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ANNUAL CATALOGUE
1871-72.

WITH MlNUi'KS

Ol-

THK

EIGHTH ANNUAL MEETING
OK TllK

STOCKHOLDERS.

SWARTHMORE,

PA.

2mi

PHILADELPHIA:
SON, PRINTERS,

MERRIHEW

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Xo. 135 North Third Street.

1872.

;

0tf0tiXtim.

Ifficen.^'.

CLERKS,
ANNIE SHOEMAKER.

('lemp:nt m. biddlk,

BOARD OF MANAGERS,
EDWARD HOOPES,

RACHEL

T.

JACKSON,

MACY,
ELWOOD BURDSALL,
H. RrSH ROBERTS,

LETITIA

S.

CADWALLADER,

WILLIAM

H.

CAROLINE UNDERBILL,
ELIZABETH S. WORTH,

DOWNING,

SAMUEL WILLETS,

JANE

WILLIAM DORSEY,
HUGH Mel LV A IN,
DANIEL UNDERHILL,

MARGARET

ISAAC STEPHENS,

MARTHA G. MclLVAIN,
ANNA M. HOPPER,

S.

B.

ELIZA

CI.EMENT BIDDLE,

'thmore
lege
.

e:

G.

CORLIES,

LOUISA M. STABLER,
ELIZABETH T. YARDLEY,

WORTH,

Lor:

P.

H.

BELL,

\YLOR,

CHARLES

CKS,

HANNAH W. IIAYDOCK,
ANNA M. FERRIS,

LLETS,

T.

lARTON,

ELIZABETH

LONGSTRETH.

HENRY

C.

BUNTING,

B.

SMITH,

HALLOWELL.

Catalogue

TREASURER,
8

.

M.

CANBV BIDDLE.

ICRCANA
No.

86

.">K-t

Coniiiicife Street, IMiiladelphia.

Mcm

and

l^ommiibcH

%

of

loard.

J^JtESIDENT,

SAMUEL WILLETS.
SlSCItJETARr,

CLEMENT

M.

BIDDLE.

ATfJJlTOKS,

ISAAC STEPHENS,

CLK.MF.NT

BII>D[>F:.

IX,STliVCTIOJf,

CLEMENT BIDDLK,
JOHN D. HICKS,
WILLIAM DORSKY.

ANNA M. HOPPER,
HANNAH W. HAYDOCK,
HENRY 0. HALLOWELL.
MUSEJTM.

JOSEPH WHARTON,
JOHN D. HICKS,
EDWARD TAYLOR.
JLJ>rSO]V^ J.

RACHEL

T.

JACKSON,

LETITIA

S.

CADWALLADER.

A fXIAM IlKI'OSlTOny,

ISAAC STEPHENS,

HUGH

ANNA

RACHEL

M. FERRIS.

McILVAIN.
T.

JACKSON.

VISANCE,
WILLIAM DORSE Y,
EDWARD HOOPES,
CLEMENT M. BIDDLE.
,

BVIhDINO.

HUGH McILVAIX
S.

B.

WORTH,

EDWARD HOOPES,
ELWOOn BURDSALL.

t'XECUTf VK COMMITTEi:.

EDWARD HOOPES.
HUGH McILVAIN,
WILLIAM DORSEY,
CLEMENT BIDDLE,
S. B.

.WORTH,

DANIEL UNDERHILL,
JOHN D. HICKS,
M.

FISHER LONGSTRKTII,

RACHEL T. JACKSON,
ANNA M. HOPPER,
MARTHA G. McILVAIN,
JANE

P.

DOWNING,

HANNAH W. HAYDOCK.
MARGARET G. CORLTES,
CAROLINE UNDERHILL,

ANNA

M.

FERRIS.

J[acult8-

EDWARD

H. A1AG1J>L, A. M., Frincipal.

PHKBE W. FOULKE,

WILLIAM

B.

MARIA

PHILLIPS, A. M.

L.

SANEORD.

THOMAS W. LAMB,

THOMAS

S.

Matron.

FOULKE,

A. M.,

M. D.

Supkrintendent.

mtm

of

iauBrnmeni

EDWARD
Principal,

H.

and

MAGILL,

Instruction.

M,

A.

and Professor of the Latin and French Language-;

'PHEBE W. FOULKE,
Matron.

WILLIAM

B.

PHILLIPS,

Professor of the Greek, and

MARIA

L.

A.

:\I.,

German Languages.

SANFORD,

Professor of History.

Professor of Mathematics.*'

THOMAS W. LAMB,

A.

xM.,

M.

D.,

Professor of Chemistry and Physiology.

*The
ham.

duties of this chair are, at present, performed by

Susan

J.

Cunning-

THOiMAS

FOULKE,

S.

SupcriiUiiRlciU.

SUSAN

J.

CUNNINGHAM.

Teacher of Mathematics.

SUSAN W.

J

ANNE Y,

Teaclier of Peninansliip and Botany.

ELIZABETH

G.

MACY,

Teacher of Elocution.

MARY

L.

AUSTIN,

Teacher of Latin, and of English Branches.

WALTER WOOD,

A. B.,

Teacher of the Latin and Greek Languages.

ELIZABETH
Teacher of

Englisli

D.

STORER,

Grammar and

ESTHER

J.

A. B.

Practical Chemistry.

TRIMBLE,

Teacher of English Literature, Rhetoric and Elocution.

SAMUEL

S.

GREEN,

B.

Teacher of Mathematics.

S.,

RECTINA ESPY,
Teacher of French.

ELIZABETH

S.

OWEN,

Teacher of English Branches.

JOSEPH

B.

DAVIS,

Teacher of Physics and

MARY

H.

P.

Civil

C. E.,
Engineering.

ROCKWELL,

Librarian.

Maw-mMmmmMw ^ffmemb.

JOSEPH LEIDY,

ls\.

Professor of Natural

SUSANNA

P.

D.,

LL D.

History.

CHAMBERS,

Teacher of Free-hand Drawing.

WILLIAM

E.

KERN,

Teacher of Mechanical Drawing.

tudijnff)

Department

Collegiate

JUNIOR CLASS.

....
......

Acton, Sarah Hall,

Salcin,

Magill, Helen,

Swaiihmore Cullege.

Miller, Elizabetii Clarke,

Moore, Hetty Townsend,

....

Lydia Maria Child,

Pierce,

.

.

.

.

.

.

Taylor, Lownde?,

Worth,

J(»lin Sharplfcss,

.

.

N.

J.,

Morris, N. Y.

Sandy Spring, Md.
l*lea<antville, N. Y.
West Chester.
Cuatesville.

.

SOPHOniORE CLASS.
Athens, N. Y.

Jiedoll, Jiradhury,

Byerly, Martha Gibson,

Conrow, George E.

B.,

Darlington, Alice Lea,

Deacon, Joseph
Ellen

P:van.s,

F.,

.

Hall,

Anna

Amy

William.^,

Hibbard, Mary,

.....
.....

Herman,

Lukens, Annie Mary,
Price, Ferris Walton.

Steele,

.

.

.

.

.

....
....

Letchworth, IClizabeth Thornton,

.

.

.....

Mary Goldsmith,
John Hall,

Procter,

.

.

Titus Valentine,

Haviland, Ali'rcd Tredway,
Hoope.-J,

*

.

.

H

Fairlaud), .Joseph Maris,
Griiien,

....
....
....
....
.

.

Wt)olston. Elizabeth Stdckton,

.

Orange, N. J.
Philadelphia.
I'hiladelphia.

Mount Holly, X.

J.

Wist Chester.
i\L'dia.

Brooklyn, N. Y.
S\v;iiihniore.

Millbrook, X. Y.

Philadelphia.
Phi!adolj)hia.

Philadelphia.

Gwyncdd.

New

Brighton.

.

Philadi'lphia.

.

^^t.

Pottstown.
Wa-h.in„M-.ii,

Md

10

FRESHMAN
Bilderback, Alfred,

.

.

John Brooniall,
Cavender, Mary,
Courow, William Henry,
Cooke, Samuel Boone,
Bootli,

Corlies,

CLASS.

.

Philadelphia.

.

Waynesville, Ohio.

.

Dover, Del.

Philadelphia.

Poughkeepsie. N.

Franklin Haines,

Cowgill, Alice Clark,

Waynesville, O.

Evans, David,
Field,

Fannie

Ellis,

.

.

.

.

Lewis, John Reece,
.

Howard White,

Lord, Ellen,

Westvillo, N. J.

Philadelphia.

.

.

Orange, N.

J.

Philadelphia.

Levi,

Mcllvain, Martha,

Roberts, Susan Abbott,

Korristown.

Media.

Lippincott, Franklin,

Pan coast, Ada Byron,
Richards, John Kelvey,

Titusville.

Philadelphia.

Jr.,

Thomas

J.

Cedarville, Ohio.

Taiua<jua.
.

Jones, William Hill,

Mattson,

City.

Phihidelt)hia.

Woodstown, N.
.

.

Hoopes, Barton,

Brooklyn, N. Y.

Xew York

Walter Haydock,
Hancock, Lydia Lippincott,
Hanes, Lizzie,
Harrison, Annie P.,
Heilner, Benjamin Franklin,
Hooper, Edith Robinson,
GrifFen,

Lippincott,

Salem, N. J.
Chester.

.

.

.

Iron ton, O.

Burlington, N. J.

.

Lydia Paul,

Philadelphia.
Philadelphia.

.

.

Jenkintown.

Valentine, Richard K.,

.

Brooklyn, N. Y.

Washburn, Franklin Joshua,
Wharton, William Rodman,

.

Satterthwait,
Scull,

Anna Malandra,

.

Woodstown, N.

.

Sing Sing, N. Y.
Philadelphia.

J.

Y

Pl\EPARATOE\_Y

D EPARTMENT
^ja:

CLA.SS A.
Barker, William

New

8.,

Biddle, Anne,

Chaddsfbrd.

,

Bradley. Anluir W..

rhiladelnhia.

.

Brooke, C'harle?,
Brooinall,

West Uaverford.

,

John Martin,

Bunting. George Miller,

:\Icdia.

Darby.

.

Ciidwallader, William Yardley.

Cady, Alice May,

Yardleyville.
.

Columbus.

.

Cape May, X. J.
Baltimore, Md.

Cake, Horace Mann,

Canby, Laura,
Cavender,

.

Elliott,

Philadelphia.

(Jiuirlcs.

Comly, Helen

Mary

Trunii),

Byberry.

.

Wilmington. Del.

Piatt

Fairlamb, Thomas Howard,

Media.

.

Godet, Rachel Barker,
Hall, Charles Jones,

Philadelphia.
Philadelphia.

.

Harbaugh, Caroline Mary,
Harbaugli, Sophroiiia Elizabeth,

Sewickley.
Sewickley.

.

Old Westbury, X.

Hicks, i'hebe.

Hunt, David,

Anna

Philadelphia.
Miller,

Hillsboro', Va.

.

Keese, Oliver,
Kelly, Levi Hatton,

Titusville.
.

Wayuesville, Ohio.

.

Darby.

Lippincott, William Vinieum,

Longstreth, Elizabetli Jackson,

Washington, D. C.

New Hope.

Magill, ('halkley Harvey,
Magill, Endora,

.

McClure, James Traiiuair,
Mcllvaii),

Y

Catasauqua.

.

Jamison, Kate,

Janney,

Brighton.

Norristown.

Bedell, Eruina,

Emma,

.

McKinley, William Gibson,
Merritt, Daniel Tobey,

Swarthniore College.
Phila.l.dphia.

Phihulelphia.

Harrisburg.
.

Millbrook^X. Y.

12
Middlctoii, Artliur Howell,

Mitchell,

Edwin,

Multbrd,

Mary

.

MiHville, N. J.

B.,

Ogdeii, Clement Reeves,
Ovjiitt,

Eugenia

Woodi)ury, N. J.
Bennington, Vt.

Estella,

Pardee, Mei'it William,
Patterson,

Mary

Columbus.

New

Lizzie,

Thomas,
Kidg-way, William Hance,
Koberts, John S., .Ir.,

Price, Ferris

Kiitter,

Sloan, Rachel,

Bmedley, Mary Martin.
Smith, William Tabor,

Castle.

Philadelphia.
.

Coatesville.

Brooklyn, N. Y.

....

Hester KnifFen,

Tacony.
Philadelphia.

Jr.,

.

Philadelplua.

Philadelphia.

Willistown.

.

Brooklyn, N. Y.

Steward, Charles Massey,

Trenton, N. J.

Thomas, Edwin,
Tomkinson, Maggie Skillman,

Catasauqua.
Philadelphia.

Tomlinsou, Evans Hutchins,

Mt. Holly, N.

Troth, Oliver,

Medford, N.

Twining, Rebecca Roman,

Yardleyville.

....

Walker, Richard Lawrence,
Walter, Emile,

J.

J.

Jr.,

New York

City.

Englewood, N. J^

Watson, Isabella Grier,
Whinery, Leoua M.,

Sewickley.

Willets, Charlotte Moore,

Jericho, N. Y.

Willets, Matilda,

Jericho, N. Y.

Salem, Ohio.

Will its, Mary,

Maiden Creek.

Wimer,

Philadelphia.

Caroline,

Worth, William Penn,

Coatesville.

.

Yarnall, Maggie Thomas,

Media.

CLASS
Battel le, Frederick Cutler,
Battelle,

William Smulj,

,

.

Philadelphia.
Phiiadelpliia.

Beatty, Ella Maria,

Media.

Bunting, Harry Mulford,

Philadelphia.

Chamberlain, Henry Clarence,

Camden, N.

....
....

Chambers, Simon Bernard,
Colley, Edward,
I'olley, Prank,

J.

Philadelphia.

AVashington, D. C.

Washington, D. C.

i:;

Corlios, riicl.c

l'oiighkefj)>ie, N. Y.

I..,

Norristown.

Corson, NoriiKiii Bcnjinniii,

Morton.

Davison, Aloxaiulcr Youni:

Edward,
.F;iines Ucuhen,

DuiuVwrc,
Eriixlaiul,

FotU'niiaii,

riioinas

Frederick City,
(

.

Moore,

Philadelphia.

Field, II<Mirv Cromwell,

Brooklyn, N. Y.

Fouiko, Abigail Walton,
Guitennan, Joseph Alexandei
Harl)aiin-!i, Sarah Springer,

Spring House.

Hatoh,

Ciiarle.--

Port Carbon.
Sewickley.

Edward Lv\,

Titusville.

Old Westbury, N. Y.

Hicks, Kachel.

Howard,

ICliza'oeth,

Orange, N.

.

J.

Jones, ('aniline Haydock,

Thnu! Tuns

Julian, !'\rederick Hoover,

Centreville, Ind.

Kinscy, Charles Satterthwaih

Jenkintown.

Miller,

Neale,

Md

lolnmbns, Ga.

Hannah John,
Mary Louisa,

.Media.

Brooklyn,

^'.

Y.

Osborn, Charlie,

Middletown, N. J.

Osborn, Frank,

Middlotown, N. J.

0;sborn, i\Iary W.,

Middletown, N. J.

Alameda,

Paneoast, Albert,
Pancoast,

Anne

Cal.

Sharpstown, N. J.

Cooper,

Pancoast, Franklin,

Sharpstown, N. J.

Parrish, Mary,

Riverton, N. J.

Patterson, Anna,

Risdon, Sai-ah,

New

.

Roberts, Rebeeca

Castle.

^[ount Holly, N.

.

Hum,

Philadelphia.

Shedwick, George Washington,
Smedley, Rebecca Garrett,

Willisiown.

Smith, (.Tcorge Peyton,

Phihulelphia.

Webster,

Tiioinas, Jr.,

Willet.s, Isaac D.,
Willet,s,

Philadelphia.

.

N. Y.
Old We'stbury, N. Y.

Fln.-hing,

.

Walter Restore Jones,

Philadelphia.

Wimer, William Woodfield,
Wood, Thomas Dewees,
Zcll, iSaraJi

J.

Burlington, N. J.

McKeesport.
Wcatover, Md.

Jane,

CLASS

C.

Baeder, Hen ly Hudson,

Philadeli)hlu.

Beattv, John I'ranklin,

Media.

14
Bell,

Edmund

Hiiyes,

.

Bruere, John Hankons,
Jiurnley,

John Edward,

,

Cake, Edward Knight,

Lancaster.

Recklesstown, N. J.

.

Lenni.

Cape May, N.

.

Cassin, Isaac Sharpies?, Jr.,

J.

Philadelphia.

Cassin, John,

Philadelphia.

Clenunent, Samuel Walter,

Haddonfield, N.

E,

Clow, William E,

Comly, Franklin Ayers,
Cromwell, Es'erett,

White Marsh.

.

.

,

Brooklyn, N. Y.

.

Davis, Robert Jones,

Bordentown, N.

Davison, Lewis Drexel,

Morton.

Dick, John,

.

.

Dorsey, Frances,

.

Drawvant, Ellen

E.,

.

.

Philadelphia.

Elizabethtown.
Philadelphia.

Guiterman, William Swain,

Port Carbon.

Hall, Harrison Clarke,

Swarthmore.

Hart, Marilla C,

.

Fairton, N. J.

S.,

Philadelphia.

.

Henderson, Frank Clarence,

Philadelphia.

Henderson, Ida,

Philadelphia.

Heyer, Charles Henry Foster,

Hough, Emily Louise,
Lang, James Traquair,

.

Johnstown.

West Meriden. Conn.

.

Media.

Quakertown.

Lester, Annie,

Levis, Garrett Harrison,

Kelleyville.

.

Lewis, John Howard,
Lewis, Mary,

Oakdale.

.

.

,

.

Oakdale.

Lewis, William Ashbuil,

Lenni.

Linderman, Henry Richard,
Lippincott, Elisha Eden,

Philadelphia.

Magill, Beatrice,

Magill, Gertrude Burleigh,
Magill, Francis Gardner,

Mench, Adaline,

Frank

.

Long Branch, N.

Philadelphia.

.

Philadelphia.

Mitchell, Jeannie Carr,

Philadelphia.

Moore, Thomas Leggett,

Moore,

.

Marmaduke Waverly,

Keale, George Henry,

J.

Swarthmore College.
Swarthmore College.
Swarthmore College.

Sibley,

Mitchell,

J.

Philadelphia.

Fetterman, Elizabeth Crawford,

Hallowell, William

J.

Philadelphia.

.

Sandy Spring, Md.
Philadelphia.

Brooklyn, N. Y.

15
Ni'wliiill,

AniiH

Fancoust,

Aiiiiir,

Patersoii,

Frank,

r.,

IMiiladelphiu.

.

.

Alameda, Cal.

.

West

.

Chester, N. Y.

Philadelphia.

Paxsoii, Aiilhoiiy Burton,
.

.

IMiilad('i]ihia.

Petor^oii, C'liarlcs Jjciuiiaii,

.

Philadelphia.

Pontii-ld, Blaiichci Carrie,

Perot,

Philadelphia.

Jr.,

I''raiici.«,

New York

George Menry,
Randolph, Natlianiel Archer,
Pott;!,

Scattergood, George Kersey,

Sharp, Benjamin,

.

.

.

Philadelphia.

.

Scattergood, Israel Middleton,

Philadelpliia.

Philadelphia.

.

Sharp, Leedom,

Philadelphia.

,

Philadelphia.

Shernier, Isabella Dillon,

Shenner, Joseph Hooker,

....

Mary

Philadelphia.

.

.

Shoemaker, Alvin Tomlinson,
Smith, Edwin,
Smith, James Chalmers,
Smith,

lialtimore,
.

.

Philadelphia.

Mount Holly, N.

Vandervoort, Abraiu,

Englewood, N.

Weaver, Valentine Wagnet,
White, Lydia Zabriskie,
White, Mary Frances,
Wilson Mary,

.

.

Achsah,

.

.

Younir, Alexander Davison,

LT

tt

.

MMA

('i>Jlr(fi(itf

J.

Alburtis.
(^lostcr,

N.

Closter,

N.

Wheeling,

Wilson, Daniel Mifflin,

J.

Brooklyn, N. Y.

.

Walter, Helen,

Emma

Md.

Philadelphia.
I'hiladelphia.

Elizabeth,

Tomlinson, William BrinkerhoH",

Yates,

City.

Chaddsford.

.

J.

J.

W. Va.

Dover, Del.
Columbus.

Morton.

VI ^^

f}p/>firf incut.

Juniors,

Sophomores,

1H

Freshmen,

.'51

I'/'c/m nitin-ij
Cla.ss

A,

m

t.

45

Class B,

Class C,

I>f/ni rt ni

()3

.

72

.

Total,

.

23H

16

rrui>i:iNT!s

145

Pen!isylv;ini;i,

New
New

Jersey,

i<^i«oi>i

.

28

York,
Maryland,

7

.

6

Ohio,

Washington,

1).

C,

Delaware,

3
3

California,

Indiana,

.

Virginia,

West Virginia,

.

Georgia,
Connecticut,

Vermont,
Total.

•236

SECTION

I.

ADMISSION.
A]){>licam^ for

utlinihsioii lo ilir

I'niiaruttny

Department

imist be

at least twelve years old.

No

student shall be adnulte;! witbout ssatisfaeioQ ic-iiniuniais of

good moral character; and

.students

coming from

anotlier college

or school shall prosent a certificate of honorable dismi.ssion i'rom

the institution

left.

Candidates for admission

to C'hiss

C

will

be cxaiiiim,<l

in

the ele-

ments of English Grammar, llca(lin<,% Spelling, M(Mlern Geography,
and in Arithmetic, through Decimal Fractions.
Candidates for admission

to the

advanced

classes of the Prepara-

tory Department, will be examined also in the studies of the classes

below that which they propose
Candidates for admission
in the ordinary

ratic

English

;

in

Freshman Class

brani;hcs;

Equations, and in the

Geometry

to enter.

to the

first

in

live

will

be examined

Algebra, as far as Quad-

books of Davies' Legendre's

Harkness' Latin Grammar, Harkness' Reader, and

Caesar de Bello Gallico

;

French (irammar and InFor the examination in either Latin

also in ^lagill's

troductory French Reader.

or French, an examination in the eleraentii of Chemistry, and Natural

Philosophy

will

be accepted as an equivalent.

Candidates for any higher
studies of the course which

however, as

in

all

cla.ss will

be further examined

precede those of that

cla.ss,

the exaniiiiations, real equivalents

in

tiie

for

which,

will

be ac-

cepted.

Students not candidates for

dt-i^rees

are <!xamined only so far us

to ascertain their ability to pursue tlw. studies of iht> class or chissea

which they propose

to enter.

Applications for admission

made

as early as possible

by

lor

tlu:

next school year should be

letter to the Principal,

.accompanied

by the required testimonials of gootl moral character.
Candidates must present theniselve,>< for examination at
o'clock, on Third-day, the 7lh of the Ninth Month. 187'J.

in

all cases

12

SECTION

11.

DEGREES.
In order

to

become a candidate

for the first degree, or the degree

of A. B., the student must have pursued twelve annual courses,

which comprise the studies of four years, with three studies
and have passed satisfactory examinations.

in

each

year,

No examination
at least

25 per

in

any course

cent, of correct

courses, two, at

least,

shall be

must have been

English Language and Literature

and Chemistry

;

deemed

and two

in

satisfactory, unless

Of

answers be given.

;

these twelve

Mathematics

in

oue in History

;

one in

;

one in Physics

an ancient or a modern language.

the remaining studies, a selection of such as are preferred

made from the regular course
The second degree, or the

For

.shall

be

as prescribed in the catalogue.

degree of A. M., will be given three

years after graduation to those students who, after receiving their
degree, shall have devoted themselves to scientific or literary

first

pursuits.

A degree of
satisfactorily

C. E. will be given to those students

completed the course

in Civil

who

shall

have

Engineering, as explained

in the next section.

in

Every facility is ofiPered to those wlio wish to become proficient
Students not candidates for degrees
Special Departments.

may
any

pursue their studies for a single year or for a longer period in

and they shall be enany department in which they
have completed the required studies, and passed a satisfactory

classes

whicb they are qualified

titled to certificates of proficiency in

shall

examination.

to enter

;

;

SECTION

111.

COUE^E CF STUDY.
I.

Class C.

MATHEMATICS.

Brook's- Korninl

V\'ritteii aiul

Brook's

Mental

Js'ornial

Arithmetic, lluougli percentage.

Glass B.

Normal Written and Brook's Norma] Mental

Brook'.s

Arithmetic,

finisiied

Brook's Algebra, begun.

;

Class A.
Brook's Algebra,
Legendres Geometry,

Freshman

Class.

tions;

;

to

Quadratic Equations;

Davies'

five books.

i

Algebra, through

Quadratic EquaGummere's Plane Trigonometry and Surveying
Alsop's

Gillespie's Surveying.

Lewis' Plane and Spherical Trigonometry,

Class.

Sopiio>roPvE

and Conic Sections

JixiOR Class.

;

Alsop's Algebra.

Davies' Analytical Geometry

;

Davies' Differential

and Integral Calculus.

N. B.

Candidates

for the

Degree of A. B. are required

to pur-

sue the Mathematical course until the end of the Soplnjmore Year;
those lor the Degree of C. E., until the end of the course.

II.

The required

ENGINEERING.

course' of study in this

department,

in

additiun to

the subjects below named, includes the entire Mathematical course,
ns exhibited in the

FliESHMAN

fir.-!t

article of this section.

Such optional stud-

be n.ssigned as the time of the student shall allow.

ies will nls.i

YiOAlt.

Geumetiicai Drawing.

Isometrical Drawing.

BoPiK^Muiii;

Yj:.\i:.

Drawing.

Shallows and
veyini'-

Theory of Projections.

Phy.-ics.

Descriptive Geometry.

Line;ir Perspective.

and use of Instruments.

Tinting.

Physics.

Shading,

Land Sur-

:

20

Ju>'iOR

Year.

Mechanics.

Drawing.

Work

Drawing.

Machine-

Conctruction,

including

Topographical

Lettering.

Railroad

and Lectures upon the

subject.

Theory, ad-

Senior Year. iNlechanics. Resistance and .strength
Fundamental principles of Trussed Bridges.

of Materials.

Field

justment and use of Instruments.

This subject

taught by Text books and Lectures, and sufficient

is

practice to enable a diligent student to acquire a good knowledge of

ordinary Held operations.

CHEMfSTRY.

m.

The instruction in Cherjistry includes practice in the Laboratory
under the supervision of an instructor, the study of text books, and
It comprises the following courses, distributed

lectures.

through,

four years, viz
1.

2.

Simple Manipulations and Synthesis.
Elements of Inorganic and Organic Chemistry, and Chemical

Physics.
3.

Qualitative Analysis.

4.

Quantitative Analysis.

First Year.
2.

1.

Taking the

Specific Gravity of Solids

Preparing solutions

Precij^itates.

4.

in diflercnt Solvents.

and Liquids.
3.

tion and sublimation.
5. Preparing distilled
Use of the Blow-pipe with simple substances.

ing colored

flames.

Tinctures and
pressions.

IL

Preparing

Preparing Crystals by fusion, evapora-

8.

Preparing Inks.

Essences.

9.

water.
7.

6.

Prepar-

Preparing

Taking Photographic im-

10.

Electroplating.

12. Tests.

Second Year.

Elements of Inorganic Chemistry, v>'ith text book,
in connection with which students ex perinoen tally demonstrate for themselves the lead>ing facts and principles of
the science, by work in the Laboratory.
Chemical Physics
and Organic Chemistry cominenced.

Third Year.
istry.

Chemical Physics and Elements of Organic ChemPreparing Re-agents for Qualitative Analysis.

Qualitative Analysis commenced.

Fourth Year.
of:
2.

1.

Qualitative Analysis

in

the

Humid and Dry Way,

Thirty aqueous or acid Solutions of simple salts;

Thirty dry substances, containing one acid and one base,

by the Blow-pipe;

3.

Four

to ten Solutions with three to

21
six

Based,

ill

moups 4. Four to ten Solutiona
same group 5. Ten dry Subjitanccti,
Bases, ami aciils
0. Exainination of

(lilferent

with four Bases,

with three to six
Minerals.;

7.

;

the

in

;

;

Spectral Analysis, with the use of the Spec-

troscope and Microscope.
(Quantitative Analysis, in the Gravimetric or Volunietrie
•of:

1,

Iron

2,

;

Common

Salt

;

3,

Acetate of Lead

4,

;

Way

Arsenious

Acid; 5, Sulphate of Copjjer 6, Phosphate of Soda 7, Sulphide
of Mercury; 8, Sulphate of Lime; 9, Brass, and other substances.
;

;

The following Text and Reference Books are used in this DeYouman's New Chemistry; Barker's Chemistry;
Eliot and Storer's Manual of Inorganic Chemistry; Eliot and
partment, viz:

Storer's Qualitative Analysis
horst's

Blow-pipe Analysis

Wiihler's Mineral Analysis

;

;

Roscoe's Spectral

Analysis

;

Elder-

;

Nason's

Table of Reactions for Qualitative Chemical Analysis.
N. B. Candidates for Degrees are required to pursue the Chemi•cal

Course of the second year.
IV.

HISTORY.

This course includes Political and

Preparatory School, and

History and

Physical Geography

in

the

Geography are combined

throughout the entire course.

Class

Anderson's

C.

Grammar

School

History

of the

United

Seavey's Goodrich's History of the United States.
Anderson's History of England. History of the United

States.

Class B.

States, reviewed.

Class A.

Freshman

Anderson's Bloss's Ancient History.
Class. Liddell's History of Rome.

Sopno.MORE Class.

Smith's History of Greece.

Student's Gibbun.

History of Rome,

reviewed.

Medieval History.

Junior Class.

Senior

Student's

Gibbon.

History of Continental Nations.
Class. Constitution of the United States.

Modern

Guizot's His-

tory of Civilization.

Candidates for Degrees are required to pursue
years.
torical Course of the Freshman and Sophomore

N. B.

V.

II i>

NATURAL HISTORY.

taught by a series of eighty lectures, extendini,'
Freshman and Sophomore years, which all the students

This course

through the

ilu-

is

:

22
of these classes are required to atteud.

These lectures are open to

members of the College and Preparatory School. The
course includes Zoology, Comparative Anatomy, Physiology, Minall

the

All students attending these lectures are
and written examina-

eralogy and Geology.

.subjected to oral examinations once a week,

tions once a month.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE.

VI,

This course,

addition to the

in

Modern

Class A.

studies

below named, includes

Grammar

in the Preparatory School.

Literature.

Art of Composition.

Spelling and English

Declama-

tions.

Freshman

Class.

Modern

Ait of Composition.

Literature.

Es-

says and Declamations.

Sophomore

History of Modern and Medieval Literature.

Class.

Rhetoric.

Essays and Declamations.

English Classics.

Ju>'iOR Class.

Essays and original

Rhetoric.

Declamations.

Senior Class.

on English

Lectures

Language and

Literature.

Lectures on Rhetoric and Criticism.

The following

text

and reference books are used

in this

depart-

ment, viz
Cleveland's Series

Literature.

;

Shaw's Manual

;

Chamber's En-

cyclopedia; Allibone's Dictionary of Authors; Dr. Thomas' Biographical Dictionary; Griswold's American Authors
tures on the English

Hart's; Xewman's;

Rhetoric.

;

Marsh's Lec-

Language.
Whately's Elements; Coppee's

Elements.

N. B.

Candidates for Degrees are required

course of the
says,

Freshman and Sophomore

to

years,

pursue the English

and

to

prepare Es-

throughout the course.
VI!.

Class

C.

Phonetic Spelling.

Fourth Reader.

Class B.
Class A.

Reader.

Declamations.

Hillard's

Enunciation of Words.

Hillard's

Declamations.

Phonetic Spelling.
Sixth

Enunciation of Words.

Declamations.

Phonetic Spelling,
Fifth Reader.

ELOCUTION.

Enunciation of Words.

]\Iurdock

Hillard's

and Russel's Vocal Culture.

23

Fhkshman

Muidock und UusseH'B Vocal

Class.

Julius

(.'iiltiiie.

Seleclions from Classicii! Eriglisli Autliors.

Cjcsar.

Dec-

lamations.

SoPHOMOKE

Ci>ASS.

Morciuiiit of

Jl'Niok Class.

Sknior Class.
N. B.

Weekly Declamations,
Weekly Declamations,

This course

is

Tempest.

Venice.

English Authors.

frotu Classical

Selections

Declamations.

original and selected.
original

and

selected,

rctjuired of all the students in the College

and Preparatory School.
LATIN.

VIII.

Grammar and

Cla.ss B.

Harkness'

Class A.

Harkness' Grannnar.

Caesar begun.

Reader.

Ca'sar.

Harkness' Latin Prose

Grammar.

Harkness' Prose Com-

Composition.

Freshman

Class.

Harkne.ss'
Virgil.

position.

Sophomore

JuNfOR Class.

Horace, Odes.

De

Tacitus'

Grammar.

De

Claris Oratoribus,

De

Zumpt's Gran) mar.

Agricola

Class.
Zurnpt's

The following works

Cicero,

Amicitia.

Prose

II:irkncs.s'

Livy.

Cicero's Orations.

Senectute and

Senior

Grammar and

Harkness'

Class.

Composition,

and

Germania.

Juvenal.

of reference are used in this Department, viz:

Kiepert's At^as Antiquus; Long's and Findlay's Classical Atlases;

Baird's Classical

Manual;

Roman

Anthon's Greek and

Ilarasay's

Roman

Anticjuities;

Antiquities; Smith's Classical

Dic-

tionary.
IX

GREEK.

German

or French

is

gen-

erally substituted in this Institution, but the following course

is

pro-

For the study of

this

language that of

vided for those who desire

it:

Hadley's Grammar.

Xenophon's Anabasb.

Arnold's Prose Comj)Osition.
Sophomore Class. Hadley's Grammar.

Xenophon's Anabasis.

Freshman

Class.

Homer.

Junior Class.

Arnold's Prose Composition.
Selections from

Greek Literature.

(Grammar and

Greek Literature.

Grammar and

Composition.

Senior Class.

Selections from

Composition.

24

FRENCH.

X.

Class B.

Ohouquet's First Lessons.

Grammar, Etymol-

Magill's

Conversa-

Introductory Reader, begun.

Magill's

ogy.
tions.

Cla&s a.

Magill's

Grammar, Syntax.

Freshman Class

Magill's Prose and Poetry.

et

Chapsal.

Themes.

Junior Cla&s.

Conversations.

Siecle de Louis

r AUeraagne.

Themes.

Racine.

Selections from

Grammaire Francaise de Noel

Modern French Authors.

Sophomore Class.

Introductory

Magill's

Conversations.

Reader, finished.

XIV.

Mnie. de Stael de

Conversations.

Corneille.

Essays

in

French. Conversa-

tions.

Senior Class.

Selections from

Moliere.

Essays in French.

Authors.

XI.

Freshman

Clabs.

Adler's

Sophomore

Otto's

German

Class.

tions

Contemporary French

Conversations.

GERMAN..

German Grammar.

Whitney's and

Readers.

Otto's

German Grammar,

completed.

from Authors of the Romantic School.

deutschen Literatur (Evans).

Junior Class.

Whitney's
Lewes'

Schiller.

life

Literatur (Weber).

Senior Class.

Grammar

Selec-

Abriss der

Conversations.

(Syntax).

of Goethe.

Carlyle's

life

of

Geschichte der deutschen

Essays in German

Conversations.

Geschichte der deutschen Literatur (Vilmar).

Selections from Goethe, Lessing,
life of Lessing.
Essays in
Heine and Contemporary German Authors.
German. Conversations.

Stahr's

In addition to the courses of study above enumerated. Penmanis taught on the Spencerian system to all the classes of the
Preparatory School. Instruction is also given in Free-hand and

ship

Mechanical Drawing, and in Short-hand Reporting, upon Andrew
J. Graham's Steno-Phonographic System.

REaUIRED AK^D ELECTIVE STUDIES.
The following

is

a synoptical view of the Required and Elective

Studies in the various classes of the College

The

figure following each

indicates the

and Preparatory School.

number

of exercises per

:,

•ii)

week

that study.

in

It

one year

rcr]iiins

to

complete an annual

course in a study recited four tinics u week, two yearn
recited

but twice a week.

Studies increase

It

number,

in

will

il'

it

\h:

be observed that the Elective
required studies diminlKh aH

wliile the

the classes advance.

Except
cient

for special causes, students are required to select a siilH-

number

make

of the iJlective Studies to

not

less

than

Jiflceii

nor more than twenty exercises per week, exclusive of Heading,

Writing and Drawing.
Elective Studies are to be selcc^tcd at

under the advice and direction
Guardians, whose attention

is

ol" tin;

the?

beginning of the year,

Facidty and

ol'

invited to this synopsis.

Parents and
Tin* ^^udi<.H

thus chosen are not to be changed or drop[)ed <luring tlw year, except by vote of the Faculty.

CLASS
Requiuki)

S'ruDiias.

C.

Reading and Speaking,

Mathematics, 4; English Grammar.
History, 2; Spelling, 4; Writing, 4.

Coinpusition, 1;

•">
:

'.\
\

Gengrai)iiy,

Natural History, 1; Mcchaniral l)ra\vinL^

Ei.KOTiVK Studiics.

Free-hand Drawing,

:)

;

Phonography,

CLASS
Rkqiiihei) Studii-s.

-J

.').

B.

Composition,
Reading and Speaking,
Geography, 2; History, 2 Spelling, 2;
'2

1

;

Malrhematics, 4;

Writing,

o;

;

:

2.

Latin, 4; I'rench, o;

Ei-EfrrivE Studies.
Physics, 2

;

Natural History,

Free-hand Drawijig,

'5

:

English Grammar', 3;

Mechanical Drawing, 3

;

Phonography,

CLASS
REQurREi) Studies.

1

;

'^.

A.

Reading and Speaking, 2; Composition,

1

;

Mathematics, 4; History and Geography. 2: Spelling, 2;
Writing,

2.

Elective Studies.
ture,

*This

is

ft

2

;

Physiology, 2; Rhetcuic and English Litera-

Latin, 4

ri(iiiire(l

both Frciioli and Latin.

suily

;

French, 3

in clii-ssrs

\ imd

;

English Ciraramar*, 3

H, except for

lliosi-

who

;

i..ko

;; ;

26

Natural History, 1 Mechanical Drawing, 8
Free hand Drawing, 3 Phonography, 8.

Physics, 2

;

;

;

;

FRESHMAN CLASS.
Kec^uired Studies.

Elocution, 2

Composition,

;

4; History, 2; Natural History

Elective Studies.
ture,

2

Physics, 2
ing, 3

Physiology, 2

;

;

Mathematics,

Rhetoric and English Litera-

;

;

;

;

;

Free hand Drawing, 3

;

;

French, 3
German, 3 Greek, 4
Chemistry, 2 Writing, 2 Mechanical Draw-

Latin, 4

;

1

1.

Phonography,

;

3.

SOPHOIVIORE CLASS.

Re^uiked Studies.

Elocution, 2; Composition,!; Mathematics,.

4; Natural History,

Elective Studies.

1.

History, 2

Civil Engineering, 4; Physiology,

;

2; Rhetoric and English Literature, 2
3

;

German, 3

;

Greek, 4

Physics, 2

;

Mechanical Drawing, 3
Phonography, 3.

ing, 2;

;

Latin, 4; French,

;

Chemistry, 2

;

Writ-

Free-hand Drawing, 3

;

;

JUNIOR CLASS.

Required Studies.
Elective Studies.
1

;

Elocution, 2
History, 2

;

Civil Engineering, 4

ture,

2

;

;

Composition,
;

1.

Natural History,

Rhetoric and English Litera-

;

German, 3»; Greek, 4
French, 3
Chemistry, 2 Mechanical Drawing, 3 Free-

Latin, 4

Physics, 2

;

Mathematics, 4

;

;

;

hand Drawing, 3

;

Phonography, 3

;

;

Physiology,

2.

SENIOR CLASS.

Required Studies.
Elective Studies.
1

;

Elocution, 2; Composition,

Civil Engineering, 4

ture, 2

;

I.

History, 2; Mathematics, 4; Natural History,

Latin, 4

;

;

Rhetoric and English Litera-

French, 3

;

German, 3

;

Greek, 4

Physics, 2; Chemistry, 2; Mechanical Drawing, 3; Free-

hand Drawing. 3

;

Phonography,

3.

SECTION

IV.

GENERAL INFORMATION.
LIBRARIES.

The Libraries of the College iiuw coniain about, (ifteeii hundred
The General Library is accessible to all tiie students

volumes.

according to rules established by thq Faculty, and is open twice a
week during term time for the delivery of books, on Fourth and

Seventh days of each week, from two to three o'clock P. M.
open every evening to teachers and mend)ors of the household.

The Anson Lai)ham Repository
lection

of

It

is

contains, as yet, but a small col-

Friends' books, which are at

times

ail

accessible to

and members of the household.

teachers, students

PHYSICAL CULTURE.
Regular daily exercise

in

the open

air

required of all the

is

students, for which the extensive grounds connected with the College
afford

ample

A

facilities.

large

gymnasium has been

erected during

the preseut year and well supplied with suitable apparatus.
is

open every day

the voluntary exercise of boys

for

and they

and

This

girls, in

regular instruction from a nonThese exdrcises consist almost
entirely of the sn-callcd light gymnastics, and no effort is required
of any student, which cannot bo safely and prolitably umlortaken by

sepai'ate classes,

all receive

resident Professor of Gymnastics.

any one

in

good health.

RELIGIOUS EXERCISES.

While care

is

taken

to

inculcate the doctrine that

religion

is

a

matter of practical daily life, and is not confined to the observance
of set forms or the promulgation of religious tenets, the rogulur
assend)ling of ourselves for religiou> purposes

is

not ncglcete<l.

()»

28
First-day morning a religious meeting

is

held, attended by students,

members of the household, and occasionally by visiting
The exercises of each day are terminated by a general

teachers and

Friends.

meeting

for

reading selected portions of Scripture, and other

able books, followed by a

suit-

period of silence before retiring for the

night.

VISITING.
Students are not allowed

to receive visitors

on the

day of the

first

days by parents or guardians,
or by near relatives approved by parents or guardians, but general
Students must not be interrupted in their
visiting is discouraged.

week.

They may be

visited on other

studies or recitations at

any

time.

in Education, and desirous of
examining the methods of instruction and discipline at Swarthmore,
will always be welcome and should, when convenient, visit the institution between the hours of eight and twelve A. M.

All

persons

who

are interested

Parents and guardians are requested not to ask permission for
students to leave the College during term time, unless circumstances

render

it

absolutely necessary.

TERMS AND VACATiONS.
Commemoration Day is the
The School year commences
forty-two weeks.

last

Students are not admitted for a shorter period

than the current school year, but
yeai', if

prepared

Fourth-day of the Sixth monih.

ten weeks thereafter, anrl continues

may

enter at any time during the

to join existing classes.

Besides the vacation of ten weeks in

Summer,

there

will

be a

vacation of two weeks at Christmas.

OUTFiT.
Although no form of dress
ple attire as

is

is

prescribed for either sex, such simlife is especially recommended.
and elaborately trimmed dresses are

appropriate to school

Ear-rings, bracelets, necklaces
prohibited.

Students should be supplied with six towels, six table napkins,

two clothes bags, a wrapper, slippers, umbrella, and the requisite
toilet articles.

the owner.

Every

article

must be marked with the

full

name

of

2f)

CITY OFFICE.
Small jmckagcs not
he

Ici't

.st'iiL

din'cLly

care of William Doisey,

ill

l<i

(lie

("^llego

jMarkct

!)2.'i

by oxjjross inny

nt., Piiil;ul(3l{)liia.

EXPENSES.
For itESlDKN

NTi'DKN'iH

r

per year, of which one-half

(lie
is

price of board

payable

in

and

tuition

i.s

S'ioO

advance, and the remain-

first of the Second month.
For DAY scnoj.ARS the price i« $200 per year, of which one-half
payable in advance, and the remainder on the first of the Second

der on the

is

month.

A

The day

scholars dine with the resident students.

proportionate deduction

after the

is

made

to those students

who

enter

opening of the school year.

Pupils buy their

own

and those who pursue the study

stationery,

of Practical Chemistry pay for the chemicals which they use in the

Laboratory.

Books are

furnislied for the use of students, without expense, but

they are held responsible for the abuse of these as well as of

all

other College property.

TmCUE

AllE

No KXTRA CHARGES.

PAYMENTS.
Payments are

to

be

made by check

or draft to the order of Wil-

liam Canby Biddle, Treasurer, ))ayable at 51 ;< CJommerce Street,
Philadelphia.

M

N UTES

1

KIGHTH ANNUAL

MI';ETIN(J

STOCKHOLDERS

SWARTHMORE CoLLEGE.
HELD TWELFTH

r H

MBRRIHKW

I

L

A

MO. FIFTH,

1) !:

L r

& SON. BOOK:
13:')

ii

i

a

:

AND JOH

Nnrlh Third Street.
1872.

1871.

PRINTKliS.

:

M
At
more

.

:

the Eiglilh Aiimuil
College, held at

N U

I

r

E8

Meetiiiir of the

Race

:

Stockholders of Swarth-

Street Meeting House, Philadelphia,

Twelfth month 5th, 1871
THie Clerks being absent,

Annie Shoemaker and

Wm.

Canby Bid-

die were appointed Clerks for the day.

The Minutes of

the last

Annual Meeting were read and

ap-

proved.

The Reports of the Board

of

were read, approved, and referred

Managers and of the Treasurer
to the incoming Board for publi-

cation.

The changes

in the

By-Laws, as reported by the Board of Manand referred to the incoming Board for

agers, were read, adopted

publication.

The terms

of office of the following

Managers expired

at this

time

Barton Hoopes,

Henry

Joseph Wharton,

Rebecca Turner,

Edward

Mary S. Pancoast,
Hannah W. Haydock.

Merritt,

John D. Hicks,

C. Hallowell,

Hugh

iMellvain, Henry M. Lainix, E«lwd. Hoopes, Jos. M. TruWilliam Dorsey, Lydia W. Hall, Lydia Gillingham, Caroline Underbill, Elwood Burdsall and Daniel Underbill were appointed to nominate the Officers of the Corporation required by the
Charter,
e., two Clerks, a Treasurer, and eight Friends to fill the

man,

Jr.,

i.

vacancies in the Board of ilanagers.

John D. Hicks, Thomas H. Speakman
were appointed Inspectors of Election.

an<l

Kachel T. Jackson

The Nominating Committee made the following
3

report

:

34
Clerics.

Annie Shoemaker,

Clement M. Biddle,

Managers for four

John D. Hicks,
Hannah "W. Haydock,
Robert Willets,
Joseph Wharton,

years.

M. Flsher Longstreth,

Anna M. Ferris,
Henry C. Hallowell,
Elizabeth B. Smith,
Treasurer.

Wm. Canby
An

election

by

ballot was held,

Biddle.

and the Inspectors

i-eported the

the above officers unanimously elected.

The

attention of the meeting was directed to the importance of

providing suitable mechanical appliances for the use of the students,
furnishing the

Museum

mended

Managers' Report,

in the

with cases, and building a barn, as recom-

For these purposes the following

subscriptions were received

For Mechanical Appliances.

Deborah F. Wharton,
Rachel M. Biddle,

....

Lucretia Mott,
Hannah W. Haydock,
Lydia M. Stephens,
Jacob S. Bunting,
Letitia S. Cadwallader,

S 50 00

100 00
100 00
5 00

.

25 00
10 00
.

.

'

.

10 00

3300 00

For Cases for

Hannah W. Haydock,
Lydia M. Stephens,
Jacob S. Bunting,

Wm. Canby

Biddle,

Museum.
S 5 00

25 00
.

Edward H. Magill,
Edward H. Taylor,
Joseph Wharton,

the

10 00

25 00
25 00

50 00
100 00

$240 00

35

....
....
....
....
....
For a Barn.

ElWOOI) BUKDflALL,

Daniel Undkriiii.l,

Hugh McIlvain,
Edmund Webstku,

$100 00
100 00
50 00

50 00

50 00
25 00

Isaac Stephens,
Elizahetii W. Parrish,

S375 00

The

inoeting was informed that a Friend from

lege

— hy subscribing and

New York

Endowment Fund

offered to contribute to the General

had

of the Col-

paying for stock, during the ensuing year

—any portion or the whole of

five

thousand dollars,

to equal, within

that limit, all the contributions from all other sources paid in to the

Treasurer for the general purposes of the College.

Then adjourned.

ANNIE SHOEMAKER,
Clerk.

WM. CANBY BIDDLE,
Clerk for the

ilaj.

MAKAGEES^ REPORT.
Since the issue of the last Annual Report to the Stockholders, the
Managers have endeavored to exercise a careful supervision of the
institution committed to their charge, frequently visiting the College
individually, to observe for themselves the working of the various
departments, and holding the regular meetings required by the By-

Laws. They have,

in

conformity with

By-Law

8th, entrusted the gen-

eral supervision of the College during their recess to the

Executive

number. This Committee has
Committee,
attended
month,
to the appointment of the
met at the College once a
necessary Professors and Teachers, and the different employes of the
consisting of one-half their

and reported its
The harmonious relation existing between the Committee and the Faculty, and
their cordial cooperation in every measure calculated to promote
College, rendered the Faculty valuable assistance,

proceedings regularly to the Board for

the best interests of the College, are

strength and encouragement, and

its

felt

may

approval.

by

all to

be sources of great

well be regarded as an earnest

36

management of the institution. The ExecCommittee has appointed monthly, from its own number, a
committee of four, to visit the College at least once a week, and
to obtain from frequent actual observation that intimate knowledge
of the internal management of the institution which is indispensable to a full appreciation of its condition, its progress, and its present
needs, a knowledge which can be satisfactorily obtained in no other
of success in the future

utive

way.

The College

is

now

entering upon the third year of

its

existence

present consists of three classes,

The collegiate department at
Junior, Sophomore and Freshman,

numbering

whom

under the most favorable auspices.
fifty-six students,

of

seven belong to the Junior,

eighteen to the Sophomore and thirty-one to the

Freshman

class.

The

Preparatory School for the present year numbers one hundred and
seventy-eight students, divided, as heretofore, into three classes.

B

and

to

pursue a

While great care

C.

is

taken to

full classical course

offer to all

A,

an opportunity

of study, students are enabled, by

the introduction of the ojotional system, to

make

choice,

under the

advice and direction of the Faculty, and their parents or guardians,

may

of such a course as

be most congenial to their

tastes, or best

which they are likely

adapted

to the pursuits of life in

gaged.

This important change in the organization of the College,

while

necessarily involves a considerable increase of the corps of

it

instructors,

is

to

be en-

likely to prove eminently satisfactory to the friends of

the institution, enabling the College to meet more fully the wants

and thereby more nearly to fulfil the end for which
was originally established.
It has been a prominent object of the Board to secure the further
extension and development of the scientific course.
Dr. Joseph
Leidy has continued his course in Katural History to the Sophomore and Freshman classes. His lectures are also open to such

of all classes,
it

other students of the College or Preparatory School as

who do

may

desire

monthly examiThis course includes Zoology, Comparative Anatnations therein.
These lectures are
omy, Physiology, Mineralogy and Geology.
to attend, all

so being subjected to regular

by drawings and crayon sketches on the black-board,
and also, as far as possible, by natural specimens from our museum.
The establishment of a proper system for the continuous and
orderly collection and arrangement of objects needed to illustrate
these several branches of Natural History, has engaged the especial
attention of the Managers, and a Committee has recently been apillustrated

37
pointed to take charge of

tliis

subject.

Their hibors not l)eing com-

pleted no formal report has been made, but they have decided to

prepare plans at once for show cases to occupy

all

those parts of

tho rooms on the fourth floor of the central building which can

They propose

properly be so appropriated.

that

these

all

ca-ses

form a sightly and convenient whole; that they shall be well made of black walnut;
that a light gallery shall be constructed around the southern room
at such a height as to divide suitably the space between floor and
shall be uniform in design, so as

ceiling, thus

making

all that

to

space available; that the floor of the

by table show cases, while the
remain free for use as a lecture and
instruction room for such classes as may need to handle the specimens relating to their special studies; and finally, that from time to
northern room shall be occupied

floor of the southern

room

shall

time such parts of the entire suite of cases

first

determined on shall

be built as are needed for the exhibition of the specimens on hand,

and as the funds provided will allow.
The committee also propose that no
be received into the

Museum on

collection shall at

condition of keeping

it

any time
un])roken

and separate from other purchases or contributions, since such conwould prevent the placing of objects in their proper places,
the filling out of series by su])])lying deficiencies, the throwing out
of duplicates or worthless specimens, and in short the complete organization of the entire collection into a systematic and orderly ar-

dition

rangement.
Dr. Joseph Leidy, our Professor of Natural History, who has had

much

experience in such matters, and is acquainted with most
Amei-ican collections, has lately visited Vassar College, at the request of the committee, to inspect the arrangement of cases and objects in the

Museum

there,

and has prepared a plan,

in

accordance

with the principles named above, which he thinks adapted to our
use.
"Within a short time all will doubtless be in readiness to allow
of the building of cases for at least those minerals and other specimens which have already been contributed by the generosity of
several of our friends,

among which we would

particularly mention

by the heirs of our deceasetl friend,
John Jackson, of Darby, Pa., and we would invite those who perceive the importance of a good Museum, to aic^, by their contributions, in bringing ours, as speedily as possible, into a useful working
a valuable collection of

fossils,

condition.

A

special course in

Ilmnan and C'iunparativo Physiology has

38
been established for the more advanced students, and the course in

Chemistry

taught both by text books and lectures illustrated by

is

Additional

experiments.

Many

Chemistry.

have been provided

facilities

oratory for students wishing to

make

Lab-

in the

a special study of Practical

students, both in the College

and Preparatory

School, are availing themselves of these privileges, and a constantly

increasing interest

A

is

manifested in this important department.

competent man, of large experience, has recently been ap-

pointed to take the necessary steps toward establishing a regular
course in Civil Engineering.

He

will also take

charge of the de-

partment of Physics. For a fine case of superior apparatus illustrative of this department we are indebted to the kind liberality of
a member of the Board.
Intimately connected with Civil Engineering
chanical Drawing, which

is

is

the study of

continued with increased

facilities

Meun-

management as last year, and is pursued with
by a large number of students in the College and

der the same able

much

interest

Preparatory School.

A teacher
assist in

whose native language

combine with our former accurate
tions of the language, a practical

dium of conversation,
in the class

A

is

French has been employed

to

giving instruction in that language, thus enabling us to

for

drill in

the forms and construc-

knowledge of the same

as a

which opportunities are offered at

me-

table,

room, and during the hours of recreation.

course of instruction in English Literature and Rhetoric has

also been organized since the last Report, including instruction in

the Literature of our

own

country.

In connection with this de-

partment especial attention is paid to the correct -writing, reading
and speaking of the English Language, which is placed among the
required studies in all the classes of the school and College, from
the lowest to the highest.

The College Library has been

steadily increased during the past

year; appi'opriate provision has been

made for

its

accommodation

in

the Managers' Parlor, and a Librarian has been appointed to take

charge of the Library and school books belonging to the institution.
Many volumes have been contributed, and funds have been provi-

ded bv the
have been

liberality of private individuals.

Large contributions

from the Principal of the Institution, which
together with §200 from Friends' Social Union, of New York, and
?50 from Friends' Social Union, of Brooklyn, have been added to
receive(#

the Library fund.

The

first

catalogue of the Library has recently

:\9

tlie nunibc^r of volumes lias now reached 1318
and arranged upon the shelves under the follow-

been published, and

These are

classified

ing heads, viz: Scientific, Historical, Biograi)hical, Religious, Poetical

To

and Literary.

these are added, chiefly through the kind-

Washington Townsend, and Benjamin Lippincott, a large collection of Smithsonian Reports and Congressional Documents.
Through the kind liberality of our friend Anson Lapham, of
Skaneateles, New York, a room in one of the fireproof alcoves has
been furnished with cases and fitted up for a library, designed for
Friends' books, and tiiose which pertain to the history of the Society.
About one hundred and fifty volumes, and a small collection
ness of Joseph Henry,

of letters, engravings and photographs have already been deposited

here through the kindness of several of our friends

an especial

interest in this subject.

through the columns of the

who have taken

invitation has been extended,

" Friends' Intelligencer," to contribute

Library, but as yet the call has met with but

to the shelves of this

a feeble response.

An

It is believed that there are

many volumes

in

the

private libraries of Friends throughout the country, which they

would willingly contribute and which would be very properly deposited here.

The room has been named

the

Anson Lapham Reposi-

tory.

A

Gymnasium having

been erected, a Professor of Gymnastics

employed to train the boys and girls
During a portion of each day this building is
given up to the exclusive use of the girls. The required exercises
consist of light gymnastics which may be safely undertaken by any
one in good health. A gymnasium should be constructed exclusively for girls, upon tiieir own grounds, as soon as funds can be
from Philadelphia

is

i-egularly

in separate classes.

secured for that purpose.

We

cannot leave the subject of instruction without a passing

erence to our
tion of their

trial

of the co-education of the sexes.

mutual iufiuence upon each other

Our

for good,

ref-

convic-

through

and
and upon the common grounds, has been fully confirmed
by the experience of the past two years. There is no one connected
with the government and management of the College who is not

daily intercourse in the class-rooms, the dining-room, the halls
parlors,

entirely convinced of the excellence of the present system in this
respect,

and

it

has always been

felt

by us

to

circumstance that the adverse criticisms upon
those

who have never

visited

be a very encouraging
this subject

the institution, while

come from

many who have

;

40
previously doubted have been thoroughly convinced of the advantages of the system,

working

by

visiting the College

and seeing

practical

its

for themselves.

The Committee upon Grounds and Buildings has attended
fully to

the important duties devolving upon

it,

faith-

as the great im-

provements both within and without the College since the last report
abundantly testify. All the buildings have been repainted outside
several of the large chambers have been divided, the better to adapt

them

which they were designed additional chamup and furnished in the west wing to accommodate the increased number of students permanent seats, of the best
construction, have been provided for the general -study room the
two large front rooms on the second floor have been handsomely
furnished and lighted for the accommodation of the College classes
slates have been substituted for blackboards in many of the classrooms the Gymnasium has been finished and well supplied with
to the uses for

;

bers have been fitted

;

;

;

suitable apparatus

;

sheds have been provided for the horses of

strangers visiting the institution

the grounds have been further
improved by sodding, grading, and laying out additional walks and
drives and all of these improvements, and many others, have been
effected by the generosity of interested friends, who had already
done much, but with whom each additional gift seems but a pledge
;

;

of further liberality.

One
It

is

of the most important improvements

still

the opinion of the Superintendent and of the

needed

is

Farmer

a barn.
that the

want of suitable accommodations in this respect has entailed a considerable loss upon the institution during the past year.
That the duties of the Finance Committee have been thoroughly
performed will appear from the fact that the College still continues
In securing this desirable end much is felt to

to be self-supporting.

be due

For a

to the careful
full

referr. to

and conscientious labor of the Superintendent.

statement of the finances of the College the Committee

the Treasurer's Report.

There

is,

however, one important

point suggested by the Committee, to which the Board would agtiin
direct the attention of the Stockholders and friends of the College.
It

is

the great need which exists of a fund to enable students of

limited means to avail themselves of the full course of study at

Swarthmore.

Through

the liberality of a few friends,

some of the

present students are receiving their education at a reduced rate, and

a few thousand dollars invested for this purpose would supply a

most pressing present need.

By

retaining until the end of the course

41

many

stiulents in straitened circumstances, wIjo, throu^'li ability

faithful endeavor.-?,

profit

Swarthmore affords,
and teachers in religious

who could

fill,

menil)C'r.ship

with us wcnihl be prepared,

with credit to theiuselves and great advantage to the

Society of Friends, positions as instructors either in

pare students for our College

classes.

interest of $1,600 contributed to the

keep one student

who

the College

those schools throughout the country which are to pre-

itself or in

The

and

most by the opitortunitics wliicli
the standard of scholarship would be advanced,

would

Educational

Fund

will

a rate within the reach of most
The attention of the stockhold-

in the institution at

are likely to seek, admission.

and friends of the College is most earnestly directed to this subject, and to the vital importance of the early establishment of a liberal Educational Fund.
ers

Edward

Farrish resigned his position as President about the close

term.
The Managers accepted his resignation, and
unanimously adopted a resolution expressing their appreciation of
his valuable services in the origin and erection of the College, and
their personal regard for hira as one of the most faithful and de-

of the

first

voted friends of our cherished institution.

ers

In conclusion the Managers can but congratulate the Stockholdupon the present condition and future prospects of the College.

within the institution continues steadily to improve as
the organization becomes more and more complete; the standard of
scholarship is advancing with each successive year, while the

The order

range of studies
greater
the

is

number of

different

gradually extended by the employment of a
instructors,

departments

;

twenty being at present employed

the various appliances of the

in

College,

both within and without, are better adapted to the end for which
interested friends everywhere, as they bethey were designed
;

come convinced
its

founders, will

that Swarthmore

is

fulfilling the expectations

become more and more willing

to

contribute

of
lib-

erally to increase in every direction the capacity of the institution

was established. We feel
that there is every reason for thankfulness and encouragement in
view of the prospect before us, and yet we cannot forget that the
largest measure of success is only purchased by persistent and persevering eflbrt. That Swarthmore may do its whole work, all that
to

accomplish the great end

it is

capable of doing

guardians of to-day,

and unremitting:

in

for

for

which

it

our Society and the world at large, we, its
A rgu.s-eyed, jealous of every fault.*

must be

our watchful care.

:

42

TREASUKEE^S EEPORT
OF SUBSCRIPTIONS.
Wm. Canby

Biddle, Treasurer,

in account with

Swarthmore

College.

DR.
12th mo. 8th, 1870.

To cash balance received from Henry M. Laing,
mer Treasurer,
To cash received during the year from Philadelphia
.

.

60.

:

$7,375 00

.

.

CO

2,24'V

585 99

Interest,

Educational

New

.

248

.$

.....
......
....
....

Capital Stock,

Donations,

for-

Endowment Fund,

.

100 00

.

$10,307 99

York, Capital Stock,

Bftltimore, Capita] Stock,

.

.

7,625 00

.

.

25 00

.

Loan account, borrowed money,

4,000 00

$22,206 5&

CR.

By payments during

......'
.......

the year on drafts of the Finance

For construction account,
For furnishing account,
By cash on hand, 12 mo., 2d, 1871, deposited

Committee

:

$19,079 01
2,528 44

in Phil-

adelphia Bank,

$499 14

Deposited on interest, subject to call, amount of Educational Endowment P^uud,
.

.

.

100 00

599 14
$22,.:0tJ

59

WM. CANBY BIDDLE,
Philadelphia, Twelfth month.

We

have examined ihe above account of

Swarthmore

College,

compared

Treasurer.

2d, 1871.

it

Wm. Canby

Biddle, Treasurer of

with his voucliers, and found

it

correct.

CLEMENT BIDDLE,
ISAAC STEPHENS,
Auditors

Philadelphia, Twelfth month

4lh, 1871.

For the information of Stockholders and others
Treasurer appends the following

interested, the

:

43

General Statement of Receipts and Expenditures.
Keceipts.
Philadelphia

:

.....

Capital Stock,

.

Donations,

.

.

Endowment Fund,
Educational Endowment Fund,
.

.

Interest,

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$186,500 00
19,925 11

lOjCOO 00

.

100 00
.

.

6,501 16

$223,026 27
Baltimore

....
.....

:

Capital Stock,

Donations,

$10,375 00
550 00
10,925 00

iVisw

York
Capital Stock,

.

Donations,

.

$95,425 00

.

1,969 00

.

Endowment Fund,
Interest,

'

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

5,000 00

6,036 73

.

108,430 73

.....

Donations for Library, unexpended,

and Loss,

Profit

133 01
5,563 89

Loan Account, borrowed,

4,000 00
352,078 90

Expenditures.
Property

:

West

Dale,

$27,036 13

.

Construction account,

Furnishing account,

277,056 98
26,700 10

330,793 21

Expenses of Organization-,
Investments

Ground Rents,
Cash

10,686 55

:

in

Bank,

.

$10,000 GO
599 14
10,599 14

352,078 90

WM. CANBY BIDDLE,
Treasurer.

CHARTER.
An Act to incorporate Swarthmore

College.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of RepreCommonwealth of Pennsylvania in General AssemThat James Martin, John M.
bly met, and it is hereby enacted
Ogden, Ezi'a Michener, Mahlon K. Taylor, Thomas Ridgway, James
Section

1.

sentatives of the

:

W. Longstreth, William Dorsey,
William
Biddle,
Joseph Powell, Joseph WharC.
Edward Hoopes,
ton, John Sellers, Clement Biddle, P. P. Sharpies, Edward Parrish,
Levi K. Brown, Hugh Mcllvain, Franklin Shoemaker and their
associates and successors forever be, and they are hereby made and
constituted a body politic and corporate, under the corporate title of
Swarthmore College, and under that name shall have perpetual
succession, and are hereby empowered, and made capable in law, to
purchase, take, hold, and enjoy to them and their successors, lands,
tenements and hereditaments, stock, goods, chattels and effects;
-provided, the clear annual value thereof shall not exceed thirty
thousand dollars, and k) sell, demise, convey, assure, transfer and
dispose of their estate or interest therein, and also to improve and
augment, and apply the same, with the rents, issues, profits and income thereof, to the purposes of their institution; and the said
corporation, by the name aforesaid, shall and may sue and be
answer, and be answered defend,
sued, plead and be impleaded
and be defended, in all courts of law and equity, and shall have
power to make, have and use a common seal, and the same to change,
alter and renew at their pleasure, and also to make and execute
such by-laws, ordinances and regulations, not contrary to the laws
and constitution of this Commonwealth, as to them shall seem meet.
Section 2. That the said corporation be authorized to establish
and maintain a school and college, for the purpose of imparting to
persons of both sexes knowledge in the various branches of science,
literature and the arts, and the Board of Managers shall have power
Mott, Dilhvyu Parrish, William

;

;

;

45

upon the graduates of the said College, and upon others,
when, by their proficiency in learning, they may be entitled thereto,

to confer

such degrees as are conferred by other colleges or universities in
the United States.

Section
be

fifty

3.

That the capital stock of the

five dollars each,

to time to a

with the privilege to increase the same from time

sum not exceeding

three hundred thousand dollars, and

go into operation when the sum of
thousand dollars has been subscribed, and the stock shall be

the said school or college
fifty

said corporation shall

thousand dollars, divided into two thousand shares of twenty-

may

transferable in conformity with the rules
poration.

The meetings

and by-laws of the

shall be held annually

;

cor-

twenty- five stock-

holders shall form a quorum, and special meetings

may

be called

by the Managers at their discretion, and notice shall be given of the
annual and special meetings of the corporators, at least ten days
previous to the time at which they are to be held, by advertisement
in three daily newspapers, one published in the city of New York,
one in the city of Philadelphia and one in the city of Baltimore
the officers of the corporation shall be two clerks, a treasurer and
thirty two managers, all of whom shall be members of the religious
society of Friends, and shall be chosen by ballot from among the
stockholders at their annual meeting

;

but in case of failure to elect

the officers at the stated time, those in office shall continue until

The clerks shall be ex officio members of the
Board of Managers, and eleven members shall constitute a quorum
The government and direction of
for the transaction of business.
the said school and college, the appointment and employment of
professors and other officers concerned therewith, and the general
management of the afitiirs of the College, shall be entrusted to the
Board of Managers, who shall have power to enact such rules and
regulations not inconsistent with the constitution and amendments
thereto, adopted by the corporators as they shall see fit.
others are chosen.

HENRY

C. JOHNSON,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Signed,

JOHN

P.

PENNEY,

Speaker of the Senate.

Approved the

first

day of April, A. D., 1864.
A. G.

CURTIN,
Governor.

—
46

A SUPPLEMENT
To " An Act to incorporate Swarthmore College"
authorizing an increase of Capital Stock.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of RepresenCommonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly
met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That
the Board of Managers shall consist of thirty-two Mi^nagers, who
shall choose a President and Secretary from their own number, and
Section

1.

tatives of the

said officers shall affix the corporate seal

may

as

and

attest all

documents

be directed by the Board of Managers.

That the capital stock of said corporation may be
amount in the whole to five hundred thousand
dollars, and the said Managers may borrow money on bonds, to be
secured by mortgage on the real estate of the corporation to trustees
for the bond holders, to an amount not exceeding one hundred thouSection

2.

increased so as to

sand dollars.

Section

3.

That women, single or married, may be members of
and managers thereof.

said corporation

B. B. STRANG,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.

CHARLES

H. STINSON,
Speaker of the Senate.

Approved

the fourteenth day of April,

Anno Domini, one

thou-

sand eight hundred and seventy.

JOHN W. GEARY.
Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth,

Harrisburg, April

Pennsylvania,
,,

f

ss.

I

^

30, A. D. 1870.

:

DO HEREBY CERTIFY, That

the foregoing

and

a full, true and correct copy of the ori-

annexed is
ginal Act of the General Assembly, entitled "A Sup"^
plement to An Act to incorporate Swarthmore Colauthorizing an increase of capital stock," as the same remains
I

'

I

I
'"

'

lege,'

on

'

file in this Office.

In TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I havc hereunto

set

my

hand and

caused the Seal of the ^Secretary's Office to be affixed, the

day and year above

written.
J.

M.

AVEAKLEY,

Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth.

CONSTITUTION
OF

SWAETHMOEE

COLL'EGE

Article 1st. The capital stock shall be fifty thousand dollars,
which may be increased from time to time to any sum not exceeding
three hundred thousand dollars, to be divided into shares of the
value of twenty-five dollars each, transferable on the books of the
Association only with the consent of the Board of Managers.

Article 2xd.
beld on the

first

The annual meetiug of the stockholders
Third-day

in the

shall be

Twelfth month, at 3 o'clock P.M.,

A clerk and assistant clerk, who shall
members of the Board of Managers, shall be appointed
at each annual meeting, who shall make and preserve regular minin the city of Philadelphia.

be ex

officio

utes of the proceedings, subject to the adoption of the meeting at

the time.

Special meetings

written request of

Article 3rd.

any

may

be called by the clerks, at the

tvt^enty stockholders.

The management of the

institution shall be

the direction of thirty-two managers, sixteen of each sex,

who

under
shall

be elected at an annual meeting, under the care of three inspectors,
to be appointed at the time. Eight of said managers shall be elected
for one year, eight for

two years, eight

for three years,

and eight

for

four years.

The term of service for each manager shall be decided by mutual
agreement among themselves, and eight members shall be elected to
They shall have power to
any vacancy that may occur in their Board. They shall all be
stockholders and members of the Society of Friends, and an equitable proportion of them shall belong to each of the Yearly Meetings of Philadelphia, Baltimore and New York, and other Yearly
Meetings the members of which subscribe to the stock.
The election of managers shall be by ballot, and votes by proxy
shall be received, each stockholder having one vote and a majority
of votes so cast shall determine the election, and also all other subserve for four years, annually thereafter.
fill

;

jects voted upon.

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Provided, that

all

questions affecting the purchase of real

or location of the College, the removal of the

?ame

estate,.

after location, or

the sale of the whole or any portion of the real estate, shall be de-

cided only at a stated or special meeting, by a majority of the votes
cast,

each share being entitled to one vote

sale or transfer of the real estate shall be

and no such purchase,

;

made without having been

proposed at a stated or special meeting held at least three months
previously.

And

further provided, that no alteration to this Constitution shall

be

made except

its

favor, either in person or

at a stated

meeting of the stockholders, by a vote in
by proxy, of the majority of all the

stock.

Notice of any proposed change in the Constitution shall be given
at the annual meeting,

ing

;

and decided upon at the next annual meet-

the said proposed change shall be placed in full upon the min-

and each stockholder shall be notified thereof.
Should the stockholders fail to elect at any annual meeting, the
managers of the previous year shall continue in office until succesutes,

sors are elected.
«

The Board of Managers shall appoint their own
and frame by-laws for their government, subject to the

Article 4th.
officers,

approval of the stockholders.

When

the

amount of

capital stock

is

subscribed and paid in they

shall provide for the purchase, erection, furnishing

and future man-

agement of the College.

No

contract for real estate, building or furnishing the institution

shall be entered into unless the

money

for the

same be

in the

hands

of the Treasurer, and they shall at no time incur expenses in

management beyond

the

available

resources of the

its

current six

months.

They
receive

shall appoint a Treasurer of the College,

and hold the funds subject

or officers as they

may

to the

who

shall

collect,

order of such committees

authorize to draw upon him, and they shall

audit and settle his accounts at least twice every year.

They

shall

make

full reports

of their proceedings to the members

at the annual meeting of the stockholders,
their report shall be furnished to each of the

and a printed copy of
members.

BY-LAWS.
LA W L
MEETINGS.
Tliere shall be five stated meetings of tke
Clie

Board annually

:

on

second Third-da}- in the Second and Ninth months, on the Third-

day following the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting in
on the day preceding and on the adjournment of
iug of the stockholders.

the annual meet-

Special meetings shall be called by the

Secretary when requested by five members.
stitute a

the Fifth month,

Eleven members con-

quorum.

LAW

n.

OFFICERS AXD COMMITTEES.

A

President of the Board of Managers, Secretary, Auditors,
Finance Committee, Building Committee, Instruction Committee,
Committee on Museum, Committee on Anson Lapham Repository,
and an Executive Committee, shall be appointed annually at the

meeting succeeding the annual meeting of stockholders, and, should
none be appointed at that time, those pre%'iously appointed shall
continue to
appointed.
to the

fulfil

the several duties prescribed until others are duly

All the other committees shall be authorized to report

Executive Committee.

LAW

III.

THE PRESIDENT.
The President

shall preside at the meetings of the

Board and de-

cide all questions of order,

LAW

TV.

THE SECRETARY.
The Secretary shall keep regular minutes of the meetings of the
Board, as adopted at the time; shall notify the members of the time
and place of meeting, inform committees of
act,

under direction of the Board,

office.

their appointment,

and

in all matters pertaining to

the

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LAW
The Treasurer

V.

TREASURER.

TIIK

shall hold the funds belonging to the Corporation,

subject to the disposition of the Board; shall sign the certificates of
stock,

and

shall issue these, on

paid their instalments in

demand,

who have

to all subscribers

In the investment of the funds he

full.

by the advice and direction of the Finance CommitBoard at the stated meetings in the
Second and Twelfth months.

shall be guided
tee.

He

shall report to the

LAW VL
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
The Finance Committee
for expenses

shall

no*t

draw

shall

orders on the Treasurer

all

authorized by minute of the Board, and the orders

be valid without the signatures of at least two of this

Committee.

They

and

shall also advise with

direct the Treasui-er

in regard to the investment of the funds of the Corporation.

LA

\V

VJL

THE AUDITORS.
The Auditors

shall audit the accounts of the Treasurer twice in

the year, immediately previous to the time of his reports, to which

they shall apjjend the result of their audits.

LAM'

viir.

THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
This Committee shall consist of sixteen members,
the general supervision of the College, etc

Board of Managers, and, subject
such

,

who

shall

have

during the recess of the

to its approval, shall decide

upon

may become

appointments of Professors and Teachers as

necessary.

They

shall

also appoint such other

employes as may,

in

their

judgment, be required.

They

shall render the Faculty such aid as

in relation to instruction

and

ings, twice in the year, to the

discipline,

may

be

and report

in their

their

power

proceed-

Board of Managers.

LAW

IX.

THE FACULTY.
The President
Professors

or Principal, Matron,

and others as may be

elected

and such of the resident
by the Board,

shall consti-

the

tiit(!

Faculty, and

Ik.M

shall

course of study, (Iptenniiie the

I'c^Milar

several departments and classes, and

and determine

airaii;,'!'

iiiccliii;^s,

(|uiilifi(;ati<)ns fur

juliiiissiitii

thi-

into the

graduation, decide upon

for

all

questions pertaining to the discip-

line or instruction, suhject to the

approval of the Executive Com-

rules of order,

mittee, to

whom

they shall report monthly.
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ANNUA

1,

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liKl'OKT.

The President or Priiici})al, and the Executive ('onimiit<c shall
frame the Annual Report to the Stockholders, which shall be submitted

to the

Board

approval

for

meeting imnu'diately

the

at

preceding the annual meeting.
/.A

coMMi'rrKi':

on thists,

The ^fanagers

shall

It

.\7.

i;ni)()WMi:nts,

ap[ioiut

live

and

of their

s(

iioi.ausiiii's.

number

to

constitute

the Committee on Trusts, Endowments, and Scholarships, to hold
office

three years, or during the pleasure of the Board.

Itshall be the duty of this Committee to receive, invest in the

of the College, and hold

in their

custody,

all

sums of money,

name

stocks,

mortgages, and other pro|)(rty that may be given or berpieathed to
Swarthmore College for Ceneral iMidowments, for Special En<lowments, or for Educational J'jidowments.

The Board of Managers
est of

shall direct the application of the inter-

each of these funds: of Ceneral Endowments,

to the

general

Endowments, to the particular
was
given
and of Educational Enpurpose for wliich the Fun<l
who
would
otherwise
be excluded, by
those
aid
of
dowments, to the
purposes of the (yollege

;

of Special

;

their limited nieans, from enjoying the advantages of an education

at this College.
."^CllOl.AKsIIIl'S.

A

donation to the College of the

sum

of live thousand

be held by this Comniittee, shall found a scholarship

in

tlollai-s.

tu

perpetuity,

in the gift of the donor, and 0/ his h'gal heirs or of any assignee
approved by the Board of Managers.
Nominations umler perpetual Scholarships shall be subject to the
same limitations and restrictions as are placed on nominations under

Scholarships for limited periods.

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Sc'HOL.VRSHiP FOK

TWO MVK8.

sum of Four Thousand

—Auy

per.sou giviug to the College

by this Committee,
have the privilege of nominating, during his or her life time,
one student who, when approved, shall be admitted, subject to all
the

dollars, to be held

shall

the rules and regulations of the College, and shall be entitled to

board and tuition without charge.
When from any cause such student's attendance at the College
ceases, another

may

be nominated, and the privilege of nomination

shall be extended under such Scholarship

to

one successor, pro-

vided such successor shall be duly appointed by the donor during
his or her life time.

On

the death of the successor the principal

dollars shall

The

merge

into the

sum

of

Four Thousand

General Endowment Fund.

College, however, in all cases of Scholarships, whether per-

petual or otherwise, reserves to itself the right at any time to return
the principal

sum

to

any donor, or

his legal representatives,

whose

right shall thereupon cease and determine.

This Committee shall

make a

full

statement of investments, and of

Board of Managers

its

report, including

Treasurer's

at the meeting preceding the

an audited

account, to the

annual meeting of

the Stockholders.
,

The

interest

is

to

be paid

to

the Treasurer of the College as

received by this Committee.

LAW
Al.TEIIATIONS

A' 1 1.

AXD AMENDMKXTS.

These By-Laws may be altered, or amended
Board next preceding the annual meeting.

at

any meeting of the

STOCJKHOLDERS' MEETING.
The

Stockholders' meeting

is

held annually on the

first

Third-dav

in the Twelfth month, at 8 o'clock p.m., according to jniblic notice
in one or

more newspapers published respectively
and Baltimore.

^ew York

in Philadelphia,

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