PREPARATION FOR TEACHING Students who wish to prepare themselves for teaching are advised to enroll in the group (pp. 74-6) in which occur the subjects they wish to teach. They should elect as many courses in education and psychology as they have time for, and should secure at least ten hours in these subjects. As a rule, students who arrange their courses of study with reference to teaching particular subjects will have the preference in recommendations to positions calling for teachers of those subjects. DESCRIPTION OF DEPARTMENTS ART AND DESIGN All the courses of the department are open to special students of art. These students enjoy opportunities beyond the reach of students in the usual art school, since the work of other departments of the University is open to them without additional expense. On account of the close connection of the department of art and design with the other departments of the University, students may specialize in the artistic sides of their chosen courses of study, and students who wish to become teachers of drawing or of manual training in the public schools may arrange courses to suit their individual needs. COMMERCE See under Economics. ECONOMICS The department of economics includes general economics and economic history, sociology and statistics, finance, commerce and industry. The courses are grouped to provide training for citizenship, graduate study and specialization in the lines mentioned above, and training for business life. The library equipment of books and periodicals has recently been much increased, and is now excellent. EDUCATION The department of education aims to meet the needs of the prospective secondary school teacher, and of the prospective city superintendent. The normal schools of our state are well equipped for supplying the wants of the elementary schools, and it is intended that this work shall be supplemented, though not duplicated, here. The department possesses a pedagogical library and museum, which contains various materials of interest and value to the student of the theory and art of teaching, and forms a working pedagogical laboratory. ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE The courses are designed to give a continuous view of the twofold subject from the earliest times to our own day. In junior and senior years courses are offered in both lines, so that students, having had the fundamental work of the sophomore year, may, if desired, confine themselves either to philology or to literature. FRENCH (See Romanic Languages, p. 85.) GERMAN Four years of instruction are offered in this subject. By alternating the work in the third and fourth years, provision is made for enabling students who are able to begin with the third year's work to pursue the subject throughout their course. GOVERNMENT (SCIENCE OF) The work in science of government is planned to give training for citizenship to lay a foundation for the future study of law or for active political life, and to furnish advanced study for those who intend to teach the subject. See courses, p. 227. GREEK HISTORY An effort is made, not merely to give students a general knowledge of historical facts, but also to give them some conception of the aims and methods of historical science, and of the materials with which it deals. To this end exercises in historical investigation, more or less elementary, form a prominent part of the work. HOUSEHOLD SCIENCE The work of this department aims to be at once scientific, artistic, and practical. It is intended to afford training for the proper discharge of the duties of the home. A fuller description is given on page 123. All the work of the department counts towards the arts' degree. See description of work, p. 134, courses p. 239, and library science group, p. 76. Course 12 is open to all students without previous requirement. MATHEMATICS All the courses offered by the department of mathematics are open to the students of the College of Literature and Arts. These courses are so arranged that a student may take continuous work in the subject for from one to four years. Mathematics is included in the philosophical group. MILITARY SCIENCE The work of the department of military science is prescribed for all male students of the Colleges of Literature and Arts, Engineering, Science, and Agriculture. A full description of the work offered and of the aims and scope of the department will be found farther on in the catalog. (See pp. 257, 294.) PHILOSOPHY The work in this department includes history of philosophy, metaphysics, ethics, esthetics, and logic, and is so ar ranged that the student may take a continuous course for either one or two years. (The department for the present offers courses in anthropology.) PHYSICAL TRAINING The work of this department is offered to all students in the University. Consequently the department properly belongs in all the colleges. A full description of its aim and scope is given farther on. (See p. 296.) PSYCHOLOGY Historically, psychology is treated with a view to giving the student a connected idea of its development. Its experimental development and recent phases are given special attention. RHETORIC AND ORATORY See courses, p. 73. ROMANIC LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES This department offers four years of instruction in French and one year each in Spanish and Italian. A graduate course is offered in Old French; some of the more important texts are studied, and attention is given to the origins of the language. SOCIOLOGY See courses 15 and 17 under economics, p 203. See for allied courses, anthropology, p. 172, philosophy, p. 263, and English 21, p. 214. SPANISH (See Románic Languages above.) COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AIMS AND SCOPE The purposes of the College of Engineering are thoroughly to prepare men for the professions of engineering and architecture, and also to offer a first-rate training for future managers of great business enterprises. The different courses must therefore comprise both general and technical studies. A primary requisite of success is the ability to present briefly and clearly ideas in terse, correct, and vigorous English. A large fund of general knowledge is now essential to every professional man in order to maintain proper influence among business men. An acquaintance with social customs and life is equally helpful. The marked tendency now toward specialization requires the graduate to be able successfully to enter any specialty of his profession, thus requiring both breadth and thoroughness in his technical training, with frequent applications to practical problems. Employers have no time to educate assistants in the details of their work. EQUIPMENT The special equipment of each department is described in connection with that department. The general equipment of the College consists of a good reference library of indexes, pocket-books, mathematical tables, and other works, together with a very valuable collection of apparatus for economizing time and ensuring accuracy in engineering calculations. The principal instruments are Thomas's 10-place arith |