Catalog of Abilene Christian College, 1931-1932 Page: 4
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4 EXTENSION DEPARTMENT
General Information
THE FUNCTION OF THE CORRESPONDENCE WORK
By means of the correspondence study service the college is taken
to the student. Regular courses of college rank are prepared by
members of the college faculty who exercise the same care in teaching
these courses that is given to the work taken in residence.
This work is being given because Abilene Christian College has
come to realize that its service must reach out beyond those who are
able to profit by the instruction given in the class rooms of the institution.
The time has come when it must extend a helping hand by
carrying its courses to those who are unable to take advantage of the
work offered in residence. The college is ever desirous of rendering
Christian services and feels that these ideals can best be realized by
reaching out wherever it is possible to make the influence of the
institution felt.
THIS METHOD HAS PROVED A SUCCESS
Teaching by correspondence is no longer an experiment. Instruction
by mail has been given a thorough trial and has proved a success.
Twenty years ago only a few of the institutions of higher learning
were attempting to carry on work of this nature. The situation has
changed to such an extent that at present thousands of students are
pursuing correspondence study courses. Many of the most eminent
colleges have more students enrolled in non-resident work than they
have in daily attendance in the institution. An ever increasing number
of men and women are availing themselves of the opportunity
thus offered to secure an education.
VALUES
While the non-resident student loses the stimulus of class discussion
he gains other advantages peculiar to this type of study. He is placed
upon his own responsibility, and thus develops initiative and perseverance
to an unusual degree. As he continues to master the assignments
he gains in confidence and learns to rely upon his own ingenuity
to overcome difficulties. The habits of thoroughness and direct
methods of attack which he develops will stand him in good stead in
later life.
Correspondence study makes it possible for individuals to secure
thorough courses of training at the least possible cost and to gain thisEXTENSION DEPARTMENT
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Abilene Christian College. Catalog of Abilene Christian College, 1931-1932, book, November 1931; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth45959/m1/4/: accessed April 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.