AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE 1981-1982 Agnes Scott College
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1981-1982 Published by Agnes Scott College, Decatur, Georgia 30030 April, 1981 AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE 1981-1982 Agnes Scott College 1981 1982 S M T W T F S 5 M T W T F S 5 M T W T F S S M T W T F S JANUARY JULY JANUARY 1 2 JULY 1 2 3 12 3 4 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 26 27 28 29 30 31 31 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 FEBRUARY AUGUST I FEBRUARY AUGUST 12 3 4 5 6 7 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 12 3 4 5 6 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 30 31 28 29 30 31 MARCH SEPTEMBER MARCH SEPTEMBER 12 3 4 5 6 7 12 3 4 5 12 3 4 5 6 12 3 4 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 29 30 31 27 28 29 30 28 29 30 31 26 27 28 29 30 APRIL OCTOBER APRIL OCTOBER 1 2 12 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 26 27 28 29 30 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 MAY 1 2 NOVEMBER MAY I NOVEMBER 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 12 3 4 5 6 7 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 12 3 4 5 6 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 31 29 30 30 31 28 29 30 JUNE DECEMBER JUNE DECEMBER 12 3 4 5 6 12 3 4 5 12 3 4 5 12 3 4 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 6 7 8 9 10 II 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 College Calendar 19814982 i Fall Quarter September 8 Tuesday, 9:00 a.m. Dormitories open for new students 8 Tuesday, 7:00 p.m. Meeting of new students 9 Wednesday, 9:00 a.m. Registration of new students 10 Thursday, 10:30 a.m. Registration of returning students 12 Saturday, 8:30 a.m. Fall quarter classes begin November 18 Wednesday Reading Day 19 Thursday, 9:00 a.m. Examinations begin 24 Tuesday, 4:30 p.m. Examinations end 25 Wednesday, 10:00 a.m Dormitories close Winter Quarter January 3 Sunday, 1:00 p.m. Dormitories open 4 Monday, 9:00 a.m. Scheduling for winter quarter 5 Tuesday, 8:30 a.m. Winter quarter classes begin March 12 Friday Reading Day Scheduling for spring quarter 13 Saturday, 8:30 a.m. Examinations begin 18 Thursday, 4:30 p.m. Examinations end 19 Friday, 10:00 a.m. Dormitories close Spring Quarter March 28 Sunday, 1:00 p.m. Dormitories open 29 Monday, 8:30 a.m. Spring quarter classes begin May 29 Saturday, 8:30 a.m. Examinations begin June 2 Wednesday, 11:30 a.m. Senior examinations end 3 Thursday, 4:30 p.m. Examinations end 6 Sunday Commencement 7 Monday, 10:00 a.m. Dormitories close Agnes Scott College Contents 3 College Calendar 5 General Information 13 Admission 19 Financial Information 26 The Academic Program 39 Courses of Instruction 113 Directory 139 Index 145 Communications 146 Maps The greatest care and attention to detail is given to the preparation of the program of this college and every effort is made to insure the accuracy of its presentation in this catalog, but the College reserves the right In its discretion to make from time to time changes affecting policies, fees, curricula, or other matters announced in this catalog. General Information I General Information History Agnes Scott had its beginnings in the faith and vision of a small group of Presbyterians in Decatur, Georgia. The organizing of a Christian school was undertaken in July of 1889, and, under the influence of the Reverend Frank Henry Gaines, minister of the Decatur Presbyterian Church, it was decided that the school would be primarily for girls and young women. Founded in that year as the Decatur Female Seminary, the school occupied a rented house and had slightly over $5,000 of subscribed capital. There were four teachers and sixty-three students, and the work offered was of grammar-school level. In the spring of 1890, Colonel George Washington Scott, a leading Decatur businessman, gave $40,000 to provide "a home" for the school. Colonel Scott had earlier provided 40% of the initial capital, and his gifts to the new school constituted the largest sum given to education in Georgia up to that time. In recognition of his interest and support, the Board of Trustees changed the school's name to Agnes Scott Institute in honor of Colonel Scott's mother. Within ten years the Institute was accredited as a secondary school. In 1906 it was chartered as Agnes Scott College, and the first degrees were awarded. The College was accredited in 1907 by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and thus became the first college or university in Georgia to receive regional accreditation. In 1920 the College was placed on the approved list of the Association of American Universities and in 1926 was granted a charter by the United Chapters of Phi Beta Kappa. Agnes Scott is also a charter member of the American Association of University Women and of the Southern University Conference. Throughout its history, Agnes Scott has sought to maintain the ideals first ". voiced by its founders: . the formation and development of Christian character" and "a high standard of scholarship." The College is proud of its Presbyterian heritage and continues an informal affiliation with the Presbyterian Church in the United States; but it has been since its founding an independent institution governed by a self-perpetuating Board of Trustees. Its academic program has been based on a firm adherence to the traditional liberal arts disciplines supplemented by academic and extracurricular opportunities designed to meet the changing needs of women in our society. From modest beginnings, the permanent assets of the College have grown to almost $60,000,000 of which some $40,000,000 is in endowment. From a single house on a small lot Agnes Scott has expanded into twenty buildings on some one hundred acres. In its ninety-two year history it has been served by four presidents: Frank Henry Gaines (1889-1923), James Ross McCain (1923-1951), Wallace McPherson Alston (1951-1973), and Marvin Banks Perry, Jr. (1973- ). Agnes Scott College Purpose Agnes Scott was founded for the purpose of "establishing, perpetuating, and conducting a liberal arts college for the higher education of young women under auspices distinctly favorable to the maintenance of the faith and practice of the Christian religion." In a rapidly changing world of increasing mechanization and complexity, the College continues to put its faith in the life of the mind and the spirit and in the liberating power of knowledge.