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DAVIDSON COLLEGE BULLETIN PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY DAVIDSON COLLEGE Entered as Second-Class Matter, April 12, 1922, at the Post Office at Davidson, N. C, Under Act of Congress, August 24, 1912. Vol. XXXIX No. 2 FEBRUARY, 1940 THE LEGAL TITLE OF THE INSTITUTION IS "THE TRUSTEES OF DAVIDSON COLLEGE" THIS TITLE SHOULD BE USED WHEN YOU INCLUDE THE COLLEGE AS A BENEFICIARY IN YOUR WILL DAVIDSON COLLEGE BULLETIN Catalog Number ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTH SESSION I939'1940 WITH ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR I940'I94I Founded 1836-37 DAVIDSON, N. C. FEBRUARY, 1940 Vol. XXXIX No. 2 1940 1941 JANUARY JULY JANUARY JULY S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S .... 1 2 3 4 S 6 .... 12 3 4 5 6 12 3 4 12 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 28 29 30 31 28 29 30 31 26 27 28 29 30 31 .... 27 28 29 30 31 FEBRUARY AUGUST FEBRUARY AUGUST S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 12 3 1 2 3 1 1 2 "5 "7 4 6 8 9 10 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 25 26 27 28 29 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 .... 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 MARCH SEPTEMBER MARCH SEPTEMBER S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 12 3 4 5 6 7 1 .... 12 3 4 5 6 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 29 30 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 28 29 30 31 30 31 APRIL OCTOBER APRIL OCTOBER S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 3 .... 12 3 4 5 6 12 3 4 5 12 3 4 5 12 4 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 28 29 30 27 28 29 30 31 27 28 29 30 26 27 28 29 30 31 .... MAY NOVEMBER MAY NOVEMBER S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 12 3 4 1 2 12 3 "4 "5 "7 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 6 8 9 10 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 29 26 27 28 29 30 31 ... 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 30 JUNE DECEMBER JUNE DECEMBER S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S .... 6 1 12 3 4 5 6 7 12 3 4 5 6 7 12 3 4 5 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 29 30 31 29 30 28 29 30 31 30 COLLEGE CALENDAR SESSION 1940 June 1-3 Saturday through Monday Commencement June 7- 8 Friday and Saturday Re-examinations SUMMER VACATION September 16 Monday, 8:00 p.m Faculty Meeting September 17 Tuesday Registration of Upper-Classmen Sept. 13-17 Friday through Tuesday Orientation Period September 18 Wednesday, 8:25 a.m. Classes Begin November 2 Saturday Home-Coming Day November 28 Thursday Thanksgiving, a Holiday December 18 Wednesday, 12:30 p.m. Christmas Recess Begins 1941 January 3 Friday, 8:25 a.m Christmas Recess Ends Fees for 2nd half year payable January 1 6 Thursday Mid-Year Examinations Begin January 2 5 Saturday Mid-Year Examinations End January 27 Monday, 9:00 a.m Second Semester Begins February 19 Wednesday Meeting of Trustees March 27 Thursday, 12:30 p.m Spring Recess Begins March 28 Friday, 2:00 p.m Senior Re-examinations April 3 Thursday, 8:25 p.m Spring Recess Ends June 7 9 Saturday Through Monday Commencement June 13 14 Friday and Saturday Re-examinations ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF Walter Lee Lingle, A.B., M.A., D.D., LL.D President Mark Edgar Sentelle, A.B., M.A., D.D Dean of Students Frank Lee Jackson, B.S., C.P.A., Treas. and Purchasing Agent John Wilson MacConnell, M.A., M.D College Physician Frederick William Hengeveld, B.S Registrar Myron Wallace McGill, B.S Auditor Frank Donald Hobart Supt. of Grounds and Buildings (Springfield College) Chalmers Gaston Davidson, A.B., M.A., Director of Library William Camp Matthews, M.D. Associate College Physician Lamar Lyon Burton, B.S. Assistant Director of Public and Alumni Relationships Hattie Thompson Assistant to the Treasurer (Mitchell College) Julia Pasmore, A.B., B.S. in L.S Assistant Librarian Mrs. Sara A. Johnston, R.N Superintendent of Infirmary Mrs. N. T. Smith Supervisor of Dormitories Orrie Altalene Steele Secretary to the President (Winthrop College) Susie McQueen Jackson, A.B. Secretary, the Dean of Students and Registrar Adele Taylor Arbuckle, A.B Secretary to the Treasurer Mrs. Frontis Johnston, A.B Secretary Wm. Scott Frieze, Jr., A.B Assistant Librarian FACULTY (Dates refer to first year of teaching service) Walter Lee Lingle A.B., M.A. (Davidson), (Union Theological Seminary), (University of Chicago), D.D. (Davidson), LL.D. (Southwestern), (Duke University), (University of North Carolina) President (1929) William Joseph Martin (Professor of Chemistry 1896-1912; President 1912-1929) A.B., M.A. (Davidson), (Johns Hopkins), M.D., Ph.D. (University of Virginia), LL.D. President Emeritus Caleb Richmond Harding (1888) A.B., M.A. (Davidson), Ph.D. (Johns Hopkins) Professor of Greek Language and Literature, Emeritus William Richard Grey (1893) A.B. (Davidson), Ph.D. (Johns Hopkins) Professor of Latin Language and Literature, Emeritus James McDowell Douglas (1902) A.B., M.A. (Davidson), Ph.D. (Johns Hopkins), (University of Chicago), (Cornell University), (Columbia University) James Buchanan Duke Professor of Physics Mark Edgar Sentelle (1903) A.B., M.A. (Davidson), M.A. (Yale University), D.D., LL.D. Dean of Students and J. W. Cannon Professor of Bible and Philosophy John Wilson MacConnell (1908) A.B., M.A. (Davidson), M.D. (University of Maryland) (Columbia University), (University of Edinburgh) Professor of Physiology and Hygiene 8 davidson college Howard Bell Arbuckle (1912) A.B., M.A. (Hampden-Sydney), Ph.D. (Johns Hopkins) Chambers Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus Archibald Currie (1906) A.B. (Davidson), (Columbia University), (Cornell University) Woodrow Wilson Professor of Economics and Political Science Edwin Francis Shewmake (1919) A.B. (College of William and Mary), M.A. (Columbia University), Ph.D. (University of Virginia) Alumni Professor of English William Woodhull Wood (1915) A.B., C.E.