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NEW ELECTIVES.
Many Choices Offered to the Under-
graduates.
The Yale Academic elective pamphlet
is just going through the press and it
makes very satisfactory reading. It in-
dicates general growth and there are not
a few changes both in the personnel of
the instructors and the kind of courses
offered which are of special interest.
Through the courtesy of Professor
. Phillips, it is possible to note in ad-
vance the principal changes:
PHILOSOPHY. _
In the Department of Philosophy,
twenty-five courses are offered against
twenty-two last year and this in spite
of the important fact that Professor
Ladd, the head of the Department, will
be in Europe next year and will there-
fore be unable to offer his courses.
Professor Williams’ new course in
The Principles of Evolution will be one
of the four required Senior courses.
Instruction in Ethics in connection with
Course I will be under Dr. Stearns,
who also offers two new and attractive
courses, one in Ancient Philosophy, for
Seniors and Juniors, the other in Plato’s
Philosophical System, for Seniors, in
which last course translations of the
Dialogues will be read. The course
in Aesthetics by Dr. Davies is a decided
addition to the Department. Dr.
Scripture has a new course in Psychol-
ogy of Expression, including gesture,
speech and music.
POLITICAL SCIENCE AND LAW.
The elective pamphlet is the first form
of indication that Prof. Irving Fisher
will be absent for a long time in
the recovery of his health. He is not
expected to...take spartuin: any. of. the
courses for another year and his absence
has necessitated the remodeling of the
courses.
Dr. Raynolds, who has been so suc-
cessful in coaching the debating teams,
will take charge of the Debates on
Public Questions. Professor Hadley
will consolidate his course on Rail-
roads with Professor Schwab’s course
on United States Industrial History,
and the two will conduct this course
jointly, as they will also do with the
course on Elementary Economics,
moving down into Junior year certain
topics which have hitherto been re-
served for Professor Schwab’s Finance
course in Senior year.
Professor Hadley will give two new
courses in advanced Economics—one
on the History of Economic Thought,
the other on Regulation of Trade and
Industries. Professor Schwab’s ad-
vanced courses will remain unchanged.
Dr. Bailey will take Professor Fisher’s
work in Statistics and Mr. Gaines the
course in Mathematical Economics, and
these, together with Mr. M. H. Robin-
son, will act as instructors of quiz
classes. ;
The number of courses offered in this
Department is twelve, an increase of
one.
MODERN LANGUAGES.
In French, there has been some
change “bringing ih =.some oof the
“alternate year courses” which were
omitted in 1898-1899. Prof. Luquiens
adds a course in Practice in Writing
and Speaking French.
In German, the whole number of
courses is fifteen against fourteen in
1898-1899. Professor Palmer offers new
courses in Swedish and in Introduction
to Germanic Philology.
The English Department scores a
gain of two courses, eighteen offered
for 1899-1900 against sixteen for 1898-
1899. Two new courses in Rhetoric are
offered, one by Professor Baldwin, the
other by Mr. Wells. Dr. Frank H.
Chase’ has charge of the course in
History of the
Professor Beers’ former course in
Shakespeare and the Modern Drama
now appears as a series of two courses
extending through Junior and Senior
years.
ANGIENT LANGUAGES.
In Greek, Professor Perrin adds a
course: in Outline Survey of Ancient
History and Professor Goodell adds
one, called Rhythmic and Metric.
Dr. Heermance takes charge of the
course in Greek Archaeology. The
whole number of courses offered is
fifteen, the same as last year.
Professor Peck, who has been serving
as Director of the American School of
Classical Studies at Rome during the
year 1898-1899, will resume his work
here next year, offering four courses.
Mr. Bancroft offers a new course in
Terence and Ovid. The number of
courses offered is twenty-one.
BIBLICAL LITERATURE.
Doctors Creelman and Dunning are
to be absent next year, thus necessitat-
ing a partial re-arrangement of the
Department. Dr. Moulton offers a
new course, in Maccabean History and
Literature. The number of courses
offered is twelve.
PHYSICAL AND NATURAL SCIENCE.
In Physical Geography and Botany,
Mr. Gregory will have charge of the
first half of the course (Physical
Geography) treating of formation of
the land and the effect of habitat on
the human race.
MATHEMATICS.
The work of the Mathematical De-
partment has been formed into two
groups,—the first forming a continua-
tion of Sophomore Analytical Geome-
try and Calculus, and intended especi-
ally for students who contemplate de-
voting themselves to advanced work;
the second embracing the courses in
Astronomy and Surveying. There is
also formed a reading club in French
and German Mathematics, for the gain-
ing of greater familiarity with technical
mathematical terms and literatures.
Dr. Strong and Dr. Hawkes will
conduct jointly a course in Higher
Algebra and Analytic Geometry. Pro-
fessor Pierpont adds a course in Differ-
ential Equations. The number of
courses offered is seven.
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No Easter Glee Club Trip.
The University Glee Club manage-
ment has definitely decided that the
musical clubs will take no Easter trip
this year. This question thus settled
has been under consideration since
Christmas and the decision recently
arrived at has met with the hearty ap-
proval of all those concerned.
Two trips a year are considered too
much to ask of the members, and so for
this year, at least, the usual tour will be
dropped.
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The arrangements for the _inter-
national chess match between Oxford
and Cambridge, and Yale, Harvard,
Columbia and Princeton have been al-
most completed, only the _ eligibility
question being undecided. The British »
Chess Club, which represents the Eng-
lish Universities thas suggested April
21, and if necessary, April 22, for the
date of the match and proposes Baron
Rothschild as referee.
English Language. .
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