72 Literature 21. American Literature. A historical and appreciative survey of the prose and poetry of American literature from seventeenth century beginnings to 1860. Three quarter hours. Autumn. Mikkelsen 22. American Literature. A historical and appreciative survey of the prose and poetry of American literature from 1860 to 1914. Three quarter hours. Winter. Mikkelsen 23. American Literature. A historical and appreciative survey of the prose and poetry of American literature from 1914 to the present. Three quarter hours. Spring. Mikkelsen 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. An appreciative study of English and American biographical writers. Two quarter hours. Winter. (May not be given.) Monson 31. Literature of the Drama. A survey of 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 35 Literature of the Bible. Designed to give students a knowledge of and appreciation for the best literature of the Old and New Testament. Monson 39. English Literature. A study of the best writers from Chaucer to the restoration. Three quarter hours. Autumn. Monson 40. English Literature. A study of the masterpieces of English literature from 1660 to 1798. Three quarter hours. Winter. Monson 41. English Literature. A study of the masterpieces of English literature from 1789 to 1900. Three quarter hours. Spring. Monson 42. Shakespeare. 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. A historical survey of British literature from 1900 to the present. Five quarter hours. Spring, (May not be given.) Mongon 73 45. The English Novel. A historical and appreciative study of the development of the English novel from its beginnings to the present day. Five quarter hours. Winter. (May not be given.) Monson 47. Authors of Today. 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 among the "best sellers" which flood the market. Two quarter hours. Spring. (May not be given.) Staff Technical Reports. (See Engineering 47, page 122). Speech It is recommended that Speech majors complete, as a minimum courses 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 13. 1. Basic Speech. An introductory course in the field of speech with emphasis on tiie attitudes and skills necessary to a fuller functioning of the student as an intelligent listener and as a communicator of ideas. Recommended for all students, majors as well as others. This course should precede the more specialized work called for in Speech 3, 7, 13, 24, 25, and 26. Three quarter hours. Autumn, Winter, Spring. Allred, Redford 2. Voice and Diction. Designed to acquaint the student with the mechanics of voice production as a basic for improvement of voice articulation, enunciation, and pronunciation. Intended for majors as an introductory course, as well as for students confronted with minor voice or articulatory difficulties. Three quarter hours. Autumn. Allred, Redford 8. Public Address. Designed to give more precise training and experience in the selection of subject matter in the composition, and in the delivery of speeches for specific purposes, audiences and occasions. Experience gained in this course is intended to more fully qualify students for speeches outside the class room itselfin the college and community, and in the forensic endeavors of the department. Prerequisite: Speech 1. Three quarter hours. Autumn, Winter. Spring. Allred, Redford 4. Oral Beading of Literature. Designed to cultivate discrimination in the selection of material for reading, with emphasis on procedures for gaining an understanding of both meaning and mood of what is to be read. Three quarter hours. Autumn. Allred, Redford 5. Interpretative Reading. Designed to extend more fully the experience gained in Speech 4 into the areas of performance before audiences. Major emphasis is given to the techniques of expression, together with a cultivation of poise and standards of performance. It is recommended that both Speech 4 and Speech 5 precede the more specialized training found in Speech 13, 20, 24, 25, and 26. Three quarter hours. Autumn, Winter, Spring. Allred, Redford