WAYNESBURG COLLEGE, located at Waynesburg, Pa. It was chartered in 1850 and first opened to students in 1851. It was estab lished by and is under the control of the Penn sylvania Synod of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and the trustees are elected by this synod. In 1902 the board of trustees was in creased from 11 to 21 members, and the Alumni Association empowered to submit 12 nomina tions, from which six trustees shall be elected. The college for many years labored under seri ous financial difficulties, and it was not until 1898 that an adequate endowment was obtained, which was increased in 1900. Since that time the curriculum has been extended, especially in the study of sciences, and the equipment greatly improved. The college offers three regular courses, classical, literary and scientific, which lead to the degrees of A.B., B.L. and B.S. Greek is required for the A.B. degree. These courses all Include some electives in the work of the last two years, the list of electives from which the student may choose differing in each course. The degree of A.M. is conferred for
graduate work; courses leading to the Ph.D. degree have been discontinued. In addition, the college maintains a preparatory department, a normal department, a conservatory of music, and a school of oratory. The college adopted the system of co-education at the first, and has found it most successful. The students main tarn two literary societies and a Young Men's and a Young Women's Christian Association. The buildings include the main building and Hanna hall, a dormitory. There are well equipped chemical and biological and physical laboratories, recently established. The library in 1918 contained 10,000 volumes, and the pro ductive funds amounted to $90,000. The stu dents numbered 270 and the faculty 23.