164 COLLEGE OF LETTERS AND SCIENCE

The elementary courses in French and Italian have been planned to
meet the needs of those who have begun the language in high school, as
well as of those who take it up for the first time in college. One unit

(year) of high-school work is assumed to be the equivalent of 4 credits,
or one semester, of college work.

French 13 and 15 and Italian 15 are second-year practice courses in-
tended to supplement the training in French or Italian 10, which emphasize
the acquiring of reading knowledge. They may be taken only in conjunc-
tion with some other course in the language, except by special permission.
French 16, 124, and 127, and Italian 116 afford more advanced training in
writing and speaking.

French 20 and 21 are both third-year courses. Only one may be taken
for credit, as prescribed below under the announcements of these courses.
French 20 is mainly a reading and translation course; French 21 includes
translation, study of the literary aspect of the work read, and literary his-
tory. One of these two courses, or its equivalent, is prerequisite to ad-
vanced courses in French literature. Italian 20 is similarly designed to be
introductory to other courses in Italian literature, although students receiv-
ing a grade of B, or above, in fourth-semester Italian should go directly
into the advanced courses in literature.

Students are advised to consult the foreign-language requirements for
the B.A., page 58.

Masor. In French or Italian—28* credits in advance of 1b, including
thesis, thesis course, or substitute. Lower-group students are required to
take 4—6 credits in literature courses numbered above 100 in lieu of writing
athesis. (*24 credits for those who have begun their major prior to 1930-81.)

By faculty requirement, students choosing a foreign-language major
must present a second foreign language.

All who intend to specialize in French or Italian are urged to elect
related courses in history, art, other languages and literatures, and philos-
ophy. Those who expect to continue for advanced degrees should note that
knowledge of another foreign language is required for the M.A., and that
for satisfactory work in Romance philology some knowledge of Latin is in-
dispensable. Both Latin and German, as well as another Romance language,
are required for the Ph.D. and should be acquired as early as possible.

TEACHING MAJOR AND MINOR. See page 87.

FRENCH House. La Maison Francaise, intended especially for inten-
sive training in speaking French, is maintained under the auspices of the
Department. It is open to women students for room and board, and both
men and women rooming outside may take their meals there. Women of
French birth reside in the house to aid in conversation, and they, with regu-
lar instructors, preside at the tables, where French only is spoken. Pro-
spective teachers of French, and all others desirous of acquiring practice
in the spoken language, are urged to room or board at the French House.
With approval of the departmental faculty, a part of the prescribed train-
ing in conversation, necessary for the teachers’ certificate, may be done in
this house. Requests for further information and application for rooms
and board should be directed to the Chairman, Department of French and
Italian, and sent well in advance, both for summer session and regular year.
The house is also headquarters for the French Club.

ITALIAN TABLE. An Italian table is conducted several times a week at
the Casa Cervantes. Inquiries should be addressed to Professor Russo.