Albion College - Albionian Yearbook (Albion, MI)

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YEAR BOOK 23 knowledge of the substance of the books. In place of a part or the whole of this text, the candidate may present an exer- cise book, properly certified by his instructor, containing compositions or other written work done in connection with the reading of the books. The following requirements in English for admission to American colleges are observed: — (a) To be read, 1905-06: Coleridge ' s The Rime of the Ancient Mariner; George Eliot ' s Silas Marner; Irving ' s Life of Goldsmith ; Scott ' s Ivanhoe ; Scott ' s Lady of the Lake; Shakespeare ' s Macbeth; Shakespeare ' s Merchant of Venice; The Sir Roger de Coverley Papers; Tennyson ' s Idylls of the King; Gareth and Lynett, the Passing of Arthur, Launcelot and Elaine ; Lowell ' s Vision of Sir Laun- fal. (b) To be studied carefully, 1905-06: Burke ' s Speech on Conciliation with America; Macaulay ' s Life of Samuel John- son; Macaulay ' s Addison; Shakespeare ' s Julius Caesar; Milton ' s L ' Allegro, II Penseroso, Comus, Lycidas. GERMAN AND GERMAN LI TERATURE. Course I. — Five hours per week throughout the year. A. — Fall Term. Reading. — Haester ' s Deutsche Fibel (a three weeks ' thor- ough drill in letters and the most difficult combination of letters) and Gliick-Auf serve as the basis of the term ' s work. Every effort is made to lead the student to think in German. Expression. — The student, from the very first, is led to express himself in German. He learns to ask and answer questions in German. Great care is exercised to cause the student to acquire the German idiom. Writing. — A well-arranged series of copy-books is used. Nos. 1, 2 and 3 are completed in the Fall term. The student is required to use the German script in all his work. Construction. — The laboratory method is used, thus en- abling the student to study the structure of the language in

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22 ALBION COLLEGE Venice and Macbeth being the plays studied. The History of English Literature by Reuben Post Halleck is the text. B. Winter Term. — English Literature. Text as above. Periods studied, from the Restoration to the present time. Specimen masterpieces from representative authors are studied during this term. C. Spring Term. — American Literature. Abernethy ' s American Literature and Brander Matthew ' s An Introduction to American Literature are the texts used. Masterpieces. Note books are made throughout the year and the literary characteristics of each author under discussion clearly brought out. ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS IN COLLEGE. The College entrance requirements in English are in accordance with the action of The Michigan Association of Colleges, at its meeting, May 25, 1895. The recommenda- tions are as follows : — 1. That the several colleges of the association in their entrance requirements in English conform to the recommen- dations of The English Conference of the Eastern and Mid- dle States, as given below. 2. Further, that in these requirements they seek to develop in the pupils of the secondary schools the power of extem- poraneous speaking. Note. — No candidate will be accepted in English for col- lege classification whose work is notably defective in point of spelling, punctuation, idiom or division into paragraphs. 1. Reading. — A certain number of books will be set for reading. The candidate will be required to present evidence of a general knowledge of the subject-matter and to answer simple questions on the lives of the authors. The form of the examination will usually be the writing of a paragraph or two on each of several topics, to be chosen by the candi- date from a considerable number — perhaps ten or fifteen — set before him in the examination paper. The treatment of these topics is designed to test the candidate ' s power of clear and accurate expression, and will call for only a general

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24 ALBION COLLEGE the concrete, a delightful change from the old method. Spanhoofd ' s Lehrbuch der Deutschen Sprache is used for drilling at home, but in the classroom only exercises especially prepared by the instructor are used. B. — Winter Term. Reading. — Continuation of Gliick-Auf. Writing. — During the Winter term, Nos. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of the series of copy-books are completed. Construction. — Continuation of the work of the previous term. Conversation. — In addition to the German conversation used daily in the classroom, the classes are given the oppor- tunity one evening every other week, for one hour, in Ger- man conversation. German only is permitted to be used on these occasions. C. — Spring Term. Reading. — Lutz ' s German Reader. Construction. — Continuation of the work of the previous terms. Course II. — Four hours per week throughout the year. A. — Fall Term. Reading. — Easy German stories by modern German authors, Baumbach and others serve as the basis of the terras work. Conversation. — As far as practicable, all the class work is carried on in German. Great care is exercised to cause the student to express himself correctly. Construction.— Specially prepared exercises in language construction comprise the work of the term. B. — Winter Term. Continuation of the work of the previous term. Wilden- bruch ' s Das Edle Blut and Baumbach ' s Der Schwiegersohn serve as the basis for the term ' s work in reading and conver- sation. C. — Spring Term. Reading. — Schiller ' s Glocke, and Bernhardt ' s Novelletten Schatz, Vol. I, serve as the basis of the term ' s work. Special