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Colby College Catalogue 1939 - 1940 Colby College Digital Commons @ Colby Colby Catalogues Colby College Archives 1938 Colby College Catalogue 1939 - 1940 Colby College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.colby.edu/catalogs Part of the Curriculum and Instruction Commons, and the Higher Education Commons Recommended Citation Colby College, "Colby College Catalogue 1939 - 1940" (1938). Colby Catalogues. 43. https://digitalcommons.colby.edu/catalogs/43 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Colby College Archives at Digital Commons @ Colby. It has been accepted for inclusion in Colby Catalogues by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Colby. COLBY COLLEGE LIBRARY WATERVILLE, MAINE COLBY COLLEGE BULLETIN CATALOGUE NUMBER 1938-1939 Announcement of Courses 1939-1940 WATERVILLE, MAINE Published by the College, April, 1939 THE COLLEGE CALENDAR, 1938-1939 The first classes of the academic year begin at a.m., the Wednesday 8 :00 preceding the last Friday in S petember. Commencement is held the third Monday in June. 1938 SEPT. 22-26, THURSDAY TO MoNDAY,-Freshman Orientation Program. FIRST SEMESTER SEPT. 27, TUESDAY,-Registration of Upperclassmen. SEPT 28, WEDNESDAY,-Classes begin, 8: 00 A.M. Nov. 11, FRIDAY,-Armiscice Day, Holiday. Nov. 19, SATURDAY,-Mid-semester. Nov. 2 3, WEDNESDAY.-Thanksgiving Recess begins. 12: 15 P.M. Nov. 28, Mo DAY ,-- , ksgiving Recess ends, 8:00 A.M. N Th rn DEC. 16, FRIDAY,-Chriscmas Recess begins, 1 2: 15 P.M. 1939 ]AN. 5, THURSDAY,-Christmas Recess nds, 8:00 A.M. e ]AN. 24, uESD Y.- irst Semester classes end, 5: 30 P.M. T A F ]AN. 25, WEDNE DA ,- me c Examinations begin, 9:00 A.M. S Y Se s er FEB. 4,1SATURDAY.-Semester Examinations end, 5:00 P.M. SECOND SEMESTER FEB. 6, MoNDAY,-Registration Day. FEB. 7, TuESDAY,-Classes begin, 8:00 A.M. FEB. 22, WEDNESDAY,-Washington's Birthday. Holiday. MARCH 24, FRIDAY,-Spring Recess begins , 12: 15 P.M.; Mid-semester. APRIL 6, THURSDAY,-Spring Recess ends, 8:00 A.M. MAY 1, MoNDAY,-Einal date for filing scholarship an� employment applications. MAY 30, TuESDAY,-Memorial Day, Holiday. JUNE 1, HURSD , - econd Semester classes end, 5: 30 P.M. T AY S JUNE 5, MoNDAY.-Semester Examinations hegin, 9:00 A.M. JUNE 14, WEDNESDAY,-Semester Examinations end, 5:00 P.M. JUNE 15, THURSDAY,-Final Faculty Meeting, 5:00 P.M. JuNE 16, FRIDAY,-Board of Trustees Meeting; President's Reception, 8 P.M. JUNE 17, SATURDAY,-Senior Class Day and Alumni Day. JUNE 18, SuNDAY,-Baccalaureate Sermon. JUNE 19, MoNDAY,-Commencement 2 THE COLLEGE CALENDAR, 1939-1940 The first classes of the academic year begin at a.m., the Wednesday 8 :00 preceding the last Friday in Spetember. Commencement is held the third Monday in June. 1939 SFPT. 21-25, THURSDAY TO MoNDAY,-Freshman Oriemation Program. FIRST SEMESTER SEPT. 26, TUESDAY,-Registration of Upperclassmen. SEPT. 27, WEDNESDAY,-Classes begin, 8: 00 A.M. Nov. 11, SATURDAY,-Armistice Day, Holiday. Nov. 18, SATURDAY,-Mid-semester. Nov. 29, WEDNESDAY,-Thanksgiving Recess begins, 12: 15 P.M. DEC. 4, MONDAY,-Thanksgiving Recess ends, 8:00 A.M. DEC. 15, FRIDAY,-Christmas Recess begins, 1 2: 15 P.M. 1940 ]AN. 4, THURSDAY,-Christmas Recess ends, 8:00 A.M. ]AN. 23, TUESDAY,-First Semester classes end, 12: 15 P.M. ]AN. 24, WEDNESDAY.-Semester Examinations begin, 9:00 A.M. FEB. 3, SATURDAY,-Semester Examinations end, 5:00 P.M. SECOND SEMESTER Fm. 5, MoNDAY.-Registration Day. FEB. 6, TuESDAY,-Classes begin, 8:00 A.M. Fm. 22, THURSDAY,-Washington's Birthday, Holiday. MARCH 22, FRIDAY,-Spring Recess begins, 12: 15 P.M.; Mid-Semester. APRIL 4, THURSDA'(.- Spring Recess ends, 8: 00 A.M. MAY 1, WEDNESDAY,-Final date for filing scholarship and employment applications. MAY 30, THURSDAY,-Memorial Day, Holiday. ]UNE 1� SATURDAY,-Second Semester classes end, 5: 30 P.M. ]UNE 3, MONDA Y,-Semester Examinations begin, 9: 00 A.M. JUNE 12, WEDNESDAY,-Semester Examinations end, 5:00 P.M. ]UNE 13, THURSDAY,-Final Faculty Meeting, 5:00 P.M. JUNE 14, FRIDAY,-Board of Trustees Meeting ; President's Reception, 8 P.M. JUNE 15, SATURDAY,-Senior Class Day and Alumni Day. JUNE 16, SUNDAY,-Baccalaureate Sermon. JUNE MONDAY,-Commencement. 17, 3 THE COLLEGE CALENDAR, 1940-1941 The first classes of the academic year begin at 8 a.m .. the Wednesday :00 preceding the last Friday in September. Commencement is held the third Monday in June. 1940 SEPT. 19-23, THURSDAY TO MoNDAY,-Freshman Orientation Program. FIRST SEMESTER SEPT. 24, TuESDAY,-Registration of Upperclassmen. SEPT. 25 , WEDNESDAY.-Classes begin . 8:00 A.M. Nov. 11, MoNDAY.-Armisrice Day, Holiday. Nov. 16, SATURDAY. -Mid-semesrer Nov. 27, WEDNESDAY.-Thanksgiving Recess begins, 12: 15 PM. DEC. 2, MoNDAY.-Thanksgi ving Recess ends, 8: 00 A.:M. DEC. 18, WEDNESDAY.-Christmas Rectss begins, 12: 15 P.�L 1941 }AN. 7, TuESDAY.-Christmas Recess ends, 8: 00 A.M. AN 21, TuESDAY,-First Semester classes end, 12: 15 } . P.M. }AN. 22, WEDNESDAY.-Semester Examinations begin, 9: 00 A. M. FEB. 1, SATURDAY,-Semester Examinations end, 5: 00 P.M. SECOND SEMESTER FEB. 3, M D Y,-Reg1 strati n Day. oN A o Fm. 4, TuESDAY,-Classes begin. 8:00 A.M. FEB. 22, SATURDAY,-Washington's Birthday, Hol day i . MARCH 21, FRIDAY.-Spring Recess begins, 12: 15 P. M : .Mid-Semester. APRIL 3, THURSDAY,-Spring Recess ends, 8: 00 A.M. MAY 1, THURSDAY,-Final date for filing scholarship and employment applications. MAY 30, FRIDAY,-Memorial Day, Holiday. MAY 31, SATURDAY,-Second Semester classes end, 12: 15 P.M. JUNE 2, MoNDAY,-Semester Examinations begin 9:00 A.M . JUNE 11, WEDNESDAY1-Semester Examinations end, 5 :00 P.M. JUNE 1 2, THURSDAY,-Final Faculty Meeting, 5 :00 P.M. JUNE 13, FRIDAY,-Board of Trustees Meeting; President's Recep n, 8 P.M. tio JUNE 14, SATURDAY, -Senior Class Day and Alumni Day. JUNE 15, SuNDAY1-Baccalaureate Sermon. JUNE 16, MONDAY,-Commencement. 4 GENERAL STATEMENT THE PURPOSE OF COLBY COLLEGE Colby is distinctly a college of liberal arts. It has no professional schools and no strictly vocational courses. It does prepare for business careers through the offerings of an adequately staffed and long established Department of Business Administration. It does prepare for secondary school teaching by offe·ing systematic courses in education as a part of the curriculum. It gives thorough preparation for graduate work in such fields as medicine, law, social service, engineering, etc. At Colby College, however, regardless of 'vhat preparation a student seeks, he must also secure a general education. Colby holds that vocational skill and profes­ sional knowledge are not enough and this belief is shared by the best professional schools themselves. To assist young people in obtaining a liberal education-the education that liberates, and broadens both the knowledge and the emotional attitudes of men and women-is the pur­ pose of Colby College and its faculty. LOCATION Colby College is situated at Waterville, Maine, in the center of the State and in what is known as the Belgrade Lakes region. It is about eighty miles northeast of Portland, and some fifty miles west of Bangor. The state capital, Augusta, is twenty miles to the southwest. Waterville is a small industrial city of 15,000 population with cotton goods, worsteds, paper, and wood fibre products as its· principal industries. It is a trading center for a large farming region and in the summer welcomes thousands who vacation in the vicinity. The college itself is located on College Avenue; on the west bank of the Kennebec River and immediately north of the business section of the city. The Maine Central Railroad Station is directly opposite the college, and the Portland-Bangor highway borders the campus. THE COLLEGE PLANT The present campus on which are the principal academic buildings and men's residence halls is the original site of the college. Like many other colleges Colby has expanded by extension into neighboring parts of the city so that college buildings now extend down the Avenue toward the business section and across to other streets. 5 6 COLBY COLLEGE On the campus proper are Memorial Hall, containing the Chapel and the Library ; Chemical Hall, housing the Department of Chemistry and the Administrative Offices; Champlin Hall, a recitation and office build­ ing; Coburn Hall, in which are the Departments of Biology, Geology, and Psychology ; Shannon Hall, housing the Department of Physics ; two dormitories exclusively for freshmen, Hedman and Roberts Halls ; two former dormitories now housing the fraternities of Zeta Psi, Alpha Tau Omega, Delta Upsilon, and Lambda Chi Alpha ; the Men's Gymnasium, Field House, and athletic field with a commodious concrete stand. The women's division is located on the west side of College Avenue. The principal dormitory is Foss Hall ; the smaller dormitories are Mary Low Hall, Mower House, Dutton House, and Foster House. The Alumnae Building, gift of the women graduates, is a center for athletics, dramatics, art and recreation. Across the Avenue are Alden House and Boutelle House, residences which have recently been converted into women's dormitories. Also on College Avenue are located the President's House; the frater­ nity houses of Phi Delta Theta, Delta Kappa Epsilon, and Tau Delta Phi ; Taylor House, a dormitory for freshman men ; and the Men's In­ firmary. The Kappa Delta Rho fraternity house is located at the southern end of Elm Street. THE NEW SITE In June, 1930, the trustees voted to move the college to a site two miles west of the present campus on a beautiful elevation called May­ flower Hill. This new site, nearly a square mile in area, was given to the college by the citizens of Waterville.
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