AMHERST COLLEGE BULLETIN 5, CATAL O GUE 1 93 2 - 1 93 3 AM H E R ST MASSAC H U SETTS AMHERST COLLEGE BULLETIN Publishe in ctober N ember Decem r and M a d O . ov . be y b Amherst Colle e Am erst Massachusetts y g . h . E nter as sec n -class matte at the Post Oflice at Am erst assac usetts ed o d r h . M h under the Act of August 24. 1 91 2 . VOL UM E 22 Nu m ber 3 J UL Y J ANUAR Y J ULY 1 7 1 8 1 9 AUGUS T FEB RUAR Y AUGUS T 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 20 1 2 1 3 1 2 1 2 2 23 24 25 26 2 7 1 9 202 1 22 23 24 2 5 202 1 2 2 28 2 9 303 1 26 27 28 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 APRIL OCTOB ER wT F , s 1 5 6 7 8 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 202 1 1 8 1 9 1 7 1 8 1 9 202 1 22 1 8 22 23 24 23 24 25 303 1 M AY NOVEM B ER 1 7 1 8 202 1 DECEM B ER J UNE DEC EM B ER T s T F 1 3 1 2 8 1 0 8 9 1 5 1 7 1 5 ° 1 6 1 7 1 0 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 01 1 1 8 1 9 202 1 22 23 24 1 8 1 9 20 1 22 23 24 1 7 1 8 1 9 202 1 22 23 1 7 1 8 1 9 202 1 22 25 26 27 28 3 1 25 2 4 25 26 27 28 3 1 COLLEGE CALENDAR h B egin n ing of t he College Yea r AM . T u rsday Last day for chan ge o f elect iv es Wedn esday Port er Prize Ent ran ce Examin at ion s Alu m n i Council Meet ing ha n ks v n Da a hol da T gi i g y, i y P M uesda Christ m as Recess begin s . T y h A M Wedn esda C ristma s Recess en ds . y Midyea r Exam inat ion period S n - M da eco d Half yea r begins A . Fri y M F a S P. d pring Recess begins . ri y S n R n A M M on da pri g ecess e ds . y M em o ial Da a hol da uesda r y, i y T y Fin al Exam inat ion period Com mencem ent SUMMER VACATION B e n n M hu sda gi ing Of t he College Yea r A . T r y Last day for cha nge Of elect iv es Wednesday Port er Prize E nt ran ce Exam in at ions Alfrm n i Cou n cil M eet in g an ks v n Da a hol da Th gi i g y, i y Ch s ma Re e P M Wednes a ri t s c ss begins . d y Ch stmas Recess en AM hu sda ri ds . T r y Midyear Exa m inat ion period S econ H - A M F da d alf yea r begins . ri y S n R P M F da pri g ecess begin s 1 :00 . ri y S n Re ess n A M M onda pri g c e ds . y M em o al Da a hol a Wednesda ri y, id y y Final Exa m inat ion period Comm encem ent SUMMER VACATION Se t em e 20 B e nn n f he o e A M hu rs a p b r gi i g o t C ll ge Yea r . T d y CONTENTS Yearly Calen dar College Calen dar The College Corporat ion Com m ees Of he Co o at on itt t rp r i . Overseers of t he Charit able Fu n d Fa cu lty Fellows . Nat u ral Hist ory Mu seu m of Amherst College Officers of Adm in istrat ion Folger Shakespeare Library College Preachers Degrees B achelor of Arts M ast er Of Art s Adm ission S u bj ect Requ irem en ts Admission S u bj ect s Applicat ion for Admission Present at ion of Credit s College E ntran ce Examin at ion B oard ’ Admission Credit s by Regen t s Exa min at l on s Admission without Exam in at ions Ant icipat ion Of College Cou rses by Exam inat ion Adm ission from Ot her Colleges Cu rricu lu m Degree of Bachelor of Art s S yn opsis of S t u dies by Years Pre - M ed ca S i l t u dy. Co u ses of ns n r I tru ct io . Adm in ist ra t ion S chedu les Reco ds a n d Re Ort s , r , p Healt h a n d Physical Dev elopm en t S t u den t Act ivities Tu it ion Laborat ory Fees Room s an d B oard S u mm ary of E xpen ses 8 AMHERST COLLEGE Scholarships a nd Bene ficiary Aid The College Plan t Folger S ha kespeare Library Publicat ion s Un dergraduat e Organ izat ion s Hon ors Co m m encem en t Exercises The Phi Bet a Kappa Society Hon ors in a S pecial S ubj ect Hon orable M en tion Prizes Fello wships S cholarships for Foreign St ude n t s Lect ureships Hon ors Awarded The B on d Fift een Phi B et a Ka ppa Hon ors in a S pe cial S ubj ect Hon orable M ent ion Prizes Scholarships Fellowships Scholarships for ForeIgn St uden ts Degrees Con ferred 1 11 1 932 Hon orary Degree s E n rollm ent Alu m n i Associat ion s In dex THE COLLEGE Am r C e e one of the e n o n of the so - ca ed he st oll g , b st k w ll En n c a ed in a ea sm all New gla d olleges , is situ t b utiful A r M m r f n h o n of m e a ac e . a phithea t e o hills i t e t w h st , ss hus tts It was fo unded in 1 82 1 but did n ot receive its charter un til L m s r c e e of New En an was 1 825. ike o t e a ly oll g s gl d , it established with the chie f a im of p rep a rin g studen ts for the m A n e r o nd n c l e in istry . ltho ugh soo a ft its f u i g the o leg n h c f c e has re r d be ga to widen t e s ope o its a tiviti s , it p se ve to the p re sen t day the idea Of a libera l as op p osed to a voca C ns en r o h n r tion al trai n ing . o ist t with this p u p se it as eve r r r on a c oo d er n added g aduate o p ofessi l s h ls , a h i g strictly to c r e ead n to the e ree of AB . t an e er rea a ou s l i g d g wi h v l , ” 1 m n m n h d n e a o t e an c en c a c . though i i ishi g , ph sis up i t l ssi s The corporate n am e of the in stitution is Trustees Of ” Am herst Co llege . The genera l govern m en t of the College is vested in the mm r Board of Trustees . Its i edia te di ection is vested in the Fac who re em o er he Tr rm n ulty, a p w ed by t ustees to de te i e th o c an d order and m e hod of u and m a c e t pi s t st dy , to ke su h rules as m ay be dee m ed n ecessary for the best re gulation of the Co llege . A of the Pr n f C f list eside ts o the ollege , with their term s o r se vice , follows ; Z H D D . REV . EPHANIA SWIFT MOORE , RE V D D . HEMAN HUMPHREY , . R EV D . D . EDWARD HITCHCOCK , . , LL . D REV R D D T . WILLIAM AUGUSTUS S EA NS , , LL D . D D . REV . JULIUS HAWLEY SEELYE , . , LL D PH D . L . H D MERRILL EDWARDS GATES , , LL D , REV D D. GEORGE HARRIS , , LL D ! M E I KLE O N P H HD .