107. Seminary in Ancient History. Assistant Professor FERGUSON. This is intended for the prosecution of specialized work in problems of Greek and Roman history. A subject is assigned to each member for investigation in regard to which periodic reports and a final statement of results are expected. Admission to the seminary rests with the instructor. A reading knowledge of Greek, Latin, and French or German is necessary.

During 1903-04 subjects will be assigned from the Post-Alexandrian period of Greek History.

2 hrs., throughout the year. Tu, 4-6. Primarily for Graduates.

108. Seminary in European History—

Mediæval: Assistant Professor LAPSLEY.

Modern: Professor STEPHENS.

Open to Graduates and Seniors with the consent of the instructor.

2 hrs., throughout the year. M, 4-6.

POLITCAL SCIENCE.

BERNARD MOSES, Ph.D., Professor of History and Political Science. *THOMAS R. BACON, A.B., B.D., Professor of Modern European History.

KENDRIC C. BABCOCK, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of American History.

Group Elective. The regulations for the Group Elective are the same as for History (which see). Courses in Political Science may be counted as History courses under these regulations.

1. Government.

Professor MOSES.

A discussion of the simpler principles of political science designed to acquaint students with the theory and practice of government and the duty of the individual to the state.

3 hrs., throughout the year. M W F, 10. Open to all students.

2. History of Political Theories. (G.E.)

Professor MOSES.

The history of political thought to the middle of the eighteenth century, and its influence on institutions.

3 hrs., first half-year. M W F, 9. Prerequisite: Five courses in History, Political Science or Economics.

3. Theory of Social Progress. (G.E.)

Professor MOSES.

A critical examination of the theories hitherto offered to explain the forces, methods and aims of social progress.

2 hrs., first half-year. Tu Th, 10. Prerequisite: Five courses in History and Political Science or Economics.

4. Political Science. (G.E.)

Professor MOSES.

A course of graduate study in the science of politics, including the history of political thought since the middle of the eighteenth century.

2 hrs., second half-year. Open to Graduates only.

†5. Comparative Constitutional Law. (G.E.)

Professor BACON.

A comparative view of the development and present condition of

the political institutions of the Western nations.

*Absent on leave.

Not to be given in 1903-04.

3 hrs., first half-year. Prerequisite: Three courses in European history.

6. Federal and State Government in the United States.

Assistant Professor BABCOCK. It is intended in this course to discuss critically the practical workings of the American system of national and state governments at the present time. While the historical development will be frequently in discussion, the chief emphasis will be laid upon the actual machinery of government and upon the methods and results of its operation.

3 hrs., first half-year. Tu Th S, 8. Prerequisite: Four courses in History and Political Science, including History 71, 72, or 73.

7. Local Government and Administration. (G.E.)

Assistant Professor BABCOCK. This course has special reference to problems of municipal government.

3 hrs., second half-year. M W F, 1. Prerequisite: Four courses in History and Political Science, including History 71, 72, or 73.

ECONOMICS.

ADOLPH C. MILLER, M.A., Professor of Political Economy and Com

merce.

CARL C. PLEHN, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Finance and Statistics. WESLEY C. MITCHELL, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Commerce. LINCOLN HUTCHINSON, M.A., Instructor in Commercial Geography. SIMON LITMAN, Dr.jur., Instructor in Commercial Practice.

ELWOOD MEAD, M.S., C.E., Professor of the Institutions and Practice of Irrigation.

ERNEST C. MOORE, LL.B., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Education. GAILLARD T. LAPSLEY, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of History. ALBERT W. WHITNEY, A.B., Instructor in Mathematics.

No

N. B.-History 1A and Economics 1B should be taken together. They constitute together the introductory course in Economics, and as such are prerequisite to many of the subsequent courses. student will be given credit for 1B who does not take History 1A in conjunction with it.

Students who matriculated prior to May, 1903, may offer Course 1 of the Announcement for 1902-03 as prerequisite wherever Course 1B is required below. Credit will not be given for both Course 1B and Course 1 of the Announcement for 1902-03.

2. Principles of Economics.

Professor MILLER and Assistant Professor MITCHEell. An exposition of the leading principles of economics on the basis of a selected text.

3 hrs., either half-year. First half-year, M W F, 3; second halfyear, M W F, 9. Prerequisite: Course 1B.

N. B. This course should be taken by all students who intend to take any considerable amount of Economics.

3. Introduction to Commercial Geography.

Mr. HUTCHINSON.

The elements of scientific geography; relation between geographical phenomena and economical development; brief survey of the resources of the leading countries of the world.

3 hrs., first half-year. Tu Th S, 10.

4. The Materials of Commerce.

Mr. HUTCHINSON.

The principal commodities which enter into commercial dealings; causes promoting their production; effects of climate, soil, and other conditions; detailed study of their sources, and of the markets in which they are sold.

3 hrs., second half-year. Tu Th S, 10. Prerequisite: Course 3. *4A. Geography of International Trade.

Mr. HUTCHINSON.

Demand and supply in the world markets; exports and imports of the leading countries; sea-ports; commercial and industrial centers; routes and methods of transportation; postal and telegraphic communication, etc.

3 hrs., second-half year.

5A. American Agriculture.

Associate Professor PLEHN.

Leading factors in the development of agriculture in the United States and a study of its present condition from an economical point of view. This course will be based largely upon the materials furnished by the government reports and the census returns.

3 hrs., second half-year. M W F, 1. Prerequisite: Course 1B, except that advanced students in the College of Agriculture may be admitted, with the consent of the instructor, without Course 1B, but a familiarity with the fundamental ideas and terminology of economics is essential.

6. History of Commerce. (G.E.)

Mr. HUTCHINSON.

Mediaeval commerce and the "Golden Age" of the Italian Republies; Turkish conquests and the "Age of Discovery"; new routes and the shifting of trade centers; the era of colonization and commercial rivalries; mercantilism and its results; nineteenth century commerce; its development and problems.

*Not to be given in 1903-4.