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Morehouse College BULLETIN Volume 10 APRIL, 1941 Number 16 (L^g) Catalogue Number 1940-1941 Announcements 1941-1942 MOREHOUSE COLLEGE Atlanta, Georgia MOREHOUSE COLLEGE BULLETIN (L-T3 Published, Quarterly by Morehouse College Atlanta, Georgia Catalogue Number 1940-1941 Announcements 1941-1942 Entered as second-class matter June 11, 1937, at the post office at Atlanta, Georgia, under the Act of August 24, 1912. Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage provided for in the Act of February 28, 1925, Section 538, P. L. & R. FORM OF BEQUEST I hereby give and bequeath to the Board of Trustees of Morehouse College, situated at At¬ lanta, Fulton County, Georgia, and to their successors forever, for the use of said institution in fulfillment of its general corporate purpose State here the sum of money desired to be given or de¬ scribe the property or securities constituting the bequest.) TABLE OF CONTENTS College Calendar 5 Board of Trustees 7 Administrative Officers 8 The Faculty ... 9 Standing Committees 17 Organization and Support 18 General Information 19 Location 19 History 19 Affiliation in University System 20 Summer School . 21 Ministers Institute 21 Equipment and Buildings 22 Publications 24 Care of Health 24 Studies and Discipline 24 Registration 25 Freshman Week 26 Examinations 26 General College Activities 27 Religious Privileges 27 Social Life 27 Student Activities 28 Lectures, Concerts, Entertainments 29 Chapel Speakers 31 Student Expenses 32 Tuition and Fees • .32 Estimate of Expenses 32 Entrance Expense 32 Payments for Tuition, Room and Board 33 Withdrawal and Refund 33 Forms of Student Aid 34 Freshman Scholarships .34 College Scholarships 34 Ripley Scholarship 34 The Samuel Howard Archer Fund 34 Student Employment 35 Student Loans 35 TABLE OF CONTENTS Prizes and Honors 36 College of Arts and Sciences 38 Aims Requirements for Admission 38 Description of Entrance Subjects 40 Requirements for Degrees 42 Description of Courses 47 School of Religion 76 General Information 76 Description of Courses 77 Awards and Prizes 81 Degrees Conferred in 1940 82 Students 83 The College 83 School of Religion 91 Summary of Students 92 Distribution by States 93 Alumni Association Officers 94 COLLEGE CALENDAR 1941 June 9 Monday Registration for Summer School. June 10 Tuesday Classes begin. 4 July Friday Independence Day, a holiday. July 18 Friday Summer School closes. (Freshman Week opens. Sept. 17 Wednesday ) Entrance examinations begin. Sept. 22 Monday) Sept. 23 Tuesday! Registration for first semester. 24 Sept. Wednesday Classes for first semester begin at 8 a. m. Oct. 1 Wednesday Last day to register for full credit and to make changes in programs. Oct. 11 Saturday Special examinations for all students who in¬ curred deficiencies (work reported condi¬ tioned) in the last semester of residence. Nov. 17 Monday Mid-semester examinations begin. Thanksgiving Day A holiday. Dec. 15 Monday Last day to file application for the bachelor’s degree for work to be completed in January. Dec. 20 Saturday Christmas recess begins at noon. 1942 5 Christmas Jan. Monday recess ends; classes begin at 8 a. m. Jan. 26 Monday Semester examinations begin. Jan. 31 Saturday First semester closes. Feb. 2 Monday Registration for second semester. Feb. 3 Tuesday Second semester begins. Feb. 10 Tuesday Last day to register for credit and to make changes in programs. 6 Morehouse College Feb. 12 Thursday Lincoln’s Birthday, a holiday. Feb. 18 Wednesday Founders’ Day. Feb. 28 Saturday Special examinations for all students who in¬ curred deficiencies (work reported condi¬ tioned) in the last semester of residence. Mar. 30 Monday Mid-semester examinations begin. Apr. 3 Friday Spring recess begins at 5:45 p. m. Apr. 7 Tuesday Spring recess ends; classes begin at 8 a. m. Apr. 13 Monday Last day to file application for the bachelor’s degree for work to be completed in June or July. June 1 Monday Semester examinations begin. June 7 Sunday Baccalaureate sermon June 8 Monday j Forenoon, Alumni Day. | Afternoon, Class Day. June 9 Tuesday Commencement. BOARD OF TRUSTEES 1939-1942 James B. Adams, A.B., D.D Brooklyn, New York Willette R. Banks, A.M Prairie View, Texas James M. Nabrit, A.M., D.D Nashville, Tennessee Ernest E. Quantrell New York, New York Dean Sage, Jr., A.B., LL.B New York, New York Philip Weltner, A.B., LL.B., LL.D Atlanta, Georgia 1940-1943 Will W. Alexander, D.D., LL.D Atlanta, Georgia Trevor Arnett, A.B., Sc.D., LL.D. .. Grand Beach, Michigan Benjamin E. Mays, Ph.D Atlanta, Georgia Louie D. Newton, A.M., D.D Atlanta, Georgia Harry H. Pace, J.D Chicago, Illinois Florence M. Read, A.B., Litt.D., LL.D. Atlanta, Georgia Mrs. Hattie Rutherford Watson, A.B. Pine Bluff, Arkansas 1941-1944 C. Everett Bacon, B.S New York, New York Edward R. Carter, D.D Atlanta, Georgia Rufus E. Clement, Ph.D Atlanta, Georgia Frank W. Padelford, A.M., D.D., LL.D.— Newton Centre, Massachusetts Dean Sage, A.B., LL.D New York, New York Kendall Weisiger, B.S Atlanta, Georgia John Hervey Wheeler, A.B Durham, North Carolina OFFICERS Kendall Weisiger, Chairman Edward R. Carter, Secretary Florence M. Read, Asst. Secretary C. Everett Bacon, Treasurer Frederick C. Gassett, Asst. Treasurer EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Trevor Arnett Rufus E. Clement Dean Sage Benjamin E. Mays James B. Adams Florence M. Read Will W. Alexander Kendall Weisiger Willette R. Banks John H. Wheeler FINANCE COMMITTEE C. Everett Bacon Dean Sage Ernest E. Quantrell Dean Sage, Jr. ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS Benjamin Elijah Mays, Ph.D. President Charles DuBois Hubert, A.B., B.D., D.D. Director of School of Religion Brailsford Reese Brazeal, A.M. Dean of Men John Phillip Whittaker, A.M. Registrar Florence Matilda Read, A.B. Litt.D., LL.D. Treasurer *C. Everett Bacon, B.S. Treasurer Frederick Carrigon Gassett Assistant Treasurer and Bursar ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS Charles Hamilton Wardlaw, A.B. Superintendent of Buildings Thomas Jackson Curry, A.M Secretary of the Faculty Mildred Lightbourne Burch, B.S.S. Secretary to the President Castella Janet Clark, LL.B. .. Secretary to the Registrar Richard Garland Martin, A.B. .. Assistant to the Bursar Gerone Hendale Taylor, A.B Assistant to the Bursar Mary Demeris Slade Secretary to the Bursar Marjorie Elizabeth Greene, A.B. Secretary to the Dean of Men Mrs. Jeanette Brawley Stewart Hostess Raymond H. Carter, A.B., M.D Medical Adviser Mrs. Ludie Andrews, R.N. Superintendent of the Infirmary *Beginning July 1, 1941. THE FACULTY Benjamin Elijah Mays President A.B., Bates College, 1920; A.M., University of Chicago, 1925; Ph.D., 1935. William Holmes Borders Philosophy A.B., Morehouse College, 1929; B.D., Garrett Biblical In¬ stitute, 1932; A.M., Northwestern University, 1937. Brailsford Reese Brazeal Economics Morehouse College, 1927; A.M., Columbia University, 1928; Student, Summers, 1929, 1936; 1932-1933; 1938-1939. Benjamin Franklin Bullock* Rural Education A.B., in Agriculture, University of Minnesota, 1913; A.M., Columbia University, 1931; Student, University of Minne¬ sota, Summer, 1914; Cornell University, Summer, 1919; Rutgers University, 1929-1930. GladstoneB.S. Lewis Chandler English A.B., Middlebury College, 1926; A.M., Harvard University, 1931. Walter Richard Chivers** Sociology A.B., Morehouse College, 1919; Graduate, New York School of Social Work, 1924; A.M., New York University, 1929; Student, University of Chicago, Summer, 1925; University of Wisconsin, Summer, 1932; New York University, 1934- 1935; 1940-1941. Thomas Jackson Curry History A.B., Morehouse College, 1916; A.M., University of Penn¬ sylvania, 1918; Student, Summer, 1919; Columbia Univer¬ sity, Summer, 1931; 1932-1933. Claude Bernhardt Dansby Mathematics A.B., Morehouse College, 1922; M. S., University of Chi¬ cago, 1930; Student, Summer, 1932; 1933-1934. Jointly with Spelman College and Atlanta University. On leave 1940-1941. 10 Morehouse College Halson Vashon Eagleson Physics Indiana University, 1926; A.M., 1931; Ph.D., 1939. WilliamA.B., Exum Physical Education University of Wisconsin, 1936. HaroldB.S.,Eugene Finley* Biology B.S., Morehouse College, 1928; M.S., University of Wiscon¬ sin, 1929; Student, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Mass., Summers, 1930, 1933; University of Wisconsin, Summer, 1940; 1940-1941. Franklin Lafayette Forbes Physical Education Morehouse College, 1928; A.M., University of Michi¬ gan, 1935; Student, International Y. M. C. A. College, Springfield, Mass., Summers, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1932. KemperA.B.,Harreld** Music Mus.B., Sherwood Music School, 1930; A.M., Morehouse College, 1922; Student, Chicago Musical College, 1904-1906; Fredericksen Violin School, 1908-1910; Summer, 1913; Stern Conservatory, Berlin, with Siegfreidt Eberhardt, 1914; Bos¬ ton Conservatory of Music, Summer, 1922; Sherwood Music School, Summer, 1934. Burwell Towns Harvey Chemistry Colgate University, 1916; A.M., Columbia University, 1927; Student, Summers, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1932; 1933-1934. Charles DuBois Hubert Church History A.B., Morehouse College, 1909; B.D., Rochester Theological Seminary, 1912; D.D., Morehouse College, 1923; Student, Rochester Theological Seminary, 1912-1913; University of B.S.,Chicago, 1932-1933. Edward Allen Jones French A.B., Morehouse College, 1926; Certificat d’Etudes Fran- caises, Universite de Grenoble, Summer, 1929; A.M., Mid- dlebury College, 1930; Diplome de l’Universite de Paris, 1936. *On leave 1940-1941. '*Jointly with Spelman College. Morehouse College 11 George Dennis Kelsey Bible A.B., Morehouse College, 1934; B.D., Andover Newton Theo¬ logical School, 1937; Student, Yale University, 1937-1938. Lloyd Overton Lewis Religion A.B., Virginia Union University, 1906; B.D., 1908; D.D., 1931; Student, University of Chicago, Summer quarters, 1910, 1924, 1938; Emerson College of Oratory, Summer, 1911; Intersession, University of Cincinnati, Summer, 1932. Crawford Bernard Lindsay English A.B., Talladega College, 1927; A.M., University of Michi¬ gan, 1931; Student, Columbia University, Summer, 1928; University of Michigan, 1936-1937. Mary Logan Reddick Biology A.B., Spelman College, 1935; M.S., Atlanta University, 1937.