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ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT.
2. To give to students who acquire this power the opportunity of
a making considerable acquaintance with the literature of the lan
guage, through the of reading large amounts of the important
writers ; with the history of the development of the literature,
through a brief course given in the sophomore year, and a more de
tailed study in connection with the authors read in later years, and in
the last years through the collateral reading of history in connection
with the Roman writers.
3. To afford a more thorough and sympathetic knowledge of Roman
private life than the courses in literature alone would give, through
systematic lectures, illustrated abundantly, mainly by lantern views,
and photographs,
from the remains of Roman civilization preserved
in Pompeii, Herculaneum, Rome, and elsewhere.
4. To offer to students whose interest extends to the scientific aspect
of the language (and especially to those who are preparing to be
teachers) advanced courses, partly by lectures, and work partly by in
the seminary, in the of study the origin and development of the
syntactical uses of the language, and of the beginnings of their decay.
The room with seminary its special affords library the best opportun
ities for advanced work.
Provision for the study of Latin grammar on the side of forms and
inflections is made by the Department of Comparative Philology.
Bracketed courses are not given in 1899-1900.
1. Livy, Book I. Cicero, de Senectute. Horace, Selections
from the Odes. Latin Writing. Roman History.
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Reading
91
of How
& Leigh's of History Rome to the Death of Caesar. In five sections.
M., W., F., 9, Morrill 3. Mr. Cole. M., W., F., 9, Morrill 6.
Assistant Professor Elmer and Dr. Durham. M., W., F., 10, Mor
rill, 13. Mr. Cole. M., W., F., 10, Morrill 3. Dr. Durham.
M., W., F., 11, Morrill 3. Mr. COLE.
2. Terence, Phormio. Horace, Selections from the Satires,
Epistles, the Ars Poetica. Tacitus, Germania and Dialogus
de Oratoribus. Collateral upon reading
the of history Rome for
Wilkins'
the period covered by the life of Horace. Latin Writing.
Primer of Roman Literature. Two sections. First section : T., Th.,
S., 9. Fall term : Morrill 21. Assistant Professor Elmer. Winter
term: Morrill 3. Professor BENNETT. Spring term : Morrill 21.
Assistant Professor Elmer. Second section : T., Th., S., 10, Morrill
21. Assistant Professor ELMER.
3. Course in Latin Poetry. Catullus, Selections. Virgil, Bucolics
and Georgics. Martial, Selected Epigrams. Collateral reading upon
Roman history. T., Th., S., 10,
Morrill 13. Dr. Durham.
Open to students who have completed course 1.