Instruction in first-aid is given to cadets in small groups by practical demonstrations in the treatment of wounds, hemorrhage, fractures, drowning, poisoning, and other emergencies. During the summer practice march, practical instruction is given in camp sanitation. TEXTBOOKS A Textbook of Military Hygiene and Sanitation. Keefer. REFERENCE BOOKS Military Hygiene. Havard. Elements of Military Hygiene. Ashburn. Practical Hygiene. Harrington. DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH AND HISTORY FOURTH CLASS The course in English and History begins with the fourth class in September and continues throughout the academic year, the whole class attending daily except Saturday. The class is divided into two parts, which alternate in reciting English and History. In English, the course of instruction is planned to inculcate the essential principles of rhetoric, both by study of the textbook and by frequent practice in the various forms of composition (including practice in personal and official correspondence), to create an intelligent appreciation of the best in English Literature by the study of selected literary masterpieces, and to impart a knowledge of the important facts in the history of English literature and language by the study of a textbook and by lectures. In History, the course of instruction is planned to acquaint the student with the political, social, and economic history of Europe from the beginning of the French Revolution to the present day, to make him familiar with the fundamental principles of civil government, with special reference to the United States, and to give him knowledge of various typical forms of modern national and municipal governments. TEXTBOOKS--ENGLISH English Composition in Theory and Practice (new and revised edition). Henry S. Canby and others. Leading English Poets, Ed. by Holt. Shakespeare’s Works. History of English Literature, by W. J. Long. The Major Dramas of Sheridan. Selections from Addison. Selections from the Prose of Macaulay. Selections from Stevenson. TEXTBOOKS--HISTORY The Development of Modern Europe, Vol. I. By J. H. Robinson and C. A. Beard. Europe since 1815. C. D. Hazen. Introduction to the Study of Government. Holt. THE LIBRARY Cadets and officers have free access to the library, which comprises over 95,000 books, maps, and manuscripts. The collection contains substantially all standard books on the subjects taught in the Academy and is especially complete in military subjects. Its card catalogues (about 338,000 cards) are arranged with the special object of saving the time of cadets. The library is open on week-days from 8 A.M. to 7:30 P.M.; Saturdays from 8 A.M. to 9:30 P.M.; on Sundays and Holidays from 2 to 6 P.M. (A. O., M. A., July, ’16.) SUPERINTENDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY