The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-07-08
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ing has to be renewed every eight or
10 years, it is said. Painting Is being
done in Earlham and Bundy halls. The
woodwork will be gone over on all
three floors of the west wing OF Earl
ham hall and the first floor rooms OF
Bundy hall will be painted. In addi-
ton the large white-pillared porch Of
Earlham hall has been re-painted.
The college is now contemplating
doubling the shelf capacity Of the
library before school opens with the
addition Of as many steel stacks as
are now in the library, President Ed
wards said. 1t is not assured as yet,
that the addition will be made this
year.
New Practice Rooms.
A number of practice rooms are to
be added to the floor of Lindley hall
and entrances to the practice rooms
will be made through the hall. This
will constitute the only changes to
be made in Lindley hall.
College opens on September 10 this
year. Approximately 100 persons have
enrolled in the Freshmen class and
large number of applications are eX-
pected this month and August. DR..
!. Herschel Coffin stated. Both dor
mitories will be filed this year but it
is not expected that many students
will have to live off campus as has
been necessary during the past two
years.
Add New Courses.
Several new courses have been
added to the college curriculum for
the year, it was stated. DR.. Alexander
C. Purdy, of the Biblical department,
will give a course in Religious Educa-
ton" which is quite different from
the other courses offered in the de-
partment The course will include
training in church and Sunday school
work and leadership in boys and
girls classes.
A one-semester course in "Contem-
porary Literature" will be offered by
the English department as a new addi-
ton this fall. The course will be in
structed by Professor Charles Cosand.
Students in the course will take up
different forms of literature and will
read some of the latest novels,
dramas and essays as part Of their
study.
An extension Of courses has been
made in the music department, it is
announced. By a faculty vote made
in the spring it has been made pos
sible for the first time for students
to major in music as in any other
course Credit for the major will be
obtained by work in theory, harmony
and appreciation. Practical work
such as violin, piano and voice study
will not count towards the major
though some practical work will be
required of majors in the department
it is explained.
Financial Course
Following the policy of adding {
course q year to the curriculum Of the
department of economics which wa:
opened two years ago, course ir
Money and Banking is to be given
Another one-semester course, which
has not been offered by the depart
ment before. is Investment and Ipsur
ance" About 80 hours of work are
offered now in the colleges bushes:
administration department at tht
opening of it's third year. Other stud
les besides the above mentioned are
accounting, two years; theory of econ
omics, one year; money and banking
and business administration, one year
and labor problems, one semester.
Chapel programs are to be held onl.
three times a week instead of ever,
day during the next year. They viii
last three-quarters of an hour instead
of 25 minutes as before, and will b.
held on Mondays, Wednesdays ant
Fridays A compulsory course o
Freshmen lectures will be give
throughout the year on Tuesdays a
chapel time. Freshmen will receiv
two hours credit for the years al
tendance at the lectures. All Fresh
men will also be required to take tn
course in Freshman composition
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