Concurrent with the work of the first two years in English is a series of lectures on the history of industrial civilization. These are intended to give the student an appreciation of the broader aspects of engineering development and particularly of its social results. They also furnish material for the written work of the student in his study of English. SUBJECTS OF INSTRUCTION in the DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH Eng 10 English. The aims of this course are to train the student to express ideas in writing and speech, and to read rapidly and accurately. He learns to write by writing, by having his mistakes pointed out, and by correcting them. He learns to speak by speaking before a group of about a hundred, and by being criticized by the group and by the instructor. (a) Selections from literature which have engineering interest are read, some of them being abstracted. Translations from foreign classics are included with excerpts from English literature. (b) Two hours per week are given to the writing of themes, based in general on the material gathered in (a) and in Course Eng 50. One hour per week is spent in class work on the principles of English composition, particularly as applied to technical writing. (c) One hour per week is applied to practice in oral English. At first the students read before the class themes which they have written; later they speak without notes on current topics of engineering interest. _Texts: Giesy and Arnott, “Technical English Composition”; Park, “English Applied in Technical Writing”; Cullimore, “Selections for Engineering Students”._ Eng 20 English. The work of course Eng 10 is continued throughout the second year. (a) During the summer preceding this course each student is required to read and report on five books of general engineering interest. The reading and abstracting of literature selections is continued. (b) Composition work is continued, two hours per week. Some practice is given in the abstracting of technical articles, and in the writing and dictation of business letters. (c) Practice in speaking continues throughout the year. _Texts: Giesy and Arnott, “Technical English Composition”; Park, “English Applied in Technical Writing”; Cullimore, “Selections for Engineering Students”._ Eng 50 History of Industrial Civilization. Lectures on the history of civilization from earliest times to the Industrial Revolution. Particular attention is paid to the developments of science, technology, and industry, to the social influences affecting these developments, and to their social results. Eng 60 History of Industrial Civilization.