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 534 THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SOCIOLOGY

F. POLITICAL ECONOMY AND FINANCE.

55. Methods in modern philanthropy. To acquaint the student with the char- acter and extent of charitable, correctional, and certain other social problems, and the methods employed in dealing with them. Not technical, but intended for the general enlightenment of the citizen. At least two days each semester will be spent in visit- ing institutions. Professor Fetter.

35. Municipal government in Europe and the United States. A study of the governmental, financial, and social problems presented by the modern city. Lec- tures, assigned readings, reports on selected cities. Mr. Brooks.

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY. FACULTY OF POLITICAL SCIENCE.

SUBJECT A ECONOMICS.

Economics 12. Theories of social reform. Professor Clark. This course treats of certain plans for the partial reconstruction of industrial society that have been advo- cated in the United States, and endeavors to determine what reforms are in harmony with economic principles. It treats of the proposed single tax, of the measures advo- cated by the Farmers' Alliance and of those proposed by labor organizations, and the general relation of the state to industry.

SUBJECT B SOCIOLOGY AND STATISTICS.

Sociology 15. Principles of sociology. Professor Giddings. This is a funda- mental course, intended to lay a foundation for advanced work. In connection with a text-book study of theory, lectures are given on the sociological systems of Aristotle, Hegel, Comte, Spencer, Schaffie, De Greet, Gumplowicz, Ward, Tarde, and other writers. Students are required to analyze and classify sociological material of live interest obtained from newspapers, reviews, and official reports.

Sociology 1 6. Racial demography. Dr. Ripley. Two hours a week, second half-year. Being an analysis of population on the basis of geography and physical anthropology; comparing racial phenomena with those of a sociological character. It is primarily concerned with the anthropology and ethnology of the civilized peoples of Europe and America. It is intended to subserve three purposes, viz.: (i) as an introduction to advanced statistical and demographic research ; (2) as an outline of the racial and cultural history of Europe during the prehistoric period ; and (3) as an essay in social geography. With this, practical demonstration and laboratory work in graphic statistics will be combined : beginning with the technique of cross-hatching by hand and machine ; the application of color-shading in both small scale and wall maps ; the preparation and interpretation of curves, diagrams, and shaded maps of all kinds ; and the description of processes of reproduction, by photo-engraving and lithography.

Sociology 17. Statistics and sociology. This course is intended to train students in the use of statistics as an instrument of investigation in social science. The topics covered are : relation of statistics to sociology, criteria of statistics, population, popu- lation and land, sex, age, and conjugal condition, births, marriages, deaths, sickness, and mortality, race and nationality, migration, social position, infirmities, suicide, vice, crime, nature of statistical regularities.

Sociology 1 8. Statistics and economics. This course covers those statistics of most use in political economy, but which have also a direct bearing on the problems