The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1897-02-11
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON.
Free Courses Of Study by Core
spondence.

10 meet tlle ileeuS OF large numbers
of people, both old and young, who
live in remote sections of country or
In places where the schools are not ad-
vaneed, the University of Oregon has
made arrangements to conduct four
years course Of study by correspon.
dence. The plan is to make this course
entirely free except small charge
which will cover the actual expenses.
This charge will be in the form of a
small sum for each lesson sent out. 1t
will not exceed what is actually paid
out for postage and clerical work in
conducting the course. Students will
be expected TO order their textbooks
either through local dealers or from
the Portland book stores. 1t is hoped
that large numbers of people will avail
themselves of this opportunity to do
Intellectual work under competent
guidance. 1t is also hoped to interest
the press of the state IN the undertake
ing so that 1t may become very widely
known. No newspaper can be paid
for publishing the announcement of
the course, since it is not a plan for
making money, but it is hoped that
widespread public spirit may be
awakened and that the press will lend
its powerful assistance toward the sue
cess of the work. The course will be
divided into five departments of study
English literature, Latin, history
and civics, mathematics, science. Four
years of work have been planned in
each of these departments. Any per-
son may take up one or all of the de-
partments as be chooses.
The course will be conducted as fol.
lows: Any person who wishes to take
one or more of the studies may send in
his name to the University of Oregon,
Eugene, Oregon. The words "Exten
sion Department. should be written
on the envelope. He should also state
clearly what lines of study he wishes
to take up. Directions will be sent to
him at once for procuring textbooks,
and instructions concerning the details
of the course.
Questions will be mailed to students
covering definite portions of the text
books from time to time as they are
needed. These should be carefully
answered and The answers mailed to
the Extension Department of the Uni
yersity. They will be corrected and
returned, together with a new set of
questions. This is, in brief, the scheme
Of the course. The university has been
carrying on this work in a limited way
for two years, but it is now hoped to
make it much more extensive and
more generally useful to the people of
the state. The experience Of the past,
however, places the extension depart
ment in a position to manage the
practical details of the course accurate
ly and promptly. The only charge
which will be made will be for the lists
of questions and for marking the an
swers which are sent in. 1t is thought
that this can he reduced to ten cents
for each set Of questions and ten cents
for examining each set Of answers.
This small fee will probably cover the
actual expenses of the course, and
nothing further is desired by the de-
partment.
1t is to be noted that this course is
open to all persons who desire to en-
gage In study. 1t will cover the ground
of the usual good high school course,
and the questions and suggestions
which will be sent out may often be
used with profit in reviews and exam
inatlons in city high schools. No
person should feel that a course of this
kind is complete substitute for good
school, but if the school is not availa-
BILE for any reason, then much ad.
vancement in sound learning may be
made by taking correspondence
course.
Full outlines of the course will be
sent free upon application.
G. H. CHAPMAN.