1 HAVERFORD COLLEGE BULLETIN 1967-1968 catatog issue CORRESPONDENCE DIRECTORY For information on: Write to: Admissions and Catalog Requests William W. Ambler Director of Admissions Alumni Affairs William E. Sheppard Director of Alumni Affairs Athletic Affairs Roy E. Randall Athletic Director Business Matters Charles W. Smith Comptroller GiFis OR Bequests Burt W^iUace Vice President Graduate Schools John P. Spielman, Jr. Dean of the College Medical Affairs William W. Lander, M.D. College Physician Publicaiions and Public! rv Burt Wallace Vice President Records and Transcripts Virginia H. Kline Registrar Scholarships and Loans William W. Ambler Director of Admissions Special Programs Louis C. Green Provost Student Affairs James W. Lyons Dean of Students Haverford College Bulletin, Vol. LXVI, Number One, July 1967, Catalog 1967-68. Issued July, October, November and December 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. Haverford College Bulletin CATALOG ISSUE 1967-1968 HAVERFORD, PENNSYLVANIA . M'''l .. &<^ -^J 0m^\ S f-ipSi-i .r\ K*^ '»S^ CONTENTS COLLEGE CALENDAR, 1967-68 5 FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATION 11 THE COLLEGE AND ITS PROGRAM 25 Aims and Objectives 26 History 27 Resources 28 Admission 36 Housing 38 Expenses 39 Financial Aid 41 Curriculum 43 COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 61 Arts and Service Program 141 STUDENT SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES 145 Health Program 146 Student Government, Honor System 147 Student Organizations 149 Student Publications 150 LIST OF FELLOWSHIPS, SCHOLARSHIPS AND PRIZES .... 151 Endowed Fellowships 1 52 Endowed Scholarships 152 Prizes 159 ALUMNI ASSOCIATION 163 Alumni Clubs 165 INDEX 169 1967 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S Sept. 1 2 Nov. 1 2 3 4 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 1 10 1 1 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 II 12 13 14 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 17 18 19 20 2! 22 23 29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1968 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 Jan. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Apr. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 28 29 30 Feb. 1 2 3 May 1 2 3 4 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 1 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 25 26 27 28 29 26 27 28 29 30 31 Mar. 1 2 June 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 9 10 1 1 12 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 30 Col lege days in heavy-face type. \ i t \ CALENDAR 1967-1968 New students arrive Tues., Sept. 12 New students register Thurs., Sept. 14 Returning students arrive, afternoon Fri., Sept. 15 Opening Collection, 8 P.M Sun., Sept. 17 First semester classes begin 8 A.M Mon., Sept. 18 First faculty meeting, 1:15 P.M Mon., Sept. 18 Swarthmore Day (no classes) Sat., Nov. 18 Thanksgiving vacation 12:30 P.M. Wed., Nov. 22 to 8 A.M. Mon., Nov. 27 Registration for spring term Week of Nov. 27 Students confer with advisers Mon., Tues., Wed., Nov. 27, 28, 29 Registration cards due in Registrar's Office Not later than Fri., Dec. 1 Cliristmas party, evening Mon., Dec. 11 Classes scheduled for evening of Dec. 11 will be held at the Collection hour on Tues., or on Wed. evening of that week. Midyear examination schedules due in Registrar's Office . Wed., Thurs., Dec. 13, 14 Christmas vacation 11:30 A.M. Sat., Dec. 16 to 8:00 A.M. Wed., Jan. 3 First semester classes end 10:00 P.M Tues., Jan. 9 All papers assigned must be turned in by 4:00 P.M. on this date.* Review period Wed., Thurs., Fri., Jan. 10, 1 1, 12 Midyear Examinations* Sat., Jan. 13 through Mon., Jan. 22 Midyear recess 5:00 P.M., Mon., Jan. 22 to 8:00 A.M., Mon., Jan. 29 Second semester classes begin 8:00 A.M. Mon., Jan. 29 Spring vacation 4:00 P.M., Thurs., Mar. 21 to 8:00 A.M. Mon., Apr. 1 Major Registration cards for sophomores must be filed by 4:00 P.M. in Dean's Office Mon., Apr. 15 Applications for scholarships due in Admissions Office Mon., Apr. 15 Registration for fall term Week of Apr. 22 Students confer with advisers Mon., Tues., Wed., Apr. 22, 23, 24 Registration cards due in Registrar's Office Not later than Fri., Apr. 26 Manuscripts in competition for prizes must be filed in the Registrar's Office by 4:00 P.M Wed., May 1 Final examination schedules due in Registrar's Office Mon., Tues., Apr. 29, 30 Second semester classes end 1 1:30 A.M Sat., May 11 All papers assigned must be turned in by noon on this date.* Review period Sun., Mon., May 12, 13 Senior comprehensive examinations Men., May 13 through Thurs., May 16 Final examinations* Tues., May 14 through Thurs., May 23 Oral examinations for College honors Mon., Tues., Wed., May 20, 21,22 Final faculty meeting 9:00 A.M Thurs., May 23 COMMENCEMENT Tues., May 28 • If a paper is assigned in place of the final examination in a course, the date by which it is due may be set by the instructor not later than 4:00 P.M. on Friday, January 19th, for First Semester, or Monday, May 20th, for Second Semester. Laboratory notebooks must be turned in not later than these same dates. Late papers or notebooks will be given one-half of the grade they would have received, unless arrangements have been made in advance with the instructor in the course and the dean. If a paper represents the entire grade for a course, the maximum grade for such a late paper is 60, or, in a course required for the major, 65. SPECIAL EVENTS (SATURDAYS) Homecoming Day—Oct. 14 Parents' Day—Nov. 4 Alumni Day—May 4 Faculty and Administration HAVERFORD COLLEGE FACULTY John R. Coleman President B.A., University of Toronto; M.A.; and Ph.D., University of Cliicago. Emeriti Hugh Borton President, Emeritus B.S., Haverford College; A.M., Columbia University; Ph.D., University of Leyden; LL.D., Temple University; LL.D., University of Pennsylvania. Thomas Edward Drake Professor of American History, Emeritus A.B., Stanford University; A.M., University of Michigan; Ph.D., Yale University. Martin Foss Lecturer in Philosophy, Emeritus LL.D., University of Jena. Clayton William Holmes Professor of Engineering, Emeritus B.S. in M.E. and M.E., University of New Hampshire; M.A., Haverford College. Archibald Macintosh Vice President and Director of Admissions, Emeritus B.A., Haverford College; A.M., Columbia University; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania; LL.D., Haverford College. Cletus Odia Oakley Professor of Mathematics, Emeritus S.B., University of Texas; S.M., Brown University; Ph.D., University of Illinois. Abraham Pepinsky Professor of Psychology, Emeritus A.B. and A.M., University of Minnesota; Ph.D., State University of Iowa. Harry William Pfund Professor of German, Emeritus B.A., Haverford College; A.M., and Ph.D., Harvard University. Levi Arnold Post Professor of Greek, Emeritus B.A., M.A., and L.H.D., Haverford College; A.M., Harvard University; B.A. and M.A., Oxford University. Ira De Augustine Reid Professor of Sociology, Emeritus A.B. and LL.D., Morehouse College; A.M., University of Pittsburgh; Ph.D., Columbia University. Leon Hawley Rittenhouse Professor of Engineering, Emeritus M.E., Stevens Institute of Technology. Edward Douglas Snyder Professor of English, Emeritus A.B., Yale University; A.M. and Ph.D., Harvard University. Douglas Van Steere T. Wistar Brown Professor of Philosophy, Emeritus S.B., Michigan State College; B.A. and M.A., Oxford University; A.M. and Ph.D., Harvard University; D.D., Lawrence College; L.H.D., Oberlin College; L.H.D., Earlham College. Alfred Julius Swan Professor of Music, Emeritus B.A. and M.A., Oxford University. Professors Manuel Jose Asensio Professor of Romance Languages B.A., University of Granada; M.A. and Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania. John Ashmead, Jr Professor of English A.B., A.M. and Ph.D, Harvard University. 12 FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATION fEdward Batson Visiting Professor of Sociology B.Sc. London School of Economics. Philip Wilkes Bell Professor of Economics A.B., Princeton University; A.M., University of California; Ph.D., Princeton University. Richard J. Bernstein Professor of Philosophy A.B., University of Chicago; B.S., Columbia University; M.A., and Ph.D., Yale University.