Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-01

! previous academic year In the gen
eral aim and scope OF instruction in
tho several subjects OF study. In the
matter Of Latin, It is intended that
by the close Of Freshman year. the
student shall have gained clear con-
! ception OF the genius OF tho language
and It's relations to other ancient and
TO modern tongues. good knowledge
OF the characteristics OF Latin rtora-
ure, the essential facts OF Roman his
tory, and some appreciation OF the
position OF Rome in the history OF ci-
Nillzation The connections of Latin
with English are emphasized, and
written TRANSACTIONS are from time to
time required and criticized with ref
erence both to faithful reproduction Of
the Latin thought and to idiomatic
English. Greek may be continued
through the four years of the college
course. IL desired, or cut off at the
close of the course of required gem
eral work. The reading of the noted
Greek writer's Is selected with II view
to famlliarizing the student with the
leading branches of Greek literature
and the most interesting phases OF
Greek life and thought. There is
tendency TO minimize grammatical de-
tail and maxinlze literary quality
structure of the text, forms, arrange
nents OF words, rythm and construc-
ton. Then the growth and develop
ment OF the language is considered as
well as the development of It's litera-
L., ID
totelian philosophy are offered in group
course in philosophy.
More attention Is being paid to clas-
ical archaeology to Greek sculpture.
architecture and lesser arts, topo-
graphy and monuments, Roman and
Etruscan art. Extended opportunities
are offered for comprehensive study
and original research in Sanskrit, lin
guistics and comparative philology,
with special Investigation into the
lndo-European family of languages.
The study of Biblical literature and
the Semitic languages may now begin
In the Sophomore year at Yale. and
continue through Senior year, the same
being credited to the student in post
graduate study in the divinity school.
a marked increase of attention is be-
ing now paid to the Romance Ian
guages (French. Spanish, and Italian),
with the study of the last two Ian
guages begun in Sophomore year Ger
man and scandinavian may be studied
at Yale the entire course, constant
sight translation being used to
strengthen and develop the student
vocabulary; but to teach conversation
in German is not leading aim. The in
struction In English is extensive and
thorough, more than ever. There Is a
constant crowdlng of the higher mathe-
matics into the earlier years of the
course; and In physics, chemistry,
geology philosophy biology and the
medical sciences there is noted prog
ress in the ground covered. Theory
and practice of education courses APP
pear this year in the catalogues. A
more important place than ever is Civ
en- to economics and law as under
| graduate studies. which are proving a
drawing card; and music and the fine
sLrps are given greater prominence. It
has been found advisable In the Scien-
tifc schools, not only of Yale and Cor
nell but elsewhere TO require a working
knowledge of Latin for admission.
Scientific technology is based on Latin
and Greek Cmostly the former), and
| lack of knowledge of Latin etymology
has been found a hindrance to stude u
| progress; so now Virgil and Caesar.
| Latin grammar with Roman and Greek
history are required. A new and val
liable feature In the Yale and Column
bia catalogues is the Yale Columbia
course in preparation for consular SER
vice. The total Yale registration is
| 3,453 students of whom go are from II
foreign countries. China sends %,
Japan l6, Canada. q, Turkey 2. Utah
sends four students, Wyoming one, Idaho
| two. Montana eight, New Mexico one,
| Colorado 80, Nevada one, California "A,
| Arizona three, The Philippines sends
| six students. One hundred and sixty
| five other colleges and universities
have graduates studying in the differ
| ent departments at Yale.
| N+OihSll INSbLpAtI cNlltuCstS IL
very material advance In scientific in
struction; and the thoroughness of this
| is illustrated by the fact that young
| graduate in civil engineering went to
| Africa, where he superintendent sue
| cessfully the erection of series OF
steel bridges for the Uganda railway.
| Tho work of the undergraduate In eng
neering is based upon an extended
course in mechanics, and the graphics
and economies of engineering; the OBJ
ject aimed at being as thorough i
| preparation as possible, for instance,
| in the survey, location and construc-
ton OF roads, railroads, canals and
waterworks, construction of founda-
tions In water and on land, and OF SUI
perstructures and tunnels. Improve
ment and defense of coasts, regulation
of rivers, harbors and lakes; the as
Economical determination OF geographi-
cal co-ordinates for geodetic and other
purposes. the application Of mechanics,
/ graphical states, and descriptive geotn'
etry TO the construction OF the various
kinds of arches, bridges. roofs, trusses,
suspension and cantileVer bridges; che
drainage of districts. sewerage OF
towns irrigation and retaining OF