CLASS LD ZZO(0 BOOK B^ THE LIBRARY OF HAVERFORD COLLEGE THE GIFT OF HAvmrniu} ooT.Tffiiiy. ACCESSION No. 1 I O'^ ^ ^ I Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2011 with funding from LYRASIS IVIembers and Sloan Foundation http://www.archive.org/details/haverfordcollege4849have Haverford College Bulletin Catalog, mO'im VOLUME XLVIX NUMBER ONE July, mo Issued quarterly by Haverford College, Haverford, Pennsylvania Entered as second-class matter November 2, 1944, at the Post Office at Haverford, Pa., under the Act of August 24, 1912. Printed in U. S. A. Haverford College Bulletin 1950-7951 HAVERFORD, PENNSYLVANIA Contents College Calendar, 1950-51 5 Corporation 6 Board of Managers 7 Faculty 9 Administration 13 Standing Committees of the Faculty and Administration 14 College Program 15 History 18 Admission 21 College Entrance Board Tests 22 Advanced Standing 24 Financial Arrangements 25 Rooms 25 Expenses 25 College Responsibility 27 Monthly Payments 27 Student Loan Fund 27 Student Aid 27 Scholarships 28 Curriculum 32 General 32 Bachelor's Degree 32 Required Courses 33 Limited Electives 33 Major Concentration 34 Free Electives 34 Non-Academic Electives 34 Freshman Program 36 Preparation for Professions 36 Regulations 38 Conflicting Courses 38 Additional Courses 38 Special Cases 38 Grading of Students 38 Failures and Dropped Courses 39 Intercollegiate Cooperation 40 Visitors and Lecturers 41 Current Changes 41 Graduate Study 42 Admission to Candidacy for Master's Degree 42 Requirements 42 Fellowships 43 Courses of Instruction 45 Non-academic Program 98 Extra-curricular Activities 101 Student Government 101 Health Program 104 Library, Laboratories, and other Academic Facilities 106 Fellowships, Prizes and Honors Ill Alumni Association 118 Index 122 3 1950 S M T VV T F S S M T W T F S 1 Sept. 1 Nov. 1 2 3 4 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 26 27 28 29 30 Oct. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Dec. 1 2 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1951 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S Jan. 1 2 3 4 5 6 April 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 28 29 30 31 29 30 Feb. 1 2 3 May 1 2 3 4 5 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 25 26 27 28 27 28 29 30 31 March 1 2 3 June 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 College Days in heavy-face type. 918 Calendar 1950-51 Registration of all new students September 18-19 Beginning of College year with Assembly, 9 a.m September 20 Registration of returning students to be filed by 4 p.m September 20 First semester classes begin, 8 a.m September 21 First quarter ends November 1 Thanksgiving recess (dates inclusive) 1 p.m., November 22-26 Major Registration Cards for men in the fourth term must be filed by 4 p.m December 6 Registration (Spring Term) December 13-15 Christmas recess (dates inclusive) 12 noon December 16-January 2 First semester classes end, 1 p.m January 16 All papers assigned must be turned in by 4 p.m.* Senior comprehensive examinations (dates inclusive) January 18-20 Mid-year examinations (dates inclusive)** January 22-February 3 Second semester classes begin, 8 a.m February 5 Applications for fellowships for the following year must be filed by March 1 Third quarter ends March 24 Spring recess (dates inclusive) 12 noon March 24-April 1 Applications for undergraduate scholarships for the following year must be filed by. April 15 Major Registration Cards for men in the fourth term must be filed by 4 p.m April 1 Manuscripts in competition for prizes must be filed in the Registrar's Office by 4 p.m May 1 Registration (Fall Term) May 9-11 Second semester classes end, 1 p.m May 1 All papers assigned must be turned in by 4 p.m.* Senior comprehensive examinations (dates inclusive) May 21-23 Final examinations (dates inclusive)** May 25-June 7 Commencement June 9 *Late papers will receive no credit unless arrangements have been made in advance with the instructor in the course and the Dean. **Laboratory notebooks must be turned in not later than the scheduled time of the examination in the course. Late notebooks will receive no credit unless arrange- ments have been made in advance with the instructor in the course and the Dean. In courses which have no scheduled examination, notebooks must be turned in by 4 p.m. of the fourth day preceding the end of the examination period. Corporation of Haverford College Officers Dr. S. Emlen Stokes, President Moorestown, N. J. Wm. Morris Maier, Treasurer 1411 Walnut Street, Philadelphia 2, Pa. John F. Gum mere, Secretary W. School Lane and Fox Street, Philadelphia 44, Pa. Members of the Standing Nominating Committee of the Corporation Term Expires 1950 Stanley R. Yarnall 5337 Knox Street, Philadelphia 44, Pa. William E. Cadbury 225 South 15th Street, Philadelphia 2, Pa. Hubert R. Taylor 910 Girard Trust Building, Philadelphia 2, Pa. Term Expires 1951 Wilmot R. Jones Alapocas Drive, Wilmington, Del. Richard M. Sutton Haverford College, Haverford, Pa. Richard R. Wood 272 W. Main Street, Moorestown, N. J. Term Expires 1952 Dr. Frederic C. Sharpless Rosemont, Pa. Theodore B. Hetzel Haverford College, Haverford, Pa. Dr. E. Wayne Marshall 140 Cedarbrook Road, Ardmore, Pa. Board of Managers Ex-officio as Officers of Corporation Dr. S. Emlen Stokes, President Moorestown, N. J. Wm. Morris Maier, Treasurer 1411 Walnut Street, Philadelphia 2, Pa. John F. Gummere, Secretary, W. School Lane and Fox St., Philadelphia 44, Pa. Term Expires 1950 J. Henry Scattergood 1411 Walnut Street, Philadelphia 2, Pa. Morris E. Leeds 1025 Westview Street, Philadelphia 19, Pa. M. Albert Linton 4601 Market Street, Philadelphia 39, Pa. Edward Woolman Haverford, Pa. Thomas W. Elkinton Public Ledger Building, Philadelphia 6, Pa. Henry C. Evans 635 Manatawna Avenue, Philadelphia 28, Pa. J. Colvin Wright* 116 E. Penn Street, Bedford, Pa. Garrett S. Hoag 131 Glen Road, Wellesley Farms, Mass. Dr. Jonathan E. Rhoads 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia 4, Pa. Term Expires 1951 Charles J. Rhoads Ithan Road, Bryn Mawr, Pa. Edward W. Evans Awbury, Germantown, Philadelphia 38, Pa. William A. Battey 605 Walnut Lane, Haverford, Pa. Dr. Frederic C. Sharpless Rosemont, Pa. John A. Silver 1605 Race Street, Philadelphia 3, Pa. William B. Bell 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York 20, N. Y. WiLMOT R. Jones Alapocas Drive, Wilmington, Del. H. Justice Williams 1331 Fidelity-Phila. Trust BIdg., Phila. 9, Pa. Wesley M. Heilman* 126 Edgewood Road, Ardmore, Pa. William P. Philips* 200 West 56th Street, New York 19, N. Y. Term Expires 1952 Frederic H. Strawbridge 801 Market Street, Philadelphia 7, Pa. Jonathan M. Steere 2517 Girard Trust Building, Philadelphia 2, Pa. L. HoLLiNGS WORTH WooD 133 E. 40th Street, New York 16, N. Y. Stanley R. Yarnall 5337 Knox Street, Philadelphia 44, Pa. William W. Comfort Haverford, Pa. Dr. Henry M. Thomas, Jr 314 Overhill Road, Baltimore 10, Md. Alexander C. Wood, Jr 325 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia 6, Pa. Harold Evans 1000 Provident Trust Building, Philadelphia 3, Pa. Robert A. Locke* 1207 Land Title Building, Philadelphia 10, Pa. Faculty Representatives on Board of Managers Term Expires 1951 Term Expires 1952 William B. Meldrum Ralph M. Sargent Alternates, 1950-51: Thomas E. Drake and Louis C. Green Officers Chairman of Board Secretary of Board Dr. S. Emlen Stokes Wm. Nelson West, 3rd * Alumni Representative Manager. Standing Committees of the Board of Managers of the Corporation of Haverford College The Chairman of the Board is an ex-officio member of all committees Executive Committee S. Emlen Stokes, Chairman Edward W. Evans Jonathan M. Steere John F. Gummere J. Henry Scattergood Wilmot R. Jones Frederic C. Sharpless Jonathan E. Rhoads Alexander C. Wood, Jr. Wesley M. Heilman Thomas W. Elkinton Wm. Morris Maier Morris E. Leeds Wm. Nelson West, 3rd, Secretary Committee on Finance and Investments Jonathan M. Steere, Chairman M. Albert Linton J. Henry Scattergood Wm. Morris Maier Alexander C. Wood, Jr. William P. Philips Committee on College Property and Farm William A. Battey, Chairman Henry C. Evans Frederic H. Strawbridge Thomas W. Elkinton Edward Woolman John A. Silver Robert A. Locke Committee on Honorary Degrees Henry M. Thomas, Jr., Chairman M. Albert Linton Stanley R. Yarnall Harold Evans William W. Comfort L. Hollingsworth Wood Garrett S.