Ursinus College - Ruby Yearbook (Collegeville, PA)

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HISTORY AND POLITICAL SCIENCE. J. I.YNN BARNAKI). I’li.D. The work in History and Political Science is based upon the Greek and Roman History required for admission to College and a general course in Mediaeval and Modern History prescribed for all students in Freshman year. Intensive courses in English Constitutional and Economic Histoiy are given in Junior year and in the History of the United States in Senior year. In political Science, the Juniors devote a term to Economics and one to Comparative Politics, while the Senior work consists of Political Philosophy and Public f inance. MODERN LANGUAGES. AI.CIDE RKICHF.NHACIL A M. A J TREICHI.IiR. PlI.D. The Department of Modern Languages oilers a thorough training in French and German. During the present year Spanish has also been added. Grammatical forms and the construction of sentences are mastered by oral and written exercises. In addition to the reading and comparison of texts from different periods, the history of each language and its literature is studied. The conversational forms are learned by practice in the class-room. At the completion of the full course the student is prepared to read classic productions in the different languages with a full appreciation of their force and beauty. 21

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BIOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY. P CAI.YIN MENSCH, M I).. Pm.I). The Department of Biology and Chemistry owes its present high standard to the eflicienev and energy of Dr. Mcnsch. Besides preparing students for research work in Biology, men who have finished the presci il ed courseareentered, without examination, into the second year of medical schools. The two laboratories. Chemical and Biological, are well equipped, the latter being supplied with material from Wood’s Hall, Mass.. North Carolina Coast, and Bay of Naples The department is in close touch with similar work at Wood's Hall, where students from 1'rsimis do special work every summer. MATHEMATICS, PHYSICS, AND ASTRONOMY. HENRY V. GUM MERE. S.IS , A.M C ERNEST DECHANT. A It. The purpose of this department is to prepare students for teaching, for the study of engineering, or for graduate work in science. The basis of the work is a thorough four-years’ course in mathematics; supplementing this by two years of laboratory physics, two years of mathematical physics, and one or two years of chemistry, the student obtains a broad foundation in the exact sciences, and has opened to him a wide field from which to choose his profession in life. 20

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PHILOSOPHY AND PSYCHOLOGY. WII.IU R MARSHALL URBAN, Pu.D. The course in Philosophy and Psychology adds to culture the philosophic temper, and affords tin- technical training necessary for specialization in either philosophical or scientific subjects. Psychology gives an insight into mental processes, while the History of Philosophy demonstrates the unity of all knowledge, and continuity of thought from its beginning to the present time. A study of Ethics, .-Esthetics, and Philosophy of Religion gives the student a rationalized view of his individual and social experiences. Finally, a course in Pedagogy affords an outlook into t lie practical application of the foregoing studies. ENGLISH. IRVIMJS CHARI.MS LbCOMPTK. A.B. HARRIET BERNICE MacI.ACHI.AN, A.B. The aim of the English Department is twofold : to enable a student to acquire ease, accuracy, and grace of expression ; to give him a knowledge of English literary history and a direct acquaintance with its important epochs. During the first two years the emphasis is upon the former aim. The work of the Junior and Senior years is confined to the study of particular periods of literature and the early form of the English language. The endeavor throughout the course is to make the student familiar with the best that has been thought and said. 2 2