The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-27

AS yet there is only one of these col
leges in existence. 1t has just been es-
tablished at Atwood, Tennessee. The
degree it will issue, will be expressed
by D. L., which means Doctor of Love.
The founder and president of this
unique school is Prof. T. ]. Brooks.
The aim of the founder is to help
all those whose amatory education has
been neglected. He has surrounded
himself with a corpse of competent in
structors and is all ready for the
spring rush.
Students in the College of Courtship
will be taken through several degrees
before they become doctors of love.
The college course is to consist of four
terms. There will be an elective course
for the degree of Bachelor of Hearts,
to consist of three terms, as well as a
postgraduate course for the degree of
Experienced Benedict
In the freshman term. the studies,
which are mostly non-elective, will
consist of recitations and lectures
upon meteorology, language, tokens,
diagnosis, driving with one hand-in-
GLIDING the choice of a horse-botany,
department, finance-as applied to
candy, flowers and theater tickets-the
management of gas jets and the con-
troll of clocks.
During the second term the students
will take up the art of salutation,
style in letter writing, engagement
rings, the management of younger
brothers, the dangers of the tintype
and the law of breach of promise.
During this term, too, attention will
be paid to general outdoor work, and
there will be moonlight excursions and
visits of observation to the parks.
In the senior year the prescribed
studies will follow the same general
line, but in addition each student will
be required to show familiarity with
his or her studies and must be able
to satisfy the examiners in the three
subjects of ability to arouse interest,
the encouragement of rivalry and the
art of expressing affection" The de-
gree of Bachelor of Hearts will only
be granted when student can bring
forward girl who believes in him un-
der all circumstances, while the post
graduate degree of Experienced Bene-
dict will only be conferred upon grad
yates of the college who, after a year
OF marriage, can display certificates
signed by their wives, making affi-
davit that they have never regretted
their choice.
The plan of the College of Courtship
is based on Prof. Brooks belief that
the average young man does not know
how to make love to the average
young woman, and that the young
woman of to-day does not understand
the art of being loved by the modern
young man. In his opinion the mani
festations of love, of tenderness and
OF devotion are matters which can be
taught to those whose bashfulness or
lack of initiative prevents them from
seeking their affinity in love. Spontan-
city is all very well for those who
have it, says Prof. Brooks, but for
those who are without this accom-
pHshment course of scientific love-
making is the best substitute.
A text book, designed especially for
the use of the bashful, gives the pre-
Hminary and more advanced steps of
courtship.
The lessons are so arranged that
every contingency, both of complexion
and disposition. is provided for. The
student who has made conscientious
progress through this work will in the
opinion of the faculty, be SO well
equipped with the requisites to scien
tific lovemaking that he will have no
dlfnculty in starting a progressive
conversation with any young woman
by whom he may be attracted. willis
woman student who has been
through the book will find it easy to
make properly coy yet enticing re-
plies to any sutton who may present
himself.