ENGLISH DEPARTMENT BEGINS COURSE AT BRATTLEBORO, VT.

An extension course in English Literature for teachers and townspeople has been inaugurated at Brattleboro, Vt., by the English Department of Dartmouth College. Tentative courses of this type conducted last year by the Education and Psychology Departments proved so successful that it was determined to continue the work as a definite policy. Proposals were made by Prof. A. D. Wright of the Education Department to superintendents of schools and other educators in this section for the establishment of permanent extension courses. The Brattleboro course is the first which has been definitely installed, but negotiations for other courses are under way, and plans are now being formulated for work of this kind by the Education Department. The policy of establishing a limited number of extension courses in neighboring cities has been approved by President Hopkins and meets with his hearty support. It is hoped to develop this scheme as extensively as possible within the limitations set by the number of professors available for this work and the distance to the cities wishing this service. However, it is not intended that Dartmouth should engage in this extension work on a large scale.

The Brattleboro course, which is a general study of English Literature covering poetry, plays, essays and novels, will be under the direction of Prof. H. E. Joyce, assisted by other members of the English Department. The course will consist of a series of 20 lectures each of about an hour and a half, in length to be given in the Brattleboro High School on as many evenings during the college year. About 20 teachers and others have already enrolled, although arrangements have not as yet been completed.