\ \ WELLESLEY COLLEGE BULLETIN CATALOGUE NUMBER I95O-I95I WELLESLEY, MASSACHUSETTS Visitors to the College are welcome, and student guides are available. The adminis- trative offices in Green Hall are open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Board of Admission office is open also on Saturday morning during the college year. Visitors to this office are advised to write in advance for an appointment. CATALOGUE NUMBER OF THE WELLESLEY COLLEGE BULLETIN OCTOBER XO, 1950 Bulletins published seven times a year by Wellesley College, Wellesloy, Massachusetts. April, threej September, one; October, two; November, one. Entered as second-class matter, December 20, 1911, at the Post Office at Wellesley, Massachusetts, under the Act of July 16, 1894. Additional entry a; Concord, N. H. Volume 40 Number 2 DIRECTIONS FOR CORRESPONDENCE In the list below are the administrative officers to whom inquiries of various types should be sent. The post office address is Wellesley 81, Massachusetts. General Policy of the College The President of Wellesley College Admission of Undergraduates The Director of Admission Applications for Readmission The Recorder Admission of Graduate Students The Chairman of the Committee on Graduate Instruction Inquiries Concerning Houses and Notice of Withdrawal The Dean of Residence Payment of College Bills The Assistant Treasurer (Checks should be made payable to Wellesley College) Scholarships The Dean of Students Academic Work of Students The Class Dean Social Regulations The Dean of Residence Requests for Transcripts of Records The Recorder Alumnae and Undergraduate Employment The Director of the Placement Office Requests for Catalogues The Information Bureau Alumnae Affairs The Executive Secretary of the Alumnae Association TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE page Calendar 5 Courses of Instruction.—Cont. Board of Trustees .... 6 Greek 99 Committees 7 History 100 Officers of Instruction Hygiene and Physical Edu- cation 107 AND Administration . 8 Committees 22 Interdepartmental Historical Sketch .... 24 Courses 115 Italian 115 The College Community. 27 Buildings 30 Latin 118 Admission 35 Mathematics 121 Music 124 To the Freshman Class. 35 Philosophy 128 To Advanced Standing. 41 Of Foreign Students ... 42 Physics 130 Of Candidates for Mas- Political Science 134 ter's Degree 42 Psychology 138 Russian 141 Degrees: Sociology 142 Spanish 145 Requirements for B.A. Speech 148 Degree 44 Zoology and Physiology ..150 Requirements for Master's Interdepartmental Major 50 Degrees Program 154 Interdepartmental Honors Courses of Instruction: Programs 156 Art 51 Expenses 159 Astronomy 56 Financial Aid 162 BibUcal History .... 58 Graduate Fellowships and Botany 61 Scholarships . 165 Chemistry 65 Degrees Conferred in Economics 69 1950 170 Education 73 Honors, Prizes, and Fel- Enghsh 77 lowships Awarded . 175 French 85 Summary of Students ... 179 Geology and Geography 91 Alumnae Club Presidents . 181 German 96 Index 185 1950 JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER M w S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 12 3 4 5 1 2 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 27 28 29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 30 31 OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER 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 7 12 3 4 1 2 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 29 30 31 26 27 28 29 30 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1951 JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH 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 1 2 3 1 2 3 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 28 29 30 31 25 26 27 28 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 APRIL MAY JUNE 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 7 12 3 4 5 1 2 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 29 30 27 28 29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 CALENDAR Academic Year 1950-1951 First Semester Registration of new students, 9 a.m. to 10.30 p.m. Wednesday, September 20 Registration closes for all other students, 11.00 p.m. Friday, September 22 Classes begin Monday, September 25 „, , . f from 4.15 p.m Wednesday, November 22 1 hanksgiving recess to evening . Sunday, November 26 from 3.15 p.m. Thursday, December 14 Christmas recess to 11.00 P.M. Thursday, January 4 from . Monday, January 29 Examinations through Wednesday, February 7 Second Semester Classes begin. Monday, February 12 . [ from 12.15 p.m. Saturday, March 31 Sprmgrecess|^^^jQQp^_c, Tuesday, April 10 .Tuesday, May 29 ", Examinations { ^, \ through Thursday, June 7 Commencement . Monday, June 1 BOARD OF TRUSTEES Palfrey Perkins, b.a., s.t.b., d.d. Boston Chairman of the Board Edward A. Weeks, Jr., B.S., LiTT.D. Boston Vice Chairman Belle Sherwin, b.s., ll.d.. Emeritus Cleveland, Ohio Ruth Baker Pratt, m.h.l., litt.d, ll.d. New York, N. T. Harvey Hollister Bundy, b.a., ll.b. Boston Marie Rahr Haffenreffer, b.a., ll.d. Brookline Reginald Fitz, b.a., m.d. .... Brookline Dorothy Bridgman Rood, b.a., litt.d. Minneapolis, Minn. Charles Codman Cabot, b.a., ll.b. Dover O. Kelley Anderson, b.a., m.b.a. Boston 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., litt.d. New Haven, Conn. Willye Anderson White, b.a. Seattle, Wash. Edward Livingston Bigelow, b.a. Chestnut Hill John Slo.\n Dickey, b.a., ll.b., ll.d. Hanover, N. H. Jean Trepp McKelvey, ph.d. Rochester, N. T. Elisabeth Luce Moore, b.a., litt.d. New York, N. T. Elizabeth King Morey, m.a. New York, N. T. James Lawrence, Jr., b.a. .... Brookline SiRARPiE Der Nersessian, docteur es lettres Washington, D. C. Eleanor Wallace Allen, b.a. Boston Jacob Joseph Kaplan, b.a., ll.b. Scituate Katharine Timberman Wright, b.a. Columbus, Ohio Alexander Cochrane Forbes, b.a. Needham Edward Leyburn Moreland, b.a., m.s., d.eng. Wellesley Hills Chaille Cage Thompson, m.a. Houston, Tex. Margaret Clapp, ph.d., ll.d., ex officio Wellesley President of Wellesley College Henry Austin Wood, Jr., b.a., m.b.a., ex officio Belmont Treasurer of Wellesley College COMMITTEES OF THE TRUSTEES The Chairman of the Board and the President oj the College are ex officiis members of all committees of the Trustees. Executive Committee: Mr. Perkins {Chairman), Mr. Anderson, Mr. Bundy, Mr. Justice Burton, Mr. Dickey, Mrs. Haffenreffer, Mrs. Moore, Mr. More- land, Mr. Weeks, Mrs. White; and (^.v officio) Mr. Wood. Finance Committee: Mr. Anderson {Chairman), Mr. Bigelow, Mr. Bundy; and {ex officio) Mr. Wood, Committee on Buildings and Grounds: Mr. Moreland {Chairman), Mr. Anderson, Mr. Cabot, Mr. Forbes, Mrs. Haffenreffer, Mr. Lawrence, Mr. Wood. Committee on Educational Policy: Miss Clapp {Chairman), Miss Der Nerses- sian, Mr. Dickey, Dr. Fitz, Mrs. McKelvey, Mrs. Morey, Mr. Schroeder, Mrs. Thompson. Committee on Endowment: Mrs. Haffenreffer {Chairman), Mr. Cabot, Mr. Chase, Mr. Kaplan, Mrs. Moore, Mrs. Morey, Mrs. Rood, Mrs. Thompson, Mrs. White, Mrs. Wright; and {ex officio) Mr. Wood. Representatives on Joint Committees Library Committee: Mr. Weeks {Chairman), Miss Der Nersessian, Mr. Kaplan, Mrs. McKelvey, Mrs. Rood. Pension and Insurance Board: Mr. Kaplan {Chairman), Mr. Anderson; and {ex officio) Mr. Wood, Executive Committee of the Mayling Soong Foundation: Mrs. Allen {Chairman), Mrs. Moore; and (^.v officio) Mr. Wood. OFFICERS OF INSTRUCTION AND ADMINISTRATION Mary Alice Willcox, ph.d., Professor oj ^oology, Emeritus Elizabeth Kimball ELendall, m.a., ll.b., Professor of History, Emeritus Margaret Clay Ferguson, ph.d., d.sc.. Research Professor of Botany Mary Sophia Case, m.a., Professor of Philosophy, Emeritus ViDA Button Scudder, m.a., l.h.d.. Professor of English Literature, Emeritus Katharine May Edwards, ph.d., Professor of Greek and Comparative Philology, 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 Archaeology, Emeritus Laura Emma Lockwood, ph.d., Professor of English Language and Literature, Emeritus William Skarstrom, m.d., m.p.e.