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BMC education Black Mountain College Bulletin Vol. 9, No. 3

Date
1951-1952
Century
20th century
Medium & Support
Ink on paper
Object Type
Archival Documents
Credit Line
Black Mountain College Collection, gift of Barbara Beate Dreier and Theodore Dreier, Jr. on behalf of all generations of Dreier family
Accession Number
2017.40.361
Copyright
In Copyright, Educational Use Permitted
Description

stapled booklet, 6 pages, woven off-white paper, yellow and black text.

Education BMC BMC
Education at Black Mountain College is not limited to participation in classes: it penetrates the entire community life. This is the bond which unites the entire learning process and makes Black Mountain a unique adventure in the educational world. Educational practices are constantly re-evaluated and developed. Each of the faculty members is chosen not only for his facility in teaching his subject but also for his ability to participate in the administrative and community life. Students are encouraged to explore the fields of knowledge which attract them. Each faculty member acts as advisor to one to four students whom he helps choose a program suitable to the student’s needs and interests.
The classes are small; the largest has about eight members, and there are a good number of tutorials.
The natural beauty of the campus and surrounding country is an added spur to the creative activities of many students. The 600 acre campus is also a great natural laboratory were scientific methods may be studied and applied.
Black Mountain College Bulletin Volume 9 Number 3
Issued four times a year, in April, May, August and November. Entered as second class matter November 4, 1942, at the Post Office at Black Mountain, North Carolina, under the Act of August 24, 1912.

Although the curriculum is not organized exclusively toward graduation but to meet the needs of students whatever their aims may be, BMC gives a Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts. Graduation is calculated in terms of achievement, not in time spent. Permission to prepare for graduation is granted a student on the basis of work completed, and written and oral tests. After successfully completing a plan of study for graduation, the student is examined by an outside examiner, chosen from the most qualified in the field of the student’s major interest.

Since Black Mountain College has no endowments, it depends almost entirely on student fees. It has tried not to eliminate anyone on the basis of his inability to pay the full fee which is $1600 an academic year (plus $13 linen fees, and a refundable contingency amount of $25). As far as the College is able, it will make reductions for particularly qualified students who could not afford to attend otherwise.

CALENDAR
1951 – 1952
Fall Term begins 8:30 a.m. Monday September 24, 1951
Christmas holiday: noon Saturday December 8, 1951 to 8:30 Monday January 7, 1952
Fall Term ends noon Saturday February 2, 1953
Spring term begins 8:30 Monday February 11, 1952
Spring holiday: noon Saturday March 29 to 8:30 a.m. to Monday April 14 1952
Spring Term ends noon Saturday June 7, 1952
The specific classes which will be given during 1951-1952 will be organized to meet the needs and requests of the students in attendance.
In the Arts the main emphasis is on direct, full experiences with the materials. Fields represented will be: Painting, Drawing, Color and Design, Ceramics, Music, Voice, Acting and Theatre, Photography, Bookbinding, Writing, Woodshop, Printing, Weaving.
The Academic Subjects have as their purpose both the learning of systematic knowledge and the creation of a method of work. There will be courses offered in: Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Literature, Linguistics, Languages, Mathematics, Philosophy.

A major difference from other institutions of higher learning is the degree in which students share with the faculty in all phases of college government. Students elect their own officers who preside at students meetings. The chief student officer, the Moderator, is a voting member of the faculty, and of the smaller Board of Fellows which conducts the affairs of the College.
The Community Meeting, consisting of all members of the community, governs customs, behavior and discipline. Various committees composed of students and faculty have responsibility for housing, work program, library planning, etc.
The college will continue its practice of accepting students and hiring faculty without regard to race, color and religions. There are no quotas of any sort. Students and faculty have taken an active part in opposition to the discrimination hysteria which plays such a destructive part in the life of the United States at this time.

In addition to the participation by all members of the community in keeping the College clean and in good repair, there is a voluntary program of Community Projects. These cover a wide variety of activities which permit the students to help plan and design, organize and work on new construction, remodeling, farm work, etc. Students and faculty have designed and have been the main workers on several of the living units, the large studies building, the science laboratory, and the ceramics shop.
As many students as possible are encouraged to take part in the varied activities of the college farm which supplies it with all of its meat, butter, and eggs, and some vegetables. The farm is operated for the joint purpose of producing these products and of providing students with directed experiences in the operation and management of farm work.

For additional information about Black Mountain College, write: The Registrar Black Mountain College, Black Mountain, N. C.

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