38 WEBER ACADEMY CATALOGUE History and Political Science HISTORY a (History of the Orient and Greece). 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. Three hours per week first half year. Text: First half of West's Ancient World, or Myers' Ancient History, Revised. HISTORY b (Roman History). Primitive Italy, the beginnings of Rome, the monarchy, the aristocracy, and the republic; the empire, the introduction of Christianity, and the invasions of the barbarians. Special attention will be given to the political history and to the development of Roman law. Three hours per week second half year. Text: Second half of West's Ancient World, or Myers' Ancient History, Revised. HISTORY C and d (Modern History). Open as elective. The Holy Roman empire, the Crusades, the feudal system, the Reformation, political revolutions, and the growth of ideas of religous liberty and political rights. Three hours per week throughout the year. Text: West's Modern History or Myers' Mediaeval and Modern History Revised. HISTORY e. The course will comprise an adequate treatment of national history, preceded by a review of the influences that aided to the discovery of America, the period of discovery and exploration, 1485-1509; the colonial period, 1606-1763; institutional life in the colonies; the American Revolution to the confederation, 1781-1789, to the present time. It will include the Federal Union. Democratic-Republican supremacy, 1801-1825; Industrial and Intellectual development, 1815-1850; Slavery and State rights, the .Civil War and Reconstruction Some of the present needs of our government will be "WEBER ACADEMY CATALOGUE 39 considered, with a view of causing students to become interested in our national development. Text: Cummings' Students' American History, or McLaughlin's History of the American Nation. All fourth year students take this course. Five hours per week first semester. CivicsThis course includes a careful study of the Science of Politics; the historical development of American institutionsnational, state, county and municipal. Text: Ashley's The American Federal State. Required of fourth year students. Commercial Courses The Academy is now equipped to give comprehensive, thorough and up-to-date commercial courses, covering the same work as the best business colleges in the country. It offers a Three-year Bookkeeping course, a Three-year Shorthand course, and a Four-year Business course in Bookkeeping and Shorthand, in each of which the purpose is to give the student as much as possible of High School training together with business work. The courses are carefully outlined with a view to furnishing practical preparation for life, and to equip young men and young women as efficient accountants and stenographers. Special one-year courses are also provided for mature students who desire to fit themselves quickly for office work, and who have had foundation training in English and mathematics. For these special courses exclusively in business subjects a fee of $4.00 per month is charged, in addition to the entrance fee. Students following the regular courses pay $20.00 for all but the first year, which may be entered the same as high school courses. BOOKKEEPING. This course furnishes thorough in-