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Wellesley College Bulletin ANNUAL REPORTS NUMBER OF THE WELLESLEY COLLEGE BULLETIN WELLESLEY, MASSACHUSETTS OCTOBER 15, 1942- ANNUAL REPORTS NUMBER OF THE WELLESLEY COLLEGE BULLETIN OCTOBER 15, 1942. Bulletins published seven times a year by Weilesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts. April, three; September, one; October, two; November, one. Entered as second-class matter, February 12, 1912, at the Post Office at Boston, Massachusetts, under the Act of July, 1894. Additional entry at Concord, N. H. Volume 32 Number 2 CONTENTS Report of the President 5 Report of the Librarian 14 Appendix: Faculty Appointment and Tenure Policy 26 Academic Biography of New Members for 1 942-43 ... 30 Leaves of Absence in 1 942-43 33 Changes in Rank in 1942-43 34 Resignations and Expired Appointments, June, 1942 . 34 Publications of the Faculty, 1941-42 36 Lectures, Concerts, and Art Exhibitions, 1941-42 Lectures 43 Sunday Services 46 Concerts 47 Art Exhibitions 48 Conferences 48 Academic Statistics, 1941-42 49 Scholarships, 1941-42 53 Legacies and Gifts, 1941-42 54 Report of the Treasurer 61 REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT To the Board of Trustees: I have the honor to present the report of the year 1941-42, the sixty-seventh session of Wellesley College. In an effort to adapt it to war economy I propose to make only brief comments about the most important events which have occurred during the year. Personnel of the Board of Trustees It was a source of profound regret to all friends of Wellesley College to learn of the sudden death on March first of James Dean who had been Treasurer of the College since September, 1928. His service to the College was of immeasurable impor- tance to its welfare and he will be sadly missed. This year marks the end of the term of service of Margaret Elliott Tracy, the senior alumnae trustee. Mrs. Tracy's teach- ing experience, combined with her personal wisdom and help- fulness, makes her a Board member whom it is hard to lose. Since the action of the Alumnae Association precludes the possi- bility of reelection, her resignation had to be accepted. Mr. Harvey H. Bundy tendered his resignation to the Board when he was appointed as special assistant to the Secretary of War. This resignation was not accepted and the Board takes satisfaction in his continued membership in spite of the fact that it has been possible for him to attend meetings only occasion- ally. It is with satisfaction that the Board received word of the nomi- nation by the Alumnae Association of Calma Howe Gilkey of the Class of 1915 who was elected to membership at the May meeting of the Board. The Finance Committee, assisted by Mr. Aldrich, Dr. Fitz, and Mr. Forbes, rendered very fine service to the College by finding John P. Chase who was elected in April as the Treasurer Wellesley College of the College. He has already shown himself to be a worthy successor to Mr. Dean. Personnel of the Faculty and Staff Wellesley College was saddened by the death on July 31, 1941, of Frances Louise Knapp, the Dean of Freshmen and Chairman of the Board of Admission. Her twenty-five years of service had endeared her to many generations of students as well as to the colleagues who have greatly missed her wise counsel during the past year. The sudden death of Associate Professor Gordon Boit Wellman on March 30, 1942, made the department of Biblical History and the rest of the College aware of the loss of a true friend and a most helpful colleague. Dr. Emilie Jones Barker, the first physician of the College, died in California on October 8 at the age of one hundred and one years. The generous gift of her former students and friends to a furnishing fund for the new infirmary is an interesting tribute to the influence which she exerted at the College in her years of service to it. Four members of the faculty retired at the end of the year: Mary Campbell Bliss, Professor of Botany, after a service of thirty-nine years; Elisabeth Hodder, Professor of History, after thirty-six years; Annie Kimball Tuell, Professor of English Liter- ature, after thirty years; and Edith Margaret Smaill, Director of Theatre Workshop, after twenty-nine years. Amy Kelly has retired as Head of Claflin Hall after eight years, but will continue to teach for one year in the department of English Composition. The College, and especially the Class of 1945, is indebted to Assistant Professor Helen G. Russell for her willingness to revise her teaching schedule so that she could be the Acting Dean of Freshmen during the past year. Upon her return to a full-time appointment to the department of Mathematics, Mrs. Wilma Kerby-Miller will become Dean of Freshmen and Chairman of the Board of Admission. Mrs. Kerby-Miller is a graduate of Rockford College with master's and doctor's degrees from the University of Chicago. She has been for three years teaching in the departments of English Composition and Literature and is President's Report welcomed by all her associates as a highly valued member of the administration. The Mary Whiton Calkins Visiting Professor was Hersch Lauterpacht of Cambridge, England, who brought to the de- partment of Political Science a superb professional reputation which was greatly enhanced in value by his friendliness and per- sonal interest in the affairs of the College. When his obligations in England called him away at the end of the first semester, it was the good fortune of his students and his colleagues to welcome for the second semester Hans Kelsen, the distinguished professor of international law who was visiting at Harvard. Major Events of the Year The War. The war is of course the dominant factor in the his- tory of this college year as it is dominant in all aspects of national life. It has affected the curriculum in the introduction of several new courses. A semester course in Electronics in the Physics department, a second year in Bacteriology, and a course in Public Administration in the department of Political Science were in- troduced as a direct response to war needs. In established courses there has been constantly modified emphasis. Student electives have clearly reflected the war emergency. The de- partments of Mathematics, Physics, Spanish, and Sociology have had conspicuous increases either this year or for the coming year. The department of Chemistry has recently had big gains which are well maintained for next year. The shift away from the humanities is natural though regrettable, and it is our definite intention to maintain the departments of language and literature during these years of numerical decline. They must be ready to come back into their full strength as soon as war conditions permit. The extra-curricular activities of the College have definitely reflected the war conditions. The College Service Fund dis- tributed S7,881 through the War Relief Committee. Special courses in first aid, home nursing, canteen cookery, child care, vegetable gardening, and typewriting were well attended by the students and members of the faculty. The air raid protection under the direction of Associate Professor Lawrence Smith, the Wellesley College chief air raid warden, has been highly efficient and effective. The hours of time which have been required by Mr. Smith and his deputies have been both numerous and strenuous, and the College is indebted to these experts in air raid precautions. Sev- eral faculty members and a number of students have been en- gaged in confidential work in behalf of various government agencies. The report of the Placement Office indicates the marked demand for women employees which the war is creating. Only two members of the faculty were drawn away for govern- ment service during the current year, but three more withdrew in June, two to go to Washington and one for military duty abroad. Twenty-nine undergraduates were married during the aca- demic year, and nine of them returned to the dormitories, a direct reflection of war conditions. It is reported by the Dean of Stu- dents that special arrangements were made for the examination schedules of students whose marriage dates had to be planned to meet the furloughs of their husbands-to-be. Domestic problems of another sort are reported by the Dean of Residence: "The college houses have run smoothly this year in spite of difficulties in completing staffs and in the cost of food. The observance of meatless days has been carried out without adverse comment. The dietitians have been very successful in providing acceptable new dishes, less ex- pensive than those of the past, and there is general agreement that the college table has been enjoyed quite as much as in previous years. "It was to be expected that our maids would be tempted into industry by high wages, but, on the whole, we have found our staffs appreciative of the conditions we offer for work and for living. Some houses have found it necessary to use students for waiting in the dining-room and for bell duty. The students have been willing to cooperate in the cleaning of their rooms when this was requested for short periods, and have been ready to apply for the household tasks for which we have paid them thirty or thirty-five cents an hour. It is a satisfaction to report that all but four of the twenty houses have their staffs for next year. We plan to continue the service as usual as far as possible." Mrs. Ewing stresses other indirect effects of war: "The College Government Association has functioned effectively, 8 President's Report especially in relation to new responsibilities in connection with the war.
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