Tying the Knot 101

Compiled by University Library Archives for This Moment in Campus History

From the Sept. 30, 1938 Gateway

 

On Sept. 30, 1938, the Gateway reported that a newly organized course in matrimony was steadily gaining enrollment, jumping from 18 to 30 students.

 

The course was suggested by Gateway staff in response to student interest and originally faced low enrollment due to “registration misunderstandings.”

 

The non-credit class included lectures from various professionals in fields related to marriage, such as economics, psychiatry and law. It was sponsored by V. Gregory Rosemont, philosophy, and T. Earl Sullenger, sociology.

 

Dr. Rosemont said matrimony students were not simply “curious,” but possessed “a serious attitude toward the factual knowledge of the laws and principles governing success in marriage.”