BULLETIN OGLETHORPE UN I VERS I TY, G A. *> u CATALOGUE NUMBER APRIL, 1926 VOL. II NO. 1 Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2011 with funding from Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation http://www.archive.org/details/oglethorpeuniver21ogle "3' . o *3 e ^~ cq 5-5.00 S < r^-* <' c s o,8 m cr T1 15^ o> ' -< o ^ t "t~> ^ o cs -a O 3 < E-, "C <4> t3 ?> Spanish 1 History 1 ^ Physiology 1 Sophomore Hrs. Bible 2 2 English 2 3 Mathematics 2 _3 Chemistry 1 3 Laboratory, 4 hrs. credit 2 Any two of following: Latin 2 ^ History 1 Greek 2 German 2 French 2 Spanish 2 Mythology 19 Oglethorpe University 39 Junior Senior Hrs. Hrs. Psychology 3 Ethics, Hist, of Phil., Four Electives 12 Evidences of Two other units 2 Christianity _ 3 Four Electives 12 17 Cosmic History 1 One other unit 1 17 The same language that was begun in the last group in the Freshman year must be continued in the Soph- omore. In the Junior and Senior Classes, a majority of the electives must be from one of the following groups : Group I. Language, English. Group II. Mathematics, Science. Group III. History, Economics, Philosophy, Edu- cation. If German or French has not been offered for en- trance, at least one year's study in whichever lan- guage is lacking will be required for B. A. A preparatory Greek Class will be provided for those who are not prepared to enter Greek 1. SCHOOL OF SCIENCE Leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Arts (B. A.) in Science Freshman Sophomore Hrs. Hrs. Bible 1 2 Bible 2 2 English 1 3 English 2 3 40 Oglethorpe University Mathematics 1 3 Mathematics 2 3 Biology 1 or Phy- Chemistry 1 5 sics 1 5 French 2, or French 1, or German 2 3 German 1 3 History 2, or History 1, or Latin 2 3 Latin 1 3 Physiology 1 19 20 Junior Psychology Two of following: Biology 2 Chemistry 2 Physics 2 One non-laboratory elective Senior Ethics Two of following: Biology 2, 3 or 4 Chemistry 2, 3 or 4- Physics 2 or 3 Cosmic History One non-laboratory elective One major science must be pursued for at least three years, and one minor science for at least two years. If German or French has not been offered for en- trance, at least one year's study in whichever lan- guage is lacking, will be required for B. A. in Science. SCHOOL OF LITERATURE AND JOURNALISM Leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Arts (B. A.) in Literature (No Latin entrance requirement.) Oglethorpe University 41 Freshman Sophomore Hrs. Hrs. Bible 1 2 Bible 2 2 English 1 3 English 2 3 Mathematics 1 3 Chemistry 1 5 Physics 5 History 3 German 1 3 German 2 3 French 1 3 French 2 3 Physiology 1 19 20 Two years of Greek or Latin may be substituted for two years of a modern language. Biology may be substituted for Physics or Chem- istry. Junior and Senior Hrs. Psychology 3 American Gov't 3 Ethics 3 English 6 Cosmic History 1 Electives in English or other Elective Courses _20 36 Any required subject already completed in a prepar- atory school must be replaced by electives. Students, whose average standing for any year is 90 or more, may take an extra course the following year. With one such extra course in the second and third years, and two full summer terms' work of ten weeks each, the student may obtain a degree at the end of the third year. Students of lower standing 42 Oglethorpe University may graduate with three winters' work, and three full summer terms of ten weeks each. THE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION COMMERCE AND FINANCE Leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Arts (B. A.) in Commerce Freshman Hrs. Bible 1 2 English 1 3 Economics 3 Spanish 1 3 (or French or German) Bookkeeping and Accounting 4 One of following: Resources and In- dustries, and Eco- nomic Develop- ment J> s fPhysics Chemistry Mathematics History Sophomore Hrs. Bible 2 2 English 2 3 Modern Language (Continuation of lan- guage taken in pre- vious year 3 Banking (and allied subjects) 3 Railroad Transporta- tion 3 Political Science 3 Elective 3 20 *A11 electives must be approved by the Head of the Department. 18 Required before graduation. fPhysics and Chem- istry laboratory, 2 hours additional credit. Junior Senior Hrs. Hrs. Commercial Law 3 Investments 3 (Not open to Freshmen) Bus. Problems 3 Oglethorpe University 43 Junior (Continued) Corporation Finance 3 Advanced Economics _3 Bus. Correspondence 3 Bus. Management 3 Marketing 3 18 ^Required in Junior or Senior year. Senior (Continued) Bus. Psychology Advertising Salesmanship 3 Market Functions and Structure Marketing Farm Products Marketing of Man- ufactured Goods Problems of Mar- keting Market Management _ 3 Commercial Science 3 Cosmic History 1 19 Post-Graduate Courses leading to advanced degrees may be arranged by consulting the Head of the School of Commerce. SCHOOL OF EDUCATION Leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Arts (B. A.) in Education Freshman Sophomore Hrs. Hrs. Bible 1 2 Bible 2 2 English 1 3 English 2 3 Mathematics 1 or Chemistry 1 or History 1 3 Biology 5 Physics or Biol. 1 5 Any Language 3 Modern language Genetic Psychology, 44 Oglethorpe University German French Spanish or Ancient Language Latin . Greek Any one of the above 3 Gen. Psychology 3 Physiology 1 First Term Educational Psych. Second Term General Method, Third Term > 3 European Historjr 3 Junior 20 Hrs. Principles of Educa- tion, First Term History of Educa- tion, Second Term School Administra- tion and Manage- ment, Third Term 3 Electives 14 19 Senior Hrs. Ethics, History of Phil- osophy, Evidences of Christianity 3 Sociology 3 Cosmic History 1 Electives 10 17 THE HONORS COURSE AT OGLETHORPE 17 The Honors Course at Oglethorpe University has been planned to fill a very definite need of present day education. With the elective system in operation everywhere and with the multiplication of schools and departments and courses in our American uni- versites, the college student is frequently bewildered as to what subjects he should choose and what courses to pursue. Specialization also has gone so far in our institutions that young men, after studying hard for four years in one department or another, find that Oglethorpe University 45 they have omitted many objects which, among the best educated, are considered essential to full culture. The President of the University has, therefore, pre- pared, and the Faculty and Executive Committee of the University have approved, the following course of study to meet this situation and supply the need aris- ing from it. The courses offered are designed to lay a satisfactory foundation for the understanding and enjoyment of life. While they adequately prepare a student for any of the professions, in so far as col- lege work can do so, and for business life as well, yet they are not exclusively utilitarian. They are intend- ed to develop and sustain a great soul, to acquaint him with the fundamental lines of progress of the human race and place him in position to interpret life to his fellowmen. The difficulty of doing this adequately without in- cluding a larger number of studies and, therefore, more hours of work than the average student can successfully carry, is obvious. The course is designed only for the student whose preparation and ability are both above the average. In order to insure this con- dition a passing grade and general average not lower than 90 is necessary for its successful prosecution. Upon those students who complete the entire four years with a general average for the four years be- tween 90 and 95, the degree of Bachelor of Arts, Mag- no Cum Honore, is conferred. Upon any student com- pleting the course with a general average of 95 or more, the degree of Bachelor of Arts, Summo Cum Honore, is conferred. As the Honors Course requires for its pursuit un- usual mental ability and moral character, applicants must present evidence of exceptional preparation and superior mental tests. To this end, the President will 46 Oglethorpe University accept for the course only those students who can qualify for the prescribed requirements. If at the end of the first term, and student in the Honors Course fails to make a grade of 90 or more he will be required to transfer to another course. It is well known to those best acquainted with the progress of education in the South that even the best of our Southern colleges and universities are approx- imately one year behind the best schools of the East and West. It is a regrettable fact that the Southern student who has finished the freshman work is just about ready to enter the freshman class in the best Eastern institutions. This is not the fault of our col- leges but of insufficient preparation in our high schools, and while this condition of affairs is being improved it will be many years before it is completely remedied. This course, which an earnest and intel- ligent student may take in five years and a brilliant student in four years, will offset this difference and will make it possible for our Southern boys and girls to acquire the same amount of information and do the same amount of work at college that is done by those graduating from the best institutions of the East and West. No substitutions or electives are allowed. The course must be taken as scheduled and in the order, by years, as stated. Students may, however, take some of the courses of the freshman year in the sum- mer term following the freshman year, and similarly for the other years' work. The time allowed for the completion of the work is not less than four years and not more than five. Failure to successfully com- plete the course does not in any way disqualify the student from securing full credits toward other de- Oglethorpe University 47 grees offered for all work successfully completed. He may then be graduated in any of the departments of the college as he may elect on the basis of such work as he has done. The courses themselves are as fol- lows, beginning with the Freshman year. Hrs. English 3 Latin 3 Physics 5 A course in Latin and History 3 and Greek Myth- Physiology 1 ology and Etymol- Bible (a study of the ogy 2 Old Testament) 2 Physical Culture A modern language 3 Mathematics 3 25 The course in freshman mathematics guarantees a reasonably adequate equipment in that department. The course in Greek and Latin Etymology is designed to supply the student with a familiarity with scien- tific terms which he will need during the remainder of his college work, not only, but throughout his whole life. Lists of common scientific terms are studied and their derivation explained. The course of English acquaints the student with the form and structure of the language that he speaks, and drills him in the effective use of it. The course in Latin begins at the beginning. The student is taught to read Latin as rapidly as possible. Any student who has already had in a standard high school as many as two years in Latin may substitute another sub- ject instead of this course from the list which fol- lows. The course in physics needs no explanation. The course in history begins with the first civilization in the city-states of the Tigro-Euphrates Valley and is a foundation for other historical studies that fol- low. The course in physiology is designed to give the 48 Oglethorpe University student an adequate idea of the house in which he lives during the remainder of his days. The course in the Old Testament runs parallel partly with that of Freshman history and lays the foundation for his moral and ethical thinking. In addition to the above, the student is required to take regular work in phy- sical culture. In the Sophomore year, the courses are as follows : Hrs. New Testament 2 English 3 Bookkeeping S Latin 3 Economics 3 Modern Language 3 Physical Culture Biology 5 History 3 25 The study of English is continued and the same modern language that was elected for the freshman year must be continued in the sophomore year. The course in Latin covers Caesar, first term, selections from Vergil, second term, some of the Odes of Horace in the third term. The course in Biology makes it possible for the student to understand the life pro- cesses of the earth. The course in history covers the story of Greece and Rome. The course in the New Testament is a study of the life and teachings of Jesus Christ, without a knowledge of which no man can be considered an educated man. The course in economics is fundamental to any conception of the business and political world. To this is added the work in bookkeeping and elementary accounting which will enable our student to interpret the statis- tical part of any enterprise or business with which he may be connected. To these, also, is added the work in physical culture. The Entrance to Lupton Hall. Above the doorway is engraved the following inscription "Till this I learned, that he tvho buildeth well Is greater than the structure that he rears, And wiser he who learns that Heaven hears Than all the wordy wisdoms letters spell." Oglethorpe University 49 The courses in the Junior year are as follows : Hrs. English 3 Psychology 3 Modern Language 3 Sociology 3 Chemistry 5 Physical Culture History 3 Commercial Law 3 Geology 3 26 In the Junior year, the course in English broadens still further the student's knowledge of literature. The second modern language is taken up. The work in chemistry interprets to him the constitution of the v/orld in which he is living. The course in history covers the story of continental Europe in its broad outlines. The work in Commercial Law lays the foun- dations for intelligent management of his business af- fairs. A year in geology, including a short review of paleontology, reveals to him the marvelous story of the earth on which he is living. A year in Psychology acquaints him with the processes of his own soul, and the work in Sociology orientates him with respect to society. To these also is added the work in physical culture. In the Senior year, the courses are as follows: Hrs. English 3 Anthropology : 3 History 3 Marketing 3 Mod. Language 3 Cosmic History 1 Political Science 3 Astronomy 3 History of Art 3 25 The work for the seniors in English, while it may vary its subject from time to time, is designed to 50 Oglethorpe University widen our student's knowledge of the finest creative work in his language. The course in history covers the story of England and America. The second mod- ern language begun in the junior year is continued. A year is spent in the study of civics and politics to prepare our student for an intelligent exercise of his duty as a citizen. A year in astronomy gives to him a better grasp of the universe and bestows upon him a sense of direction and orientation with respect to his environment. His work in anthropology covers the whole long story of the development of man. The work in the history of art includes architecture, sculp- ture, painting and music, and by acquainting him with the great works of the past enables him to enjoy and create art during his life time. The study of market- ing introduces him to the whole vast field of distri- buting the products of the world's industry. To this is added the course in Cosmic History, a sort of in- troduction to life by the President of the college; and che work in physical exercise. The following special courses may be chosen in lieu of such subjects in the freshman year as the student may have had in his preparatory work: Advanced work in Science Banking and allied subjects Business Problems Mathematics Third year in any language Ethics History of Philosophy Principles and Philosophy of Education. Students in the Honors Course whose general aver- age for five successive terms as high as 93 will re- ceive the Coat of Arms Sweater, these conditions be- Oglethorpe University 51 ing the same as those outlined for all students at the college. The University recognizes the fact that a vast ac- cumulation of information even though it be organiz- ed by a well-trained intellect is utterly incomplete and even dangerous unless the whole is controlled by a fine moral purpose and utilized in excellent personal con- duct. It is a tradition of the University that a close association should be maintained between education and righteousness, a fixed alliance of morality with enlightenment. We feel that to furnish the highest intellectual training to liars, thieves, adulturers, or crooks would be calamitous to society whose leaders and examples they would be. All Honor Students at Oglethorpe, therefore, are required to observe the following laws: First, the law of personal honesty, forbidding all cheating on examinations, all thefts, minor and ma- jor. The law of personal truthfulness, which forbids all deceit of every kind whatsoever and particularly in a form of misrepresentation or lying. The law of personal purity which commands perfect continence. The law of loyalty which aligns the student with all that is best in the traditions of his Alma Mater and pledges his active support thereto, above any sub- sidiary college organization such as societies, frater- nities, clubs and others. This covers also abstention from all forms of hazing, and a pledge of his support to the faculty in preventing same. The law of self-control which, while partly covered 52 Oglethorpe University in the law of personal purity, also includes all forms of drunkenness, gambling, and similar lapses from the highest ideals of the moral law. The law of reverence: "Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh His name in vain." No student who violates the above laws may con- tinue as an honor student at Oglethorpe University. At the close of the student's course, after he has won either the magno cum honore or the summo cum honore grade he will also be presented by the Presi- dent with a medallion of solid gold on which is em- blazoned the Coat of Arms of the University and her seal. Oglethorpe University 53 GRADUATE SCHOOL It is the purpose of Oglethorpe University to de- velop a thoroughly excellent Graduate School, offering courses in all departments leading to the Doctor's de- gree in Science and Philosophy. In supplying this need, which has for a long while been acutely felt in the South, the management of the Univesity will be content with only the very highest grade of work and facilities. Courses leading to the Master's and Doctor's de- grees in certain departments will be found outlined elsewhere in this catalogue under the appropriate de- partment heading. These degrees are based on that of Bachelor of Arts of Oglethorpe University or of some other approved institution. For the Master's degree the candidate must have an aggregate of twelve hours of graduate work, two full terms to be spent in residence here, and the candidate must have work with at least two Professors. The degree of Doctor of Philosophy requires at least three years of graduate work. But neither degree is guaranteed at the end of a fixed period of time. A certain amount of work must be accomplished, and the quality of it must be such as to satisfy the Professors concerned and the whole Faculty. It is required that the can- didate for Ph. D., demonstrate by examination not later than the end of his first year, his ability to read German and French, and the student must have com- pleted the undergraduate work in the subject to which he wishes to give his chief attention. A thesis must be submitted, showing original work. The Fac- ulty hope to develop the Ph. D., courses when the equipment is adequate. In this connection, the prospective student will be 54 Oglethorpe University interested in learning that all Professors chosen as the heads of departments in Oglethorpe University must have obtained the highest academic degree offer- ed in that department. This fact is mentioned in or- der to indicate the earnest determination of the jSoard of Directors of the University that her Fac- ulty shall include only men of the highest intellectual attainment as well as men of great teaching power and strong personal character. The President of the University will be pleased to answer any inquiries as to graduate courses to be of- fered. PRE-PROFESSIONAL COURSES Students who are contemplating the professions of law, medicine or dentistry and who do not desire to study for an academic degree, are allowed to take such work as will prepare them for entrance to profes- sional schools. In addition to the required high school units for college entrance, professional students must complete one or more years of college work, accord- ing to the requirements of the institution that they are planning to enter. The attention of the prospec- tive student, however, should be called to the fact that each year finds it more necessary for the profes- sional man to have a thorough foundation for his pro- fessional studies, and the professional schools are be- coming more strict in their requirements for entrance. Particularly is this the case in medicine where the best colleges require a diploma from a standard col- lege for entrance. Having this in mind Oglethorpe University has discontinued its two year pre-med- ical course and we strongly advise our students of medicine to have their college diploma safely in hand before they begin their professional studies. The Oglethorpe University 55 course which we recommend for them is that leading to Bachelor of Arts in Science, outlined on pages 39 and 40. As a suggestion for those students who plan to enter law school and dental college, undertaking a two-year pre-professional course, the following out- line of studies is recommended: PRE-LAW Required subjects: Elective subjects: Hrs. Hrs. Political Science 6 Law 3 Economics 6 Bus. Problems 3 English 6 Business Psychology, History 6 Advertising, Corporation Finance ___3 Salesmanship 3 Investments 3 Modern Language 6 Electives 8 Bible 4 Bookkeeping and 38 Accounting 4 PRE-DENTAL Required subjects: Elective subjects: Hrs. Hrs. General Chemistry 5 Any five of the fol- General Physics 5 lowing: _. . _,. . Mathematics 1 or 2; General Biology 5 ^ t . n . French 1 or 2 ; (or Organic Chemistry _..__.6 German or Spanish) English Composition i r 2; English 2; and Literature 3 History 1 or 2; Psy- chology, Biology 2 _15 24 39 56 Oglethorpe University THE PRESIDENT'S COURSE Cosmic History by President Jacobs In the endeavor to give to the graduates of the Uni- versity a course that will co-ordinate the knowledge they have obtained of such subjects as Biology, Ge- ology, Paleontology, etc., with their work in Bible, Ethics and Philosophy, the President of the Univer- sity will meet the Senior Class one hour per week, Tuesday, at 10:30, in a seminar covering a story of human life following the broad outlines of Astron- omy, Geology, Paleontology, Embryology, Anthropol- ogy and Archaeology. The course closes with a study of the first ten chapters of Genesis in relation to mod- ern discoveries. It is especially designed to give the graduates of Oglethorpe University a conception of the harmony between religion and modern science and is required of all Seniors. It is believed that this work of co-ordination of modern science with relig- ion can best be done in the senior class, to the end that in harmonizing the truths learned their faith may not be unsettled. ASTRONOMY Professor Aldrich I. Descriptive Astronomy: A study of the solar and stellar systems together with a consideration of the instruments used and methods employed. Three hours per week throughout the year. Text: Jones' General Astronomy. II. Laboratory Astronomy: Exercises and ob- servations involving the fundamentals of the processes used in practical Astronomy and Astrophy- sics. One period per week throughout the year. Monument to Sidney Lanier, Piedmont Park, Atlanta, Ga. One of Oglethorpe's most famous graduates. Oglethorpe University 57 Prospective students are advised that first year Mathematics and Physics 1-A will be of great service to them in these courses. Stacy-Capers Telescope. By the generosity of Thomas Stacy-Capers, the well-known telescope of Dr. James Stacy has become the property of the Uni- versity. It is a six-inch refracting instrument with a focal length of ninety inches. It was formerly the property of the uncle of the donor who was an alum- nus of the Old Oglethorpe and is named in honor of them both. BIBLE AND PHILOSOPHY The course in English Bible extends over two years ; it is required for the B. A. degree in all five depart- ments, and must be pursued by every under-graduate student. The first year is devoted to the Old Testament, the second to the New Testament, together with the in- tervening period. The study will include the mastery of the history contained in the Bible, an analysis of each book, and such other matters as are required for the proper understanding of the work. It will be treated not from a sectarian point of view, nor as mere history or literature. The aim will be to im- part such a knowledge of the subject as every intelli- gent man should possess, enabling him to read his Bible with pleasure and profit. The effort will be made to give the students the proper defense of seeming difficulties in the Bible, both for their own benefit, and that they may be able to meet the objections of unbelievers. Text-Books Bible 1. English Bible, Moorehead's Outline Studies in the Books of the Old Testament. 58 Oglethorpe University Bible 2. Vollmer's Life of Christ, Kerr's Introduc- tion to New Testament Study. This course will be followed in the Junior and Se- nior years by Psychology, Ethics, History of Philoso- phy, and Evidences of Christianity. Psychology. An elementary course in Theoretical Psychology, with some collateral study in Philosophy. Required for all Juniors in the Classical, Scientific, Literary and Educational Schools. Three hours a week. Text-Books. Pillsbury's Essentials of Psychology; collateral reading in the library. Ethics, History of Philosophy, Evidences of Christ- ianity. Each of these subjects will occupy one term. Required for all Seniors in the Classical, Scientific, Literary and Educational Schools. Three hours a week. Open to Seniors. Text-Books. Davis's Elements of Ethics, Weber's History of Philosophy, Wright's Evidences of Christ- ianity. BIOLOGY Associate Professor Hunt G. H. O'Kelley E. L. Shepherd I. General Biology. 1. (a) Open to all students without previous train- ing in science. Two recitations and four hours of lab- oratory work weekly throughout the year. An introductory course in the principles of animal and plant biology presenting the fundamental facts of vital structure and function. Some conception of the evolution of plants and animals is given by the Oglethorpe University 59 laboratory study of a series of types beginning with the unicellular. This is supplemented by lectures that give a synchronous running account of the underlying principles and biological theories. I. (b) This course is designed for pre-medical stu- dents only. Three recitations and a minimum of six hours of laboratory work weekly throughout the year. It is planned to give training in methods of exact observation and deduction and to give the fundamen- tals in this branch of science so necessary to the med- ical student. Selected animal types are studied, es- pecial attention being given the higher forms, and, in so far as is possible, types which have a direct bear- ing upon the health of man, as viewed from the med- ical standpoint. II. Microscopical Technique. Open to students who have completed Biology 1. One lecture and five hours of laboratory work weekly throughout the year. A laboratory course designed to introduce the stu- dent to the methods used in the preparation of plant and animal tissues for the microscope. III. Vertebrate Morphology. This course is designed for pre-medical students only. Three recitations and a minimum of six hours of laboratory work weekly throughout the year. A course in the phylogeny of man and mammals. The laboratory work consists largely of the dissection of the dogfish and cat. Each organ system is studied with reference to its development, anatomy, and phy- siology. Instruction is based so far as possible on observations made in laboratory experiments, and on 60 Oglethorpe University demonstrations. The facts observed are discussed in lectures and quizzes. In the lectures free use is made of charts, models, and microscopical sections. Week- ly oral quizzes are supplemented by written tests giv- en upon the completion of some general division of the subject. This course is recommended as a pre- paration for human anatomy, to those who intend to enter on medicine. Although this course is optional according to the requirements of the medical school the student proposes to attend, it should be distinctly understood that the University does not look with favor upon those who comply merely with a minimum of the requirements for admission to such schools. IV. Physiology and Hygiene. Required of all freshmen. One lecture weekly throughout the year. This course is designed to give the student such knowledge of his own body as to enable him to care for it properly and develop habits that will bring out his best possibilities. CHEMISTRY Professor Sellers J. L. Jackson W. H. Kent Joseph H. Watkins 1. General Inorganic Chemistry. Lectures, demonstrations, recitations and labora- tory exercises. During the year, as the students are studying the subject, the work of the laboratory is closely co-ordinated with that of the text. In the spring term lectures on industrial chemistry are giv- en, illustrated by inspection of local manufacturing plants. Oglethorpe University 61 Three lectures and recitations, and four laboratory- hours a week, three terms. Credit five hours. 2. Analytical Chemistry (a) Qualitative Analysis. A study of the analytical processes, including the separation and detection of acid and basic ions. Stu- dents are expected to emphasize the science rather than the art of qualitative analysis. Hence, the sub- ject is presented in the light of the laws of mass ac- tion, the ionic theory, etc. (b) Quantitative Analysis. Each student has his course arranged with refer- ence to his particular requirement in quantitative an- alysis. One lecture and eight laboratory hours a week for three terms are required for the two sub-courses (a) and (b). One lecture and eight laboratory hours a week, for three terms, for combined courses (a) and (b). Credit five hours. Prerequisite, Chemistry 1. 3. Organic Chemistry. Lectures, demonstrations and laboratory exercises. The time devoted to lecture is about equally divided between the study of the aliphatic and the aromatic series. Three lectures and four or six laboratory hours a week. Three terms. Credit, five or six hours. Prerequisite, Chemistry 1. 4. Physiological Chemistry. A study of the chemical composition of food-stuffs, of the various tissues, secretions, etc., of the body. 62 Oglethorpe University Three lectures and four laboratory hours a week, two terms. Credit, five hours. Prerequisite, Chem- istry 1, 2 and 3, and Biology 1. Graduate work is offered in Chemistry leading to the M. A. degree. The details of graduate courses are given to students on application. ENGLISH Professor Routh Mr. Bernard S. Dekle The work in English in the first two years is de- signed to give students a mastery of their own tongue for speaking and writing, and to familiarize them with the best English literature. The elective courses, given mainly for Juniors and Seniors, provide inten- sive study in special fields. The summer courses, though not identical with the winter courses, are planned along similar lines, and give corresponding credits. This will enable a student to complete a por- tion of his requirements for a degree in the sum- mer. For graduate students work is offered leading to the degree of M. A. English 1. Composition. Practice in speaking and writing, with collateral study of masterpieces of mod- ern prose. The chief object of the course is to teach the student to arrange his thoughts clearly and pre- sent them with force. He is also encouraged to en- large his vocabulary and his stock of ideas by the reading of good essays. All Freshmen. 3 hours. English 2. English Literature. A study of the best English poetry and prose, with special attention to style and to philosophic content and to the histor- Oglethorpe University 63 ical development of literature. The course is designed to complete the student's general study of literature, and at the same time to introduce him to the special- ized Junior and Senior Courses. All Sophomores. 3 hours. English 3-A. The Writing of News. A course for professional students in writing. Elective for Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors. Fall and Winter terms. 3 hours. English 3-B. Writing the Special Article. A course of professional character for aspirants in journalism. Elective for Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors. Spring term only. 3 hours. English 3-C. Writing the Short Story. Elective for Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors. Spring term only. 3 hours. English 3-B and 3-C are not given the same year. English 4- A. Drama. The reading and writing of plays. The class each winter supplies the Oglethorpe Players Club with from three to six one-act plays for stage production. The annual performances are given in Atlanta before audiences of from one to two thou- sand, composed of the art lovers of the city. The class reads modern plays and studies the technique of the modern play, and also the history of that technique. Juniors and Seniors. Fail and Winter terms. 3 hours. 4-B. Shakespeare. Juniors and Seniors. Spring term only. 3 hours. English 4-C. Modern English Verse. Versifica- tion and poetic technique. Juniors and Seniors. Spring term only. 3 hours. English 4-B and 4-C are not given the same year. 64 Oglethorpe University Graduate Course in English Graduate courses have been given in Anglo-Saxon, Shakespeare, Tennyson, and Metrics and the Theory of Verse. These or other courses can be arranged to suit the needs of the students, but they will be so given as to enable the student who has a college de- gree to obtain the M. A. degree in two years, or by intensive study in a shorter time. Supplementary courses in other departments are also required of the candidate. Some ten thousand volumes and pamph- lets in English Scholarship in the College library are available for use. LIBRARY ECONOMICS Miss Myrta Belle Thomas The class in Library Economics meets three times weekly. All students who have completed three terms of Freshman English are eligible. This course is designed to instruct the student in the elements of the decimal classification, the use of the card catalog, and to make him familiar with the best known refer- ence books on every subject. FRENCH Assistant Professor Roney French 1. A class for beginners, with the purpose of attaining as quickly as possible a thorough speak- ing and reading knowledge of the language. All reci- tations are in French, with special attention given to pronunciation. Texts: Morrison and Gautier's French Grammar or the equivalent, short texts and current French peri- odicals. i < Oglethorpe University 65 Prerequisite : None. Three times a week throughout the year. Elective. French 2. A more advanced course in conversation and more rapid and extensive reading of French prose. The customs and life of the French people are studied with the idea of learning to think in French. No English is used in the classroom. Texts: Brace's Grammaire Francaise, numerous standard authors and periodicals. Prerequisite: French 1 or two years of high school French. Three times a week throughout the year. Elective. French 3-A. This course is a study of the French novel and short story of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The authors and their works are discussed in French, without translation. This course alternates with French 3-B, and will replace French 3-B in 1926-27. Students completing French 3-A and wishing to continue French may elect French 3-B or French 4. Prerequisite: French 2, or three years of high school French. Three times a week throughout the year. Elective. French 3-B. In this course the French drama and poetry are traced through their various stages of de- velopment, with special emphasis on the poetry and drama of the eighteenth and twentieth centuries. French prosody is studied in this course. All discus- sion is in French. 66 Oglethorpe University This course alternates with French 3-A, and will replace French 3-A in 1927-28. Students completing French 3-B and desiring to continue French may elect French 3-A or French 4. Prerequisite: French 2, or three years of high school French. Three times a week throughout the year. Elective. French 4. A course in the history of French lit- erature, tracing the evolution of the French language and the development of French literature through the Middle Ages to the present time. Specimens of French of the different periods are read and discussed Prerequisite: French 3-A or French 3-B. Three times a week throughout the year. Elective. Post-graduate work in French may be arranged. GERMAN Professor Gaertner German 1. Elementary German, largely conversa- tional and oral, developing reasonable fluency in speaking. Elective for Freshmen. Fall, Winter and Spring Terms. German 2. Easy Reading of a number of Novel- ettes, such as Storm's Immensee, Zillern's Hoeher als die Kirche, etc., together with critical study of gram- mar and exercises in composition, letters, etc. Elec- tive for Sophomores. Fall, Winter and Spring Terms. German 3. German Classics, mainly dramatic writ- ings of Schiller, Goethe and Lessing, together with the elementary principles of Language, Science and Oglethorpe University 67 also composition. Elective for Juniors and Seniors. Fall, Winter and Spring Terms. German 4. History of German Literature, accom- panied by some anthology of the leading poets and writers, covering the leading authors. Elective. Fall, Winter and Spring Terms. German 5. Graduate Courses leading to the degree of Master of Arts will be arranged upon demand. GREEK Professor Nicolassen Three years of Greek will be offered in the under- graduate classes, together with a preparatory class for those who are unprepared for Greek 1. Preparatory Greek. This class is designed not mere- ly for those who have no knowledge of the language, but also for those whose preparation is inadequate. The most important subjects, both in inflection and syntax, are presented early in the course, and then, by a system of weekly reviews, are kept constantly fresh. Text-Books: White's First Greek Book, Xenophon's Anabasis (Goodwin and White). Three times a week throughout the year. Elective. Greek 1. The preparation for entrance into this class is not so much a matter of time as of thorough- ness. The student is expected to know the ordinary Attic inflections and syntax, to have read about one book of the Anabasis, and to have had considerable practice in translating English into Greek. The use of accents is required. A part of the work of this class consists of the 68 Oglethorpe University minute study of the verbs, their principal parts, syn- opsis of tenses, and the inflection of certain portions. Written translations of English into Greek are re- quired once a week. On the other days a short oral exercise of this kind forms a part of the lesson; so that in each recitation some practice is had in trans- lating English into Greek. Text-Books: Xenophon's Anabasis (Goodwin and White), Memorabilia, Adams's Lysias, Goodwin's Greek Grammar, Pearson's Greek Prose Composition, Myers's Eastern Nations and Greece, Liddell and Scott's Greek Lexicon, (unabridged). Three times a week throughout the year. Elective. Greek 2. In the first term Demosthenes will be read; in the second, Herodotus; in the third, Homer. The subject of Phonetics is presented and illustrated by chart and model of the larynx showing the position of the vocal organs. Text-Books: Demosthenes On the Crown (Hum- phreys), Herodotus (Smith & Laird), Homer's Iliad (Seymour), Demosthenes and Herodotus (Ancient Classics for English Readers), Church's Stories from Homer, Fowler's Greek Literature. Three times a week throughout the year. Elective. Greek 3. The time of this class will be divided between prose and poetry. After the study of Thucy- dides and Plato, the reading of Sophocles will be taken up. The life of the ancient Greeks will also be con- sidered. Text-Books. Thucydides (Morris), Plato (For- man), Sophocles' Oedipus Tyrannus (Earle), Thucy- dides and Plato (Ancient Classics for English Read- Oglethorpe University 69 ers), Church's Stories from the Greek Tragedians, Gulick's Life of the Ancient Greeks. Three times a week throughout the year. Elective. MYTHOLOGY AND ETYMOLOGY The first term will be devoted to the study of Myth- ology, that readers of English Literature may be able to understand allusions to classical stories. Text-Book: Gayley's Classical Myths. The second part of this course is designed to show the origin of English words derived from Greek and Latin, especially scientific terms. Students looking forward to Medicine will find this course particularly helpful. No knowledge of either language is required for entrance. Text-Book: Hoffman's Everyday Greek. In the third term an exhibit will be made of the in- debtedness of modern civilization to the Greeks and Romans. Three times a week throughout the year. Elective. THE SOCIAL SCIENCES Assistant Professor Burrows Dr. A. S. Libby Assistant Professor C. S. Libby President Jacobs I. American History. A general survey of history from prehistoric times to the medieval period. An orient- ing course designed to show the early origins of mod- ern civilization. Freshman year. Elective. Three times a week. II. The Modern History of Europe. A study of con- tinental Europe and Great Britain from 1450 to the 70 Oglethorpe University present time. Emphasis will be placed on such topics as the Renaissance; the conciliar movement for re- form; the Protestant revolution and the Catholic ref- ormation; the development of political ideals; the social and industrial revolution ; the spirit of national- ism and some of its later consequences. In this course much should be made of the fundamental prob- lems of history. Three times a week throughout the year. Elective. III. Contemporary History. A course in contemporary American and European history designed to put stu- dents in touch with present trends in scientific, indus- trial, and international problems. Offered during the winter term. Three times a week. Elective. IV. A History of the British People. A course in Eng- lish history in which a minimum amount of attention is given to dynastic and military affairs, and with more than the customary amount of social, religious, literary and industrial matters. This course should be taken before the one in American history. Three times a week throughout the year. Elective. V. American History. An account of the social, polit- ical, and economic development of the American peo- ple. Such topics will be emphasized as the develop- ment of the American ideal of democracy, or self- government in freedom; the westward moving fron- tier with its influences on social and economic prob- lems, such as land tenure, agriculture, manufacturing and transportation; the rise of great industries and trusts; the efforts of labor to better conditions; the immigration question; colonial expansion, and our proper relations to the other nations of the world. Three times a week throughout the year. Elective. VI. Political Science. See School of Business Ad- Oglethorpe University 71 ministration elsewhere in this catalogue. VII. Economics. See School of Business Adminis- tration elsewhere in this catalogue. VIII. Sociology. A comprehensive outline of the subject embracing such topics as the evolution of the more important social ideals and institutions and their present status; socialization and social control; social pathology and methods of social investigation, and an estimation of progress. An examination of the principles of the subject with some attempt to give the student a first-hand insight by means of visits to institutions, exercises, questions for debate, and the preparation of special studies in social problems. A required course in the School of Education. Elective to others. Three times a week throughout the year. IX. Cosmic History. A required course for all Sen- ior students. See the President's Course elsewhere in this catalogue, and also in the Honors Course. ITALIAN Assistant Professor Roney Italian 1. A practical course in Italian conversa- tion and grammar, with practice in composition and the reading of Italian prose. Careful attention is giv- en to good pronunciation for its value in the study of music. Texts: Phelps' Italian Grammar or the equivalent, short prose texts, current Italian periodicals. Prerequisite : None. Three times a week throughout the year. Elective. 72 Oglethorpe University LATIN Professor Nicolassen. Latin 1. For entrance into this class the student is expected to have had at least three years of high school Latin, as set forth under the head of Entrance Units. He must also be. able to translate English into Latin with some facility. Livy, Cicero de Senectute and Sallust's Catiline will be studied in this year. A brief history of Rome will also be included. Prose composition, both oral and written, will be carried on throughout the year. Text-Books: Livy XXI, XXII (Greenough and Peck), Cicero de Senectute, Sallust's Catiline. Allen and Greenough's Latin Grammar, Myers's History of Rome, Harpers' Latin Dictionary. Three times a week throughout the year. Students who enter with only three years of High School Latin and who wish to take the classical A. B., must take two years of Latin or Greek. Three times a week throughout the j^ear. Elective. Latin 2. The studies of this class will be in Cicero's Letters, Horace and Plautus. A course in Latin Lit- erature will also be given; Fowler's Latin Literature. Three times a week throughout the year. Elective. Latin 3. This class will begin with Terence, and then take up Tacitus and Juvenal. Ancient Roman life will be considered in this part of the course; Johnson's Private Life of the Romans. Three times a week throughout the year. Elective. Teachers' Course. A course of instruction will be given for teachers in and near Atlanta. The aim will be to suggest methods for beginners and for classes Oglethorpe University 73 in Caesar, Cicero and Vergil. Certain departments of the grammar will be discussed, e. g., the Subjunc- tive Mood, the Conditions, Indirect Discourse; scan- ning will be illustrated, and attention given to topics which have caused difficulty to teachers. Suggestions will be made as to the best means of helping pupils to acquire a good vocabulary in Latin. The mode of procedure and the subjects treated will depend some- what on the personnel of the class. The work will be undertaken if as many as ten per- sons offer themselves. This class will probably meet on Saturdays. Graduate Course for Special Students. Persons who are teaching or otherwise occupied during the week and who would like to do some graduate work in Latin or Greek by coming on Saturdays, should communicate with the Professor. MYTHOLOGY AND ETYMOLOGY See page 69. Graduate Course in Latin and Greek Those who are thinking of taking graduate courses are advised to write to the President or to the Pro- fessor, that their preliminary studies may be so guid- ed as to fit them for the work. The requirements for entrance into these courses are given elsewhere in this catalogue, under the head of Graduate School. In Latin the following course will be offered for the M. A. degree in the session of 1926-27: Vergil's com- plete works; Vergil in the Middle Ages; History of Classical Scholarship; Textual Criticism. 74 Oglethorpe University MATHEMATICS Professor Gaertner Professor Aldrich I. Algebra. A thorough review of the elements of Algebra, followed by Advanced Algebra. Three hours per week, two terms. II. Plane Trigonometry. Three hours per week, spring term. III. Analytic Geometry. Three hours per week, two two terms. IV. Calculus. Three hours per week, three terms. V. Astronomy. Three hours per week, three terms. See page 58. VI. Calculus. Three hours per week, three terms. PHYSICS Professor Aldrich C. W. Corless 1-A. Experimental Physics: Laboratory work with conferences and unifying lectures. Three double periods per week throughout the year. 3 hours' credit per year. 1-B. General Physics: Lectures and problems covering elemental theory. Two hours per week throughout the year. 2 hours' credit per year. 1-B must be preceded by or accompanied with Math- ematics 1 and Physics 1-A. II-A. Advanced Mechanics and Thermodynamics: Three hours per week throughout the year. 3 hours' credit per year. Prerequisites, Elemental Calculus and Physics I-A and I-B or their equivalent. II-B Electricity and Electrical Measurements: Two lectures and one laboratory period per week Oglethorpe University 75 throughout the year. 3 hours' credit per year. Pre- requisites as in II-A and a course in chemistry. II-C. Light and Modern Physics: Two lectures and one laboratory period per week for two terms and three lecture and conference periods per week for the third term. Credit 3 hours per year. Prerequisites as in course II-B. Courses II-A, II-B and II-C will be offered cyclically so that a student may cover the entire ground in his four years' course. SPANISH Assistant Professor Roney Spanish 1. A beginners' class in Spanish, with a thorough drill in the grammar of the language. Great stress is placed on acquiring a good pronunciation and an ability to speak the language readily; only Span- ish is used in the classroom. Texts: Marion and Garenne's Introduction a la lengua castellana or the equivalent, short texts and current Spanish periodicals. Prerequisite : None. Three times a week throughout the year. Elective. Spanish 2. This is a more advanced course in con- versation, with more rapid reading of the modern Spanish authors. The life and customs of Spain are studied and discussed in Spanish. Texts: Smith's Gramatica practica castellana or the equivalent, modern Spanish authors and current Spanish periodicals. 76 Oglethorpe University Prerequisite: Spanish 1, or two years of high school Spanish. Spanish 3- A. This is a course in the Spanish novel and short story of the nineteenth and twentieth cen- turies. The authors and their works are discussed in Spanish, and practical Spanish commercial transla- tion is studied. This course is given in alternate years, and will replace Spanish 3-B in 1926-27. Students completing Spanish 3-A and desiring to continue Spanish may elect Spanish 3-B. Prerequisite: Spanish 2, or three years of high school Spanish. Three times a week throughout the year. Elective. Spanish 3-B. A study of the Spanish drama and poetry of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, in- cluding an introductory course in Spanish prosody. All classroom discussion is in Spanish. This course is given in alternate years, and will replace Spanish 3-A in 1927-28. Students completing Spanish 3-B and desiring to continue Spanish may elect Spanish 3-A. Prerequisite: Spanish 2, or three years of high school Spanish. Three times a week throughout the year. Elective. Post-Graduate work in Spanish may be arranged. Oglethorpe University . 77 THE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION COMMERCE AND FINANCE Undergraduate Course Leading to the Degree of Bach- elor of Arts (B. A.) in Commerce Professor A. S. Libby Ass't. Prof. C. S. Libby Ass't. Prof. C. E. Cagle The school of Business Administration, Commerce and Finance is an undergraduate-graduate school, one of the professional divisions of the University. In- struction is therefore directed toward professional education rather than narrow technical drill. En- trance requirements for the undergraduate work are the same as for the School of Liberal Arts, except that Ancient Language is not required. Modern Language, especially Spanish or French, is strongly advised. Shorthand and typewriting are neither re- quired nor later counted toward a degree, but are strongly recommended. The graduate work is based upon the Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution. Economics Its laws and principles with special reference to American conditions. The course pre- sents a general survey and is designed to serve as an introduction to later and more intensive study of the problems of industrial society. Economic and Commercial Geography A study of resources and industries as influenced by geographic conditions. The geography of the more important commercial products of the farm, range, forest, mine, factory and sea; continental and oceanic trade routes; great commercial nations. American Government and Politics- Analysis of the structure and workings of the government in the 78 Oglethorpe University United States, local, state, and national ; the organiza- tion and activities of state and federal administration, with the fundamental legal and political principles governing it. This course alternates with Compara- tive Government. Accounting Principles An elementary course based on the use made of financial statements in business organization and control. The student is familiarized, through practice and discussion, with the entire ac- counting process, beginning with the voucher and end- ing with the report. The last part of the course is devoted to the consideration of the typical financial statements and their analysis from the standpoint of the various interests involved. The method of in- struction is a combination of lectures and discussions, supplemented by laboratory practice. Business Communication A study of the com- munication function in business and of the technique which is common to all forms of business communica- tion; discussed in its psychological, rhetorical, graphic and typographical aspects. The practice work is or- ganized around Material, Attention, Interest, Under- standing, Belief, Action and Good Will. It includes the assembling of the data from letters, editorials and business articles. This course has a twofold purpose: (1) to give the information about the communicating activities of business and the skill in the presentation of bus- iness material which all business workers need, and (2) to provide the foundation necessary for an ad- vanced study of correspondence and advertising prob- lems. Business Psychology Business problems from the psychological point of view. (1) Psychological facts Oglethorpe University 79 and principles applicable to the conduct of business operations: (2) possibilities and limitations of psy- chological method and approach to business problems. Among the topics discussed are the hiring and in- structing of employees, vocational adjustment, group efficiency, advertising and selling. Financial Organization of Society A study of the nature and work of the various types of financial in- stitutions in the modern business world, the forces that have led to their development, and their rela- tion to the organization of industrial society. The principal forms of financial institutions covered are: coinage and monetary systems; credit; commercial banks; savings banks; bondhouses; trust companies; stock exchanges; the various forms of co-operative associations; also a brief study of the functions of the corporation and the insurance company as fin- ancial institutions. Each of these institutions plays its own part in the industrial system, and together, in their many interrelations, they make up the finan- cial structure of society. Labor Conditions and Problems A general survey analytical, causal and historical, of the main forces and factors which give rise to modern labor conditions and problems and which, therefore, must be taken in- to consideration in the attempted solution of specific labor problems, together with a brief discussion of social programs, organized labor, and labor legisla- tion. This course is designed to serve as the foun- dation for the special courses in this field as well as to meet the needs of those who wish only a general study of labor problems. Its main divisions are the genesis, evolution, and character of present-day labor problems; the material progress and present condi- tion of the wage-earning class, wages, hours of work, 80 Oglethorpe University unemployment, property holdings, and distribution of income, among other things, being considered; points of view and social programs; the philosophy, policies and methods of organized labor, arbitration and so- cial insurance. Risk and Risk Bearing in Modern Industrial Society A detailed study of the speculative character of modern industry, with analysis of the various sources and kinds of risks and the various ways of meeting risk. Special stud.y of insurance: (1) life; the kinds of companies, their organization and operation; the kinds of policies and the calculation of premiums; in- surance investments and dividends; (2) property in- surance, companies and their methods of operation; the determination of rates; policy conditions; the work of inspection bureaus; underwriters' labora- tories; (3) the problems of buying and selling insur- ance; regulation of insurance by the state; state in- surance. Marketing 1 Raw Materials A survey of the method and problems connected with the marketing of raw materials. A study is made of farm products, mineral products, forest products, and sea products, and the physical and geographical environment of the productive regions to discover their commercial prob- lems. The course falls into three general divisions: (1) The commodity; (2) the markets; (3) the trade organization. Special study is made of the problems of the middlemen, transportation, warehousing, or- ganized exchanges and produce markets, market news, financing the market and market price. These prob- lems are analyzed in classroom discussion as they ap- pear in the marketing of four or five great staple com- modities. Theory and practice are balanced by visits Oglethorpe University 31 to warehouses, cold storages, produce markets, and other specialized markets. Each student is required to select a commodity and trace it through its entire marketing process. The information for these papers is secured through gov- ernment bulletins, market reports, technical and scientific literature, and by interviews and observa- tion. Special emphasis is placed upon first-hand in- formation. Marketing 2 Manufactured Goods In the prob- lems and methods of marketing manufactured pro- ducts, the same general divisions are made: (1) the commodity; (2) the market; (3) the trade organiza- tion. The classroom discussion will consider the gen- eral problems confronting a merchant with goods to sell ; organization of a business ; duties and respon- sibilities of the sales manager, the advertising man- ager, and the advertising agency ; application of scien- tific principles to commercial analysis; location; ana- lysis of a commodity; purchasing problem, stock plans; analysis of market; analysis of trade organi- zation, department store, chain-store, mail-order house, co-operative store; price policy, price mainten- ance, credit; opportunities for extending the market; selection and organization of the sales force; selec- tion of advertising mediums; financing a sales and ad- vertising organization; co-ordinating the selling forces. The aim is to define and outline the general principles of commercial analysis, which includes the work of both salesmen and advertising men. The literature that is available on these problems is as- signed for reading. As in Course 1 above, the student is required to make first-hand investigation and written reports of 82 Oglethorpe University the problems, in local establishments. Marketing 3 Foreign Trade The marketing prob- lems arising are : theories of foreign trade ; character and volume of trade available for foreign commerce; contact with the foreign market, commission house, forwarding agent, manufacturers' agent, indent mer- chant, traveling salesmen, export departments; for- eign correspondence; advertising in the foreign mar- ket; combining for foreign trade; prices in foreign trade; foreign exchange, credit, price quotations; transportations; marine insurance; tariffs; merchant marine; individual foreign markets. The point of view is that of an inland city like Atlanta. The prob- lems are conditioned by this fact. Marketing 4 Problems of Marketing and Merchan- dising -A wide range of problems of manufacture and distribution. As in courses 1 and 2, each student will select a single commodity for detail study. The investigation will be developed into a term paper dealing with the selected product in the various foreign markets, with the effects of the European war, and with the future possibilities. An attempt will be made to clear away the obscurities surrounding the subject of foreign trade by following a commodity through to its desti- nation, with samples of all the necessary documents. Economic Development of the United States The rise and evolution of the institutions, the structure and the organization of industrial society which have been developed in the effort of the American people to supply their economic wants; an analysis of the way in which these institutions and this organiza- tion function, and their present day problems; how economic laws have dominated, together with the re- Oglethorpe University 83 suits consequent on a failure to regard these laws; the extent to which economic conditions have influ- enced our social and political history as well as its reaction upon our economic life. The main topics covered are: Population, immigra- tion, westward movement, public land policy, agricul- tural, mining, manufactures, labor conditions, slavery, internal improvements, railroads, domestic and foreign commerce; tariff policy, merchant marine, money, banking, crisis, public revenues, and expenditures. United States History and its Geographic Condi- tions A study of the influence of geographic condi- tions on the course of American history. Their im- portance as compared with one another and with non- geographic factors. Accounting Practice Accounting in banks, trust companies, insurance companies, bond houses, build- ing and loan companies, retail stores, railways, muni- cipal and government transactions. Cost Accounting The theory and practice of cost accounting, dealing mainly with manufacturing costs, and treating cost accounting as an instrument of ex- ecutive control. A prerequisite of this course is a working knowledge of bookkeeping and accounting. Introduction to Statistics The elementary, prin- ciples of statistics as a means to scientific study and interpretation of social and economic life; the gen- eral characteristics of the statistical method, the course and collection of data, errors and appropria- tion, classification and frequency, distributions, aver- ages, tabulation, graphic presentation, index num- b sr s . 84 Oglethorfe University Social Control of Business Social control has lagged behind rapidly developing modern industry. This course aims to give understanding of the various means of control now struggling and their application in different fields. Its topics will include the kinds of useful work; the general presumption in favor of private enterprise; its shortcomings as an organizing force, and the weakening of individual's positions in a free-exchange economy resulting from (1) massing of technical capital; (2) growth of specialized know- ledge before which common intelligence is at a disad- vantage; (3) conflicts of interests which the law of property and contract cannot fully harmonize and (4) other causes. Chief emphasis will be laid on the problems common to trusts, railroads, and public util- ities, arising from fixed capital, untraced expenses, increasing returns, and the resulting tendencies to monopoly. Advanced Economics and the Development of In- dustrial Society The structure, institutions, and op- eration of industrial society; medieval industrial so- ciety and the evolution of modern capitalistic indus- try; private exchange co-operation; the pecuniary or- ganization of society and its resulting institutions; specialization and interdependence; the significance of technology; speculation industry; the worker under a wage system in capitalistic machine industry; con- centration in large scale production, in ownership of wealth, in control of industry; impersonal relations; private property; competition, and social control. Conservation of Natural Resources Natural re- sources as factors in national development. History of exploitation of soils, forest, mineral resources, etc. ; current movement to conserve natural resources; Oglethorpe University 85 reclamation of arid and swamp lands; reduction of erosion; scientific forestry; elimination of waste in mining ; effective use of mineral fuels and metals ; improvement and extension of waterways; use and control of water power; problems of water supply. Comparative Government A comparative study of the leading governments of the world, including England, France, Switzerland, the small states of Europe and of South America. (This course alter- nates with American Government and Politics.) Modern Cities Growth and problems of the mod- ern city; its home rule, charter, electorate, and va- rious forms of government, etc. Municipal and ad- ministrative systems in Europe and the United States ; methods and results ; public health and safety ; charities; education; finances; street and highways; public works; utilities regulation; municipal owner- ship. Ocean Transportation The history and classifica- tion of ocean carriers; ocean routes, and terminals; transportation organization and service, freight, pas- senger, mail, international express, marine insurance; relation of ocean carriers with one another and the public; government aid and regulation, navigation laws, merchant marine question, etc. Railroad Transportation -Similar in scope to the above course. Commerce of South America Commerce relations between the United States and South America. Most of the countries are discussed separately because of individual conditions, but the subject matter is or- ganized under four general heads: (1) Development of commerce; (2) present status of South American 86 Oglethorpe University commerce; (3) factors affecting commerce with South America; (4) commercial prospects in South America. Industrial Administration 1 Designed primarily for those students expecting to enter the manufactur- ing field. It presupposes the courses Industrial So- ciety, Business Administration, Statistics, Accounting, and some ability to undertake independent investiga- tion. The course deals with the nature and charac- teristics of the complex problems of the industrial executive, and systematic methods of such problems, aiming thus to provide the student with a sense of relative values and some method for later intensive research on his own initiative. The work is made practical by independent investigation in factories of various types. Industrial Administration II A continuation of In- dustrial Administration I with similar objectives. The more important "philosophies of administration" which help to solve the manufacturer's problems; a rapid survey of the history of industrial engineering; theories, principles, methods of approach, devices, and their application to various types of industry. This work is made practical through personal inter- views with men who have developed the more im- portant philosophies of administration. Commercial Law (A three-term course) Ordinari- ly in non-commercial affairs the risks incident to ignorance of the law are not particularly formidable. A working knowledge of the rules of the Commercial Law is of practical value to every citizen, but to the successful business man of today it is indispensable. Successful completing of this course will make available to the student all substantive law courses offered in any law school. Among the subjects are: Oglethorpe University 87 Contracts, negotiable instrument, agency, partner- ship, corporations, sales, bailments, carriers, guaranty and suretyship, insurance, wills, etc. The case system of instruction is employed. Scientific Management and Labor Laying stress on the practical application and methods of the most complete and consistent recent tendencies. The prin- ciples of scientific management and their wide applic- ability to various manufacturing activities. Each student is expected to make first-hand investigation in one or more factories in Atlanta and vicinity, ex- emplifying as far as possible the type of production in which he is most interested, studying the problems of store-handling, routing, tool-room maintenance, cost keeping, worked material and tool standardiza- tion and classification, in making route charts, and in devising production systems. Industrial Combinations The conditions in modern industrial society which have led to the growth of combinations, an analysis of the motives for their for- mation, the sources of their power and the elements of their weakness, the character and extent of any possible social advantages to be derived from them as well as the disadvantages and evils which have fol- lowed their growth, the attempts at state and federal regulation in the past, and the question of the desir- able policy and feasible methods of control for the fu- ture. The subject is treated as a single problem of modern industrial society, with emphasis on methods of investigation, analysis and reasoning essential for the study of similar problems. Corporation Finance A study of the corporation, primarily with reference to its financial management. The more important topics include the financial side 88 Oglethorpe University of organization and promotion, amount of capitaliza- tion, choice of different types of securities to be is- sued, method of selling securities and raising addi- tional capitol, financial policy with reference to divi- dend, surplus, accounting practice, etc., insolvency and reorganization and the problems and methods of social control of the financial management of corpora- tions. Investment Various types of investment includ- ing government, state, municipal bonds, securities of railway, public utility, industrial, and mining com- panies, and real estate investments; the characteris- tics of each and their relative fitness to meet the needs of different classes of investors; methods and sources of information for determining the value of such investments; general industrial and financial conditions affecting changes in their value; the in- stitutions dealing in them and the attempts on the part of the public to safeguard and regulate invest- ments. Accounting Problems and Auditing- The applica- tion of accounting principles to specific problems. Practical work in actual audits and devising systems for actual installation form a large part of the year's work. Bank Management A technical course in the in- ternal problems of bank organization and manage- ment. The work is designed to train not so much for clerical work as for position of official responsi- bility. This course alternates with the Theory of Banking. Public Finance Public expenditure, budgetry- methods, public revenues, and public debt. The pur- pose is to give a working knowledge of government to 8 "8 S 8 85 $2 Oglethorpe University 89 financial institutions as distinguished from commer- cial ones; bonds, taxes, borrowing and the manage- ment of national, state, and municipal debts. (Omit- ted in 1926-27.) Business Correspondence Training in the writing and dictating of business letters. Each student is as- signed a subject for independent investigation. Advertising Technique 1 Mail campaigns, with a study of the technique of sales letters, letter series, inserts, mailing cards and folders, booklets, cata- logues, and other forms of direct advertising. Each student is required to make a detailed survey of at least one mail campaign and to work out completely one original campaign. Advertising Technique II Display advertising, writing, and printing of same. The problems studied include marketing of a new product, widening the de- mand for an established product, keeping a well- known product before the public, developing a year- round demand for a seasonal product, fighting sub- stitutions, removing prejudices, announcing an in- crease in price, and mail-order selling; retailer's prob- lems, including those in the department store and in the chain-store; specialize^ advertising as that of banks, railroad, cities, churches, universities, libra- ries and charities. In addition to class discussions, practice work of each student is adapted, as far as possible, to his future needs. Organization of Industrial Scientific Research Study of the methods of organizing research work in connection with large-scale industries ; the cost and maintenance of a laboratory ; what should be expected of it; how it should be directed and where competent research may be procured for it. 90 Oglethorpe University Office Administration The principles and methods underlying efficient and economical office manage- ment; evolution of the modern office; the office man- ager; electing and training office employees; office re- sults; office manual; organization procedure; ob- stacles and emergencies; standardizing; incentives; relation between employer and employee; general of- fice service; order and billing systems; filing systems. (The department reserves the right to withdraw- any course for which, in the judgment of the Dean, an insufficient number of students have applied.) Electives and Graduate Courses These are all courses that either have been given, or will be given if there is sufficient demand for them. History of Commerce Social Control of Labor. Business Administration Comparative Free Govern- Labor Conditions and Prob- ment. lems. International Law. Risk and Risk-Bearing in Commerce of South America, modern Industrial Society. Scientific Management of The World's Food Resources. Labor. Foreign Trade. Industrial Conditions. United States History and Bank Management. Geographic Conditions. Public Finance (not offered Introduction to Statistics. in 1927-28.) The Manager's Administra- Advertising Technique. tion of Finance. The Science of Commerce The Manager's Administra- (Scientific Research of tion of Labor. Business Problems.) Oglethorpe University 91 THE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION Leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Arts (B. A.) in Education Professor Gaertner. Assistant Professor Burrows General Psychology A study of Mental States, Human Action, and Connection of Mental Facts, Feel- ings of Things, Relationships and Personal Conditions. The Will; general characteristics, and functions of mental states. The nervous system, its structure, ac- tion and connections with mental states. Purpose: To acquaint the student with the main facts and laws of mental life and to provide a sound foundation for the study of allied subjects. Three terms. Fresh- man. Genetic Psychology Normal Childhood and Youth, Stages of Development, Solidary Life, Appropriating Environment, Submitting to Public Opinion, Selecting Companions, Formation of Ideals, Development of Personalities, Process of Education. Purpose of Course: To enable the teacher to become a compan- ionable leader to children and youth. Fall term, Soph- omore year. Educational Psychology A study of the Mind in the Acts of Learning. Its varied Functions, Stimu- lation, Reactions and Processes, Laws of Mental Ac- tivity. Purpose of Course : To understand more fully the application of Psychology to the problem of edu- cation." Winter term, Sophomore year. General Method An inquiry concerning the Train- ing of the Mind, Relative Values of the Studies, The Position of Interest, Necessity of Coordination, Cor- relation and Concentration, The Process of Educa- tion, Principles of Apperception, The Development of 92 Oglethorpe University Ideals and Conceptual Power. Purpose of the Course: To obtain a general view of the problem of arrange- ment, attack and pursuit of studies. Spring term, Sophomore year. Principles of Education A study of the Funda- mentals of Human progress. Preparation necessary for the work of Directing Activity. The aim of Edu- cation, Content and Formal Studies, The Doctrine of Discipline, Educational Values, The Curriculum. Purpose of Course: To establish a basis for rational thought on Education. Fall term, Junior year. History of Education A study of the most prom- inent forces that have contributed to the advance- ment of the races. Family and social customs, ethical standards, religions, traditions, educational ideals, biographical sketches of Reformers and Educators, Development of Schools and Colleges of the United States. Purpose of Course: To know the varied phases of educational thought of the past so as to be able to appreciate present tendencies and require- ments. Winter term, Junior year. School Administration and Management State, County, Town, Village and City School Organization and Control. Duties of School Boards, Superintend- ents, Supervisors, Principals and Teachers. Course of study and Promotions. Establishment and use of Libraries. Selection and Preparation of Schools, Buildings and Situation. The business side of School Affairs. Purpose of Course: To equip for Teaching or Supervision. Spring term, Junior year. THE SCHOOL OF PHYSICAL CULTURE Perhaps the most remarkable single development in the modern educational world is the possession by our colleges and universities of complete control of Oglethorpe University 93 the greatest of all sports. American college football is the most interesting, most exciting, most manly, most instructive and most profitable game ever play- ed by men. It, more than any other, furnishes to its devotees something of the moral equivalent of war, and such a hold has it taken on the public that they pour out their tens of thousands of dollars to witness inter-collegiate games in vast stadia and bowls erect- ed largely for the purpose at a cost reaching into the millions. It is a momentous thing for the aca- demic world to have control of the American equiv- alent of the Olympic games and the contests of the Arena, and as we watch the never ceasing enlarge- ment of interest, finance, equipment and importance of this part of college work it must be perfectly ap- parent that the very life of a college depends and will more and more depend upon its method of handling this fact which is at once a challenge and an oppor- tunity. And, hand in hand with football, go baseball, bas- ket-ball, boating, track, and indeed the whole physical well-being of the vast American student-body. Passing by as somnolent those colleges that side- step the fact by denying their students the privilege of intercollegiate sports and those that permissively decree a Students' Athletic Association which as- sumes control of coach, games, and often of "Faculty Directors of Athletics," we come to those institu- tions that face the situation with wide open eyes. The attitude of Oglethorpe University to all ath- letics is based upon the recognition of the physical training of the human body as a college study. It is presumed that a matter of such overwhelm- ing importance to college life as athletics and of such 94 Oglethorpe University transcendent interest to the public that it commands their time and purses at will, is a matter worth study- ing seriously and deserving to be ranked with Greek and Poultry Keeping. Therefore Oglethorpe University has founded her School of Physical Culture. Its purpose is two-fold: To train, protect and de- velop the bodies of all the students of the University and to offer a special school where those who deserve it may receive special training, equipping them for positions as Physical Directors in Y. M. C. A.'s, in the Army, and in other schools, colleges and univer- sities. As a school for the special preparation of students for positions as physical directors and coaches in Y. M. C. A.'s, the Army and other schools and univer- sities, a regular curriculum has been arranged offer- ing instruction in the following subjects, the comple- tion of which will lead to an appropriate certificate or degree. 1. Physiology A first-year course in the study of the human body, one hour per week Fall, Winter Spring and Summer Terms. Required of all Fresh- men. Prerequisite for all courses enumerated below. Includes studies in Sanitation, Hygiene and First Aid. Professor Hunt 2. Mass Athletics A study of methods used in the A. E. F., Play Athletics, study of muscles, their development and health. Study of various develop- ment systems. Three hours per week. Required of all students who do not elect courses 3-10. Mr. Robertson Oglethorpe University 95 3. Track Study and practice of all track exercise, running, jumping, vaulting and javelin throwing, hurdling and relay race. Three hours per week. Elec- tive. Mr. Anderson 4. Football Science and practice of this geatest of games, study of formations, plays, strategy, man- agement. Mr. Robertson 5. Baseball Science and practice of the most widely popular of all American games. Spring term only. Twelve hours per week. Mr. Anderson 6. TennisStudy and practice. Fall, Winter, Spring and Summer Terms. Three hours per week. Mr. Anderson 7. Aquatic Sports Study and practice Swim- ming, rowing, crew work. Fall, Winter, Spring and Summer Terms. Mr. Anderson 8. Fencing Swordsmanship in the foil, sabre and rapier. Fall, Winter and Spring Terms. Two hours per week. Prof. Roney 9. History of Play and Games The genesis and development of modern games, including Courses 3- 10; also of chess, draughts, ten pins, etc. Fall, Winter and Spring Terms. One hour per week. Dr. Libby 98 Oglethorpe University 10. Psychology of Play Mental preparation for contests. Advertising and promotion of games. Sport writers and writing. Athletic accounting, con- tracts, methods of promotion and use of football con- tests. One term only. Profs. Routh, Gaertner and Cagle 11. Arts and Science Group Comprising such electives from courses offered in the Schools of Arts and Sciences, Literature, and Commerce as may be elected to complete requirements of S. I. A. A., for eligibility in intercollegiate games. An appropriate letter will be given all students making the University team in any of the above classes, 3-10, inclusive. Every human being should be taught to play with his fellow-beings. Every student should have daily exercise. These two simple but fundamental axioms are the basis for all work in this department. The munificent gift of fifty thousand dollars by Mr. and Mrs. Harry P. Hermance to Oglethorpe Univer- sity for an athletic field has made possible the im- mediate inauguration of this plan, which is founded upon the study from a college standpoint of psychol- ogy, hygiene, sanitation, first-aid work, etc. It fur- ther emphasizes the necessity of careful medical supervision of all athletics and the adaptation to each individual student of special forms of exercise. One of the most important features is the requiring of every student to take some form of physical ex- ercise daily under proper medical or tutorial guid- ance. In this way those who need it most would be sj as < o "S ^ =: CO e -S 3 ca .S 03 s tt> ?> ~~ e O j -s +j CO kSS s s &q Oglethorpe University 97 most advantaged, and the chief failure of the athletic program of our average American college would be obviated, for it is a notorious fact that most of our institutions develop a small number of trained ath- letes in football, baseball, basket-ball, etc., while the great mass of students do little more than sit on the bleachers and yell. And the building of the new athletic field given by Mr. and Mrs. Hermance makes possible the inaugura- tion at Oglethorpe of a complete system of physical culture for all students. It will include not only the great athletic features such as football, baseball, bas- ket-ball, etc., but also many interesting track exer- cises, discus and javelin throwing, jumping, vaulting and, in fact, all of the various numbers to be found at our intercollegiate track meets. It is the purpose of Oglethorpe University as quickly as circumstances may permit, to enter, and, in addition, to develop a strong boating crew on Silver Lake. The University has been especially fortunate in enjoying the services of Mr. Frank B. Anderson, one of the best known coaches in the South, who has had charge of Athletics at Oglethorpe University and who has been advanced to the directorship of the depart- ment of physical culture. Mr. Anderson has merited and won not only a great reputation as a coach, but as a clean, fine friend of young men, and there is no man in the whole of America more loved by his boys. We are especially fortunate also in being able to announce that Mr. Harry Robertson, famous all- American football star, will coach our football team and teach Courses Nos. 2 and 4. The University, of course, is proud of his record and happy in the know- ledge that our boys will have as their coach a man 98 Oglethorpe University who is an expert in that department with hardly an equal in this country, and those of us who have charge of the moral and mental life of the University, feel especially happy in having at the head of this fascinating department of our work, a splendid out- standing man whose personal influence with the stu- dents will mean so much in the building of character and the enforcing of every moral and religious pre- cept. It is not going too far to say that the teams at Oglethorpe will be as well coached next year and thereafter as any teams on the American continent, for there are no two finer men at the head of athletics whether it be as coaches or as men, than the two who head this department at Oglethorpe. Other instructors will be added as this work may require. UNIVERSITY EXPENSES Board and Room Rent The dormitory facilities of Oglethorpe University are the safest and most comfortable of cognate insti- tutions in the South. All the permanent buildings of the University will be like those now finished, which are believed to be absolutely fireproof, being con- structed of steel, concrete and granite with parti- tions of brick and hollow tile. The Boarding Department of the Institution is conducted to please the student. Thoroughly first- class service is given. The skimmed milk diet which produces skimmed milk thinking is studiously avoided. Price of board is included in the room rent. The prices named below are based upon three grades of rooms. The first of these comprises the temporary dormitory; the second the entire third Oglethorpe University 99 floor of the Administration building, which is fifty (50) feet wide and one hundred and eighty (180) feet long; like the third floor of Lupton Hall, 50x150, it is divided into individual roms, with general toilet and bath room on the same floor. Each contains a lava- tory furnishing hot and cold water. The third grade is on the second floor of the Administration build- ing and is composed of suites of rooms, each suite containing a bedroom, bath and study. The price charged includes first-class board, steam heat, elec- tric lights, water and janitor's service, and all rooms are furnished adequately and substantially. Every room in the dormitory contains ample closet space. The rooms are large, airy, safe and comfortable. The furniture is of oak and is the same for all rooms, including chiffonier, study-table, single bed, spring and mattress for each student. Room linen and bed clothing will be furnished by the student. Applications for rooms should be filed at once. For reservation of room inclose $5.00 reser- vation fee, to be credited on first payment. The expenses at Oglethorpe University are made as low as the quality of instruction, of rooming ac- commodations and of table fare will permit. No fees such as matriculation, library, hospital, contingent, athletic, etc.,, are charged. To Day Students the only charge made is that of tuition which is $75.00 per term, as covered by the college calendar. For students boarding in the dormitories of the University the following charges are made: Government Building $165.00 per term. Administration Building, second floor $197.50 per term. 100 Oglethorpe University Administration Building, third floor, $177.50 per term. All University charges are payable quarterly in ad- vance except by special arrangement. For absences no rebate is made on board for less than one week, nor on room rent and tuition for less than one term. No rebate is made on absences caused by temporary sus- pension by action of the faculty. All Freshmen, other than day students and young women, are required to room on the campus except upon the written request of their parents or guardians. It will be observed that the total cost for the entire year, including tuition, table board and room rent, heat, light and janitor service ranges from $165.00 per term upward ac- cording to the rooming accommodations. The student should bring his own bedding and personal linen. Books may be purchased from the Student Co-op or in the city of Atlanta and will cost approximately $10.00 per term, Upon assuming possession of his room each student is given a statement showing the general condition of the room and of the articles of furniture contained therein. He is required at the end of each term or at the end of the college year upon request of the Superintendent, to restore the property to the con- dition in which he received it by paying the actual cost of replacements and repairs as made or estimated as necessary to be made by the college officials. When the room is occupied by more than one student the cost of repairs is divided in proportion to responsi- bility. SELF HELP Approximately fifteen per cent of the Oglethorpe student body are "working their way through col- Oglethorpe University 101 lege" in whole or in part. It is the intention of the authorities of the Univer- sity to see that a way is provided as far as possible for the assistance of any student who may be in pe- cuniary need and yet desirous of prosecuting his studies at Oglethorpe. A special Faculty Committee will co-operate with students to that end. As a general rule it is best for the student that he should be able to devote all of his time to his aca- demic duties, but where circumstances require it, many students may undertake various tasks, pay- ment for which materially aids them in meeting their expenses. For further information address the President, Oglethorpe University. SPECIAL LOAN FUND By the generosity of a good friend who does not wish his name mentioned, the University is able to lend a limited sum to deserving students who would otherwise be unable to prosecute their studies at Oglethorpe. Further details upon application. ATHLETICS HERMANCE FIELD The munificent generosity of Mr. and Mrs. Harry P. Hermance in giving to Oglethorpe the sum of $50,- 000.00 for an Athletic Stadium, the finest in the South, makes feasible the development of ail forms of field sports, including not only the great games of football and baseball, but also vaulting, jumping, dis- cus and javelin throwing, track work, etc. Physical culture for all students will be required. A sanely encouraging attitude is taken by the Uni- 102 Oglethorpe University versity toward intercollegiate athletics, and Ogle- thorpe University is acquitting herself well in that sphere of her educational life. SILVER LAKE In addition to those sports common to all well equipped colleges in the South, Oglethorpe University is the fortunate possessor of a beautiful lake covering eighty acres located conveniently to the University campus, with a part of its shore set aside for a univer- sity boat house. This will enable the institution to add a crew to its list of athletic sports. The lake is admirably suited for boating, rowing, swimming and fishing. The policy of Oglethorpe University includes the care of the physical life of our students as a matter of large importance. Regular instruction, looking to symmetrical development of the entire man will be given in the Athletic Department of the University, under competent medical guidance. Special attention is at present given to outdoor athletics. Adequate provision is being made for football and baseball grounds, tennis courts, etc. Work has been begun on the Hermance Stadium. UNIVERSITY STORE One of the interesting features of university life at Oglethorpe is the University Store, managed for the benefit of the students themselves, under the super- intendence of the Faculty. In the store are kept all the necessary college acces- sories. Any ordinary purchase may thus be made most conveniently, as full lines of goods answering the various college requirements are constantly kept on hand. Oglethorpe University 103 MORAL AND RELIGIOUS ATMOSPHERE The ability of a college or university to develop worthy character in its students depends largely upon that indefinable quality called "college atmosphere." As a mother, she breathes her own soul into her boys. They inherit all she has been through, all of labor and strength and faith and prayer. If her judgments have been bought out with money they inherit that; if with blood they inherit that. Every storm through which she has passed strengthens them for their own conflicts in the days that are to come. Oglethorpe is a daughter of battle and faith and prayer. God alone built her, touching the hearts of multitudes of His children at the voice of her call. Alone of all the prominent ante-bellum universities she died for her ideals and alone of all the universi- ties of America, God has raised her from the dead. By her every battle, her every faith, her every triumph, she has learned what things are really worth while and what hand really to lean upon. She will tell her children of Him. SPECIAL RELIGIOUS SERVICES Regular chapel exercises, which the students are re- quired to attend, are conducted by each of the mem- bers of the faculty in turn. The student life at Ogle- thorpe is also blessed by the activities of the Y. M. C. A., and frequent sermons and addresses by visit- ing pastors and evangelists. A Sunday School Class has been started by the students themselves, which grew to a membership of over eighty. LIBRARIES By the generosity of many friends, so great as to be almost unparalleled, the University received dur- 104 Oglethorpe University ing the first year of its life approximately ten thou- sand volumes for the library. These consist of stand- ard works in Literature, History and Science, with many valuable reference works in special depart- ments. The Private Libraries of Dr. Sellers in Science, and of Dr. Nicolassen in the Classics, are both available for the use of the students in these departments. The policy of the institution is to let no year go without the enlargement of the library. A competent librarian is in charge and the rooms will be open during the year of 1926-27 approximately ten hours per day. The Public Library is also avail- able for the use of our students. KING LIBRARY OF ENGLISH By the splendid generosity of Dr. Cheston King the University has been given a Library of English incomparably the finest south of Washington. The volumes for this library, including some seventeen thousand books and pamphlets, have been received, and are now available for graduate work. OGLETHORPE COAT-OF-ARMS Among the unique honors offered at the University is the presentation of a sweater with the Coat-of- Arms blazoned thereon, which will be awarded in the future under the terms of the following resolution unanimously adopted by the Faculty of the Univer- sity, upon recommendation of the President: "Resolved, that on and after September 1st, 1922, the Coat-of-Arms of Oglethorpe University shall be given to those students carrying a minimum of fifteen hours weekly, of excellent personal character and conduct, whose general average of all the courses taken during five preceding consecutive terms shall ^ o 1 1 5- O Oglethorpe University 105 have been not less than 93, or who, in lieu of said general average, shall have so distinguished them- selves in some intellectual, creative, or constructive accomplishment as to entitle them thereto in the judgment of the Faculty." W. R. Carlisle J. R. Murphy M. F. Calmes L. Mw AilcClung P. H. Cahoon 1920 E. C. James, Jr. J. R. Terrell, Jr. 1921 L. W. Hope E. E. Moore 1922 M. M. Copeland W. C. Johnson L. N. Turk, Jr. D. B. Johnson J. H. Price A. M. Sellers T. L. ^aton Martha Shover Gladys Crisler Al. G. R. O. Brown Christine Gore J. M. McMekin 1923 J. B. Kersey L. G. Pfefferkorn Smith J. O. Hightower, III 1924 F. M. Boswell a. F. Hardin J. B. Partridge R. F. McCormack Jr 1925 E. E. Bentley J. D. Chesnut 0. M. Jackson R. G. Pfefferkorn N. F. Antilotti Mary Belle Nichols Esther Cooper W. C. Morrow, Jr. J. K. Ottley, Jr B. H. Vincent Fay Bowman Marvin Rivers W. V. Braddy Grace Mason Virginia O'Kelley E. H. Waldrop, Jr. Joseph H. Watkins 1926 Leila Elder Nettie Feagin Earl Shepherd Mary Watkins Evelyn Hollingsworth 106 Oglethorpe University THE OGLETHORPE IDEA Quality is the word that expresses the Oglethorpe idea quality in location, in climate, in campus, in architecture, in student character, in college life, in athletics and sports, in faculty, in curriculum and in religion and morals. Every one of these we offer at Oglethorpe. Located in the commercial and educational capital of the South, with an unrivaled climate, on the most elegant street of that city, on a most beautiful cam- pus of over one hundred and eighty acres of woodland and meadow, including an eighty-two acre lake which belongs to our students for swimming, boating and fishing, the physical advantages offered by Ogle- thorpe University are unsurpassed anywhere in the section. One by one a splendid body of buildings is being erected on its campus. Every one of them will be of granite trimmed with limestone and covered with variegated slates. All of them will be as fire-proof as human skill can make them and as commodious and comfortable as our architects can plan them. They will be like the first buildings already erected, which are believed to be the safest, most beautiful and most efficient college or university buildings in the Southeast. THE OGLETHORPE SITE ATLANTA The attractions of the city of Atlanta as an educa- tional center are fast making it one of the great in- tellectual dynamos of the nation. Gifted with a soft, Southern mountain climate, convenient of access to the entire nation over its many lines of railway, known everywhere as the center of Southern activ- Oglethorpe University 107 ities, she draws to herself as to a magnet the great minds of the nation and the world. Hither come lec- turers, musicians, statesmen, evangelists, editors, teachers and officials of the United States. An in- tellectual atmosphere created by such conditions and the frequent opportunity of contact with these lead- ers in all branches of human activity, offered fre- quently to our students, give Oglethorpe University an advantage of position and of opportunity which she will cultivate to the uttermost. Facilities for hearing and meeting the great musicians and authors and public speakers and the leaders in all spheres of intellectual activity will be offered our students. The tremendous influence of such contact upon the young lives committed to us will be felt in increased ambi- tion and redoubled determination to perform, them- selves, their duty to their race and their God. THE SILENT FACULTY AT OGLETHORPE It is not going too far to say that the aesthetic tastes and home habits of many young men are ruined at college by the cheap and unattractive furnishings of their rooms and the ugly forbidding architecture of the buildings, whose walls often deface their cam- pus. The architecture of an institution of learning should be a constant source of delight and inspira- tion to its students, teaching quietly but surely the highest ideals of life. Indeed all those qualities of soul we know as honesty, solidity, dignity, durability, reverence and beauty may be expressed in the face of a building as surely as in that of a man, and are so expressed on the Oglethorpe campus. Not less important are the personal surroundings of the student's room. Cheap, ugly and ill-equipped apartments have exactly the same influence on the 108 Oglethorpe University soul of a boy that cheap, ugly and ill-equipped hu- man companions have. That is why the rooms at Oglethorpe are handsomely furnished. The sons of the poor are entitled to the information and inspira- tion such surroundings offer, and the sons of the rich will deteriorate without them. In brief the college education that does not teach a love of beauty and tidiness and what is popularly called "decency," is essentially and dangerously de- fective. This is the special work of the silent faculty at Oglethorpe. 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