Bowdoin College Bowdoin Digital Commons Bowdoin College Catalogues 1-1-1986 Bowdoin College Catalogue (1985-1986) Bowdoin College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.bowdoin.edu/course-catalogues Recommended Citation Bowdoin College, "Bowdoin College Catalogue (1985-1986)" (1986). Bowdoin College Catalogues. 267. https://digitalcommons.bowdoin.edu/course-catalogues/267 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by Bowdoin Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Bowdoin College Catalogues by an authorized administrator of Bowdoin Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. BO WD O I N COLLEGE CATALOGUE FOR 1985-1986 BRUNSWICK, MAINE August 1985 BOWDOIN COLLEGE CATALOGUE FOR 1985-1986 BRUNSWICK, MAINE August 1985 In its employment and admissions practices Bowdoin is in con- formity with all applicable federal and state statutes and regulations. It does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, sex, marital status, religion, creed, ancestry, national and ethnic origin, physical or mental handicap. The information in this catalogue was accurate at the time of pub- lication. However, the College is a dynamic community and must reserve the right to ma\e changes in its course offerings, degree requirements, regulations, procedures, and charges. Bowdoin College supports the efforts of secondary school officials and governing bodies to have their schools achieve regional ac- credited status to provide reliable assurance of the quality of the educational preparation of its applicants for admission. Contents COLLEGE CALENDAR v THE PURPOSE OF THE COLLEGE i HISTORICAL SKETCH 3 OFFICERS OF GOVERNMENT 7 OFFICERS OF INSTRUCTION 15 ADJUNCT FACULTY 28 OFFICERS OF ADMINISTRATION 30 CAMPUS AND BUILDINGS 36 GENERAL INFORMATION 52 ADMISSION TO THE COLLEGE 60 SCHOLARSHIPS, LOANS, AND FINANCIAL AID 67 THE CURRICULUM 75 COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 89 AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES 89 ART 94 BIOCHEMISTRY 102 BIOLOGY 102 CHEMISTRY IO7 CLASSICS III COMPUTER SCIENCE AND INFORMATION STUDIES II4 ECONOMICS II5 EDUCATION 121 ENGLISH 122 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES I29 GEOLOGY 130 GERMAN GOVERNMENT AND LEGAL STUDIES 135 HISTORY 140 INDEPENDENT LANGUAGE STUDY J 54 INTERDISCIPLINARY MAJORS I55 iii iv Contents INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES I56 MATHEMATICS 1 57 MUSIC 165 PHILOSOPHY 169 PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY 1 75 PSYCHOLOGY 1 79 RELIGION 184 ROMANCE LANGUAGES 1 88 RUSSIAN I94 SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY 1 97 DEPARTMENT OF ATHLETICS AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION 207 HAWTHORNE-LONGFELLOW LIBRARY 209 BOWDOIN COLLEGE MUSEUMS 213 PERFORMING ARTS 216 STUDENT LIFE AND ACTIVITIES 219 CAREER SERVICES 225 LECTURESHIPS 226 PRIZES AND DISTINCTIONS 229 RESEARCH, EDUCATIONAL, AND CONFERENCE FACILITIES 245 DEGREES CONFERRED 248 APPOINTMENTS, PRIZES, AND AWARDS 253 ALUMNI ORGANIZATIONS 263 INDEX 267 College Calendar 1985 184th Academic Year August 26, Monday. Rooms ready for occupancy. August 26-August 29. Monday-Thursday. Orientation. August 30, Friday. Fall semester begins at 8:00 a.m. All students required to be in residence. Freshman and upperclass registration. August 30, Friday. Opening of College Convocation. September 2, Monday. First classes of the fall semester. September 28, Saturday. Homecoming. October 4, Friday. James Bowdoin Day. October 5, Saturday. Parents Day. October 11-12, Friday-Saturday. Meetings of the Governing Boards. October 16, Wednesday. Fall vacation begins at the end of morning classes. October 21, Monday. Fall vacation ends, 8:00 a.m. November 27, Wednesday. Thanksgiving vacation begins at the end of morn- ing classes. December 2, Monday. Thanksgiving vacation ends, 8:00 a.m. December 2, Monday. Last day for filing applications for scholarship aid dur- ing the spring semester. December 7-1 1, Saturday-Wednesday. Reading period (at the option of each instructor). December 12-18, Thursday-Wednesday. Fall semester examinations. 1986 January 15, Wednesday. First classes of the spring semester, 8:00 a.m. March 7-8, Friday-Saturday. Meetings of the Governing Boards. March 14, Friday. Spring vacation begins at the end of morning classes. March 31, Monday. Spring vacation ends, 8:00 a.m. March 31, Monday. Last day for filing applications for scholarship aid during the 1986-1987 academic year. April 25, Friday. Last day for filing applications for graduate scholarships. May 3-8, Saturday-Thursday. Reading period (at the option of each in- structor). v vi College Calendar May 9-15, Friday-Thursday. Spring semester examinations. May 23-24, Friday-Saturday. Meetings of the Governing Boards. May 24, Saturday. The 181st Commencement Exercises. 1986 185th Academic Year August 25, Monday. Rooms ready for occupancy. August 25-28, Monday-Thursday. Orientation. August 29, Friday. Fall semester begins at 8:00 a.m. All students required to be in residence. Freshman and upperclass registration. August 29, Friday. Opening of College Convocation. September 1, Monday. First classes of the fall semester. September 19, Friday. James Bowdoin Day. September 20, Saturday. Parents Day. October 10-n, Friday-Saturday. Meetings of the Governing Boards. October n, Saturday. Homecoming. October 15, Wednesday. Fall vacation begins at the end of morning classes. October 20, Monday. Fall vacation ends, 8:00 a.m. November 26, Wednesday. Thanksgiving vacation begins at the end of morn- ing classes. December 1, Monday. Thanksgiving vacation ends, 8:00 a.m. December 1, Monday. Last day for filing applications for scholarship aid dur- ing the spring semester. December 6-10, Saturday-Wednesday. Reading period. December 11-17, Thursday-Wednesday. Fall semester examinations. 1987 January 14, Wednesday. First classes of the spring semester, 8:00 a.m. March 6-j, Friday-Saturday. Meetings of the Governing Boards. March 13, Friday. Spring vacation begins at the end of morning classes. March 30, Monday. Spring vacation ends, 8:00 a.m. March 30, Monday. Last day for filing applications for scholarship aid during the 1987-1988 academic year. April 24, Friday. Last day for filing applications for graduate scholarships. May 2-7, Saturday-Thursday. Reading period. College Calendar vii May 8-14, Friday-Thursday. Spring semester examinations. May 22-23, Friday-Saturday. Meetings of the Governing Boards. May 23, Saturday. The 182nd Commencement Exercises. 1987 1 86th Academic Year August 31, Monday. Rooms ready for occupancy. August 31-September 3, Monday-Thursday. Orientation. September 4, Friday. Fall semester begins at 8:00 a.m. All students required to be in residence. Freshman and upperclass registration. September 4, Friday. Opening of College Convocation. September 7, Monday. First classes of the fall semester. October 9-10, Friday-Saturday. Meetings of the Governing Boards. October 10, Saturday. Homecoming. October 14, Wednesday. Fall vacation begins at the end of morning classes. October 19, Monday. Fall vacation ends, 8:00 a.m. October 23, Friday. James Bowdoin Day. October 24, Saturday. Parents Day. November 25, Wednesday. Thanksgiving vacation begins at the end of morn- ing classes. November 30, Monday. Thanksgiving vacation ends, 8:00 a.m. November 30, Monday. Last day for filing applications for scholarship aid during the spring semester. December 12-15, Saturday-Tuesday. Reading period (at the option of each instructor). December 16-22, Wednesday-Tuesday. Fall semester examinations. 1988 January 20, Wednesday. First classes of the spring semester, 8:00 a.m. March 4-5, Friday-Saturday. Meetings of the Governing Boards. March 18, Friday. Spring vacation begins at the end of morning classes. April 4, Monday. Spring vacation ends, 8:00 a.m. April 4, Monday. Last day for filing applications for scholarship aid during the 1988-1989 academic year. April 29, Friday. Last day for filing applications for graduate scholarships. viii College Calendar May 7-12, Saturday-Thursday. Reading period (at the option of each in- structor). May 13-19, Friday-Thursday. Spring semester examinations. May 27, Friday. Meetings of the Governing Boards. May 28, Saturday. 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