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Lebanon  Valley  College 

BULLETIN 


EXTENSION,  SATURDAY 
and  EVENING  CLASSES 

1948  -  1949 


PUBLISHED  BY 

LEBANON  VALLEY  COLLEGE 

ANNVILLE,   PA. 


Faculty  of  Extension,  Saturday  and  Evening  School 

Clyde  A.  Lynch,  A.M.,  B.D.,  Ph.D.,  D.D.,  LL.D. 

President 

Hiram  H.  Shenk,  A.M.,  LL.D. 

Professor  of  History 

Andrew  Bender,  Ph.D. 

Professor  of  Chemistry 

G.  A.  Richie,  A.M.,  B.D.,  D.D. 

Professor  of  Religion  and  Greek  and  Director  of  Extension  and 

Evening  Classes 

Stella  J.  Stevenson,  Ph.D. 
Professor  of  French  and  Spanish  Language  and  Literature 

V.  Earl  Light,  Ph.D. 
Associate  Professor  of  Biological  Science 

Lena  Louise  Lietzau,  Ph.D. 
Professor  of  German 

George  G.  Struble,  Ph.D. 
Associate  Professor  of  English 

Alvin  H.  M.  Stonecipher,  Ph.D. 
Dean  and  Professor  of  Latin  and  Greek 

Frederick  K.  Miller,  Ph.D. 
Professor  of  History 

Chester  A.  Feig,  A.M.,  Ed.D. 
Professor  of  Education  and  Psychology 


John  F.  Lotz,  Ed.D.,  A.M. 
Professor  of  Economics  and  Business  Administration 

Carl  Y.  Ehrhart,  B.D. 
Professor  of  Philosophy 

Hilbert  V.  Lochner,  A.M. 
Assistant  Professor  of  Economics  and  Business  Administration 

Willis  Wissler,  M.A.,  M.Pd. 
Interim  Professor  of  Economics 

Marvin  E.  Wolfgang 
Instructor  in  Sociology 

Ralph  S.  Shay,  M.A. 
Assistant  Professor  of  History 

John  G.  Aldrich,  Ph.D. 
Professor  of  Physics  and  Mathematics 

Helene  Kostruba,  M.D. 
Instructor  in  Russian 


LEBANON  VALLEY  COLLEGE  BULLETIN 

Volume  XXXVI  August,  1948  Number  5 

ANNVILLE,  PENNSYLVANIA 

Dr.   P.  A.  W.  Wallace,  Editor;    Publications  Committee:    P.   A.  W. 
Wallace,  Mary  E.  Gillespie,  A.  H.  M.  Stonecipher. 

Published  during  the  months  of  January,  February,  April,  May,  Aug- 
ust, October,  November,  by  Lebanon  Valley  College,  Annville,  Pa. 
Entered  as  second  class  matter  at  the  Post  Office  at  Annville,  Pa., 
under  the  Act  of  Congress  of  August  24,  1912. 


GENERAL    STATEMENT 

Through  extension  work  in  Harrisburg,  evening  classes  at  the 
college  in  Annville,  and  summer  school,  Lebanon  Valley  College  has 
for  many  years  enabled  many  students  to  obtain  college  courses 
and  secure  academic  degrees  while  continuing  their  regular  occu- 
pations. By  a  careful  selection  of  courses  and  consultation  with  the 
heads  of  the  departments  of  the  college  or  the  director  of  extension 
and  evening  classes,  a  student  can  meet  the  requirements  of  the 
college  for  a  baccalaureate  degree  while  earning  a  livelihood. 

All  extension  and  evening  courses  are  taught  by  full-time  mem- 
bers of  the  college  faculty.  The  courses  offered  in  extension  and 
evening  class   work  are  so   alternated   from  year  to  year   that  a 
student  can  readily  secure  those  required   for  graduation. 
ACADEMIC  STANDING 

Lebanon  Valley  College  is  fully  accredited  by  the  Department 
of  Public  Instruction  of  Pennsylvania,  the  American  Association  of 
Colleges  and  Secondary  Schools  of  the  Middle  Atlantic  States  and 
Maryland.  It  is  a  member  of  the  Association  of  American  Colleges 
and  of  the  American  Council  on  Education. 

Lebanon  Valley  College  is  a  Member  of  the  National  Associ- 
ation of  Schools  of  Music.  The  Conservatory  of  Music  is  fully  ac- 
credited by  the  Department  of  Public  Instruction  of  Pennsylvania. 

LOCATION 

The  college  is  situated  at  Annville,  twenty-one  miles  east  of 
Harrisburg  on  the  Benjamin  Franklin  Highway.  Students  from 
Harrisburg  and  the  vicinity  may  commute  to  the  college  in  less 
than  forty  minutes  time. 

REQUIREMENTS    FOR    DEGREE 

Lebanon  Valley  College  offers  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Arts 
(A.B.)   and  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Science   (B.S.) 
Residence        Degrees  will  be  conferred  only  upon  candidates  who 
Reauirement  nave  completed  a  minimum  of  30  semester  hours  work 
q  in  regularly  conducted  classes  on  the  college  campus. 

This  requirement  may  be  met  through  attendance  at  evening  and 
Saturday  classes  offered  at  the  college. 

Hours     Candidates  for  degrees  must  obtain  a  minimum  of  126  se- 
mester hours  credits  in  academic  work  and  four  in  Physical 
Education.  Extension  and  evening  class  students  are  not  required 
to  have  the  work  in  Physical  Education. 

Oualitv  Candidates  for  degrees  must  also  obtain  a  minimum  of 
Points*  13°  9uality  Points,  computed  as  follows:  for  a  grade  of  A. 
3  points  for  each  credit  hour;  for  a  grade  of  B,  2  points: 
for  a  grade  of  C,  1  point.  No  quality  credit  will  be  given  for  a  grade 
of  D.  As  part  of  this  total  requirement,  every  candidate  must  pre- 
Maior  sen*  a^  *east  24  semester  hours  in  one  department  (to 

and  Minor  be  known  as  nis  Major),  and  at  least  16  semester  hours 
in  another  department  (to  be  known  as  his  Minor). 
Both  Major  and  Minor  must  be  selected  before  registration  for  the 
sophomore  year,  the  Minor  to  be  suitably  related  to  the  Major  and 
chosen  with  the  advice  and  approval  of  the  Head  of  the  Major  De- 
partment. 

The  A.B.  degree  will  be  awarded  to  those  fulfilling  the  require- 
ments for  a  Major  in  the  following  departments:  English,  French, 
German,  Greek,  History,  Latin,  Mathematics  (Arts  option),  Political 
Science,  Religion,  Sociology,  Philosophy,  and  Psychology.  The  B.S. 
degree  will  be  awarded  to  those  fulfilling  the  requirements  for  a 
Major  in  the  following  departments:  Biology,  Chemistry,  Mathe- 
matics (Science  option),  Physics,  Business  Administration  and  Eco- 
nomics, Education,  and  Music  Education. 

Students  majoring  in  Education  must  take  two  Minors  of  not 
less  than  18  semester  hours  each. 

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GENERAL  REQUIREMENTS 

Certain  courses  embodying  the  fundamentals  of  a  liberal  educa  - 
tion,  are  required  by  all  students.  These  courses,  which  vary  slightly 
according  to  the  degree  sought,  are  as  follows: 

English  16  and  26 12  hours 

Foreign  Language1  **• 

History-     6  hours 

Hygiene  and  Orientation  2  hours 

Mathematics- 
Philosophy  32   2  hours 

Physical  Education    4  hours 

Psychology    13    3  hours 

Religion  14  and  82   6  hours 

Science4 

Social  Studies  6  hours 

Economics  16  or 

Philosophy  23-A  and  23-B  or 

Political  Science  16  or 

Sociology  13  and  23 

1  For    the    A.B.    degree    12    hours    of    Foreign    Language    are    required. 

For  the  B.S.  degree  6  hours  are  required  above  the  hoginners'  course.  Courses 
..ay   l.e  selected   from   French.   German,    Greek.    Latin,    or   Spanish. 

2  This  may  he  made  up  from  the  following  courses:  History  13,  123,  213,  23-A, 
23-B,     46,    412."  422,    43-B. 

3  Math.  13,  23,  and  4S  are  required  for  the  degree  of  B.S.  in  Science.  Pre-Medical 
students  may  substitute  an  elective  for  Math.  48.  Students  majoring  in  Business  Ad- 
ministration  and   Economics   are   required   to   take   Math.    13    and    23    or    113    and    123. 

4  Biology  18,  Chemistry  IS,  and  Physics  IS  are  required  of  candidates  for  the 
B.S.    degree    with    a    major    in    Science.      Others   may    elect    one    of    the    three. 

For    explanation    of    the    numbers    see    the    college    Bulletin. 

Students  outlining  a  course  for  a  degree  should  communicate 
at  once  with  the  Head  of  the  Department  in  which  they  intend  to 
Major. 

Candidates  for  the  Baccalaureate  degree  who  desire  to  be  ad- 
mitted to  advanced  standing  by  virtue  of  work  done  in  other  insti- 
tutions should  lose  no  time  in  having  their  credits  evaluated  by 
the  Registrar  in  order  that  they  may  be  informed  as  to  what  re- 
quirements they  must   meet  for  graduation. 

PRE-PROFESSIONAL    COURSES 

The  college  offers  pre-medical.  pre-legal.  and  pre-theological 
courses  to  prepare  students  for  entrance  to  schools  of  Medicine, 
Law,  and  Theology.  For  students  who  wish  to  major  in  the  field 
jf  economics  in  preparation  for  the  business  world,  the  college 
offers  a  course  in  Business  Administration.  Students  interested  in 
these  fields  should  write  to  the  Registrar  for  the  College  Bulletin. 

MUSIC 

The  college  has  a  separate  department,  the  Conservatory  of 
Music,  for  those  interested  in  Music.  Students  interested  in  this 
field  should  write  either  to  the  Director  of  the  Conservatory  of 
Music  or  the  College  Registrar  for  the  bulletin  of  the  Conservatory. 

CREDITS 

Credits  will  be  issued  to  all  students  showing  the  courses  at- 
tended, grades  and  number  of  semester  hours  credit. 

FEES 

A  fee  of  one  dollar  will  be  charged  for  matriculation.  In  the 
case  of  students  registered  in  both  extension  and  evening  courses 
only  one  matriculation  fee  is  required.  The  tuition  charge  for  Ex- 
tension and  Saturday  and  Evening  Courses  will  be  $12.00  for  each 

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semester  hour  of  credit.  A  special  tuition  fee  of  S5.00  per  semester 
hour  will  be  charged  persons  who  desire  to  take  any  of  the  courses 
as  an  auditor,  without  examination  and  without  credit. 

Fees  are  due  and  payable  within  ten  days  after  receipt  of  the 
bill  from  the  Finance  Office  of  the  College.  Remittances  should 
be  made  to  Lebanon  Valley  College  and  may  be  sent  by  mail  to 
the  Secretary  of  the  Finance  Committee. 

REGISTRATION 

Special  registration  evenings  for  the  extension  classes  in  Har- 
risburg  will  be  held  in  the  Central  High  School  Building  on  Forster 
Street  from  7:00  to  9:00  p.  m.  on  Monday  and  Tuesday  evenings. 
September  20  and  21.  At  that  time  students  interested  in  Extension 
classes  may  meet  and  consult  with  the  director  and  Extension  class 
teachers  relative  to  their  courses.  Students  unable  to  register  on 
either  of  the  above  evenings  may  do  so  on  the  evening  the  class 
in  which  they  are  interested  meets. 

Registration  for  the  evening  classes  at  Annville  will  be  held 
on  Friday  evening,  September  24,  from  7:00  to  9:00  p.m. 

EXTENSION  COURSES  —  1948-1949 
Central  School,  Forster  Street,  Harrisburg,  Pa. 

Classes  begin  the  week  of  September  27. 

Course 

Psychology 

History 

Mathematics 

Economic  Geography  Evening  to  be  determined  at  time 

Economics  of  registration. 

English 

American  Government 

Education 

Principles  of  Sociology 

Philosophy 


Description  of  Courses  Offered  in  Harrisburg 

ECONOMICS 

E-33.  Money  and  Banking.  This  course  deals  with:  the  nature 
and  functions  of  money;  monetary  standards  and  systems;  mone- 
tary development  in  the  United  States;  the  National  banking  sys- 
tem; the  structure  and  functions  of  the  Federal  Reserve  System: 
commercial  banking;  credit  and  its  uses;  credit  control;  monetary 
policy  and  the  business  cycle;  central  banks;  investment  banking; 
savings  banks;  consumptive  credit  institutions;  agricultural  credit. 
One  semester.  Three  semester  hours  credit. 

E-73.  Contemporary  Economic  Problems.  This  course  is  de- 
voted specifically  to  the  study  of  present  day  economic  problems. 
It  deals  with  the  problems  of  rationing,  price  ceilings,  inflation, 
taxation,  the  business  cycle,  the  banking  system,  agriculture,  trans- 
portation, population,  labor,  post-war  period.  One  semester.  Three 
semester  hours  credit. 


EDUCATION 

(One  or  more  of  the  following  courses,  depending  on  demand.' 

E-23.  History  of  Education  in  the  United  States.  The  develop- 
ment of  education  in  the  United  States  in  relation  to  social  and 
economic  changes  from  colonial  times  to  the  present,  including 
detailed  study  of  developments  in  Pennsylvania.  One  semester. 
Three  semester  hours   credit. 

E-83.  Educational  Measurements.  Preparation  for  testing  by 
the  classroom  teacher  is  offered  through  studying  principles  of 
validity  and  reliability,  appraising  and  constructing  tests,  and  con- 
sidering the  use  of  results.  Laboratory  fee  of  one  dollar.  Three 
semester  hours  credit.  One  semester. 

E-203.  Visual  and  Sensory  Techniques.  Psychological  bases  for 
sensory  aids;  use  of  apparatus;  sources  of  equipment  and  supplies. 
Laboratory  fee  of  four  dollars.  One  semester.  Three  semester  hours 
credit. 

Note:  If  there  is  a  sufficient  demand,  any  other  standard 
course  in  the  secondary  field  may  be  offered  in  addition  to.  or  in 
place  of,  any  of  the  above  courses. 

ENGLISH 

(One  or  more  of  the  following  courses,  depending  on  demand.* 
E-16.    English  Composition.    This  course  is  required  of  all  stu- 
dents  proceeding   to   a   college   degree.   Throughout   the    year.   Six 
semester  hours  credit. 

E-523-A,  E-523-B.  American  Literature.  This  course  will  deal 
with  American  Literature  from  the  beginnings  to  the  present  day. 
Throughout   the  year.    Three  semester  hours  credit  per  semester. 

HISTORY 

(One  or  more  of  the  following  courses,  depending  on  demand. I 

E-23-A.  Europe  from  1815  to  1914.  A  survey  of  nineteenth  cen- 
tury Europe.  Three  hours.  First  semester. 

E-23-B.  Europe  from  1914  to  the  Present.  A  study  of  the  World 
War  and  post-war  problems.  Emphasis  will  be  placed  upon  current 
history.   Three   hours.   Second   semester. 

E-46.  Political  and  Social  History  of  the  United  States  and 
Pennsylvania.*  A  general  survey  of  American  History  with  par- 
ticular attention  to  social  and  cultural  trends.  Attention  will  be 
given  to  the  history  of  Pennsylvania.  Throughout  the  year.  Three 
semester  hours  credit  per  semester. 


*  Attention  is  called  to  the  action  of  State  Council  of  Education,  December 
4,  1942. 

"That  subsequent  to  September  1,  1943,  all  permanent  certificates  issued  by 
the  Department  of  Public  Instruction  to  teach  in  the  public  schools  of  the  Com- 
monwealth, shall,  in  addition  to  the  present  regulations,  require  a  basic  course 
in  the  history  of  the  United  States  and  Pennsylvania. 

And  further,  that  subsequent  to  September  1,  1944,  all  certificates  issued  by 
the  Department  of  Public  Instruction  to  teach  in  the  public  schools  of  the  Com- 
monwealth shall,  in  addition  to  the  present  regulations,  require  a  basic  course 
in  the  history  of  the  United  States  and  Pennsylvania." 

The  above   course  is  designed  to  meet  the  requirements  of  the  State. 

E-116.  History  of  Civilization.  This  course  introduces  the  stu- 
dent, to"  the  principal  developments  of  mankind  from  early  historical 
times  to  the  present.  Emphasis  will  be  placed  on  the  history  of 
Western  civilization  in  its  political,  social,  and  cultural  achievements 

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MATHEMATICS 

(One  or  more  of  the  following  courses,  depending  on  demand.) 

E-13.  Advanced  Algebra.  Covering  ratio  and  proportion;  vari- 
ation; progressions;  binominal  theorem;  theorem  of  undetermined 
coefficients;  logarithms;  permutations  and  combinations;  theory 
of  equations;  partial  fractions,  etc.  First  semester.  Three  semester 
hours  credit. 

E-23.  Plane  Trigonometry.  Definitions  of  trigonometric  func- 
tions; right  and  oblique  triangles;  computation  of  distances  and 
heights;  development  of  trigonometric  formulae.  Second  semester. 
Three  semester  hours  credit. 

E-36.  Analytic  Geometry.  The  equations  of  the  straight  line, 
circle,  ellipse,  parabola  and  hyperbola  are  studied.  Numerous  ex- 
amples are  solved,  and  as  much  of  the  higher  plane  curves  and  of 
the  geometry  of  space  is  covered  as  time  will  permit.  Throughout 
the  year.  Three  semester  hours  credit  per  semester. 

PHILOSOPHY 

E-03.  Introduction  to  Philosophy.  This  course  is  intended  to 
introduce  beginners  to  the  basic  problems  and  theories  of  philos- 
ophy and  quicken  them  to  some  appreciation  of  the  role  played  by 
philosophy  in  the  whole  movement  of  civilization,  while  at  the  same 
time  giving  them  at  least  an  inkling  of  the  work  of  the  greatest 
thinkers  and  arousing  in  them  a  desire  to  go  to  the  sources.  Three 
hours.   First  semester. 

E-13.  Inductive  and  Deductive  Logic.  This  course  is  intended 
to  furnish  the  student  with  a  knowledge  of  the  laws  of  correct 
thinking,  the  purpose  and  place  of  the  syllogism  in  the  processes  of 
thinking,  and  the  detection  of  fallicies  in  thinking.  Three  hours. 
Second  semester. 

E-32.  Ethics.  The  aim  of  this  course  is  to  acquaint  the  student 
with  the  academic  ethical  problems,  and  to  effect  an  awakening  and 
a  strengthening  of  the  moral  sense.  This  is  a  required  course  for 
all  students  proceeding  to  a  degree.   Two  semester  hours  credit. 

POLITICAL    SCIENCE 

E-16.  American  Government  and  Politics.  A  course  designed  to 
give  the  students  a  working  knowledge  of  the  fundamentals  of 
Federal  and  State  Government.  Three  or  six  semester  hours  credit. 

PSYCHOLOGY 

(One  or  more  of  the  following  courses,  depending  on  demand.) 
E-13.  General  Psychology.  This  course  aims  to  acquaint  the 
student  with  the  psychological  standpoint  and  with  the  funda- 
mental psychological  principles.  It  includes  a  study  of  such  topics 
as  native  tendencies,  acquired  tendencies,  emotions,  imagination, 
memory,  and  reasoning.  Lectures,  discussions,  and  laboratory  work. 
Three  semester  hours  credit. 

E-23.  Educational  Psychology.  Designed  to  meet  the  needs  of 
students  of  education  who  are  seeking  from  psychology  the  facts 
and  principles  that  have  a  bearing  on  their  problems.  Special 
emphasis  is  placed  on  the  learning  process.  Prerequisite:  Psychol- 
ogy 13.    Three  semester  hours  credit. 

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E-43.  Psychology  of  Adolescence.  A  study  of  the  physical  and 
mental  changes  which  characterize  adolescence.  The  questions 
of  rate  and  variation  in  learning,  motive,  personality,  disturbances 
and  control  of  behavior  will  be  handled.  This  course  has  been  ap- 
proved by  the  State  Department  of  Education  for  professional 
credit.  Three  semester  hours  credit. 

E-53.  Applied  Psychology.  A  survey  of  the  applications  of 
Psychology  to  the  various  fields  of  human  relations.  It  includes 
such  topics  as:  increase  in  efficiency,  effect  of  suggestions,  im- 
provement of  personality,  advertising,  and  the  psychology  of  the 
public  platform.    Three  semester  hours   credit. 

E-63.  Mental  Hygiene.  A  study  of  wholesome,  effective  per- 
sonality adjustments,  including  causes  and  treatment  of  the  more 
common  social  and  emotional  maladjustments  among  college  stu- 
dents.   Prerequisite:    Psychology   13.    Three  semester   hours   credit. 

E-93.  Abnormal  Psychology.  An  introduction  to  the  study  of 
abnormal  behavior,  including  such  topics  as  hysteria,  multiple 
personality,  hypnotism,  analysis  of  nervous  and  mental  maladjust- 
ments, and  a  study  of  psychological  processes  as  they  occur  in  the 
more  marked  forms  of  derangement.  Prerequisite:  General  Psy- 
rhology.    Three  semester  hours  credit. 

SOCIOLOGY 

E-13.  Introductory  Sociology.  The  nature  of  man's  social  heri- 
tage, the  bearing  of  group  life  upon  the  individual's  personality, 
the  development  of  social  institutions  and  community  life,  and  the 
forces  involved  in  social  change  and  reorganization  are  the  principal 
"opics  studied  in  this  course.    Three  hours.    First  semester. 


Description  of  Courses  Offered  in  Annville 

The  following  courses  will  be  offered  by  the  college  at  Annville 
during  the  college  year  1948-1949.  The  Science  courses  offer  four 
semester  hours  credit — two  hours  credit  for  the  lecture  work  ana 
two  hours  credit  for  the  laboratory  work  per  semester.  The  lecture 
work  and  the  laboratory  work  will  be  offered  at  a  time  mutually 
satisfactory  to  students  and  instructors.  Residence  credit  is  given 
for  all  courses  taken  at  the  college. 

The  time  for  the  weekly  meetings  of  each  class  will  be  ar- 
ranged at  the  time  classes  are  organized.  Registration  and  organ- 
ization of  classes  will  take  place  in  the  Registrar's  Office  in  the 
Administration  Building  of  the  college  on  Friday,  September  24 
from  7:00  to  9:00  p.  m. 

Most  of  the  courses  are  offered  Friday  evenings,  and  are  offered 
at  such  times  as  to  enable  students  to  take  two  courses.  Should  a 
2lass  so  desire,   a  course  may  be    offered  on  Saturday  mornings. 

RELIGION 

14.  Introduction  to  English  Bible.  An  appreciative  and  his- 
torical survey  of  the  literature  of  the  Old  and  New  Testaments. 
This  is  a  required  course  for  all  students  proceeding  to  a  degree. 
Throughout  the  year.    Two  semester  hours  credit  per  semester. 


82.  The  Teachings  of  Jesus.  This  course  attempts  an  intensive 
study  of  the  religious  concepts  of  Jesus  as  set  forth  in  the  Gospels. 
Required  of  all  proceeding  to  a  college  degree  at  Lebanon  Valley 
College.  Two  semester  hours  credit. 

BIOLOGY 

18.  General  Biology.  This  course  fulfills  the  science  require- 
ments of  students  proceeding  toward  a  degree  excepting  those 
majoring  in  science  in  which  case  additional  science  courses  are 
required.  In  addition  to  two  hours  of  lectures  per  week,  four  hours 
work  per  week  in  the  laboratory  is  required.  The  lectures  and  the 
laboratory  work  will  be  held  on  Saturdays.  Credit  will  be  granted 
to  those  students  who  wish  only  the  lecture  work  and  not  the 
laboratory  work.  Throughout  the  year.  Four  semester  hours  credit 
per  semester. 

Note:  If  there  should  be  sufficient  demand,  other  courses  in 
Biology  may  be  offered. 

BUSINESS  ADMINISTRATION 

36.  Principles  of  Accounting.  A  course  in  accounting  prin- 
ciples and  their  application  in  business  to  sole  traders,  partner- 
ships, and  corporations;  books  of  original  entry;  operating  accounts 
and  balance  sheets;  the  preparation  of  financial  statements;  co- 
lumnar books;  controlling  accounts;  elements  of  corporation  ac- 
counting; branch  house  accounting;  business  papers.  Three  or 
six  semester  hours  credit. 

103.  Elementary  Statistics.  General  introduction  to  the  use  of 
statistics;  method  of  collection,  tabulation,  and  graphic  presenta- 
tion; analysis  and  interpretation;  charts;  averages,  dispersion  and 
skewness;  correlation;  application  to  the  study  of  business  cycles, 
population,  and  other  problems.  Required  course  for  all  majors 
in  Business  Administration  and  Economics.  The  course  is  a  par- 
ticularly valuable  course  for  those  preparing  for  Civil  Service  Ex- 
aminations. This  is  strictly  a  first  course  in  statistics.  Either  semes- 
ter. Three  semester  hours  credit. 

213.  Principles  of  Selling.  The  background  and  relationships 
of  selling;  the  steps  of  the  sale;  demonstrations  and  practice  in  the 
selling  methods;  practical  application.  Three  hours.   First  semester. 

183.  Fundamentals  of  Sales  Management.  Organization  of  the 
sales  department;  study  of  the  product;  market  statistics;  the  sales- 
man; the  buyer;  problems  of  procuring,  selecting  and  training  the 
sales  force;  equipment  and  sales  aids;  sales  promotion;  reports; 
selling  costs  and  control;  sales  planning.  Three  hours.  Second 
semester. 

223.  C.P.A.  Problems.  The  course  aims  to  train  the  student  in 
the  development  of  facility  in  the  solution  of  problems  found  in 
C.P.A.  work.  The  material  used  throughout  the  semester  is  selected 
from  past  state  boards  and  A. LA.  examinations.  The  methods  of 
solution  are  emphasized.  Regular  students  and  special  registrants 
must  show  evidence  of  ability  to  handle  work  before  admittance. 
Three  hours.    Second  semester. 

263.  Auditing.  Scope  and  types  of  audits;  procedures  during 
auditing  process;  writing  the  report;  case  problems  and  audit  of  a 
practice  set.    Three  hours.    First  semester. 

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ECONOMICS 

(One  or  more  of  the  following  courses,  depending  on  demand.* 
13.  Economic  Geography.  The  course  deals  with:  the  field  and 
function  of  economic  geography,  distribution  of  population,  the 
earth,  land  forms,  influence  of  soils,  temperature,  winds  and  ocean 
currents,  climates  of  the  world.  Much  of  the  course  will  deal  with 
the  more  important  commodities  of  the  world's  trade — their  pro- 
duction, export  and  import  in  the  various  countries  of  the  world. 
Stress  will  be  laid  on  the  chief  sources  of  raw  materials,  their  in- 
dustrial uses  and  the  marketing  and  transportation  problems  con- 
nected therewith.  Particular  stress  will  be  placed  on  critical  and 
strategic  materials,  their  availability  and  substitutes,  if  any.  One 
semester.    Three  semester  hours  credit. 

16.  Principles  of  Economics.  A  course  dealing  with  the  prin- 
ciples underlying  the  operation  of  the  economic  system.  A  study 
of  production,  value,  distribution,  and  consumption.  The  course  is 
based  partly  on  lectures  and  partly  on  a  discussion  of  problems. 
Throughout  the  year.  Students  may  take  either  or  both  semesters. 
Three  semester  hours  credit  per  semester. 

CHEMISTRY 

18.  General  Inorganic  Chemistry.  A  systematic  study  of  the 
fundamental  principles  of  and  the  sources,  properties,  and  use  of 
the  important  elements  and  compounds.  The  lectures  are  illus- 
trated by  displays,  demonstrations,  experiments,  and  moving  pic- 
tures. In  the  laboratory  the  student  acquires  first-hand  acquaint- 
ance with  numerous  representative  substances  and  methods.  The 
laboratory  fee  is  $16.00.  Throughout  the  year.  Four  semester  hours 
credit  per  semester. 

48.  Organic  Chemistry.  Two  hours  lectures  and  recitations 
and  three  hours  of  laboratory  work.  The  course  includes  a  study  of 
the  sources,  classification,  and  type  reactions  of  organic  materials. 
It  includes  foodstuffs  and  their  relation  to  nutrition,  dyes,  pharma- 
ceuticals, explosives,  coal  tar  intermediates,  and  manufacturing 
processes. 

The  laboratory  work  consists  of  about  sixty  experiments  cov- 
ering the  preparation  and  study  of  a  wide  range  of  representative 
compounds.  Prerequisite:  Chemistry  18.  Laboratory  fee  is  $24.00 
Throughout  the  year.  Four  semester  hours  credit  per  semester. 

EDUCATION 

23.  History  of  Education  in  the  United  States.  The  develop- 
ment of  education  in  the  United  States  in  relation  to  social  and 
economic  changes  from  colonial  times  to  the  present,  including 
detailed  study  of  developments  in  Pennsylvania.  One  semester. 
Three  semester  hours  credit. 

83.  Educational  Measurements.  A  critical  analysis  of  the  prob- 
lems in  measuring  the  results  of  teaching.  A  study  of  the  uses  and 
administration  of  representative  tests  and  scales  for  the  junior 
and  senior  high  school  subjects.  One  semester.  Three  semester 
hours  credit. 

133.    Principles  and  Techniques  of  Secondary  School  Teaching. 

A  study  of  principles,  practices,  and  methods  with  their  significance 
to  secondary  school  teaching.  One  semester.  Three  semester  hours 
credit. 

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203.  Visual  and  Sensory  Techniques.  Psychological  bases  for 
sensory  aids;  use  of  apparatus;  sources  of  equipment  and  supplies. 
Laboratory  fee  of  four  dollars.  Three  semester  hours  credit. 

Note:  If  there  is  a  sufficient  demand,  any  other  standard 
course  in  the  secondary  field  may  be  offered  in  addition  to,  or  in 
place  of,  any  of  the  above  courses. 

ENGLISH 

16.  English  Composition.  Required  of  all  students  proceeding 
:o  a  college  degree.  Six  semester  hours  credit. 

522-A  &  B.  American  Literature.  From  the  beginnings  to  the 
present  day.  Two  hours  credit  per  semester. 


FRENCH 

06.  Elementary  French.  This  course  is  intended  for  those  who 
oegin  French  in  College.  Its  aim  is  to  enable  the  student  to  write 
simple  French  sentences,  to  carry  on  a  conversation  in  easy  French, 
and  to  read  French  of  ordinary  difficulty.  College  credit  of  six 
semester  hours  will  be  granted  for  this  course,  if  followed  by 
French  16,  but  it  cannot  be  counted  toward  a  major. 

16.  First  Year  College  French.  This  course  presupposes  two 
years  of  high  school  French.  It  includes  further  drill  in  the  prin- 
ciples of  grammar,  practice  in  conversation,  composition,  and  die- 
ration,  and  more  extensive  reading.  Six  semester  hours  credit. 

GERMAN 

06.  Elementary  German.  This  course  is  intended  to  give  stu- 
dents a  reading  knowledge  of  German  of  average  difficulty,  and 
to  enable  them  to  understand  the  spoken  language  and  to  express 
simple  ideas  idiomatically.  College  credit  will  be  given  for  the  course 
but  it  cannot  be  counted  toward  a  major.  Six  semester  hours  credit. 

16.  Modern  German  Literature.  Reading  of  nineteenth  and 
twentieth  century  literature  combined  with  a  study  of  geography, 
history,  and  art.  Grammar  and  composition.  Six  semester  hours 
?  red  it. 

HISTORY 

23-A.  Europe  from  1815  to  1914.  A  survey  of  nineteenth  century 
Europe.    Three  hours.  First  semester. 

23-B.  Europe  from  1914  to  the  Present.  A  study  of  the  World 
War  and  post-war  problems.  Emphasis  will  be  placed  upon  current, 
history.   Three   hours.   Second   semester. 

46.  Political  and  Social  History  of  the  United  States  and  Penn- 
sylvania. A  general  course  in  American  History  with  special  em- 
phasis on  political  and  social  developments.  This  course  is  designed 
to  fulfill  the  state  requirements  for  United  States  and  Pennsylvania 
history.    Three  hours.  Throughout  the  year. 

E.-116.  History  of  Civilization.  This  course  introduces  the  stu- 
dent to  the  principal  developments  of  mankind  from  early  historical 
times  to  the  present.  Emphasis  will  be  placed  on  the  history  of 
Western  civilization  in  its  political,  social,  and  cultural  achievements. 

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MATHEMATICS 

13.  Advanced  Algebra.  Covering  ratio  and  proportion,  vari- 
ation, progressions,  binominal  theorem,  theorem  of  undetermined 
coefficients,  logarithms,  permutations  and  combinations,  theory  of 
equations,  partial  fractions,  etc.  First  semester.  Three  semester 
hours  credit. 

23.  Plane  Trigonometry.  Definitions  of  trigonometric  functions, 
right  and  oblique  triangles,  computation  of  distances  and  heights, 
development  of  trigonometric  formulae.  Second  semester.  Three 
semester  hours  credit. 

36.  Analytic  Geometry.  The  equations  of  the  straight  line, 
circle,  ellipse,  parabola  and  hyperbola  are  studied.  Numerous  ex- 
amples are  solved,  and  as  much  of  the  higher  plane  curves  and 
of  the  geometry  of  space  is  covered  as  time  will  permit.  Through- 
out the  year.  Three  semester  hours  credit  per  semester. 

POLITICAL    SCIENCE 

16.  American  Government  and  Politics.  A  course  designed  to 
give  the  students  a  working  knowledge  of  the  fundamental  laws 
of  Federal  and  State  Government.  Three  or  six  semester  hours 
credit. 

43.  Political  Theory.  A  survey  of  the  different  philosophies  and 
theories  of  Government,  Ancient  and  Modern,  with  special  refer- 
ence to  political  philosophy  since  the  16th  Century.  Three  semester 
hours  credit. 

PSYCHOLOGY 

13.  General  Psychology.  This  course  aims  to  acquaint  the  stu- 
dent with  the  psychological  standpoint  and  with  the  fundamental 
psychological  principles.  It  includes  a  study  of  such  topics  as  na- 
tive tendencies,  acquired  tendencies,  emotions,  imagination,  mem- 
ory, and  reasoning.  Lectures,  discussions,  and  laboratory  work. 
Three  semester  hours  credit. 

23.  Educational  Psychology.  Designed  to  meet  the  needs  of 
students  of  education  who  are  seeking  from  psychology  the  facts 
and  principles  that  have  a  bearing  on  their  problems.  Special 
emphasis  is  placed  on  the  learning  process.  Prerequisite:  Psychol- 
ogy 13.   Three  semester  hours  credit. 

43.  Psychology  of  Adolescence.  A  study  of  the  physical  and 
mental  changes  which  characterize  adolescence.  The  questions  of 
rate  and  variation  in  learning,  motive,  personality,  disturbances 
and  control  of  behavior  will  be  handled.  This  course  has  been  ap- 
proved by  the  State  Department  of  Education  for  professional 
credit.  Three  semester  hours  credit. 

53.  Applied  Psychology.  A  survey  of  the  applications  of  Psy- 
chology to  the  various  fields  of  human  relations.  It  includes  such 
topics  as:  increase  in  efficiency,  effect  of  suggestions,  improve- 
ment of  personality,  advertising,  and  the  psychology  of  the  public 
platform.    One  semester.  Three  semester  hours  credit. 

63.  Mental  Hygiene.  A  study  of  wholesome,  effective  person- 
ality adjustments,  including  the  causes  and  treatment  of  the  more 
common  and  emotional  maladjustments  among  college  students. 
Pre-requisite:  General  Psychology.  One  semester.  Three  semester 
hours  credit. 

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93.  Abnormal  Psychology.  An  introduction  to  the  study  of 
abnormal  behavior,  including  such  topics  as  hysteria,  multiple  per- 
sonality, hypnotism,  analysis  of  nervous  and  mental  maladjust- 
ments, and  a  study  of  psychological  processes  as  they  occur  in  the 
more  marked  forms  of  derangement.  Prerequisite:  General  Psy- 
chology. One  semester.  Three  semester  hours  credit. 

RUSSIAN 

06.  Elementary  Russian.  This  course  is  intended  to  give  stu- 
dents a  reading  knowledge  of  Russian,  to  enable  them  to  under- 
stand the  spoken  language,  and  express  simple  ideas  idiomatically. 
College  credit  will  be  given  for  the  course,  but  it  cannot  be  counted 
toward  a  major.  Six  semester  hours  credit. 

SPANISH 

16.  First  Year  College  Spanish.  This  is  a  continuation  and  ex- 
tension of  course  06  and  includes  further  drill  in  the  principles  of 
grammar,  practice  in  conversation,  composition,  and  dictation,  and 
more  extensive  reading.  For  entrance  to  Spanish  16,  the  preparatory 
course  06  or  its  equivalent  (two  years  of  high  school  Spanish)  will 
be  required.    Six  semester  hours  credit. 


VERY   IMPORTANT! 

The  number  of  courses  offered  during  1948-1949  will  be  deter- 
mined by  the  requests  of  our  students  and  by  the  number  of  pro- 
fessors available.  In  order  that  we  may  know  definitely  the  courses 
for  which  there  is  a  demand,  you  are  urged  to  fill  in  the  form 
below  at  once  and  mail  to  Dr.  G.  A.  Richie. 


Address_ 


Dr.  G.  A.  Richie,  Director, 
Extension  &  Evening  Classes. 
Lebanon  Valley  College, 
Annville.  Pa. 

Dear  Sir: 

I  expect  to  register  in  the  following  courses  in  September  at 
Harrisburg: 


Economics 
English    . . 


Mathematics 
Education    .  . 


History     .  . 
Philosophy 


I  expect  to  register  in  the  following  courses  in  September  at 
Annville: 


Biology  18  .... 
Chemistry  18  . 
Education  .... 
French   


Mathematics 
Business  Ad. 
Economics  .  . 


English 
History  . 
Religion 


Signed_ 


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