26 FIFTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT Rhetoric.This course consists of a thorough study of the elementary principles of rhetoric as given in Genung's Outlines of Rhetoric. Emerson and Lockwood's Rhetoric and Composition, and Kimball's The Sentence, supplementary. The application of the principles of Rhetoric is seen in the study of Burke's "Conciliation with the American Colonies," Goldsmith's "Deserted Village," Dickens' "Christmas Carol," etc. Five hours per week throughout the year. Rhetoric (Advanced).This course gives advanced instruction in the principles of rhetoric, and gives the class an opportunity to apply these principles in the writing of essays and short compositions. Students study and analyze rhetorically choice literary selections, and in composition work illustrate the different processes of composition. Two hours per week throughout the year. Literature.*This course is an introduction to the further study of literature. It deals with important historical events that have affected thought as expressed in literature. It includes a study of the development of English literature from Chaucer to Tennyson. Choice selections are studied and taken as a basis for composition work. Three hours per week throughout the year. * A special course in American literature will be given in L902 -3 for students who did extra work in 1901-02. NATURAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE. Physics.The physical properties of matter, physical units of measurements, mechanics, and the WEBER STAKE ACADEMY. 27 phenomena of sound, light, heat magnetism, and electricity, are considered. The text is supplemented with lectures, experiments, and visits to powerhouses. Four hours per week throughout the year. General Chemistry.-The non-metallic and the more common metallic elements are studied, and work is given in the balancing of equations and the solving of practical examples. Daily laboratory work is required. Five hours per week, first half year. Botany.This course deals with the structure and physiology of plants, germination of seeds, venation, morphology, adaptation, fertilization, and classification. Special attention is given to our local flora. Each student is required to present at the close of the year a carefully prepared herbarium of fifty species. Frequent excursions to the hills and canyons. Five hours per week, second half year. Geology.The agencies operating at the present time are considered as a preparation for the study of historical geology. Special attention is given to the geology of Utah and the Great Basin, with its well-defined fault-scarps, ancient shore lines, salt and saline lakes, etc. The ore deposits of the western states will receive some attention. Visits to canyons and the collection and determination of rocks are important features of the course. Five hours per week, second half year. Zoology.Typical animals of the different sub-kingdoms are dissected and studied in detail. Much attention will be given to the subject of reproduction, morphology, classification and distribution, with special reference to local fauna. Collection and preservation of specimens. Five hours per week, first half year.