CATALOGUE of DAVIDSON COLLEGE DAVIDSON, N. C. March, 1931 Founded 1836-37 DAVIDSON COLLEGE BULLETIN Published By THE COLLEGE Davidson, N. C. VOL. XXX MARCH, 1931 NUMBER 3 THE LEGAL TITLE OF THE INSTITUTION IS "THE TRUSTEES OF DAVIDSON COLLEGE" THIS TITLE SHOULD BE USED WHEN YOU IN- CLUDE THE COLLEGE AS A BENEFICIARY IN YOUR WILL FORMER STUDENTS WILL CONFER A FAVOR IF THEY WILL KEEP THE REGISTRAR OF THE COLLEGE INFORMED REGARDING ANY CHANGES IN THEIR ADDRESS OR BUSINESS Vol. XXX MARCH, 1931 Number 3 DAVIDSON COLLEGE BULLETIN CATALOGUE NUMBER NINETY-FIFTH SESSION 1930-31 Founded 1836-37 DAVIDSON, N. C. Published Monthly Entered as Second-Class Matter, April 12, 1922, at the Post Office at Davidson, N. O, Under Act of Congress, August 24, 1912 Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2012 with funding from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill http://www.archive.org/details/davidsoncollegec19301931 COLLEGE CALENDAR 1931 May 31-June 3—Commencement. June 5-6—Re-examinations. Summer Vacation September 7—Faculty Meeting 8.00 p.m. Monday. September 8-9—Registration. September 9-—Orientation Period. October 17—Home-Coming Day. November 26—Thanksgiving, a Holiday. December 22—Christmas Recess Begins 12 :30 p.m. Tuesday. 1932 January 6—Christmas Recess ends—8 :30 a.m. Wednesday. January 14—Mid-year Examinations begin. January 23—Mid-year Examinations end. January 24—Second Semester begins 11 :00 a.m. Sunday. February 17—Meeting of Trustees. Wednesday. March 24— Spring Recess Begins 12 :30 p.m. Thursday. March 25—Senior Re-examinations 2 :30 p.m. Friday. March 30— Spring recess ends 8 :30 a.m. Wednesday. May 29-June 1 —Commencement. June 3-4—Re-examinations. TRUSTEES The legal and corporate title of the institution is "The Trus- tees of Davidson College." The trustees are elected by the Presbyteries of North Carolina and Florida and by the Alumni Association. The Presbytery of Concord is entitled to elect eight, Mecklenburg five, Orange and Fayetteville four each, the other five Presbyteries in North Carolina and the five Pres- byteries in Florida two each, and the Alumni Association twelve, making a total of fifty-three. All Trustees are elected for a term of four years. An Executive Committee of ten members is elected annually, at the Commencement meeting of "The Trustees," and this Executive Committee exercises prac- tically all the powers of "The Trustees" during the intervals between the meetings of that body, subject, however, to the review and control of "The Trustees." Presbyteries of North Carolina Name Post Office Presbytery Exit "Mr. Thos. G. Hyman New Bern, N. C Albemarle 1931 Mr. W. B. Mosely Greenville, N. C Albemarle 1933 Mr. Ruffner Campbell Asheville, N. C Asheville 1931 Rev. R. C. Anderson Montreat, N. C Asheville 1930 Rev. Byron Clark Salisbury, N. C Concord 1932 Rev. E. D. Brown Statesville, N. C Concord 1932 Rev. A. A. McLean Lenoir, N, C Concord 1931 Mr. J. C. Harper Lenoir, N. C Concord 1931 Mr. Z. V. Turlington Mooresville, N. C Concord 1934 Rev. R. S. Arrowood Concord, N. C Concord 1934 Mr. G. W. Hall Hickory, N. C Concord 1933 Rev. W. C. Brown Barium Springs, N. C .. ^..Concord 1933 Rev. W, M, Fairley Raeford, N. C Fayetteville 1934 Rev. A. R. McQueen Dunn, N. C Fayetteville 1931 Mr. W. A. West Fayetteville, N. C Fayetteville 1932 Prof. K. A. McDonald Hope Mills, N. C Fayetteville 1933 Rev. D. H. Scanlon Durham, N. C Granville 1932 Rev. T. G. Tate Gastonia, N. C Kings Mountain ...1932 Mr. S. A. Robinson Gastonia, N. C Kings Mountain . .1933 Mr. W. H. Belk Charlotte, N. C Mecklenburg 1934 Rev. C. R. Nisbet Charlotte, N. C Mecklenburg 1934 Dr. J. P. Matheson Charlotte, N. C Mecklenburg 1934 Mr. R. A. Dunn Charlotte., N. C Mecklenburg 1932 Mr. H. N. Pharr Charlotte, N. C Mecklenburg 1932 *Deceased. Trustees and Officers Rev. C. E. Hodgin Greensboro, N. C Orange 1932 Rev. M. S. Huske Reidsville, N. C Orange 1932 Mr. Don E. Scott Graham, N. C Orange 1932 Mr. T. D. Dupuy Greensboro, N. C Orange 1932 Rev. J. R. Phipps Pollocksville, X. C Wilmington 1931 Mr. Walter P. Sprunt Wilmington, N. C Wilmington 1931 Mr. J. Edward Johnston .... Baltimore, Md Winston-Salem ....1935 Mr. I. P. Graham Cooleemee, N. C Winston-Salem 1933 Presbyteries of Florida Name Post Office Presbytery Exit Rev. E. D. Brownlee Sanford, Fla St. Johns 1931 Rev. C. H. Ferran Orlando, Fla St. Johns 1931 Rev. W. E. Mcllwaine Pensacola, Fla Florida 1932 Rev. Robert H. McCaslin. .Jacksonville, Fla Suwanee 1931 Mr. Robert J. Knight Safety Harbor, Fla Tampa 1933 Rev. C. A. Raymond Lakeland, Fla Tampa 1933 Alumni Association Name Post Office Exit Mr. J. A. Cannon Concord, N. C 1934 'Mr. J. Lee Robinson Gastonia, X. C 1934 Mr. W. J. Roddey Rock Hill, S. C 1934 Mr. John W. McAlister Greensboro, X. C 1931 Dr. H. W. McKay Charlotte, X. C 1931 Mr. W. S. Royster Norfolk, Va 1931 Mr. C. A. Cannon Concord, X. C 1932 Mr. H. S. Richardson Greensboro, X. C 1932 Prof. C. R. Wilcox Rome, Ga 1932 Mr. John D. Baker Jacksonville, Fla 1933 Mr. Scott Candler Decatur, Ga 1933 Mr. S. Clay Williams Winston-Salem. X. C 1933 *Deceased. Davidson College Officers of the Trustees Mr. R. A. Dunn President Mr. S. A. Robinson Secretary Mr. F. L. Jackson Treasurer Executive Committee Mr. R. A. Dunn, ex-ofhcio Chairman Mr. S. A. Robinson, ex-ofhcio Secretary Mr. J. A. Cannon Mr. H. N. Pharr Rev. Byron Clark Mr. H. S. Richardson Mr. George W. Hall Mr. W. J. Roddey Mr. S. Clay Williams Dr. H. W. McKay Finance Committee Mr. R. A. Dunn Mr. H. N. Pharr Mr. W. J. Roddey Education Committee Mr. R. A. Dunn, ex-ofhcio Rev. Byron Ceark Mr. H. S. Richardson President Waeter L. Lingle, ex-ofhcio Dean J. M. McConnell, ex-ofhcio Buildings and Grounds Committee Mr. S. Clay Wieeiams Mr. J. A. Cannon Mr. George W. Hael President Walter L. Lingle, ex-ofhcio Treasurer F. L. Jackson, ex-ofhcio Budget Committee Mr. R. A. Dunn Mr. S. Clay Williams President Walter L. Lingle, ex-ofhcio Treasurer F. L. Jackson, ex-ofhcio FACULTY* Walter LEE Lingle, President (1929) A.B., M.A., (Davidson), (Union Theological Seminary), (University of Chicago), D.D., L,L.D. William Joseph Martin, President Emeritus (Professor of Chemistry 1896-1912; President 1912-1929) A.B., M.A. (Davidson), (Johns Hopkins), M.D., Ph.D., (University of Virginia), LL.D. Caleb Richmond Harding (1 A.B., M.A. (Davidson), Ph.D. (Johns Hopkins) Professor of Greek Language and Literature William Richard Grey (1893) A.B. (Davidson), Ph.D. (Johns Hopkins) Professor of Latin Language and Literature John Leighton Douglas (1897) A.B., M.A. (Davidson), (Johns Hopkins), LX-D. Professor of Pure Mathematics James McDowell Douglas (1902) A.B., M.A. (Davidson), Ph.D. (Johns Hopkins) James Buchanan Duke Professor of Physics Mark Edgar Sentelle (1903) A.B., M.A., (Davidson), M.A. (Yale University), D.D., L,L,.D. Dean of Students and J. W. Cannon Professor of Bible and Philosophy Joseph Moore McConnell (1903) A.B. (Davidson), M.A., Ph.D. (University of Virginia), (Columbia University) Dean of Faculty and Professor of History John Wilson MacConnell (1908) A.B., M.A. (Davidson), M.D. (University of Maryland) (Columbia University) (University of Edinburgh) Professor of Physiology and Hygiene Thomas Wilson Lingle (1908) A.B., M.A. (Davidson), Ph.D. (Leipsic), (Graduate Princeton Theological Seminary), (University of Heidelberg), (Strasburg and Neuchatel), (Sorbonne) Professor of European History Howard Bell Arbuckle (1912) A.B., M.A. (Hampden-Sydney), Ph.D. (Johns Hopkins) Chambers Professor of Chemistry *With the exception of the President in the order of their appointment in their present rank. Dates refer to first year of teaching service. Davidson College Archibald Currie (1906) A.B. (Davidson), (Columbia University), (Cornell University) Woodrow Wilson Professor of Economics and Political Science Edwin Francis Shewmake (1919) A.B. (College of William and Mary), A.M. (Columbia University), Ph.D. (University of Virginia) Alumni Professor of English •William Woodhull Wood (1915) A.B., C.E. (University of Virginia) Professor of Applied Mathematics and Astronomy Frazer Hood (1920) A.B. (Southwestern Presbyterian University), A.M., Ph.D. (Yale), (Johns Hopkins University), (University of Chicago), L,itt.D. Professor of Psychology Edward Jones Erwin (1920) A.B., A.M. (Davidson), (Columbia University, 1910-12), (University of Chicago) Professor of English William Lorimer Porter (1921) A.B. (Tarkio), A.B., A.M. (Yale) Professor of Geology and Geography Fred K. Fleagle (1921) A.B., A.M. (University of Michigan), (University of Porto Rico), (University of Chicago) Professor of Spanish Charles Malone Richards (1915) A.B. (Davidson), D.D. Professor of Bible, Church History and Government, and Christian Evidences Kenneth Joseph Foreman (1922) A.B. (Davidson), A.M. (Princeton University), S.T.B. and S.Th.M. (Princeton Seminary), (University of Pennsylvania) The James Sprunt Professor of Bible and Philosophy Guy Richard Vowles (1925) A.B. (Fargo College), B.A., M.A. (Oxford University), Ph.D. (University of Chicago), L/itt.D. Professor of German Language and Literature Henry Tracy Lilly (1926) A.B. (Davidson), M.A. (Princeton University), (University of Vienna), (Oxford University) Professor of English Scott Cary Lyon (1926) A.B., A.M. (Southwestern Presbyterian University), A.M. (Tulane University), D.Sc. (Southwestern), (University of Chicago) Richard J. Reynolds Professor of Biology Faculty George Byron Watts (1926) A.B. (Dartmouth), A.M. (Harvard), Ph.D. (University of Minnesota), (University of Berlin), (University of Montpellier) Professor of French Language and Literature Cecil Kenneth Brown (1923) A.B.