20. The Use of the Library. (3) Either half-year. M W F, 10. FLAHERTY The course is designed to enable students to make more effective use of the library in the pursuit of their studies. It will be based on practical exercises in the use of the more important library tools; the card catalogue, the unabridged dictionaries, encyclopedias, general and special year-books, general atlases, chronologies, aids to the choice of books, special bibliographies, etc. UPPER DIVISION COURSES Junior standing is prerequisite to all upper division courses. 105A-105B. Masterpieces of Legal and Political Argument. (3-3) Yr. Tu Th S, 10. Prerequisite: course 5A-5B. men ROWELL Analysis of selected argumentative speeches and writings of such as Jefferson, Hamilton, Marshall, Webster, Lincoln, Justice Holmes, Wilson. Each student will be required to select one author for his semester's study. Open to students whose major is philosophy, history, English, law, social institutions, or kindred subjects, and who have the consent of the instructor. 106A-106B. Masterpieces of Philosophical Argument. (3-3) Yr. M W F, 4. Prerequisite: course 5A-5B. WHITEHEAD Analysis of selected expository and argumentative writings of such men as Locke, Berkeley, Hume, Mill, Spencer. Each student will be required to select one author for his semester's study. 109A-109в. The Cultivation of the Speaking Voice. (3-3) Yr. ALLEN Tu Th S, 8. Prerequisite: course 2A-2B. A scientific study of the laws governing voice production. The elimination of interference and fatigue. 110A-110B. Third-Year Public Speaking. (3-3) Yr. W, 4-6; F, 4. Prerequisite: course 5A-5B. FLAHERTY (A) Oral argumentation and debate. Preparation of briefs; presentation of arguments. (B) Practice in extemporary speaking; the preparation of the occasional address. Open to students selected from 110A. 111A-111B. Literary Interpretation. (3-3) Yr. BLANCHARD, HUNTSMAN Two sections: M W F, 10. Prerequisite: course 2A-2B. The study of typical literary forms such as the ballad, the lyric, the essay, and the short story. 130A-130B. The Art of Acting: Theory and Practice. (3-3) Yr. VON NEUMAYER M W F, 3. Prerequisite: course 10A-10B. The psychology of acting; the cultivation and development of dramatic ability through character portrayal. Study and presentation of selected one-act plays. Open to students who have the permission of instructor. 135A-135B. History of British and American Oratory. (3-3) Yr. Prerequisite: courses 1A-1B, 5A-5B. I, British Orators. Tu Th S, 8. II, American Orators. M W F, 3. BLANCHARD The study of the development of the art of oratory in Great Britain and America, with reference to the historical background, methods of argument, political ideals, rhetorical style, etc. 155A-155в. Play Production. (3-3) Yr. M, 2–4; W, 2. HUNTSMAN A course in modern drama, covering a wide range of plays by representative contemporary dramatists. There will be practice work in directing and producing plays, and lectures on the problems involved in play production. The permission of the instructor must be secured. 156A-156B. Forms of Public Address. (3-3) Yr. FLAHERTY An advanced course for graduates who are preparing for public lecture work. With the assistance of the Extension Division an attempt will be made to secure suitable popular audiences for those enrolled. Limited to twelve students. SANSKRIT ARTHUR W. RYDER, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Sanskrit (Chairman of the Department). CHARMIAN CRITTENDEN, A.B., Associate in Sanskrit. Preparation for the Major.-Recommended: Latin and Greek. The major must include at least 12 units of Sanskrit. The remaining 12 units may be chosen from courses in Sanskrit, Latin, and Greek with the approval of the department. UPPER DIVISION COURSES Lecture Courses Courses 120 and 121 do not require knowledge of any Indian language, and are open to all students who for four years have studied ancient languages: Sanskrit, Latin, Greek. Together, they aim to give an outline history of Sanskrit literature, but either one of them may be taken independently. 120. The Veda and the Philosophical Systems. (2) I. Tu Th, 11. RYDER Lectures and reading. An outline of Vedic literature; the earlier forms of Brahmanism; the development of ritualism and philosophy; the revolt which found expression in Buddhism and Jainism, the struggle between Brahmanism and Buddhism, and the rise of Hinduism. 121. Classical Sanskrit Literature. (2) II. Tu Th, 11. RYDER Lectures and reading. Outline of the great epics and of the classical literature, including drama: The Mahabharata, the Rāmāyana; the Kavya's (minor epics); lyric and elegaic poetry; novels and romances; fables and epigrams; the law books; rhetoric and poetics; scientific literature. Language Courses 101A-101в. Elementary Sanskrit. (3-3) Yr. M W, 11, and a third hour. RYDER Perry's primer, Whitney's Grammar, Lanman's Reader. Grammar, composition, and reading. 102A-102B. Second-Year Sanskrit. (3-3) Yr. M W F, 10. CRITTENDEN Rapid reading of classical texts: the fables of the Hitopadeça, selections from the Kathāsaritsagara and Daçakumāracarita. 103A-103B. Advanced Classical Sanskrit. (3–3) Yr. RYDER (A) Reading of more difficult texts and study of their position in the literature: the Epigrams of Bhartrihari; the Meghaduta of Kālidāsa. (B) Introduction to the drama and to the Prakrit languages: the Çakuntala of Kālidāsa; the Mricchakatika of Çūdraka. The reading matter of courses 102A-102в and 103A-103в may be varied in accordance with the tastes and purposes of the students. 199A-199в. Special Study for Advanced Undergraduates. (2-2) Yr. Prerequisite: courses 101A-101в, 102A-102в, and 103A-103B. RYDER GRADUATE COURSE Concerning conditions for admission to graduate courses see page 3 of this announcement. 220. The Veda and the Philosophical Systems. Reading and the preparation of a thesis. can read the Sanskrit language. (4) I. RYDER Open only to those who SEMITIC LANGUAGES WILLIAM POPPER, Ph.D., Professor of Semitic Languages (Chairman of the Department). H. F. LUTZ, Ph.D., D.D., Assistant Professor of Egyptology and Assyriology. MARTIN A. MEYER, Ph.D., Lecturer in Semitic Languages and Literature. Preparation for the Major.-Semitics 13A-13B; 6 units of Hebrew or Greek; a reading knowledge of French and German. The Major.-Sixteen units in language courses in the department. The remaining eight units may include not over six of lecture courses in the department and, with its approval in each case, of from two to eight units in other departments. Courses in History and Religion Elective courses not requiring a knowledge of any Semitic language. 13A-13B. History of the Ancient Near East. (3-3) Yr. M W F, 2. LUTZ Egypt, Babylonia, Syria, Phoenica, Palestine, Asia Minor, and the Aegean Islands from the beginnings of history to the conflict between Persia and Greece. 25. The Mohammedan Near East. (1) I. Tu Th, 11. POPPER Outlines of the history of Arabia, Syria, Mesopotamia, Persia, Turkey, and Egypt from the Mohammedan conquest to the present day; ethnological, religious, and political conditions. *102A-102B. Religion and Mythology of Egypt, Babylonia and Assyria. (2-2) Yr. M W, 1. LUTZ Prerequisite: junior standing and Semitics 13A-13B. 113A-113B. Archaeology of Egypt and Babyonia. (2-2) Yr. M W, 3. Prerequisite: junior standing and Semitics 13A-13в.. Language Courses LUTZ The specific courses given in any year, the hours therefor, and the authors read, will depend upon the needs of the students; courses numbered over 200 may be repeated without duplication of work. 21A-21B. Elementary Hebrew. (3-3) Yr. POPPER Davidson, Introductory Hebrew Grammar; the Book of Ruth. In general, 21A-21в is prerequisite to all upper division language courses in the department. Died June 26, 1923. *Not to be given 1923-24; to be given 1924-25. |