Part 11 (1/2)

History of language and history of literature Many written exercises, largely literary and historical topics

_Class III_ L-H (Five and four hours) Special study of selections specified as exaeland, and Welhaven Lands and Mortenson's Reader

History of Literature History of Language Twelve written compositions on iye in an analytic and critical way The aims are to fae, to acquaint them with the lives and historical relations of their authors, and to develop literary appreciation and style Accordingly many writers are included, translations of world classics are utilized, history of literature in its connections with general history receives attention, and ability in coas, and the more important productions from successive periods are studied in lected When any piece of literature is under discussion, related historical events; references to other literary productions, characters, myths, etc; the life of the author; and many other important points are considered exhaustively The intricacies of the language are sought out in patience andthe literary background is utilized Since the literature of the country is a part of the life of its citizens, no effort is required to secure intense interest in the work

In the linguistic-historical course iven to it in the _real_ and Latin courses The quality or class of work is essentially the sah the quantity is necessarily less in the two latter courses A definite effort is made to place each pupil in possession of the culture represented in the national literature

_German_

_Class I_ A and B (Three hours) Gundersen's Geres, B, seventy-five pages, consisting of the following titles: _Die Sanger_, _Die Burgschaft_, _Der Ring des Polykrates_ _Der Handschuh_, _Die Sonne Bringt es an den Tag_, _Die Goldene Repetieruhr_, _Wie der Meisenseppe Gesobn ist_, _Uelt_, _Der Stues_, _Landsknecht and Soldat_ In B review the more important features of syntax in O Kristiansen's Grammatical Exercises

Once every week a written review of a lesson read

_Class II_ (Three hours) Gundersen's Geres Fifteen written exercises, partly reproductions of new matter and partly write-ups of what has been studied In _real_ gyne Kristianias_, etc)

_Class III_ (Alternating three and four hours) Gundersen's Gerreater part of it reviewed Every second week a written review covering two consecutive hours

Gerhbor nation and is assiduously studied Much tiuage and now three years are used in introducing the pupils into the thought-life and culture of the nation through the inner contact of its literature Some of Germany's more important authors are studied rather exhaustively An endeavor is also put forth to become familiar with the most reh this advanced treate as such, and further their ability to converse in the foreign tongue

_French_

_Class I_ A (Four hours) After the y, Hermanstorff and Wallem's Reader in French for the Gyraether with , special e exercises

_Class I_ B (Four hours) Hermanstorff and Walleether with the corresponding translations froes 98-108 are read and reviewed and h cursorily Wallem's Vocabulary Part I 1 and Part V 6-9 are studied

_Class II_ R G (Two hours) Hermanstorff and Wallem's Reader II pp

1-31 and 104-112 Grainner's book Wallem's Vocabulary Part I 1 and V 6-10 studied and reviewed

_Class II_ Lang (With Latin five hours, without Latin four hours) Hermanstorff and Wallees, consisting of Part I, the last section and Part II selections for A, I-VI for B, III, IV, VII, XI Division with Latin, the sa B, VII and XI Wallem's Vocabulary, review V 6-9

_Class III_ R G (Two hours) Heres

_Class III_ Lang (Three hours) Hermanstorff and Wallem's Reader I, the last section and II for A, I-X and for B, I-XIII with the exception of a few selections such as X in A which is read only cursorily As exercise in _ex tempore_ translation use Duruy's History of France

About the same amount of French is taken in the Latin as in the _real_ course of study though it is carried but for two years in the former and three in the latter[25] More tiuistic-historical course then in either of the others Reference to the table on page 171 will indicate exactly the ahout the years

The French language is not as closely related to the Norwegian as are the Gerlish Greater variations are noted both in pronunciation and in vocabulary Alard it as the es to acquire

The study of French is not begun until the pupils enter the gylish and Gerun three and four years before French The teachers believe that athe study of French earlier It is worthy of note that the Norwegian pedagogues who have tried beginning instruction in the languages at different times in the school course are definitely of the opinion that to begin the study of a foreign language early is a distinct advantage It seeht profit by this experience and introduce the study of languages in the lower grades

TABLE XI

Course of study shoeekly hours in Christiania Cathedral School (1910-1911)

GYMNASIUM Courses _Real_ Language-History Latin Middle School ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Classes 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 IV III II I