Mi n i n g E n i g n b e r i n g, Pr i n c i p l e s o p.. This course includes a general stu d y of Mining operations divided into the following su b jec ts: Occurrence of m inerals in th e earth 's crust, discovery, boring, excavation, su p porting excavations, exploitation, haulage, hoisting,
‘drainage, ventilation, lighting, access, ore dressing and treatm en t. Text-book, Foster and Brough.
[Eive hours a week for two term s.]
II.
Mi n e Su r v e y i n g. A stu d y of th e subject of surveying in its special application to m ines, through lectures, plotting of problems and recitatio n s; for stu den ts who tak e th e sum m er course in the. mines. The following subjects receive particular atte n tio n —recording of notes in underground traverses and th eir subsequent plotting, a com parison of m etal mine and coal mine surveys, th e m ethods of connecting surface w ith under
ground surveys b y m eans of bo th th e auxiliary telescope and plum b lines and th e d ep u ty m ineral surveyor’s m ethods of surveying m ining claims for p aten t. Each stu d e n t is required to m ake a com plete m ine m ap from notes of actual mine surveys. Text-book, Trumbull.
[Three hours a week for one term .]
PHILOSOPHY IV.
A general course in philosophy designed to acquaint th e stu d e n t w ith th e im p o rtan t problems of philosophy.
I t is hoped sufficient interest will be aroused in th e stu d e n t in th is abridged presentation to enable him to continue, of his own accord, an intelligent s tu d y of this im p o rtan t subject.
(Four hours a week for two term s.]
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PHYSICS I.
( а ) P h y s i c s. Instruction in Physics is given by lectures and recitations in which th e general laws of m echanics, heat, acoustics, optics, electricity and m agnetism are presented. The course is intended to m eet th e needs of those who desire a general knowledge of th e subjects, as well as to lay th e foundations for advanced work. P articular atten tio n is paid to th e correct statem en t of principles, so th a t in his advanced work th e stu d en t will have nothing to unlearn or relearn.
Text-book, Carhart and Chute.
[Three hours a week for two terms.]
(б) T h e L a b o r a t o r y W o r k of this course consists of a series of experim ents which verify and apply practically th e fundam ental principles of physics. The stu d en t also receives instruction in th e use and careful handling of apparatus, accurate observation, and correct deduction of results. N eat and concise reports of all experim ents are kept by each stu d ent and form ihe basis for th e grades in his work.
[Two hours a week for two terms.]
II.
Ge n e r a l P h y s i c s. In this course there is a more extended tre a tm e n t of th e same subjects th a n is given in Course I. M athem atical principles are applied to physical phenomena. Special atten tio n is paid to accuracy in th e m athem atical work and in the s ta te m ents of th e principles involved. Lectures and recita
tions. Text-book, Crewe.
[Three hours a week for two terms.]
III.
P h y s i c s. - The application of m athem atics in physical
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work. M easurements of length, mass and tim e. W ork in mechanics, h e a t, light, sound, electricity and m ag
netism . The work is done in th e laboratory and th e stu d e n t is ta u g h t to depend on his own resources and to check his results.
[Two lab o rato ry hours a week for tw o terms.]
IV.
P h y s i c a l La b o r a t o r y. S tudents in Electrical and M echanical Engineering will have a special set of experim ents on electricity, comprising special advanced w ork in h e a t, light, mechanics, sound, m agnetism , general electricity, galvanom etry, electrical quantity, induction, th e dynam o, th e m agnetic properties of iron. A ccuracy in observation and in th e calculation and recording of th e results is required. S tudents m ay specialize here according to th e program which th e y are following. This course m u st be preceded by Courses II. an d I II .
[Three hours a week for one term .]
V.
El e c t r i c a l Me a s u r e m e n t s. L ab o rato ry practice w ith galvanom eters, voltm eters, am m eters and w a tt
m eters, resistance work, th e relation or equivalence between electric energy and h eat, capacity and induc
tance, insulation tests.
[Three hours a week for one term .]
V I.
' Ca l o r i m e t r y. A ccurate work in laboratory, using m ethods of m ixtures, bom b and other calorim eters in m easuring th e calorific values of gaseous and solid fuels, q u an titativ e m easurem ents of radiation and conduction of h e a t as applied to pipe coverings, etc.
[Three hours a week for te n weeks.]
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V II.
M e t e o r o l o g y. A governm ent statio n was installed a t th e U niversity by th e U nited S tates W eather Bureau in March, 1912. An elem entary course in m eterology is offered to students.
[One hour a week for one term .]
V III.
R e s e a r c h W o r k. Courses are offered in Theory of H eat, Theory of E lectricity and Magnetism, Optics, th e C onstitution of M atter, Conduction of E lectricity by Gases, Theory of Sound, H ertzian Waves. Calculus required to tak e up any of these topics.
[Two to five hours a week for one term .]
POLITICAL SCIENCE.
IX .
T h e E l e m e n t s o r E c o n o m i c s. A general survey o f
th e subject based upon some stan d ard tex t. Similar in scope to Course I. though briefer in presentation.
[Eour hours a week for one term .]
FRENCH
I.
G ram m ar w ith w ritten and oral exercises; th e inflection of nouns and adjectives, th e use of all the pronouns, th e conjugation of regular and common irregular v erb s; th e correct use of moods and tenses, th e essentials of French syntax, and th e common idiom atic phrases. R eading of three of th e following works 1 La Tache de P6fat Pierre, Is/Lariet, Uri Cas de CoMfctewce, Gerund; An Gweyber;
Smw FnmfZfg, M oM / R W m gJ /rom FreWt HwZoyy, Super.
[Five hours a week for two terms.]
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II.
Advanced gram m ar w ith composition, stu d y of idioms, memorizing. D ictations and conversations on practical topics, and careful reading of five of th e following w orks: Le Voyage de M . Perrichon, Labiche;
Roman d’u n Jeune Homme Pauvre, Feuillet; Fables Choisies, L a Fontaine; Le Medecin Malgre L ui, Moliere;
Le Cid, Corneille.; Esther, Racine; Pages oubli'ees de Chateaubriand; L a Question d’ Argent, Dumas; Standard French Authors, Guerlac.
[Five hours a week for tw o terms.]
III .
The s tu d y of this course is devoted chiefly to th e prose and p o etry of th e n in eteenth cen tu ry and in cludes composition, conversation, history and general view of French lite ra tu re ; besides a tran slatio n and criticism of th e best writers, such as; Causeries du L undi, Ste., Beuve; On Rend I’Argent, Coppee; Her- nani, Hugo; Meditations,- Lamartine; Athalie, Racine;
L ’Avare, Moliere; Mile, de la Seigliere, Sandeau; Les Origines de la France Contemporaine, Taine; Expedition de Bonaparte en Egypte, Thier; Ste. Elizabeth de Hongrie, Montalembert; Historie de la Litterature Francaise, Duval.
[Four hours a week for tw o term s.]
N. B.—The works studied are n o t necessarily th e same every year.
SPANISH
I.
General outlines of gram m ar w ith composition.
T ranslation of easy tales from Trueba, Fernon Caballero, Perez Escritch, etc., w ith select fables of Samaniego, and Irate.
[Five hours a week for two terms.]
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II.
Spanish prose and poetry of th e eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, w ith composition and th e history of th e literatu re of th e period.
[Five hours a week for tw o terms.]
III.
L iterature of th e sixteenth and seventeenth centuries;
Cervantes, Calderon, Lope de Vega. H istory of th e literatu re of th e period, w ith essays in Spanish.
[Four hours a week for tw o term s.]
IV.
F a rly Spanish. E l Poema del Cid. H istory of th e literatu re of th e fifteenth century.