Catalog, 1958-1959 - Hoover Library

1958 Introduction
MEDICINE. The medical student must have decided ability
in the sciencesand a real liking for laboratory work. In addition
to minimal requirements in undergraduate science, however,
medical schools give preference to students with good training
in the humanities, social studies, and philosophy. At Western
Maryland a student without the special abilities for medicine is
guided toward other objectives suited to his talents, thus avoiding
waste of much time and money. Though it is theoretically
possible to enter medical school after three years of college,competition
[or admission is so keen that only exceptional students
should plan on thus shortening their training. For many years
premedical graduates fully recommended by the Western Maryland
Faculty have been accepted into medical school. Without
exception these graduates have been successfulas students in
medical school and as doctors after completing their training.
TEACHING. The teacher should have genuine intellectual
interest and distinction, a concern for books and people, extraordinary
patience and sympathy with young people. Though
Western Maryland offers professional courses only in the field of
secondary education and has an enviable record in the state for
the preparation of junior and senior high school teachers, graduates
with additional study also enter the fields of elementary and
college teaching. At the present time, for instance, three Maryland
college presidents (and several out-of-state), as well as
numerous members of college faculties, took their undergraduate
rraining at Western Maryland. In addition to training in the
standard academic subjects, the College offers special preparation
for high school teachers of Art, Home Economics, Music,
and Physical Education. Enough courses in Library Science are
included in the curriculum for the student to quality for the
Teacher-Librarian certificate.
THE LAW. It is possible to enter law school after majoring
in any department, though Economics, History, Political Science,
and English are the preferred specializations. Law schools request
wide election of courses in many fields, stressing good
scholarship, ability to think and write, skill in understanding
people, as well as knowledge of the Constitution, American history,
and the various economic and legislativepatterns. Approved
law schools have recently raised their requirements from two to
three years of college, and all but the finest students must have
a college degree to enter a good law school. Western Maryland
graduates have attended most of the well-known law schools in
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