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Wellesley College Wellesley College Digital Scholarship and Archive The eW llesley College Catalogs Archives 10-20-1951 Wellesley College Bulletin Catalogue Number 1951-1952 Wellesley College Follow this and additional works at: http://repository.wellesley.edu/catalogs Recommended Citation Wellesley College, "Wellesley College Bulletin Catalogue Number 1951-1952" (1951). The Wellesley College Catalogs. Book 63. http://repository.wellesley.edu/catalogs/63 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Archives at Wellesley College Digital Scholarship and Archive. It has been accepted for inclusion in The eW llesley College Catalogs by an authorized administrator of Wellesley College Digital Scholarship and Archive. For more information, please contact [email protected]. WELLESLEY COLLEGE BULLETIN CATALOGUE NUMBER I 9 5 I " I 9 5 2- WELLESLEY, MASSACHUSETTS Visitors to the College are welcome, and student guides are available. The adminis- trative offices in Green Hall are open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Board of Admission office is open also on Saturday morning during the college year. Visitors to this office are advised to write in advance for an appointment. CATALOGUE NUMBER OF THE WELLESLEY COLLEGE BULLETIN OCTOBER XO, 195 I Bulletins published seven times a yeor by Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts. April, three; September, one; October, two; November, one. Entered os second-class matter, February 12, 1912, at the Post Office at Wellesley, Massachusetts, under the Act of July 16, 1894. Additional entry at Concord, N. H. Volume 41 Number 2 DIRECTIONS FOR CORRESPONDENCE In the list below are the administrative officers to whom inquiries of various types should be sent. The post office address is VVellesley 81, Massachusetts. General Policy of the College The President of Wellesley College Admission of Undergraduates The Director of Admission Applications for Readmission The Recorder Admission of Graduate Students The Chairman of the Committee on Graduate Instruction Inquiries Concerning Houses and Notice of Withdrawal The Dean of Residence Payment of College Bills The Assistant Treasurer (Checks should be made payable to Wellesley College) Scholarships The Dean of Students Academic Work of Students The Class Dean Social Regulations The Dean of Residence Requests for Transcripts of Records ^ The Recorder Alumnae and Undergraduate Employment The Director of the Placement Office Requests for Catalogues The Information Bureau Alumnae Affairs The Executive Secretary of the Alumnae Association TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE page Calendar 5 Courses of Instruction.—Cont. Board of Trustees .... 6 French 81 Committees 7 Geology and Geography . 86 Faculty and Administra- German 91 tion 8 Greek 94 Committees 21 History 95 Wellesley— Hygiene and Physical Edu- Today and Yesterday . 23 cation 102 Buildings 27 Interdepartmental Admission 30 Courses 110 To the Freshman Class. 30 Italian 110 To Advanced Standing. 36 Latin 113 Of Foreign Students ... 37 Mathematics 116 Of Candidates for Mas- Music 118 ter's Degree 37 Philosophy 122 Physics 125 Degrees: Political Science 128 Psychology 133 Requirements for B.A. Russian 136 Degree 39 Sociology and Anthropol- Requirements for Master's ogy 137 Degrees 46 Spanish 141 Speech 144 Courses of Instruction: Zoology and Physiology. 146 Art 47 Interdepartmental Honors . Astronomy 52 Programs 150 Biblical History 53 Interdepartmental Majors 151 Botany 57 Expenses 154 Chemistry 61 Financial Aid 162 Economics 65 Summary of Students . 161 Education 69 Alumnae Club Presidents . 163 English 73 Index 167 1951 JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER 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 6 7 12 3 4 1 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 29 30 31 26 27 28 29 30 31 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 6 1 2 3 1 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 28 29 30 31 25 26 27 28 29 30 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1952 JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH 5 M T W T F S S M T W T P S S M T W T F S 12 3 4 5 1 2 1 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 27 28 29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 APRIL MAY JUNE 5 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 3 12 3 4 5 6 7 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 27 28 29 30 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 29 30 CALENDAR Academic Year 1951-1952 First Semester Registration of new students, 9 a.m. to 10.30 p.m. Wednesday, September 19 Registration closes for all other students, 11.00 p.m. Friday, September 21 Classes begin .... Monday, September 24 ™ , . [ from 4.15 p.m Wednesday, November 21 1 hanksgiving recess to evenmg . Sunday, November 25 from 12.15 p.m. Saturday, December 15 Christmas recess ^ to 11.00 P.M. Sunday, January 6 f from . Monday, January 28 Examinations \ through Wednesday, February 6 Second Semester Glasses begin. Monday, February 11 from 12.15 p.m. Saturday, March 29 Spring recess to 11.00 P.M. Tuesday, April 8 / from Tuesday, May 27 Examinations \ through Thursday, June 5 Commencement . Monday, June 9 BOARD OF TRUSTEES Palfrey Perkins, b.a., s.t.b., d.d. Boston Chairman of the Board Edward A. Weeks, Jr., b.s., litt.d. Boston Vice Chairman Belle Sherwin, b.s., ll.d.. Emeritus Cleveland, Ohio Ruth Baker Pratt, m.h.l., litt.d, ll.d. New York, N. Y. Harvey Hollister Bundy, b.a., ll.b. Boston Marie Rahr Haffenreffer, b.a., ll.d. Brookline Reginald Fitz, b.a., m.d. Brookline Dorothy Bridgman Rood, b.a., litt.d. Minneapolis, Minn. Charles Codman Cabot, b.a., ll.b. Dover O. Kelley Anderson, b.a., m.b.a. Boston Harold Hitz Burton, b.a., ll.b., ll.d., l.h.d Washington, D. C. Ho-Ho-Kus, W. Howard Chase, b.a. N. J. John Charles Schroeder, b.s., d.d., litt.d. New Haven, Conn. WiLLYE Anderson White, b.a. Seattle, Wash. Edward Livingston Bigelow, b.a. Chestnut Hill John Sloan Dickey, b.a., ll.b., ll.d. Hanover, N. H. Jean Trepp McKelvey, ph.d. Rochester, N. Y. Elisabeth Luce Moore, b.a., litt.d. New York, N Y. Elizabeth King Morey, m.a. New York, N Y. Brookline James Lawrence, Jr., b.a. SiRARPiE Der Nersessian, docteur es lettres Washington, D. C. Eleanor Wallace Allen, b.a. Boston Jacob Joseph Kaplan, b.a., ll.b. Scituate Katharine Timberman Wright, b..a.. Columbus, Ohio Alexander Cochrane Forbes, b.a. Needham Chaille Cage Thompson, m.a. Houston, Tex. Margaret Clapp, ph.d., ll.d., ex officio Wellesley President oj Wellesley College Henry Austin Wood, Jr., b.a., m.b.a., ex officio Belmont Treasurer of Wellesley College COMMITTEES OF THE TRUSTEES The Chairman of the Board and the President of the College are ex officiis members of all committees of the Trustees. Executive Committee: Mr. Perkins {Chairman), Mrs. Allen, Mr. Anderson, Mr. Bundy, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Forbes, Mrs. Haffenreffer, Mr. Weeks; and {ex officio) Mr. Wood. Finance Committee: Mr. Anderson {Chairman), Mr. Bigelow, Mr. Bundy; and {ex officio) Mr. Wood. Committee on Buildings and Grounds: Mr. Forbes {Chairman), Mr. Cabot, Mrs. Haffenreffer, Mr. Lawrence, Mr. Wood. Committee on Educational Policy: Miss Clapp {Chairman), Mr. Justice Burton, Miss Der Nersessian, Mr. Dickey, Dr. Fitz, Mrs. McKelvey, Mrs. Morey, Mr. Schroeder, Mrs. Thompson. Committee on Endowment: Mrs. Haffenreffer {Chairman), Mr. Cabot, Mr. Chase, Mr. Kaplan, Mrs. Moore, Mrs. Morey, Mrs. Rood, Mrs. Thompson, Mrs. White, Mrs. Wright; and {ex officio) Mr. Wood. Committee on Pensions and Insurance: Mr. Kaplan {Chairman), Mr. Bigelow, Mrs. McKelvey; and {ex officio) Mr. Wood. Representatives on Joint Committees Library Committee: Mr. Weeks {Chairman), Miss Der Nersessian, Mr. Kaplan, Mr. Lawrence, Mrs. Rood. Executive Committee of the Maylino Soong Foundation: Mrs. Allen {Chairman), Mrs. Moore. THE FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATION Mary Alice Willcox, ph.d., Professor of ^oology, Emeritus Elizabeth Kimball Kendall, m.a., ll.b., Professor of History, Emeritus Mary Sophia Case, m.a., Professor of Philosophy, Emeritus ViDA Button Scudder, m.a., l.h.d., Professor of English Literature, Emeritus Katharine May Edwards, ph.d., Professor of Greek and Comparative Philology, Emeritus Charlotte Almira Bragg, b.s., Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus Margaret Pollock Sherwood, ph.d., l.h.d.