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Bowdoin College Bowdoin Digital Commons Bowdoin College Catalogues 1-1-1983 Bowdoin College Catalogue (1982-1983) Bowdoin College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.bowdoin.edu/course-catalogues Recommended Citation Bowdoin College, "Bowdoin College Catalogue (1982-1983)" (1983). Bowdoin College Catalogues. 264. https://digitalcommons.bowdoin.edu/course-catalogues/264 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by Bowdoin Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Bowdoin College Catalogues by an authorized administrator of Bowdoin Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. BOWD O I N COLLEGE CATALOGUE FOR 1982-1983 BRUNSWICK, MAINE August 1982 BO WD OI N COLLEGE CATALOGUE FOR 1982-1983 BRUNSWICK, MAINE August 1982 In its employment and admissions practices Bowdoin is in con- formity with all applicable federal and state statutes and regulations. It does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, sex, marital status, religion, creed, ancestry, national and ethnic origin, physical or mental handicap. The information in this catalogue was accurate at the time of pub- lication. However, the College is a dynamic community and must reserve the right to ma\e changes in its course offerings, degree requirements, regulations, procedures, and charges. Bowdoin College supports the efforts of secondary school officials and governing bodies to have their schools achieve regional ac- credited status to provide reliable assurance of the quality of the educational preparation of its applicants for admission. Contents COLLEGE CALENDAR v THE PURPOSE OF THE COLLEGE i HISTORICAL SKETCH 3 OFFICERS OF GOVERNMENT 7 OFFICERS OF INSTRUCTION 14 ADJUNCT FACULTY 26 OFFICERS OF ADMINISTRATION 27 CAMPUS AND BUILDINGS 32 GENERAL INFORMATION 48 ADMISSION TO THE COLLEGE 52 SCHOLARSHIPS, LOANS, AND FINANCIAL AID 58 THE CURRICULUM 99 COURSES OF INSTRUCTION no AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES 1 10 ART 112 BIOLOGY II9 CHEMISTRY 1 23 CLASSICS 126 ECONOMICS I29 EDUCATION 135 ENGLISH 136 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES I43 GEOLOGY I45 GERMAN M7 GOVERNMENT AND LEGAL STUDIES I49 HISTORY J 54 INDEPENDENT LANGUAGE STUDY 1 67 INTERDISCIPLINARY MAJORS 167 MATHEMATICS 1 69 MUSIC 176 iii iv Contents PHILOSOPHY PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY 1 87 PSYCHOLOGY I91 RELIGION I96 ROMANCE LANGUAGES 200 RUSSIAN 205 SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY 207 PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND ATHLETICS 215 HAWTHORNE-LONGFELLOW LIBRARY 217 MUSEUM OF ART 234 PERFORMING ARTS 237 STUDENT LIFE AND ACTIVITIES 241 CAREER SERVICES 247 LECTURESHIPS 248 PRIZES AND DISTINCTIONS 251 RESEARCH, EDUCATIONAL, AND CONFERENCE FACILITIES 266 DEGREES CONFERRED 269 APPOINTMENTS, PRIZES, AND AWARDS 274 ALUMNI ORGANIZATIONS 284 INDEX 288 College Calendar 1982 181st Academic Year August 29, Sunday. Rooms ready for occupancy. August 29, Sunday. Welcome for freshmen. August 29-September 2, Sunday-Thursday. Orientation. September 3, Friday. Fall semester begins at 8:00 a.m. All students required to be in residence. Freshman and upperclass registration. September 3, Friday. Opening of College Convocation. September 6, Monday. First classes of the fall semester. October 1, Friday. James Bowdoin Day. October 2, Saturday. Parents' Day. October 16, Saturday. Homecoming. October 20, Wednesday. Fall vacation begins at the end of morning classes. October 25, Monday. Fall vacation ends, 8:00 a.m. November 12-13, Friday-Saturday. Meetings of the Governing Boards. November 24, Wednesday. Thanksgiving vacation begins at the end of morn- ing classes. November 29, Monday. Thanksgiving vacation ends, 8:00 a.m. November 29, Monday. Last day for filing applications for scholarship aid during the spring semester. December 11-15, Saturday-Wednesday. Reading period (at the option of each instructor). December 16-22, Thursday-Wednesday. Fall semester examinations. 1983 January 19, Wednesday. First classes of the spring semester, 8:00 a.m. March 18, Friday. Spring vacation begins at the end of morning classes. March 18-19, Friday-Saturday. Meetings of the Governing Boards. April 4, Monday. Spring vacation ends, 8:00 a.m. April 4, Monday. Last day for filing applications for scholarship aid for the 1983-1984 academic year. April 29, Friday. Last day for filing applications for graduate scholarships. vi College Calendar May 7-12, Saturday-Thursday. Reading period (at the option of each in- structor). May 13-19, Friday-Thursday. Spring semester examinations. May 26-27, Thursday-Friday. Meetings of the Governing Boards. May 28, Saturday. The 178th Commencement Exercises. 1983 182nd Academic Year August 28, Sunday. Rooms ready for occupancy. August 28-September 1, Sunday-Thursday. Orientation. September 2, Friday. Fall semester begins at 8:00 a.m. All students required to be in residence. Freshman and upperclass registration. September 2, Friday. Opening of College Convocation. September 5, Monday. First classes of the fall semester. September 23, Friday. James Bowdoin Day. September 24, Saturday. Parents' Day. October 8, Saturday. Homecoming. October 19, Wednesday. Fall vacation begins at the end of morning classes. October 24, Monday. Fall vacation ends, 8:00 a.m. November 23, Wednesday. Thanksgiving vacation begins at the end of morn- ing classes. November 28, Monday. Thanksgiving vacation ends, 8:00 a.m. December 10-14, Saturday-Wednesday. Reading period (at the option of each instructor). December 15-21, Thursday-Wednesday. Fall semester examinations. 1984 January 18, Wednesday. First classes of the spring semester, 8:00 a.m. March 16, Friday. Spring vacation begins at the end of morning classes. April 2, Monday. Spring vacation ends, 8:00 a.m. May 5-10, Saturday-Thursday. Reading period (at the option of each in- structor). May 11-17, Friday-Thursday. Spring semester examinations. May 26, Saturday. The 179th Commencement Exercises. 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