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86 ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT.
GREEK.
The courses of study in this department have been arranged with
distinct reference to the belief that the choice of Greek as a subject
of study during the first two years of the college course should not
imply
an intention on the part of the student to specialize in Greek.
The work of the freshman year is directed toward cultivating the
ability of reading easily and at sight. Authors of the simplest style
have therefore been selected Lysias and Plato as representatives of
the purest Attic type, and the Odyssey of Homer,
of the Epic The
first term of the year will include, in connection with the reading of
Lysias,
a thorough review of the fundamentals of accidence and
syntax, and exercises in Greek composition will be required through
out the year.
The work of the sophomore year aims at giving the student some
acquaintance with the scope and meaning of Greek literature and
with the characteristics of Greek thought.
The work adapted to specializing study falls under three distinct
heads :
i. The literature. Eleven reading courses accompanied by lectures
are offered, nine of which are given this year, viz. a , supplementary
sophomore course, a junior course, a course in the orators, a course in
the elegiac and lyric poets, a course in the tragedians, a course in
Aristophanes, a course in Plato, a course in Aristotle, a course in
Theophrastus, a course in Pausanias, a course in New Testament
Greek. Besides these the of study some one Greek author is taken
up in alternate years in the Seminary.
2. The antiquities. Course 9 treats of the entire equipment and en
vironment of ancient Greek life, its usage and occupations, its ideas
and institutions. Course 10 offers a history of the literature, course
11 of the political and legal antiquities, course 12 of the religion.
The department of Classical Archaeology offers also courses in Greek
art and archaeology, and in epigraphy, and the department of Archi
tecture a course in ancient architecture.
3. The language. A course in Advanced Prose Composition will
give maturer students an opportunity for practicing the writing of
Greek under the direct personal supervision of a teacher, and for in
struction in special questions of syntax and style. All students who
intend to become specialists in Greek are advised to take the course,
if possible, both in the junior and senior years. The Teachers' Course
in Greek is also adapted to the needs of undergraduates who expect
to teach the classics. Lectures on Greek grammar from a historical
point of view are given in alternate years and are intended for seniors
and graduates.