Lebanon Valley College Catalog: Extension, Saturday, and Evening Class Bulletin

Lebanon Valley College

BULLETIN

EXTENSION, SATURDAY
and EVENING CLASSES

1949 - 1950

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

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

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.
Professor of Biological Science

Lena Louise Lietzau, Ph.D.
Professor of German

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

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

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

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

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

Howard A. Neidig, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Chemistry

Robert C. Fagan, M.A.
Professor of Psychology

Mrs. Kathleen K. Roulette, M.S.
Instructor in Psychology

Gilbert D. McKlveen, M.Ed.
Professor of Education and Psychology

Andrew P. Orth, M.A.
Professor of Economics and Business Administration

LEBANON VALLEY COLLEGE BULLETIN

Volume XXXVII August, 1949 Number 5

ANNVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
George G. Struble, Editor

Publication Committee — George G. Struble, Mary E. Gillespie, Richard Seiverling
Published during the months of January, February, April, May, August, 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. . __

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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 130 Quality 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 points will be given for a grade
of D. The grade of E, not removed by the end of the semester fol-
lowing that in which it was incurred, shall entail a loss of one
quality point for each credit hour; a grade of F shall entail a loss
of 2 quality points per credit hour.
Maior As part of ^is t°tal requirement, every candidate must

* present at least 24 semester hours in one department

and Minor ^0 ^e known as his Major), and at least 18 semester
hours in another department (to be known as his Minor). Both
Major and Minor must be selected before registration for the soph-
omore 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.

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 lOa-lOb, 20a-20bi 12 hours

Foreign Language2

History3 6 hours

Hygiene 1 hour

Mathematics4

Orientation 1 hour

Philosophy 30 2 hours

Physical Education 4 hours

Psychology 20 3 hours

Religion 10 and 32 6 hours

Science5

Social Studies 6 hours

Economics 20 or

Philosophy 20a and 20b

Political Science lOa-lOb or

Sociology 20 and 21

1 Students who demonstrate proficiency in English in tests given during-
Freshman Week may be exempt from this requirement upon approval bv the
Freshman staff of the English Department. In such cases the general require-
ment in English may be met by taking- English 20a-20b or a 6-hour equivalent
approved by the English Department.

2 For the A.B. degree 12 hours of Foreign Lang-uage are required.
For the B.S. degree 6 hours are required above the beginners' course.
Courses may be selected from French, German, Greek, Latin. Prussian, or

Spanish.

3 This may be made up from the following courses : History 10, 11. 12, 21, 22,
31, 32, 40a-40b, 45, 46.

4 Math. 13, 14, 33, and 34 are required for the degree of B.S. in Science. Pre-
Medical students may substitute an elective for Math. 33 and 34. Students major-
ing in Business Administration and Economics are required to take Math. 13 and
14 or 19. '

5 Biology 12 or IS, Chemistry 10, and Physics 20 and 21 are required of can-
didates for the B.S. degree with a major in Science. Others may elect one of
the three.

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
of 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.

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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
semester hour of credit. A special tuition fee of $5.00 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 19 and 20. 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 23, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.

Description of Courses Offered in Harrisburg

ECONOMICS

E-30. 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-42. 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-34. History of Education in the United States. The develop-
ment of education in the United States in relation to social and

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economic changes from colonial times to the present, including
detailed study of developments in Pennsylvania. One semester.
Three semester hours credit.

E-30. 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-45. 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-lOa-lOb. English Composition. This course is required of all

students proceeding to a college degree. Throughout the year. Six

semester hours credit.

E-21-A, E-21-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

E-40a-40b. 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.

MATHEMATICS

(One or more of the following courses, depending on demand.)
E-28. 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-14. 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-20. 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.

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PHILOSOPHY

E-10. 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-ll. 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-30. 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-lOa-lOb. American Government and Politics. A course de-
signed-to give the students a working knowledge of the fundamen-
tals of Federal and State Government. Three or six semester hours
credit.

PSYCHOLOGY

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

E-20. 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.

E-31. 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-30. 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-22. 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-32. 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-
chology. Three semester hours credit.

SOCIOLOGY

E-20. 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
topics 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 1949-1950. The Science courses offer four
semester hours credit — two hours credit for the lecture work and
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 23,
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
class so desire, a course may be offered on Saturday mornings.

RELIGION

lOa-lOb. 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.

32. 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

20. 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.

34. 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.

35. 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.

45. 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.I.A. 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.

ECONOMICS

20. 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

10. 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.

22. 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

34. 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.

30. 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.

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47. 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.

45. 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

lOa-lOb. English Composition. Required of all students pro-
ceeding to a college degree. Six semester hours credit.

20a-20b. The History of English Literature. A study of chang-
ing moods and evolving ideals from the time of Beowulf to that of
the Second World War. Required of college sophomores. Throughout
the year. Three semester hours credit.

FRENCH

1. Elementary French. This course is intended for those who
begin 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.

10. 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 dic-
tation, and more extensive reading. Six semester hours credit.

GERMAN

1. 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.

10. 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
credit.

HISTORY

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

32. 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.

40a-40b. Political and Social History of the United States and
Pennsylvania. A general course in American History with special
emphasis on political and social developments. This course is de-
signed to fulfill the state requirements for United States and Penn-
sylvania history. Three hours. Throughout the year.

10. 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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PSYCHOLOGY

20. 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.

31. 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.

30. 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.

22. 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.

32. 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

1. 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

10. First Year College Spanish. This is a continuation and ex-
tension of course I and includes further drill in the principles of
grammar, practice in conversation, composition, and dictation, and
more extensive reading.

For entrance to Spanish 10, the preparatory course I or its
equivalent (two years of high-school Spanish) will be required.

Three hours. Throughout the year.

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VERY IMPORTANT!

The number of courses offered during 1949-1950 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

Russian

Mathematics . ..

Business Ad

Economics

German _

English
History .
Religion
Spanish .

Signed.

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