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BULLETIN OF WELLESLEY COLLEGE CATALOGUE NUMBER 1964-1965 WELLESLEY • MASSACHUSETTS CATALOGUE NUMBER BULLETIN OF WELLESLEY COLLEGE OCTOBER 30, 1964 Bulletins published six times a year by Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts. January, one; April, one; October, two; November, two. Second-Class postage paid at Boston, Massachusetts and at additional mailing offices. Volume 54 Number 2 . TABLE OF CONTENTS Visitors; Correspondence 5 Calendar 6 7 Board of Trustees . , Faculty and Administration 8 The College 20 The Curriculum 24 Requirements for the B.A. Degree in 1964-1965 24 Research or Independent Study 28 Honors and Academic Distinctions 28 General Information 29 Course Examinations, Special Examinations, Advanced Place- ment, Use of the Summer Vacation, Summer Internships, Junior Year Abroad Preparation for Graduate Study 31 College Teaching and Research, Other Professions, Teaching in Schools, Medical School, Hospital and Public Health Work, Civil Service Graduate Fellowships 33 Requirements for the M.A. Degree 33 Requirements for the B.A. Degree for Students Entering after 1964 34A Courses of Instruction 35 Art 35 Interdepartmental Courses . 77 Astronomy 40 Italian 78 Biblical History 41 Latin 79 Biological Sciences 44 Mathematics 81 Chemistry 48 Music 83 Classical Archeology 50 Philosophy 86 Economics 51 Physical Education 88 Education 54 Physics 90 English 56 Political Science 91 French 61 Psychology 95 Geography 64 Russian 98 Geology 66 Sociology and Anthropology 99 German 68 Spanish 102 Greek 70 Speech 104 History 72 4 Contents Admission 106 Of Freshmen 106 Of Transfer Students 110 Of Foreign Students Ill Of Graduate Students Ill General Information and Regulations 112 Registration 112 Freshman Orientation 112 Advising of Students 112 Academic Standards 112 Residential Life 113 Health Provisions 114 Withdrawal and Exclusion 115 Employment Opportunities 115 Financial Aid 116 Fees and Expenses 120 Buildings and Equipment 122 Statistical Summary of Students 126 Alumnae Interests 127 Alumnae Association Officers: National Development Fund Com- mittee; Acquaintanceship Chairmen Index 133 VISITORS Visitors to the College are welcome and will find the administrative offices in Green Hall open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. when college is in session, otherwise to 4:30 p.m. Secondary school students and their parents who wish an interview with an officer of the Board of Admission are advised to write well in advance to arrange an appointment. CORRESPONDENCE The post office address is Wellesley College, Wellesley, 81, Massachu- setts 02181. Inquiries concerning the following topics should be sent to: The President General interests of the College The Dean of the College Academic policies aod regulations The Dean of Students; Class Deans Individual students; applications for readmission The Board of Admission Admission of undergraduate students The Director of Residence Residence halls and social regulations The Recorder Requests for transcripts of records The Secretary to the Committee on Scholarships Scholarships The Director of the Placement Office Alumnae and undergraduate employment The Information Bureau Requests for Catalogues The Chairman of the Committee on Graduate Instruction Admission of graduate students The Controller Payment of college bills The Executive Secretary of the Alumnae Association Alumnae affairs CALENDAR Academic Year 1964-65 First Semester Registration of new students, 9 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Sunday, September 20 Registration closes for all other students, 11:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 22 Classes begin Thursday, September 24 _. (after classes Wednesday, November 25 Thanksgiving recess | tQ ^ ^ Monday> November 30 December 18 ~, . ( after classes Friday, , > Christmas recess , nr. « j T « )to 1:00 a.m Thursday, January 7 28 •p . (from Thursday, January ^through Wednesday, February 3 Second Semester Classes begin Monday, February 8 . (after classes Friday, March 26 bpringQ recess i 1QQ am Monday, April 5 T-, . ( from Thursday, May 27 Examinations l. , \xt a a r o ) through Wednesday, June 2 Commencement Monday, June 7 In 1965-66 the academic year will be divided into three terms: Term I from mid-September to mid-December, Term II from early January to early April, Term III from late April to early June. BOARD OF TRUSTEES John R. Quarles, b.a., m.a., ll.b Wellesley, Mass. Chairman of the Board Robert Gregg Stone DedJiam, Mass. Vice Chairman Edward Livingston Bigelow, b.a Chestnut Hill, Mass. Elisabeth Luce Moore, b.a., litt.d New York, N.Y. Edward A. Weeks, Jr., b.s., litt.d., ll.d. ...... Boston, Mass. James Lawrence, Jr., b.a Brookline, Mass. Eleanor Wallace Allen, b.a Boston, Mass. Katharine Timberman Wright, b.a. ...... Columbus, Ohio Alexander Cochrane Forbes, b.a South Dartmouth, Mass. Byron Huffman Elliott, b.a., ll.b., sc.d., ll.d. Needham, Mass. Elizabeth King Morey, b.a., m.a New York, N.Y. Mary Jewett Gaiser, b.a., ll.d Spokane, Wash. Carolyn Bartel Lyon, b.a., m.a Claremont, Calif. Anne Lineberger Macdonald, b.a Washington, D.C. Theodore P. Ferris, b.a., b.d., d.d Boston, Mass. Preston Davis, litt.d Columbus, Ohio John Kenneth Spring, b.a., m.b.a Concord, Mass. Rose Clymer Rumford, b.a Baltimore, Md. Germatne Bree, agregee de l'untversite, l.h.d., litt.d. Madison, Wis. ERWIN DAIN CaNHAM, B.A., M.A.(OXON), L.H.D., LITT.D., LL.D. Boston, MOSS. Mary Seme West, b.a New York, N.Y. George Howell Kidder, b.n.s., ll.b Concord, Mass. Carroll McCarty Gundersen, b.a La Crosse, Wis. Nelson Jarvdz Darling, Jr., b.s., ll.b Swampscott, Mass. Kathertne Drake Hart, b.a., ph.d Austin, Texas Margaret Clapp, ph.d., ll.d., lttt.d., ex officio . Wellesley, Mass. President of Wellesley College Henry Austen Wood, Jr., b.a., m.b.a., ex officio .... Boston, Mass Treasurer of Wellesley College THE FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATION EMERITUS PROFESSORS Olive Dutcher Doggett, M.A., B.D. Professor of Biblical History, Emeritus Laetitia Morris Snow, Ph.D. Professor of Botany, Emeritus Alice Ida Perry Wood, Ph.D. Associate Professor of English Literature, Emeritus Seal Thompson, M.A. Professor of Biblical History, Emeritus Bertha Monica Stearns, M.A. Professor of English Literature, Emeritus Lilla Weed, M.A. Associate Librarian, Emeritus Mary Cross Ewtng, B.A. Dean of Residence, Emeritus Louise Sherwood McDowell, Ph.D. Professor of Physics, Emeritus Katy Boyd George, M.A. Associate Professor of Biblical History, Emeritus John Charles Duncan, Ph.D. Professor of Astronomy and Director of the Whitin Observatory, Emeritus Helen Somersby French, Ph.D. Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus Margaret Alger Hayden, Ph.D. Professor of Zoology, Emeritus Ola Elizabeth Winslow, Ph.D. Professor of English, Emeritus Ruth Elvira Clark, Litt.D. Professor of French, Emeritus Thomas Hayes Procter, Ph.D. Professor of Philosophy, Emeritus Gabhjella Bosano, Dr. in Fil. Mod., Litt.D. Professor of Italian, Emeritus Mary Bosworth Treudley, Ph.D. Professor of Sociology, Emeritus Hedwig Kohn, Ph.D. Professor of Physics, Emeritus Grace Elizabeth Howard, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Botany, Emeritus Louise Pettibone Smith, Ph.D., Litt.D. Professor of Biblical History, Emeritus Marianne Thalmann, Ph.D. Professor of German, Emeritus Jeannette Barry Lane, Ph.B. Associate Professor of Speech, Emeritus Edward Ely Curtis, Ph.D. Professor of History, Emeritus Lucy Wilson, Ph.D. Dean of Students and Professor of Physics, Emeritus Ruth Elliott, Ph.D. Professor of Hygiene and Physical Education, Emeritus Emma Marshall Denktncer, Ph.D. Associate Professor of English, Emeritus Anita Oyarzabal, M.A. Associate Professor of Spanish, Emeritus Edna Heidbreder, Ph.D., LL.D. Professor of Psychology, Emeritus Helen Hull Law, Ph.D. Professor of Greek, Emeritus Cectle de Banke Associate Professor of Speech, Emeritus Ada May Coe, M.A. Professor of Spanish, Emeritus Angeline La Piana, Dr. in Lett. Professor of Italian, Emeritus Evelyn Kendrick Wells, M.A. Professor of English, Emeritus Leland Hamilton Jenks, Ph.D. Professor of Sociology, Emeritus Louise Overacker, Ph.D. Professor of Political Science, Emeritus Lawrence Smith, M.A. Professor of Economics, Emeritus Michael Jacob Zigler, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology, Emeritus Jorge Guillen, Catedratico de Universidad Professor of Spanish, Emeritus Waclaw Jedrzejewicz Associate Professor of Russian, Emeritus Dorothy Warner Dennis, B.A., Dip.E.U. Professor of French, Emeritus Mary Eleanor Prentiss, M.A. Associate Professor of English, Emeritus Katharine Canby Balderston, Ph.D. Professor of English, Emeritus Marion Elizabeth Stark, Ph.D. Professor of Mathematics, Emeritus Andree Bruel, Dr. de lTJniversit6 de Paris Professor of French, Emeritus Helen Thayer Jones, Ph.D. Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus 8 Faculty and Administration 9 Harriet Cutler Waterman, Ph.D. Professor of Zoology, Emeritus Ella Keats Whiting, Ph.D. Dean and Professor of English, Emeritus Mary Lellah Austin, Ph.D. Professor of Zoology, Emeritus Grace Ethel Hawk, B.Litt. (Oxon) Professor of English, Emeritus Elizabeth Beall, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Physical Education, Emeritus Lucy Winsor Killouch, Ph.D. Professor of Economics, Emeritus Magdalene Schindelin, Ph.D. Associate Professor of German, Emeritus Elinor Marie Schroeder, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Physical Education, Emeritus Howard Hinners, BA. Professor of Music, Emeritus Gladys Kathryn McCosh, Ph.D. Professor of Zoology, Emeritus Dorothy Mae Robathan, Ph.D. Professor of Latin, Emeritus Agnes Anne Abbot Professor of Art, Emeritus Elizabeth Louise Broyles, M.D. Resident Physician, Emeritus