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THE BULLETIN OF SOUTHWESTERN AT MEMPHIS A COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES FOUNDED IN 1848 CATALOGUE NUMBER April, 1989 Vol. 58, No. 2 SOUTHWESTERN AT MEMPHIS is a fully accredited four-year college of liberal arts and sciences. It is a member of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, the official accrediting agency for the Southern States. SOUTHWESTERN is a member also of the Association of American Colleges, American Council on Education, Association of Urban Universities, College Entrance Examination Board, Southern University Conference, Presbyterian Educational Association of the South, and Tennessee College Association. The Music Department of SOUTHWESTERN is accredited by the Department of Education of the State of Ten- nessee and has full membership in the National Associa- tion of Schools of Music. SOUTHWESTERN is a corporate member of the Ameri- can Association of University Women and is one of the institutions cooperating in support of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens. Attendance at SOUTHWESTERN AT MEMPHIS, a privately endowed college, is a privilege which may be forfeited at any time by any student who refuses or fails to con- form to the regulations and standards of the college, or who is unwilling to adjust himself to the college tradi- tions and environment. Among these traditions is the Honor System, administered by students, which is de- scribed elsewhere in the catalogue. BURROW LIBRARY THOMAS W. BRIGGS STUDENT CENTER II HALLIBURTON TOWER SCIENCE BUILDING ( South Wing ) ROBB HALL ( EAST ENTRANCE ) TABLE OF CONTENTS (For more detailed references see the Index ) Accreditation 2 College Calendar 9 Organization: The Academic Faculty 10 Administrative Officers and Staff 26 Corporation 32 Board of Directors 32 Executive Committee 34 Investment Committee 34 Committees of the Faculty 35 Origin and Objectives of SOUTHWESTERN 36 Information for Prospective Students: Admission 39 Expenses 45 The Educational Program 54 General College Regulations 64 Counseling and Health 71 Courses of Instruction 73 Activities and Organizations 131 The Physical Plant 139 Prizes, Gifts, Endowments, and Memorials 142 Annual Commencement, June 3, 1968 166 CALENDAR 1969 JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL SMTWTFS SMTWTFS SMTWTFS SMTWTF 8 1 2 8 4 1 1 1 2 8 4 5 6 6 7 8 9 10 11 2 8 4 5 6 7 8 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 7 8 9 1011 12 12 18 14 15 16 17 18 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 9 10 11 12 18 14 15 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 19 20 21 22 28 24 25 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 26 27 28 29 80 81 28 24 25 26 27 28 28 24 25 26 27 28 29 27 28 29 80 80 81 MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SMTWTFS SMTWTFS SMTWTFS SMTWTFS 1 2 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 8 A 5 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 8 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 18 14 15 16 17 18 19 10 11 12 18 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 28 24 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 20 21 22 23 24 26 26 17 18 19 20 21 22 28 25 26 27 28 29 80 81 29 30 27 28 29 80 81 24 25 26 2728 29 80 81 SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER SMTWTFS SMTWTFS SMTWTFS SMTWTFS 1 2 8 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 1 1 2 8 4 5 8 7 8 9 10 11 12 18 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 7 8 9 10 11 12 18 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 12 18 14 16 16 17 18 9 10 11 12 18 14 15 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 26 27 19 20 21 22 28 24 25 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 80 26 27 28 29 80 31 28 24 25 26 27 28 29 28 29 80 81 30 CALENDAR 1970 JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL SMTWTFS SMTWTFS SMTWTFS SMTWTFS 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 4 5 6 7 8 910 8 91011 1213 14 8 910111213 14 5 6 7 8 91011 11 121314151617 151617 18192021 1516 17 18192021 1213141516 1718 1819 20 21222324 22232425262728 22232425 262728 19202122232425 25262728293031 293031 2627282930 MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SMTWTFS SMTWTFS SMTWTFS SMTWTFS 1 2 / 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 7 8 910111213 5 6 7 8 91011 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1011 12 13 14 15 16 14 15 16 17 18 1920 1213 14 15 16 17 18 9 10 11 32 13 14 15 171819 2021 2223 21 222324252627 192021 22232425 16 1718192021 22 2425 2627282930 282930 262728293081 232425 26272829 3031 SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER SMTWTFS SMTWTFS SMTWTFS SMTWTFS 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 91011 12 4 5 6 7 8 910 8 91011 121314 6 7 8 91011 12 13 14 15 16 17 1819 11 1213 1415 16 17 15 16 17 181920 21 13 14 15 16 171819 2021 2223242526 18192021 222324 222324252627 28 20212223242526 27282980 25262728293031 2930 27282930 31 COLLEGE CALENDAR Session of 1969-70 TERM I September 8-14 Orientation and Registration of New Students September 10, Wednesday, 2:00 P.M. Reexaminations September 12, Friday Registration of Returning Students September 15, Monday, 8:00 A.M. Classes Begin September 15, Monday, 10:00 A.M. **Opening Convocation November 28, Wednesday, 12:00 Noon Thanksgiving Recess Begins December 1, 8:00 A.M. Thanksgiving Recess Ends December 8, 10, 12 Comprehensive Examinations December 13-19 Examinations December 19, Friday, 5:00 P.M. End of Term I TERM II January 5, Monday Registration January 5, Monday, 8:00 A.M. Classes Begin January 9, Friday, 2:00 P.M. Reexaminations March 23, 25, 27 Comprehensive Examinations March 30-April 4 Examinations April 4, Saturday, 5:00 P.M. End of Term II TERM III April 13, Monday Registration April 13, Monday, 8:00 A.M. Classes Begin April 17, Friday, 2:00 P.M. Reexamination May 18, 20, 22 Comprehensive Examinations May 25-30 Examinations May 31, Sunday, 11:00 A.M. *Baccalaureate Service June 1, Monday, 10:00 A.M. **Graduation Exercises **Formal academic occasion 9 THE ACADEMIC FACULTY *JOHN DAVID ALEXANDER, JR., D.PHIL. (B.A., SOUTHWESTERN AT MEWILIS; D.Phil., Oxford University) President JAMESON MILLER JONES, PH.D. (B.A., SOUTHWESTERN AT Mt-14 ms; B.D., Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Duke University) Vice-President and Dean of the College Professor of Moral Philosophy RALPH C. HON, A.M., PH.D. (A.B., University of Illinois; A.M., Harvard University; Ph.D., University of North Carolina) Professor of Economics and Business Administration CLINTON L. BAKER, M.S., PH.D. (B.S. and M.S., Emory University; Ph.D., Columbia University) Professor of Biology JOHN QUINCY Wor..r, A.M., PH.D. (A.B., Arkansas College; A.M., Vanderbilt University; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University) Professor of English RAYMOND T. VAUGHN, A.M., PH.D. (A.B., Culver-Stockton College; A.M. and Ph.D., University of Missouri) Professor of Chemistry JOHN R. BENISH, A.M., PH.D. (A.B., Arkansas College; A.M., Vanderbilt University; Ph.D., University of Michigan) Professor of English Literature The Thomas K. Young Chair Amo I. Swam, M.S., PH.D. (A.B., Hendrix College; M.S., Northwestern University; Ph.D., University of Washington) Professor of Biology *Resigned August 1, 1969 10 SOUTHWESTERN AT MEMPHIS 11 GORDON D. SOUTHARD, A.M., PH.D. (A.B., College of Wooster; A.M., State University of Iowa; Ph.D., University of Chicago) Professor of Romance Languages M. FOS Mat MOOSE, A.M., PH.D. (B.S., Memphis State University; A.M. and Ph.D., Columbia University) Professor of Chemistry THOMAS M. LOWRY, JR., A.M. (A.B., Davidson College; A.M., Princeton University) Professor of History and Government CHARLES I. DIEHL, A.M. (BA., SOUTHWESTERN AT MEMPHIS; A.M., University of Chicago) Dean of Men Professor of Education and English JARED E. WENGER, A.M., PH.D. (A.B., University of California at Los Angeles; A.M., Stanford University; Ph.D., Princeton University) Professor of Romance Languages LAURA ROBINSON, A.M., PH.D. (A.B., Agnes Scott College; A.M., University of Georgia; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University) Professor of Classics E. LLEWELLYN QUEENER, PH.D. (A.B., University of Tennessee; B.D. and Ph.D., Yale University) Professor of Psychology RAYMOND S. Mil, M.F.A. (B.F.A. and M.F.A., State University of Iowa) Associate Professor of Speech and Dramatics *JAMES R. McQuisToN, M.A. (B.A., SOUTHWESTERN AT MEMPHIS; M.A., University of North Carolina) Associate Professor of English JAMES E. ROPER, M.A. (B.A., SounivrEsTERN AT MEMPHIS; B.A. and M.A., Oxford University; M.A., Yale University) Professor of English *On Sabbatical Leave Terms II and III 1969-70 12 SOUTHWESTERN AT MEMPHIS JACK U.