Director, A. J. Barlow, Secretary and Treasurer.—The Virginia Players
is the producing company for the courses in Playwriting and Dramatic Art in
the McIntire School of Fine Arts. It is incorporated under the laws of the
State of Virginia as a non-stock corporation: the trustees: Professors J. C.
Metcalf, J. S. Wilson, W. H. Faulkner, W. S. Rodman, A. J. Barlow, H. R.
Pratt and one member from the student body. Its purpose is to develop a
State Theatre which will seek to interpret Virginia to its people through the
writing and production of original plays, and to stage revivals of classic and
modern plays. Only those enrolled as students in the University are eligible
to election as Active Members. Others who participate in the work may be
elected Associate Members.
SCHOOL OF FORESTRY
Forestry B1: General Forestry: A comprehensive course, treating of all
branches of forestry. Instruction by lectures and field trips. (B.A. or B.S.
credit, 1 course—elective.)
Associate Professor Jones.
Forestry B2: Silviculture: Forestry B1 prerequisite.—Study of trees of
importance in American silviculture. Natural and artificial reproduction of
stands. Care of stands while growing. Instruction by lectures and field trips.
(B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course—elective.)
Associate Professor Jones.
Forestry B3: Forest Policy: Forestry B1 prerequisite.—A study of forest
policies of foreign countries and the United States in their historical setting.
Instruction by lectures. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course—elective. (Not offered
in 1936-37.)
Associate Professor Jones.
Forestry B4: Forest Management: Forestry B1 prerequisite.—Measurement
of stands. Valuation of soil, growing stock, and forests. Regulation of
cut. Forest working plans and maps. Instruction by lectures and field trips.
Hours to be arranged. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course—elective.)
Associate Professor Jones.
Forestry B5: Lumbering and Utilization: Forestry B1 prerequisite.—
Methods of logging, sawing, and transporting lumber. Industries using wood
and other forest products. Preservative treatment of timbers. Instruction by
lectures and field trips. Hours to be arranged. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1
course—elective.)
Associate Professor Jones.
Note: There may be changes in the courses offered in the School of
Forestry, and students are advised to consult the professor in charge before
registering for any of the courses listed above, except Forestry B1.
The Seward Forest, a tract of three thousand acres in Brunswick County,
is being developed as an experimental and demonstrational area under the
direction of Professor Alfred Akerman. Students in the School of Forestry
may arrange for week-end excursions to the Seward Forest through Professor
Chapin Jones.
CORCORAN AND ROGERS SCHOOLS OF GENERAL AND
ECONOMIC GEOLOGY
Geology B1: General Geology: Principals of dynamical, structural and
historical geology designed to give a general survey of the forces operating
upon the earth, the phenomena of earthquakes, vulcanism, mountain making,
the form and structure of the earth, and its past history. Three hours of lectures
and six hours of laboratory. Laboratory fee, $3. Two lecture sections.
Six laboratory sections. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 2 courses.)
Professor Roberts and Assistants.
Geology B2: Applied Geology: May be taken by first-year students.—This
course is primarily for those who wish to obtain a general knowledge of
the place that geology occupies in our present day civilization, the relation of
geological phenomena and conditions to human activities. The course gives
first a resumé of the geological history of the earth and the present day
physiography. It includes a study of geological environmental factors and
their effect on the industrial development of the different regions of the United
States; a study of water supply; a study of the principal minerals, methods of
mining, cost, distribution, and the part they play in the industrial development
of the world; followed, at the end of the last term, with special lectures on
geology and engineering, geology and industry, etc. No laboratory. (B.A. or
B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Professor Nelson.
Geology B4: Mineralogy: Open to all college students.—First term:
Principles of crystal structure and its relationship to the properties of minerals.
Second and third terms: Descriptive, physical and chemical mineralogy. Three
hours of lecture and six hours of laboratory. Laboratory fee, $5. (B.A. or
B.S. credit, 2 courses.)
Assistant Professor Pegau.
Geology B5: Elementary Mineralogy: Lectures and recitations with
laboratory work on the simple rock-forming and leading ore-forming minerals.
One two-hour laboratory period, Monday, 2:30-4:30. (B.A. or B.S. credit,
1 course.)
Assistant Professor Pegau.
Geology C1: Economic Geology: Geology B1 prerequisite. — General
principles dealing with the classification, origin, distribution, mining, and uses
of metallic and non-metallic ores. Special emphasis is given field trips to the
credit, 2 courses.)
Professor Nelson.
Geology C2: Petrology: Geology B4 prerequisite.—(a) Physical Crystallography.
Determination of minerals and rocks in thin sections under the
microscope. Optical and microscopical mineralogy with especial reference to
the behavior of minerals as constituents of rock masses. (b) Petrography
The microscopic structures, mineralogical composition, genetic relations and
distribution of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks. Lectures and
laboratory to the amount of nine hours per week throughout the year, to be
arranged. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 2 courses.)
Assistant Professor Pegau.
Geology C3: Invertebrate Paleontology: Geology B1 prerequisite.—A
systematic course in invertebrate paleontology covering the ontogeny, phylogeny,
morphology, and distribution of forms found in the geologic record with
a certain amount of identification in the laboratory. Hours to be arranged.
(B.A. or B.S. credit, 2 courses.)
Professor Roberts.
Geology C4: Stratigraphy: Geology B1 prerequisite.—General principles
of stratigraphy dealing with its history and development in America and more
important principles of sedimentation. Lecture and laboratory hours to be arranged.
(B.A. or B.S. credit, 2 courses.) Given in alternate years with Geology
D1.
Professor Nelson.
Geology D1: Structural Geology: Geology B1 and C4 prerequisite.—A
study of the structure of the rocks with especial emphasis on those of sedimentary
origin, the causes of various structures, and the structural relations of
the southern Appalachians. Hours by appointment. Given in alternate years
with Geology C4.
Professors Nelson and Roberts.
Geology D2: Advanced Mineralogy and Petrography: Geology B4 and
C2 prerequisite.—Adapted to the needs of the individual student. Properly qualified
students may pursue work directed along the line of crystallography or
chemical mineralogy or petrographic research. Hours by appointment.
Assistant Professor Pegau.
Geology D3: Advanced Economic Geology: Geology B4 and C1 prerequisite.—Special
topics for students in economic geology selected according to
the needs of the individual student. Hours by appointment.
Professor Nelson.
Geology D4: Advanced General Geology: A more thorough treatment
of the principles of geology as a science and its history. The character of the
work depends upon the needs and preparation of the student and the prerequisites
should be Geology B1, B4, and C3. Hours to be arranged.
Professor Nelson.
Geology D5: Stratigraphical Paleontology: Geology B1, B4, C2 and C3
prerequisite.—The application of paleontology to stratigraphy, and the value of
fossils in correlations. The geology of the Virginias emphasized from the
Cambrian to the Pleistocene, and the index fossils are studied and collections
are made from the various horizons. Hours by appointment.
Professor Rorerts.
Journal Club: The staff, assistants, graduate and advanced students meet
on stated evenings during the session for the discussion of current investigations
in stratigraphy, economic geology, mineralogy, petrology, and paleontology.
During the year several visiting geologists discuss current problems
at the Club, and such meetings are open to the public.
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 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 A1: For beginners and for students without entrance-credit in
German.—Elementary grammar, reading, conversation, and composition. Limited
to five sections of 30 each. Five hours a week first term, four hours a
week second and third terms. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course for those having
no entrance-credit in German.)
Professor Faulkner, Assistant Professor Mohr and Dr. Volm.
German B1: Germon A1, or not less than 2 entrance-units in German prerequisite.—Review
of grammar, systematic word-study and expansion of vocabulary,
reading, conversation, dictation, and composition. The class is conducted
in German. The reading-texts used in class-work are equipped with material
and apparatus for systematic language-study. Their content is planned to introduce
the student to the culture, science, economics, and politics of modern
Germany. Limited to three sections of 30 each. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1
course.)
Associate Professor Wood and Dr. Volm.
German B2: 6 session-hours of College German or 4 entrance-units in
German prerequisite.—German Literature from 1800 to 1920; advanced composition.
(B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Assistant Professor Mohr.
German B3: 6 session-hours of College German, or 4 entrance-units in
German prerequisite.—German Literature of the Classical Period; advanced composition.
(B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Professor Faulkner.
German C: German B2, or B3, or the equivalent, prerequisite.—Of the
following C courses two are given each session, the choice being determined by
the plan of study of the undergraduates who wish to major in German, and of
the graduates who are offering German as part of their work for the Master's
or the Doctor's degree. Students are therefore requested to confer with Professor
Faulkner not later than June 1 preceding the session in which they plan
to enter the course.
In all C courses in German collateral reading in the history of German
Literature and in German biography is required.
German C1: Goethe's Life and Works, with intensive study of Faust.
(Given in 1935-36.)
Professor Faulkner.
German C2: Given in German.—Der deutsche Roman von Goethe bis zur
Gegenwart, with intensive study of selected novels.
Professor Faulkner.
German C3: Given in German.—Drama der Klassiker, with intensive study
of Goethe's Egmont, Schiller's Wallenstein, and Lessing's Nathan der Weise.
(Given in 1935-36.)
Associate Professor Wood.
German C4: Given in German.—Deutsche Lyrik, with intensive study of
the lyrics of Goethe and of Heine, and of selected lyrics since 1870.
Associate Professor Wood.
Facilities for Graduate Study: Special funds recently received have made
possible extensive additions to the library in German literature and Germanic
philology. Candidates for the Master's degree will be required to complete
not less than two of the C courses, listed above, and Germanics D3, Old and
Middle High German. Candidates for the Doctorate will in addition complete
a program of study covering not less than two full sessions. Candidates for
the Master's degree will be required to file certificates showing not less than
4 entrance-units in Latin. Candidates for the Doctorate must, in addition, have
credit for not less than one year of Greek or take and pass a beginners' course
in Greek in the College of Arts and Sciences. The following courses are offered
for such candidates in 1936-37.
Deutsches Colloquium: Open only to students taking German B2 or som
higher course. Required of students majoring in German.—Two hours a week
of practice in speaking German. (No course credit.)
Assistant Professor Mohr and Dr. Volm.
Germanics D1: Gothic: Open to Graduate Students in English or German.—Three
hours a week, first term, by appointment. History of the German
second and third terms, by appointment.
Associate Professor Wood.
Germanics D2: Old Norse: Open to Graduate Students in English or
German.—Three hours a week, by appointment.
Associate Professor Wood.
Germanics D3: Seminar: German B2, or the equivalent, prerequisite.—
First term: Old High German; Broune's Althochdeutsches Lesebuch. Second
and third terms: Middle High German: Hartmann von Aue's Iwein; the Nibelungenlied.
Hours by appointment.
Associate Professor Wood.
Public Lecture Courses: Open to the Public of the Community.
German Folksong, Lyric and Ballad: Eight lectures, copiously illustrated
by graphophone records of the musical settings. Fall term.
Professor Faulkner.
Wagner as a Musical Dramatist: Nine lectures, copiously illustrated by
graphophone records, including the complete Götterdämmerung. Winter term.
Associate Professor Wood.
CORCORAN SCHOOL OF HISTORY
History B1: Medieval History: From the Fourth Century to 1500.—
Open to first-year students. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Professor Dabney.
History B2: Modern European History: From 1500 to the Present.—
Open to first-year students. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Assistant Professor Hale.
History B3: General American History: Not open to first-year students.
(B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Associate Professor T. C. Johnson.
History B4: General English History: Not open to first-year students.
(B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Associate Professor T. C. Johnson.
History B5: Ancient History: Civilization of the Greeks and Romans.
Open to first-year students. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Professor Barr.
History C1: History of European Civilization including Science, Religion
and Morals: Two B courses prerequisite.
Professor Dabney.
History C2: Social History of the United States, 1776-1865: Two B
courses, including B3, prerequisite. (Offered in 1937-38.)
Associate Professor Abernethy.
History C3: The Old South, 1776-1865: Two B courses, including B3,
prerequisite. (Offered in 1938-39.)
Associate Professor Abernethy.
History C4: American History Since 1865: Two B courses, including B3,
prerequisite.
Acting Assistant Professor Cappon.
History C5: Greek and Roman Historians: Two B courses prerequisite.
Professor Barr.
History C6: The French Revolution and Napoleon: Two B courses, including
B2, together with a reading knowledge of French, prerequisite. (Offered
in 1937-38.)
Professor Barr.
History C7: The Italian Risorgimento: Two B courses, including B2,
together with a reading knowledge of Italian, prerequisite.
Professor Barr.
History C8: The Expansion of England: Two B courses, including B4,
prerequisite.
Associate Professor T. C. Johnson.
History C9: Medieval England: Two B courses, including B4, prerequisite.
(Offered in 1937-38.)
Associate Professor T. C. Johnson.
History C10: Tudor and Stuart England: Two B courses, including B4,
prerequisite.—Lectures and reports on the intellectual, social and economic aspects
of English life, and England's contacts with foreign countries through
trade relations. (Offered in 1938-39.)
Assistant Professor Hale.
History C11: Medieval Civilization: Two B courses, including B1, prerequisite.—Lectures
and reports on the institutional, economic, and intellectual
life of the Middle Ages. (Offered in 1937-38.)
Assistant Professor Hale.
History C12: Europe Since 1814: Two B courses, including B2, prerequisite.—Lectures
and discussions on the social and economic aspects of the
period, the progress of social legislation, nationalism, imperialism, and the background
of the World War.
Assistant Professor Hale.
History C13: History of the West: Two B courses, including B3, prerequisite.
(Offered in 1937-38.)
Acting Assistant Professor Cappon.
History C14: Studies in Virginia History, 1607-1865: Two B courses
including B3, prerequisite.
Associate Professor Abernethy.
History D1: Seminar in American History: The Revolution: Hours by
appointment.
Associate Professor Abernethy.
History D2: Seminar in the History of European Diplomacy, 1870-1914:
A reading knowledge of French or German is required.
Assistant Professor Hale.
SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS
Note: Only one course in A Mathematics will be given credit toward any
baccalaureate degree.
Mathematics A1, A2: Trigonometry, college algebra, analytical geometry.
(B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Mathematics A1: For students offering Mathematics A and C of the
entrance requirements.—Sections meet 5 times each week.
Professors Luck and McShane, Mr. Wells, Mr. Aylor and Mr. Blincoe.
Mathematics A2: For students offering Mathematics A, C and either D
or E of the entrance requirements.—Sections meet 3 times each week.
Professor Luck, Mr. Wells, Mr. Aylor and Mr. Blincoe.
Mathematics B1: Mathematics A and C of the entrance requirements prerequisite.—College
algebra and the mathematics of finance. (B.S. in Commerce
credit, 1 course.) This course is required for the B.S. in Commerce degree.
Associate Professor Hulvey and Mr. Wells.
Mathematics B2: Mathematics A1 or A2 prerequisite.—A preliminary
study of the differential and integral calculus with applications. (B.A. or B.S.
credit, 1 course.)
Professor Whyburn.
Mathematics C1: Advanced Calculus: Mathematics C8 prerequisite.—
Elliptic functions and integrals. Legendre's polynominals and Bessel's functions
and their application to problems in attraction, the Gamma function, calculus of
variations, and other related subjects, including an introduction to difference
equations and to integral equations.
Associate Professor Linfield.
Mathematics C2: Differential Geometry: Mathematics C8 and C9 prerequisite.—Metric
differential properties of curves and surfaces in Euclidean
space of three dimensions.
Professor Luck.
Mathematics C3: Higher Geometry: Mathematics C9 prerequisite.—Algebraic
plane curves; circle and sphere geometry; line geometry, including differential
line geometry and the use of tensors.
Associate Professor Linfield.
Mathematics C4: Theory of Functions of a Real Variable: Mathematics
B2 prerequisite.—The real number system; linear point sets; continuity and discontinuity
Riemann and Lebesgue theories; improper integrals. Infinite series: general convergence
theories; power series; Fourier's series and integrals.
Professor McShane.
Mathematics C5: Theory of Functions of a Complex Variable.
Professor McShane.
Mathematics C6: Introductory Topology: Mathematics B2 prerequisite.—
Foundations of mathematics based on a set of axioms; metric spaces; convergence
and connectivity properties of point sets; continua and continuous curves; the
topology of the plane.
Professor Whyburn.
Mathematics C7: Foundations of Geometry: Axiomatic developments of
the fundamental concepts in Euclidean, non-Euclidean and projective geometries.
Professor Whyburn.
Mathematics C8: Mathematics B2 prerequisite.—First term: Analytical
geometry of three dimensions and spherical trigonometry by the use of elementary
vector operations, like scalar products and vector products, and elementary
functions of matrices, like inverse and transpose. Second term: Advanced differential
calculus, including partial differentiation, gradients, Taylor's formula,
etc. Third term: Differential equations.
Associate Professor Linfield.
Mathematics C9: Higher Algebra: Mathematics B2 prerequisite.—Operations
with vectors, matrices, determinants and invariants, and their applications
to analytical geometry.
Associate Professor Linfield.
Mathematics C10: Projective Geometry: Mathematics B2 prerequisite.—
An introductory course.
Professor Luck.
CORCORAN SCHOOL OF PHILOSOPHY AND PSYCHOLOGY
First-year students, entering the College from high or preparatory schools,
are not admitted to the courses in Philosophy and Psychology.
I. Philosophy
Philosophy B1: History of Philosophy: The history of philosophy from
the Greek philosophers to the end of the nineteenth century. (B.A. or B.S.
credit, 1 course.)
Professor Balz, Dr. Hammond and Mr. Weedon.
Philosophy B11: Logic: Logic as a deductive science, including a study
of recent developments in the logic of classes, relations, and systems, and logic
as scientific method. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Assistant Professor Davenport.
Philosophy B12: Philosophy and the Problems of Science: A critical
survey of the domain of scientific enquiry where such enquiry is not restricted
to the physical sciences. In the light of this extended analysis, an attempt
will be made to evaluate certain crucial problems in contemporary thought.
(B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Mr. Weedon.
Philosophy B21: Metaphysics: A study of the elements of the speculative
science of metaphysics with special consideration of the bases and scopes
of the rational and empirical sciences and of the doctrinal positions of Aristotle,
Thomas Aquinas, Spinoza, and Bradley. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Professor Buchanan.
Philosophy B31: Ethics: The historical development of the chief types
of ethical theory. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Dr. Hammond.
Philosophy B32: History of Morals: A descriptive and historical study
of moral ideas and practices. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Professor Balz and Mr. Weedon.
A certain number of the following courses will be given each session, in
accordance with the needs of individual students.
Prerequisite for all C courses in Philosophy: two B courses in Philosophy.
Philosophy C21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 are open to undergraduates.
Students proposing to enter any C course in Philosophy are requested to
confer with Professor Balz during the spring and fall registration periods.
Reading Courses
(For graduate and advanced undergraduate students)
Philosophy C21: Plato.
Assistant Professor Davenport and Professor Buchanan.
Philosophy C22: Aristotle.
Assistant Professor Davenport and Professor Buchanan.
Philosophy C23: Thomas Aquinas.
Professor Buchanan and Professor Balz.
Philosophy C24: Descartes and Spinoza.
Professor Balz and Mr. Weedon.
Philosophy C25: Locke and Berkeley.
Mr. Weedon and Professor Balz.
Philosophy C26: Hume, Leibnitz, and Kant.
Assistant Professor Davenport and Dr. Hammond.
Philosophy C27: Hegel.
Professor Balz and Professor Buchanan.
(Courses for graduate students)
Philosophy C11: Modern Logical Theory.
Assistant Professor Davenport.
Philosophy C12: The Philosophy of Science.
Assistant Professor Davenport.
Philosophy C13: Mathematical and Physical Concepts.
Professor Sparrow.
Philosophy C31: The Theory of Value.
Dr. Hammond.
Philosophy C32: Political Philosophy.
Dr. Hammond.
Philosophy C33: Aesthetics.
Mr. Weedon.
Philosophy C34: (Biblical Literature C2.)
Professor Forrest.
Philosophy D1: Research.
Special Requirements for the Master's Degree in Philosophy: The candidate
must present evidence, not later than one year before the degree is conferred,
that he possesses a reading knowledge of either French or German.
The candidate must select, with the approval of the faculty in Philosophy,
two primary historical systems as the subject of a special examination (oral,
written, or both), to be taken in April or May of the session in which the
candidate expects to secure the degree.
Special Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy:
1. Preliminary written examinations, designed to test the candidate's general
equipment in the field of philosophy, must be taken before formal admission
to candidacy. The examinations will be judged as a whole. They will
cover the following subject-matters:(a) Logic.
(b) Metaphysics or the Theory of Knowledge.
(c) History of Philosophy.
(d) Ethics.
(e) A detailed examination on a primary historical system, to be selected
by the candidate, subject to approval.
2. In addition to a reading knowledge of French and German, the candidate
may be required to present evidence of a reading knowledge of Latin or
Greek, or of both, if in the judgment of the faculty in Philosophy such
reading knowledge is necessary for the preparation of the dissertation.
II. Psychology
Psychology B1: General Psychology: A survey of the principles of
psychology, either as part of a liberal education or as preparation for professional
study. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Professor Ferguson, Associate Professor Geldard, Assistant Professor
Dennis and Dr. Jarman.
Psychology B2: Experimental Psychology: Psychology B1 prerequisite
or to be taken concurrently.—The lectures and laboratory work will enable the
student to familiarize himself with the apparatus and methods used in psychological
experiments. The schedule will consist of one hour of lecture and four
hours of laboratory weekly. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Associate Professor Geldard.
Psychology B3: Abnormal Psychology: Psychology B1 prerequisite.—
A study of mental and nervous disorders, including a consideration of psychoanalytic
as well as more conventional interpretations, and of the social aspects
of abnormal behavior. The classroom work will be supplemented by clinical
demonstrations. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Associate Professor Geldard.
Psychology B4: Social Psychology: Psychology B1 prerequisite.—A
study of the psychological traits of the individual in their interaction with the
social environment. The course includes a treatment of racial and cultural differences,
personality measurement and psychology of language, belief, prejudice,
etc. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Assistant Professor Dennis.
Psychology B5: Educational Psychology: Psychology B1 prerequisite.—
Mental ability and its development. The classroom work will be supplemented
by practice in mental measurement and experiments in learning. (B.A. or B.S.
credit, 1 course.) (For students of Education only.)
Professor Ferguson.
Psychology C1: Advanced Experimental Psychology: Psychology B2
prerequisite.—A course in experimental methods designed primarily for advanced
students. The entire resources of the laboratory will be available. One hour
of lecture and four hours of laboratory weekly.
Associate Professor Geldard.
Psychology C2: Mental Measurement: Psychology B1 and any other B
course listed in this School prerequisite.—A study of the more important mental
tests and intelligence scales, of the statistical methods involved in their use, and
of the results obtained. (Not offered in 1936-37.)
Professor Ferguson.
Psychology C3: Genetic Psychology: Psychology B1 and any other B
course listed in this School prerequisite.—The development of psychological functions
in the animal species and in the child will be traced as a genetic approach
to adult human psychology. The topics to be considered include the senses,
instinct, memory, learning and intelligence. During part of the year laboratory
work will be included.
Assistant Professor Dennis.
Psychology C4: Theoretical Psychology: Psychology B1 and any other
B course listed in this School prerequisite.—An examination of the more important
positions in psychological theory, with special reference to the structural, functional,
behavioristic and Gestalt points of view. To be given in alternate years
with Psychology C5.
Associate Professor Geldard.
Psychology C5: Systematic Psychology: Psychology B1 and any other
B course listed in this School prerequisite.—A survey of the psychological literature
pertaining to the special senses, feeling and emotion, and action. The course
is designed to provide an understanding of fundamental methods of research as
well as a knowledge of the status of basic problems. To be given in alternate
years with Psychology C4. (Not offered in 1936-37.)
Associate Professor Geldard.
Psychology C6: Special Topics in Genetic Psychology: Psychology B1
and any other B course listed in this School prerequisite.—A seminar course for
advanced students in which the literature of special topics in child and animal
psychology will be reviewed. Second and third terms only. To be given is
alternate years with Psychology C7.
Assistant Professor Dennis.
Psychology C7: History of Psychology: Psychology B1 and any other
B course listed in this School prerequisite.—A survey of the historical development
of modern psychology. Second and third terms only. To be given in
alternate years with Psychology C6. (Not offered in 1936-37.)
Assistant Professor Dennis.
Psychology C8: Statistical Method: Psychology B1 and any other B
course listed in this School prerequisite.—An introduction to the statistical methods
in current use in psychology and allied fields. First term only.
Assistant Professor Dennis.
Psychology D1: Research: Admission on approval of the professors in
charge.—For candidates for graduate degrees.
Professor Ferguson, Associate Professor Geldard, Assistant Professor
Dennis.
The Psychological Laboratory is provided with sufficient equipment to
make possible thorough training in experimental psychology. Special apparatus
for research has been acquired and new pieces will be added as the need
arises. In addition to the general laboratory there has been instituted an
animal laboratory with provision for work in comparative psychology. A shop
with facilities for the construction of apparatus, two dark rooms, and individual
research rooms are available.
SCHOOL OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Requirements
All first-year and second-year students registered in the College of
Arts and Sciences, except professional students in Architecture, are required
Education requirements by the end of their second year and must complete
them one year before graduation. One term each of six different activities,
selected from the curriculum offered, and one term of Health Education will
constitute the two-year course in Physical Education. The course in Health
Education is to be taken during the first year.
All new students registered for Physical Education are given a medical
examination. The examination is conducted by the University Physician and
his staff, and is given free of charge during specified periods. A fee is
charged for examinations given outside of regular hours. New men failing
to take the medical examination will be given unexcused absences until this
requirement has been fulfilled.
All new students registered for Physical Education are given a swimming
exammination. Those students failing to meet the minimal standard will be
assigned to a section in Beginning Swimming. This examination consists of
a free-style, fifty-yard swim.
The instructing staff in the School of Physical Education is as follows:
Professor N. G. Pritchett, Director, Professor W. A. Lambeth, Associate
Professor L. T. Ludwig, Assistant Professor R. C. Heidloff, Instructor R. N.
Hoskins, Assistants G. K. Brown, H. T. Fitch, C. N. Hulvey, Jr., and C. M.
Rohmann; Registrar, Elizabeth Houston Stallings.
Curriculum in Physical Education
A student may elect any course offered during the term, but he may not
receive credit for the same course more than once.
Fall Term Courses
Health Education: Hygiene. Three lectures per week during the term.
Beginning Swimming: Non-swimmers are afforded the opportunity to
learn to swim fifty yards and to perform selected water stunts.
Advanced Swimming: Instruction and practice in the crawl, back, breast,
and side strokes, selected water stunts, and diving constitute this course.
Beginning Tennis: The fundamentals and rules of this sport are taught.
This course is for beginners only. Students must supply racquet and tennis
balls.
Advanced Tennis: Fundamentals, strategy, and rules of tennis will be
stressed. Students must supply racquet and tennis balls.
Individual Activities: A group of individual activities such as: bar vault,
rope skip, juggle, obstacle event, rope climb, pulley, weights, springboard
high jump, one-lap run, etc., are practiced.
Touch Football: Punting, forward passing, drop kicking, catching, center
snap, and rules are taught. Organized teams play frequently. A copy of
the rules will be supplied each student taking this course.
Soccer: The rudiments and rules of this game are taught. Organized
teams play during each class period.
Playground Baseball: Playing skills are developed and rules are learned.
Volleyball: Fundamentals and rules are stressed.
Apparatus and Tumbling Stunts: Stunts on the horizontal bar, parallel
bars, side horse, and mats are practiced.
Special Exercise: Students with defects, revealed by the medical examination,
may be assigned to special exercise classes by the University Physician.
Winter Term Courses
Health Education: Hygiene. Three lectures per week during the term.
Basket-ball: Basket-ball fundamentals, team play, and rules are stressed.
Boxing: Boxing skills and rules are learned.
Handball: Fundamental handball skills and rules are taught. Players
must supply their own gloves.
Tap Dancing: Waltz clog, single-time buck, and triple-time buck routines
will be developed. Students must supply their own shoes.
Pledged Exercise: (Second-year students only.) During the Winter term,
second-year students may select one or two optional activities from the approved
list. This list includes basket-ball, boxing, swimming, handball, track
events, gymnastics, fencing, equitation, and other activities. The chosen
activites are engaged in during regular periods elected by the student.
Apparatus and Tumbling Stunts: A new group of stunts will be practiced
on the horizontal bar, parallel bars, side horse, and mats.
Special Exercise: Same as Fall term.
Spring Term Courses
Life Saving Methods: The senior Red Cross life saving course is taught.
An authorized Red Cross life saving examiner conducts the course and successful
candidates may obtain official membership cards.
Playground Baseball: Same as Fall term.
Volleyball: Same as Fall term.
Soccer: Same as Fall term.
Beginning Tennis: Same as Fall term.
Advanced Tennis: Same as Fall term.
Individual Activities: Same as Fall term.
Special Exercise: Same as Fall term.
Varsity Sports Substitution
First-year and second-year students who wish to compete in varsity
sports may substitute as follows:
| Football | Swimming | Cross Country | Tennis |
| Boxing | Golf (Varsity only) | Basket-ball | Body-Building Exercises (Track candidates only) |
| Basket-ball | Track | Boxing | Football | Swimming |
| Baseball | Track | Tennis | Golf (Varsity only) |
Intramural Sports Program
There is being offered for every student's pleasure and recreation a wide
and varied program of intramural sports. Participation in these sports is
purely optional, but it is hoped that each student will acquaint himself with
the program and take part in at least one sport during the year. The intramural
program has made a definite contribution to the physical welfare of
the students who are not engaged in intercollegiate sports.
The fraternities and dormitories are organized into leagues for participation
in team sports. The individual sports are open to all, and the fraternity
men and the non-fraternity men participate together.
The team sports now offered are as follows: Fall term—touch football
and volleyball; Winter term—basket-ball, boxing, and swimming; Spring
term—playground baseball and track. Team sports for independent (nonfraternity)
groups are as follows: Fall term—touch football and volleyball;
Winter term—basket-ball; Spring term—playground baseball.
Boxing, swimming, and track for independents will be participated in
individually. Individual sports offered (open to all) are as follows: Fall term
—horseshoe pitching (singles and doubles); Winter term—handball (singles
and doubles); Spring term—tennis (singles and doubles).
Awards are granted for first and second places in all sports.
Further information concerning the program and rules for participation
may be secured at the Intramural Sports Office in the Memorial Gymnasium.
There is no Physical Education credit granted to a student for participation
in intramural sports.
SCHOOL OF PHYSICS
Physics B1: General Physics: A knowledge of the elements of plane
trigonometry through the right triangle is prerequisite.—(The course is open to
first-year students who have received this preparation in the high school.)
Laboratory fee, $15. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 2 courses.)
Professor Hoxton, Associate Professor Brown and Assistants.
Physics B2: Physics B1 and Mathematics A1 or A2 prerequisite.—This
course is designed to give the student a more thorough background for advanced
work in Physics and other sciences. It may be withdrawn unless
elected by at least four students. Not more than twelve students will be admitted.
Two hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week. Laboratory
fee, $7.50. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Associate Professor Brown.
The prerequisites for the following C courses are Physics B1 and Mathematics
B2.
The student specializing in Physics is expected to utilize every opportunity
to acquire laboratory technique as a preparation for experimental investigation.
The C and D courses are not necessarily offered each year, but rather as
the needs of graduate students arise. On account of the rapid flux of thought
in the physics of the present day and the varying needs of graduate students,
the content of the advanced courses is varied from year to year. The effort is
made to combine training in fundamental methods with securing contact with
modern ideas.
Physics C1: Mechanics: Three hours of lecture per week. Given as
required.
Professor Sparrow.
Physics C2: Electricity and Magnetism: Two hours of lecture and two
hours of laboratory per week. Laboratory fee, $7.50. Given as required.
Professor Hoxton.
Physics C3: Optics: Two hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory
per week. Laboratory fee, $7.50. Given as required. (Given in 1935-36.)
Associate Professor Brown.
Physics C4: Heat and Thermodynamics: Two hours of lecture and two
hours of laboratory per week. Laboratory fee, $7.50. Given as required.
Professor Hoxton.
Physics C5: Precision of Measurements: Required of all graduate students
in Physics. One lecture weekly. Given as required. (Given in 1935-36.)
Professor Sparrow.
Physics C6: Introduction to Theoretical Physics: Given as required.
(Given in 1935-36.)
Professor Sparrow.
Physics C7: Theory of Electrical Transients. Given as required.
Professor Beams.
Physics C8: Differential Equations, Fourier's Series, Finite Differences,
Theory of Probability, and Application to Physical Problems: Given annually.
Professor Oglesby.
Physics D2: Advanced Theoretical Physics: Given as required. (Given
in 1935-36.)
Professor Sparrow.
Physics D3: Statistical Mechanics: Given as required.
Professor Hoxton.
Physics D4: Quantum Mechanics: Given as required. (Given in
1935-36.)
Professor Sparrow.
Physics D5: Spectroscopy: Given as required.
Associate Professor Brown.
Physics D7: Selected Topics in Modern Physics: Offered annually.
Professor Beams.
Physics D8: X-rays and Nuclear Physics: Given as required. (Given in
1935-36.)
Professor Beams.
Physics D9: Electrodynamics: Given as required.
Professor Sparrow.
Physics D10: Conduction of Electricity through Gases: Given as required.
Professor Beams.
Physics D12: Seminar: Preparation of papers on selected subjects. Required
each year of all candidates for graduate degrees.
Professor Beams.
Research Courses: Original investigations required for graduate degrees
each undertaken under the direction of one or more members of the staff.
Physics D40: Research required for the Master's thesis.
Physics D50: Research required for the Doctor's dissertation.
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: Facilities for research, which for a
number of years have included an instrument shop and a departmental library
in addition to a variety of apparatus, are now being rapidly augmented. They
lie chiefly in the broad field of spectroscopy, in electro-optical phenomena,
nuclear physics, electrical discharges, and thermodynamics. Persons desiring
detailed information about opportunities for graduate work may write to
the Professor in Charge, Rouss Physical Laboratory, University Station,
Charlottesville, Va.
Service Fellowships in Physics: Seven are available in all. The duties
of six of these require a maximum of twelve hours per week instruction in
laboratory and classroom, together with accompanying paper work, estimated
at from one to three hours per week additional. The stipend, after
payment of all fees, namely, University, tuition, athletic and Topics fees, will
net the holder $483.50. The seventh fellowship, both in duties and stipend,
is rated at about half (or a little over) of the above six.
All holders of these fellowships are expected to become candidates for
graduate degrees, two years usually being required for the Master's degree
and three more for the Doctorate. Where marked research ability is developed
the duties and time required may be reduced.
Requests for application blanks and further information should be made
to the Professor in Charge, Rouss Physical Laboratory, University Station,
Charlottesville, Virginia. All applications should be submitted not later than
March 1.
Philip Francis duPont Fellowships: These together with a few others
are administered through the office of the Dean of the Department of Graduate
Studies. Applicants specializing in physics are eligible but must make
application to the Dean under conditions laid down under the heading
Fellowships in this catalogue.
Where the holders of fellowships have no services to render, the time
required for winning a graduate degree may be less than that needed by
Service Fellows.
Attention is directed to the importance of absolving early, preferably
before the graduate work is begun, the requirements in French and German
for the Doctorate and in modern languages (preferably French or German or
both) for the Master's degree.
SCHOOL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
Government B1: American Government: Not open to first-year students.—This
course is devoted to a descriptive and critical study of the Government
of the United States. First term: The National Government. Second
term: The Government of the States. Third term: Municipal and Local Government.
(B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Associate Professor Spicer and Acting Assistant Professor Moss.
Government B2: International Relations: Government B1 prerequisite.—
A study of the political, legal, and economic factors in modern international
society followed by a study of international law, the League of Nations, and the
Permanent Court of International Justice. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Mr. Cumming.
Government B3: Party Politics in the United States: Government B1
prerequisite.—A study of the history, organization, functions and procedure of
political parties and their relations to the policies of Government. (B.A. or
B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Associate Professor Spicer.
Government B4: European Government: Government B1 prerequisite.—
First term: The Government of England. Second term: The Government of
France. Third term: The Government of Germany, Switzerland and other
countries. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Acting Assistant Professor Moss.
Government B5: Municipal Government: Government B1 prerequisite.—
—A study of the rise of cities and of the development of their governmental
structure and practices of administration. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Acting Associate Professor Uhl.
Government B1 and one other B course in Political Science are prerequisite
to any C course.
Note: The C courses listed are not all offered in any given year. Students
who are interested should consult those in charge of the several courses.
Government C1: United States Constitutional Law: A study of the
American constitutional system through the case method.
Associate Professor Spicer.
Government C2: Political Theory: First term: The Theory of the State
and of Government. Second term: The History of Ancient and Medieval
Political Thought. Third term: Modern and Contemporary Political Thought.
Professor Gooch.
Government C3: Federalism: A study of the theory and practice of
federalism together with an examination of the problems of centralization and
decentralization.
Professor Gooch.
Government C4: The Principles of International and of Public Law.
Government C5: The Theory and Practice of Public Administration:
First term: The principles of Public Administration. Second term: The working
out of practical problems in national and state administration. Third
term: The working out of practical problems in municipal and county administration.
Hours to be arranged. Alternates with Government C8.
Associate Professor Spicer and Acting Associate Professor Uhl.
Government C8: Municipal Administration: A study of the theory and
principles of municipal organization, of departmentalization, of inter-departmental
relations and of intra-departmental structure and methods. Alternates
with Government C5.
Acting Associate Professor Uhl.
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC SPEAKING
Public Speaking B1: English A1 prerequisite.—Writing and delivery of
speeches on topics of the day; extemporaneous and impromptu speaking.
(B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.) Six sections, each limited to a minimum of
8 and maximum of 20.
Associate Professor Paul and Mr. Seward.
SCHOOL OF ROMANIC LANGUAGES
I. French
French A1: For students offering less than 3 units of French for entrance
—Five hours a week throughout the year. Six sections. On Mondays and
Fridays, the six sections are combined and meet as two groups. This course
comprises dictation, pronunciation, conversation, composition, and a thorough
study of the French verb. French is spoken in the classroom during the latter
part of the session. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course for those who have offered
less than 3 units of French for entrance.)
Professor Graham, Dr. Garlick, Mr. Lee and Mr. Cumming.
French B1: French A1 or 3 entrance-units of French prerequisite.—Five
sections meeting separately, each section three hours per week. Grammar review
and modern French prose from such authors as Daudet, Dumas, About,
and Maupassant. As far as practicable this course is conducted in French
(B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Professors Graham, Associate Professor Mellor, Dr. Garlick and Mr.
Lee.
French B2: French B1 prerequisite.—General survey of syntax, literature
and French civilization. This course is conducted in French. (B.A. or B.S.
credit, 1 course.)
Professor Wilson.
II. Spanish
Spanish A1: For students offering less than 3 units of Spanish for entrance.—Five
hours a week throughout the year. Four sections. On Mondays
and Fridays, the four sections are combined and meet together as two groups.
This course comprises dictation, pronunciation, conversation, composition and
a thorough study of the verb. Spanish is spoken in the classroom during the
latter part of the session. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course for those who have
offered less than 3 units of Spanish for entrance.)
Assistant Professor Woody and Dr. Galbán.
Spanish B1: Spanish A1 or 3 entrance-units of Spanish prerequisite.—Two
sections meeting separately, each section three hours per week. The work of
this course consists of a detailed study of Spanish grammar, dictation, reading
of advanced texts, and composition. During the latter part of the session this
course will be conducted mainly in Spanish. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Assistant Professor Woody and Dr. Galbán.
Spanish B2: Spanish B1 prerequisite.—Advanced grammar and syntax,
theme writing and study of literary forms. As far as practicable, the work of
this course is conducted in Spanish. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Professor Bardin.
III. Italian
Italian A1: For students offering less than 3 units of Italian for entrance.
—Five hours a week throughout the year. Four sections. On Mondays and
Fridays, the four sections are combined and meet as one group. This course
study of the verb. Italian is spoken in the classroom during the latter part of
the session. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course for those who have offered less
than 3 units of Italian for entrance.)
Associate Professor Rinetti and Mr. Duke.
Italian B1: Italian A1 or 3 entrance units of Italian prerequisite.—Three
hours a week throughout the year. This course comprises a detailed study of
grammar, dictation, reading of advanced texts, and composition. During the
latter part of the session the course will be conducted mainly in Italian. (B.A.
or B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Associate Professor Rinetti.
Italian B2: Italian B1 prerequisite.—Advanced grammar and syntax,
theme writing and study of literary forms. As far as practicable, the work of
this course is conducted in Italian. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Associate Professor Rinetti.
GRADUATE ROMANCE
French C1: Pascal, Rousseau, Voltaire: Their Influence: French B2,
or the equivalent, prerequisite.—Primarily a lecture course in French, each lecture
being based on a passage in the original text that is first dictated to the class.
Professor Wilson.
French C3. The Non-Dramatic Literature of the Seventeenth Century
in France: French B2, or the equivalent, prerequisite.—Given in French. Special
emphasis will be given to the works of Boileau, Bossuet and Fénelon. Offered
in alternate years. (Not offered in 1936-37.)
Dr. Garlick.
French C4: Drama and Lyric Poetry in the Nineteenth Century:
French B2, or the equivalent, prerequisite.—Given in French. Lectures, reading
of texts, discussion, reports. Offered in alternate years. (Offered in 1936-37.)
Professor Graham, Associate Professor Mellor and Mr. Lee.
French C5: Daudet: French C1 or French C2 prerequisite.—Here the
principles of research are taken into consideration. Daudet material is collected,
classified and shaped for presentation in French.
Professor Wilson.
French C6: French Drama of the Seventeenth Century: French B2, or
the equivalent, prerequisite.—Given in French. The greater part of the course
will be devoted to Corneille, Molière and Racine. Offered in alternate years.
(Offered in 1936-37.)
Dr. Garlick.
French C7: The Short Story and Novel: French B2, or the equivalent,
prerequisite.—Given in French. Lectures, reading of texts, discussion, reports.
Offered in alternate years. (Not offered in 1936-37.)
Professor Graham, Associate Professor Mellor and Mr. Lee.
Note.—For graduate students, Spanish C1 is prerequisite to all remaining
Spanish C courses, but may be taken concurrently with any other C course.
Spanish C1: The Drama of the Golden Age: Spanish B2, or the equivalent,
prerequisite.—Given in Spanish. Studies in the works of Lope de Vega,
Tirso de Molina, Ruíz de Alarcón and Calderón de la Barca, with extensive
reading of supplementary materials.
Professor Bardin.
Spanish C2: Spanish Poets from 1500 to 1700: Given in Spanish. The
works of the chief poets of the period will be studied in detail. Offered in
alternate years. (Offered in 1936-37.)
Professor Bardin.
Spanish C3: Modern Spanish Novelists (Group I): Given in Spanish.
Studies in the novels of Pereda, Pérez Galdós and Pío Baroja, with extensive
reading of supplementary materials. Offered in alternate years. (Offered in
1936-37.)
Professor Bardin.
Spanish C4: Spanish Drama from Moratín to the Present: Given in
Spanish. Lectures, reading of texts, discussion, reports. Offered in alternate
years. (Not offered in 1936-37.)
Associate Professor Mellor, Assistant Professor Woody and Dr. Galbán.
Spanish C5: Spanish-American Literature: Given in Spanish. A survey
of the leading literary figures and movements in Spanish America since
Colonial times. Offered in alternate years. (Not offered in 1936-37.)
Professor Bardin.
Spanish C6: Modern Spanish Novelists (Group II): Spanish C3 prerequisite.—Given
in Spanish. Studies in the novels of Ricardo León Pérez de
Ayola, Palacio Valdés and Valle-Inclán. Offered in alternate years. (Not offered
in 1936-37.)
Professor Bardin.
Spanish C7: The Tale and Novel from the Renaissance to 1800: Spanish
B2, or the equivalent, prerequisite.—Given in Spanish. Lectures, reading of texts,
discussion, reports. Offered in alternate years. (Offered in 1936-37.)
Associate Professor Mellor, Assistant Professor Woody and Dr. Galbán.
Italian C1: Dante: Italian B2, or the equivalent, prerequisite.—Given in
Italian. The study of Dante's Italian works, with special reference to medieval
thought.
Associate Professor Rinetti.
Italian C2: Ariosto, Machiavelli, Tasso: Italian B2, or the equivalent,
prerequisite.—Given in Italian. The outstanding features of epic and chivalric
poetry and of political thought in the Rinascimento.
Associate Professor Rinetti.
Italian C3: Foscolo, Leopardi, Manzoni: Italian B2, or the equivalent,
prerequisite.—Given in Italian. Special attention will be paid to the contribution
of these authors to the Risorgimento.
Associate Professor Rinetti.
Italian C4: Contemporary Italian Literature: Italian B2, or the equivalent,
prerequisite.—Given in Italian.
Associate Professor Rinetti.
Note: Of Italian C1, C2, C3, C4 and D2, two are offered each session, the
choice depending upon the plans of study of the advanced undergraduate and
the graduate students in the School of Romanic Languages.
The following courses are for advanced graduate students.
French D1: Old French: French B2, or the equivalent, and the permission
of the instructor, prerequisite.—1. The development of the French language
in the early medieval period. 2. French literature from the beginnings down to
the fourteenth century.
Associate Professor Mellor.
Spanish D1: Old Spanish: Spanish B2, or the equivalent, and the permission
of the instructor, prerequisite.—1. The development of the Spanish language
in the medieval period. 2. Spanish literature from the beginnings down to
the fifteenth century.
Associate Professor Mellor.
Italian D1: Old Italian: Italian B2, or the equivalent, and the permission
of the instructor, prerequisite.—1. The development of the Italian language in the
medieval period. 2. Italian literature from the beginnings down to the fourteenth
century.
Associate Professor Mellor.
Note: Of Spanish D1 and Italian D1, one is given each session, the choice
depending upon the plans of study of the graduate students in the School of
Romanic Languages. It is expected that each of these courses will be given in
alternate years.
French D2: Balzac: The master's degree in Romanic Languages, or
equivalent Romanic training, prerequisite.—A seminar devoted to the investigation
of Balzac's method and material. Each year the seminar as a whole concentrates
upon a single phase of investigation which is treated as exhaustively
as local conditions permit.
Professor Wilson.
Spanish D2: Cervantes and His Epoch: Spanish C1 and one other C
course in Spanish, prerequisite.—An exhaustive study of the works of Cervantes
and his principal critics. Offered in alternate years. (Not offered in 1936-37.)
Professor Bardin.
Italian D2: Petrarch: Italian C1 prerequisite.—Given in Italian. Petrarch's
Italian and Latin works will be studied with special reference to their
relation to Humanism. See Note following Italian C4.
Associate Professor Rinetti.
SCHOOL OF RURAL SOCIAL ECONOMICS
Rural Social Economics B1: The Social Economics of Agriculture:
Not open to first-year students.—A study of the economic and social principles
underlying a sound development in agriculture. While the approach is national
and international in scope, especial attention is given to the problems of rural
life in the South. Emphasis is placed upon the cultural approach to the field of
study, and the course is designed to meet the needs of students from both city
and country. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Professor Gee.
Rural Social Economics B2: Economic and Social Surveys of Virginia
Counties: A laboratory course in rural social economics dealing with the
problems of Virginia counties. These county studies, when completed, will
be published as bulletins of the University. Hours by appointment on Tues,
Thurs. and Sat. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Dr. Tate and Mr. Mauldin.
Rural Social Economics C1: Advanced Economics of Agriculture:
Rural Social Economics B1 and one other B course in either the School of
Rural Social Economics, the School of Economics or the School of Commerce
prerequisite.—An advanced course in agricultural economics, in which the primary
emphasis is upon the principles of economics as applied to agriculture.
(B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.) Given in alternate years with C2.
Professor Gee.
Rural Social Economics C2: Rural Social Problems: Rural Social Economics
B1 and one other B course in either the School of Rural Social Economics
or the School of Sociology prerequisite.—An advanced course in rural sociology.
Lectures and seminar reports dealing with the more outstanding rural social
problems, such as population, standards of living, environmental factors, rural
institutions, community organization, and town-country relationships. (B.A. or
B.S. credit, 1 course.) Given in alternate years with C1. (Not offered is
1936-37.)
Professor Gee.
Rural Social Economics D1: Research in Rural Problems: At the outset
the course deals with research methods as they apply in the social sciences.
After such intensive preliminary training, an original problem is selected for
an investigation and these methods are applied in actual practice. (Hours and
credit by special arrangement.)
Professor Gee.
SCHOOL OF SOCIOLOGY
Sociology B1: Introduction to Sociology: Not open to first-year students.—The
general principles and fundamental concepts of sociology. (B.A. or
B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Professor House.
Sociology B2: Social Origins: Not open to first-year students.—An introductory
course in general anthropology. First term: The elements of physical
anthropology—man's place in nature, physical traits of the human animal,
physical marks of race—and the study of types of early civilizations and the
origins of social institutions and social organization. Second term: Principles
and methods of social anthropology, the comparative and analytical study
of cultures. Third term: Modern culture. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Associate Professor Hoffer.
Sociology B3: Social Problems: Not open to first-year students.—First
term: A general survey of major social problems considered in terms of personal-social
maladjustment and disorganization, and their causes. Second
term: The administration and problems of welfare agencies and institutions.
Third term: Population problems. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Associate Professor Hoffer.
Sociology C1: Social Theory: Psychology B4 and one B course in sociology,
or two B courses in sociology prerequisite.—Beginning in 1935-36, this
course will deal with somewhat the same range of topics as Sociology B1, but
at a level of presentation adopted to the ability expected of graduate students.
It should normally be taken in their first year by graduate students who have
not had a similar course as undergraduates. Given every year.
Professor House.
Sociology C2: Collective Behavior: Psychology B4 and one B course in
sociology, or two B courses in sociology prerequisite.—First term: Review of
the fundamentals of crowd and mob psychology, and general consideration of the
theory of mass movements. Second term: Public opinion and political behavior.
Third term: The sociology of religion. Given normally every third year. (Not
offered in 1936-37.)
Professor House.
Sociology C3: The Urban Region: Two B courses in sociology. or equivalent,
prerequisite.—The scientific study of human society from a physical, geographic,
and economic point of view; the spatial distribution and movements of population
and institutions; and on the foundation of these considerations, the special
study of the modern urban community and its relation to the region about it.
Given every third year.
Associate Professor Hoffer.
Sociology C4: The Family: Two B courses in sociology, or equivalent,
prerequisite.—First term: The primitive family, the family in history, and the
family as an institution. Second term: Family disorganization—divorce, desertion,
marital discord, and the breakdown of the control of the family over its
the urban family, tendencies and proposals for the reconstruction of the family
as a social institution. Given every third year. (Not offered in 1936-37.)
Associate Professor Hoffer.
Sociology C6: Criminology: Two B courses in sociology, or equivalent,
prerequisite.—Given every third year. (Not offered in 1936-37.)
Professor House.
Sociology C7: The Development of Social Policies: Two B courses
in sociology, or equivalent, prerequisite.—An examination of the major forms and
tendencies of efforts to promote the general welfare and provide for the needs
of the underprivileged and maladjusted classes. The problems involved in the
determination of social policies; and the processes by which such policies evolve.
Social welfare conceived in terms of public and private benevolence, institutional
care, personal guidance, state and national welfare organization, and national and
international economic policy. Given every third year. (Not offered in 1936-37.)
Associate Professor Hoffer.
Sociology C8: The Development of Sociological Theory: Two B courses
in sociology, or equivalent, prerequisite.—The development of social theory before
1750; the beginnings of modern social science, 1750-1900; the development of sociology
in Europe and the United States since 1830. This course or C9, according to
the choice of students enrolled, will be given in 1936-37 and as often as every
third year thereafter.
Professor House.
Sociology C9: The Logic of the Social Sciences: Two B courses in
sociology, or equivalent, prerequisite.—The classification of the sciences and the
relation of the social sciences to each other, and to other disciplines; the object-matter
and research problems of the social sciences; fundamental methods of
inquiry in social science. This course or C8 will be given in 1936-37.
Professor House.
Sociology D3: Research Problems in Public Welfare and Social Adjustment:
Permission of the professor required for all enrollments in this course.—
Hours by appointment.
Associate Professor Hoffer.
Sociology D4: Research Problems in Theoretical Sociology: Course
conducted like D3.
Professor House.
Sociology D5: Research Problems in Human Ecology and Community
Organization: To be arranged as in D3.
Professor House and Associate Professor Hoffer.
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