Fourth Catalogue of the School for Christian Workers, 1888-1889

Item Information

Title:
Fourth Catalogue of the School for Christian Workers, 1888-1889
Description:
The Fourth Catalogue of The School for Christian Workers for the academic year 1888-1889. A table of contents appears on the inside cover. Next is the academic Calendar for the fifth school year, 1889-1890, followed by Officers, the Corporation including Trustees, statements on the Design/purpose and Control of the School, list of Instructors in the General Course and in Special Schools, and the list of Seniors and Juniors, 1888-1889. The next sections are the General Course of Instruction, One Year’s Course for College Men (see below), The YMCA Training School with subsections titled The Secretarial Department and Department Course of Study per year followed by Special Lectures and Conferences, the YMCA Training School with subsections titled The Gymnasium Department and Department Course of Study per year, and the Training School for Sunday-School Workers and Pastors’ Helpers with subsections on the Department Course of Study per year and Special Lectures. The remaining sections are Terms of Admission, Estimate of Expenses, Rooms, Promotion and Graduation, Location, and contacts for requests for General and Special Information. The one year’s course for college men was arranged for 1889-1890 for those embracing the general course and the special work of the department. Additionally, on the reverse side of the title page the sketch of the building with descriptive information including the cost and fact that it is free from debt is accompanied by three important dates: “organized November 25, 1884; Incorporated January 28, 1885; and, School opened September 8, 1885. In what appears to be an integral part of the catalogue is the Third Summer Session of the Gymnasium Department of the YMCA Training School with a list of students of the summer session of 1888, and sections about the Course of Instruction, Terms of Admission, Admission to Advanced Classes, Expenses, Rooms, Opening and Closing Exercises, and Location. The summer session sections appears only in the fourth and sixth catalogue.
Creator:
School for Christian Workers (Springfield, Mass.)
Creator:
Springfield College
Date:
1888
Format:
Documents
Location:
Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
Collection (local):
Springfield College Catalogs
Subjects:
Springfield College
Undergraduate Catalog
School for Christian Workers (Springfield, Mass.)
Academic calendar
Expenses
Student organizations
Curriculum
Buildings and grounds
Policy
Trustees
Corporators
Faculty
Admissions
Places:
Massachusetts > Hampden (county) > Springfield
Extent:
38 pages
Link to Item:
http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll1/id/137
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Publisher:
School for Christian Workers (Springfield, Mass.)
Language:
English
Identifier:
cat-1888