Mr. and Mrs. Edward j. Philbin of 59 Old County Road, Lancaster, MA. announce the engagement of their daughter, Cara E. Philbin, to Timothy P. Kober.

Miss Philbin is a graduate of Nashoba Regional High School, Bolton, the University of Notre Dame, South Bend Ind., and is pursuing a master's degree from Columbia University -- The Teacher's College in New York.

Mr. Kober, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kober of Gillette, N.J., is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and is pursuing a doctorate at Seton Hall University Law School, Newark, N.J.

A July wedding is planned.