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BULLETIN OF LLESLEY COLLEGE CATALOGUE NUMBER 1953-195 WELLESLEY • MASSACHUSETTS CATALOGUE NUMBER OF THE WELLESLEY COLLEGE BULLETIN OCTOBER 20, 1953 Bulletins published six times a year by Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts. January, one; April, one; October, two; November, two. Entered as second-class matter, February 12, 1912, at the Post Office at Wellesley, Massachusetts, under the Act of July 16, 1894. Volume 43 Number 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Visitors; Correspondence 5 Calendar 6 Board of Trustees 7 Faculty and Administration 8 The College 20 The Curriculum 24 Requirements for the B.A. Degree 24 Honors in the Major Subject 27 General Information 28 Course Examinations, Exemption Examinations, Use of Sum- mer Vacation, Summer Internship in Government, Junior Year Abroad Preparation for Graduate Study 29 Arts and Sciences, Professions; Preparation for Teaching, Medi- cal School, Hospital and Public Health Work, Civil Service Requirements for the M.A. Degree 31 Courses of Instruction 32 Art 32 Italian 80 Astronomy 37 Latin 82 Biblical History 38 Mathematics 84 Botany 40 Music 86 Chemistry 44 Philosophy 89 Economics 47 Physics 92 Education 51 Political Science 94 English . 53 Psychology 98 French 59 Russian 101 Geology and Geography 64 Sociology and Anthropology 101 German 68 Spanish 105 Greek 70 Speech 107 History 72 Zoology and Physiology .... 109 Hygiene and Physical Interdepartmental Honors Education 77 Program 112 Interdepartmental Courses 79 Interdepartmental Majors ... 113 4 Contents Academic Awards 115 Admission 117 Of Freshmen 117 With Advanced Standing 119 Of Foreign Students 121 Of Graduate Students 121 General Regulations 122 Registration, Freshman Orientation, Rules of Residence, With- drawal and Exclusion, Health, Academic Standards Buildings and Grounds 126 Fees and Expenses 130 Scholarships and Loans 131 Employment 134 Statistical Summary of Students 135 Alumnae Interests 136 Alumnae Association Officers; National Development Fund Com- mittee; Acquaintanceship Chairmen Index 141 VISITORS Visitors to the College are welcome and student guides are available. The administrative offices in Green Hall are open Monday through Fri- day from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The Board of Admission office is open also on Saturday mornings during the college year. Visitors to this office are advised to write in advance for an appointment and are requested to plan their visits for times other than the month of April, when the Board meets to select the entering class. CORRESPONDENCE The post office address is Wellesley College, Wellesley 81, Massachu- setts. Inquiries concerning the following topics should be sent to: The President General interests of the College The Dean of Instruction Academic policies of the College The Dean of Students Scholarships The Vice President and Director of Admission Admission of undergraduate students The Class Dean Individual students The Director of Residence Residence halls and social regulations The Recorder Applications for readmission; requests for transcripts of records The Director of the Placement Office Alumnae and undergraduate employment The Information Bureau Requests for Catalogues The Chairman of the Committee on Graduate Instruction Admission of graduate students The Assistant Treasurer Payment of college bills The Executive Secretary of the Alumnae Association Alumnae affairs CALENDAR Academic Year 1953-1954 First Semester Registration of new students, 9 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 23 Registration closes for all other students, 11:00 p.m. Friday, September 25 Classes begin Monday, September 28 .... (from 4:15 p.m Wednesday, November 25 g1 ing -| t0 2 : 00 a.m Monday, November 30 . (from 3:15 p.m Thursday, December 17 „, . Christmas recess < L ., ~~ _/. , T ito 1:00 a.m Friday, January o „ . ^from Monday, February 1 ) through Wednesday, February 10 Second Semester Classes begin Monday, February 15 from 12:15 p.m Saturday, April 3 Spring recess to 1:00 a.m Wednesday, April 14 from Tuesday, June 1 Examinations ^ through Thursday, June 10 Commencement Monday, June 14 Academic Year 1954-55 First Semester Registration of new students, 9 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 22 Registration closes for all other students, 11:00 p.m. Friday, September 24 Classes begin Monday, September 27 i i . (from 4:15 p.m Wednesday, November 24 T sgiving recess | tQ ^ ^ ^^ Monday, November 29 ,-,, . (from 3:15 p.m Thursday, December 16 Christmas recess ! MA i , , - ) to 1:00 a.m Friday, January 7 F . ^from Monday, January 31 ^ through Wednesday, February 9 Second Semester Classes begin Monday, February 14 . (from 12:15 p.m Saturday, April 2 Spring <> r & recess . „ «r j j a i io (to 1:00 a.m Wednesday, April 13 . Tuesday, 31 t^ ,. (from J MayJ Examinations . , \ , _, T n ) through Thursday, June 9 Commencement Monday, June 13 BOARD OF TRUSTEES Palfrey Perkins, b.a., s.t.b., d.d Boston, Mass. Chairman of the Board Edward A. Weeks, Jr., b.s., utt.d Boston, Mass. Vice Chairman Harvey Hollister Bundy, b.a., ll.b Boston, Mass. Marie Rahr Haffenreffer, b.a., ll.b Brookline, Mass. Dorothy Bridgman Rood, b.a., litt.d Minneapolis, Minn. Charles Codman Gabot, b.a., ll.b Dover, Mass. O. Kelley Anderson, b.a., m.b.a Boston, Mass. Harold Hitz Burton, b.a., ll.b., ll.d., l.h.d Washington, D.C. W. Howard Chase, b.a Ho-Ho-Kus, N.J. John Charles Schroeder, b.s., d.d., LrrT.D New Haven, Conn. Edward Livingston Bigelow, b.a Chestnut Hill, Mass. John Sloan Dickey, b.a., ll.b., ll.d Hanover, N.H. Elisabeth Luce Moore, b.a., litt.d New York, N.Y. Elizabeth King Morey, b.a., m.a New York, N.Y. James Lawrence, Jr., b.a Brookline, Mass. SffiARPDz der Nersessian, dr.-es-lettres Washington, D.C. Eleanor Wallace Allen, b.a Boston, Mass. Jacob Joseph Kaplan, b.a., ll.b Brookline, Mass. Katharine Timberman Wright, b.a Columbus, Ohio Alexander Cochrane Forbes, b.a Needham, Mass. Chadlle Cage Thompson, b.a., m.a Houston, Texas Byron Kauffman Elliott, b.a., ll.b Needham, Mass. Mary Cooper Jewett, b.a., ll.d Spokane, Wash. Jeannette Johnson Dempsey, B.A Cleveland, Ohio Cynthia Dudley Post, b.a Wellesley Hills, Mass. Margaret Clapp, ph.d., ll.d. ex officio Wellesley, Mass. President of Wellesley College Henry Austin Wood, Jr., b.a., m.b.a. ex officio .... Belmont, Mass. Treasurer of Wellesley College 7 THE FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATION EMERITUS PROFESSORS Vida Dutton Scudder, M.A., L.H.D. Professor of English Literature, Emeritus Charlotte Almira Bragg, B.S. Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus Margaret Pollock Sherwood, Ph.D., L.H.D. Professor of English Literature, Emeritus Alice Walton, Ph.D. Professor of Latin and Archeology, Emeritus Laura Emma Lockwood, Ph.D. Professor of English Language and Literature, Emeritus Olive Dutcher Doggett, M.A., B.D. Professor of Biblical History, Emeritus Grace Evangeline Davis, M.A., Associate Professor of Physics, Emeritus Alice Huntington Bushee, M.A., Professor of Spanish, Emeritus Marian Elizabeth Hubbard, B.S. Professor of Zoology, Emeritus Ethel Dane Roherts, B.A., B.L.S. Librarian, Emeritus Julia Eleanor Moody, Ph.D. Professor of Zoology, Emeritus Myrtilla Avery, Ph.D. Professor of Art, Emeritus Arthur Orlo Norton, M.A. Professor of the History and Principles of Education, Emeritus Edna Virginia Moffett, Ph.D. Professor of History, Emeritus Laetitia Morris Snow, Ph.D. Professor of Botany, Emeritus Josephine Harding Batchelder, M.A. Associate Professor of English Composition, Emeritus Antoinette Brigham Putnam Metcalf, M.A. Associate Librarian, Emeritus Mary Jean Lanier, Ph.D. Professor of Geology and Geography, Emeritus Anna Bertha Miller, Ph.D. Professor of Latin, Emeritus Alice Ida Perry Wood, Ph.D. Associate Professor of English Literature, Emeritus Alfred Dwight Sheffield, M.A. Professor of Group Leadership and English Composition, Emeritus Mabel Minerva Young, Ph.D. Professor of Mathematics, Emeritus Seal Thompson, M.A. Professor of Biblical History, Emeritus Elisabeth Hodder, Ph.D. Professor of History, Emeritus Annds Kimball Tuell, Ph.D. Professor of English Literature, Emeritus Martha Hale Shackford, Ph.D. Professor of English Literature, Emeritus Barnette Miller, Ph.D. Professor of History, Emeritus Agnes Frances Perkins, M.A., M.S. Professor of English Composition, Emeritus Bertha Monica Stearns, M.A. Professor of English Literature, Emeritus Lilla Weed, M.A. Associate Librarian, Emeritus Mary Cross Ewing, B.A. Dean of Residence, Emeritus Louise Sherwood McDowell, Ph.D. Professor of Physics, Emeritus Edith Winifred Moses, M.A. Associate Professor of Speech, Emeritus Helen Sard Hughes, Ph.D. Professor of English Literature, Emeritus Katy Boyd George, M.A. Associate Professor of Biblical History, Emeritus Muriel Streibert Curtis, B.A., B.D. Professor of Biblical History, Emeritus Elizabeth Donnan, B.A. Professor of Economics, Emeritus Mary Amerman Griggs, Ph.D. Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus John Charles Duncan, Ph.D. Professor of Astronomy and Director of the Whitin Observatory, Emeritus 8 Faculty and Administration 9 Helen Somersby French, Ph.D. Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus Margaret Alger Hayden, Ph.D. Professor of Zoology, Emeritus Ola Elizabeth Winslow, Ph.D. Professor of English, Emeritus Marjorie Henry Ilsley, Dr. de l'Universite de Paris, Professor of French, Emeritus Howard Edward Pulling, Ph.D.