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Bulletin of Wellesley College September 1972 Bulletin Of Wellesley College Catalogue Number September, 1972 Bulletin published eight times a year by Wellesley College, Green one; Hall, Wellesley, Mass. 02181. September, one; October, November, two; January, one; March, one; April, one; May, one. VOLUME 62 NUMBER 1 CONTENTS Academic Calendar 1972-1973 3 The College 13 Admission 15 Fees, Financial Aid, Fellowships 21 Student Life 30 Map of the Campus 46 The Curriculum 51 Courses of Instruction 64 Officers of Instruction 239 Administration 251 Alumnae Interests 255 Index 261 2 CONTENTS Academic Calendar 1972-1973 First Semester Sunday Correspondence General interests of the College College fees President Controller Academic policies and programs Employment of students and alumnae Dean of the College Director of Career Services Residence; health services; counseling Transcripts of records Student Services Recorder Admission of undergraduate students Catalogues Director of Admission Office of Admission Study abroad; students from abroad Business matters Dean of Foreign Study Vice President for Business Affairs Exchange programs Gifts and bequests Excfiange Coordinator Vice President for Resources Admission of graduate students Alumnae interests Dean of the College Executive Director, Alumnae Association Continuing education Director of Continuing Education Individual students Address; Class Deans Weilesley College Financial aid Wellesley, Massachusetts 02181 Financial Aid Officer (617) 235-0320 Visitors Wellesley welcomes visitors to the College. The administrative offices in Green Hall are open Mon- day through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and by appointment on Saturday mornings during term time. Special arrangements for greeting prospective students will also be made during holiday and vacation periods. Rooms for alumnae, parents of students, or prospective students, are available on the campus in the Wellesley College Club, and may be reserved by writing the club manager. Student guides are happy to provide tours for visitors. In order to arrange for a mutually convenient time for interviews with professional members of the Board of Admission and student interviewers, prospective students and their parents are requested to make such appointments well in advance of their intended visit. 4 CORRESPONDENCE/VISITORS A BOARD OF TRUSTEES Nelson J. Darling, Jr. LL B. Chairman of the Board Swampscott, Mass. Betty Freyhof Johnson MA. Vice Chairman Cincinnati, Ohio John Kenneth Spring MB. Treasurer of Wellesley College Concord, Mass. Betsy Ancker-Johnson Ph.D Seattle, Wash. Erwin Dain Canham MA. (Oxon.) Boston, Mass. Harriet Segal Cohn B A Brookline, Mass. BOARD OF TRUSTEES 5 Ann Rockefeller Cosfe B A. New York, NY. Lee Diane Flournoy B A Princeton, N, J. Barbara Buckstein Green PhD Shaker Heights, Ohio Anne Cohen Heller M.D. New York, N. Y. James T. Hill, Jr. LL B. New York, N. Y. Waller Hunnewell, Jr. MBA. Wellesley, Mass. Barbara Loomis Jackson Ed.D. Cambridge, Mass. Carol G. Johnson Johns M D. Baltimore, Md. 6 BOARD OF TRUSTEES Howard Wesley Johnson MA Cambridge, Mass. Mary Gardiner Jones LL.B. Washington, D. C. Hilda Rosenbaum Kahne PhD Lexington, Mass. Mildred Lane Kemper B A. Kansas City, Mo. George Howell Kidder LL.B Concord, Mass. Suzanne Carreau Mueller B A. New York, N. Y. Samuel H. Proger M D Brookline, Mass. George Putnam MBA Manchester, Mass. Rose Clymer Rumford B A. Baltimore, Md. Mary Ann Dilley Staub B A Glencoe, IM. Nancy Angell Slreeter B.A. New York, N. Y. Mary Sime West B.A. New York, N. Y. Henry Austin Wood, Jr. MBA. Boston, Mass. Barbara W. Newell Ph.D., ex officio President of Wellesley College Wellesley, Mass. Barbara Barnes Hauptfuhrer B.A., ex officio Association President of the Wellesley College Alumnae Huntingdon Valley, Pa. Trustees Emeriti The Hon. Charles C. Cabot LL.B. Dover, Mass. The Rev. Palfrey Perkins D.D. Boston, Mass. John R. Quarles J.D. Wellesley, Mass. BOARD OF TRUSTEES 7 8 PRESIDENTS PRESIDENTS ADA HOWARD 1875-1881 ALICE FREEMAN PALMER 1881-1887 HELEN SHAFER 1887-1894 JULIA IRVINE 1894-1899 CAROLINE HAZARD 1899-1910 ELLEN FITZ PENDLETON 1911-1936 MILDRED McAFEE NORTON 1936-1949 MARGARET CLAPP 1949-1966 RUTH M. ADAMS 1966-1972 BARBARA W. NEWELL 1972- PRESIDENTS 9 m \ THE COLLEGE Wellesley College is a residential liberal arts college for women situated on a large suburban campus in the township of Wellesley, Massachusetts, 1 2 miles from Bos- ton. Approximately 1750 students are enrolled each year. Above all, Wellesley strives to provide an excellent education. Faculty and students have a high regard for scholarship, coupled with a concern for contemporary social problems. They share a similar interest in providing an atmosphere for personal growth as well as intellectual achievement. Wellesley's faculty live, for the most part, on or near the campus, and are readily available to students outside of the classroom. The ratio of faculty to students is one to ten. Wellesley College opened in 1875, after years of preparation by Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fowie Durant. It was Mr. Durant's hope that, by providing educational opportunities of the kind then available only to men, women could pre- pare themselves for "great conflicts and vast social reforms." This is still the hope and the goal. THE COLLEGE 13 The College staff tries to implement tfiis goal by working cooperatively with students. The present College Govern- ment, composed of students, faculty, and administrators, was created by an Agreement between faculty and students In 1918. Although this Agreement has been amended over the years it still provides the basic governmental structure of the College. The College Government legislation assigns to the Senate responsibility for all nonacademic matters af- fecting the student body. Students form a majority of the Senate, and are the only voting members. Academic affairs are the concern of the Academic Council com- prising most of the faculty, some administrators, and some nonvoting student members. A Chief Justice, elected from the student body, presides over the judicial system. In addition, students sit on most major policy- making committees, including the President's Advisory Council and the committees of the Board of Trustees. Wellesley provides the opportunity for both urban and suburban living. It has a beautiful campus. Boston is nearby, and students go often to art galleries, symphony, theatres, shopping, or for volunteer or paid work. Wellesley has no specific required courses. The curriculum is arranged so that each student may explore various fields, developing a primary interest which is ex- pressed in the selection of a major program in the last two years. The College has limited cross-registration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Wellesley students may take courses at MIT. and MIT students at Wellesley. Through the Twelve College Exchange Pro- gram Wellesley and eleven other colleges exchange students who may live and study on another campus for a semester or a year without additional cost. Wellesley students traditionally come from diverse backgrounds and from many parts of the world besides the United States. Students encounter a wide range of points of view, academic disciplines, and special interests which stimulate and strengthen their own combinations of interests and talents. Happily, Wellesley has the physical resources to sup- port these interests and talents. The present College is in marked contrast to the small faculty and student body, the one building, the collection of only 8000 books, and the restricted social life with which Wellesley began. The quiet beauty of the campus remams unchanged after nearly one hundred years- while symbolizing the best of the traditional, it provides the setting for innovation and growth. 14 THE COLLEGE ADMISSION Criteria for Admission The Board of Admission at Wellesley is composed of representatives of the faculty, the administration, and the students, in selecting the candidates who will com- prise the student body, this Board considers a number of factors. The candidates' high school records, rank in class, scholastic aptitude, achievement and intelligence test scores, letters of recommendation from teachers and principals, the students' statements about themselves and their future, and the interview reports of the staff, alumnae, and student interviewers are all carefully reviewed. The Board also considers special interests and talents, as well as social and political concerns. No one factor alone nor all of them together provide an objective basis on which to select candidates for admission. Each factor must be evaluated with care and sensi- influ- tivity. For example, College Board scores may be enced by the student's previous experience with timed examinations, and these tests, of course, do not neces- sarily measure potential and certainly not motivation or creativity. The Board of Admission considers each of these factors and chooses students who will be able to perform academic work at the level required at Wellesley, and who ADMISSION 15 have the potential to benefit from, and to contribute to, the type of education offered at Wellesley. The Board is determined to use criteria which will assure that admitted students will be able to meet the standards for graduation. These criteria also are sufficiently flexible to make certain that creativity, strong potential, and high motivation are given appropriate consideration. General Requirements for Freshman Applicants Wellesley College does not require a fixed plan of secondary school courses as preparation for its program of studies. Entering students normally have completed four years of college preparatory studies in secondary school. Good preparation includes training in clear and coherent writing and in interpreting literature, training in the principles of mathematics (usually a minimum of three years), competence in at least one foreign language, ancient or modern (usually achieved through three or four years of study), and experience in at least one laboratory science and in history. Students planning to concentrate In mathematics, in premedical studies, or in the natural sciences, are urged to pursue additional studies in mathematics.

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