42 SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT GEOMETRY II. SOLIDRequired of third year students in the Classical course. Lines and planes in space, polyhedrons, cylinders, cones, sphere and the conic sections. Four hours per week during the first half year. Wentworth's Plane and Solid Geometry, Revised. TRIGONOMETRYOpen as an elective. The trigonometrical functions, general formula of plane and spherical trigonometry, solution of plane spherical triangles, practice in the use of logarithmic tables. Five hours per week during the first half year. Well's Plane and Spherical Trigonometry. HISTORY AND POLITICAL SCIENCE. The courses in history and domestic science extend through three years and give the student a good idea of general history. In each course the text is followed to give the student the thread of historical events. Considerable library work is required, which is made the basis of class discussion, and of written work. Two essays are required each semester on subjects assigned for special work. THE ORIENT AND GREECERequired of second year students in the Classical course. A general survey of Oriental nations, with special reference to their contribution to Western civilization; the development of the Athenian constitution and the institutions of Sparta; the city-state, with reasons for its development; Athenian culture will be studied as the highest type of Grecian civilization; the contact with the East, and the spread of Hellenism. Five hours per week first half year. Botsford's Orient and Greece. ROMERequired of second year students in the Classical course. Primitive Italy, the beginnings of Rome, the monarchy, the aristocracy, and the republic; the empire, the introduction of Christianity, and the invasions of the barba- WEBER STAKE ACADEMY. 43 rians. Special attention will be given to the political history and to the development of Roman law. Five hours per week second half year. Botsford's History of Rome. EUROPEAN HISTORYRequired of third year students in the Classical and Normal courses. The Holy Roman Empire, the Crusades, the feudal system, the Reformation, political revolutions, and the growth of ideas of religious liberty and political rights. Four half hour recitations per week throughout the year. Adams' European History. ENGLISH HISTORYOpen as an elective to students of English literature. The ancient history of England, the conquest by the Germanic tribes, the consolidation of the nation into one state, and the constitutional development, will be considered. Two hours per week, four half hour recitations throughout the year. UNITED STATES HISTORYRequired of fourth year students in the Normal and Classical courses. The period of discovery and exploration; colonial period. Revolutionary war; the political, constitutional and industrial development of the United States. Five hours per week first half year. Channing's Students' History of the United States. CIVIL GOVERNMENTRequired of third year students in the Normal course, Historical development of American institutions, a careful analysis of our government, and a discussion of present policies and problems. Five hours per week second half year. Ashley's American Federal State. POLITICAL ECONOMYOpen as an elective to students who are prepared. The principles underlying production, exchange, distribution, and consumption of wealth, are discussed. Bullock's Introduction to the Study of Economics.