Bowdoin College Catalogue (1974-1975)
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Bowdoin College Bowdoin Digital Commons Bowdoin College Catalogues 1-1-1975 Bowdoin College Catalogue (1974-1975) Bowdoin College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.bowdoin.edu/course-catalogues Recommended Citation Bowdoin College, "Bowdoin College Catalogue (1974-1975)" (1975). Bowdoin College Catalogues. 256. https://digitalcommons.bowdoin.edu/course-catalogues/256 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by Bowdoin Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Bowdoin College Catalogues by an authorized administrator of Bowdoin Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Howdoin College Catalogue for 1974-1975 BOWDOIN COLLEGE BULLETIN SEPTEMBER 1974 Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2012 with funding from LYRASIS Members and Sloan Foundation http://archive.org/details/catalogue19741975bowd Bowdoin College Catalogue FOR THE SESSIONS OF 1974-1975 BOWDOIN COLLEGE BULLETIN Brunswick, Maine September 1974 Number 394 Published by Bowdoin College four times during the college year: September, December, March, and June. Second-class postage paid at Brunswick, Maine, and at additional mailing offices. Depicted on the cover (clockwise, beginning upper left) are Gibson Hall of Music, Walker Art Building, Massachusetts Hall, Haw- thorne-Longfellow Library, the central campus, Harpswell Street Apartments (Bowdoin's newest housing for students), and, in the center, sunset at Five Islands (photo courtesy of Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Grobe, Jr.). For descriptions of the buildings and the activities that take place in them, see pages 28-42. "No test with respect to race, color, creed, national origin, or sex shall be imposed in the choice of Trustees, Overseers, officers, members of the Faculty, any other employees, or in the admission ." of students. —By-Laws of Bowdoin College The information in this catalogue was accurate at the time of original publication. The College reserves the right, however, to ma\e changes in its course offerings, degree requirements, regula- tions and procedures, and charges as educational and financial con- siderations require. 1 Contents COLLEGE CALENDAR v HISTORICAL SKETCH OF BOWDOIN COLLEGE i OFFICERS OF GOVERNMENT 4 OFFICERS OF INSTRUCTION 11 OFFICERS OF ADMINISTRATION 23 CAMPUS AND BUILDINGS 28 GENERAL INFORMATION 43 ADMISSION TO THE COLLEGE 46 SCHOLARSHIPS, LOANS, AND FINANCIAL AID 50 THE CURRICULUM 82 COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 91 AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES 9 ART 92 BIOCHEMISTRY 98 BIOLOGY 98 CHEMISTRY 101 CLASSICS IO3 ECONOMICS IO4 EDUCATION IO9 ENGLISH 1 10 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES Il6 GEOLOGY 117 GERMAN Il8 GOVERNMENT AND LEGAL STUDIES 120 HISTORY " 126 INDEPENDENT LANGUAGE STUDY 1 33 MATHEMATICS 1 34 MUSIC I4O PHILOSOPHY I44 PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY 1 48 iii iv Contents PSYCHOLOGY 151 RELIGION I54 ROMANCE LANGUAGES 158 RUSSIAN 162 SENIOR CENTER SEMINARS 1 63 SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY 1 65 PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND ATHLETICS 171 RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS 173 HAWTHORNE-LONGFELLOW LIBRARY 176 MUSEUM OF ART 190 PERFORMING ARTS 193 STUDENT LIFE AND ACTIVITIES 196 CAREER COUNSELING AND PLACEMENT 202 LECTURESHIPS 203 PRIZES AND DISTINCTIONS 205 PUBLIC AFFAIRS RESEARCH CENTER 219 BOWDOIN SCIENTIFIC STATION 220 BRECKINRIDGE PUBLIC AFFAIRS CENTER 221 THE RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE GULF OF MAINE 222 WCBB-TV 223 DEGREES CONFERRED 224 APPOINTMENTS, PRIZES, AND AWARDS 229 ALUMNI ORGANIZATIONS 239 INDEX 243 College Calendar J 974 September 2, Monday. Rooms ready for occupancy. September 3, Tuesday. Placement tests and conferences for freshmen. September 5, Thursday. Fall semester of the 173rd academic year begins at 8:00 a.m. All students required to be in residence. Registration. September 6, Friday. Opening of College Convocation. September 9, Monday. First classes of the fall semester. October 7, Monday. Freshman review. October 12, Saturday. Alumni Day. October 18, Friday. James Bowdoin Day. October 19, Saturday. Parents' Day. October 28, Monday. Midsemester review of classes. November 22, Friday. Thanksgiving recess begins at the end of morning classes. December 2, Monday. Thanksgiving recess ends, 8:00 a.m. December 2, Monday. Last day for filing applications for scholarship aid dur- ing the spring semester. December 9-13, Monday-Friday. Reading period (at the option of each in- structor). December 16-21, Monday-Saturday . Fall semester examinations. *975 January 15, Wednesday. First classes of the spring semester, 8:00 a.m. January 24, Friday. Winter meetings of the Governing Boards. March 12, Wednesday. Midsemester review of classes. March 21, Friday. Spring vacation begins after morning classes. April 7, Monday. Spring vacation ends, 8:00 a.m. April 7, Monday. Last day for filing applications for scholarship aid for the academic year 1975-1976. vi College Calendar May 2, Friday. Last day for filing applications for all graduate scholarships. May 5-8, Monday-Thursday. Reading period (at the option of each in- structor). May 9-15, Friday-Thursday. Spring semester examinations. May 22, Thursday. Stated meetings of the Governing Boards. May 24, Saturday. The 170th Commencement Exercises. September 1, Monday. Rooms ready for occupancy. September 1-6, Monday-Saturday . Freshman orientation. September 4, Thursday. Fall semester of the 174th academic year begins at 8:00 a.m. All students required to be in residence. Registration. September 8, Monday. First classes. November 21, Friday. Thanksgiving vacation begins at the end of morning classes. December 1, Monday. Thanksgiving vacation ends, 8:00 a.m. December 8-12, Monday-Friday. Reading period (at the option of each in- structor). December 15-20, Monday-Saturday. Fall semester examinations. 1976 January 21, Wednesday. First classes of the spring semester, 8:00 a.m. March 26, Friday. Spring vacation begins at the end of morning classes. April 12, Monday. Spring vacation ends, 8:00 a.m. May 10-13, Monday-Thursday. Reading period (at the option of each in- structor). May 14-20, Friday-Thursday. Spring semester examinations. May 29, Saturday. The 171st Commencement Exercises. J 974 SEPTEMBER S M T W T F S 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 12 3 4 5 1 2 12 3 4 5 6 7 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 27 28 29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 29 30 31 J 975 JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 12 3 4 1 1 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 26 27 28 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 APRIL MAY SEPTEMBER 12 3 4 5 1 2 3 12 3 4 5 6 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 27 28 29 30 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 28 29 30 OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER 12 3 4 1 12 3 4 5 6 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 26 27 28 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 28 29 30 31 30 1976 JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 12 3 4 5 6 7 12 3 4 5 6 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 7 8 9 10 H 12 13 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 .29 28 29 30 31 APRIL MAY 1 2 3 1 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 25 26 27 28 29 30 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Historical Sketch of Bowdoin College Bowdoin College was established by charter from the General Court of Massachusetts on June 24, 1794, after repeated petitions to the state by citizens who wanted to provide educational opportunity in the District of Maine, then a rapidly growing frontier.