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simple Greek or Latin prose. while In the
latter he must be prepared to translate
ut sight average passages from HOMER
CICERO. and VIRGIL. Il is evident that the
last-named test is more rigorous than that
to which candidate would be subjected at
| either OF the California institutions.
At the University OF California the degree
OF Bachelor OF Arts Is conferred upon
student who passes satisfactory examina-
tons In certain prescribed and elected
studies. the minimum amount OF work ex-
acted per week being fifteen hours, except
that In the second term Of the senior year
1t Is fourteen. The distinguishing feature
OF the course is the prescribed study OF
both Latin and Greek during the
first two years. The prescribed authors
are. in Greek, selections from THUcY-
D1DEs. HERoDoTus, ARRuN, XESoPHoN's
Memorabilia; the Odyssey; PLATos Apoi-
ogy. Critic. and Gorgias: three Philip
pics OF DEMosTHENEs and select orauons OF
LYsIAs; the Prometheus Of EsoHYLUs. the
Antigone and Gdipus Tyrannus OF sopHo-
Giles, the Alcestis and Medea Of EUR1PIDEs,
the Birds OF ARIsToPHANEs. and the poems
OF TYRrEUs. SoLoN. and THEodNIs. The
prescribed studies in Latin comprehend
De Senectute; the Phormto Of TERENCE and
play Of PLAUTUs; and the Odes. Epodes.
Satires. and Epistles OF HORACE. Courses
OF study in mathematics. political economy.
natural science. and either modern Ian
guages or history and political science are
also prescribed. The elective studies cover
nearly the same field as is usually traversed
by the leading Eastern institutions.
We turn again to the Leland Stanford
University. Here we find that the degree
OF Bachelor OF Arts is granted to students
who have satisfactorily completed the
equivalent Of four years work OF fifteen
hours OF lecture or recitation weekly. 1t Is
provided that each student shall select as
his major subject or specially the work Of
some one professor. This professor has
authority TO require such student not only
to complete this major subject. but also
such minor subjects in other departments
as may be considered anclllary. Such major
and minor subjects, however. taken to-
gether. will not exceed the equivalent OF
five Rotations per week. or one-third Of
the students time for the four years OF his
undergraduate career. With these excep-
tions all an undergraduates studies are
elective. We will suppose that student
elects to study Greek and Latin throughout
his college course. In that case. he will
read the following Greek authors
The two orations on the Crown by
dsCHISEs and DEMosTHRSEs: PLATo's
Apology and Critic: select orations OF LY-
sIAs. and excerpts from THUCYDIpEs and
he will do considerably more work. for he
fhrnn Il 4 A,,,tn nj
tia OF CICERO. six books OF tho Eneid. four
plays OF PLACTUs and two OF TERENCE. two
books OF Ivy. the Agrico,a and Germania
OF TACITUs, and extracts from the Annals;
the letters OF CICERO and PLINY and 5elec- |
tions from QUINTILIAN. LUCRETIUs. CA
TuLLUs. TIBULLUs, PRoPERTIUs. and from
the Satires. Odcs. and Episties Of HORACE.
The student OF tho classics will also have |
the opportunity OF hearing lectures on
archaeological subjects. and Of proilting by |
the remarkable collections OF ancient art in !
the Stanford Museum. Should the candi- !
date for an A. b. degree include German in |
his elective studies. he will be expected TO |
read tho NibelunOen Lied. us well us the |
standard examples OF modern German lit
erature. The French course. on the other
hand. does not include the Song Of Roland
or any other specimen Of old French.
On the whole. careful inspection OF these
registers has convinced US that the attain
ment OF the degree Of Bachelor OF Arts at
either the University Of California or at tho
Leland Stanford. Jr., University is guar
antee OF the possession Of an excellent
classical education. even when tested by
the most exacting standards Of our older
Eastern institutions.