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VATE ARTIMNI WHHEEKIEY 319 NINETEEN HUNDRED COURANT BOARD. H. A. Webster. S. G. Camp. a P. H. Hayes. H. S. Canby (Chm.) Photo. by Pach. S. B. Dean (Bus. Mgr.) ELECTIVE CHOICES. Comparison of Figures Show Some Significant Changes. The choices of Senior and Junior electives for the college year 1900- 1901, which were announced Saturday, May 5, show in some instances very great changes from the figures of recent years, the tendency seeming to be towards those things which the men regard as bearing more directly on the practical matters of life. In Psychology, Ethics and Philosophy last year, 358 Seniors and 40 Juniors elected courses; this year only 116 Seniors and 38 Juniors. This great drop is chiefly in the course on “Princi- ples of Evolution” and “Philosophical Anthropology,’ which fell from 193 to 8, and from 80 to 31 respectively. On the other hand, there has been a con- siderable improvement over the figures of last year in “Outlines of General Philosophy,’ and “Psychology,” physi- ological and experimental. In Political Science and Law there is a general advance in the figures of the elective choices. The very popular course in “Economics,’ which at- tracted 247 Juniors last year, has been chosen by 267 this year. Only one Senior takes this course, however, com- pared with 13 last year. A slight falling off is noticed in the two courses in the “Science of Society.” In the course on “Jurisprudence and Law” there is a drop from 174 Seniors to 45, but this is largely explained by the establishment of the five-hour pro- fessional preparation course, which at- tracted 66 Seniors. The decline in “United States Industrial History,” from 123 Seniors last year to 49, is probably due to President Hadley’s leaving the course. Fifty is about the average class in this subject. History declines very slightly, the most noticeable being “American Na- tional History,” which fell from 141 Juniors to 104, and “European History” and “English Constitutional History,” which dropped from 215 Seniors to 189 and from 68 Seniors to 51, respectively, The principal increase was in “Mediz- val History,” from 2 to 9 Seniors and from 136 Juniors to 200. The new course, “European Colonies in Asia and Africa,” is chosen by 50 Seniors and 4 Juniors, and “Recent American His- tory,’ by 50 Seniors. MODERN EUROPEAN LANGUAGES. The study of Modern European Lan- guages, English excepted, has been af- fected less in the electives this year than any other branch of study, the figures be- ing unusually uniform not only for last year, but for several years past. An increase is noticed all along the line in English electives. Beginning with “Rhetoric,” in which three courses are offered this year, 7 Seniors and &o Juniors have decided upon the courses as compared with 3 and 33 last year. Other advances are in “English Poets of the Nineteenth Century,” from 138 Juniors to 165, and “Tennyson and Browning,’ from 23 Seniors and 36 Juniors to 49 Seniors and 60 Juniors. ~The new course, “English Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century,” attracts 26 Seniors; “American Literature,’ 72 Seniors and 89 Juniors, and “English Prose” 23 Juniors. Eight Seniors and 32 Juniors take the new course, “Gen- eral View of French Literature,” which is conducted, not in French, but in the English language. One Senior has availed himself of the course in “Nor- wegian and Danish,’ and 1 in “Rus- sian.” In the “Ancient Languages and Lin- guistics” and in “Biblical Literature,” there is practically no change. “Israeli- tish Institutions,” a new course in “Biblical Literature,’ is elected by 2 Seniors and 1 Junior, and “Studies in the Gospels,” by 6 Seniors and I Junior. In thé >< Tine Arts,’ “Music, : and “Physical Education,’ the departure from the figures of last year is not worth mentioning. 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