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WELLESLEY COLLEGE BULLETIN ANNUAL REPORTS NUMBER PRESIDENT AND TREASURER 1930-1931 WELLESLEY. MASSACHUSETTS FEBRUARY, 1932 WELLESLEY COLLEGE BULLETIN ANNUAL REPORTS NUMBER PRESIDENT AND TREASURER 1930-1931 Bulletins published eight times a year by Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts. February, 1 number; April, 3; May, 1; October, 1; November, 1; December, 1. Entered as second-class matter, February 12, 1912, at the Post Office at Boston, Massachusetts, under the Acts of July, 1894. Volume 21 Number 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS Report of the President 5 Report of the Dean of the College IS Report of the Dean of Freshmen and Sophomores 22 Report of the Committee on Graduate Instruction 28 Report of the Dean of Residence 33 Report of the Librarian 35 Appendix to the President's Report: Legacies and Gifts 47 New Courses for 1931-32 49 Academic Biography of New Members of the Teaching Staff for 1931-32 50 Leaves of Absence in 1931-32 52 Promotions of 1931-32 S3 Resignations and Expired Appointments, June 1931 .... 54 Fellowship and Graduate Scholarship Awards for 1931-32 . 55 Publications of the Faculty 56 Sunday Services 59 Addresses 60 Music 64 E.xhibitions at the Famsworth Art Museum 65 Appendix to the Dean's Report 66 Report of the Treasurer 89 REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT To the Board of Trustees: I have the honor to present herewith the report of the 56th year of the College, closing June 30, 1931. As usual, the full reports from the various administrative officers ac- company this report. Happily there have been few changes in the membership of the Board of Trustees. Professor William Morton Wheeler presented his resignation in May. Professor Wheeler was elected to the Board in January, 1923. During his term of service he was a member of the Executive Committee and of the Committee on Educational Policy, where his ex- perience and advice have been especially valuable. It was with great regret that the trustees accepted his resignation at the annual meeting in May. By vote of the Board, the By-Laws have been amended, changing the time of the four stated meetings to the third Friday of October, January, March and May. The title Clerk was substituted for that of Assistant Secretary, and provision was made for the Clerk not to be a member of the Board, while the Secretary may or may not be a member, as determined by the Board. The name of the committee to bring in nominations for new members has been changed to Committee on New Members of the Board. The end of the year under review brought to a close the active service of five members of the academic staff. Miss Alice Vinton Waite, Professor of English Language and Literature and Dean of the College since 1913, will be on leave of absence during 1931-32, retiring as Professor Emeritus in June, 1932. Appointed as instructor in English in 1896, promoted successively to associate professor, professor, and finally to dean of the College in 1913, Miss Waite Wellesley College thus completes a service to the College of thirty-six years. Miss Waite was not only a stimulating teacher, but also brought to the dean's office distinction of style and helpful sympathy with the academic problems of students. Her» drawing room at Oakwoods was a centre of discerning and spirited discussion. She will spend the coming year in travel abroad with her sister. It is the hope of their many friends that Miss Waite and her sister will make their home ultimately in Wellesley. Miss Margaret P. Sherwood was first appointed in 1889 as instructor in rhetoric and English composition, then as instructor in English literature in 1892, associate professor in 1898, and professor in 1912. She has been on leave of absence during the year under review and retires this June as Professor Emeritus after a service of forty-two years. The appreciation of Miss Sherwood's work as a teacher Is at- tested by a long line of students. Her published work has brought distinction, not only to herself, but to the College. It is a pleasure to know that she will continue to make her home in Wellesley. Miss Eliza H. Kendrick served as instructor in Bible for the year 1894-95. She returned in 1900 as instructor in Biblical history, was made associate professor in 1906 and professor in 1909. She retires this June as Professor Emeritus. Miss Kendrick has developed a department of Biblical history which has not only won the respect of her colleagues in other departments, but has received recogni- tion by scholars outside the College. It is significant that students of all communions and of no church affiliation have elected courses in the department after completing the prescribed work. The present staff of the department is largely of her choosing. Miss Kendrick will return to her home in Wellesley after spending the coming year abroad. William Skarstrom, M.D., M.P.E., was appointed associate professor of hygiene and physical education in 1912 and professor in 1918. Because of ill health he presented President's Report his resignation to take effect in June, 1931. Dr. Skarstrom has established a unique reputation as a teacher of his of stu- chosen subject, winning the respect and gratitude dents, not only of graduate grade, but also of undergrad- uate who are taking the prescribed work in physical education. His resignation is a great loss to the department. He retires as Professor Emeritus under the provisions of the Carnegie Foundation. The other officers mentioned above will also receive grants from the Carnegie Foundation. in since Miss Emily J. Hurd, instructor pianoforte 1882, retires this June, completing a term of forty-eight years. Miss Hurd came to Wellesley as a girl when the College was first opened, accompanying her mother, who was one of the first officers of the College. She was Immediately en- rolled as a student in the preparatory department, which was discontinued In 1880. She later qualified as a candidate for the diploma of the School of Music, which she received In 1882. Her connection with the College therefore dates from the beginning of Its history. She has seen music be- come one of the important departments of the College and has shared In its development. On June 6 a subscription dinner was held in Severance Hall In honor of these retiring members. Delightful tributes to their colleagues were given by Miss Tufts, Airs. Hodder, limita- Mr. Sheffield, Miss Avery and Miss Balderston. The tion of an official report permits only this brief and Inade- quate mention of the service to the College of these officers. Fuller appreciations will be found In the Alumna Magazines for June, 1930 and 1931. The College was greatly shocked to receive word on April first of the sudden death of Madame Henriette Andrleu In New York, where she had gone for the spring recess. Mme. Andrleu came to Wellesley as visiting professor of French in 1923. She was made associate professor in 1924 and professor in 1930. Hampered by frail health, she nevertheless met her obligations promptly and won the respect of her Wellesley College her con- colleagues in other departments by dispassionate sideration of all academic questions. Her death was a great loss to the department of French and to the College.* A brief description of new courses offered for 1931-32 will be found in the Appendix. In general, these courses do not mean an increase in the number of courses, but are or largely substitutes for courses temporarily suspended permanently dropped. After discussion of the value of the work and of the ex- pense involved, the trustees authorized the publication of the third number of the Wellesley Record, a publication containing a directory of all the students and officers of the College since its foundation. The first number was Issued in 1912, the second in 1922, and this new edition is being prepared under the supervision of Miss Laura M. Dwight, for many years Executive Secretary of the Alumnae Associa- tion. It is expected that the publication will be issued before the close of the next academic year. For many years the College maintained the policy of not aiding new and untried students, but advised freshmen and other new students applying for financial aid to summon all their resources for the first year with the expectation that, should their academic standing prove satisfactory, some aid would be given for the later years of the course. As college fees increased and the need of aid for worthy students became more insistent, the policy was adopted of appropri- ating a certain sum for scholarships to Incoming freshmen. This became effective for the class entering In 1926, and since that time an annual appropriation of about ^8,500 has been made for this purpose. Hereafter ^2,400 will be set aside annually from this appropriation for six competitive scholarships of $400 each, one for the freshman making *As this report goes to press, news is received of the death in London on Feb- ruary 15, 1932, of Mr. Lionel Cecil Jane, in 1930-31 the first visiting professor on the Mary Whiton Calkins Foundation. Mr. Jane's service to Wellesley was greatly appreciated both by his colleagues of the faculty and by his students. He interested himself in all phases of the college life, taking a stimulating part in department discussions, and showing a genuine personal interest in his students, especially in their intellectual achievement. 8 President's Report the highest grade in the entrance examinations, and the other five for the freshman receiving the highest grade in each of five sections of the country: the New England, Middle Atlantic, Southern, Middle Western, and Far Western States.

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