John Applegate

John was one of the founding students that came from Rollins College in 1933. He completed three years of study at Rollins, then finished his degree at Black Mountain. His thesis was a mixture of Economics, Literature, Philosophy, and History, in the subject of "England in the 19th Century."

When requesting to transfer to George Washington University, Theodore Dreier sent his transcripts for BMC with the note "honorable discharge," which hints that he didn't complete the standard examination requirements to graduate. He has records showing his enrollment from the fall of 1933 to the spring of 1935, but no bulletins share any activities while at the college.

Courses Taken

Fall Term 1933: German (Zastrow), Philosophies of Social Reconstruction (Boyden, Hinkley, Rice), French Civilization in French (Keith), 18th Century (Rice, Marin, ?)

Winter term 1934: German Advanced (Zastrow), Philosophy and Social Reconstruction (Boyden, Hinkley), Italian (?), Tutorial in Economics and Economic History (Boyden), Music II (Evarts)

Spring Term 1933-34: Economic Theory (Boyden), Economic History (Boyden)

Fall Term 1934: Modern European History (King), English History (King), EconomicsSeminar (Osterguard, Boyden), German Tutorial (Albers), Singing (Evarts), SpecialMajor Work in English 19th Century.

Winter Term 1934: 19th Century Prose (Loram), English History (King)

Spring Term 1935: English History since 1600 (King), 19th Century Poetry (Loram)