, 1906-09-25
OBJECTS OF
THE COURSE
MEETING TO ARRANGE CLASS IN
SEMINAR COURSE IN coMPAR-
ALIVE MODERN LITERATURE.
President TisdeI Explains Workings of
the Course and Other Speakers
Took Part in Discussion-List of
Those Present at the Meeting and
Date of Meetings.

The meeting which was held at the
residence of DR.. Tisdel last evening to
discuss the plans for the seminar
curse in comparative modern dramat-
ic literature was well attended, and a
great deal of interest and enthusiasm
was manifested. DIR. Tisdel opened
the discussion by telling Of the OBJ
iects of the course, its scope and the
purposes, which it was hoped it would
serve. He said that it was TO be a
regular university course in every
sense Of The term; that persons taking
it would be required to pay the usual
university entrance fee; that arrange
ments would be made for an exam
nation at its completion, and that
credit for the course would be given
towards n of the higher degrees.
Elasticity and Freedom.
There will, however, be the elastic
ity and freedom which is always to be
found in courses conducted on the sem
inar plan, and those taking the course
may therefore do as much or as little
work as they desire, all the freedom
allowed in graduate schools being per-
mitted. Those who take the course
will therefore be students of the grad
uate school, and it was an interesting
fact that of the twenty odd people
present, sixteen had degrees, either
bachelors or masters, or higher ones,
all being eligible for graduate work in
any university in the country.
Will Begin With Ibsen.
DR.. Tisdel next explained that the
course would naturally begin with Ib-
sen. and he therefore called on DR..
WergeIand, who in a brief outline ex-
planned the course of study to be fol
lowed in taking up Ibsen and the other
Scandinavian dramatists. DR.. Verge
land will also lead in the work on the
writer's of the French school. Prof.
Merz, who will lead in the German di-
vision of the work, also briefly outlined
his plans, and Dr.. Tisdel told of the
part the English contributors would
play in it, and further mentioned that
DR.. M~iddlekauff and Miss Bassett
might be added to the course as in
%structors if it could be arranged.
Will Meet on Friday.
1t was decided to meet every Friday
night at 1880 o'clock, at a place yet to
be determined, the class to remain in
session for two hours each evening.
The university library is well supplied
with books and others will be added,
all of which may be used by those TAX
ing the course.
List of Those Present.
The following ladies and gentlemen
were present: Mrs. J. H. Symons,
Mrs. ]. T. Holiday. Mrs. R. f. Fitch,
Mrs A. C. Hogbin, Mrs. Tisdel and Mrs.
Nellie Wilson; Misses Bronson, Eliza
beth Thompson, Charles. swigart,
Grant, Simpson and Bassett, and
Messrs. w. S. Ingham, Filler. McAulif,
Arnold and Burrage, Rev. A. c. Hog
bin, Drs. Wergelaud, Hebard and lis
del, and Prof. Merz.
Will Meet at Library.
The board of trustees of the Car
negie library this afternoon met at the
library President Holiday, Messrs.
Arnold and Crumrine and Secretary
Ingham being present. The board de
cided to allow the meetings of the
course to be held at the library on n
evening in the week, the members to
defray the actual expenses of light,
heat and janitor service. The board
did little other business.