The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-07

that leads to individual effort. One little
volume OF verse has just appeared that is
said by the writer to have been possible
only through Professor Burton's work.
There seems to be no reason why Mime
sofa should not in time be an author pro-
duclng state. II that comes, much of the
honor must go to the head of the English
department. as the skilful nurseryman.
only enc graduate course is offered each
year by DR.. Burton. This year it is
course in journalism. Such courses are
not supposed by journalists to be
of practical value The result of this
can only be foretold. Even an enemy to
journalistic courses would be compelled
to admit that the embryonic newspaper
man could not go through these lectures
without having higher idea of the re-
sponsibilities of modern journalist. Els
peclally does DR.. Burton emphasize the
fact that the time is come when very
broad cultivation will be necessary to the
successful newspaper man.
DR.. McClumpha offers one graduate
course each year. This year it is the
short story: DR.. McClumpha, before COM
ing to Minnesota had only graduate
classes at Bryn Mawr. He is an excep-
tionally fine student.
Mrs. Potter is attracting much interest
at the university with a new course on
THE Scientific Movement in Literature.
1t is study Of some of the foremost
sclentlhc men of the nineteenth century
upon their literary side with their effect
upon fiction, poetry and the essay
Some Fascinating Courses.
There are some fascinating courses Of
fered In the way of philosophy, psychology
and ethics. Professor Woodbridge gives
short course in the fundamental prob
lens OF philosophy which meet with much
laVor. 1t is especially for those who want
to get little philosophy with little work.
IN the second semester this course gives
place to aesthetics. 1t would be fine if
all students specializing in English could
get this. 1t is one of the treats in lee
ture courses during the second semester.
| Professor Woodbridge offers other
courses, but they appeal more to the
| specialist than to the leisure hour
| student. s....
| DR.. Wilde offers fine graduate course
| IN the history Of ethics. He also fur
| nlshes an intensely interesting course
on the philosophy Of. religion.
| DR.. Wilde has a philosophic seminar
which meets at his home bi-weekly.
Chocolate and waters and contemporary
| philosophy are served and the seminar is
notably successful.
! Mr.. Gale is doing great deal of work in
experimental psychology. He published
| results of this work at his own expense,
IN 1900, as Psychological Studies" He
| has material now that should be pub
lished. 1t is unfortunate that Minnesota
| university does not have the funds for
publishing the results of original research.
Professor His of Leipzig university in a
recent lecture pamphlet made mention Of
only two United States brain specialists
a man at Johns Hopkins and Professor
| Harlow Gale. |
| brain slides and afterwards spent about
| two years photographing them for
! lantern use. This is the most COM
plete collection of the kind ever made.
| duplicate set was sent to Leipzig,
where it is highly valued great
German authority says this work entities
| Mr.. Gale to place with the contributors
to brain knowledge. ... ....-
Mr.. Gale is offering now "The Psy-
| chology of Music 1t is doubtless the
first time such a course has been Of
fered in America. One object of the
course is to give a standard of must
| cal criticism and taste.
A musical program of high order will be
provided for the class every two weeks.
| Mr.. Gale has some enthusiastic graduate
classes in child study. He also fur
nishes very fine brain study for medical
students. .....~
This department. brought out some
bright men. Mr.. Johnson went from here
to Harvard as an assistant in psychology
Mr. Miner has a scholarship this year al
Columbia. Mr. Swenscn, now Instructor
here, is man of unusual promise
Wide Choice in History.
Graduate students of Minnesota uni
versity are able to get delightful Wori
| in history. Professor West offers extern
sive work in constitutional history ano
exceedingly attractive work in colonial eX-
pansion and administration. Professor
Anderson gives splendid courses II
E,,rn
, also gives studies in American biography
and course in the critical study OF ms
} torical masterpieces.
The history department is well supplied
with books on the American colonia
period A fine library covering the
French revolution is being acquired
Soon extensive courses will be offered FOL
this period
Dr. White offers course in the inter
probation of medieval economic document:
in the medieval Latin. DR.. White ais(
, offers an attractive course in pol1tlca
and economic Scotch and Irish history.
, Father Of Department.
DR.. Folwell was the pioneer in the grad
uate department He began Offering
, work in 1884. 81
In his first classes were LIE Crane
Powers, O. v. Tonsley, R. J. Baldwin
Harlow Gale and Edward C.. Gale. Since
then he has helped to Phi. D. degrees
Jesse E. Pope, professor of economics al
Missouri university. Professor Magnus.
/ son Of the st. Cloud normal. Miss Hannah
R. sewall in the employ of the United
!. Stat es department of labor, Joseph Ken.
nedy, professor of economics in the Uni
versity of North Dakota and Mr.. Iuepe!
: now Instructor in Yale university.
DR.. "A. O. Eliason who will give course
in the history and theory Of banking thi:
/ year, also received his Phi. D. degree under
DR.. Folwell. His thesis on 1.-THE Rise O
Commercial Banking Institutions in thu
United States Is receiving much favor
| able attention.
DR.. Folwell when asked If there wer,