Albion College - Albionian Yearbook (Albion, MI)

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24 ALBION COLLEGE Construction. — Thorough review of the work of the first year. German composition. Specially prepared exercises in language structure. Conversation. — Wiedemann ' s Biblische Geschichten serve as the basis for this work. Second Semester. Reading. — Continuation in the work of the first semester. Construction. — German composition, beginning with the simple sentence and the expansion of the same. The student must compose simple letters and essays. Conversation. — The study of Germany; its geography, resources, government, etc. LATIN. Course I. — Five hours per week throughout the year. First Semester. — An introductory study of the Latin lan- guage, supplemented with selections from connected writ- ings. In this semester emphasis will be placed on forms and vocabulary. Second Semester. — Continuation of the work of the first semester, with emphasis on the syntax. Course II. — Four hours per week throughout the year. First Semester. — A graduated series of selections from Fables in Latin, Roman history and biography, including se- lections from Nepos and Caesar. Supplementary studies in ILatin prose composition. Second Semester. — Selections from the Orations of Cicero. Continuation of supplementary drill in Latin prose composition. Course III. — Four hours per week throughout the year. First Semester. — Virgil ' s Aeneid, with especial attention to poetics, an appreciation of Virgil ' s style and work, his place in literature, etc. Supplementary review in grammatical principles, and drill in prose composition and in sight read- ing. Second Semester. — Continuation of the study of Virgil,

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YEAR BOOK 23 studied include Romanticism and the Nineteenth Century in prose and poetry. The text used in both semesters is A First View of English Literature by Moody and Lovett. In the Masterpieces the Lake edition is preferred. Note books are made throughout the course. Collateral reading in the col- lege library is required. GERMAN. Course I. — Four hours per week throughout the year. First Semester. Reading. — Haesters Deutsche Fibel (a three weeks drill in letters and the most difficult combinations of letters) and Gluck Auf ' serve as a basis for the semester ' 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 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. The student is require d 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 the concrete, a delightful change from the old method. Span- hoofd ' s Lehrbuch der Deutschen Sprache is used for the work at home, but in the class room only exercises, specially prepared by the instructor, are used. Second Semester. Reading. — Continuation of the work in the first semester in Gluck Auf. Writing — Continuation of the work in the previous semester. Construction. — Continuation of the work in the previous semester. Course II. — Four hours per week throughout the year. First Semester. Reading. — Easy stories by modern authors, such as : Storm, Zschocke, Baumbach, and others.

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YEAR BOOK 25 and of the supplementary work. There will be continued emphasis on all that will prepare for successful work in Col- lege Latin. GREEK. Greek is one of the most beneficial of culture studies. While it is understood that a mastery of Greek gives abun- dant mental discipline, it must be admitted that a knowledge of that language is of value to any student, whether he specialize in the technical branches, or in history, literature or philosophy. A large percentage of the nomenclature in the professional branches is derived from the Greek language. At least one year in Latin should be completed before the student begins to study Greek. Course I. — Four hours per week throughout the year. A. — A study of forms and constructions. Translation and prose work. B. — Continuation of A. Special preparation for the study of Xenophon ' s Anabasis by vocabulary and construction study. C. — Reading from Xenophon ' s Anabasis, Book I. Collat- eral study in Greek Grammar. Course II. — Four hours per week throughout the year. A. — Xenophon ' s Anabasis. Review of constructions. B.— Word study. C. — Homer ' s Iliad, Books I-III. A study is made of the rythm of the Greek Epic, the setting of the Iliad, and the peculiarities of the Epic dialect. MATHEMATICS. In this department, pre-eminently, must efficient work be based on a thoroughness in fundamental principles and opera- tions. Accordingly, students are urged to make a careful preparation in Arithmetic and Algebra before attempting sub- sequent work. In almost all cases where the advanced Math- ematics have been found difficult, it has been due to defects in the study of Algebra. On the other hand, comprehension and facility in this corner-stone of analytical reasoning very