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j Saturday, September 7, 1940. 1 | ALL - > J jL 1 =-:z- Af ric ?t - ? ? : - I.- ? - v~ v , Aims and Objectives of f Allen University " j -* ^ i... A Allen Umversitv ik a four-vear, 1 co-educational, liberal ails col- * *?:, lege. Its .general aim is to make ? of the students Who j^meTd IT~ % men and women eminently qualP" Y lied, morally and intellectually, y for assuming- their places in the ?A, ? forefrfont of every -worth-while X movement begun for the higher > culture and better civilization ol' ?fc "the-community, state, country and f world in which thev live. V ? ^ : In order , that this general aim t* might be realized, the institution f Y is aware that it should seek to aeY ? - > Y eomplish, through its planned X program certain specific objec-V ? - lives. - ItHs therefore the iiim of"' Y Allen University that each of its" - graduates be able to speak and to % write the English language corY Y rectly and effectively; have a Y i ?? r reading knowledge of at least Y one foreign modern language; Y Y have some knowledge of the re X corded achievements of mankind X in the fields of history, literature, V and science; and be able to think for one's self, clearly, honestly A and precisely. Y Another specific objective o f ?? v Allen University is to meet the , X under-graduate needs of those of its students who are interested X * - mm,~ in the professions. Allen pro poses to prepare students for the , f teaching profession by offering Y them a general education, dur& * frig the first 'two years, followed ~X 1 by specific training of a profess""i~~ ional nature with definite content in special fields. The curriculum | X Samuel Richard Higgins, Pre -. " f . . ... *,1 THE FA .EN U COLUMI ESTABLISIUnderThe At :an Methodisi > t ; ;v ..; .> ~^rsiSM imit *' -1 ' " _fL I { r? . P. ? ' - - : - . r V.V. - ' w ' * ? ' ' ' j ARNETT IIAI.L?I T 0 1 -1 ----.""u-'v '-^sssk I tESBBSSSBSSSam?ZiiLmmmm' J '? . ^ COIMMN HAM? ( ident '7 V " - r? - ? t I LMETTO LEADE K NIVERS BIA, S. C. ICO IN 1 870 jspices Of Tfie lT~"Tfc?ri rr?*-r, .. * m ~ I ' % ; I ~ - I SISTRATIOX IH'IMUNi; - - ' ?1= ' - ' V* ] - i ry i ^Ha fa ^ .* ^ "-.-.iSHChS JOYS- DORMITORY ** ^W^J. ^53||^^^^-??Jy|55K>'ii^?y? J*<- ' IIRI.S* DORMITORY j r ' Page Five ITY 1 ? 1 # - I i f ' x ^? 1 ? ' ?????? iwch =| I?::I--? " '; ' . ? f ~~ I Aims and Objectives of | Allen University X. is likewise planned so as to pro- Y vide the preliminary training- tor students who, - after gwntii>iti.?.- " "X? plan to study law, medieine_o r ~ J theolog-y. X ? v- = ^? ?* y" : hounded and supported by the ? A f rican Methodist Episcopal Uhurch, Allen University is deti- X-nitely a Utndstian - institntfrp-j; ' J^^^j^enemlrmtionai^rtri^Tiut ? .?? sectarian. Young* men and young ^ A women of various denominations X have .always come to it, have been \ * T encouraged to do so, and have V . been welcomed irrespective of '""yllreir denominational affiliations: Allen .University ever has aimed "" "" ? . y to instill in its students a deep re- ' Y r #r e;ard and appreciation for spiritual values. J I* f V ; *:* Degrees Offered X T ' .The cvii riculctm of Allen Uni- & vcrsity extends through"" 'four % academic years and leads to the *? following- degrees: Bachelor of v Arts, Bachelor of Science and | Bachelor of Divinity. The de- % gives are granted upon the sue- J cessful completion of the reaufr- i' ed courses in both the Lower and X Lpper Divisions. The Bachelor Y * o,l' Aits degree is granted if the - student's work is done in the con- X eventration groups of Languages X and Literature, the Social Scienc- T es or' Philosophy, Psychology and X Religion. If the student's field ^ * i td' concentration"is in the Natural ' n 4 > 4 > Sciences or in Home Economics |- V"1 P /-vT C! r\ 1 /~k ?-? s* I.1? vi i v i v i v/i kjticucc ir> Lilt* Ut?~ T i degree granted. & Columbia, South Carolina ? "' r.: ,J