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Vol. 32 No. 4
EAST CAROLINA TEACHERS COLLEGE
BULLETIN
GRADUATE INSTRUCTION
DECEMBER, 1941
GREENVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
EAST CAROLINA TEACHERS COLLEGE
is an accredited member of
the southern association of colleges and
Secondary schools
the American association of teachers Colleges
and
The North Carolina college Conference
GRADUATE INSTRUCTION
SUMMER QUARTER 1943
June 3___ Thursday — Registration for first term
June 4 Friday — Class work begins
June 10 Thursday — Last day to register
July 14 Wednesday — First term ends
July 15 Thursday — Registration for second term
July 22 Thursday — Last day to register
Aug. 27 Friday — Summer school closes
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Part One — Officers and Graduate Faculty
Board of Trustees 5
Officers of the Board of Trustees 5
Committee on Graduate Instruction 6
Graduate Faculty 6
Part Two — Graduate Instruction
Library 8
Admission to Graduate Instruction 9
Requirements for the M.A. Degree 10
Part Three — General Information
Fees and Expenses 12
Withdrawals, Refunds and Credits 13
Student Loan Fund .' 13
Part Four — Departments of Graduate
Instruction
Administration and Supervision 14
Education 16
English 20
Geography 21
History 22
Mathematics 23
Natural Science 24
Psychology 28
Social Science _ 29
PART ONE
OFFICERS AND GRADUATE FACULTY
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Term
Expires
Hon. Clyde A. Erwin, Chairman
ex officio Raleigh
Robert R. Taylor Greenville 1941
F. C. Harding Greenville 1941
J. Herbert Waldrop Greenville 1941
Henry C. Bridgers Tarboro 1941
O. P. Makepeace Sanford 1943
Mrs. Charles M. Johnson Raleigh 1943
J. K. Warren Trenton 1943
A. B. Andrews Raleigh 1943
Mrs. John G. Dawson Kinston 1945
Mrs. Charles S. Forbes Greenville 1945
Dr. Paul Fitzgerald Greenville 1945
Mrs. W. B. Murphy Snow Hill 1945
OFFICERS OF THE BOARD
Clyde A. Erwin
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Ex Officio Chairman
Agnes W. Barrett, Secretary
F. D. Duncan, Treasurer
EXECUTIVE BOARD
Clyde A. Erwin, Chairman F. C. Harding
A. B. Andrews
BUILDING COMMITTEE
Henry C. Bridgers, Chairman O. P. Makepeace
Leon R. Meadows, Secretary
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COMMITTEE ON GRADUATE INSTRUCTION
E. L. Henderson, Ph.D., Administration and Supervi-
sion, Chairman
Carl L. Adams, Ph.D., Education and Psychology
R. L. Hilldrup, Ph.D., History
Herbert ReBarker, Ph.D., Mathematics
R. J. Slay, Ph.D., Science
Lucile Turner, Ph.D., English, Secretary to the Com-
mittee
GRADUATE FACULTY
Leon R. Meadows, Ph.D., President
Carl L. Adams, Ph.D., Director of Department of Edu-
cation and Psychology
Denver Ewing Baughan, Ph.D., English
B. B. Brandt, Ph.D., Science
W. A. Browne, Ph.D., Geography
Lucile Charlton, M.A., Education
Dora E. Coates, M.A., Primary Education
James B. Cummings, M.A., Geography
Sallie Joyner Davis, North Carolina History
Will Scott DeLoach, Ph.D., Science
Elinor Elizabeth England, M.A., Mathematics
Beecher Flanagan, Ph.D., Economics and Government
Arthur D. Frank, Ph.D., Director of Department of
History
Maria D. Graham, M.A., Mathematics
Mary Hemphill Greene, M.A., English
Lois G. Grigsby, M.A., English
Hubert C. Haynes, Ph.D., Education
E. L. Henderson, Ph.D., Director of Department of Ad-
ministration and Supervision
Robert Leroy Hilldrup, Ph.D., History
E. C. Hollar, M.A., History
Emma L. Hooper, M.A., English
Mary Emily Humphreys, Ph.D., Science
Mamie E. Jenkins, M.A., English
Howard J. McGinnis, Ph.D., Registrar and Psychology
Annie C. Newell, M.A., Education
GRADUATE INSTRUCTION 7
P. W. Picklesimer, M.A., Director of Department of
Geography
Meredith Neill Posey, Ph.D., English
Herbert ReBarker, Ph.D., Director of Department of
Mathematics
Charles W. Reynolds, Ph.D., Science
Ronald J. Slay, Ph.D., Director of Department of
Science
Paul A. Toll, Ph.D., Social Science
Alice Lucile Turner, Ph.D., Director of Department of
English
Louise Williams, M.A., Mathematics
Christine Wilton, Ph.D., Science
Martin L. Wright, M.A., Director of Department of
Social Science
PART TWO
GRADUATE INSTRUCTION
Purpose. Graduate instruction is organized to provide
for three classes of graduate students: first, those who
wish to become school administrators or supervisors;
second, those who wish to secure Graduate Certificates;
and, third, those who wish to do work beyond the
Bachelor's Degree without reference to a higher degree
or certification.
Faculty. The administration and direction of graduate
instruction is in charge of a Director of the Department
of Graduate Instruction and a committee of five members
of the faculty appointed by the President of the College.
The teaching faculty of Graduate Instruction includes
only those members of the college faculty specially desig-
nated by the directors of the departments that offer
graduate work.
Library. The East Carolina Teachers College Library
is making every effort consistent with its major program
to meet the needs of the graduate department. The same
fully-trained staff that serves during the academic year
functions during the entire summer session. A consistent
effort has been made, and is continuing, to complete sets
of periodicals and journals of value to graduate students.
The holdings of the congressional proceedings have
recently been tripled.
The Library now has over 40,000 volumes, many of
which were purchased specifically or mainly for graduate
use at the requests of those faculty members interested
in graduate courses. The reference collection contains
practically all the major reference sets in English and
several in other languages.
It is the established policy of the Library to make every
reasonable effort to secure materials needed that we do
not have ; if it is not possible to do so by purchase, then it
usually is by borrowing or photographing in larger
institutions.
GRADUATE INSTRUCTION 9
ADMISSION TO GRADUATE INSTRUCTION
Admission to graduate instruction must be made to the
Director of Graduate Instruction. Blanks for this purpose
may be secured from his office.
To be admitted to graduate instruction the candidate
must hold a Bachelor's Degree from this college or from
some other institution of equal rank or lack not more than
six quarter hours of work to complete the residence re-
quirement for the Bachelor's Degree, provided he is
recommended for graduate standing by the director of
his major department. He must also have met the under-
graduate requirements for his major and minor fields and
made not less than an average grade of three in all his
undergraduate work.
If the undergraduate work of an applicant does not
show the completion of at least fifteen quarter hours in
English, nine of which shall be Composition, and twenty-
four quarter hours in a combination of Education and
Psychology, such deficiencies shall be made up before the
Master's Degree will be conferred.
Admission to graduate instruction is not equivalent to
admission to candidacy for the degree of Master of Arts.
Transcripts. Graduates from other institutions must
present an official transcript of all high school and college
work completed. This transcript shall be filed with the
Registrar of the College before the first enrollment.
General Information. Each graduate student should
choose a major field and consult the director of graduate
study in that department with reference to the work to
be done in that department.
Each graduate is also expected to select a minor field
of study.- This should be chosen as nearly as possible to
supplement the student's work in the major field.
Courses numbered 300 to 399 may be taken by graduate
students if they are designated in the catalog as being
open to graduate students. However, not more than
twelve quarter hours of work may be taken from courses
numbering below 400.
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Courses numbering 400 or above in the general college
catalog are open to graduate students only.
Marks. Credit is given for graduate work only for
marks "1," '%" and "3." However, two-thirds of a
student's work must be above a "3."
Transfer of Credit. A limited amount of acceptable
graduate credit earned in a fully accredited institution
may be offered to apply on the Master of Arts degree.
Such credit is allowed only on the recommendation of the
department or departments concerned and the approval
of the Committee on Graduate Instruction.
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS
Admission to Candidacy. Each student must make
application to the Director of Graduate Instruction for
admission to candidacy not later than the first week of
the quarter or summer session at the close of which the
degree is to be conferred.
Residence. At least three full quarters must be spent
in residence, provided that nine quarter hours shall count
as the minimum of work for one quarter in residence.
Course Requirements. A candidate for the degree of
Master of Arts may complete either of the following plans
of work :
a. Eighteen quarter hours in a major field, nine quarter
hours in education and psychology or in a combi-
nation of both, six quarter hours of seminar, twelve
quarter hours of electives, and a thesis. The elec-
tives shall be chosen with the advice of the director
of the major department and should be so chosen as
to qualify the candidate for a Graduate Certificate.
b. Twenty-four quarter hours in a major field, nine
quarter hours in education and psychology or in a
combination of both, and twelve hours of electives
to be chosen with the advice of the director of the
major department. The electives should be so
chosen as to qualify the candidate for the Graduate
Certificate.
GRADUATE INSTRUCTION 11
Not more than fifteen quarter hours of work may be
taken in any one quarter.
Thesis. If a thesis is written it must show the result
of an investigation of some educational problem related
to the major field. The subject of the thesis must be
approved by the director of the major department and by
the Committee on Graduate Instruction at least two
quarters before the degree is conferred. One approved
typewritten copy of the thesis must be filed with the
librarian of the college and one copy must be filed with
the director of the major department before the degree is
conferred.
No credit is given for the seminar until after the thesis
has been finally approved.
Teaching Ability. Each student must satisfy the Com-
mittee on Graduate Instruction as to his ability to teach.
This may be done in either of two ways : (a) successful
teaching experience, or (b) successful student teaching.
PART THREE
GENERAL INFORMATION
FEES AND EXPENSES
Day Students. The fee for day students, i.e., those not living
in one of the college dormitories, is $33.50 per quarter of twelve
weeks.
Dormitory Students. The fee for dormitory students is $93.50
per quarter. This fee covers tuition, instruction, board, room,
laundry, rental of textbooks, admission to college entertainments,
subscription to the college paper, and infirmary service for minor
illness.
Reservation Fee. A reservation fee of $5.00 must accompany
the application for admission from all students. The fee is
credited to the student's account, provided he enrolls in the
quarter for which reservation is made. If he wishes to with-
draw his application and notifies the college in writing at least
two weeks before the opening of the quarter, the fee will be
returned, except that no refund of a fall quarter fee will be made
if requested after September tenth.
Fees Payable Each Quarter by All Students
Board and Registration Student
Room Books, etc. Tuition Activity Total
Day Student $7.50 $20.00 $6.00 $33.50
Dormitory Student- $60.00 $7.50 $20.00 $6.00 $93.50
All the fees above, except the student activity fee, must be paid
to the Treasurer at the beginning of the quarter.
The student activity fee must be paid to the Treasurer of the
Student Fund at the beginning of the quarter.
Other Fees
Non residents of N. C. (per quarter) $2^.00
Private music lessons (per quarter) 7.00
Laboratory fees in certain subjects 2.00
Diploma fee (with application for graduation) 5.00
Late registration 1.00
Changes in schedule (per subject) .25
Transcript (after first) .50
"Auditor" in one or more courses 6.00
Infirmary fee* I 1.00
'Charged day students nol living in hum homes. Gives Infirmary service.
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Special students, i.e., day students who schedule not more than
six credit hours per quarter, will pay a fee of $2.00 per credit
hour scheduled.
These fees are subject to revision by the Board of Trustees of
the college.
To be exempt from the out-of-state fee:
1. The parents or guardian of a student must be residents of
the state at the time of his registration, or
2. The student must have established residence in the state at
least six months before he entered the college.
A resident student is construed to be one who actually lives in
the State and not one who has merely moved into the State for
the purpose of securing an education from one of the State
Institution.
Withdrawals, Refunds, Credits. Students who, for any reason,
withdraw from the college before the end of any quarter will have
a proportionate part of the amount paid for board refunded. In
addition, if a student withdraws before registration for the
quarter is closed, one-half of the fees for room and tuition will
also be refunded. Refund will be calculated from the date of
official withdrawal from the College.
A student desiring to withdraw from college should do so with
the consent of his parent or guardian and the approval of the
Registrar. Students who withdraw unofficially are not eligible to
re-enroll in the college.
Credit. No degree, diploma, or certificate will be granted or
a transcript of credits furnished a student until all financial
obligations to the college, other than student loans, have been
paid.
All previously incurred expenses at the college must be fully
paid or secured before a student may re-enter at the beginning of
any quarter.
Student Loan Fund. If a student who is doing graduate work
in the College needs additional money to help finance his edu-
cation, he may make application for a loan to the Loan Fund
Committee of the College. However, no student may borrow
more than the actual college expenses for any one quarter, and
no student may borrow a total of more than $250.00. Appli-
cation for a loan must be made to the Treasurer on blanks
furnished for that purpose. Application should be made at least
two weeks before the beginning of the quarter for which the loan
is desired.
Scholarship and student government records are considered in
awarding loans.
PART FOUR
DEPARTMENTS OF GRADUATE
INSTRUCTION
ADMINISTRATION AND SUPERVISION
Mr. Henderson and Mr. Adams
SENIOR AND GRADUATE COURSE
330. Educational Statistics.
Three hours a week. Credit: three quarter hours..
Designed for prospective principals and supervisors.
Aim: to drill students in manipulation of educational
data for purposes of interpretation.
Topics: tabular and graphic methods; measures of
central tendency, variability, and relationships; norms;
T-score; B-score; and principles of sampling.
GRADUATE COURSES
405. Administration of the Elementary School.
Three hours a week. Credit: three quarter hours.
This course deals with such topics as: selection and
training of teachers; the place of the teacher in the ad-
ministrative program; child accounting; school discipline
and its relation to administration; and the general relation
of the elementary school to the community.
406. The Elementary School Principal.
Three hours a week. Credit: three quarter hours.
For those preparing to be elementary school principals.
Topics: personality and training of the principal; ad-
ministrative and supervisory duties; relation to the
county; management of his office; division of his time.
407. Budgets and Accounting for Public Schools.
Three hours a week. Credit: three quarter hours.
Designed for school principals.
Topics: sources, management, and expenditure of
school revenue; value of community property; indebted-
• ness and taxation; growth of school population and cost
per capita; and other data necessary for intelligent
budget-making and accounting.
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408. Public School Administration.
Three hours a week. Credit: three quarter hours.
Designed for school principals and supervisors.
Topics: development of administrative units of our
public school systems; boards of education; relation of
superintendent to the school and the public; preparation,
tenure, and promotion of teachers; publicity and education
of the public; pupil accounting and records.
409. High School Administration.
Three hours a week. Credit: three quarter hours.
This course treats such topics as: the selection and
training of the teaching staff; the place of the teacher in
the high school administrative program; pupil accounting;
pupil guidance; curricular offerings and organization;
extra-curricular activities and their relation to the school
program; and the relation of the high school to the
community.
421. Curricula for Public Schools.
Three hours a week. Credit: three quarter hours.
Required of students preparing to meet State requirements
for principals and supervisors of elementary schools.
Topics: needs for curricula revision; principles of cur-
riculum revision; tendencies in the organization of ele-
mentary and high school subjects; type studies.
426. Theories of Education.
Three hours a week. Credit: three quarter hours.
Required of students preparing to meet State requirements
for principals and supervisors of elementary schools.
Topics: European and American movements and in-
fluences from Comenius, Rousseau, Pestalozzi, Froebel,
Herbart, Mann, Parker, Dewey, and others, who are
directly and indirectly responsible for modern educational
theory and practices in the elementary and high schools.
428. Supervision of Instruction.
Three hours a week. Credit: three quarter hours.
Required of students preparing to meet State requirements
for principals and supervisors.
Topics: functions of the supervisor; ways and means
of promoting better classroom teaching; adaptation of
course of study to special needs of community; relation of
supervisor and teacher; technique of criticism.
429. Instructional Problems of the Unadjusted Child.
Three hours a week. Credit: three quarter hours.
This course makes a detailed study of the problems of
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the unadjusted child; diagnosis of particular difficulties
and application of remedial measures.
430. Educational Statistics.
Three hours a week. Credit: three quarter hours.
Designed for prospective principals and supervisors. Con-
tinuation of Administration and Supervision 3 30. Prere-
quisite: Educational Statistics 330.
Topics: partial correlations, multiple correlations,
linear regressions, use of normal probability curve to
interpret data; weighing scores; comparing groups;
tabulations, etc.
431. Apprentice Work in Administration and Super-
vision.
Six hours a week. Credit: three quarter hours.
Designed for all those preparing to be principals or
supervisors.
Each student in this course is assigned to a principal or
supervisor as an assistant in actually doing the work the
student will be required to do as a principal or supervisor.
Each student is required to attend conferences between
the principal and his staff, the supervisor and his teachers,
and any other meetings held for groups of teachers, super-
visors, or principals.
432. Training Teachers in Service.
Three hours a week. Credit: three quarter hours.
For prospective principals and supervisors.
Topics: evaluation of the different types of in-service
training, study groups, conference groups, extension
groups, teachers' meetings, county and state associations,
reading clubs, experimental teaching.
EDUCATION
Mr. Adams, Miss Coates, Miss Charlton, Mr. Haynes,
Mr. Henderson, Mr. McGinnis, Miss Newell
SENIOR AND GRADUATE COURSE
306. Social Sciences in the Primary Grades.
Winter quarter. Three hours a week. Credit: three
quarter hours.
The purpose of this course is to show child development
through social science experiences.
Topics: ways the social sciences develop; content of the
social sciences; arrangement of environment conducive to
children's social growth; participating in making records
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of children's social science curriculum in action; organizing
potential units of work; and making studies of play
materials, books, pictures, and stories.
GRADUATE COURSES
400. a.b.c. Seminar.
Two hours a week. Three quarters. Credit: six
quarter hours.
In this course each student, under the direction and
guidance of his adviser, presents at least one problem or
subject each quarter. These problems are to be discussed
and each student is supposed to take the lead in the dis-
cussion of his problem. Problems are to be chosen from
major fields. The study of the problem must show
original research or original organization on the part of
the student presenting it.
405. Investigations in the Teaching of Reading.
Three hours a week. Credit: three quarter hours.
The course consists in making an analytical study of
researches that have been reported on the various phases
of the teaching of reading. The child's difficulties in be-
coming familiar with the reading processes, the teaching
difficulties in the subject, remedial work designed for the
child's benefit, and a critical evaluation of the research
studies with special reference to the psychological prin-
ciples involved and the educational implications to be de-
rived are given serious consideration in this course.
412. Improvement of Reading Instruction in the Primary
Grades.
Three hours a week. Credit: three quarter hours.
This course is planned for teachers of experience. Indi-
vidual teaching problems will be given consideration.
Topics: Factors conditioning children's success in
reading; a study of the experiences of children which
affect their reading interests; the utilization of these
interests in the acquiring of desirable reading attitudes,
habits, and skills; evaluation of methods of teaching
reading, and materials characteristic of current practice.
Demonstrations of the telebinocular and other mechanized
reading aids are a part of this course. There will be
observations in the Training School.
417. Study of Some of the Major Problems of the
Grammar Grades.
The student will distribute the working time each week
as follows: A minimum of two hours observation in the
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Training School, two hours library work, two hours group
conference a week, and three hours a week in conference
with the instructor. Credit: three quarter hours.
The class divides into working committees with a chair-
man and a secretary. Each committee schedules its own
time and place for meetings. Each student selects some
major problem or problems with which he wants to work.
A list of these problems is given to the teacher for
evaluation before the student begins work on them.
Reports are to be presented both orally to the whole
group, and to the teacher in writing with complete records
of individual and group activities attached. The chairman
of each group keeps a check on attendance for individuals
in his group.
Pre-observation conference with the critic teachers is
necessary before observing in the room. The groups meet
the critic teachers in conferences following the obser-
vations.
420. Visual Aids in Education.
Three hours a week. Credit: three quarter hours.
For teachers and administrators who wish to make use of
objective teaching aids, including the school journey,
slides, prints, and the motion picture. Available
materials in these fields are surveyed and attention given
to the problem of selection and integrated use in the school
program.
Sources of supply for all materials and projection appa-
ratus and care of materials and equipment will be con-
sidered. A survey of literature in this field will be made.
422. History and Philosophy of Education.
Three hours a week. Credit: three quarter hours.
This course takes up the historical development of the
principles and practices of education from the earliest
times to the present. Education as an expression of the
aims of life for the individual and social group is studied.
423. History and Philosophy of Education.
Three hours a week. Credit: three quarter hours.
This course is a continuation of Education 422.
426. Modern Trends in Secondary Education.
Three hours a week. Credit: three quarter hours.
The purpose of this course is to make an analytical study
of the shifts and changes of emphasis current in the field
of secondary education.
Trends as they are found (a) in current educational
literature; (b) in changing emphasis observable in cur-
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riculum materials; and (c) in current beliefs as to the
functions of the junior high school and the junior college.
Special effort is directed to the philosophical antecedents
of educational practice.
427. The Beginning and Development of Secondary
Education in the United States.
Three hours a week. Credit: three quarter hours.
This course traces the transfer of the secondary school
from its origin in Europe to the United States; its early
beginnings as a private or semi-private institution here;
its development into a tax-supported institution; and its
rapid growth and development since 1900.
ENGLISH
Miss Turner, Mr. Baughan, Miss Greene, Miss Grigsby,
Miss Hooper, Miss Jenkins, Mr. Posey
SENIOR AND GRADUATE COURSES
314. Modern Drama.
Winter quarter. Three hours a week. Credit: three
quarter hours. Offered in alternate years.
A study of representative modern dramatists — Maeter-
linck, Hauptmann, Galsworthy, Barrie, Shaw, O'Neill, and
a number of others — with some attention to types and
movements.
317. The Essay.
Fall quarter. Three hours a week. Credit: three
quarter hours. Offered in alternate years.
A survey of the history of the essay and a study of the
various types. Collateral reading required.
319. Modern Poetry.
Spring quarter. Three hours a week. Credit: three
quarter hours. Offered in alternate years.
A survey of American and English poetry from 1900 to
the present time, including a study of the poetic move-
ments and contemporary trends of the major poets, and
representative poems.
326. Romantic Poetry.
Spring quarter. Three hours a week. Credit: three
quarter hours. Prerequisite: English 112b. Offered in
alternate years.
Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, and Keats em-
phasized. Some attention to less important contempo-
raries.
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GRADUATE COURSES
400. a.b.c. Seminar.
Three quarters. Two hours a week. Credit: six quarter
hours.
A study of bibliographical practice and method in con-
nection with thesis writing. Advice as to suitable subjects
for original research papers and round table discussion of
finished products a necessary part of the work.
405. Current Problems in the Teaching of English.
Three hours a week. Credit: three quarter hours.
Prerequisite: English 220.
A critical study of those statistical investigations,
laboratory experiments, and philosophical writings which
record the status and point out the needs and the prospects
in the teaching of English.
413. Studies in English Literature.
One quarter. Three hours a week. Credit: three
quarter hours.
Studies in English literature to 17 50, selected by the
instructor upon consultation with the students.
414. Studies in English Literature.
One quarter. Three hours a week. Credit: three
quarter hours.
Studies in English literature from 1750 to 1900, selected
by the instructor upon consultation with the students.
415. Principles of Literary Criticism.
One quarter. Three hours a week. Credit: three
quarter hours.
A study of the theory and practice of critics, together
with written criticisms of prose and poetry.
416. Principles and Types of Poetry.
One quarter. Three hours a week. Credit: three
quarter hours.
A study of versification and poetic types.
417. Principles and Practice in Advanced Composition.
One quarter. Three hours a week. Credit: three
quarter hours. Prerequisites: English 1, 2, 3, and 213.
Daily themes; criticisms, editorials, book reviews,
intimate essays, and related types.
418. Studies in American Literature.
One quarter. Three hours a week. Credit: three
quarter hours.
Studies in American literature, selected by the instruc-
tor upon consultation with the students.
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GEOGRAPHY
Mr. Picklesimer, Mr. Browne, Mr. Cummings
GRADUATE COURSES
410. Geography of World Problems.
Three hours a week. Credit: three quarter hours.
Prerequisite: approval of the teacher in charge of the
class.
A study of current international problems in the light of
their natural environmental setting. Emphasis is placed
upon the following topics: geography and the evolution
of nations; the expansion of Europe; European influence
in world affairs; the British Empire and its many prob-
lems; geography and conflicting interests of the war-torn
nations of Europe and Asia, and their effects upon the
United States.
440. Climatology.
Three hours a week. Credit: three quarter hours.
Prerequisite: approval of the teacher in charge of the
class.
The first part of the course is devoted to a rapid and
intensive survey of climatic controls. This is followed by
a study of the various climatic classifications, together
with a comparison of the major climatic environments
found in different parts of the world. The student will be
directed in compiling, graphing, and mapping climatic
data, and in interpreting the results.
450. Geography of the South.
Three hours a week. Credit: three quarter hours.
Prerequisite: approval of the teacher in charge of the
class.
A detailed study of the influences of geography on the
development of the several regions of the American
South. From the basis of physical complex, through
economic products, are traced the lines of force that
determine the life and labor of the contemporary South in
Cotton Belt and Piney Woods, Delta and Southern High-
lands, Industrial Piedmont and Texas Oil Fields, Sugar
Bowl and Fishing Fringe, Rice Zone, and Florida Sub-
tropics.
460. Geography of the Orient.
Three hours a week. Credit: three quarter hours.
It is the purpose of this course to assist the student in
understanding the geography of eastern Asia in the light
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of the present world conflict. The approach is through a
study of race, political and social customs; regions and
their commodities; and types of industry and commerce.
HISTORY
Mr. Frank, Miss Davis, Mr. Hilldrup, Mr. Hollar
GRADUATE COURSES
400. a.b.c. Seminar.
Three hours a week for three quarters. Credit: six
quarter hours.
401. Europe since 1918.
Three hours a week. Credit: three quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and 18 hours of history.
404. The Renaissance and the Reformation.
Three hours a week. Credit: three quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and 18 hours of history.
405. History of North Carolina since 1860.
Three hours a week. Credit: three quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and 18 hours of history.
407. The Civil War and Reconstruction.
Three hours a week. Credit: three quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and 18 hours of history.
408. United States History since 1877.
Three hours a week. Credit: three quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and 18 hours of history.
410. Colonial Social and Cultural History.
Three hours a week. Credit: three quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and 18 hours of history.
411. Ancient Imperialism.
Three hours a week. Credit: three quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and 18 hours of history.
412. Formation of the Federal Union, 1781 to 1801.
Three hours a week. Credit: three quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and 18 hours of history.
421. Cultural History of Medieval Europe.
Three hours a week. Credit: three quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and 18 hours of history.
425. Historiography.
Three hours a week. Credit: three quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and 18 hours of history.
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431. Social and Cultural History of the United States
since 1865.
Three hours a week. Credit: three quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and 18 hours of history.
440. The Evolution of European Nationalism since 1789.
Three hours a week. Credit: three quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and 18 hours of history.
451. Social and Cultural History of the United States,
1789 to 1865.
Three hours a week. Credit: three quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and 18 hours of history.
MATHEMATICS
Mr. ReBarker, Miss Graham, Miss Williams, Miss England
GRADUATE COURSES
400. a.b.c. Seminar.
Three quarters. Two hours a week. Credit: six
quarter hours. Required of students writing theses in the
field of the teaching of mathematics.
425-426. Theory of Equations.
Fall and winter quarters. Three hours a week. Credit:
three quarter hours each. Prerequisite: Mathematics
213, 214, and 215.
A study of complex numbers, roots, geometric construc-
tion, cubic and quartic equations, graphs, isolation of real
roots, solution of numerical equations, determinants, and
symmetric functions.
432. Differential Equations.
Fall quarter. Three hours a week. Credit: three
quarter hours. Prerequisite: Mathematics 213, 214, and
215.
A study of ordinary differential equations of the first
and second orders, and their application to elementary
mechanics, with emphasis on geometric interpretation and
application.
442. Advanced Calculus.
Spring quarter. Three hours a week. Credit: three
quarter hours. Prerequisite: Mathematics 213, 214, and
215.
A study of the definite integral as a sum and its appli-
cations, partial derivatives, development in series, and
multiple integrals.
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443. Solid Analytic Geometry.
Spring quarter. Three hours a week. Credit: three
quarter hours. Prerequisite: Mathematics 213, 214, and
215.
A study of coordinate geometry in space, the point, the
line, the plane, surfaces of revolution, and quadratic
surfaces.
455. Readings and Research in the Teaching of Arith-
metic.
Fall quarter. Three hours a week. Credit: three
quarter hours.
A study of the field of literature relating to the field of
the teaching of arithmetic, with special emphasis on edu-
cational research in the teaching of arithmetic.
456. Readings and Research in the Teaching of Second-
ary Mathematics.
Winter quarter. Three hours a week. Credit: three
quarter hours.
A study of educational literature relating to the field of
the teaching of secondary mathematics with special em-
phasis on research in this field.
462. Problems in Mathematics Education.
Winter quarter. Three hours a week. Credit: three
quarter hours.
A laboratory course designed for the study of problems
in the field of mathematics education relative to specific
schools or school systems in which the student is employed
or otherwise vitally interested.
NATURAL SCIENCE
Mr. Slay, Miss Austin, Mr. Brandt, Mr. DeLoach,
Miss Humphreys, Mr. Reynolds, Miss Wilton
SENIOR AND GRADUATE COURSES
305. Plant Ecology.
Spring quarter. Two lectures and four hours of labora-
tory work a week. Credit: four quarter hours. Prere-
quisites: Biology 34, 35, 36, and Botany 212, 213, or
their equivalent. Laboratory fee, $2.00.
Field study of local plant communities from the stand-
point of environment and its controlling factors.
312. Food Chemistry.
Spring quarter. Two lectures and four hours of labora-
tory work a week. Credit: four quarter hours. Prere-
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quisite: 24 hours of science including organic chemistry.
Laboratory fee, $2.00 and breakage.
A course designed to accompany a more advanced study
of foods. Food classification, analysis, detection of adul-
terants, and tests for the detection of specific foods.
325. Animal Ecology.
Two lectures and four hours of laboratory work a week.
Credit: four quarter hours. Prerequisite: a year of
biology. Laboratory fee $2.00.
A study of the relationships of animals to each other,
to plants and to physical factors in their environments.
330. Heredity.
Spring quarter. Three hours of lecture a week and two
hours of laboratory work per week optional. Credit:
three or four quarter hours. Prerequisites: Biology 34,
35, 36, or their equivalent or consent of instructor.
A study of the laws of heredity and their application in
evolution and eugenics. The laboratory work includes
experiments with the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster.
350. Histology.
Fall quarter. Two lectures and four hours of laboratory
work a week. Credit: four quarter hours. Prerequisite:
At least two years of college biology. Laboratory fee,
$2.00.
Slides of plant and animal tissues are prepared. Stu-
dents learn to identify plant and animal tissues from these
slides. Students are given the opportunity to prepare a
collection of slides for their own use.
360. Child Health Problems.
Three hours a week. Credit: three quarter hours.
A study of the child from infancy through succeeding
periods of growth and development. Special emphasis on
the pre-school child and early adjustments of the school
child.
365. School and Community Health Problems.
Three hours a week. Credit: three quarter hours.
A study of the activities involved in maintaining and
improving school and community health. Special em-
phasis on milk supply, food inspection, water supply,
sewage disposal, and control of communicable diseases.
Students will make field trips to observe various public
health activities.
370. Methods and Materials in Health Education.
Three hours a week. Credit: three quarter hours.
A study of some practical principles of health education
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designed for application in elementary and secondary
schools. Special reference to sources of material avail-
able to aid health instruction. Emphasis on planning
well-integrated units for personal and community health
study.
GRADUATE COURSES
400. a.b.c. Seminar.
Two hours a week. Three quarters. Credit: six
quarter hours.
406. Embryology.
Winter quarter. Two lectures and four hours of labora-
tory work a week. Credit: four quarter hours. Prere-
quisite: Two years of college biology. Laboratory fee,
$2.00.
The early development of the vertebrates is studied,
including the formation of the systems of organs. The
development of some one vertebrate is studied in the
laboratory. Slides showing this development are pre-
pared by the students.
408. Plant Anatomy and Morphology.
Winter quarter. Two lectures and four hours of labora-
tory work a week. Credit: four quarter hours. Prere-
quisites: Biology 34, 35, 36 and Botany 212, 213, or
their equivalents. Laboratory fee, $2.00.
A study of the origin and development of structures
found in vascular plants. A study of both prepared slides
and fresh materials which the student will prepare in the
laboratory.
410. Contemporary Science.
Fall, winter or spring quarter. Three hours a week.
Credit: three quarter hours. Prerequisite: Two years
of college science.
Lectures, readings, reports, and discussions concerning
the development of scientific thought with emphasis on
recent advances.
420. Investigations in Elementary Science.
Three hours a week. Credit: three quarter hours.
A course designed to offer opportunities for special
investigations in the field of elementary science.
430. The Teaching of General Science in Secondary
Schools.
Fall quarter. Three hours a week. Credit: three
quarter hours.
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This course deals with content, methods, laboratory-
work, equipment, textbooks, tests, and reference readings
of the introductory course in high school science. Atten-
tion will be given to the special studies made in the field
of general science.
440. Teaching of the Biological Sciences in Secondary
Schools.
Fall quarter. Three hours a week. Credit: three
quarter hours.
This course deals with the content, methods, laboratory
work, equipment, textbooks, tests, and reference readings
of the high school course in biology. Attention is given to
the special studies made in the field of the high school
biological studies.
455. Experimental Evaluations in Science Education.
Three hours a week. Credit: three quarter hours.
This course deals with the evaluation of science texts
and reference material; classroom and laboratory equip-
ment; and the coordination of the various sciences.
465. Current Problems in Science Education.
Three hours a week. Credit: three quarter hours.
This course deals with the current investigations in
science education; critical evaluations of techniques,
materials, results, and conclusions.
475. Historical Development of School Science.
Three hours a week. Credit: three quarter hours.
This course traces the development of the study of
science from its early stages to the present time. Special
emphasis is placed upon the development of the present
day secondary school sciences.
480. Advanced Problems in the Physical Sciences.
Three hours a week. Credit: three quarter hours.
This course deals with the fusion of chemistry and
physics as experienced in natural settings. Many demon-
strations are included.
485. The Lives and Works of Great Men of Science.
Three hours a week. Credit: three quarter hours.
This course deals with the development of science as
portrayed by the contributions of noted scientists. The
private lives and environments of these individuals will
be stressed.
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PSYCHOLOGY
Mr. Adams, Miss Charlton, Mr. Haynes, Mr. Henderson,
Miss Newell, Mr. McGinnis
SENIOR AND GRADUATE COURSE
340. Psychology of Adolescence.
Three hours a week. Credit: three quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Psychology 10 3, or its equivalent.
This course is intended to make a study of pre-
adolescence and adolescence. Behavioristic changes that
are concomitant with the physiological changes of adoles-
cence; their meaning and treatment in education training;
social institutions designed to meet these changes, such as
Boy Scouts and Campfire Girls, are some of the topics
given consideration.
GRADUATE COURSES
410. Mental Tests and Measurements.
Any quarter on demand. Three hours a week. Credit:
three quarter hours. Prerequisite: Psychology 10 3 or
its equivalent.
Aim: To acquaint the student with mental tests and
measurements.
Topics: Group and individual tests; the technique of
giving and scoring; interpretation of results; uses in classi-
fying and promoting children; study of intelligence and
its measurements.
411. Psychology of Learning.
Three hours a week. Credit: three quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Psychology 103 or its equivalent.
Aim: To provide for the student a working knowledge
of the laws of learning and habit formation.
Topics: Animal learning; human learning; habit
formation; analysis of the laws of learning. Experimental
work is continued throughout the course.
421. Social Psychology.
Three hours a week. Credit: three quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Six hours in Psychology, including 103.
In this course a study is made of the innate tendencies
that are stimulated by other beings and their behavior.
Also the organization of group attitudes, such as coop-
eration, opposition, etc., and group habits, customs,
language, and imitation.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE
Mr. Wright, Mr. Flanagan, Mr. Toll
SOCIOLOGY
GRADUATE COURSES
401. Racial Anthropology.
Three hours a week. Credit: three quarter hours.
A study of the origin and development of the races of
man.
402. The development of Social Thought.
Three hours a week. Credit: three quarter hours.
A history of social thought, including the outstanding
social philosophies of the past and their influence in the
development of culture.
403. Social Legislation.
Three hours a week. Credit: three quarter hours.
A survey of the major types of social legislation in the
United States and especially in North Carolina.
ECONOMICS
GRADUATE COURSES
402, 403. Advanced Labor Problems.
Three hours a week. Credit: three quarter hours each.
An intensive and critical study of the major problems
of industrial relations.
410, 411. Problems in Public Finance.
Three hours a week. Credit: three quarter hours each.
A summary sketch of principles of public finance, fol-
lowed by an intensive and critical study of tax systems
and of the various policies and programs adopted by
governments for raising and spending revenue.
420, 421. History of Economic Thought.
Three hours a week. Credit: three quarter hours each.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and 9 hours in ele-
mentary economics.
These courses treat such topics as the origin, nature
and development of economic thought; economic thought
of the ancients; the evolution of economics as a science;
general account of recent leading schools of economic
thought.
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GOVERNMENT
GRADUATE COURSES
401. International Relations.
Three hours a week. Credit: three quarter hours.
A study of international organization and relationships.
402. The Growth of Constitutional Government.
Three hours a week. Credit: three quarter hours.
A study of the history and growth of constitutional
development with emphasis upon the sources of the
American Constitution.
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