Twenty-Seventh Catalogue of the International Young Men's Christian Association College, 1911-1912
Description:
The Twenty-Seventh Catalogue of the International Young Men’s Association College for the academic year 1911-1912 with announcements for 1912-1913. An index on the inside cover is followed by the 22” pullout of a landscape view of the Dormitory, Woods Hall, and the Boathouse overlooking Lake Massasoit. The academic Calendar 1912-1913 follows the title page, then a list of Officers and Committees, Trustees, Corporators, Members of the Faculty with bios, Instructors, Tutors in Physical Education, Lecturers, 1911-1912, Institutes, 1911-1912, and Annual Tour, Senior Class, 1912. The student list follows beginning with the Graduate Course, Senior Class (1912), Junior Class (1913), Freshman Class (1914), and the Preparatory Class (1915). Sections on the Object of the School, Historical Sketch, Social Service and Religious Education, Degrees (B.H., B.P.E., M. H., and M.P.E.), College Men, Building and Grounds, Laboratories, Libraries, Institutes, Normal Practice (Location), Religious Life, Silver Bay, and The Association Seminar are on pages 21-39. The Curriculum section is introduced by the block schedule of the Secretarial and Physical Courses by class and semester. The Curriculum section includes subsections on the General Course including Graduate Work, Technical Courses, i.e., Secretarial Course, The Social Sciences, Physical Course, Boys Work Course, Special Courses such as music and first aid, for each class and finally, and Preparatory Course (prerequisites). The remaining section is titled General Information and includes subsections on Admission, Degrees, Diplomas, requirements, Estimate of Expenses for the College Year, Recitations, Practice and Examinations, Self-Support, Representation on Public Occasions, Student Organizations, Contributions, Bequest for Endowment, and Perpetual Loan Fund. Several pages of advertisements are at the end of the catalogue. Of major significance is the change from the training school to College, as a degree granting institution.
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Publisher:
International Young Men's Christian Association Training School (Springfield, Mass.)