IV. THE DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY OFFICERS OF INSTRUCTION ANDREW CUNNINGHAM MCLAUGHLIN, LL.B., A.M., LL.D., Professor and Head of the Department of History. BENJAMIN TERRY, PH.D., LL.D., Professor of English History. JAMES HENRY BREASTED, PH.D., Professor of Egyptology and Oriental History. FERDINAND SCHEVILL, PH.D., Professor of Modern History. JAMES WESTFALL THOMPSON, PH.D., Professor of Mediaeval History. WILLIAM Edward Dodd, PH.D., Professor of American History. FRANCIS WAYLAND SHEPARDSON, PH.D., Associate Professor of American History. CURTIS HOWE WALKER, PH.D., Assistant Professor of History. MARCUS WILSON JERNEGAN, PH.D., Assistant Professor of History. CONYERS READ, PH.D., Assistant Professor of History. CARL FREDERICK HUTH, JR., A.M., Assistant Professor of History. ARTHUR PEARSON SCOTT, A.M., B.D., Instructor in History. FRANCES ADA KNOX, A.B., Extension Assistant Professor in History. ROLLO MILTON TRYON, A. M., Instructor in the Methods of Teaching History in the College of Education. HENRY CLYDE HUBBART, A.B., Assistant in History. FELLOWS, 1914-15 REGINALD SAXON CASTLEMAN, PH.B. REGINALD CHARLES MCGRANCE, A.M. HENDRICK JAN GYSBERT VAN ANDEL, A.B. INTRODUCTORY The undergraduate courses offered by the Department of History have been so arranged as to meet the needs, not only of those intending to do advanced work in the Department of History, but also of the general college student and of those intending to specialize in other departments of the University. Three outline courses in general history are provided for students of the Junior Colleges. The first course extends from 376 A.D., or thereabouts, to the year 1300; the second from 1300 to 1715; the third from 1715 to the present time. The courses provide one year of continuous work for the general student. These courses, so far as possible, should be taken in the Junior Colleges and in order. The courses offered in the Senior Colleges are divided into five groups and are history of Egypt, Babylonia, and Group B. The Development of Mediaeval Europe, from the decline of the ancient classical civilization to the end of the Renaissance. Group C. The History of Modern Europe, from the Reformation to the close of the nineteenth century. Group D. The History of England. Group E. The History of the United States. In the Graduate School full liberty is allowed in the choice of subjects. Special courses are offered upon topics connected with Ancient, Mediaeval, Modern European, English, and American History. In general, these subjects will be varied from year to year in regularly recurring series. For advanced students, special seminar courses are conducted each quarter for the double purpose of introducing the student to the methods of historical research and also for the investigation of unsettled or disputed questions. The Historical Club, a voluntary organization of instructors and students, meets frequently for the reading and discussion of papers and the review of books and journals. In addition to the general requirements for obtaining advanced degrees, the following special requirements are announced. For convenience, five subdivisions of the field of history are recognized in the work of the Department: (a) Ancient History, including Oriental and Classical History; (b) Mediaeval History; (c) Modern European History, including contemporary English History; (d) English and American History; (e) American History and Modern European History. 1. The candidate for the Doctor's degree in History will be expected to pass an examination not only upon the courses which he may have taken in the Graduate School, but also upon the general field of History. But the main stress of the examination will fall upon that one of the five subdivisions within which the topic of the thesis submitted lies. 2. In selecting a secondary subject for examination, the utmost liberty in the choice of a department is allowed. In each case the department concerned will determine the amount to be submitted. 3. In cases where History is chosen as a secondary subject, the candidate may submit for examination any one of the five subdivisions mentioned above. This requirement may be varied after consultation with the Department. 4. In all cases it is desirable that candidates for the doctorate should have had the following courses or their equivalents: courses 1 and 2 in Political Economy, courses 11 and 25 in Political Science, and course 71 in Sociology. 5. For the Master's degree at least one year's work in the Graduate School shall be submitted for examination. When possible, the Master's work should be largely confined to one of the five subdivisions mentioned above (a–e). 6. The candidate, in all cases where History is presented, either as a principal subject or a secondary subject, for the Doctor's degree, will, in addition to the general requirements in French and German, be expected to have such knowledge of the language or languages in which the chief sources of the main period submitted are found as shall enable him to use such sources independently. 7. In all cases candidates are advised to call upon their respective examiners a month before the proposed examination, and definitely inform each of the work done, and of the topics which it is proposed to submit for examination. 8. Candidates for the Master's degree should select a subject for their theses early in their course and hand in a typewritten copy at least two months before their examinations. Attention is called to the University regulations in this matter, which are given in full on pp. 112-13. COURSES OF INSTRUCTION I. JUNIOR COLLEGE COURSES 1. European History: The Mediaeval Period, 376-1300.—Mj. Autumn, Winter, Spring, and Summer, ASSISTANT PROFESSORS WALKER and Huth, DR. GATES, DR. HARVEY, AND MR. SCOTT. 2. European History: The Later Mediaeval and Early Modern Period, 1300-1715.-Mj. Autumn, Winter, Spring, and Summer, ASSISTANT PROFESSORS WALKER, READ, AND HUTH, DR. HARVEY, AND MR. SCOTT. 3. European History: The Later Modern Period, 1715–1900.—Mj. Autumn, Winter, Spring, and Summer, ASSISTANT PROFESSORS WALKer and Read, Dr. HARVEY, AND MR. SCOTT. II. SENIOR COLLEGE COURSES GROUP A. THE HISTORY OF ANTIQUITY A4. History of Antiquity: I. From Prehistoric Times to the Oriental Empires, Down to 1600 B.C.—A survey of the career of man from the appearance of his earliest handiwork in Europe, the Mediterranean world, and the nearer Orient through the rise and development of civilization in the Orient in the earliest known states, especially Egypt and Babylonia, but including also early Crete, and the cultural connection between the Orient and the earliest civilization of Europe. Mj. Autumn, 2:30, PROFESSOR BREASTED. A5. History of Antiquity: II. The Oriental Empires, 1600 B.C. to Alexander the Great.-A survey of civilization in the Orient during the Imperial Age, including Egypt, Asia Minor, Assyria, Chaldea, the Hebrews, Persia; giving especial attention to government, art, architecture, religion, and literature; presenting also the light thrown by oriental sources upon the early civilization of Europe, both before and after the Indo-Germanic migrations into Greece and Italy. Mj. Winter, 2:30, PROFESSOR BREASTED. A12. History of Antiquity: III. The History of Greece. A brief study of the development of the political, social, and economic life of the Greek people from the earliest age down to the empire of Alexander. Designed to continue the study of ancient civilization begun in course A4. Mj. Autumn, 9:15; Summer, 1914, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR HUTH. A13. History of Antiquity: IV. The Civilization of the Mediterranean World from Alexander to Augustus.—A survey of the growth of the states and leagues of Greece, the Hellenistic monarchies, the beginnings of Rome, the origin and development of the Republic, the revolutionary age, and the rise of the one-man power down to the completion of the conquest of the Mediterranean. The course includes a study of governmental forms and ideals, economic and social phenomena, and will pay attention to the influence of the East upon the West. A continuation of course A12. Mj. Winter, 9:15, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR HUTH. A14. History of Antiquity: V. The Roman Empire.-A brief study of the origin and growth of imperial power in its several transformations to Justinian; the expansion of the Empire and the tendencies toward disintegration; the struggle with the barbarians; the conflict of religions and the triumph of Christianity; social structure and the economic problems of the Empire; provincial and municipal life and administration; taxation; the development and administration of the Roman Law. Continuing course A13. Mj. Spring, 9:15, AsSISTANT PROFESSOR HUTH. A15. The End of the Roman Republic.-A close study of the era of change from the Gracchi to Augustus in all its phases. Considerable reading will be done in the sources. Mj. Spring, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR HUTH. [Not given in 1914-15.] A16. Studies in the Economic History of Rome.-A historical study of the development of the economic resources and institutions of the Romans: the land problem and agriculture, colonization, the growth of commerce, trade and industry, the finances of the state and the municipality, taxes and tax farming, the public domain, the latifundia, slavery, the colonate, and the question of labor supply in general. An advanced course. Mj. Spring, 1915, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR HUTH. NOTE.-Courses A12-16 open for graduate credit after special arrangement with the instructor. GROUP B. THE HISTORY OF EUROPE IN THE MIDDLE AGES B4. The Dark Ages, 180 A.D. to 814 A.D.-The imperial monarchy; the reforms of Diocletian and Constantine; the rise of the Christian Church and the Papacy; the Barbaric migrations to the formation of the Romano-Frankish Empire. Mj. Summer and Autumn, 10:45, PROFESSOR THOMPSON. B5. Europe and the Orient in the Middle Ages: The Crusades.-The Roman Empire and the Orient; the lure of the Holy Land; early pilgrimages; "Syrians" in the West; the rise of New Persia; the crisis of Islam and formation of the Bagdad Caliphate; relations of Charlemagne and Haroun al Rashid; the Byzantine Empire v. Mohammedanism; Turkish ascendency in the East; causes of the Crusades; the Latin kingdom of Jerusalem and the history of the Crusades; the influence of the crusading movement in Europe; the Mongol invasion; loss of the Holy Land; the last Crusades and the advance of the Ottoman Turks; the fall of Constantinople, 1453. The economic, social, and cultural aspects will be emphasized throughout the course. Mj. Winter and Summer, 1915, 10:45, PROFESSOR THOMPSON. B6. The Renaissance.-The Italian city-republics, their government, their society, and their culture; the new learning and the new art; patrons and despots. The church and her enemies. The movement of criticism and revolt in the countries beyond the Alps. Mj. PROFESSOR SCHEVILL. [Not given in 1914-15.] GROUP C. THE HISTORY OF EUROPE IN THE MODERN PERIOD C4. The Reformation and the Religious Wars, 1500-1648.-Origin, character, and effects of the Protestant revolt; the rise of the Dutch Republic; the religious wars in France; the Thirty Years' War in Germany. Considerable attention will be given to the social, economic, and intellectual as well as to the religious and political conditions of the period. Mj. Autumn, 11:45, DR. HARVEY. C6. The French Revolution and Napoleon. The decay of the French monarchy; Louis XVI; attempts at reform; the calling of the States-General; the Republic; Napoleon Bonaparte. Mj. Winter, 11:45, PROFESSOR SCHEVILL. C7. The Democratic Movement in Europe in the Nineteenth Century.The Congress of Vienna; the conservative spirit; nationalism and democracy; industrialism and socialism; the unification of Italy and Germany; the Russian revolution; the Balkan states. Mj. Spring, 1915, PROFESSOR SCHEVILL. C8. The History of Southeastern Europe.-A course involving the race problems of the Balkans; the rivalry of Slav, Hungarian, and Turk; the successive ascendency of Greek, Bulgarian, Serb, and Turk; Turkish triumph and disruption. Stress is laid on contemporary problems. Mj. Summer, 1914, PROFESSOR SCHEVILL. C9. The Expansion of Europe.-A preliminary survey of European expansion and colonial enterprise in ancient and mediaeval times; the age of discovery; the Portuguese, Dutch, and English in the East Indies; European colonies in the New World; the conflict between France and England for North America and India. Mj. Autumn, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR READ. C10. The Expansion of Europe in the Nineteenth Century. The colonial and commercial expansion of Europe in the Eastern hemisphere, with particular reference to the problems of colonial and world politics in the Near and Far East. Mj. Spring, 1915, MR. SCOTT. GROUP D. THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND D4. The Making of England.-The constitutional and political history of England to the thirteenth century: the land and the people; the beginnings of nationality; the founding of the old English state; the Norman conquest and its results; the introduction of feudalism; the organization of the national courts; the growth of the cities; the birth of popular rights. Recommended in the prelegal year, preparatory for the Law School. Open to Junior College students of the second year. Mj. Autumn, 9:15, PROFESSOR TERRY. D5. The Making of the English Constitution.-The constitutional and political history of England from the thirteenth century to the Reformation: the Great Charter; the origin of Parliament-the form; the growth of Parliament-its powers; the theory of prerogative; the passing of feudalism and the rise of the commercial and industrial classes; and the dawn of the national era. Recommended in the prelegal year, preparatory for the Law School. Open to Junior College students of the second year. Mj. Winter, 9:15, PROFESSOR TERRY. D6. The Struggle for the English Constitution. The constitutional and political history of England from the Reformation to the Revolution of 1688: the Tudor system of administration; constitutional reaction; the English Declaration of Independence; the new ordering of the English church; the war of English independence; the Stuart menace to the constitution; the struggle to restore the balance of the constitution; Cromwell; the Restoration; the second fall of the Stuarts and the re-establishment of limited monarchy in England. Open to Junior College students of the second year. Mj. Spring, 9:15, PROFESSOR TERRY. D7. Imperial England. The constitutional and political history of the British empire from the Revolution to the present time: the founding of the colonial empire; the reordering of the state on the basis of the Bill of Rights; the Union; the struggle to maintain the empire; the rise of party government; King rule v. Parliament rule; the loss of the American colonies; industrial revolution; England in the Napoleonic wars; the second era of colonial expansion; federation; the eastern question; England in Africa; parliamentary reform; the rise of democracy; the obscuration of the Lords. Open to Junior College students of the second year. Mj. Autumn, 1915, 9:15. The latter part of this course will be given as a minor in Summer, 1914, Second Term, 9:15. PROFESSOR TERRY. GROUP E. THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES E4. History of the United States: The Early Period, 1607-1783.-Recommended for students in the prelegal year, preparatory to entering the Law School. Mj. Autumn, 8:15 and 9:15, AsSOCIATE PROFESSOR SHEPARDSON AND MR. SCOTT. E5. History of the United States: The Formative Period, 1783-1829.Recommended for students in the prelegal year, preparatory to entering the Law School. Mj. Winter, 8:15 and 9:15, PROFESSOR MCLAUGHLIN AND ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR SHEPARDSON. E6. History of the United States: Division and Reunion, 1829.-Recommended for students in the prelegal year, preparatory to entering the Law School. Mj. Spring, 8:15 and 9:15, PROFESSOR MCLAUGHLIN AND ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR SHEPARDSON. III. GRADUATE COURSES A50. The Sources of Early Oriental History.-A study of the form, paleography, field-methods of recording, processes of publication, extent, character, classification of content, historical value, and method of use of the monumental and documentary sources of early oriental history (Egypt, Babylonia, Assyria, Syria, and the Hittites). The endeavor is made to present a complete survey of the surviving historical monuments of the early East; the course is intended for general historical students. Mj. Spring, 2:30, PROFESSOR BREASTED. |