DAVIDSON COLLEGE BULLETIN PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY DAVIDSON COLLEGE Entered as Second-Class Matter, April 12, 1922, at the Post Office at Davidson, N. C, Under Act of Congress, August 24, 1912. Vol. XLIII Xo. 2 FEBRUARY, 1944 THE LEGAL TITLE OF THE INSTITUTION IS "THE TRUSTEES OF DAVIDSON COLLEGE" THIS TITLE SHOULD BE USED WHEN YOU INCLUDE THE COLLEGE AS A BENEFICIARY IN YOUR WILL DAVIDSON COLLEGE BULLETIN Catalog Number ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTH SESSION 1943-1944 WITH ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR 1944-1945 Founded 1836-3/ DAVIDSON, N. C. FEBRUARY, 1944 Vol. XLIII No. 2 1944 1945 JANUARY JULY JANUARY JULY S M T VV T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 1 12 3 4 5 6 12 3 4 5 6 7 2 3 4 S 6 7 8 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 28 29 30 31 29 30 31 30 31 30 31 FEBRUARY AUGUST FEBRUARY AUGUST S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 12 3 4 5 12 3 4 5 1 2 3 12 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 27 28 29 27 28 29 30 31 25 26 27 28 26 27 28 29 30 31 MARCH SEPTEMBER MARCH SEPTEMBER S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 3 12 3 4 1 2 12 1 6 7 8 10 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 4 5 9 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 26 27 28 29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 APRIL OCTOBER APRIL OCTOBER S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 3 4 12 5 6 7 12 3 4 5 6 7 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 12 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 29 30 31 29 30 30 28 29 30 31 MAY NOVEMBER MAY NOVEMBER S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 12 3 4 5 6 12 3 4 12 3 4 5 1 2 3 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 28 29 30 31 26 27 28 29 30 27 28 29 30 31 25 26 27 28 29 30 JUNE DECEMBER JUNE DECEMBER S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 1 2 1 3 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 27 28 30 25 26 29 31 30 31 8 COLLEGE CALENDAR SESSION 1944 May 27 Saturday Commencement June 2-3 Friday and Saturday Re-examinations June 6-July 21 First Term—Summer Session July 24- Second Term—Summer Session August 26 September 11 Monday, 8:00 p.m. Faculty Meeting September 12 Tuesday Registration of Upper-Classmen Sept. 8-12 Friday through Tuesday. Orientation Period September 13 Wednesday, 8:2 5 a.m Classes Begin November 23 Thursday, 8:2 5 a. m. Thanksgiving, a Holiday December 15 Friday, 12:30 p. m. Christmas Recess Begins 1945 January 2 Tuesday, 8:2 5 a. m. Christmas Recess Ends Fees for 2nd half year payable January 1 Thursday Mid-Year Examinations Begin January 27 Saturday Mid-Year Examinations End January 29 Monday, 8:25 a. m. Second Semester Begins February 21 Wednesday Meeting of Trustees May 26-28 Saturday through Monday Commencement June 1-2 Friday and Saturday Re-examinations ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF John Rood Cunningham, A.B., B.D., D.D., LL.D. President Cecil Kenneth Brown, A.B., M.A., Ph.D. Dean of the Faculty John Crooks Bailey, Jr. A.B., M.A Dean of Students Frank Lee Jackson, B.S., C.P.A. Treas. and Purchasing Agent John Wilson MacConnell, M.A., M.D College Physician Frederick William Hengeveld, B.S. Registrar Myron Wallace McGill, B.S. Auditor Frank Donald Hobart Supt. Grounds and Buildings James B. Woods, M.D Associate College Physician John Lewis Payne, B. S. Director of Public and Alumni Relationships Hattie Thompson Assistant to the Treasurer Mrs. Sarah A. Johnston, R.N. Supt. of Infirmary Mrs. Gordon Caldwell Supervisor of Dormitories Orrie Altalene Steele Secretary to the President Susie McQueen Jackson, A.B. Secretary to Dean of Students Mrs. Donald L. Pfohl, A.B. Secretary to the Treasurer Mary Cooley Smith, A.B. Secretary to the Registrar LIBRARY STAFF Chalmers Gaston Davidson, A.B., M. A. in L.S., Ph.D Director Julia Pasmore, A.B., B. S. in L. S Circulation Librarian * William Scott Frieze, Jr., A.B., B.S. in L.S Cataloger Mrs. E. J. Erwin, B.S. in L.S. Cataloger *On leave. FACULTY (Dates refer to first year of teaching service) John Rood Cunningham President (1941) A.B. (Westminster), B.D. (Louisville Presbyterian Seminary), D.D. (Westminster), LL.D. (King) (Duke) Walter Lee Lingle (President, 1929-1941), A.B., M.A., (Davidson), (Union Theological Semi- nary), (Chicago), D.D. (Davidson), LL.D. (Southwestern), (Duke), (North Carolina) President Emeritus Caleb Richmond Harding (1888) A.B., M.A. (Davidson), Ph.D. (Johns Hopkins) Professor of Greek Language and Literature, Emeritus William Richard Grey (1893) A.B. (Davidson), Ph.D. (Johns Hopkins) Professor of Latin Language and Literature, Emeritus James McDowell Douglas (1901) A.B., M.A., (Davidson), Ph.D., (Johns Hopkins) James Buchanan Duke Professor of Physics Mark Edgar Sentelle (1903) A.B., M.A., (Davidson), M.A., (Yale), D.D., LL.D. /. W. Cannon Professor of Bible and Philosophy John Wilson MacConnell (1908) A.B., M.A. (Davidson), M.D. (Maryland) Professor of Physiology and Hygiene *With the exception of the President in the order of their appointment in their present rank. 8 davidson college Howard Bell Arbuckle (1912) A.B., M.A. (Hampden-Sydney), Ph.D. (Johns Hopkins) Chambers Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus Edwin Francis Shewmake (1919) A.B. (William and Mary), M.A. (Columbia), Ph.D. (Virginia) Alumni Professor of English William Woodhull Wood (1915) A.B., C.E. (Virginia) Professor of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics Frazer Hood (1920) A.B. (Southwestern), M.A., Ph.D. (Yale), Litt.D. Professor of Psychology Edward Jones Erwin (1920) A.B., M.A.