The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-20

| II they prefer the university system. they
must have finished twelve full courses In
their first two years OF residence. and will
afterward follow three distinct lines OF
study. one "major study" and two minor
studies" In the latter case they cannot be
examined for Bachelors diploma earlier
than at the end OF three and half years
residence at tho university. student
who desires to devote most OF MS
time to Greek and Latin. French and
| German. will go over considerably
more ground than is covered by IN
undergraduate of the same aims at Johns
Hopkins. and nearly as much as Harvard
student Is expected to traverse. For ex-
ample. tho books read in Greek include
XENorHoNs Symposium and Memorabilia.
| DEMosTHENEs on the Crown, plays OF IFS
| cHYLUs. SoPHoCLEs, EUR1P1DEs. and AR1s-
| TopHANEs, the last twelve books OF tho
| Odyssey and selections from tho hrst
| twelve. two dialogues Of PLATO. the whole OF
| THEocRrrus. BIoN. and MosCHUs. and selec-
| tions from modern Greek writer's. In Latin
| the student will be examined in two books OF
Ivy. selections from the odes and epodes
| of HORACE. selections from CATuLLUs and
| the Letters Of PL1NY. the Agricola and
Gcrmnnia of TACITus and selections from
| his Annals, LUCRETlUs. two plays OF TER
ENcE, two treatises of CICERO. two books OF
| Qu1NT1LlAN, extracts from other represent
alive authors. and finally in Latin Inscrip-
tions and Roman Archaeology. The French
course includes study Of Old French, COM
prchensive selections from the classic
French dramas and French prose writer's.
from French Lyrics and from the prose
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centuries. Special attention is given to the
memoirs in which French literature is 30
rich In German student will read two
plays OF LEssINa and his La0ko6n two
plays Of SCHILLER, four plays Of GOETHE
and both parts Of his Faust selections from
German lyric poetry and from the prose OF
GOETHE. HEINE. and SCHILLER. from the
literature OF the Reformation period and
from the Sibelungenlied. What degree OF
thoroughness and exactness acknowledge is
exacted from the candidates for an A. b. de-
gree at the University Of Michigan it is i'm
possible to learn from the catalogue.
We come. finally. to Union College at
Schenectady. There used to be an impress
sion that admission to this institution was
particularly easy. but We find little ground
for the belief in the catalogue rejecting the
present state OF things. A candidate for
matriculation is examined in English gram
mar and English composition. in arithmetic.
algebra through quadratics. and plane
geometry. He must offer both Greek and
Latin. and he is warned that any deficiency
in his knowledgeo of the grammar OF those
languages will prevent matriculation. In
Latin he must have read four books OF
CEsAR's Commentaries. six books of the
Eneid. six orations OF CICERO. and SAL
LISTS Catiine or Jugurtha. He must also
exhibit reasonable degree of experiences
in writing Latin prose. As regards Greek.
he will be examined in 100 pages of Good
WINS Greek Reader. in three books OF
XENoPHoN's Anabasis. and in two books OF
HoMER's Had. He will also be expected to
be conversant with ancient geography. II
these conditions are rigcrously enforced.
we should say that it would be quite as
difficult to enter Union College as to pass
the Litt:e-go. otherwise known as Respon-
sions at Oxford. Promising that both
French and German are prescribed studies
for an undergraduate at Union. we will In
dictate the amount Of work done by stu
dent who gives most OF his attention to
those languages and to Latin and Greek.
In the freshman year he will read in Latin
two books OF Ivy and part OF TAo1TUs.
In Greek. selections from XENoPHoN. Ho-
MER. HERoDoTUs. or EURIP1DEs. He will
also continue to practise Greek and Latin
prose composition. In mathematics he
will be carried through algebra (after
quadratics). solid geometry and trig-
onometry. In the sophomore year the
undergraduate will read in Latin TERENCE
or PLAUTUs. HORACE. and JUvENAL, and In
Greek. plays OF EURIPIDEs. ESCHYLUs. and
SoPHocLEs. As regards mathematics. he
will study analytic geometry. He will now
begin French. the text book used during the
sophomore year being WHIrNEY's French
Course. In the junior year the undergrad
uate dcvotes three hours week to German.
and large proportion OF his time to me-
chanics. chemistry. physics. physiology.
zoology. and logic. In the third term OF
this year he may give two hours week to
an elective study which. according to our
hypothesis, will be Latin or Greek. In the
senior year from five to seven hours week
are allotted to elective study. the larger
| part OF which can DO given to Greek and
Latin. The prescribed studies Of the senior
year are psychology. geology. ethics. as
tronomy. political economy and tho history
Of civilization. 1t Is satisfactory to find in
the catalogue OF Union College some means
of determining the degree OF proficiency
expected in return for an A. Is. degree. 1t
seems that ut Union the old system OF reci-
tations is kept up; that the highest mark
for recitation is 10. and that any mark below
| indicates failure. That is to say. il a stu
dents average mark falls short OF G. he will
not obtain the diploma. and ho certainly
will not deserveit. 1t matters comparatively
| little whether recitatOns or examinations
are adopted as the tests Of thoroughness
and accuracy. but it is OF paramount i'm
portance to parents and guardians who do
not desire to buy u pig in poke. that all
| American colleges should follow the ex-
ample Of Union, and announce plainly in
their catalogue the minimum qualifications
| in respect OF quality as well as quantity for
| degree Of Bachelor of Arts.
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