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178 ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT.
D. Economic Geology.
Required Courses.
30. Economic Geology for Civil Engineers. Spring. Three
hours. Lectures M., W., 10, and one laboratory period, either M.
W., orTh., 2-4, Geological Lecture Room. Dr. RiES.
31. Clay Products and Building Stones. Required for Archi
tects. Winter. Two hours. Lectures M., W., 11, Geological Lecture
Room. Dr. RiES.
32. Origin and Nature of Soils. Required for students in
Forestry. Winter. Two hours. Lectures T., Th., 10, Geological
Lecture Room. Dr. RiES.
Elective Courses.
33. General Economic Geology. Two hours throughout the
year. Lectures and laboratory work. Time to be arranged. A com
prehensive course upon the origin and nature of the metallic and non-
metallic products with especial reference to those of the United States.
The courses in General and Geology (21) Mineralogy (11), or their
equivalents, are prerequisite. Geological Lecture Room. Dr. RiES.
Intended for students in geology, for those studying mining engi
and neering for students in inorganic chemistry.
34. Clay Investigation. Primarily for graduates. Laboratory
work, field work and reading. In the are laboratory taught the differ
ent methods of testing clays for the purpose of determining their uses.
35. Advanced Economic Geology. Primarily for graduates.
This course, including laboratory work, field work and reading, will
vary with the needs of the individual student.
MILITARY SCIENCE AND TACTICS.
Pursuant to the act of Congress creating the land grant on which
the Cornell University is founded,
and the act of the legislature of
the State of New York assigning the land grant, instruction is pro
vided in Military Science and Tactics.
Military Drill is required of all male freshmen and sophomores ex
cept aliens, laboring students, special students and those physically
unfitted therefor. A student deficient in a term of Military Drill is
not permitted to substitute anything else for that work, or to be ex
cused from any subsequent term until the deficiency is removed. In
the cases of students not taking Drill and Gymnasium, an equivalent
in hours will be added to the 180 hours required for graduation. Stu-