62 weber college Courses in Public Speaking English 24- The Forms of Public Address. This course gives training in the principles of constructive thinking, writing, and speaking, and includes gathering of information, organizing it for a definite purpose, and presenting it to meet varying conditions. The problem of organizing one's thoughts is approached through the analysis of certain masterpieces of public address. Prerequisite: English 2. Prof. Myers. Four credit hours. THE DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY AND POLITICAL SCIENCE Professor Blaylock The purposes of the courses in History in the College are (a) to lay a broad foundation for subsequent history study; (b) to give students a knowledge and an appreciation of the past as the stepping stone to the living present; (c) to establish a basis for the interpretation of the present and the forecast of the future. HISTORY History 1. European. The Medieval Period, 376-1500. This course is a study of the later Roman Empire: Roman Imperialism; reforms of Diocletian and Constantine; growth of Christianity; rise of the Papacy; Barbarian invasion; break-up of the Roman Empire; Charlemagne and the Franks; Feudalism and its results; conflict between the Papacy and the Emperors; the rise and growth of Mohammedanism; the Crusades; rise of the Universities; Medieval institu- WEBER COLLEGE 63 tion. The course open to all students. It should be elected in the Freshman year by all who intend to major in History or English, to be followed by History 2, in the Winter quarter and by History 3, in the Spring quarter. Daily. Autumn quarter. Four credit hours. Professor Blaylock. History 2. European. The Later Medieval and Early Modern Periods, 1500-1789. This course is a study of the Medieval church; rise of Nationality; Medieval towns; trade and craft guilds, etc. Renaissance movement; the Protestant reformation and religious wars; the counter-reformation; English constitutional development under the Stuarts; the period of Louis the Fourteenth. Open to all students. Daily. Winter quarter. Four credit hours. Professor Blaylock. History 3. European. The Later Modern Period, 1789-1924- This course is a study of the old regime; the forces of revolution in Europe; the political and social movement during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries; the World War; reconstruction of Europe. Open to all students. Spring quarter. Four credit hours. Professor Blaylock. History 4. American. The Period of Discovery, Exploration and Colonization, 1492-1789. The discovery and exploration of the New World; its colonization; colonial life and institutions; expansion and international conflict; the American Revolution; the critical period; formation of the constitution. Daily. Autumn quarter. Four credit hours. Professor Blaylock.