Twelfth Catalogue of the International Young Men's Christian Association Training School, 1896-1897
Description:
The Twelfth Catalogue of the International Young Men’s Christian Association Training School for the academic year 1896-1897, with prospectus for 1897-98. The emblem of the School with the ‘perfect man’ over the triangle encircled by the name of the school is presented on the title page. The Corporation and Trustees and Officers and Committees are listed followed by a list of faculty and then students by year, i.e., Junior, Middle, and Senior class. General Information follows with sections on Object of the School, Historical Sketch, Policy, and The Curriculum. The Calendar precedes a section on Equipment that includes descriptions of buildings and facilities and photos. A section titled the Student Association with a list of officers is next. “The Training School Notes and Association Outlook” follows with subsequent sections on Requirements for Admission, Estimate of Expenses for the School Year of Forty Weeks, Recitations, Practice and Examinations, Self-Support, Contributions, Form of Bequest, Bequest for Endowment, Perpetual Loan Fund, Information, and Bi-Century Club. The remaining sections are The General Course outline per year of study and Technical Courses in the Secretarial Course, Physical Course, and Educational Course. Finally, Students Now Engaged in Association work is listed. Photos at the beginning of the catalogue present a view of the dormitory building from the lake and a view of the lake from the building. Note as well, that this is the first year the middle class is introduced verifying the change from the two to three-year program of study.
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Publisher:
International Young Men's Christian Association Training School (Springfield, Mass.)
