The Loyola College Curriculum in the Early 20th Century


Loyola College was founded in September, 1852, and is conducted by Fathers of the Society of Jesus. In April, 1853, the institution was endowed by the General Assembly of Maryland with full power “to confer any degree or degrees in any of the Faculties, Arts and Sciences,” which are usually permitted to be conferred in any colleges or universities of the United States.


The quadrangle, Loyola College Catalogue 1912-?, opp. p. 64.


General Scope and Studies

The college course which led to the Degree of Bachelor of Arts consists of four classes: Freshman, Sophomore, Junior and Senior. It embraced the study of history, Mathematics and the Natural Sciences; the English, Latin, Greek, German, and French languages; Rhetoric, Prose and Elocution; Logic, Metaphysics, Experimental Psychology and Ethics; Christian Doctrine and the Evidences of Religion.

 


 

The Students' Reading Room, Loyola College Catalog 1912-1915, opp. p. 32.


The Loyola Literary Society in 1912, Loyola College Annual 1911-1913, opp. p. 24.
 

English

One of the principal objects ever kept in view in reading the Latin and Greek classics was to make use of them as an invaluable aid to study of English. The student, having shown by exact, literal translation that he fully understands the author, is required to express in pure, idiomatic and elegant English the very shade of meaning conveyed by the text. This kind of translation is given not only in writing, but also orally, in order that fluency of language may be acquired along with propriety of expression. Finally, the student’s version is compared with English translations of acknowledged excellence, and points of resemblance or difference carefully noted. The plays of Shakespeare, the works of other English poets, and the masterpieces of English prose-writers and orators are made the subject of critical study and analysis.

 

The Weekly Time Schedule of Studies, Loyola College Catalogue 1906-1907, p. 15.

 


The Early 21st Century English Curriculum