Cornell College - Royal Purple Yearbook (Mount Vernon, IA)

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HAhlLlNE I'lUR'LBURT'FiREER, A. M. Department of ,Economics and .Sorciol gy H. H. FRI-EER, Professor The courses, of study in the clepartnient cf Econonpicse and rSorciol1ogy in Cornell College are planned with the view of affording the Students the opportunity to acquire .a knowledge of filllflainential primiples, to become .expert in economic reasoning and Social observation, and to gain an ac- quaintance with the best! books on eicononiic and sociological subrjjercts. There at present a. library of over two thousand volumes -on political econoiny and sociology, which enables students to pursue library study' to an advantage. The Hvarrisron Sttickslager Alcove of Political Economy and Banking, endowed by Hon. WV. C. Stuckslager niernory of his father, and the Alceve of Sociology endowed by the Amphictyon Literary Society, are well snpplied with the works of the standard authorities on their respective Subjects and frequent additions of booke recently published are made to beth alcoves. The Econornicl Alcove contains nearly all books of Value on railroads, and new works on thisriinportant subject will be added soon as published. Fine facilities are afforded for the study- of the railroad rate queetion, inunicipal ownership, trade unions, taxation or the principles of money.

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Ceiiege GE Liberal Arts

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Social Science journals, reports of societies of charities and correction, and texts treating of practical philanthropy give ample opportunity for the stndy of the dependent, delinquent and defective classes. Among recent additions of books- on economics are Fett-er's Principles of Economics, Seageifs lntroduction to Political Economy, Veditz's Revised Edition of Gide's Political Economy, Seli:gman's Principles of Economics, lVebb's Problems of Modern lndustry, Commons' Trade Unionism and Labor Problems, Bucherts Industrial Evolution, Ashley's Surveys Historic and Economic, Rae's Sociological Theory of Capital, H. Meyer's History of Railroad Rates, Hugo Meyer's Government Regulation of Railroad Rates, Cleveland's, The Bank and the Treasury, Conant's Wall Street and the Country, Dos Passo's Commercial Trusts and Montague's Trusts of To-day. In Sociology recent additions are lrVard's Pure Sociology, Blaclimar's Elements of Sociology, Stuclcenberg's Sociology, Small's General Soci- ology, Henderson's Modern Methods of Charity, Devine's Principles of Relief, and Hunter's Poverty. Complete files of all American Economic and Sociological magazines and reviews are available for reference and study, and are much used by those preparing for debates on economic and social questions. Books are often ordered for the use of those making a special study of a particular topic in financial or social lines. Five courses of political economy in the College and one in the Acad- emy are now offered. Additional Work in political economy as well as in sociology, will be given in the near future. The general course in each subject is followed by courses in descriptive economics and applied soci- ology. Recitations, lectures, class discussions, and the investigation of assigned topics by the class give variety, and add to the interest of the work. Many debates in classes have occurred and some valuable papers h ave been presented. The aim of the teacher is to give particular attention to present social and political problems, and to inspire students to become active in the discharge of all the duties of a noble and useful citizenship-.