)\s%c»a*aVe Wt»f e&vof Vo uno WELLESLEY COLLEGE BULLETIN CALENDAR I9I6-I9I7 WELLESLEY, MASSACHUSETTS JANUARY, I9J7 PUBLISHED BY THE COLLEGE IN JANUARY, MARCH, MAY, JUNE, NOVEMBER Entered as second-class matter December 20, 1911, at the post-ofBce, Wellesley, Massachusetts, under Act of Congress of July 16, 1894. SERIES 6 NUMBER 1 WELLESLEY COLLEGE CALENDAR 1916-1917 Printed by THE FRANK WOOD PRESS Boston CORRESPONDENCE All inquiries regarding admission should be addressed to the Secretary to the Board of Admission. Applications for general information should be addressed to Miss Mary Caswell. As Secretary of the Appointment Bureau, Miss Cas\\^ll is also prepared to furnish full and confidential information in regard to the qualifications, character, and experience of former stu- dents of the College as candidates for teaching and other vocations. Former students of the College who wish situations have the aid of the Appointment Bureau. TABLE OF CONTENTS page PAGE Correspondence 2 Hygiene . 116 Calendar .... 5 Italian 123 Board of Trustees 6 Latin 126 Standing Committees . 7 Mathematics 130 Officers of Instruction and Music 133 Government 9 Philology, Comparative 142 Standing Committees . 21 Philosophy and Psychology 143 Foundation and Purpose 23 Physics .... 149 Admission .... 25 Reading and Speaking 152 Definition of Requirements 28 Spanish .... 153 By Examination . 46 Zoology .... 15s By Certificate 48 Examinations (College) . 158 By New Plan so Degrees:— To Advanced Standing 53 Requirements for B.A. Degree 158 Of Candidates for M.A. Degree 54 Requirements for M.A. Degree 161 Of Students not Candidates for Expenses 162 a Degree 54 Residence .... i6s Courses of Instruction:— Health 166 Archaeology, Classical . 56 Fellowships and Scholarships 166 Art 57 For Graduates 166 Astronomy 61 For Undergraduates 170 Biblical History 63 Libraries . 175 Botany . 66 Gymnasium 176 Chemistry 70 Art BtriLDiNG and Collections 176 Economics 72 Music Equipment . 177 Education 76 Laboratories and Scientific English Literature 80 Collections 178 English Composition 88 Forms of Bequest 182 English Language 90 Degrees Conferred ln 19 16 183 French .... 91 Honor Scholarships 187 Geology and Geography 96 Summary of Students . 189 German .... 99 Officers of Alumn.«; Association 190 Greek .... 106 Index 193 History .... log 1916 CALENDAR Academic Year 1916-1917 Examinations September 18-21, 1916.* Academic year begins Monday, September 25.* Recess from 12.30 P. m. Wednesday, November 29, until 12.30 p. m. Friday, December i. Recess from 12.30 p. m. Thursday, December 21, 1916, until i p. m. Wednesday, January 10, 191 7. Registration closes for all students at i p. m. Wednesday, January 10. Second Semester begins Monday, February 12. Recess from 12.30 p. m. Friday, March 30, until i p. m. Tuesday, April 10. Registration closes for all students at i p. m. Tuesday, April 10. Commencement Tuesday, June 19. Alumna Day Wednesday, June 20. Academic Year 1917-1918 Examinations September 17-20, 1917. Registration closes for new students at 10 p. m. Monday, September 17. Registration closes for all other students at 10 p. m. Friday, September 21. HaUs of Residence open for new students at 9 A. m. Monday, September 17. Halls of Residence open for all other students at 2 p. m. Thursday, September 20. Academic year begins Monday, September 24. Recess from 12.30 p. m. Wednesday, November 28, until 12.30 p. m. Friday, November 30. Recess from 12.30 p. m. Thursday, December 20, 191 7, until i p. m. Wednesday, January 9, 1918. Registration closes for all students at i p. m. Wednesday, January 9. Second Semester begins .... Monday, February 11. Recess from 12.30 p. m. Friday, March 22, until i p. m. Tuesday, April 2. Registration closes for aU students at i p. m. Tuesday, April 2. Commencement Tuesday, June 18. AlumnjE Day Wednesday, June 19. * The date of the entrance examinations and the opening of the College was delayed until September 25 and October 2 respectively. Trustees 1916-17 BOARD OF TRUSTEES EDWIN FARNHAM GREENE, B.A. Boston. President of the Board. WILLIAM HENRY LINCOLN . BrookUne. Vice President. MRS. HENRY FOWLE DURANT Wellesley. Secretary. LEWIS KENNEDY MORSE, B.A., LL.B. Boston. Treasurer. WILLIAM FAIRFIELD WARREN, ST.D., LL.D. BrookUne. LILIAN HORSFORD FARLOW Cambridge. EDWIN HALE ABBOT, LL.B. Cambridge. LOUISE McCOY NORTH, M.A. Madison, N.J. SARAH ELIZABETH WHITIN Whitinsville. ANDREW FISKE, Ph.D. Boston. GEORGE EDWIN HORR, D.D., LL.D. Newton Centre. GEORGE HOWE DAVENPORT . Boston. WILLIAM EDWARDS HUNTINGTON, S.T.D., LL.D., Newton Centre. HELEN JOSEPHINE SANBORN, B.A Boston. ANNA R. BROWN LINDSAY, Ph.D. New York City. WILLIAM BLODGET, B.A Chestnut Hill CAROLINE HAZARD, M.A., Litt.D., LL.D. Peace Dale, R. I. GEORGE HERBERT PALMER, M.A., Litt.D., L.H.D., LL.D., Cambridge. RUTH SHARPLESS GOODWIN, B.A. Farmington, Conn. EUGENE V. R. THAYER, B.A Boston. GALEN L. STONE BrookUne. PAUL HENRY HANUS, S.B., LL.D Cambridge. SARAH LAWRENCE Boston. CANDACE CATHERINE STIMSON, B.S. New York City. ELLEN FITZ PENDLETON, M.A., Litt.D., LL.D., {ex officio) Wellesley College. 1916-17 Trustees EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE EDWIN FARNHAM GREENE, B.A., Chairman. ANDREW FISKE, Ph.D. GEORGE HOWE DAVENPORT. LILIAN HORSFORD FARLOW. GALEN L. STONE. CANDACE CATHERINE STIMSON, B.S. LEWIS KENNEDY MORSE, B.A., LL.B. {ex officio). ELLEN FITZ PENDLETON, M.A., Litt.D., LL.D. {ex officio). FINANCE COMMITTEE WILLIAM BLODGET, B.A. EDWIN FARNHAM GREENE, B.A. EUGENE V. R. THAYER, B.A. GALEN L. STONE. LEWIS KENNEDY MORSE, B.A., LL.B. {ex officio). 1916-17 Faculty 9 OFFICERS OF INSTRUCTION AND GOVERNMENT ^ ELLEN FITZ PENDLETON, M.A., Litt.D., LL.D., President. SARAH FRANCES WHITING, Sc.D., Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Emeritus. MARY ALICE WILLCOX, Ph.D., Professor of Zoology, Emeritus. ANGIE CLARA CHAPIN, M.A., Professor of Greek Language and Literature KATHARINE LEE BATES, M.A., Litt.D., Professor of English Literature. CHARLOTTE FITCH ROBERTS, Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry. ALICE VAN VECHTEN BROWN, Clara Bertram Kimball Professor of Art. MARY WHITON CALKINS,' M.A., Litt.D., LL.D., Professor of Philosophy and Psychology. ELLEN LOUISA BURRELL, B.A., Professor of Pure Mathematics, Emeritus. HAMILTON CRAWFORD MACDOUGALL, Mus.D., Professor of Music. ELIZABETH KIMBALL KENDALL, M.A., LL.B., Professor of History. ADELINE BELLE HAWES,3 M.A., Professor of Latin Language and Literature. MARGARETHE MULLER, Professor of German Language and Literature. SOPHIE CHANTAL HART, M.A., Professor of Rhetoric and Composition. MARGARET CLAY FERGUS0N,3 Ph.D., Professor of Botany. ELIZA HALL KENDRICK, Ph.D., Helen Day Gould Professor of Biblical History. « The officers of instruction are arranged in three groups; the first group includes professors and associate professors, the second instructors, and the third other officers. » Absent on leave for the first term. 3 Absent on Sabbatical leave. 10 Faculty 1916-17 ELIZABETH FLORETTE FISHER, B.S., Professor of Geology and Geography. AMY MORRIS ROMANS, M.A., Professor of Hygiene. MARGARET HASTINGS JACKSON, Professor of Italian and Curator of the Frances Pearsons Plimp- ton Library of Italian Literature. MALVINA BENNETT, B.S., M.A., Professor of Reading and Speaking. ALICE ROBERTSON, Ph.D., Professor of Zoology. ARTHUR ORLO NORTON, M.A., Professor of the History and Principles of Education. EMILY GREENE BALCH,3 B.A., Professor of Political Economy and of Political and Social Science. LOUISE SHERWOOD McDOWELL, Ph.D., Professor of Physics. LOUIS PERDRIAU,4 Lie. es L., Professor of French Language and Literature. ANNA JANE McKEAG, Ph.D., LL.D., Professor of the History and Principles of Education. EVA CHANDLER, B.A., Professor of Mathematics. MARY SOPHIA CASE, B.A., Professor of Philosophy. VIDA DUTTON SCUDDER,s M.A., Professor of English Literature. KATHARINE MAY EDWARDS, Ph.D., Professor of Greek and Comparative Philology. CHARLOTTE ALMIRA BRAGG, B.S., Associate Professor of Chemistry. MARGARET POLLOCK SHERWOOD, Ph.D., Professor of English Literature. ADELAIDE IMOGENE LOCKE, B.A., S.T.B., Associate Professor of Biblical History. HELEN ABBOT MERRILL, Ph.D., Professor of Mathematics. » Absent on Sabbatical leave. * Absent on leave for the first semester. 'Absent on leave. 1916-17 Faculty 11 MARIAN ELIZABETH HUBBARD, B.S., Associate Professor of Zoology. ALICE WALTON, Ph.D., Professor of Latin and Archaeology. ELEANOR ACHESON McCULLOCH GAMBLE, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology and Director of the Psychological Labo- ratory. ALICE VINTON WAITE, M.A., Professor of English Language and Composition. Dean. CLARENCE GRANT HAMILTON,^ M.A., Associate Professor of Music. LAURA EMMA LOCKWOOD, Ph.D., Associate Professor of English Language. MARTHA HALE SHACKFORD, Ph.D., Associate Professor of English Literature. CAROLINE REBECCA FLETCHER, M.A., Associate Professor of Latin. JULIA SWIFT ORVIS, Ph.D., Associate Professor of History. NATALIE WIPPLINGER, Ph.D., Associate Professor of German. GRACE EVANGELINE DAVIS, M.A., Associate Professor of Physics. ROXANA HAYWARD VIVIAN, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Mathematics. CHARLES LOWELL YOUNG, B.A., Associate Professor of English Literature. EDNA VIRGINIA MOFFETT, Ph.D., Associate Professor of History. CAROLINE BURLING THOMPSON, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Zoology. LINCOLN WARE RIDDLE, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Botany. MARTHA PIKE CONANT, Ph.D., Associate Professor of EngUsh Literature. EMMA MARIE SCHOLL, Ph.D., Associate Professor of German. I* Absent on leave. 12 Faculty 1916-17 AGNES FRANCES PERKINS, M.A., Associate Professor of Rhetoric and Composition. MABEL ELISABETH E[ODDER, Ph.D., Associate Professor of History. LAETITIA MORRIS SNOW, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Botany. FLORENCE EMILY HASTINGS,* M.A., Associate Professor of German. WILLIAM SKARSTROM, M.D., Associate Professor of Physical Education. KATRINE WHEELOCK, B.D., Associate Professor of Biblical History. JOSEPHINE HARDING BATCHELDER, M.A., Associate Professor of Rhetoric and Composition. ANNA PRICHITT YOUNGMAN, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Economics. CLARA ELIZA SMITH, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Mathematics, EUGENE CLARENCE HOWE, Ph.D., Associate Professor of H3^giene.