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GRADUATE COURSES.

School of Latin.—A class is formed of students who have graduated
in the School, and who desire a wider acquaintance with Latin than is
implied in graduation. Authors not embraced in the regular course are
read and closely studied. Special attention is given to translation, and
a prominent feature of the lecture-room exercises is the discussion by
members of the class of the text translated. The vocabulary acquired
by extensive translation is frequently applied in rendering into Latin
passages of English selected for the purpose.

School of Greek.—This course is designed primarily for students
who are making a professional study of Greek philology. With such
students the Professor will read and discuss the more difficult Greek
authors. Extensive courses of reading are marked out, including important
text-books in English, Latin, German, and French. Incessant
practice is given in Greek composition. From time to time papers (in
English or Latin), upon topics selected by each student for himself, are
required as evidence of power to do original work. Competent students
who do not seek distinction at the examination of this course, but simply
desire to enlarge their knowledge of Greek Literature, will be guided in
their reading, and regularly instructed by the Professor.

School of Modern Languages.—Graduates and others who may wish
to continue the study of any one of the modern languages or of Anglo-Saxon
beyond the limits of the under graduate course, or who may aim at
attaining the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, will in this School read additional
authors in the language selected, study the Science of Language,
and be trained to write essays, giving proof of original research. To do
this successfully a certain amount of knowledge in the ancient, and at
least of two modern languages, will be required. Candidates for honors
will be given the choice between pursuing the study of linguistique with
the help of such works as Hovelacque's, Diez', Sayce's and others, or of
thoroughly studying one or more idioms from their origin to the period
of highest perfection. They will thus be led to compare the languages
belonging to certain families, like the Romance, Germanic or Slavic,
either with each other, or with other families, according to their lexical
or psychological peculiarities.

School of English.—In this School two separate graduate courses
will be arranged to suit the needs of those students who desire to pursue
further either philological or literary studies. The former will comprise
the further study of Anglo-Saxon and Early English works, especially
Anglo-Saxon poetry, or the study of Gothic and the comparative grammar
of the Teutonic languages. The latter will comprise the study of some
distinctive period in English literature, or of some particular writer, or
writers, including the political, social, and literary characteristics of the
age under consideration. In each course a thesis will be required, giving
evidence of independent private study of some subject cognate with the
course pursued, in addition to such examinations as may be advisable.

School of Historical Science.—The graduate course in this School
for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy will be varied from year to year,
but will always be designed to train the student in original research and
systematic exposition of the results. Some historical period, with the
accompanying social, political and intellectual development of the people,
will be made the subject of study. Such instructions and directions
as may be required to render these pursuits efficacious will be given
throughout the session.

School of Moral Philosophy.—The history of philosophy, ancient
and modern, with a special study of Aristotle and Kant.

N. B. Graduation in a School is prerequisite to admission to the advanced
Graduate Course of that School.