ADMISSION 45

Fourth unit. One year of work, including: (a) at least 500 pages
of classic and modern French literature; (b) ability to write a short French
composition and to show understanding of a simple lecture in French by
answering questions upon it in the same language.

For detailed information as to grammars, texts, etc., see A Four-Year
High-School Course in French, copies of which may be obtained on appli-
cation to the Department of French and Italian.

ITALIAN. First unit. (a) The elements of grammar; (b) 200 pages
of easy Italian, with emphasis on correct prounciation. Second unit. (a)
Correct pronunciation; (b) ability to translate freely simple Italian texts;
(c) an accurate knowledge of the grammatical principles of the language,
and of its regular verbs; (d) about 500 pages of text.

SPANISH. First unit. (a) The elements of grammar; (b) 100 pages
of easy Spanish, emphasis on correct pronunciation. The work in grammar
should be approximately that found in any standard Spanish grammar.
The student should be taught the Castillian pronunciation.

Second unit. (a) Correct pronunciation; (b) ability to translate
freely simple Spanish texts; (c) an accurate knowledge of the grammatical
principles of the language, and of its regular verbs; (d) about 300 pages
of text.

Third unit. (a) At least 400 pages of Spanish chosen from nine-
teenth-century authors; (b) considerable work in oral and written com-
position.

Fourth unit. One year of work including: (a) at least 400 pages of
modern Spanish literature; (b) ability to write Spanish composition and
to show understanding of a simple lecture in Spanish by answering ques-
tions upon it in the same language.

For detailed information, see pamphlet entitled A Four-Year Course in
Spanish, issued by the Department of Spanish and Portuguese.

Norse. First unit. (a) Grammar and exercises equivalent to Hol-
vik’s Beginner’s Book in Norse, or Michelot’s First Year Norse; (b) 100
pages of text of the grade of Bjornson’s En Glad Gut. Second unit. (a)
A review of the grammar; (b) 200 pages of prose and verse, equivalent in
grade to Holvik’s Second Book in Norse and Ibsen’s Terje Viken.

Hesrew. First unit. (a) Correct pronunciation and principles of
Hebrew phonetics; (b) grammar, the equivalent of Harper’s Elements of
Hebrew as prescribed in Harper’s Introductory Hebrew Method and Man-
ual, first 25 lessons (through the regular verb); (c) reading of the first
four chapters of Genesis or an equivalent amount of simple historical prose;
(d) translation of simple English sentences into Hebrew.

Second unit. (a) Completion of the Elementary Hebrew Grammar
covering the irregular verbs and nouns with suffixes (completion of Harp-
er’s Method and Manual; (b) the reading of about 50 pages of simple
Hebrew prose; (c) ability to translate into Hebrew ordinary English prose,
and to read at sight historical Hebrew like the narrative portions of Judges
or Samuel, when new words are given.