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VOLUME XXXVI NUMBER 117 BULLETIN OF THE CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ANNUAL CATALOGUE PASADENA, CALIFORNIA DECEMBER, 1927 (!totdrufs PAGE COLLEGE CALENDAR 5 OFFICERS: The Board of Trustees______________________ 7 Officers of the Board of Trustees_______________ _________________ 7 Administrative Officers of the Institute___ ___________________________ 8 Advisory CounciL______________________________________________ _______________________________________ 8 Officers and Committees of the Faculty___________ _________________________________ 9 Research Associates ____________________ ____________________ 9 STAFF OF INSTRUCTION AND RESEARCH___ 10 HISTORICAL SKETCH _________________________________________ _ 41 EDUCATIONAL POLICIES ______________________ _ 43 REQUIREl\IENTS FOR ADMISSION _______ _ 47 BUILDINGS AND EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES __ 503 EXPENSES ___________________________________________________________ _ 59 REGISTRATION AND GENERAL REGULATIONS __ 61 SCHOLASTIC GRADING AND REQUIREl\IENTS _____________ _ 603 EXTRA-CURRICULUM OPPORTUNITIES _______________ _ 68 SCHOLARSHIPS AND PRIZES _________________________________________________________ _ 71 DANIEL GUGGENHEIM GRADUATE SCHOOL OF AERONAUTICS ______________________ _ 77 STUDY AND RESEARCH IN GEOLOGY AND P ALEONTOLOGY____________________________ _ 80 STUDY AND RESEARCH IN BIOLOGY __ _ 86 GRADUATE STUDY AND RESEARCH: Graduate Staff _________________________ _ 903 Information and Regulations _______ _ 96 Description of Advanced Subjects __ 110 Publications __________________________________________________________________________________ _ 1038 DESCRIPTION OF UNDERGRADUATE AND FIFTH-YEAR COURSES: Engineering Courses_______ ________________ __________________ _________________ 137 Courses in Science__________________________________ ________________________________ 138 Schedules of Undergraduate Courses_________ _______________________ 141 Description of Undergraduate Subjects 157 DEGREES AND HONORS, 19031.. 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JUNE DECEMBER JUNE DECEMBER S M TW T F S S M TI'. T F S S M TW T F S S M TW T F S -- - ---------- - - -- - - -------- - . [, 1 2 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ·3 4 6 7 8 9 2 3 4 f 6 7 8 2 ·s .j . 5 6 7 8 8 9 10 11 I~ 13 14 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 9 lC 11 12 13 14 15 9 10 11 1213 14 Ie 15 16 17 v- 19 2r 21 17 18 19 2021 2223 16 17 18 IS 2021 ~2 IE 17 18 19 2021 2222 23 2425 '26 27 2~ 24 'Z5 26 2728 2930 23 24 25 U 27 28 29 2324 2526 2728 2$ '~9 30 :jJ •• .. .. .. ., - . .. SO 31 10 . .. " .' 19i1S JANUARY 3 ________________________________________________ Registration (9 A. M. to 3 P. M.) JANUARY ilL __________________________________ Examinations for Removal of Conditions MARCH L_. _______ .Last Day for Receiving Applications for Fellowships and Assistantships MARCH 14-17 __________________________________________________________________________ Term Examinations MARCH 1 L ____________________________________________________________________________ End of Second Term MARCH BO ____________ Notifications of Appointment to Graduate Fellowships and Assistantships Mailed MARCH IS-il5 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Recess MARCH B4 ________________________________________________ Mcetings of Registration Committees MARCH B6 ______________________________________________________ Registration (9 A. M. to 3 P. M.) AI'RIL 14 __________________________________________ Examinations for Removal of Conditions MAY 14 _______________________________________ .Last Day for Removing Senior Deficiencies MAY B4 ___________ .Last Day for Examinations and Presenting Theses for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy to be Con ferred in June M"\y 30__________________________________________________________________________________ Memorial Day Recess MAY 3L_________ .Last Day for Examinations and Presenting Theses for the Degree of Master of Science to be Con ferred in June JUNE B____________________________________________________________ End of Examinations for Seniors JUNE 5-9 ______________________ Term Examinations for all Students except Seniors JUNE 5 ________________________________________________________ Departmental Meetings (9 A. M.) JUNE 5 __________________________________________________________________ Faculty Meeting (1:30 P. M.) JUNE 7 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Class Day JUNE 8. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Commencement JUNE S___________ . __________________ . __________ . ______ AnnuaI Meeting of Alumni Association JUNE 9 ____________________________________________________________________________________ End of College Year Jmm S-9 ________________________________ Examinations for Admission to Upper Classes J UNE IS ________________________________________________ Meetings of Registration Committees JUNE B5-B6 ____________ Examinations for Admission to Freshman Class and for Freshman Scholarships SEPTEMBER 17-1S ____________ Examinations for Admission to Freshman Class SEPTEMBER 1S-19 __________________ Examinations for Admission to Upper Classes CALENDAR-Continued SEPTEMBER 19 ........ Examinations for Removal of Conditions SEPTEMBER 20. .................. Registration of Freshmen (9 A. M.) SEPTEMBER 21 . .... General Registration (9 A. M. to 3 P. M.) SEPTEMBER 22 .. ... General Registration (9 A. M. to 19 M.) SEPTElIfBER 24 ....................... ........... Beginning of Instruction NOVEMBER 29-DECEMllER 2 .......... ....................... Thanksgiving Recess DECElIIBER 3 ........ ... Last Day for Candidacy for Bachelor's Degree DECElIIBER 19-15 ...................................................................... Term Examinations DECEMBER 15 ........... Last Day for Filing Applications for Candidacy for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy, to be Con ferred June, 1929 DECEMBER 15................................ End of First Term (19 M.) DECEMBER 99 ....... ... Meetings of Registration Committees (i\rrangcd in the order of seniority of service) Term Expires HIRAM W. WADSWORTH _________________________________ _ ________ .. 19B7 716 South EI Molino Avenue, Pasadena. ARTHUR H. FLE2\IING __________________________________________________________ _ __ .1930 1003 South Orange Grove A,-enue, Pasadena. GEORGE E. HALE-_ ......................... ___ .. ___ ....... __ .... __ ... _______________ _ ___ .19B7 739 Hermosa A venue, South Pasadena. CHARLES W .. GATES ............ _________· ________________________ _ ________ 19B8 Fordyce, Arkansas. HENRY M. ROBINSON ________________________________________ _ ___ 1931 195 South Grand Avenue, Pasadena. JOHN W ADSWORTIL___________________________________________________ __________ _________________ ____ 19B9 90 South Grand Avenue, Pasadena. R. C. GILLIS________________________________________________________________