Catalog, 1958-1959 - Hoover Library

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AMERICA PROVIDES many excellent colleges for young
c_./l people seeking higher education. An applicant should
make certain that the college of his choice is of good
and has ideals and objectives with which he is in accord.
standing
Western Maryland College is a liberal arts institution,
accredited the Middle States Association of Colleges and
by
Secondary Schools and by the University Senate of the Methodist
Church. It holds membership in the National Association of
Schools Music and has the approval of that Association a
of for
Bachelor of Arts degree in applied music. It on the approved
is
list of the American Association of University Women. The
College is coeducational, the first institution south of the Mason
and Dixon Line to open its doors to both young men and young
women. A limited enrollment, with a ratio of one instructor for
every twelve students, makes possible a close relationship between
students and faculty and among the students themselves. Members
of the faculty are chosen not only for their scholarship, but
for their character, their ability to teach, and their willingness
to counsel with students.
Western Maryland College aims to produce graduates with
qualities of leadership and a sense of responsibility for per·
the
sonal development and the advancement of society. At the same
time it provides courses for professional training in stated areas
as well as pre-professional training for those who plan continue
to
their education in various specialized fields.
the
One of the distinctive features of the College is its emphasis
character development. Chartered in 1868 under the auspices
upon
of the former Methodist Protestant Church, it is now one of
the church-related colleges of the Methodist Church. While it
is open to students of all faiths and makes religious tests of
no
any, it gives ample opportunity for moral and religious development.
It urges all students to attend church on Sunday (Methodist,
Lutheran, Episcopal, Catholic, United Church of Christ,
Church of the Brethren, Church of God, Church of the Nazarene,
and Seventh Day Adventist congregations are to be found
in Westminster) and requires attendance each Sunday evening
at the College Chapel Service. The students govern themselves
by their own elected representatives who are assisted by faculty
advisers. The College assumes that persons enrolling will respect
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