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LAGNIAPPE STUDIES UNLIMITED 2008 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

PRESIDENT� Tom Moore

VICE PRESIDENT� Mitch Hollier

T�REASURER Brenda LeBoeuf

MEMBERS Tommy Beard Gwen Cagnolatti Carolyn Gassen Mary Johnson Gayle Joseph Margot Kiehfuss Louis Leggio Barbara Quirk Don Schifferl

2008 COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS

CURRICULUM Denise Magnat Louis Leggio

MEMBERSHIP/PUBLICIT�Y� Pat Ketelsen Lew Carter

HOSPIT�ALIT�Y� Kathy Heaslip

E-NOT�ES Gail Acree

NEWSLET�T�ER EDIT�OR Trish Kaplan

COFFEE & LAGNIAPPE Ted Jambon

OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INST�IT�UT�E AT� LSU

OLLI AT� LSU COORDINAT�ORS Diana Wells Julia Hamilton

OLLI AT� LSU MANAGER Bob Bradley

All Courses take place at Broadmoor United Methodist Church, 10230 Mollylea Dr., Baton Rouge, LA. unless otherwise noted.

MONDAYAdvanced French . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Lawn Chair Gardening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 A Sixteenth Opera Season. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Go Tell It on the Mountain: Dante’s Purgatorio as Working Our Way Back to God. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Spanish for Travelers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Time and Modernist Poetry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

TUESDAYFrench Now!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Introduction to Turkey: Crossroads of Civilization, Part I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Political Parties, Campaigns and Elections in the United States. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 American Civil War. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Hero or Goat? Interpretations of King Arthur in the Nineteenth Century. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Introduction to Islam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

WEDNESDAYChinese Ink Painting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Special Topics for Gardeners. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 French Conversation I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Jeremiah, Job and Jesus on God and Human Suffering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Life Writing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 French Conversation II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Life of Abraham Lincoln. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 The Great War. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

THURSDAYMosaics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 St. Paul: The Man and His Letters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Composing Your Life, Part II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Russia: From Communism to Capitalism. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Knitting 101. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 The (Badly Divided) United States Supreme Court .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .17

FRIDAYElements of a Landscape. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Composing Your Life, Part I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Moby Dick: Melville’s Vision of America, World, and Soul. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

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LAGNIAPPE ST�UDIES UNLIMIT�ED CHAPT�ER

VOLUME XII, ISSUE 3 • FALL 2008

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at LSU – Lagniappe Studies Unlimited Chapter LSU Continuing Education 1225 Pleasant Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803 Phone: (225) 578-6763 Fax: (225) 578-7533 Email: [email protected] Website: www.outreach.lsu.edu/OLLI

A MEMBER-RUN EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR PEOPLE 50 AND OVER

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MONDAY�

Advanced French

In this course, students who know the basics of the French language will be challenged to expand their vocabularies and build upon grammar and usage skills. The instructor is knowledgeable in French language and culture, and students will gain fluency and the confidence to feel at home in la belle France. Classes will be conducted almost entirely in French. In lieu of a textbook, printed handouts will be provided. This will be another frolicsome and stimulating learning adventure for Madame Campbell’s many ardent followers.

Lawn Chair Gardening

Ed O’Rourke and Leon Standifer, long-time gardeners and retired LSU professors, will give us a folk style, no-nonsense approach to common sense gardening for the homeowner. They will tailor each class around questions and interests of the students. The course is interactive, and you will be able to address your questions about gardening. There will be interesting anecdotes and lively discussion.

A Sixteenth Opera Season

In three classes we will focus on a single opera each week using DVDs and lectures. The operas will be Mascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana, Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci and Verdi’s Nabucco. The fourth class will be devoted to “José Carreras: The Third Tenor.” In the fifth class Dugg McDonough will discuss the fall LSU Opera production of Orfeo ed Euridice. The sixth class will be presented by Robert Grayson on a topic to be determined.

T�ime & Dates: 9:30 – 11:30 a.m., Mon., Sept. ��, �9, Oct. 6, 13, �0 & �7, �008

Class Fee: $18.00

Instructor: Edmund O’Rourke, Ph.D., Cornell University, has thirty-seven years of experience in research and teaching horticulture. Leon Standifer, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, has thirty-five years of research and teaching experience.

Coordinator: Pat Ketelsen, 766-3688

T�ime and Dates: 1:30 – 3:30 p.m., Mon., Sept. ��, �9, Oct. 6, 13, �0 & �7, �008

Class Fee: $18.00

Instructor: Thomas Beard, Ph.D., Alumni Professor Emeritus of Economics, LSU. Professor Beard is an opera enthusiast and collector of opera recordings.

Guest Lecturers: Dugg McDonough, Artistic Director of the LSU Opera, and Robert Grayson, Chair of the LSU Voice/Opera Division and General Director of Opéra Louisiane.

Coordinator: Ken Nelson, 769-784�

T�ime and Dates: 9:30 – 11:30 a.m., Mon., Sept. ��, �9, Oct. 6, 13, �0 & �7, �008

Class Fee: $18.00

Supplies: An additional duplicating fee of $4 will be collected at first class meeting.

Instructor: Madeleine Campbell, native of Algiers, educated in France, University of Algiers and the U.S.; experienced teacher of French in private schools and the Peace Corps Training Center.

Coordinator: Barbara Cherry, �7�-3677

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Monday (Continued)


Class Fee: $18.00

Class Limit: 30

Required T�ext: The Purgatorio, Dante (part II of The Divine Comedy) Suggested texts: Purgatorio, translator Mark Musa (Penguin) or Purgatorio, translator Robert Durling (Oxford)

Instructor: Christine Cowan, M.A., University of Dallas, is an instructor in the LSU English department who focuses on ancient, medieval, and Renaissance literature and culture. An avid lover of Homer, Vergil, Dante, Shakespeare, Milton, and Faulkner, she has won six awards for excellence in teaching.

Coordinator: Louis Leggio, 9�7-787�

Go T�ell It on the Mountain: Dante’s Purgatorio as Working Our Way Back to God

After finally getting out of Hell, we continue our steps with Dante and Virgil as they climb the mountain of Purgatory, divided into ledges representing the seven deadly sins. With the idea of purgatory, Dante took a minor element of theology and expanded it into a fully developed drama of the constant movement and conversion of the soul in search of the only Good that can satisfy it. In addition, Dante uses this part of his Commedia as a template for how to construct the Good City on earth. More meditative and thoughtful than the Inferno, the Purgatorio is a book filled with community, generosity, friendship, and wonder as the pilgrims seek to return to the first place man walked with God, the Garden of Eden.

Please read the first five cantos of the Purgatorio for the first class. Thereafter, we will read approximately six cantos for each class.

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Monday (Continued)

Spanish for T�ravelers

This course will begin with a brief review of material covered last spring, and proceed to new material. Some grammar and vocabulary geared to tourists will be presented, highlighted with videos and recorded music. In the fourth or fifth class we will enjoy a Mexican fiesta with students bringing their favorite dishes. After the six weeks, students and instructor will have lunch at a Mexican restaurant ordering from the menu in Spanish. Much cultural information will be included as well as various objects, pictures, etc. Students will learn some proverbs and a song. All students who took Beginning Spanish in the past are invited to enroll in this course. Because quite a few of you ‘old timers’ have expressed an interest in learning more, this course will include an introduction to Intermediate Spanish. Voila! If you’re tired of being stuck in the present tense, then come along and enroll!

T�ime & Date: 1:30 – 3:30 p.m., Mon., Sept. ��, �9, Oct. 6, 13, �0 & �7, �008

Class Fee: $18.00

Class Limit: 15

Required T�ext: Spanish in 10 Minutes a Day (Text will be used as workbook, please bring to first class)

Instructor: Trudi Meyers, an experienced tutor of Spanish, has taught many years for Lagniappe Studies Unlimited.

Coordinator: Pat Ketelsen, 766-3688



T�ime and Modernist Poetry A few modern poets try to get a handle on time, and stop it if they can, and if not, at least understand it a little better

“Hold to the now, the here, through which all future plunges to the past.” (Stephen Dedalus in James Joyce’s Ulysses)

As we grow older, we become increasingly aware of our complex relationship with the passage of time, and how that dimension defines us. It is the necessary dimension, for all of our actions take place in time. We couldn’t do good things without it! On the other hand, time is the cruelest dimension, bearing us forward relentlessly into a finite but unknown future. Isn’t there some way to get a handle on Time?

This question has always been of interest to thoughtful people, but it moved to the foreground of intellectual investigations at the turn of the last century. Most famously, Einstein postulated that “the separation between past, present, and future is only an illusion, although a convincing one,” and he spent his life working out the proofs. While Einstein was working in his lab, a generation of young poets set to exploring the same concept as it related to human experience. William Butler Yeats, Ezra Pound, and T.S. Eliot, especially, considered the passage of time the central mystery of our existence. In poems such as “Sailing to Byzantium,” “Mauberly,” and “Four Quartets” they worked out their own “proofs.” Their ways of defining the problems (on the personal and the cultural levels) and their creative and various solutions will be investigated in this brief course that is also, mercifully, bounded by clock and calendar!


Class Fee: $18.00

Required T�ext: A course packet prepared by the instructor will be available for purchase from the Co-Op Bookstore, 3960 Burbank Dr.

Instructor: Ann Martin, Ph.D., instructor of English, teaches classics of western civilization, British literature, and literary theory at LSU. She agrees with Sir Philip Sidney that literature should instruct and delight, and she aims to let it do both in her classes.

Coordinator: Linda Wall, �75-�686

Assistance is needed during our social breaks for coffee and snack set up. Please sign up for this small but vital chore! Since Lagniappe only provides coffee and lemonade, we rely on the membership to donate cookies and other treats.

During the spring semester there were over 400 members attending classes – that’s a lot of cups of coffee! Your cheerful assistance will help our volunteer operated organization be the best and brightest.

Any questions? Call Claire Fontenot, 753-1100

Thanks for helping!

BREAK T�IME!

Monday (Continued)

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Introduction to T�urkey: Crossroads of Civilization, Part I

Located between Europe, Asia and the Middle East, Anatolia (Turkey) has been a cradle of civilizations dating back as far as the Old Stone Age (�0,000 BC). Roman, Greek, Byzantine and Ottoman Empires have formed the legacies of this country’s diverse and complex history. Glorious architectural masterpieces can still be seen, like the ancient city of Ephesus and the magnificent Hagia Sophia and Topkapi Palace in Istanbul. Turks today are proud of the modern democratic nation Mustafa Kemal Atatürk forged out of the ruined Ottoman Empire in 19�3. Come and explore Turkey; see, hear and taste the offerings of this proud country in our global community.

Due to the amount of material covered in this course, it will be covered in two semesters, fall �008 and spring �009. Part I will cover ancient civilizations, the influences of the Hellenist age, and early Christianity through the Byzantine Empire. Emphasis will be placed on the contributions of art, architecture and philosophy of these developing societies. During the spring semester �009, Part II will cover the rise and fall of the Ottoman Empire, the secular state of Kemal Atatürk and Turkey today. Here, emphasis will be given to religion, culture, the arts and customs. In both sessions “virtual tours” will be taken and a delicious “taste of Turkey” offered to the students. Turkish scholars from the Baton Rouge community also will participate in class presentations.

T�ime and Dates: 9:30 – 11:30 a.m., Tues., Sept. �3, 30, Oct. 7, 14, �1 & �8, �008

Class Fee: $18.00

Optional T�ext: Turkey (DK Eyewitness Travel Guides), Suzanne Swan, main contributor (for those planning to travel to Turkey).

Instructor: Richard Webb, Ph.D., is professor and dean of the college of arts and humanities at Southern University and is a music and art historian. Richard and Sue Webb were participants in a comprehensive tour of Turkey in June �007, as guests of the Atlas Interfaith Foundation.

Coordinator: Sue Webb, �61-15�3

T�ime and Dates: 9:00 – 11:00 a.m., Tues., Sept. �3, 30, Oct. 7, 14, �1 & �8, �008 (note class times)

Class Fee: $18.00

Class Limit: �0

Required T�ext: : French Now! Level I, 4th ed., Barron’s (comes with 3 CDs), by Christopher Kendris, Ph.D., and Theodore Kendris, Ph.D. Available at Barnes & Noble or Amazon.com.

Instructor: Denise Magnat, a Lagniappe Studies Unlimited member, has taught French as a foreign language to all age groups for 37 years, in several African countries, Paris, New York, Louisiana and Wellington, New Zealand.

French Now!

This course will teach the essential vocabulary needed to communicate in everyday life. You will learn to express yourself in practical situations. We will begin on Unit � (where we left off last spring). Be sure to have the book on the first day of class.


T�UESDAY�


This seminar will provide an overview of the electoral process in the United States at the national and state levels. The focus will be on the electoral process created by political traditions and our constitutional and legal system. Special attention will be given to the two-party system; party structure, ideologies and policies; campaigns and campaign financing; the role of consultants and interest groups in campaigns and elections; voting behavior; the impact of the media on the electoral process; and attempts at reform.

T�ime & Dates: 9:30 – 11:30 a.m., Tues., Sept. �3, 30, Oct. 7, 14, �1 & �8, �008

Class Fee: $18.00

Instructor: Jim Bolner, Ph.D., is retired from the LSU political science department and is a specialist in American constitutional history and law.

Coordinator: Mitch Hollier, �7�-0930

Political Parties, Campaigns and Elections in the United States

Education is not the

filling of a pail but

the lighting of a fire.– William Butler Yeats

T�uesday (Continued)

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Arthur, the legendary and spectacular English king, captured the imagination of two great nineteenth-century writers, Mark Twain and Alfred, Lord Tennyson, who present intriguing (and contrasting) portraits of this literary figure. Using the interpretations in their works, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court and Idylls of the King, we will explore the significance of Arthur, not just for that age but for the West.

Class 1: Introduction to Arthur and A Connecticut Yankee, chapters 1-9 Class �: A Connecticut Yankee, chapters 10-�6 Class 3: A Connecticut Yankee, chapters �7-44 Class 4: Idylls of the King, pp 19-1�4 Class 5: Idylls of the King, pp 1�5-�30 Class 6: Idylls of the King, pp �31-30�

T�ime and Dates: 1:30 – 3:30 p.m., Tues., Sept. �3, 30, Oct. 7, 14, �1 & �8, �008

Class Fee: $18.00

Requred T�ext: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court by Mark Twain and Idylls of the King, by Alfred, Lord Tennyson (Penguin)

Instructor: Christine Cowan, M.A., University of Dallas, is an instructor in the LSU English department who focuses on Ancient, Medieval, and Renaissance literature and culture. An avid lover of Homer, Vergil, Dante, Shakespeare, Milton, and Faulkner, she has won six awards for excellence in teaching.


American Civil War

This course will focus on battles and leaders of the war of 1861-1865. It will also consider political issues, including those leading up to war, as well as literary aspects and technological innovation.

T�ime & Dates: 1:30 – 3:30 p.m., Tues., Sept. �3, 30, Oct. 7, 14, �1 & �8, �008

Class Fee: $18.00

Optional T�ext: The Civil War, by Grady McWhiney (text not required, but strongly recommended)

Instructor: Wayne Binning, Professor of History, Baton Rouge Community College. Professor Binning received a B.A. and M.A. in history from LSU, and a Ph.D. in history from University of North Carolina.


Hero or Goat? Interpretations of King Arthur in the Nineteenth Century

The object of

education is to

prepare the young to

educate themselves

throughout

their lives.– Robert M. Hutchins




Lagniappe Studies

Unlimited follows

the policy of the

East Baton Rouge

Parish Schools with

regard to school

closings in times

of inclement weather.

If the public schools

are closed because

of weather conditions

or other emergencies,

our classes will also

be cancelled. You will

be able to get closing

announcements from

TV or radio news.

BAD WEAT�HER CONDIT�IONS


Introduction to Islam: Basic Beliefs, Acts of Worship, Personal Conduct, Family and Social Life

This course will explore Islam as a way of life, the basic articles of faith in Islam, the pillars of Islam, sources of guidance, recommended personal conduct of a Muslim, guidelines for family life, social obligations of a Muslim, and women in Islam.

T�ime and Dates: 1:30 – 3:30 p.m., Tues., Sept. �3, 30, Oct. 7, 14, �1 & �8, �008

Class Fee: $18.00

Instructor: Kudsia Haque is a Muslim-American woman of Indian descent with a Ph.D. from London Hospital Medical College. Dr. Haque has lived in the U.S. for 3� years and is a frequent guest lecturer at LSU, OLOL Nursing School, churches and interfaith events on the basics of Islam.

Coordinator: Linda Curphey, 677-803�Hero or Goat? Interpretations of King Arthur in the Nineteenth Century

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Chinese Ink Painting

Asian watercolor painting is known and appreciated for its fluid simplicity of line. Controlled use of brushstrokes creates a sense of spontaneity, which captures the spirit of the subject rather than merely reproducing it. Margaret Koai will help students to explore the techniques used in the painting of landscape elements. Chinese Ink Painting will cover painting six subjects during the semester: rocks and trees; mountains, water and clouds; landscapes; orchids; bamboo; and lotus.

Students who took this course previously will continue to develop their skills.

T�ime and Dates: 9:00 a.m. - 1�:00 p.m., Wed., Sept. �4, Oct., 1, 8, 15, ��, & �9, �008 (note class times)

Class Fee: $33.00

Class Limit: 16

Optional T�ext: The text can only be obtained from Taiwan and will be ordered by the instructor and available for purchase.

Instructor: Margaret Koai is a private painting instructor with 10 years of experience.

Supplies: A list will be provided, or students may purchase from the instructor.

Coordinator: Linda Curphey, 677-803�

WEDNESDAY�



Wednesday (Continued)

French Conversation I

In this course, students will be using their knowledge from the previous classes to learn basic conversation. Pre-requisite: Beginning French I, II, & III.

T�ime and Dates: 9:30 – 11:30 a.m., Wed., Sept. �4, Oct., 1, 8, 15, ��, & �9, �008

Class fee: $18.00

Class Limit: 1�

Instructor: Denise Magnat, a Lagniappe Studies Unlimited member, has taught French as a foreign language to all age groups for 37 years in several African countries, New York, Louisiana, Paris, and Wellington, New Zealand.

Coordinator: Claire Fontenot, 753-1100

Special T�opics for Gardeners

Dan Gill will focus on cool season bedding plants, plant hardiness, cold protection for plants, fertilizer for the landscape, and pruning basics. Professor Gill is an associate professor (consumer horticulture) in the School of Plant Environmental and Soil Sciences at the LSU AgCenter. He is a well-known author and provides gardening information around the state through the mass media and online.

Greg Loukaidis is a retired civil/structural engineer and a hands-on gardener and pond builder. He will teach the class how to assemble a pond, pond-specific plants and care of ponds and plants.

Frances Falcon will teach the group how to select roses, use them in the landscape, and the correct procedures for planting, mulching, fertilizing, pruning, and spraying for their proper care. Francis is an active Rosarian and editor of the Roseline Newsletter. She is active with the Rose Society and the Botanic Garden Foundation.

Art Landry will show you how to make your camellias thrive and bloom, the various species available, their characteristics, and how to select plants for your garden. Camellia culture will be covered including planting, fertilizing, watering, mulching, pruning, disbudding, and propagation of plants through cuttings, grafting and seeds. He is president emeritus of the American Camellia Society and director of the International Camellia Society.

T�ime & Dates: 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. Wed., Sept. �4, Oct., 1, 8, 15, ��, & �9, �008 (note class time and location)

Class Fee: $18.00

Location: All classes will be held at the Burden Center on Essen Lane

Instructors: Greg Loukaidis is a retired civil/structural engineer and a hands-on gardener & pond builder. He will teach the class how to assemble a pond, pond specific plants, and care of pond and plants.


Learning is

not attained by

chance – it must

be sought for

with ardor and

attended to

with diligence. – Abigail Adams

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If God is truly sovereign over creation, then why is there so much suffering in the world? This question has often perplexed those who want to believe in the God of the Judeo-Christian tradition. We will look at this question from three theological perspectives:

1. The major Old Testament prophets, using Jeremiah as the prime example, particularly with regard to national suffering;

�. The book of Job, from the Old Testament Wisdom Literature, with emphasis on individual human suffering;

3. The life and teaching of Jesus, primarily from the synoptic gospels, with emphasis on how Jesus’ theology differs from that expressed in Jeremiah and Job.

Each perspective will be examined to reveal how God’s will is understood and how God is believed to interact with humanity, and thus how God is involved in human suffering. The format of the study will be guided discussion. Handouts with study questions will be provided which will require Bible study outside of class time.

Jeremiah, Job and Jesus on God and Human Suffering

T�ime and Dates: 9:30 – 11:30 a.m., Wed., Oct. 8, 15, ��, �9, Nov. 5, & 1�, �008 (note class dates)

Class Fee: $18.00

Class Limit: �5

Instructor: Ron Perritt, Ph.D., is a retired electrical engineer who worked for many years at Dow Chemical in the area of process control. He was a teacher in the electrical engineering department at LSU for over ten years. Professor Perritt has a master of theological studies degree from Emory University in Atlanta. He is a member of University Baptist Church in Baton Rouge where he has taught theology and Bible study for almost forty years.

Coordinator: Woody Chew, 9�1-6600



Life Writing

If you have thought of relating some of your lifetime experiences for your children and grandchildren, you will find this workshop exactly what you need to get started. The course will provide incentives and encouragement for each student to write about his or her lifetime experiences. The instructor will help each student start to write and to make his or her experiences interesting to the reader. The class size will be limited to allow all the opportunity to fully participate. Interaction between the skilled instructor and enthusiastic students should ensure an enjoyable learning experience.

T�ime & Dates: 9:30 – 11:30 a.m., Wed., Sept. �4, Oct. 1, 8, 15, ��, & �9, �008

Class Fee: $18.00

Class Limit: 16

Supplies: Composition book and pen

Required T�ext: First Step Workshop Manual, by J. M. Cox, $5 (supplied at first class)

Instructor: J.M. Cox has taught life-writing for 14 years and publishes student memoirs.

French Conversation II

In this course, students will use their knowledge from the previous classes and reinforce their ability to converse in French. Pre-requisite: French Conversation I.

T�ime & Dates: 1�:30 – �:30 p.m., Wed., Sept. �4, Oct., 1, 8, 15, ��, & �9, �008 (note class time)

Class Fee: $18.00

Class Limit: 1�

Instructor: Denise Magnat, a Lagniappe Studies Unlimited member, has taught French as a foreign language to all age groups for 37 years in several African countries, New York, Louisiana, Paris and Wellington, New Zealand.



Please

keep the

classrooms neat

and clean. When you

depart, pick up trash

and place your chair

where it was found.

All Courses take

place at Broadmoor

United Methodist

Church, 10230

Mollylea Dr., Baton

Rouge, LA. unless

otherwise noted.

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Life of Abraham Lincoln

This course follows the life of Abraham Lincoln with special attention given to his written and spoken words. In Lincoln’s time, words meant more to ordinary people. Primary sources will be used as much as possible.

1. Lincoln as a young man; influences on his thinking, family, and the Whig party; the “Perpetuation of Our Political Institutions” speech.

�. The rise of sectional conflict, slavery, Kansas/Nebraska bill in 1854 and Lincoln’s speeches in opposition.

3. Continued sectional agitation and John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry. Events of 1860 that preceded the Confederate States constitution adopted in 1861. Lincoln’s inaugural speech, March 4, 1861.

4. Lincoln on slavery and liberty; Lincoln’s conception of the meaning of the war at the beginning of armed conflict, changing and adapting position on slavery as war progresses. Emancipation proclamation and its meaning and timing.

5. Events of 1863: Lincoln’s letters to General Meade and Springfield Union meeting. Suspension of writ of Habeas Corpus. Events of 1864: Gettysburg Address, passage of constitutional amendments prohibiting slavery, and other events.

6. Lincoln’s second Inaugural Address through the end of war; his assassination; the meaning of Lincoln’s life and presidency.

T�ime and Dates: 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Wed., Sept. �4, Oct., 1, 8, 15, ��, & �9, �008

Class fee: $18.00

Instructor: Robert Taylor is the chief executive officer for the Louisiana Bankers Association.


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T�he Great War

On August 1, 1914, an entire western world of peace collapsed and 75 years of war began. At the time, no one thought this would happen. Everyone expected a short war, a couple of months, over by Christmas certainly, with limited gains and losses, and the world would go on as before. But none of those things happened. In 1914, a war began that almost no one then alive would see concluded, and out of it came our modern world. The Great War is the beginning of our times. “There will be stuff.”

T�ime & Dates: 1:30 - 3:30 p.m., Wed., Sept. �4, Oct., 1, 8, 15, ��, & �9, �008

Class Fee: $18.00

Class Limit: 90

Instructor: James Hardy, Ph.D., professor of European history, LSU Honors College.

Coordinator: Joyce Siegel, 9�8-3700


T�HURSDAY�

Mosaics

Discover the world of mosaics where you will learn to structure a picture or design using small precut pieces of glass. We will introduce mosaic techniques and will make three projects, one small and two larger ones. Materials for the projects will cost $30 in all, payable the first day of class.

T�ime and Dates: 9:00 a.m. - 1�:00 p.m., Thurs., Sept. �5, Oct., �, 9, 16, �3, & 30, �008 (note class times)

Class fee: $33.00

Class Limit: 17

Supplies: Three kits, prepared by the instructor, will be available on the first day of class.

Supply Cost: $30 - due first day of class

Instructor: Anne-Marie Davis has a degree in commercial art. She has traveled extensively in Europe, Africa, the South Pacific and the United States.

Coordinator: Denise Magnat, �96-8090

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Russia: From Communism to Capitalism

How did Russia transition from Communism to Capitalism? Topics covered will include: the ideas of Karl Marx; a comparison of Marxian and mainstream economics; the history of the economy of the USSR and its satellites; how central planning worked (or didn’t); why the Soviet economy collapsed; how Russia became a capitalist economy; and the problems and prospects for the Russian economy and the former satellite states.

T�ime & Dates: 9:30 – 11:30 a.m., Thurs., Sept. �5, Oct. �, 9, 16, �3, & 30, �008

Class Fee: $18.00

Instructor: Nancy Sidener, Ph.D., earned her A.B. at UC, Berkeley, and her Ph.D. at UC, Davis. Before retiring, she taught economics at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. Professor Sidener taught part-time at LSU while directing the Louisiana Council for Economic Education.

Coordinator: Brenda LeBoeuf, 769-8969

St. Paul: T�he Man and His Letters

More is known about St. Paul than any other apostle. His life story can be extracted from the Acts of the Apostles and his own letters to the churches he founded. This course will lead the student through detective work into an understanding of the Apostle Paul, his theology, and the missionary effort of the early church.

T�ime and Dates: 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m., Thurs., Sept. �5, Oct., �, 9, 16, �3, & 30, �008 (note class times)

Class fee: $18.00

Suggested T�ext: Paul: His Story, by Jerome Murphy-O’Connor

Instructor: Father John Carville, M.Ed. S.T.D., has been a professor of theological ethics at Notre Dame Seminary

Graduate School of Theology for 10 years, has taught at Loyola Summer School in New Orleans, and has been a guest lecturer in the Department of Philosophy & Religious Studies at LSU. He is a columnist for the Catholic Commentator and has had articles published in various magazines. Fr. Carville was a member of the Board of Trustees of Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center; and has been chairman of the hospital ethics committee for �1 years.

Coordinator: Jim and Kathy Heaslip, 766-3877


Composing Y�our Life, Part II

This course will continue discussion of the life- writing process with the goal of filling in the gaps between stories already written and adding new stories. In addition, the course will cover such topics as revising and improving the writing style of new and earlier memoirs.

T�ime and Dates: 9:30 – 11:30 a.m., Thurs., Sept. �5, Oct. �, 9, 16, �3, & 30, �008

Class fee: $18.00

Class Limit: 15

Instructor: Edith Babin is a recently retired LSU English teacher. She was awarded two university grants to develop a course in memoir writing and won an award for her memoir writing class in �006.


T�hursday (Continued)


Knitting 101

Learn the basics of knitting. You will have started a beginner project of your choice by the completion of the course. You will learn the stitches (there are only two) and make a practice sampler which can be finished as a scarf. You will learn about yarn, needles, gadgets, gauge, patterns and pattern language as you practice casting on, basic knitting techniques, and binding off. You will be guided in selecting and buying supplies and beginning your first project – a scarf or cap, a simple baby sweater, a purse or tote bag, or something else you want to try, for yourself or for a gift! There is no required text. The instructor will bring some books for review.

T�ime & Dates: 1:30 – 3:30 p.m., Thurs., Sept. �5, Oct. �, 9, 16, �3, & 30, �008

Class Fee: $18.00

Class Limit: 10

Supplies: Size 7 or 8 ten-inch long knitting needles and one skein of worsted weight yarn. Get your favorite color of any inexpensive brand. The ball band will say “worsted” and/or “5 stitches to the inch.” Supplies can be purchased at Hobby Lobby, Michaels, or Hancock Fabrics. Look at the knitting patterns while you are there.

Instructor: Betsy Tackney, RN, MS, is a retired SLU nursing professor who has been knitting for fun and relaxation since her grandmother taught her to knit when she was 4 years old. She has taught knitting to large and small groups. Betsy really enjoys being a member of Lagniappe.


T�hursday (Continued)

Experience is not what happens to you. It is what you do with

what happens to you. – Aldous Huxley

T�he (Badly Divided) United States Supreme Court – What Rights are Left?

The just completed term of the Supreme Court saw an unusual number of 5-4 decisions. Many, if not most, caused significant controversy among legal and other commentators. We will discuss a number of those recent cases in detail, with a deep search into the actual records of the trials. These will include the Detainee Habeas Corpus case, the child rapist Capital Punishment case (from Louisiana), the gun rights case, the punitive damages case as well as some not-so-recent but also controversial cases. We will take a side trip or two, time permitting, to look at cases in the news!

T�ime & Dates: 1:30 – 3:30 p.m., Thurs., Sept. �5, Oct. �, 9, 16, �3, & 30, �008

Class Fee: $18.00

Instructor: James A. George and his wife Judi are partners in the firm of George and George, Ltd., specializing in the field of Admiralty and Maritime Law. He has served as national president of the American Board of Trial Advocates, trustee and national vice-president of the American Inns of Court Foundation, and has focused on Ethics and Professionalism as a member and chair of the Louisiana Bar’s Committee on Professionalism.

Coordinator: Jim Bolner, 766-5987

Elements of a Landscape

In this course we will focus on the elements of a landscape – composition, perspective, values, color; and work on washes to create interesting skies, the color green, textures in foliage, etc. Students will work from their own photographs and learn how to adapt them to create more interesting compositions.

T�ime and Dates: 9:00 a.m. – 1�:00 p.m., Fri., Sept. �6, Oct. 3, 10, 17, �4, & 31, �008 (note class times)

Class fee: $33.00

Class Limit: 1�

Supplies: List will be furnished with confirmation.

Instructor: Roberta Van Zandt Loflin is a native of New Jersey. After obtaining her B.A. in art history and theory from George Washington University, she lived in the Washington, DC area where she studied communication

design at Northern Virginia Community College and color theory, watercolor, and drawing at the Art League School in Alexandria, Va. While in Virginia, she taught art workshops to preschool teachers and parents, grade school students and at educational conferences. Since moving to Baton Rouge in �000, she has taught watercolor classes through Louisiana Art and Artists Guild, Lagniappe Studies Unlimited, LSU Continuing Education, and LSU Union Leisure classes. She has had work on display at several local galleries including Independence Park Theater and several restaurants.

Coordinator: Don Schifferl, 766-3654

FRIDAY�

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Composing Y�our Life, Part I

This course provides a guide for anyone who wants to leave a legacy of stories for family members and friends. It is what is widely called life writing. By the end of the course you will have written stories from childhood and adolescence, one about a mentor, and completed a time line outlining stories from your life. Having the support and examples from class members gets you on the road with confidence and enthusiasm.

T�ime and Dates: 9:30 – 11:30 a.m., Fri., Sept. �6, Oct. 3, 10, 17, �4, & 31, �008

Class fee: $18.00

Class Limit: 15

Instructor: Dorothy Bankston is a retired LSU English teacher, and has taught several courses in writing. She has had a long, successful career in writing.


Friday (Continued)

An education isn’t how much

you have committed to

memory, or even how much

you know. It’s being able to

differentiate between what

you know and what you don’t.

– Anatole France

Moby Dick: Melville’s Vision of America, World, and Soul

Hailed as the Great American novel, Moby Dick is more than a national epic whose antagonists, Ahab and the Great White Whale, everyone knows. Its actual greatness and complexity range far beyond the basic conflict to encompass a visionary portrayal of the modern cosmos and the human soul. Through its ever-present observer-narrator Ishmael, readers experience the genius of Melville’s imagination and style, his commentary on American society and the modern mind, and his symbolic poetics that resonate with all great literature. Our leisurely voyage will cover roughly 70 pages per week. Our schedule:

T�ime & Dates: 1:30 - 3:30 p.m., Fri., Sept. �6, Oct. 3, 10, 17, �4, & 31, �008

Class Fee: $18.00

Supplies: Composition book and pen

Required T�ext: Moby Dick, by Herman Melville, Norton Critical Edition (Norton, �00�)

Instructor: Bainard Cowan, Ph.D., Yale University, is a professor in the LSU English department and

comparative literature program. Coming to LSU in 1976, his focus has been world literatures, comparative civilizations, and American literature. His publications include Exiled Waters (an interpretation of Moby Dick). Winner of two teaching awards, he has run three institutes on the “Poetics of the Americas,” and he just returned from a two-year appointment as D’Alzon Visiting Professor of Literature at Assumption College in Massachusetts.


1. Etymologies and Extracts – Chapter 16 �. Chapters 17 – 39 3. Chapters 40 - 54

4. Chapters 55 - 8� 5. Chapters 83 - 105 6. Chapters 106 - Epilogue

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MONDAY�Advanced French . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18

Lawn Chair Gardening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18

A Sixteenth Opera Season. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18

Go Tell It on the Mountain: Dante’s Purgatorio as Working Our Way Back to God . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18

Spanish for Travelers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18

Time and Modernist Poetry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18

T�UESDAY�French Now! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18

Introduction to Turkey: Crossroads of Civilization, Part I . . . $18

Political Parties, Campaigns and Elections in the United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18

American Civil War . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18

Hero or Goat? Interpretations of King Arthur in the Nineteenth Century. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18

Introduction to Islam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18

WEDNESDAY�Chinese Ink Painting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $33

Special Topics for Gardeners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18

French Conversation I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18

Jeremiah, Job and Jesus on God and Human Suffering . . . . $18

Life Writing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18

French Conversation II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18

Life of Abraham Lincoln . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18

The Great War . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18

T�HURSDAY�Mosaics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $33

St. Paul: The Man and His Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18

Composing Your Life, Part II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18Russia: From Communism to Capitalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18

Knitting 101 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18The (Badly Divided) US Supreme Court. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18

FRIDAY�Elements of a Landscape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $33

Composing Your Life, Part I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18

Moby Dick: Melville’s Vision of American, World, and Soul . . $18

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2008 COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS

CURRICULUM Josette Lester

REFRESHMENT�S Arlene Folmar

MARKET�ING Jane Dietrich

COURSE COORDINAT�ORS Kathleen Harris

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FALL SESSION IPresidential Elections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Pen and Ink Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

MINI-COURSE Nominations and Elections in the United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

FALL SESSION IIOil Painting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 A Survey of the Old Testament: Adam to David. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

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Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at LSU – Lagniappe in the Felicianas Chapter LSU Continuing Education 1225 Pleasant Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803 Phone: (225) 578-6763 Fax: (225) 578-7533 Email: [email protected] Website: www.outreach.lsu.edu/OLLI

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FALL SESSION I

Presidential Elections

An institutional, demographic and economic examination of how we elect people… people with whom we are invariably disappointed.

T�ime and Dates: 9:30 – 11:30 a.m., Mon., Sept. 8, 15, ��, & �9, �008

Location: First Baptist Church, St. Francisville, LA

Class Fee: $18.00

Instructor: James Hardy, Ph.D., professor of European history, LSU Honors College

Coordinator: Arlene Folmar, 634-9851

Pen and Ink Drawing

From the beautifully illustrated manuscripts of the Middle Ages to the powerful drawings of Vincent Van Gogh, great masterpieces have been created by artists utilizing the medium of pen and ink. With these simple tools they produced finished drawings as well as sketches that assisted them in analyzing their compositions for further development. Using some of these works as a teaching tool, the instructor will introduce aspiring artists to pen and ink drawing. The class will focus on producing several small (8×10 or 9×1�) compositions, drawing inspiration from the great masters who created in the art form, from the Renaissance and Baroque periods through the 19th century. Students will be introduced to inks of various types and colors and will learn to express value, size and scale, volume and texture with stroke techniques.

T�ime and Dates: 9:30 a.m. – 1�:00 p.m. Tues., Sept. 9, 16, �3, & 30, �008


Class Fee: $35.00

Class Limit: 1�

Supplies: A list will be mailed with class confirmation

Supply Cost: Approximately $30

Instructor: Elizabeth Denton, B.A., Fine Arts; professional artist and teacher of art; certified in teaching Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain. Elizabeth Denton brings many years of experience and enthusiasm to the class-room and has the ability to focus on each individual’s skills and to help develop them to their full potential.

Coordinator: Kathleen Harris, 634-9851

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It must be remembered that the purpose of education is not to fill the minds of students with facts… it is to teach them to think, if that is possible, and always to think for themselves. – Robert Hutchins

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COURSE BULLETIN • FALL �008 �5

The first class will survey the history of popular government in the United States by focusing on the development of nominating procedures and practices, and the role of political parties and political leaders, primaries and caucuses, and national nominating conventions.

The second class will be devoted to elections, voter turnout, voter demographics, voting practices and patterns, election campaigns and campaign finances, the Electoral College, and proposals for reform.

The presentations will be limited to contests for federal offices.

T�ime and Dates: 9:30 – 11:30 a.m., Wed., Oct. 8 & 15, �008

Location: Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church, St. Francisville

Class Fee: $10.00

Instructor: Jim Bolner, Sr., professor emeritus of political science, LSU

Coordinator: Arlene Folmar, 634-9851

MINI-COURSE

Oil Painting

This class will focus on traditional and abstract painting methods. The class is designed for the beginning artist desiring to develop skill and interest in oil painting. Class exercises focus on brush as well as palette knife technique, leading up to an individual painting of choice.

T�ime and Dates: 9:00 a.m. - 1�:00 p.m., Tues., Oct. �1, �8, Nov. 4, & 11, �008

Location: Nine Oaks Studio, 4871 Leonard Street, St. Francisville, LA (note location)

Class Fee: $50.00

Class Limit: 14

Supplies Cost: $�5, students will purchase supplies from instructor.

Instructor: Camille Thibodeaux is a resident of St. Francisville and owner of Nine Oaks Studio. Ms. Thibodeaux has been painting professionally for �0 years and currently teaches adult and children classes in West Feliciana.

Coordinator: Josette Lester, 784-�131

A Survey of the Old T�estament: Adam to David

This course will be a survey of Bible history from creation to David, but not including all David’s tenure. We will approach it from a historical perspective, noting the more significant events. A hand-out guide will be provided.

T�ime and Dates: 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., Wed., Oct. ��, �9, Nov. 5, & 1�, �008


Class Fee: $18.00

Instructor: Joe H. Ratcliff, Pastor of First Baptist Church, received a B.A. from Mississippi College. He received a B.D, M.R.E. and Th.M. from New Orleans Baptist Seminary.

Coordinator: Fred Mendenhall, 784-�131

Nominations and Elections in the United States

FALL SESSION II

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Fall Session 1: September 8–30MONDAY Presidential Elections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18 TUESDAY Pen & Ink Drawing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $35

Fall 2008 Mini-Course: October 8 & 15WEDNESDAY U.S. Presidential Elections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10

Fall Session II: October 21–November 12TUESDAY Oil Painting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50 WEDNESDAY Survey of the Old Testament: Adam to David . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18

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All applications received three weeks prior to the beginning of classes are considered to be received simultaneously on that date. If a class is not filled three weeks prior to the beginning of classes, the remaining vacancies will be assigned to subsequent applicants on a first-come, first-served basis. Applicants will be enrolled by random drawing if 1) a class is too large for its classroom size and efforts to find adequate space have failed, or 2) a class exceeds enrollment limitations imposed by the instructor or by the nature of the course. Those applicants whose names are not drawn will be placed on a waiting list based on the order received. Applications for over-subscribed classes will be placed on the waiting list on a first-come, first-served basis.

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All checks and registrations should be mailed to: LSU Continuing Education, 1225 Pleasant Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803.

Course fees are noted in the course description.

A registration count for each course will be made three weeks prior to the beginning of classes, and all courses with less than the required minimum enrollment will be cancelled. Coordinators will notify applicants and instructors of cancellations as soon as possible. Note: If you are interested in a course, it is very important that you apply as early as possible, as a course without minimum enrollment is subject to cancellation the week before the session begins.

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