56 Literature 21. American Literature. An historical survey of the prose and poetry of American literature from seventeenth century beginnings to 1860. Three quarter hours. Autumn. Read 22. American Literature. An historical survey of the prose and poetry of American literature from 1860 to 1890. Three quarter hours. Winter. Read 23. American Literature. An historical survey of the prose and poetry of American literature from 1890 to the present. Three quarter hours. Spring. Read 25. Children's Literature. A course which aims to acquaint the student with a representative body of literature for children, and to develop standards of judgment for its selection. Five quarter hours. Autumn, Spring. Read 27. Biography. A course devoted to an appreciative study of English and American biographical writers. Two quarter hours. Winter. Monson 31. Literature of the Drama. A survey course in the literature of the drama stressing the nature and significance of dramatic literature together with a study of representative plays, old and recent, of lasting significance. Three quarter hours. Spring. T. Allred 39. English Literature. An historical survey of the best writers from Chaucer to the Restoration. Three quarter hours. Autumn. Monson 40. English Literature. An historical survey of English literature from 1660 to 1798. Three quarter hours. Winter. Monson • 41. English Literature. An historical survey of English literature from 1798 to 1900. Three quarter hours. Spring. Monson 42. Shakespeare. A course devoted primarily to a reading and interpretation of representative Shakespearean plays, with the aim of developing an appreciation for the art with which Shakespeare presents his characters. Five quarter hours. Autumn, Spring. Monson 44. Modern British Literature. An historical survey of British literature from 1900 to the present Five quarter hours. Spring. Monson ■ 45. The English Novel. An historical and appreciative study of the development of the English novel from its beginnings to the present day. Five quarter hours. Winter. Monson 47. Authors of Today. A course designed to help the student find enjoyment and profit in reading the works, both fiction and non-fiction, of contemporary writers, and to teach him to discriminate between the rewarding and the inconsequential in the "best sellers" which flood the market. Two quarter hours. Autumn. P. Allred Speech It is recommended that students majoring in speech complete Speech 1, 5, 10 and 13, and whenever possible, 3, and 21. 1. Principles of Speech. An introductory course to the general field of speech with emphasis on the cultivation of attitudes, habits, and skill that should continue to function beyond the class room itself. This course should precede the more specialized work covered in Speech 3 and 21. Five quarter hours. Autumn, Winter, Spring. Staff 2. Voice and Diction. This course is devoted to a study of the speech mechanism and to its relation to effective voice; to a study of basic sounds and their relation to correct enunciation, articulation and pronunciation. The course is designed, also to provide the basis for remedial efforts for students having voice handicaps, or speech disorders or defects. Recommended for students who require speech diagnosis and advice in connection with oral difficulties, as well as for speech majors needing foundation in the field of remedial speech. Three quarter hours. Autumn. White ■ 3. Extempore Speaking. A course designed to give special training in speech making exclusively. It deals with the most frequently used types of speeches and places careful emphasis on choice of subjects, sound organization, effective content, and delivery. Three quarter hours. Autumn. T. Allred 5. Interpretation. A course devoted to the purposes of more effective oral reading. It lays emphasis on cultivation of literary tastes, and on the acquiring of pratical skills in analyzing and in the oral interpretation of selected reading matter. Recommended for the individual uses and satisfactions of the student and as a preliminary course to Acting or Radio Speech. Five quarter hours. Autumn. Winter, Spring. T. Allred, Kelly 6. Speech for the Classroom Teacher. A course designed in cooperation with the Department of Education to give training in the aspects of sneech deemed most helpful to persons intending to become classroom teachers. The cultivation of basic skills with attention to the special needs of the individual student is given careful attention. Three quarter hours. Winter. T. Allred 7. Speech for Public Performance. A course to provide training with a view to public appearances as an immediate outgrowth of class effort. Both practical services and entertainment values are stressed. Both campus and off-campus assignments are contemplated. Registration is subject to approval of the instructor. Three lectures and two laboratory periods a week. Five quarter hours. Autumn. T. Allred