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II.—Modern Languages.
PROFESSOR SCHELE DE VERE.
ASSISTANT INSTRUCTOR, S. E. W. BECKER.
The subjects taught in this school are:
1. The French, Italian, Spanish and German Languages, and
the English in its Anglo-Saxon form.
2. The Literature of these Languages and the history of each
idiom.
3. The History and Geography of Europe, from the fall of
the Roman Empire to the present day.
Instruction, also, is given in Comparative Philology and the
principles of the Science of Language. The influence of the
history of nations on their language and literature is explained
and exemplified by the extracts from the respective authors, and
constant attention given to the connection between Philology
and Ethnology.
There are three classes in French and two in German, one for
beginners, the others for more advanced students; and the same
Opportunity is also given, in private, to practice speaking the
languages. The method of instruction is by lectures, examinations,
written exercises, and comments on the text-books as
read in the lecture-room; the principal classic authors in each
language being used for this purpose.
Two degrees in this school are required for the degree of A. M.
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