1 Co. >Ow>«--«—-^-e-^V^ WELLESLEY COLLEGE BULLETIN ANNUAL REPORTS PRESIDENT AND TREASURER 19t9492J WELLESLEY, MASSACHUSETTS DECEMBER, t92i PUBLISHED BY THE COLLEGE IN JANUARY, MAY, JUNE, NOVEMBER. DECEMBER Entered aa aeoond-olaas matter December 20, 1011, at the post-ofiice, at Wellesley, Maaaaobusetts, under Act of Congress of July 16, 1894. SERIES 10 NUMBER 1 WELLESLEY COLLEGE ANNUAL REPORTS PRESIDENT AND TREASURER 1919-1921 PRESS OF SCO. H. ELLIS CO. (INC.) BOSTON PRESIDENT'S ANNUAL REPORT To the Board of Trustees of Wellesley College:— I have the honor to present the report of the two years from July 1, 1919, to June 30, 1921. The supplementary reports of the other administrative officers also cover two years. During this period several changes have occurred in the Board of Trustees. The term of service of Miss Ruth S. Goodwin expired in June, 1920. Because of ill health Miss Goodwin had not been able to attend the meetings during the latter part of her term. She was, and is devoted to the College. The Alumnae who have retired from service on the Board of Trustees con- stitute a group who have been familiar with college problems, and might well be called upon for advice and counsel. Upon the nomination of the Alumnae Association, Miss Jessie Claire McDonald of the class of 1888 was elected in June, 1920, to succeed Miss Goodwin. Miss McDonald is Principal of the National Cathedral School in Washington, and has had a long and successful career in secondary school administration. As. Washington is becoming more and more the centre of educa- tional investigation and information, there are advantages in having a representative of our Board in residence there. In May, 1921, Mr. Edwin H. Abbot presented his resignation. Mr. Abbot had before signified his desire to be reheved of service on the Board, and the Trustees felt constrained to yield to his wishes. He was elected to the Board in 1892 and has thus given a service of 29 years. It is a pleasure now to make pubHc a fact not generally known—that Mr. Abbot is the donor of the AUce Freeman Palmer Memorial, the beautiful marble rehef by Daniel C. French in the College Chapel. Perhaps no single gift to the College has received such universal appreciation and has been such a source of inspiration not only to the members of the College but to visitors and to those who know it only through — Wellesley College photographs. The Trustees placed the following minute on their records: In accepting the resignation of Mr. Edwin Hale Abbot from the Board of Trustees of Wellesley CoUege, the Trustees wish to put upon record their sense of his service during the long period of years in which he was associated with it. The first Calendar which contains his name is that of 1892-93, the next member appointed after Phillips Brooks and immediately preceding Bishop Lawrence. But before then his interest in the College was aroused, and he was keenly alive to the possibiUties of this new beginning in education. He was appointed at once a member of the Finance Committee, and very soon afterward, a member of the Executive Committee. He continued a member of the Finance Committee until 1898 and of the Executive Com- mittee until 1901, and he attended the trustee meetings with great regu- larity after leaving the more exacting duties of these committees. But it is a service beyond and above all these duties, duties performed with devotion and ability though they were, which endears Mr. Abbot to the Wellesley community. His friendship and admiration of AUce Freeman Palmer found expression in the beautiful memorial to her which he com- missioned Daniel Chester French to execute, and which he presented to the College June 7th, 1909. This beautiful work of art has become through him the inspiration of many an eager student, and is one of the most cherished possessions of the College for which perpetual thanks are due. It is this gift of the spirit, this added charm to the daily round which is his unique title to grateful remembrance. To the regret of his colleagues, Dr. David Edsall presented his resignation in May, 1921. Dr. Edsall felt that he had not time to give to the work of the Board with all the other claims upon his time and thought. The Board reluctantly accepted his resig- nation. In June, 1921, the trustees realizing that the term of Miss Candace C. Stimson as alumna trustee would expire in June, 1922, elected her to permanent membership. When her suc- cessor as alumna trustee is elected in June, 1922, there will be seven alumnae on the Board of Trustees besides the President of the College. On January 13, 1921, Olive Davis, B.S., Wellesley 1886, died in Washington, D.C. Her death came as a great shock to all her many Wellesley friends. She gave seventeen years of un- stinted devotion to Wellesley, and when in 1917 she resigned her position as Director of Halls of Residence, she left a depart- 4 President's Report ment admirably organized and well staffed. The ill health which was manifest during her last years at Wellesley, and which led to her resignation, evidently persisted, though in spite of it she did a very fine piece of war work in the organization of the hotels for the women government workers in Washington. Her genius for organization was again called upon by the Associa- tion of Collegiate Alumnae (now the American Association of University Women) when she brought her broad experience to the solution of some of the problems connected with the National Club House in Washington. Her love for her Alma Mater was again evidenced in the fact that she made the College her residuary legatee. It is hoped that her bequest will be made the nucleus of a fund for a hall of residence bearing her name, and that this hall may be built as soon as funds become available. In June, 1920, Miss EHzabeth Kendall and Miss Eva Chandler retired under the provisions of the Carnegie Foundation. Miss Kendall entered the service of the College in 1879-80 as in- structor in French; from 1880-84 she was instructor in German; from 1888-92 instructor in History and Political Science; from 1892-1902, Associate Professor of History; and since 1902, Pro- fessor of History. Miss Kendall's wide interest in all inter- national affairs, her keen grasp of the vital issues of her subject, and her power as a teacher have been an invaluable contribu- . tion to the history department and to the College. While Wellesley deeply regrets Miss Kendall's retirement, it rejoices that Yenching College in Peking has had the inspiration of her teaching and broad experience during the winter of 1920-21. Miss Chandler belongs to that group of Michigan women which Wellesley owes to the generous selection of President Angell. She came to Wellesley as instructor of Mathematics in January, 1879, was made associate professor in 1888, and full professor in 1912. The President of the College welcomes this opportunity to testify to the clarity of her teaching and to the justice which characterized her dealings with students. With her power as a teacher will be remembered her gracious hos- pitahty which she continues to dispense in her summer home in North Woodstock. The President wishes there were space to quote at length from Miss Bates' inimitable tribute to these two 6 Wellesley College colleagues given in the May meeting at the Boston Wellesley College Club. It may be found in the Alumnas Quarterly for July, 1920. By vote of the Trustees Miss Chandler and Miss Kendall have been made professors emeriti, and it is hoped that they may find their way back to Wellesley from time to time. Professor Louis Perdriau's term of service as Professor of French closed in June, 1921. Mr. Perdriau was appointed Professor of French in 1914. His teaching was interrupted by illness in 1916, and he was again given leave of absence in 1920- 21 because of illness. He is a brilhant and vital teacher, and it is to be regretted that his health will not permit him to continue his chosen profession. The College was fortunate in securing the services of Mile. Lucie Bernard, Agreg6e des Lettres, as Visiting Professor of French for the year 1919-20, and greatly regrets that home con- ditions did not permit her to return for another year. She was succeeded in 1920-21 by Mile. Blanche Conorton, Agr6gee d'his- toire, who has carried the advanced courses during the year just closed. The College regrets that the decrease in the number electing German necessitated the resignation, in 1920, of Miss Emma Marie Scholl, Associate Professor of German for ten years, an able and effective teacher. Miss Louise H. Snowden, Instructor in History in 1912-13, and again since 1915, who did efficient war work in France in 1918-19, severed her connection in June, 1920, to become Dean of Women at the University of Penn- sylvania. She carried the good wishes of her former colleagues into her new duties. Miss Hetty S. Wheeler, Instructor in Musical Theory, who has been on leave of absence for the past two years, resigned in 1920 to continue her administrative work at Dana Hall. With much regret the College accepted in 1920 the resigna- tion of Mr. Donald S. Tucker, Assistant Professor of Economics since 1916, who had served as chairman of the department dur- ing the past year, and who had recently been promoted to an associate professorship.