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-" = Mn i i ' ill 1 ;; \ j COLLEGE 1 i j DAVIDSON COLLEGE BULLETIN PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY DAVIDSON COLLEGE Entered as Second-Class Matter, April 12, 1922, at the Post Office at Davidson, N. C, Under Act of Congress, August 24, 1912. Vol. XLII No. 3 MARCH, 194J THE LEGAL TITLE OF THE INSTITUTION IS "THE TRUSTEES OF DAVIDSON COLLEGE" THIS TITLE SHOULD BE USED WHEN YOU INCLUDE THE COLLEGE AS A BENEFICIARY IN YOUR WILL DAVIDSON COLLEGE BULLETIN Catalog Number ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTH SESSION 1942-1943 WITH ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR 1943-1944 Founded 1836-37 DAVIDSON, N. C. MARCH, 1943 Vol. XLII No. 3 1943 1944 JANUARY JULY JANUARY JULY S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S SMTWTFS 1 2 1 2 3 1 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 30 31 30 31 FEBRUARY AUGUST FEBRUARY AUGUST S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S SMTWTFS 12 3 4 5 6 12 3 4 5 6 7 12 3 4 5 12 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 28 29 30 31 27 28 29 27 28 29 30 31 MARCH SEPTEMBER MARCH SEPTEMBER S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S SMTWTFS 12 3 4 5 6 12 3 4 12 3 4 1 2 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 28 29 30 31 26 27 28 29 30 26 27 28 29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 APRIL OCTOBER APRIL OCTOBER S M T W T F S S M T W T F S SMTWTFS SMTWTFS 1 2 1 1 2 3 12 3 4 5 6 7 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 10 11 12 13 14 15 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 9 17 18 19 20 21 22 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 25 26 27 28 29 30 30 31 30 A 29? 30 31 MAY NOVEMBER MAY N | NOVEMBER M S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S' S M T W T F S 1 12 3 4 5 6 12 3 4 5 6 12 3 4 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 28 29 30 28 29 30 31 26 27 28 29 30 30 31 JUNE DECEMBER JUNE DECEMBER S M T W T F S S M T W T F S SMTWTFS SMTWTFS 1 2 12 3 4 5 12 3 4 3- 12 * 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 13 14 15 16 17 11 12 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 22 24 18 19 20 21 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 27 26 27 28 29 31 28 29 30 30 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 COLLEGE CALENDAR SESSION 1943 May 29-31 Saturday through Monday Commencement June 4- 5 Friday and Saturday Re-examinations June 8 -July 23 First Term—Summer Session July 26- Second Term—Summer Session August 28 September 13 Monday, 8:00 p.m. Faculty Meeting September 14 Tuesday Registration of Upper-Classmen Sept. 10-14 Friday through Tuesday Orientation Period September 15 Wednesday, 8:25 a.m. Classes Begin November 7 Saturday Home-Coming Day November 25 Thursday, 8:25 a. m. Thanksgiving, a Holiday December 17 Friday, 12:30 p. m. Christmas Recess Begins 1944 January 4 Tuesday, 8:2 5 a. m Christmas Recess Ends Fees for 2nd half year payable January 20 Thursday Mid-Year Examinations Begin January 29 Saturday Mid-Year Examinations End January 31 Monday, 8:2 5 a. m. Second Semester Begins February 16 Wednesday Meeting of Trustees May 27-29 Saturday through Monday Commencement June 2-3 Friday and Saturday Re-examinations ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF John Rood Cunningham, A.B., B.D., D.D., LL.D. President Cecil Kenneth Brown, A.B., M.A., Ph.D. Dean of the Faculty John Crooks Bailey, Jr. A.B., M.A. Dean of Students Frank Lee Jackson, B.S., C.P.A. Treas. and Purchasing Agent John Wilson MacConnell, M.A., M.D. College Physician Frederick William Hengeveld, B.S. Registrar Myron Wallace McGill, B.S. Auditor Frank Donald Hobart Supt. Grounds and Buildings James B. Woods, M.D. Associate College Physician John Lewis Payne, B. S Director of Public and Alumni Relationships Hattie Thompson Assistant to the Treasurer Mrs. Sarah A. Johnston, R.N. Supt. of Infirmary Mrs. N. T. Smith Supervisor of Dormitories Orrie Altalene Steele Secretary to the President Susie McQueen Jackson, A.B. Secretary to Dean of Students Mrs. Donald L. Pfohl, A.B. Secretary to the Treasurer Mary Cooley Smith, A.B. Secretary to the Registrar LIBRARY STAFF Chalmers Gaston Davidson, A.B., M. A. in L.S., Ph.D. Director Julia Pasmore, A.B., B. S. in L.S. Circulation Assistant ' :: William Scott Frieze, Jr., A.B., B.S. in L.S Cataloger Mrs. E. J. Erwin, B.S. Cataloger *On leave. FACULTY (Dates refer to first year of teaching service) John Rood Cunningham President (1941) A.B. (Westminster), B.D. (Louisville Presbyterian Seminary), D.D. (Westminster), LL.D. (King) (Duke) William Joseph Martin (Professor of Chemistry 1896-1912; President, 1912-1929) A.B., M.A. (Davidson), (Johns Hopkins), M.D., Ph.D. (Virginia), LL.D. President Emeritus Walter Lee Lingle (President, 1929-1941), A.B., M.A., (Davidson), (Union Theological Semi- nary), (Chicago), D.D. (Davidson), LL.D. (Southwestern), (Duke), (North Carolina) President Emeritus Caleb Richmond Harding (1888) A.B., M.A. (Davidson), Ph.D. (Johns Hopkins) Professor of Greek Language and Literature, Emeritus William Richard Grey (1893) A.B. (Davidson), Ph.D. (Johns Hopkins) Professor of Latin Language and Literature, Emeritus James McDowell Douglas (1901) A.B., M.A., (Davidson), Ph.D., (Johns Hopkins) James Btichanan Duke Professor of Physics Mark Edgar Sentelle (1903) A.B., M.A., (Davidson), M.A., (Yale), D.D., LL.D. /. W. Cannon Professor of Bible and Philosophy *With the exception of the President in the order of their appointment in their present rank. davidson college John Wilson MacConnell (1908) A.B., M.A. (Davidson), M.D. (Maryland) Professor of Physiology and Hygiene Howard Bell Arbuckle (1912) A.B., M.A. (Hampden-Sydney), Ph.D. (Johns Hopkins) Chambers Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus Edwin Francis Shewmake (1919) A.B. (William and Mary), M.A. (Columbia), Ph.D. (Virginia) Alumni Professor of English William Woodhull Wood (191 J) A.B., C.E. (Virginia) Professor of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics Frazer Hood (1920) A.B. (Southwestern), M.A., Ph.D. (Yale), Litt.D.