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 544 THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SOCIOLOGY

OBERLIN COLLEGE.

I. Sociology. Two hours. Associate Professor Bogart. A study of the elemen- tary principles of human association and the development of the different forms of association. The purpose of the course is to develop in the mind of the student the power to observe and analyze social facts, and to enable him to trace these facts to the elementary social motives and forces, laws, and causes. Different writers are studied each year; last year Fairbanks's Introduction to Sociology was used, and in 1901-2 Spencer's Principles of Sociology was read. A comparative study is also made of other works.

II. Socialism and social reform. A study of the fundamental characteristics of industrial society, and an examination of the proposed plans of social reconstruction : (l) those that propose a reconstruction of society on a fundamentally different basis from the present; (2) those which are merely palliative in their aims and tendencies ; (3) those which propose the progressive improvement and rehabilitation of society without destroying its present foundations. Morely's Ideal Common-wealths and Ely's French and English Socialism will be used as texts, supplemented by lectures.

12. Practical sociology ; charities. A study of the problems of pauperism and its relief ; causes of poverty, methods of treatment, charitable institutions and agen- cies. Visits will be made by the class to institutions in the neighborhood of Oberlin. Warner's American Charities will be used as a text, supplemented by lectures and papers.

Practical sociology; criminology. A study of the problems of crime, punishment, reformation, and criminal anthropology. Wines's Punishment and Reformation is used as a text. Lectures and papers.

OTTERBEIN UNIVERSITY. ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE.

5. Sociology. Some attention will be given to the historical development of society. The greater part of the term will be given to the consideration of social con- ditions and problems. Small and Vincent's Introduction. Professor Snavely.

WITTENBERG COLLEGE. DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY AND POLITICAL ECONOMY.

PROFESSOR PRINCE. 5. Sociology and socialism.

UNIVERSITY OF WOOSTER.

DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY, MORALS, AND SOCIOLOGY.

I. Sociology. Special attention will be paid to the history and principles of socialism, to various questions of reform and administration, and to the amelioration of social conditions. Text-books, varied according to the growing literature of the subject, will be used. Text-book work will be varied by lectures. Professor Scovel.

ANTIOCH COLLEGE. PHILOSOPHICAL DEPARTMENT.

Sociology. The numerous social questions that are now claiming attention make this study one of great importance.

OREGON ALBANY COLLEGE.

Professor Charles J. Bushnell gives courses on social economics and sociology.