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SW ARTHM ORE
COLLEGE
B U L L E T IN
CATALOGUE
1947-1948
T he Bulletin, of which this publication is Volume XLV, No. 2, is pub
lished quarterly by Swarthmore College, from the College Office, Swarthmore,
Pa.
Entered at the post office at Swarthmore, Pa., as second-class matter, in
.accordance with provision of the Act of Congress of July 16, 1894.
Printed in U. 8. A.
Wm
T h e Isaac I I . C lothier M em orial.
SWARTHMORE COLLEGE
BULLETIN
CATALOGUE
1947-1948
SW ARTHM ORE, PENNSYLVANIA
Volume XLV
Number 2
Eleventh Month, 1947
Directions for Correspondence
For information about:
GENERAL COLLEGE POLICY
J ohn W. N ason, President
J ames A. P erkins, Vice-President
ADMISSIONS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
For men: D ean E verett L. H unt
For women: D ean Susan P. C obbs
RECORDS, TRANSCRIPTS AND CATALOGUES
L. R. Shero , Registrar
,
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
C harles G. T hatcher, Business Manager
VOCATIONAL PLACEMENT AND GUIDANCE
C arl K. D ellmuth , Vocational Director for Men
A lice L. M oran, Associate Dean
ALUMNI AFFAIRS
C arl K. D ellmuth , Alumni Secretary
GENERAL INFORMATION
J anet M. B aldwin , Director of Publicity
DIRECTORY OF FACULTY AND STUDENTS
Obtainable upon request to the Registrar
SWARTHMORE COLLEGE
•
SWARTHMORE, PENNSYLVANIA
Table of Contents
PAGE
Calendar ....................... .. .. .......................... .....................................................................
4
P ersonnel ...............................................................................................................................
7
T h e Corporation and T h e Bbard of M an ag ers.......................................................
8
T h e F a c u lty .........................................................................................................
Divisions and Departm ents ........................................................................................ 18
Standing Committees .................................................................................................. 19
Administrative Officers and Assistants .................................................................. 20
Honorary Curators of the Biddle Memorial Library .. ....................................... 22
10
I ntroduction to Swarthmore College ........................................................................ 28
T h e College C o m m u n ity ............................................................
Admissions Procedure ........................................................................ - ................... 26
Policy Tow ard Veterans ........................................ ...'............... ............................. 29
Expenses ......................................................................................................................... 31
Scholarships and Student A i d ...... ........................................................................... 32
Educational R eso u rces................................................................................................ 41
College Life .................................................................................................................... 45
Student Community .................................................................................................... 47
T he Educational P rogram .............................................................................................. 49
Program for Freshmen and Sophom ores..........................................................
51
Program for Juniors and Seniors .............................................................................. 53
Honors W o r k .................................................................................................................. 54
Pre-Medical Program .................................................................................................. 57
Faculty Regulations .................................................................................................... 58
R equirem ents for G ra d u a tio n ...................................................
Advanced Degrees ........................................................................................................ 62
Awards and Prizes ........................................................................................................ 63
Fellowships ...................................................................................................................... 65
Courses of I nstruction ...................................................................................................... 67
Botany .........................................................................
Chemistry ........................................................................................................................ 70
Classics ....................................................................
E conom ics........................................................................................................................ 76
Engineering .................................................................
English ............................................................................................................................ ®9
Fine Arts ...........................................................................
German Language and L ite r a tu r e ...............................................
History . | p B ........ -............................................................. ................................... 98
Music ...............................................................................................................................
Philosophy and Religion ............................................................................
Physical Education for M e n .......................................................................................
Physical Education for W o m e n .................................................................................
Physics ...........................................................................................................................
Political Science ...........................................................................................................
Psychology and Education .........................................................................................
Romance Languages .............................................................
Zoology ...........................................................................................................................
R eference Section .....................................................................
Visiting Examiners .....................................................................................................
Degrees Conferred ................................................................................
D istribution of Students ..........................................................................................
Bibliography of Swarthmore, 1939-1947 ...............................................................
Index ...............................................................................................................................
Plan of College Grounds .....................................................................................
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OCTOBER
M T W T
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S M T W T F
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12 13 14
19 20 21
26 27 28
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DECEMBER
S M T W T F
1 2 3 4 5
7 8 9 10 II 12
14 15 16 17 18 19
21 22 23 24 25 26
28 29 30 31
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20
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SEPTEMBER
S M T W T F
1 2 3
5 6 7 8 9 10
12 13 14 15 16 17
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26 27 28 29 30
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JANUARY
M T W T
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5 6 7 8
12 13 14 15
19 20 21 22
26 27 28 29
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16
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7 8
14 15
21 22
28 29
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25 26
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FEBRUARY
T W T F
3 4 5 6
10 II 12 13
17 18 19 20
24 25 26 27
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7
14
21
28
M ARCH
T W T
2 3 4
9 10 II
16 17 18
23 24 25
30 31
APRIL
T W T
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6 7 8
13 14 15
20 21 22
27 28 29
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M AY
S M T W T F
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9
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23
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31
4 5 6 7
II 12 13 14
18 19 20 21
25 26 27 28
JUNE
S M T W T
1 2 3
6 7 8 9 10
13 14 15 16 17
20 21 22 23 24
27 28 29 30
JULY
S M T W T
1
4 5 6 7 8
II 12 13 14 15
18 19 20 21 22
25 26 27 28 29
AUGUST
S M T W T
1 2 3 4 5
8 9 10 II 12
15 16 17 18 19
22 23 24 25 26
29 30 31
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8
15
22
29
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OCTOBER
S M T W T F
1
3 4 5 6 7 8
10 II 12 13 14 15
17 18 19 20 21 22
24 25 26 27 28 29
31
NOVEMBER
S M T W T F
1 2 3 4 5
7 8 9 10 II 12
14 15 16 17 18 19
21 22 23 24 25 26
28 29 30
DECEMBER
S M T W T F
1 2 3
5 6 7 8 9 10
12 13 14 15 16 17
19 20 21 22 23 24
26 27 28 29 30 31
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9
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23
30
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27
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25
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JANUARY
S M T W T F
2
9
16
23
30
3
10
17
24
31
FEBRUARY
T W T F
1 2 3 4
7 8 9 10 II
14 15 16 17 18
21 22 23 24 25
28
S M
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13
20
27
4 5 6 7
II 12 13 14
18 19 20 21
25 26 27 28
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8
15
22
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5
12
19
26
S M
6 7
13 14
20 21
27 28
M ARCH
T W T
1 2 3
8 9 10
15 16 17
22 23 24
29 30 31
APRIL
S M T W T
3
10
17
24
4
II
18
25
5
12
19
26
6 7
13 14
20 21
27 28
4
M AY
T W T
3 4 5
10 II 12
17 18 19
24 25 26
31
F
6
13
20
27
S
7
14
21
28
JUNE
S M T W T
1 2
5 6 7 8 9
12 13 14 15 16
19 20 21 22 23
26 27 28 29 30
F
3
10
17
24
S
4
II
18
25
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8
15
22
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M
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9
16
23
30
College Calendar
1947
Winter Semester
Ninth Month 19-21 ............. Freshman placement days
Ninth Month 22 ................... Registration, 1:30 p.m.
Ninth Month 23 ................... Classes and honors seminars begin
Eleventh Month 2 7 ............... Thanksgiving Day (holiday)
Twelfth Month 20 ................Christmas recess begins, 11:00 a.m.
1948
First
First
First
First
Month
Month
Month
Month
First Month
First
First
First
First
First
First
Month
Month
Month
Month
Month
Month
5 ....................... Christmas recess ends, 8:00 a.m.
1 0 ..................... Classes end for second-semester seniors
1 5 ..................... Honors seminars end
1 7 ..................... Classes end
Registration, 1:30 p.m.
19, 2 0 ............... Review period for course students
Senior written comprehensives
2 0 ..................... Honors written examinations begin
21 ..................... Mid-year examinations begin
2 6 .....................Honors seminars begin for Spring semester
28 ..................... Honors written examinations end
2 9 .....................Mid-year examinations end
30, 31 ............... Honors oral examinations
Spring Semester
Second Month 2 ...................Classes begin
Third Month 2 7 ...................Spring recess begins, 11:00 a.m.
Fourth Month 5 .'................. Spring recess ends, 8:00 a.m.
Fifth Month 8 .......................Honors seminars end
Fifth Month 1 5 ..................... Classes end for second-semester seniors
Fifth Month 1 8 ........... .........Honors written examinations begin
Fifth Month 2 2 .................... Classes end
Enrollment in classes for winter term, 1:30 p.m.
Fifth Month 24, 25 ............... Review period for course students
Senior written comprehensives
Fifth Month 2 6 ..................... Honors written examinations end
'
Final examinations begin
Fifth Month 27-29 ............... Honors oral examinations
Sixth Month 3 ...................... Final examinations end
Sixth Month 4 ...................... Class Day
Sixth Month 5 ...................... Alumni Day
Sixth Month 6 ...................... Baccalaureate
Day
Sixth Month 7 ................Commencement Day
5
1948
Winter Semester
Ninth Month 17-19 ............. Freshman placement days
Ninth Month 2 0 ................... Registration, 1:30 p.m.
Ninth Month 2 1 ................... Classes and honors seminars begin
Eleventh Month 2 5 ............. Thanksgiving Day (holiday)
Twelfth Month 1 8 ............... Christmas recess begins, ll:00'a.m.
1949
First Month 3 ...................... Christmas recess ends, 8:00 a.m.
First Month 8 ...................... Classes end for second-semester seniors
First Month 1 5 ............... . Classes and honors seminars end
Registration, 1:30 p.m.
First Month 17, 1 8 ............... Review period for course students
Senior written comprehensives
First Month 1 9 .....................Mid-year examinations begin
First Month 2 4 .....................Honors seminars begin for spring semester
First Month 2 7 .....................Mid-year, examinations end
Spring Semester
First Month 31 ..................... Classes begin
T hird Month 2 6 ................... Spring recess begins, 11:00 a.m.
Fourth Month 4 ................... Spring recess ends, 8:00 a.m.
Fifth Month 7 ...................... Honors seminars end
Fifth Month 1 4 .................... Classes end for second-semester seniors
Fifth Month 1 6 .................... Honors written examinations begin
Fifth Month 2 1 .................... Classes end
Enrollment in classes for winter semester, 1:30 p.m.
Fifth Month 23, 24 ............... Review period for course students
Senior written comprehensives
Fifth Month 2 4 ..................... Honors written examinations end
Fifth Month 25 ......................Final examinations begin
Fifth Month 26-28 ............... Honors oral examinations
Sixth Month 2 ..................... Final examinations end
Sixth Month 3 .....................Class Day
Sixth Month 4 .....................Alumni Day
Sixth Month 5 .....................Baccalaureate Day
Sixth Month 6 .....................Commencement Day
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PE R S O N N E L
OF
SWARTHMORE COLLEGE
The Corporation
H oward Cooper J ohnson, President
801 Market Street, Philadelphia 7, Pa.
Claude C. Smith , Vice-President
1617 Land T itle Building, Philadelphia 10, Pa.
Ada Graham Clement, Secretary
Meeting House Road, Jenkintown, Pa.
E dward B. T emple , Treasurer
315 Maple Avenue, Swarthmore, Pa.
Board of Managers
Emeriti
R obert H. W alker, York Rd. and Walker Ave., Govans P. O., Baltimore 2, Md.
H etty L ippincott M iller, Riverton, N. J.
E lsie P almer Brown, 1622 Twenty-ninth St., N. W., Washington, D. C.
Charles F. J enkins, 232 South Seventh St., Philadelphia 6, Pa.
H enry C. T urner, 420 Lexington Avenue, New York 17, N. Y.
Term expires Twelfth Month, 1947
I saac H. Clothier, J r ., 801 Market Street, Philadelphia 7, Pa.
Barclay W hite , 22 N. Thirty-sixth Street, Philadelphia 4, Pa.
E leanor Stabler Clarke, Crumwald Farm, Wallingford, Pa.
Claude C. Smith , 1617 Land T itle Building, Philadelphia 10, Pa.
T homas B. M cCabe, Front and Market Streets, Chester, Pa.
Anna E ncle T aylor, 8240 Fairview Road, Philadelphia 17, Pa.
B oyd T. B arnard, 914 Lincoln-Liberty Building, Philadelphia 7, Pa.
•W illiam W est T omlinson, 1317 Medford Road, Wynnewood, Pa.
Term expires Twelfth Month, 1948
T. Stockton M atthews, South and Redwood Streets, Baltimore 3, Md.
M ary L ippincott G riscom, 314 East Central Avenue, Moorestown, N. J.
Ada G raham Clement , Meeting House Road, Jenkintown, Pa.
L ydia F oulke T aylor, 23 Summit Avenue, Larchmont, N. Y.
E dith W ilson J ackson, 317 North Chester Road, Swarthmore, Pa.
F rank Aydelotte, 88 Battle Road, Princeton, N. J.
P hilip T. Sharples, 23rd and Westmoreland Streets, Philadelphia 40, Pa.
•E dmund G. R obinson, 909 Nottingham Road, Wilmington, Del.
Term expires Twelfth Month, 1949
H oward Cooper J ohnson, 801 Market Street, Philadelphia 7, Pa.
R obert E. L amb, 843 North Nineteenth Street, Philadelphia 30, Pa.
P hebe U nderhill Seaman, Jericho, N. Y.
R uth P otter Ashton, 409 Elm Avenue, Swarthmore, Pa.
E lisabeth H allowell Bartlett, 1922 Mt. Royal Terrace, Baltimore 17, Md.
N icholas Kelley, 70 Broadway, New York 4, N. Y.
Edward P. P almer, 50 Church Street, New York 7, N. Y.
•E leanor R unk R eppert , 746 Limekiln Pike, Glenside, Pa.
Term expires Twelfth Month, 1950
R obert P yle, West Grove, Pa.
E dward B. T emple , 315 Maple Avenue, Swarthmore, Pa.
Clement M. Biddle, P. O. Box 743, Church St. Sta., New York 8, N. Y.
H adassah M oore L eeds, 1025 Westview Street, Philadelphia 19, Pa.
I sabel J enkins Booth, 400 Delaware Street, New Castle, Del.
H elen W ilson G awthrop, R. D. 2, Wilmington, Del.
T heodore W iding, 800 Lincoln-Liberty Building, Philadelphia 7, Pa.
• N ora R. B ooth , 2105 W alnut Street, Philadelphia 5, Pa.
• Nominated by the Alumni Association.
8
C o m m it t e e s
of the
B oard
The President is ex-Officio a Member of Every Committee
Executive
Edith W ilson J ackson
Claude C. Smith
E dward B. T emple
R uth P otter Ashton
T homas B. McCabe
H adassah Moore L eeds
Boyd T . B arnard
T heodore W iding
Barclay W hite
M ary L ippincott Griscom
I saac H. Clothier, J r.
R obert E. L amb
R obert P yle
Ada Graham Clement
L ydia Foulke T aylor
Eleanor Stabler Clarke
Finance
T heodore W iding
E dward B. T emple
Clement M. Biddle
Claude C. Smith
N icholas Kelley
Barclay W hite
E dmund G. R obinson
Instruction and Libraries
Claude C. Smith
H elen W ilson G awthrop
T heodore W iding
F rank Aydelotte
Clement M. Biddle
E dward P. P almer
R uth P otter Ashton
R obert P yle
P hebe U nderhill Seaman
Edith W ilson J ackson
H adassah M oore L eeds
L ydia F oulke T aylor
Properly
Barclay W hite
R obert E. L amb
Boyd T . B arnard
R obert P yle
W illiam W est T omlinson
Mary L ippincott G riscom
Edward B. T emple
Trusts
H oward Cooper J ohnson
I saac H . Clothier, J r.
T . Stockton M atthews
Edward B. T emple
B oyd T . Barnard
T homas B. M cCabe
Household and Student Affairs
M ary L ippincott Griscom
Ada Graham Clement
E leanor Stabler Clarke
Elisabeth H allo well B artlett
I sabel J enkins B ooth
Anna E ngle T aylor
E leanor R unk R eppert
N ora R. Booth
Nominating
E dmund G. R obinson
R obert E. L amb
Ada Graham Clement
Barclay W hite
H elen W ilson G awthrop
H adassah M oore L eeds
9
The Faculty
• J ohn W. N ason, President......................................................................324 Cedar Lane
B.A., Carleton College; B.A., University of Oxford; M.A., Harvard University;
LL.D., University of Pennsylvania; Litt.D., Muhlenberg College; Hahnemann
Medical College and Hospital of Philadelphia.
J ames A. P erkins, Vice-President............................................ 925 Strath Haven Avenue
B.A., Swarthmore College; M.A. and Ph.D., Princeton University.
Susan P. Cobbs, Dean and Professor of Classics........................................ W est House
B.A., Randolph-Macon Woman’s College; M.A., New York University; Ph.D.,
University of Chicago.
E verett L. H unt , Dean and Professor of English.............................604 Elm Avenue
B.A., Huron College; M.A.. University of Chicago; D.Litt., Huron College.
J ohn M. M oore, Associate D ean............................................................. 2 W hittier Place
B.A., Park College; B.D., Union Theological Seminary; M.A., Harvard Uni
versity; Ph.D., Columbia University.
Alice L. M oran, Associate Dean................................................... .. .519 W alnut Lane
B.S., Purdue University; M.A., Radcliffe College.
J. D emaris Affleck, Assistant Dean................... ......................................... Parrish Hall
B.A., Swarthmore College.
J eptha J. Carrell, Assistant D e a n ................. 1908 Shunk Street, Philadelphia 45
B.A., Franklin and Marshall College.
L. R. Shero, Registrar and Professor of Greek................... 651 North Chester Road
B.A., Haverford College; B.A., University of Oxford; M.A. and Ph.D., Univer
sity of Wisconsin.
Em
e r it i
Alfred M ansfield Brooks, Professor Emeritus of Fine A rts......... Gloucester, Mass.
B.A., and M.A., Harvard University; M.A., Indiana University.
H arold Clarke Goddard, Professor Emeritus of English..........1025 Harvard Avenue
B.A., Amherst College; M.A. and Ph.D., Columbia University.
H enrietta J osephine M eeteer, Professor Emeritus of Greek and Latin,
309 Warwick Road, Haddonfield, N. J.
B.A., Indiana University; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania.
Clara P rice N ewport, Professor Emeritus of German Language and Literature,
..
Hotel McAlpin, New York City
B.A., Swarthmore College; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin.
Samuel Copeland P almer, Professor Emeritus of Botany,
26th and Chestnut Streets, Chester, Pa.
B.A. and M.A., Swarthmore College; M.A. and Ph.D., Harvard University.
• Absent on leave Fall Semester.
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P r o fesso rs
M ary A lbertson , Professor of History ...................................................... 405 W alnut Lane
B.A., M.A., and Ph.D., Bryn Mawr College.
Solomon E. A sch , Professor of Psychology........................................513 Elm Avenue
B.S., College of the City of New York; M.A. and Ph.D., Columbia University.
Samuel T. C arpenter , Professor of Civil Engineering................. 8B W hittier Place
B.C.E., C.E. and M.S., Ohio State University.
E dward H. C ox , Professor of Chemistry..................................... . .8 W hittier Place
B.S., Earlham College; M.A., Harvard University; Sc.D., University of Geneva.
H enry Term ain M aude C reighton , Edmund Allen Professor of Chemistry,
515 Elm Avenue
B.A. and M.A., Dalhousie University; M.Sc., University of Birmingham; D.Sc.,
Das eidgenössische Polytechnikum, Zürich.
A rnold D resden, Edward H. Magill Professor of Mathematics and Astronomy,
606 Elm Avenue
M.S. and Ph.D., University of Chicago.
R obert K. E nders, Professor of Zoology............. ; ......... ..................... 311 Elm Avenue
B.A. and Ph.D., University of Michigan.
• H erbert F. F raser, Professor of Economics.................................... Wallingford Hills
M.A., University of Aberdeen; F.R.Econ.S.
George D. H adzsits, Visiting Professor in Classics,
Apartment F101, Hamilton Court, 39th and Chestnut Streets, Philadelphia
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Michigan.
P hilip Marshall H icks, Alexander Griswold Cummins Professor of English,
525 Elm Avenue
B.A. and M.A., Swarthmore College; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania.
•L aurence I rving, Professor of Biology................. ..................................R. D. 3, Media
B.A., Bowdoin College; M.A., Harvard University; Ph.D., Leland Stanford
Junior University.
H oward M alcolm J enkins, Professor of Electrical Engineering,
506 North Chester Road
B.A. and E.E., Swarthmore College.
W olfgang K ohler , Research Professor of Philosophy and Psychology,
603 Elm Avenue
Dr. phil., University of Berlin; D.Sc., University of Pennsylvania.
Scott B. L illy , Henry C. and J. Archer Turner Professor of Engineering,
Plush Mill Road, Wallingford
B.S., Michigan State College; C.E., Cornell University.
P atrick M urphy M alin, Professor of Economics............. 221 N. Princeton Avenue
B.S., University of Pennsylvania.
•F rederick J. M anning, Isaac H. Clothier Professor of History,
4 Pennstone Road, Bryn Mawr
B.A. and Ph.D., Yale University.
Ross W. M arriott, Professor of Mathematics and Astronomy,
213 Lafayette Avenue
B.A., Indiana University; M.A., Swarthmore College; Ph.D., University of Penn
sylvania.
J. R oland P ennock, Professor of Political Science.............................3 W hittier Place
B.A., Swarthmore College; M.A. and Ph.D., Harvard University.
E dith P hilips, Susan W. Lippincott Professor of French............. 517 Elm Avenue
B.A., Goucher College; Docteur de l’Université de Paris.
• Absent on leave.
P aul Schrecker, Visiting Professor of Philosophy (on a joint appointment by
Bryn Mawr College, Haverford College and Swarthmore College),
PhJD., University of Berlin; LL.D., University of Vienna.
835 Harvard Avenue
•(•Charles B. Shaw , Librarian.................................................................304 Park Avenue
B.A. and M.A., Clark University.
W alter Silz, Professor of German. ................................................ Wallingford Hills
B.A., M.A., and Ph.D., Harvard University.
P eter van de Kamp , Professor of Astronomy and Director of Sprout Observatory,
5 Whittier Place
B.S. and M.S., University of Utrecht; Ph.D., University of California; D.Phil.,
University of Groningen.
•C lair W ilcox, Professor of Economics............................................ 510 Ogden Avenue
B.S., University of Pennsylvania; M.A., Ohio State University; Ph.D., University
of Pennsylvania.
•W inthrop R. W right, Morris L. Clothier Professor of Physics... .4 W hittier Place
B.A. and Ph J)., University of Michigan.
A s s o c ia t e P r o f e s s o r s
R ichard B. Brandt, Associate Professor of Philosophy..................... 521 Elm Avenue
B.A., Denison University; B.A., University of Cambridge; Ph.D., Yale Uni
versity.
H einrich Brinkmann, Associate Professor of Mathematics..............403 W alnut Lane
B.A., Leland Stanford Junior University; M.A. and PhJX, Harvard University.
R ichard S. Crutchfield, Associate Professor of Psychology................. 8 Crum Ledge
B.S., California Institute of Technology; Ph.D., University of California.
Carl K. Dellmuth , Associate Professor of Physical Education for Men and Director
of Athletics.......................................................................... 120 South Chester Road
B.A., Swarthmore College.
R obert H. D unn, Associate Professor of Physical Education for Men,
811 Westdale Avenue
B.S., Temple University.
W. C. E lmore, Associate Professor of Physics............... 312 North Princeton Avenue
B.S., Lehigh University; Ph.D., Yale University.
D uncan G raham F oster, Associate Professor of Chemistry................. 15 Crest Lane
B.A. and M.A., Harvard University; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University.
M ilan W. G arrett, Associate Professor of Physics... .336 North Princeton Avenue
B.A. and M.A., Leland Stanford Junior University; B.A. and D. Phil., Uni
versity of Oxford.
W alter B. Keighton , J r ., Associate Professor of Chemistry............. 311 Cedar Lane
B.A., Swarthmore College; Ph.D., Princeton University.
L eslie M. L ipson, Associate Professor of Political Science................. 602 Elm Avenue
B.A., M.A., University of Oxford; Ph.D., University of Chicago.
H arold M. M arch, Associate Professor of F rench........................... 600 Elm Avenue
BA., Princeton University; Ph.D., Yale University.
J ohn D. M cCrumm , Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering. .515 Elm Avenue
B.S. and M.S., University of Colorado.
F rank C. P ierson, Associate Professor of Economics..................... 740 Ogden Avenue
B.A., Swarthmore College; Ph.D., Columbia University.
J ohn H imes P itman , Associate Professor of Mathematics and Astronomy,
328 Vassar Avenue
B.A. and M.A., Swarthmore College.
Virginia R ath, Associate Professor of Physical Education for Women,
735 Yale Avenue
BA., Hollins College; M.A., Columbia University.
f Absent on leave Fall Semester.
• Absent on leave.
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W illiam E. R easer, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering. .2 Crum Ledge
B.S. in M.E., M.E.,- Lafayette College.
W alter J. Scott, Associate Professor of Zoology................. S06 North Chester Road
ph.B., Lafayette College; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania.
• T ownsend Scudder, 3rd, Associate Professor of English
B.A., and Ph.D., Yale University.
•A ndrew Simpson, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering,
735 Harvard Avenue
B.A., Swarthmore College; M.S., Cornell University.
Tames D. Sorber, Associate Professor of Spanish and Director of Musical Activities,
J
401 W alnut Lane
B.A., Lehigh University; M.A., University of Nebraska.
Alfred J. Swan, Associate Professor of Music.................................. 519 Walnut Lane
B.A. and M.A., University of Oxford.
R obert M. W alker, Associate Professor of Fine Arts......................... 6 W hittier Place
B.A. and M.F.A., Princeton University; Ph.D., Harvard University.
H ans W allach, Associate Professor of Psychology..................... 805 Harvard Avenue
Dr. Phil., University of Berlin.
N eal A. W eber, Associate Professor of ZoSlogy............................................ West House
B.A. and' M.S., University of North Dakota; M.A. and Ph.D„ Harvard Uni
versity.
L eon W encelius, Associate Professor of French......................... 825 Harvard Avenue
D. fes L., University of Paris; L.Th., University of Strasbourg; Th.D., Union
Theological Seminary.
Elizabeth Cox W right, Associate Professor of English..........Rose Valley—Moylan
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A s s is t a n t P r o f e s s o r s
L ydia Baer, Assistant Professor of German................. Brookside Road, Wallingford
B.A., Oberlin College; M.A. and Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania.
D ennison B ancroft , Assistant Professor of Physics........................... 4 W hittier Place
B.A., Amherst College; Ph.D., Harvard University.
M onroe C. B eardsley , Assistant Professor of Philosophy....................1 Crum Ledge
BA. and Ph.D., Yale University.
George T. Becker, Assistant Professor of English.......................Cunningham House
B.A., M.A., and Ph.D., University of Washington.
P aul H. Beik , Assistant Professor of History.................................... 512 Elm Avenue
B.A., Union College; M.A. and Ph.D., Columbia University.
P hilip W Carruth, Assistant Professor of Mathematics..........835 Harvard Avenue
B.A., Hamilton College; MA., Syracuse University; Ph.D., University of Illinois.
•G eorge P. Cuttino, Assistant Professor of History (on a jo in t appointm ent by
Bryn Mawr College and Swarthmore C ollege)....................5 1 9 Walnut Lane
BA., Swarthmore College; M.A., University of Iowa; D.Phil.. University of
Oxford.
Bruce D earing, Assistant Professor of English........................................3 Crum Ledge
B.A., Allegheny College; Ph.D., University of Iowa.
H erman I. E nos, J r., Assistant Professor of Chemistry. ■■■■■■■■; ■A C r u m Led|e
B.A. and M.S., University of Southern California; Ph.D., University of Illinois.
E. T. F aulkner, Assistant Professor of Physical Education for Men,
J
235 Dickinson Avenue
• Absent on leave.
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J ames A. Field, J r., Assistant Professor of History................................ 7 Crum Ledge
B.S., M.A. and Ph.D., Harvard University.
R oderick Firth, Assistant Professor of Philosophy............. 302 North Chester Road
B.S., Haverford College; M.A. and PhJD., Harvard University.
L auncelot J. Flemister, J r., Assistant Professor of Zoology..................... Rose Valley
B.A., M.A., and Ph.D., Duke University.
Vera French, Assistant Professor of Psychology and Education..........R. D. 3, Media
B.A., Bryn Mawr College; M.A. and Ph.D., Radcliffe College.
C. J ustus Garrahan, Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering,
301 College Avenue
B.S. and M.S., University of Pennsylvania.
R oland L. H ummel, Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering..........6 Crum Ledge
B.S., Pennsylvania State College; M.S., California Institute of Technology.
Fredric S. Klees, Assistant Professor of English............................................Dam Site
B.A., Bowdoin College.
L aurence D. L afore, Assistant Professor of History..................... 506 Ogden Avenue
B.A., Swarthmore College; M.A., Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.
C. A. L ister, Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering..........Wallingford Hills
B.S; in E.E., Tufts College.
L uzern G. Livingston, Assistant Professor of Botany. .422 Highland Avenue, Morton
B.S., Lawrence College; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin.
I rene Moll, Assistant Professor of Physical Education for Women,
805 Harvard Avenue
B.S. in Ed., University of Kansas; M.A., Texas State College for Women.
Mark B. Moore, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering,
603 Hillbom Avenue
B.S. University of Illinois.
May E. P arry, Assistant Professor of Physical Education for Women,
Swarthmore Apartments
B.A., Swarthmore College; B.S., Temple University.
W illiam C. H. P rentice, Assistant Professor of Psychology............. 1 W hittier Place
B.A., Swarthmore College; M.A. and Ph.D., Harvard University.
Karl R euning, Assistant Professor of German......... 211 South Swarthmore Avenue
Dr. phil., University of Giessen.
Benbow F. R itchie, Assistant Professor of Psychology.........................5 Crum Ledge
B.A., University of Wisconsin; M.A. and Ph.D., University of California.
Caleb A. Smith, Assistant Professor of Economics.............................410 Cedar Lane
B.A., Haverford College; Ph.D., Harvard University.
W illis J. Stetson, Assistant Professor of Physical Education for Men and Assistant
Director of Athletics................................ 144 North Highland Road, Springfield
B.A., Swarthmore College; M.A., University of Pennsylvania.
•W olfgang F. Stolper, Assistant Professor of Economics................. 519 Walnut Lane
M.A. and Ph.D., Harvard University.
Morgan T homas, Assistant Professor of Political Science................. 6 Crum Ledge
B.A., Lafayette College; M.A. and Ph.D., Harvard University.
Frederick B. T olles, Librarian of the Friends Historical Library and Assistant Pro
fessor in History.......................................... \ ....................302 North Chester Road
B.A., M.A., and Ph.D., Harvard University.
W olfgang Wasow, Assistant Professor of Mathematics............. 915 Harvard Avenue
Diploma, University of Gottingen; Ph.D., New York University.
Stephen E. W hicher, Assistant Professor of English.............................4 Crum Ledge
____ B.A., Amherst College; M.A., Columbia University; Ph.D„ Harvard University.
* Absent on leave.
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I rma W olpé, Assistant Professor of Music.............................. 833 Dartmouth Avenue
Certificate and Diploma of the Institut Jaques Dalcroze, Geneva.
•B ryce W ood, Assistant Professor of Political Science
B.A., Reed College; Ph.D., Columbia University.
I n structors
R obert C. Ackart, Instructor in English .................................... 302 College Avenue
B.A., Wesleyan University; M.A., Harvard University.
E lisa Asensio, Instructor in Spanish (on a joint appointment by Haverford College
and Swarthmore College)..............................................2 College Lane, Haverford
E ugene R. Beem , Instructor (part-time) in Economics,
435 South 43rd Street, Philadelphia
B.A., Wooster College.
N ewell R. Bush, Instructor in^Romance Languages.....................519 Walnut Lane
B.A., Miami University; A*A„ Columbia University.
L ewis H. Elverson, Instructor in Physical Education for Men,
211 Milmont Avenue, Milmont Park
B.S., University of Pennsylvania.
D avid N ewton F oner, Instructor in Civil Engineering............. 915 Harvard Avenue
B.S. in M.E., University of Pittsburgh; M.S., University of Pennsylvania.
J osé M iguel Gonzalez, Instructor in S p anish.............................Cunningham House
B.A., Politechnic Institute of Puerto Rico.
H elen M eredith H aia , Instructor (part-time) in English............. 323 Park Avenue
B.A., Wellesley College; M.A., Swarthmore College; Ph.D., University of Penn
sylvania.
P hyllis Kinkead Kelley, Instructor (part-time) in Mathematics,
805 Harvard Avenue
B.A., Swarthmore College.
J o h n H. B. K nowlton , Instructor (part-time) in Fine Arts,
345 East 57th Street, New York 22, N. Y.
B.A., Dartmouth College; M.A. and Ph.D., New York University.
G eorge T . L ittle, Instructor in Political Science................. 416 North Chester Road
B.A., Bowdoin College; M.A., Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and
Columbia University.
J ae L. L ittrell, Instructor in Zoology..........................................805 Harvard Avenue
B.A., Rockford College; M.S. and Ph.D., University of Illinois.
N orman A. M einkoth, Instructor in Zoology................................ 16 Oberlin Avenue
B. of Ed., Southern Illinois Teachers College; M.S., University of Illinois.
Sidney M organbesser, Instructor in Philosophy
B.A., City College of New York.
Bernard M orrill, Instructor in Mechanical Engineering..........915 Harvard Avenue
B.S. in M.E., Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
H enry E dmund P eelle, J r., Instructor in Mechanical Engineering,
222 Crawford Street, Lansdowne
B.S. in M.E., Swarthmore College.
P riscilla Kramer Silz, Instructor in German.................................. Wallingford Hills
B.A., M.A. and Ph.D., Radcliffe College.
W illiam L. Spalding, Instructor in History .................................. 825 Harvard Avenue
B.A. and M.A., Cornell University; M.A. Harvard University.
E thel Stilz, Instructor (part-time) in Fine A rts ........................................ Parrish H all
PhB., University of Chicago; M.A., Columbia University.
* Absent on leave.
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L
ecturers,
A
s s is t a n t s ,
Etc.
E dwin E. Aubrey, Lecturer in Philosophy and Religon,
Crozer Theological Seminary, Chester
Ph.B. and D.D., Bucknell University; M.A., B.D., Ph.D., University of Chicago.
R aymond T . Bowman, Lecturer in Economics,
5109 Township Line Road, Upper Darby
B.S. and Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania.
R obert Byrnes, Lecturer in H isto ry..........................................New Brunswick, N. J.
BA., Amherst College; M.A. and Ph.D., Harvard University.
P hilip A. Crowl, Lecturer in H isto ry................. 124 Snowden Lane, Princeton, N. J.
B.A., Swarthmore College; MA., State University of Iowa; Ph,D., Johns Hop
kins University.
N orton D owns III, Lecturer in History................................ Box 137, Bala Cynwyd
B.A. and M.A., University of Pennsylvania.
S. D obrovolsky, Lecturer in Economics..............................................519 Walnut Lane
Diploma, Harbin, Manchuria; M.A., Columbia University.
D onald H arter, Lecturer in Political Science...................................... R.D. 2, Media
B.A., Iowa State College; M.A., Columbia University; Ph.D., State University
of Iowa.
P hilip E. J acob, Lecturer in Political Science............. 14 South Swarthmore Avenue
B.A., Yale University; M.A., University of Pennsylvania; Ph.D., Princeton Uni
versity.
M arian H ubbell M owatt, Lecturer in Psychology and Education,
1004 Amosland Road, Morton
B.A., Swarthmore College; M.A., Columbia University.
R ichard A. M usgrave, Lecturer in Economics...................................519 W alnut Lane
Diplom, Volkswirt, Heidelberg; M.A. and Ph.D., Harvard University.
H arald E rikson , Research Associate in Zoology.........................805 Harvard Avenue
M.D., University of Oslo.
• P er F. Scholander , Research Biologist................................................. Baltimore Pike
Ph.D., University of Oslo.
Roy W. D elaplaine , Observer (part-time) in Astronomy..........106 Cornell Avenue
B.A., Swarthmore College.
N orris G. B arr, Research Associate in Engineering,
600 North Jackson Street, Media
B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
L. B innendyk , Research Associate in Astronomy....................... 805 Harvard Avenue
Ph.D., University of Leiden.
C apt . W endell P. R o op , Research Consultant..........Anchorage Farm, Sewell, N. J.
U.S.N., retired.
H ans R o th , Research Associate in Astronomy.............................. Sproul Obsewatory
Sc.D., University of Vienna.
B odel Schmidt -N ielsen , Research Associate in Zoology............. 805 Harvard Avenue
Ph.D., University of Copenhagen.
K urt Schmidt -N ielsen , Research Associate in Zoology............. 8Q5 Harvard Avenue
Ph.D., University of Copenhagen.
K. S. So dh i, Research Associate in Psychology
B.A., Murray College; M.A., Forman Christian College; D.Phil., University of
Berlin.
A lbert M. B arron , Assistant in Physical Education for Men,
4244 Old York Road, Philadelphia
B.S., Pennsylvania State College; M.S., Temple University.
* Absent on leave.
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M onique C. Bilbault, Fellow and Assistant in Romance Languages,
Woolman House
Avery Blake, Assistant in Physical Education for M en............. 49 Amherst Avenue
P hyllis Ambler Brauner, Assistant in Chemistry.. .10 Ridley Park Avenue, Aldan
B.A., Wheaton College; M.A., Wellesley College.
W. W. Clendennin, Assistant in Physics......................... 336 North Princeton Avenue
B.A., Swarthmore College.
Samuel G. E ckerd, Assistant in Physical Education for Men,
Providence Road, Lansdowne
B.A., Swarthmore College.
D orothy B. H outman, Assistant in Astronomy. .Greenhurst Apartment 8-C, Media
Benjamin Kennedy, Assistant in Physical Education for Men,
3029 Teesdale Street, Philadelphia
Sarah T.f.e L ippincott , Assistant in Astronomy,
226 West Tulpehocken Street, Germantown
B.A., University of Pennsylvania.
J ames J. M cAdoo, Assistant in Physical Education for Men,
513 East Bringhurst Street, Germantown
J ames H . M iller, Assistant in Physical Education for Men,
834 Seventh Avenue, Prospect Park
M.S., University of Pennsylvania.
Constance R enninger, Assistant in Physical Education for Women,
141 South Easton Road, Glenside
Virginia S. R owland, Assistant in Physical Education for Women,
225 Brookline Boulevard, Brookline
BA., Swarthmore College.
H oward D. Sipler, Assistant in Physical Education for Men,
318 Dartmouth Avenue
B.A., Swarthmore College.
P atricia Stock, Assistant in Physical Education for Women,
Apartment 205, 26 East Seventh Street, Chester
P aul Stofko, Assistant in Physical Education for Men,
1008 Hempstead Road, Pennfield Downs, Havertown
B.S., University of Pennsylvania.
Sarah C. F lemister, Research Assistant in Zoology..................... Rose Valley, Moylan
B.A., M.A., and Ph.D., Duke University.
Barbara P earson L ange, Director of Dramatics
319 Cedar Lane
F lorence W ilcox, Director of Arts and Crafts.............................. 510 Ogden Avenue
BA., Ohio Wesleyan University; M.A., University of Pennsylvania.
Edward W etherill, Organist,
247 South Carol Boulevard, Highland Park, Upper Darby
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D
iv is io n s
D
and
epartm ents
I. Division of the Humanities—H arold M . M arch , Chairman.
Classics, Lucius R. Shero , Chairman.
E nglish, P h il ip M. H icks, Chairman.
F in e Arts, R obert M. W alker , Chairman.
G erm an, W alter Silz , Chairman.
History, M ary A lbertson , Chairman.
Music, A lfred J. Swan , Chairman.
Philosophy a n d Religion, R ichard B. B randt, Acting Chairman.
Psychology and Education, R ichard S. C rutchfield , Chairman.
Romance Languages, E dith P h ilips , Chairman.
n . Division of the Social Sciences—J. R oland P ennock , Chairman.
Economics, F rank C. P ierson , Chairman.
History, M ary A lbertson , Chairman.
Philosophy and Religion, R ichard B. B randt, Chairman.
Political Science, J. R oland P ennock , Chairman.
Psychology and Education, R ichard S. Crutchfield , Chairman.
III. Division of Mathematics and the Natural Sciences—
E dward H. C ox , Chairman.
Botany, L uzern G. L ivingston , Chairman.
C hem istry, H. J ermain C reighton , Chairman.
Mathematics and Astronomy, A rnold D resden, Chairman.
Physics, W inthrop R. W right , Chairman.
Psychology, R ichard S. C rutchfield , Chairman.
Zoology, R obert R. E nders, Chairman.
IV. Division o f Engineering—Scott B. L illy , Chairman.
Civil Engineering, Samuel T . Carpenter , Chairman.
Electrical Engineering, H oward M. J enkins , Chairman.
Mechanical Engineering, W illiam E. R easer, Chairman.
Chemistry, H. J ermain C reighton , Chairman.
Mathematics, A rnold D resden, Chairman.
Physics, W illiam C. E lmore , Chairman.
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St a n d in g C o m m it t e e s
of the
F aculty
Baer, Chairman.
Dr. Bowie, Marriott, McCrumm, Smith.
absence:
(men ): Hunt, Chairman.
Brinkmann, Carpenter, Carrell, Cobbs, Dellmuth, J. Moore, Prentice, Thatcher,
Weber.
admissions and scholarships
Cobbs, Chairman.
Becker, French, Hunt, Keighton, Moran, Holly Ross Draper, ’37, Lily Tily
Richards, ’29.
admissions and scholarships (women ):
Klees, Chairman.
Garrahan, Moran, Rath, Walker, F. Wilcox.
arts and crafts :
Dellmuth, Chairman.
Carpenter, Carrell, Cox, Rath, Reaser, Scott, Simpson, Stetson, Thatcher, with
Charles C. Miller.
athletics :
J. Moore, Chairman.
Becker, Beik, Carrell, Firth, McCrumm, Moran, Wasow.
awards and prizes :
Perkins, Chairman.
Becker, Beik, Enders, Lipson, Prentice, Silz, Sorber, van de Kamp.
cooper foundation :
Pierson, Chairman.
Brandt, Brinkmann, Crutchfield, Elmore, Jenkins, Livingston, E. Wright.
curriculum for first tw o years:
Shero, Chairman.
Albertson, Enos, Jenkins, J. Moore, Philips, Scott, Wallach.
degrees and credits for veterans:
Jenkins, Chairman.
Albertson, Garnett, Pierson, Pitman, Wallach, E. Wright.
fellow ships :
Shero, Chairman.
Dresden, Lilly, March, Pennock.
honors work and examiners :
Nason, Chairman.
Cobbs, Crutchfield, Dresden, H unt, Lilly, March, Perkins, Pennock.
instruction :
Brandt, Chairman.
Albertson, Enders, Malin, Pennock, Shaw, Silz.
library :
McCrumm, Chairman.
Beik, Cobbs, Cox, French, H unt, Scott, Shero.
prescribed and extra work :
Brinkmann, Chairman.
Albertson, Firth, Garrahan, Hicks, Keighton, Shero, Silz, Smith, Stilz, Wallach.
schedule of classes:
H unt, Chairman.
Cobbs, Firth, Malin, J. Moore, Moran, Prentice, Rath.
student affairs :
Shero, Chairman.
Cobbs, Garrahan, Hunt, Keighton, J. Moore, Philips, Pierson.
student records:
Reuning, Chairman.
Foster, M. Moore, Walker.
travel allowance :
secretary to th e faculty :
Silz.
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Administrative Officers and Assistants
P r e s i d e n t ’s O
f f ic e
*President, J ohn W. N ason, B.A., Carleton College; B.A., University of Oxford;
M.A., Harvard University; LL.D., University of Pennsylvania; Litt.D„ Muhlen
berg College.
Secretaries: E m m a A bbett, Diploma, Indiana State Teachers College.
E lsa P almer J enkins , B.A., Swarthmore College.
V i c e - P r e s i d e n t ’s O
f f ic e
Vice-President, J ames A. P erkins , B.A., Swarthmore College; M.A. and Ph.D., Prince
ton University.
Assistant to the Vice-President, K en n eth A llebach .
Secretary, E lizabeth S. M icheals , B.A., Dickinson College.
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Deans:
ean s’
O
f f ic e s
Susan P. C obbs, B.A., Randolph-Macon Woman’s College; M.A., New York
University; Ph.D., University of Chicago.
E verett E. H unt , B.A., Huron College; M.A., University of Chicago; D.Litt.,
Huron College.
Associate Deans:
J ohn M. M oore , B.A., Park College; B.D., Union Theological Seminary; M.A.,
Harvard University; Ph.D., Columbia University.
A lice L. M oran , B.S., Purdue University; M.A., Radcliffe College.
Assistant Deans:
J. D emaris A ffleck , B.A., Swarthmore College.
J eptha J. C arrell, B.A., Franklin a n d Marshall College.
Head Residents in Dormitories:
J. D emaris A ffleck , Parrish Hall; B.A., Swarthmore College.
M onique C. B ilbault , French House.
Sara M. L ittle , Worth Dormitory; B.A., Smith College.
J anet M. B aldwin , Palmer Hall; B.A., Swarthmore College.
Secretaries to the Deans:
M yrtle R. K eeny , B.A., Dickinson College.
F rances W ills Slaugh , B A , Swarthmore College.
Secretaries to the Associate Deans:
D oris T est.
J ean McC. Storck .
Secretary to the Assistant Dean:
T heodora H u lm e , B.S., University o f Pennsylvania.
R
e g i s t r a r ’s
O
f f ic e
Registrar, L. R. Shero, B.A., Haverford College; B.A., University of Oxford; M.A.
and Ph.D., University of Wisconsin.
Secretary, M ildred T . W alichuck , B.A., Bucknell University.
* Absent on leave, Fall Semester.
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L
ib r a r y
St a f f
College Library
Librarian, C harles B. Shaw , B.A., M.A., and L.H.D., Clark University.
Reference Librarian, C atharine J. P ierce, B.A., Women’s College of the Uni
versity of North Carolina; M.S., Columbia University.
Chief, Technical Departments, M artha A. C onnor , B.S. in Education, Uni
versity of Pennsylvania; B.S. in L.S., Drexel Institute; M.A., University of
Pennsylvania.
Assistants:
M ary C argill, B.A.,'Agnes Scott College; B.S. in L.S., Drexel Institute.
N ancy L. C ary , B.A., Hood College; B.S. in L.S., Drexel Institute.
A nne W ilson K inter .
E lizabeth M axfield M iller , B.A., Swarthmore College; M.A. and Ph.l).,
Radcliffe College.
A nne M urphy , B.A., Swarthmore College.
E lizabeth S. Sharpless, B.A., Swarthmore College.
M ary G ocher T a it , B.A., Wells College; B.S. in L.S., Drexel Institute.
L ouise W agner, B.A., Wellesley College.
M ary E. W agner, B.A., Hood College; B.S. in L.S., Drexel Institute.
M argaret W. Zerby, B.A. and M A , Bucknell University; B.S. in L.S.,
Drexel Institute.
Friends Historical Library
Librarian, F rederick B. T olles, B.A., M.A., and Ph.D., Harvard University.
Assistant Librarians:
E. V irginia W alker , B.A., Swarthmore College; B.S. in L.S., Drexel Insti
tute.
D orothy G. H arris, B.A., Wellesley College; B.S. in L.S., Drexel Institute.
Curator of the Swarthmore College Peace Collection, E llen Starr B rinton .
Assistant Curator, H iram D oty , B.A., Oklahoma City University.
Assistant, G ladys H ill .
B u s in e s s M a n a g e r ’s O f f i c e
Business Manager, C harles G. T hatcher , B.A., Swarthmore College; M.E., Cornell
University; M.M.E., Johns Hopkins University.
Assistant Business Manager, Samuel G. E ckerd, B.A., Swarthmore College.
Bookkeeper, E lizabeth R . H irst.
Assistants: G race R . B abbitt, E dna B. C orson, G ertrude G erould .
Accountant, G. C aroline Shero , B.A., Swarthmore College; M.B.A., University
of Pennsylvania.
Secretary, V irginia S. R owland , B.A., Swarthmore College.
Manager of Bookstore, J ean M. Sorber.
Assistant in Bookstore, M ary B. B lack .
Stenographic Staff: M atilde N ester, E dna D ickinson .
Postmistress, J oyce Sem enuk . %
Switchboard Operators: A y m e G osman , K athryn G oldsmith .
S u p e r i n t e n d e n t ’s O f f i c e
Superintendent, A ndrew Sim pson , B.A., Swarthmore College; M.S., Cornell Univer
sity.
Director of Arthur H oyt Scott Horticultural Foundation, J o hn C. W ister , B.A.,
Harvard University; D.Sc., Swarthmore College.
Assistant to the Superintendent and Head Gardener, H arry W ood.
Assistant to the Superintendent, C lifford R enshaw , Sr.
Secretaries: V eronica Sullivan , M argaret F isher .
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H
ouse
D
i r e c t o r ’s
O
f f ic e
House Director, E th el Stilz , Ph.B., University of Chicago; M.A., Columbia
University.
Assistant, Sara M. L ittle , B.A., Smith College.
Secretary, K athryn A. D avisson.
D
i e t i t i a n ’s
O
f f ic e
Dietitian, R u th E. Carr, B.S., Simmons College.
Assistant Dietitian, H ilda H opkins Sm ith , B.S., Simmons College.
A
lum ni
O
f f ic e
Alum ni Secretary, Carl K. D ellm uth , B.A., Swarthmore College.
Assistant, K athryn B assett.
Alum ni Recorder, V irginia W ilson .
Vocational Director of Men, Carl K. D ellm uth , B.A. Swarthmore College.
C a m p a ig n
O
f f ic e
O
f f ic e
Director, H arriet M. W elsh .
Secretary, C atherine L angon .
P
u b l ic it y
Director, J anet M. B aldwin , B.A., Swarthmore College.
H
Se r v ic e
ealth
Physician, M orris A. B o w ie , B.A., University of Colorado; M.D., Harvard University.
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B lanche D evereux , R.N., A nne A ustin , R.N., R egina L. H oltzman , R.N.,
C am ille J ones , R.N.
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onorary
C
urators o f t h e
B id d l e M
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ib r a r y
C harles F. J enkins , Chairman..................... 232 South Seventh Street, Philadelphia 6
F rank A y d e l o t t e .................................................................88 Battle Road, Princeton, N . J.
C lem ent M. B iddle ...........................P.O. Box 743, Church Street Station, New York 8
T A V erne F orbush
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H annah C. H u l l ............................................................. 504 W alnut Lane, Swarthmore
Jesse M erritt ......................................................................................... Farmingdale, L. I.
Louis N. R obinson ....................................................... 411 College Avenue, Swarthmore
J ane P. R ushm ore . ...... ........................ ........................ ..................................Riverton, N. J.
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I N T R O D U C T I O N TO
SWA RT HM ORE COLLEGE
\
The College Community
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Swarthmore College, founded in 1864 by members of the Religious
Society of Friends, is a small co-educational college situated twelve
miles southwest of Philadelphia. In accordance with the traditions of
its Quaker background, Swarthmore students are expected to prepare
themselves for full, well-rounded lives as individuals and as responsible
citizens through exacting intellectual study supplemented by a varied
program of sports and extra-curricular activities.
Swarthmore is a residential college with an enrollment, in normal
years, of seven hundred and fifty students, equally divided between
men and women. Its students are drawn from a wide variety of back
grounds.* The campus, a tract of about 250 rolling acres in Delaware
County, contains the dormitories and class room buildings. In addi
tion, a large number of faculty houses are within campus boundaries,
making it possible for students to have valuable social contacts with
their professors outside the class room.
The borough of Swarthmore is a small residential suburb within
half an hour’s commuting distance of Philadelphia on the West Chester
Branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Situated on U.S. Highway No. 1
about twelve miles southwest of Philadelphia, Swarthmore is easily
accessible by car.** Swarthmore students are therefore able to combine
the advantages of a semi-rural setting with the opportunities offered
by Philadelphia. Especially valuable is the cooperation possible with
three other nearby institutions, Bryn Mawr and Haverford Colleges
and the University of Pennsylvania.
• (See table of geographical distribution of students, page 185.)
• • T o reach the college, motorists should turn off Route 1 to Pennsylvania State
Highway 320 in the direction of Chester and continue south along Chester Road
about half a mile until reaching College Avenue. There a right turn is made to the
college campus.
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T
he
E d u c a t io n a l P r o g r a m
Swarthmore’s educational program is based on the philosophy that
self-discovery and self-development are more valuable than the simple
demonstrative method of teaching. Therefore, whenever it is possible,
students are encouraged to make their own analyses, based on original
source material or on laboratory experiments.
Believing also that a liberal education is based on knowledge in
many areas of human experience, the college requires that freshmen
and sophomores take a wide variety of courses. This plan allows them
to test their ability in subjects they have already studied and to
explore new fields. By the end of their sophomore year, students are
expected to make two decisions: first, what their field of concentration
will be for the last two years; and secondly, whether they prefer to
take “honors work” or to continue their study in regular courses.
“Honors work” (see pages 54 to 57) is a method of study open to
juniors and seniors who have shown independence and responsibility
in their academic work. They are freed from classroom routine and
instead, meet with their instructors in small weekly seminar groups
for xliscussion and evaluation of their work. Since a student pursues
only one major and one related minor subject during a semester, this
system facilitates greater concentration and greater independence than
is possible under the usual academic routine. The development of the
“honors” or seminar method was begun under President Aydelotte
in 1922, and because of its success, has been widely imitated in other
institutions.
P
ost
W
ar
A
d ju s t m e n t s
Swarthmore College sought to meet its obligations during the war
emergency both by training men and women to fulfill the demands of
national service and, at the same time, by continuing to emphasize
the permanent values of a liberal education. With the latter end in
view, students were urged to carry on, as far as possible, the kind of
program in which they would find their fullest personal development,
in the confidence that they would thereby become capable of the
richest possible contribution to their communities. The immediate
need for preparing men and women for national service was met by a
variety of courses, not only in the natural sciences and engineering,
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but also in the humanities and the social sciences, including a certain
number of courses specially designed to fit the curricula of the U.S.
V-12 Naval Unit which was stationed at the college from July 1943
to June 1946.
The termination of the V-12 program coincided with the discharge
from war service of large numbers of veterans eligible for college train
ing under the “GI Bill” and other legislation. In order to make room
for former Swarthmore students and other carefully selected veterans,
and to continue to accept a normal number of secondary school gradu
ates, the college has temporarily expanded its pre-war enrollment by
nearly forty per cent. Through the purchase of the buildings and
property of the Mary Lyon School, the college has been able to house
a considerably larger number of students in campus dormitories than
was possible in previous years. In this way it is hoped that the com
munity spirit which has been characteristic of Swarthmore life can be
maintained.
Admissions Procedure
Applications for admission should be addressed to the Deans of the
College: from men, to Dean Everett L. Hunt; from women, to Dean
Susan P. Cobbs.
G
eneral
St a t e m
ent
Admission to the Freshman Class is normally based upon the satis
factory completion of a four-year program preparatory to advanced
liberal study. Applicants are selected on the following evidence:
1. _ Record in secondary school;
2. Recommendation of the school principal or headmaster and of
others who know the applicant;
3. Ratings in the Scholastic Aptitude Tests, and in three of the
Scholastic Achievement Tests given by the College Entrance
Examination Board. Other ratings will also be considered, and
in some cases, special tests may be given by the college. The
special tests for veterans are described on pages 29 and 30.
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4. Personal interview with one o£ the Deans or an appointed rep
resentative;
5. Reading and experience, both in school and out.
Applicants should have high rank in school and in aptitude and
achievement tests, and should show strong intellectual interests. They
should also give evidence of sturdiness of character, promise of growth,
initiative, seriousness of purpose, and a sense of social responsibility.
As future members of the college community, they should represent
varied interests, types, and backgrounds.
P r e p a r a t io n
Applicants are urged to make their choice of college as early as
possible in order to plan the work of their school years with the
assistance of the Committees on Admission. In general, preparation
should include:
1. Skills: The following skills are essential to success in college
work and should be brought to a high level by study and prac
tice throughout the preparatory period:
a. The use of the English language with accuracy and effective
ness in reading, writing, and speaking.
b. The use of the principles of arithmetic, algebra, and plane
geometry.
c. The use of one, or preferably of two, foreign languages to
the point of reading prose of average difficulty at sight, and of
writing and speaking with some ease and proficiency.
2. Subjects: All, or almost all, of the preparatory course should be
composed of the subjects listed in the following four groups.
Variations of choice and emphasis are acceptable although some
work should be taken in each group.
History and Social Studies: American, English, European, and an
cient history; political, social, and economic problems of
modern society.
Literature and Art: American, English, and foreign literatures,
ancient and modern; music, art, architecture.
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Natural Science and Mathematics: chemistry, physics, biology,
astronomy; algebra, geometry, trigonometry. (A college major
in science or engineering presupposes substantial work in
algebra, in plane and, if possible, solid geometry, and in
trigonometry.)
Languages: English, Latin, Greek, German, French, Spanish,
other European or Oriental languages. (Applicants who expect
to major in science are strongly advised to include German
and, if possible, French in their school programs.)
A d v a n c e d St a n d i n g
For favorable consideration, applicants for advanced standing must
have had a good scholastic record in the institution from which they
wish to transfer, and must present full credentials for both college and
preparatory work and a letter of honorable dismissal. They must also
take the Scholastic Aptitude and Achievement Tests required of a
freshman entrant, unless they have already taken these tests for ad
mission to another college.
As a general rule, students are not admitted to advanced standing
later than the beginning of the sophomore year. Four terms of study
at Swarthmore College constitute the minimum requirement for a
degree, two of which must be those of the senior year.
A
p p l ic a t io n s
and
E x a m in a t io n s
Applications must be filed in the Office of the Deans by February 15
for women, by March 15 for men, of the year the candidate wishes to
be admitted. A registration fee of $5.00, which is not refundable, is
required of all applicants. All candidates, except veterans, are required
to take certain examinations given by the College Entrance Examina
tion Board: the Scholastic Aptitude Test (with the Intermediate
Mathematics Test) and three Achievement Tests, one of which must
be in English Composition, the other two to be chosen by the candi
date from two different fields. In 1948 the date on which these tests
are to be taken will be Saturday, April S. Candidates may take the
Scholastic Aptitude Test on January 24, 1948, if they wish. For further
information please write to the College Entrance Examination Board,
Box 592, Princeton, N. J.
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Applicants are normally expected to take the required tests in April
of their senior year. Those who wish to take them for practice at the
end of the junior year are encouraged to do so. Unless their ratings are
phenomenally high, however, they should plan to repeat all tests in
their senior year, in order to give themselves the advantage of maxi
mum preparation in the keen competition for admission.
Veterans are permitted to take either the special aptitude test for
veterans of the College Entrance Examination Board or the USAFI
Tests of General Educational Development (college level). The former
test is given bi-monthly in New York, Philadelphia, and certain other
cities. Application blanks for the test may be obtained from the college.
It consists of three parts: Verbal and Mathematical Aptitude, and a
third section in which the candidate may choose either Spatial Rela
tions or Physical Science or Social Studies Reading. Men who are
planning to major in Engineering are advised to take the Spatial Rela
tions test, while others should select that section which most nearly
corresponds with their proposed field of study. Both this test and the
tests of General Educational Development can be given at the College
when necessary.
No additional tests are required of candidates for scholarships.
Applicants for the competitive Open Scholarships, however, must write
for a special application blank at least two weeks in advance of the
date on which applications for admission are due (see above). There
are five Open Scholarships for men and three for women offered each
year, in amounts ranging from $100 to $1000. Fuller information
concerning them will be found on page 34.
Notices of the action of the Admissions Committee will be mailed
early in May.
P o l ic y T
ow ard
V eterans
1. Swarthmore welcomes veterans of the Armed Forces, both men
and women, who are qualified to do the work and who are interested
in the type of program and community life for which the college
stands.
2. The college offers courses leading toward the B.A. degree in arts
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and sciences and the B.S. degree in civil, mechanical, and electrical
engineering. We do not contemplate setting up courses outside these
fields, but within the established program every effort will be made
to adjust courses to individual or group needs.
3. Provision will be made for veterans to follow an accelerated pro
gram if desired. No summer term was held at Swarthmore in 1947
but arrangements were made for veterans to attend the summer session
in certain other institutions. It is expected that similar opportunities
will be offered next summer.
4. Questions of admission and academic status will be determined
on the merits of each individual case. Careful consideration will be
given to the previous academic record of the applicant and to experi
ence contributing to the intellectual development of the applicant
gained in the training programs of the various Services and under the
direction of the Armed Forces Institute. As a general principle, appli
cants will be accepted at that academic level which will enable them
by the time they qualify for degrees to compete on equal terms with
those who have proceeded through the normal eight semesters.
5. Various tests will be used to help determine the academic status
and best programs for the applicant. All candidates are expected to
take either the special aptitude test for veterans of the College Entrance
Examination Board or the Tests of General Educational Development
(college level) of the United States Armed Forces Institute. Informa
tion about these tests may be secured by writing to the college.
6. The college will accept as students married veterans. Both hus
band and wife, if qualified, will be eligible to take courses for credit.
7. The Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944 (Public Law 346
as amended) provides for government aid to the veteran in completing
his education. Application for this aid should be made on a form
obtainable at the various branch offices of the Veterans Administration
or at the college. Eligible veterans will receive a Certificate of Eligi
bility and Entitlement which should be presented to the college at
the time of registration. Disabled veterans may apply for vocational
rehabilitation and training under Public Law 16. Veterans are eligible
for college scholarships and grants-in-aid when government help is not
available.
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8.
Application for admission should be made to the Deans, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pa. A catalogue, application card, and
Veterans Administration Rehabilitation Form (for government aid)
will be sent upon request. An applicant is urged wherever possible to
visit the college and discuss his problems and proposed program with
the Deans, members of the Admissions and Scholarship Committees,
and representatives of the departments in which he expects to do h is
work.
Expenses
Charges per academic year of two semesters:
Board, room, and tu itio n ..............................................$1150
Fees ..................................................................................
50
Total charges.....................................................................$1200
While a general charge for board, room, and tuition is made, this
may be divided into $600 for tuition and $550 for board and room.
The uniform charge of $25 per semester covers the costs of student
health, class dues, athletic feesx arts and crafts, and the support of
several other extra curricular activities.
An additional deposit of $25 per semester is required of each student,
payable in advance, to cover incidental. bills. Students may charge
purchases at the college bookstore, and certain other charges agreed to
by the Business Office. When this deposit has been exhausted a new
one will be required immediately. Any unused balance is returned.
One half of the total sum is due not later than Registration Day at
the beginning of the fall semester. Bills are mailed before the opening
of the current term. Payments should be made by check or draft to
the order of S w a r t h m o r e C o l l e g e . In case a student’s bill is not
paid by the end of the first month, he may be excluded from all college
exercises. Correspondence about financial matters should be addressed
to the Business Manager, Mr. Charles G. Thatcher.
No reduction or refunding of the tuition charge can be made on
account of absence, illness or dismissal during the year. If a student
shall withdraw or be absent from college for any reason, there will be
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no reduction or refund because of failure to occupy the room assigned
for that term. In case of illness or absence for other reasons from the
college for six weeks or more, there will be a proportionate reduction
for board, provided that notice be given to the Business Manager
at the time of withdrawal. Fees cannot be refunded for any reason
whatever.
T
he
T
u it io n
P lan
Many of the parents of students may wish to pay all tuition, fees,
and residence charges on a monthly basis, It is now possible to arrange
this under The Tuition Plan. The cost is four per cent greater than
when payments are made in cash in advance. Details of its operation
will be furnished by the College with the first semester’s bill in Sep
tember.
St u d e n t A
id
and
S c h o l a r s h ip s
The college furnishes scholarships and financial assistance to deserv
ing students from its general funds and from special endowments.
All applications for scholarships are handled by the Committee on
Admissions and Scholarships and should be addressed to the Deans.
H
onorary
S c h o l a r s h ip s a r e g r a n t e d b y t h e c o ll e g e i n r e c o g n i t i o n
o f g o o d s c h o la s tic s t a n d in g a n d f in a n c ia l n e e d . T h e s p e c ia lly e n d o w e d
s c h o la rs h ip f u n d s a re lis te d o n p a g e s 34 to 40.
G
r a n t s -i n -a id ,
to a lim ite d n u m b e r , m a y b e a w a rd e d to s tu d e n ts o f
a v e ra g e s c h o la s tic s t a n d in g a n d f in a n c ia l n e e d w h o c o u ld n o t e a r n a ll
th e y n e e d w ith o u t s e rio u s d e tr im e n t to t h e ir a c a d e m ic w o rk .
C o l l e g e J o b s afford opportunities to earn money by regular work
at current wage rates in one of the college offices, shops, laboratories
or libraries. A student may hold a college job in addition to a
scholarship or a grant-in-aid. The distribution of jobs among those
authorized to hold them is made by the Business Manager. Residents
of the borough of Swarthmore often send requests for services to the
college, which cooperates in making these opportunities known to
students.
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Worth Hall (a Dormitory for Women).
T h e C hinese M em o ria l F o u n ta in an d P art o f W h a rto n H a ll (a D o rm ito ry fo r M en).
Sp e c ia l L
oan
F unds
Several loan funds are administered by a committee to which appli
cation should be made through the Business Manager of the college.
T h e C l a s s o f 1913 L o a n F u n d was established by the Class of
1913 at their twenty-fifth reunion. Both principal and income are to be
used to provide a loan fund for students in the three upper classes.
Individual students may borrow up to $200 in any one year, the loans
to be repayable within five years with interest at four percent.
T h e C l a s s o f 1916 L o a n F u n d was established by the Class of
1916 at their twenty-fifth reunion. The fund is designed to provide
loans to senior students, preferably descendants of members of the
Class of 1916, or to other students at the discretion of the administering
committee. The loans are repayable not later than five years after
graduation, with interest at the rate of four percent.
The J o h n A . M i l l e r L o a n F u n d was established by the Class of
1912 at their twenty-fifth reunion. Both principal and income are to be
used to provide a loan fund for students in the three upper classes.
Individual students may borrow up to $200 in any one year, such loans
to be repayable within five years with interest at four percent.
The P a u l M . P e a r s o n L o a n F u n d was established by a number of
Dr. Pearson’s friends as a memorial for perpetuating his life and spirit
Both principal and income may be used for loans to students, repay
able not later than five years after graduation, with interest at the rate
of four percent.
The S w a r t h m o r e C o l l e g e S t u d e n t L o a n F u n d was established
by Mr. Clarence J. Gamble, who, feeling such a fund to be of unusual
benefit to worthy students, gave a sum to the college on condition that
the board should set aside an equal amount to be added to the fund.
Both principal and income may be used for loans to students, repay
able not later than five years after graduation, with interest at the rate
of four percent.
The E l l is D. W i l l i a m s F u n d . By the will of Ellis D. Williams,
a legacy of $25,000 was left to the college, the income from which is
to be used for loans to students, repayable not later than five years after
graduation, with interest at the rate of four percent.
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E n d o w e d S c h o l a r s h ip s
O p e n S c h o l a r s h ip s f o r M e n . Swarthmore College awards annually
five four-year scholarships to men entering the freshman class. These
scholarships, based on the general plan of the Rhodes Scholarships,
are given to candidates who, in the opinion of the Committee of
Award, rank highest in scholarship, character and personality. The
amount of the award varies from $100 to $1000 according to the
financial need of the winner. All candidates are required to take the
Scholastic Aptitude and Achievement Tests given by the College
Board. Blanks with further information may be obtained from the
admissions office of the college.
O p e n S c h o l a r s h i p s f o r W o m e n . Mr. and Mrs. Daniel S. White,
of the Class of 1875, on the occasion of the Fiftieth Reunion of that
class, established three open competitive scholarships for women, in
the names of Howard White, Jr., Serena B. White, and Walter W.
Green. These scholarships are given to candidates who, in the opinion
of the Committee of Award, rank highest in scholarship, character and
personality. The amount of the award is determined in the same way
as the scholarships for men. All candidates are required to take the
Scholastic Aptitude and Achievement Tests given by the College
Board. Blanks with further information may be obtained from the
admissions office of the college.
The A l u m n a e S c h o l a r s h i p , established by the Philadelphia and
New York Alumnae Clubs, is awarded on the same basis as the Open
Scholarships. It is awarded for one year and is valued at $500.
A l u m n i S c h o l a r s h i p s . Occasional scholarships are provided for
men by Alumni clubs in cooperation with the college, on a regional
basis. Applications should be addressed to the Dean of Men.
T he C h i O m e g a S c h o l a r s h i p was established by members and
friends of the Chi Omega Fraternity. The income provides an award
of approximately $225 annually to a member of the freshman class who
is in definite need of financial aid. Preference is given to daughters or
sons of members of the fraternity, but if in any year such a candidate
does not apply, the committee will select a freshman woman to receive
the award. Applications should be sent to the Office of the Deans be
fore January 1st of the year in which the award is to be made. A mem
ber designated by the Fraternity serves on the Committee of Award.
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C l a s s S c h o l a r s h i p s . T w o scholarships are offered to the highest
ranking student in the freshman and in the sophomore classes: the
Anson Lapham and the Samuel J. Underhill Scholarships. Each has
the value of $200, if won by a resident student; of $100, if won by a
day student.
The C l a s s o f 1915 S c h o l a r s h i p F u n d was established on the
occasion of the Twenty-fifth Reunion of the Class and provides an
income of approximately $435. This sum is to be awarded either to
freshmen or students in college, with preference given to descendants
of the members of the Class of 1915. The Business Manager, the
Deans, and members of the Class of 1915 designated by Thomas B.
McCabe shall constitute the Committee of Award. This Fund will
become a part of the General Endowment of the College on Alumni
Day, 1970.
The S a r a h K a i g h n C o o p e r S c h o l a r s h i p , founded by Sallie K .
Johnson in memory of her grandparents, Sarah Kaighn and Sarah
Cooper, is awarded to a man in the Junior Class who is judged by the
faculty to have had, since entering College, the best record for scholar
ship, character, and influence. The value of this scholarship is approx
imately $225 annually.
The D o n a l d R e n w ic k . F e r g u s o n S c h o l a r s h i p , established by Mrs.
Amy Baker Ferguson, in memory of her husband, Donald Renwick
Ferguson, M.D. of the Class of 1912, who died during the Second
World War, is awarded to a young man who is looking forward to the
study of medicine. The scholarship will pay $600.
F r ie n d s ’ C o l l e g e S c h o l a r s h i p s . Swarthmore College, with a group
of other Friends’ Colleges, has established two kinds of scholarships:
(1) to assist Friends discharged from C.P.S. camps to continue their
education; (2) to enable students from the smaller Friends’ Colleges
to spend a year at one of the three cooperating colleges in the Philadel
phia area: Bryn Mawr, Haverford and Swarthmore. These scholarships
will be granted in varying amounts according to need and ability.
The J o s e p h E. G i l l i n g h a m F u n d , with an annual income of ap
proximately $2,250, was bequeathed to the College in 1907 with the
stipulation, “I request but I do not direct that part of the income of
this legacy may be used for free scholarships for meritorious students.”
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The R a c h e l W. H il l b o r n S c h o l a r s h i p was founded by Anne
Hillborn Philips of the Class of 1892 in memory of her mother, with
the stipulation that the income shall go to a student in the junior or
senior class who is studying for service in the international field.
Preference will be given to a Friend or to one who intends to contribute
to world understanding through diplomatic service, participation in
some international government agency, the American Friends Service
Committee, or similar activities. The annual income amounts to ap
proximately $450.
T he A a r o n B. I v in s S c h o l a r s h i p is awarded annually to a young
man of the graduating class of Friends Central School, Overbrook,
Philadelphia. It is awarded under the following conditions: The recip
ient must have been a student at Friends Central for at least two years,
he must have good health, high grades, and must be the best all-around
student in his class desirous of entering Swarthmore College. This
scholarship, awarded by the faculty of Friends Central School, and
subject to the approval of Swarthmore College, has the value of approx
imately $450 for a resident student and a maximum of $400 for a
non-resident student.
The G e o r g e K. and S a l l i e K. J o h n s o n F u n d provides $450 a year,
to be used, at the discretion of the President of the College, in granting
financial aid to young women during their senior year, it being the
donor’s desire that the President must be satisfied that the applicant
is fitted to become a desirable teacher.
The income of the K a p p a A l p h a T h e t a S c h o l a r s h i p F u n d , given
by members and friends of the Kappa Alpha Theta Fraternity at
Swarthmore, is awarded annually to a woman student. The award
amounts to approximately $125 annually. One or more members of the
fraternity who are on the Board of Managers serve on the Committee
of Award.
The J e s s ie S t e v e n s o n K o v a l e n k o S c h o l a r s h i p F u n d , the gift of
Michel Kovalenko in memory of his wife, provides an annual income
of $225. This sum is to be awarded to a student, preferably a woman,
who is in her junior or senior year and who is a major in astronomy,
or to a graduate of the college, preferably a woman, for graduate work
in astronomy at Swarthmore or elsewhere.
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The M a r y T. L o n g s t r e t h S c h o l a r s h i p was founded by Rebecca
C. Longstreth in memory of her mother and is to be awarded annually
“at the discretion of the President of the College to assist a young
woman student to pursue her studies in the College.”
M e m o r i a l S c h o l a r s h i p s i n C l a s s ic s a n d A n c i e n t H is t o r y . In
memory of William Hyde Appleton, Ferris W. Price, and Walter
Dennison, Professors of Classics at Swarthmore College prior to 1917,
two scholarships are offered, one to a man, one to a woman who desires
to specialize in Greek, Latin, Classics, or Ancient History. Each award
normally carries a stipend of $200 a term. The scholarships are com
petitive. In addition to the requirements for the Open Scholarships, the
candidate must make a high rating in a competitive Latin Reading
test set by the Department of Classics.
The J a m e s E. M i l l e r S c h o l a r s h i p provides an annual income of
approximately $340 Vwhich may be applied toward the payment of
board and tuition of students of Delaware County (preference to be
given to residents of Nether Providence Township). The ChesterCambridge Trust Company acts as Trustee of this fund and selects the
holder of the scholarship, in consultation with the Superintendent of
Schools of Delaware County and of the City of Chester, and subject to
the approval of Swarthmore College.
The H a r r i e t W. P a is t e F u n d is limited by the following words
from the donor’s will: “the interest to be applied annually to the edu
cation of female members of our Society of Friends (holding their
Yearly Meeting at Fifteenth and Race Streets, Philadelphia) whose
limited means would exclude them from enjoying the advantages of an
education at the college.” The value of this scholarship is approxi
mately $360 annually.
The T. H. D u d l e y P e r k in s M e m o r i a l S c h o l a r s h i p is awarded
annually to a young man selected by a committee of the faculty ap
pointed by the President of the college for the purpose. The award'
will be made on the basis of qualities of manhood, force of character
and leadership; literary and scholastic ability; physical vigor as shown
by participation in out-of-doors sports or in other ways.
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The
W
il l ia m
P lum er P otter F
und fo r t h e
E ncouragem ent
of
provides an income of approximately $ 2 2 5 to be used
for scholarships to upperclass students demonstrating proficiency in
the discussion of public affairs. Juniors and seniors interested in the
scholarship should register with Dean Hunt. Competitors submit these
on public questions to a Faculty Committee and also present their
main conclusions orally, after which they are cross-examined.
P u b l ic Sp e a k in g
The M a r y C o a t e s P r e s t o n S c h o l a r s h i p F u n d . A sum of money
has been left by will of Elizabeth Coates, the annual interest of which
will be about $450. This amount is given as a scholarship to a young
woman student in Swarthmore College, preferably to a relative of the
donor.
The W i l l i a m G. a n d M a r y N. S e r r i l l H o n o r s S c h o l a r s h i p is a
competive Honors Scholarship for Men, awarded to a candidate for
admission to the college, based upon the general plan of the Rhodes
Scholarships. It is tenable for four years, subject to the maintenance
of a high standing in college. The annual stipend is $375. Preference
will be given to men who are residents of Abington Township, includ
ing Jenkintown and Glenside, Montgomery County, Pa., but if there is
no outstanding candidate from this locality, the scholarship will be
open to competition generally.
The A n n i e S h o e m a k e r S c h o l a r s h i p is granted annually to a young
woman of the graduating class of Friends Central School, Overbrook,
Philadelphia. The recipient must have been a student at Friends
Central for at least two years, she must have good health, high grades,
anchmust be the best all-around student in her class desirous of enter
ing Swarthmore College. This scholarship, awarded by the faculty of
Friends Central School, and subject to the approval of Swarthmore
College, has the value of $500 for a resident student and $400 for a
day student.
The H e l e n E. W. S q u i e r S c h o l a r s h i p , originally one of the Anson
Lapham Scholarships, is awarded annually by Mrs. Chester Roberts, of
Swarthmore, to a student in need of financial aid.
T he J o n a t h a n K. T a y l o r S c h o l a r s h i p , in accordance with the
donor’s will, is awarded by the Board of Trustees of the Baltimore
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Monthly Meeting of Friends. This scholarship is first open to descend
ants of the late Jonathan K. Taylor. Then, while preference is to be
given to members; of the Baltimore Yearly Meeting of Friends, it is
not to be confined to them when suitable persons in membership can
not be found. The value of this scholarship is approximately $472.50
annually.
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:j
The P hebe A nna T horne F und provides an income of approxi
mately $2,250 for scholarships for students needing pecuniary assist
ance whose previous work has demonstrated their earnestness and their
ability. This gift includes a clause of preference to those students who
are members of the New York Monthly Meeting of Friends. These
scholarships are awarded by the college under the regulations fixed by
the board.
The W estbury Q uarterly M eeting, N. Y., Scholarship, amounting
to $350, is awarded annually by a committee of that Quarterly Meeting.
The Samuel W illets F und yields an income of approximately
$4,500 annually, “to be applied to educate in part or in whole such
poor and deserving children as the Committee on Trusts, Endow
ments and Scholarships of said college may from time to time judge
and determine to be entitled thereto.”
In addition to the above fund, Samuel Willets gave scholarships in
the name of his children, F rederick W illets, E dward W illets, W al
ter W illets , and C aroline W. F rame . These scholarships have the
value of $225 each. They are awarded by the respective parties, their
heirs or assigns, or in the event that the heirs do not exercise their
right, by the college authorities.
The I. V. W illiamson Scholarships. Ten scholarships of the value
of $150 each for resident students and $75 for day students are offered
to graduates of designated Friends’ schools, under the following con
ditions:
Candidates must apply to the Office of the Deans at the college
before March first.
Candidates must take the scholarship examinations given by the
College Entrance Examination Board. The results of these examina
tions, together with other evidence of achievement and promise, will
determine the award.
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The scholarships are distributed as follows: two each to graduates of
Friends Central and George School, one in the boys’ and one in the
girls’ department; and one each to New York Friends Seminary, Balti
more Friends School, Wilmington Friends School, Moorestown Friends
School, Friend^ Academy at Locust Valley, Sidwells Friends School
and Brooklyn Friends School.
Any income not utilized in accordance with these conditions is used
for free scholarships in accordance with the will of the donor.
The E dward C larkson W ilson Scholarship. A scholarship with
an annual value of $125 has been established at Swarthmore by friends
of Edward Clarkson Wilson, ’91, formerly Principal of the Baltimore
Friends School. It will be awarded each year to a former student of the
Baltimore Friends School, who has been approved by the faculty of
the school, on the basis of high character and high standing in scholar
ship. In any year when there is no outstanding candidate from the
students of the Baltimore Friends School, the scholarship may be
awarded to another young man or woman who shall meet the required
standards and who is approved by the school faculty and the college.
The M ary W ood F und is limited by the following words from the
donor’s will: “the income thereof to be, by the proper officers thereof,
applied to the maintenance and education at said college of one female
student therein, one preparing for the avocation of a teacher to be
preferred as the beneficiary, but in all other respects the application of
the income of said fund to be in the absolute discretion of the college.”
The value of this scholarship is approximately $62.50 annually.
Each of the following funds yields annually about $225 and is
awarded at the discretion of the college to students needing pecuniary
aid:
The Barclay G. A tkinson Scholarship F und.
The R ebecca M. A tkinson Scholarship F und.
T h e W illiam D orsey Scholarship F und.
T h e G eorge E llsler Scholarship F und.
T h e T homas L. L eedom Scholarship F und.
The Sarah E. L ippincott Scholarship F und.
The M ark E. R eeves Scholarship F und.
The J oseph T. Sullivan Scholarship F und.
The D eborah F. W harton Scholarship F und.
The T homas W oodnutt Scholarship F und.
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Educational Resources
Following are descriptions of the libraries, foundations and special
collections which enrich the academic background of the college:
The Swarthmore C ollege L ibrary, in part of the gift of Andrew
Carnegie, contains reading rooms, offices, and a collection of 168,200
volumes. Some 5,000 volumes are added annually. About 600 periodi
cals are received regularly. The general collection, including all but
the scientific and technical books and journals, is housed in the library
building, situated on the front campus. An addition providing store
room for 150,000 volumes was erected in 1935. Important special units
of the main library are the Appleton collection of classics and English
literature and the Potter collection of legal material. The library is
definitely a collection of books and journals for undergraduate use.
The demands of honors work, however, make necessary the provision
of large quantities of source material not usually found in collections
maintained for undergraduates. It is a point of library policy to try to
supply, either by purchase or through inter-library loan, the books
needed by students or members of the faculty for their individual
research.
The B iddle M emorial L ibrary is an attractive fire-proof structure
of stone and steel given by Clement M. Biddle, ’96, in memory of his
father, Clement M. Biddle, who served for over twenty years as a
member of the Board of Managers or as an officer of the Corporation
of the College. This Library contains two important Collections: the
Friends Historical Library and the Swarthmore College Peace Collec
tion.
The Friends Historical Library, founded in 1870 by Anson Lapham,
is one of the outstanding collections in the United States of manu
scripts, books, pamphlets, and pictures relating to the history of the
Society of Friends. The library is the central depository for the record
of Friends’ meetings belonging to Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (Race
Street). The number of record books of these meetings totals about
900, many of which have been reproduced on microfilm. A m i c r o film
reading machine is available. Among the other manuscript holdings
are the Charles F. Jenkins Autograph Collection, including signatures
of authors, reformers, and members of the Continental Congress; the
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Charles F. Jenkins Whittier Collection, consisting of first editions and
manuscripts of John Greenleaf Whittier; and journals, letters, and
miscellaneous papers of many Friends. The library’s collection of
printed materials by and about Friends includes a large number of
seventeenth-century imprints as well as many books, pamphlets, and
periodicals of later date. There is also an extensive collection of photo
graphs of meeting houses and pictures of representative Friends, in
cluding the original of Sir Peter Lely’s Portrait of George Fox. It is
hoped that Friends and others will consider the advantages of deposit
ing in this library, for preservation and for the use of scholars, books
and family papers which may throw light on the history of the Society
of Friends.
Also housed in the Biddle Memorial Library is the Swarthmore Col
lege Peace Collection, built around a nucleus of books and personal
papers given in 1930 by Jane Addams; it contains a large amount of
material dealing with international peace and has become a repository
for the files of many peace organizations.
The W illiam J. C ooper F oundation provides a varied program
of lectures and concerts which enriches the academic work of the col
lege. The Foundation was established by William J. Cooper, a devoted
friend of the college, whose wife, Emma Mcllvain Cooper, served as
a member of the Board of Managers from 1882 to 1923. Mr. Cooper
bequeathed to the college the sum of $100,000 and provided that the
income should be used “in bringing to the college from time to time
eminent citizens of this and other countries who are leaders in states
manship, education, the arts, sciences, learned professions and business,
in order that the faculty, students and the college community may be
broadened by a closer acquaintance with matters of world interest.”
Admission to all programs is without charge.
The Cooper Foundation Committee works with the departments
and with student organizations in arranging single lectures and con
certs, and also in bringing to the college speakers of note who remain
in residence for a long enough period to enter into the life of the com
munity. Some of these speakers have been invited with the understand
ing that their lectures should be published under the auspices of the
Foundation. This arrangement has so far produced 7 volumes:
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Lindsay, Alexander Dunlop. The Essentials of Democracy. Phila
delphia, University of Pennsylvania Press, 1929.
Lowes, John Livingston. Geoffrey Chaucer and the Development
of His Genius. New York, Houghton Mifflin Co., 1934.
Weyl, Hermann. M ind and Nature. Philadelphia, University of
Pennsylvania Press, 1934.
America’s Recovery Program, by A. A. Berle, Jr., John Dickinson,
A. Heath Onthank . . . and others . . . London, New York, etc.,
Oxford University Press, 1934.
Madariaga, Salvador. Theory and Practice in International Rela
tions. Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Press, 1937.
Streit, Clarence Kirshman. Union Now; a Proposal for a Federal
Union of the Democracies of the North Atlantic. New York, Harper,
1939.
Krogh, August. The Comparative Physiology of Respiratory
Mechanisms. Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Press, 1941.
The B en ja m in W est Society, an organization of alumni, members
of the faculty, and friends of the college, is building up a collection
of paintings, drawings, and etchings, which are exhibited as space
permits in various college buildings. The Society owes its name to the
American artist of the eighteenth century who was bom in a house
which still stands on the Swarthmore campus, and who became Presi
dent of the Royal Academy.
The G eorge G rey B arnard C ollection, the gift of the artist, con
tains original clay models and plaster casts of his works. It is not open
to visitors, since the building in which it is temporarily stored for safe
keeping is not suitable for exhibitions.
The J ames D. E gleson M urals. In the auditorium of Hicks Hall
is a series of frescoes by James D. Egleson, ’29, a former student of
Orozco. The artist has depicted conditions and concepts out of the life
of our times in America as they are affected by industrialization and
the science of engineering.
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The B ronson M. C utting M emorial C ollection of R ecorded
M usic was established at Swarthmore College in 1936 by a gift of
approximately four thousand phonograph records, a radio-phonograph,
books and musical scores, from the family of Bronson Murray Cutting,
late Senator from New Mexico. Its object is to make the best recorded
music available to the undergraduates, faculty, and friends of Swarth
more College, in .cooperation with the work of the college Department
of Music.
The A rthur H oyt Scott H orticultural F oundation. T wo hun
dred and forty-seven acres are contained in the College property,
including a large tract of woodland and the valley of Crum Creek.
Much of this tract has been developed as an Arboretum through the
provisions of the Arthur Hoyt Scott Horticultural Foundation, estab
lished in 1929 by Mrs. Arthur Hoyt Scott and Owen and Margaret
Moon as a memorial to Arthur Hoyt Scott of the Class of 1895. The
Arboretum is designed both to beautify the campus and to afford ex
amples of the better kinds of trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants which
are hardy in the climate of Eastern Pennsylvania and suitable for
planting by the average gardener. There are exceptionally fine displays
of Japanese cherries and tree peonies, and a great variety of lilacs and
chrysanthemums. Many donors have contributed generously to the
collections. (For full information see Bulletin of Swarthmore College,
Vol. xxxvii, No. 5.)
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College Life
H
o u s in g
Swarthmore is primarily a residential college, conducted on the as
sumption that an important element in education comes from close
association of students and instructors. Most students live in dormi
tories. Many members of the faculty live in houses on the campus.
Residence Halls
There are four dormitories for men: Wharton Hall, named in honor
of its donor, Joseph Wharton, at one time President of the Board of
Managers; and three buildings on the recently purchased Mary Lyon
School property.
The women’s dormitories include the upper floors in the wings of
Parrish Hall; Worth Hall, the gift of William P. Worth, 1876, and
J. Sharpless Worth, ex-1873, as a memorial to their parents; Palmer
and Pittenger Halls on South Chester Road; and Woolman House on
Walnut Lane.
Roberts Hall on South Chester Road has been converted into apart
ments for a limited number of married veterans.
Dining Rooms
All students, both men and women, have their meals in two adjoin
ing College Dining Rooms in Parrish Hall.
R
e l ig io u s
L
if e
The religious life of the college is founded on the Quaker principle
that the seat of spiritual authority lies in the Inner Light of each indi
vidual. It is committed to the belief that religion is best expressed in
the quality of everyday living; There are accordingly no compulsory
religious exercises, save in so far as the brief devotional element in
Collection (see below) may be considered. Students are encouraged
to attend the churches of their choice: Episcopal, Presbyterian, Metho
dist, and Christian Science, in the borough of Swarthmore; Catholic,
in the nearby towns of Morton, Media, and Chester. The Swarthmore
Meeting House is located on the campus. Students are cordially invited
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to attend its active religious service on Sunday. Extra-curricular groups
under faculty direction exist for the study of the Bible and the ex
ploration of common concerns in religion.
An assembly of the college, called Collection, is held at 11.00 a.m.
every Thursday in Clothier Memorial; attendance of students is re
quired. There is regularly a period of silence according to the Friendly
tradition and, when these are in keeping with the remainder of the
program, the singing of hymns and a reading from the Bible. Lasting
from one-half to three-quarters of an hour, Collection normally in
cludes an address; but this is varied by the occasional introduction of
musical, dramatic, and other programs.
St u d e n t W
elfare
Health
The college physician holds daily office hours at the college. Stu
dents may consult him during office hours without charge. A student
must report any illness to the college physician, but is free to go for
treatment to another doctor if he prefers to do so.
The college physician gives physical examinations to all students at
the beginning of their freshman year, and arranges to see every student
at least once in each subsequent year.
The college health program includes tuberculin tests, which are com
pulsory for all students.
There are two infirmaries, one for men and one for women. The
for men is in Section F of Wharton Hall; the women’s
infirmary is at the east end of Parrish Hall. A registered nurse is in
charge of each, under the direction of the college physician.
in f ir m a r y
T he infirmaries are open to resident students without charge unless
the services of a special nurse are required. Students suffering from a
communicable disease or from illness which makes it necessary for them
to remain in bed must stay in the infirmaries for the period of their
illness.
Psychiatrists are consulted when need arises.
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Vocational Office
The college provides vocational information and advice to assist
students in their choice of a career. The Vocational Director for Men,
Carl K. Dellmuth, and the Vocational Director for Women, Miss Alice
L. Moran, periodically plan conferences and field trips, and arrange
interviews with key employers. They offer help to students in finding
employment. In addition, summer work is planned to give students
job experience in various fields.
Alumni Office
The Alumni Office keeps records of the addresses of all living
graduates and alumni of the college. It also publishes periodically the
Swarthmore alumni magazine, T he G arnet L etter. The Alumni
Secretary acts as liaison for the college with all alumni and alumni
groups, interpreting to them present plans and policies of the college.
Student Advisers
The deans and their assistants and members of the faculty serve as
student advisers. They rely also on the help of upper class men and
women in work with freshmen. Members of the Senior Honorarv
Societies of Book and Key and of Mortar Board carry special responsi
bility for the Freshman Placement Program.
T
he
St u d e n t C o m m u n it y
Student Council
The whole undergraduate community of men and women is repre
sented by the Student Council which attempts to coordinate all student
activities, and confers with the Administrative Council of the faculty
on college problems.
Men’s Executive Committee
The men students of the college are represented by the Men’s Execu
tive Committee, a group elected to take responsibility for specified
problems which have to do primarily with dormitory life.
Women’s Student Government Association
All women students are members of the Women’s Student Govern
ment Association, headed by an Executive Committee elected to pro
mote a great variety of women’s interests. This committee includes the
chairmen of certain important committees: Conduct, which maintains
social regulations; Personnel, which has a special concern for helping
freshmen; Social (see below); Vocational, which assists the women s
Vocational Director; Student-Alumnae Relationships, which arranges
the program for Somerville Day, on which alumnae are invited to
return to the College; Somerville Lectures, which brings to the college
popular speakers on subjects related to the arts.
Social Committee
•An 'extensive program of social activities is managed by the Social
Committee, under the direction of two elected co-chairmen, a man
and a woman. The program is designed to appeal to a wide variety of
interests, and is open to all students.
Somerville Forum
All women undergraduates and graduates are members of the Somer
ville Forum, an outgrowth of the Somerville Literary Society, which
was established in 1871. The undergraduates hold open meetings de
voted to music, art and literature; the alumnae maintain two fellow
ships for women for graduate work, the Lucretia Mott Fellowship and
the Martha E. Tyson Fellowship. The final meeting in April, known
as Somerville Day, is a gathering of alumnae and undergraduates.
Extra-Curricular Activities
In addition to the foregoing organizations, Swarthmore students
have an opportunity to participate in a program of extra-curricular
activities wide enough to meet every kind of interest. No credit is
given for work in such varied fields as sculpture, play-writing, pub
lishing the school newspaper or playing the cello in the orchestra.
However the college encourages a student to participate in whatever
group best fits his personal talents and inclinations, believing that
satisfactory avocations are a necessary part of life for the well-rounded
individual. It has provided instruction or advisors wherever there has
been sufficient demand. A handbook describing all activities, written
by the students themselves, can be had upon request to the Deans
Office.
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THE
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
OF
S W A R T H M O R E COLLEGE
General Statement
Swarthmore College offers the degree of Bachelor of Arts and the
degree of Bachelor of Science. The latter is given only in the Division
of Engineering; the former, in the Divisions of the Humanities, the
Social Sciences, and Mathematics and the Natural Sciences.* Eight
terms of resident study, which are normally completed in four years,
lead to a Bachelor’s degree. For veterans and, in special circumstances,
for other students an accelerated program of three terms a year is
optional. See page 30.
During the first half of their college program, all students are ex
pected to complete general college requirements, to choose their major
and minor subjects, and to prepare for advanced work in these subjects
by taking certain prerequisites. Their schedule is made up of full or
half courses. Five full courses or their equivalent in half courses con
stitute the normal program for each of the first two years. A full course
represents from eight to twelve hours of work a week for two terms,
including class meetings and laboratory periods.
T he program for upper class students affords a choice between two
methods of study: Honors Work, leading to a degree with Honors,
and General Courses. An honors student concentrates on three related
subjects which he studies by the seminar method. At the end of his
senior year he must take a battery eight examinations on the work of
his seminars, posed by competent outside examiners. (The system will
be explained more fully below.)
A student in general courses has a somewhat wider freedom of
election and takes four full courses or their equivalent in each of the
two years. He is required to pass comprehensive examinations in his
major and minor subjects, posed by the members of those departments.
For variations from this basic plan in the Division of Engineering
see pages 80 to 82.
In addition to scholastic requirements for graduation, all students
must meet certain standards of participation in Physical Education as
* For groupings of departments, see page 18.
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set forth in the statement of that department (see pp. I l l to 113) and
must attend the Collection exercises of the college (see p. 46).
The course advisers of freshmen and sophomores are members of
the faculty appointed by the deans. For juniors and seniors the advisers
are the chairmen of their major departments or their representatives.
Program for Freshmen and Sophomores
The program for the first four terms is designed primarily to con
tribute to a student’s general education by giving him an introduction
to the methods of thinking and the content of knowledge in a variety
of fields:
1. The traditional humanistic studies—those studies through which
man learns to understand himself and his relationship to his fellows as
individuals, and the enduring values in human experience.
2. The social sciences—those studies through which man learns to
understand the nature of organized society, past and present, and the
relationship of himself to it.
3. The natural sciences—those studies through which man learns to
understand the world, both organic and inorganic, outside of his own
individual and social being.
The following subjects, therefore, designed to serve as a broad and
sound background for the more specialized work of the last two years,
are included in the program of the first two years for all students
(except those in the Division of Engineering; see pages 80 to 82):
Foreign Language—through Course 2B (see below)
History 1 (see p. 98)—full course (except for science students
who may substitute a second social science)
Literature—half course
Philosophy—half course
Psychology—half course
Social Science—full course in either Economics or Political Science
Natural Science or Mathematics—full course or two half courses.
(A full course in Mathematics is required for science students.)
As far as possible, these requirements are to be completed during
the first year. It is usual, however, to defer Psychology to the first term
of the second year. Science students, moreover, must ordinarily defer
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History (or the alternative second social science) to the second year.
In addition to the requirements listed above, prerequisites must be
completed for the work of the last two years in major and minor sub
jects, and sufficient additional electives must be taken to make up ten
full courses. In the Divisions of the Humanities and the Social Sciences
it is strongly recommended that these electives shall include:
Half courses (preferably in the first semester of an academic year)
in at least two of the following: Foreign Literature (classical
or modern, either in the original or in translation), Fine Arts,
Music.
A full course in whichever social science (Economics or Political
Science) is not taken in fulfilment of the general requirements.
A third half course in a natural science or a half course in Mathe
matics or courses in each of these.
It is expected that, after completion of the minimum courses in the
general program of the first two years, the student will devote the
remainder of his sophomore year to preparing himself for more ad
vanced study of those subjects which have most interested him and to
other courses which will increase the range of his knowledge. He
should decide, as early in his sophomore year as possible, upon two or
three subjects in which he might like to major and should consult the
statements of the departments concerned as to required and recom
mended courses and supporting subjects. In most cases he is advised
to take not more than one semester of work in any subject beyond
the first course.
The requirement in foreign language (either classical or modern)
is such that an exceptionally well prepared freshman may demonstrate
his completion of it before entering college by his rating in an Achieve
ment Test given by the College Entrance Examination Board. The
results of the tests indicate, however, that most students need to devote
from one to four terms to further language study. A complete state
ment of the requirement follows:
Each student will pursue one foreign language to a point equivalent
to the completion of Course 2. The desired standard is normally met
on the basis of four years’ work in high school, or of three or two years’
work in high school followed by one or two terms in college. If a stu
dent fulfills the requirement with a language which he begins in col
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lege, he will need to study it for four terms. If he fulfills it with a
language begun elsewhere, his progress toward the degree of compe
tence demanded is measured by a placement test. This may be one of
the achievement tests of the College Entrance Examination Board
which he has taken as a requirement for admission. Additional place
ment tests are given when necessary by the Swarthmore departments
of language.
Program for Juniors and Seniors
W
ork
in
C
ourses
The work of juniors and seniors in courses includes sufficient con
centration in one field to give an understanding of professional com
petence in that field. The major usually consists of four full courses
in a single department and is supported by three full courses or six
half courses in a related department or departments; these are selected
in consultation with the course adviser in the major field. Before
graduation the student must pass a comprehensive examination which
will test his achievement in his major field and in the supporting
subjects.
The student must make application to the chairman of his major
department before the end of his sophomore year. His adviser will
then submit his program for approval to the division most concerned.
If a student is not acceptable to any department as a major, he cannot
enter the junior class.
In addition to major and minor subjects, juniors and seniors usually
have room for at least one elective a year.
The completion of eighteen full courses, with a minimum average
of C, normally constitutes the course requirement for a degree. A
student may carry extra work after the freshman year with the approval
of his course adviser and of the Committee on Prescribed and Extra
Work, provided that his record in the previous year has been satis
factory.
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H onors W ork
Description of the System
Honors work is a system of instruction designed to free from the
limitations of class-room routine those students whose maturity and
capacity enable them to do independent work. Students who are chosen
toward the end of their sophomore year to read for honors are exempt
from further course requirements. Instead, during their junior and
senior years they study a few subjects intensively and independently.
They meet their instructors weekly in small seminars lasting about
three hours. In these meetings it is customary for students to present
frequent papers, although the methods of stimulating discussion vary
greatly. In scientific subjects additional time is spent in the laboratory.
The work is so planned that a student takes two seminars each semes
ter, making a total of eight seminars during his last two years. Depart
ments sometimes permit their major students to substitute for one
seminar the preparation of a thesis.
If a department, supported by the division concerned, is of the
opinion that seven seminars instead of eight, plus one full course or
two half courses, form a better educational program than the usual
eight seminars, such a program will be allowed, and will be completed
by seven examinations instead of eight.
A student whose work shows unusual distinction but who has not
elected to read for honors at the end of his sophomore year may be
permitted to take the regular honors examinations and receive the
degree of honors recommended by the visiting examiners. He must
petition the division concerned for this permission before the end of
his seventh semester and must submit a list of eight examinations
which he feels prepared to take.
Honors work involves a concentration of the student’s efforts upon
a limited and integrated field of studies. He chooses seminars in three
(or sometimes four) allied subjects, and customarily devotes at least
one-half of his time to a single department in the line of his major
interest, in which he is expected to demonstrate real achievement.
Combinations of seminars are not governed by rigid rules but must
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be approved by the departments and divisions in which work is taken.
Combinations involving seminars from two divisions must be approved
by the Committee on Extra and Prescribed Work.
No examinations or grades are given from semester to semester,
although it is customary for honors students to take practice examina
tions at the end of the junior year over the work covered thus far.
These papers are read by the instructor concerned and are used as a
basis for advice and guidance for the work of the senior year. At the
end of the senior year honors students take written and oral examina
tions given by examiners from other- institutions.*
The' student should attain a degree of proficiency which will enable
him to meet a rigorous and searching examination. This examination
is designed to test his competence in a field of knowledge rather than
his mastery of those facts which an instructor has seen fit to present in
seminar. This is one of the chief ends for which the system of v i s i t i n g
examiners has been instituted. The examiners first set a three-hour
written examination on the subject of each seminar, and after reading
the written examination have an opportunity to question each student
orally, in order to clarify and enlarge the basis of their judgment of the
student’s command of his material.
Upon recommendation of the examiners, successful candidates are
awarded the bachelor’s degree with honors, with high honors, or with
highest honors. Highest honors are awarded only to those who show
unusual distinction. When the work of a candidate does not, in the
opinion of the examiners, merit honors of any grade, his papers are
returned to his instructors, who decide, under rules of the faculty,
whether he shall be given a degree in course.
Students admitted to honors work who prove unable to meet the
requirements or who for other reasons return to regular classes may
receive proportional course credit for the work they have done while
reading for honors.
Regulations governing possible combinations of major and minor
subjects in the four divisions appear below. Lists of seminars offered in
preparation for examinations follow departmental statements.
* For list of examiners in February and June, 1947, see page ISO.
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COMBINATIONS OF MAJORS AND MINORS FOR
HONORS WORK
Division of the Humanities
Major and minor subjects include English, Fine Arts, French, Ger
man, Greek, History, Latin, Music, Philosophy, Psychology, and Span
ish. At least half of the student’s time will probably be devoted to his
major subject, the remainder being divided between two related
subjects within the division.
Division of the Social Sciences
Major and minor subjects include Economics, History, Philosophy,
Psychology, and Political Science. Students in this division normally
devote half their time to their major subject, dividing the remainder
among related minor subjects according to plans approved by the
division.
Division of Mathematics and the Natural Sciences
Major subjects include Botany, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics,
Psychology, Zoology; related minor subjects include the subjects listed,
and Astronomy and Philosophy. At least half of the student’s time will
probably be devoted to his major subject, with the remainder divided
between two other related subjects within the division.
Division of Engineering
Major subjects for honors work in this division include Civil Engi
neering, Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering; a minor
may be taken in either or both of the engineering departments in
which the student does not have his major, or in Chemistry, Mathe
matics, Physics or Economics. At least one-half of the student’s time
will be devoted to his major in engineering. The degree granted is the
B.S. in Engineering.
The final examination will include papers on the fundamentals of
the three professional departments of engineering, four papers on the
seminars of the senior year, and one or two additional papers based
upon the course which the student has taken, the number of the papers
and their subjects to be determined by the faculty of the division.
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P rocedure for A dmission to H onors W ork
A candidate for admission to an honors division must file his appli
cation near the end of his sophomore year with the chairman of his
division, and must indicate the particular combination of related sub
jects on which he wishes to be examined for his degree. His acceptance
by the division depends in part upon the quality of his previous work
as indicated by the grades he has received but mainly upon his appar
ent capacity for assuming the responsibility of honors work. The names
of successful candidates are announced later in the spring. The major
department will then arrange, in consultation with the student, a defi
nite program of subjects to constitute the field of knowledge on which
he will be examined at the end of his senior year. That department is
responsible for drawing up the original plan of his work, for super
vising his choice of seminars in all departments and for keeping in
touch with his progress from semester to semester. The division is
responsible for approval of the student’s original program and for any
subsequent changes in that program. Proposals for combinations of
subjects or departments not provided for in the divisional arrange
ments must be submitted by the division to the Committee on Extra
and Prescribed Work for final approval.
P r e -M
e d ic a l
P rogram
The pre-medical student’s program is planned and his work super
vised by the Pre-medical Advisory Committee. There is more than one
program of courses by which a student may prepare himself for ad
mission to medical school. In mapping out a program for each student
the Committee keeps in mind (a) the particular interests of the stu
dent, (b) the entrance requirements of the medical schools of the
student’s choice, (c) the need for an understanding of basic social
problems and the cultivation of a sensitiveness for the enduring values
in the arts and literature, and (d) the value of intensive work in at
least one field.
In order to meet medical school requirements most pre-medical
students take Chemistry 1A, IB, 2 and 6A; English Composition;
Mathematics 1, 2; Physics 1; Zoology 1, 2, 3, 4; a modern foreign
language (preferably German) to a point equivalent to the completion
of course 2. The work of the junior and senior years may be taken in
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the Honors program or in course. Intensive work may be carried out in
a single field or in closely related departments. Pre-medical students
may fulfill the major requirements in the department of their own
choice, usually, but not necessarily, in chemistry, mathematics, physics,
or zoology; or they may fulfill the requirement by completing three
full courses in each of two related departments in the division of
mathematics and the natural sciences. In the latter case the compre
hensive examinations will be arranged jointly by the departments
concerned.
Although some students have been admitted to medical schools
upon the completion of three years of college work, many of the best
medical schools strongly advise completion of four years of college.
Faculty Regulations
A ttendance
at
C
lasses
and
C o l l e c t io n
Members of the faculty will hold students responsible for regular
attendance at classes and will report to the Deans the name of any
student whose repeated absence is in their opinion impairing the
student’s work. The number of cuts allowed in a given course is not
specified, a fact which places a heavy responsibility on all students
to make sure that their work is not suffering as a result of absences.
Since freshmen must exercise particular care in this respect and since
the faculty recognizes its greater responsibility toward freshmen in the
matter of class attendance, it is expected that freshmen, especially, will
attend all their classes.
When illness necessitates absence from classes the student should
report at once to the nurses or to the college physicians.
The last meeting before vacation and the first meeting after vacation
in each course must be attended. The minimum penalty for violation
of this rule is probation. The exact definition of probation in individ
ual cases is left to the Deans with the understanding that it shall
include attendance at all classes without cuts.
Absences from Collection are acted upon by the Deans as instructed
by the Collection Committee. All students are allowed two absences
from Collection each term.
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G rades
Instructors report to the Deans’ office at intervals during th e year
upon the work of students in courses. Inform al reports during the
semester take the form of comments on unsatisfactory work. A t the end
of each semester form al grades are given in each course u n d er the letter
system, by which A m eans excellent work; B m eans good work; C means
fair work; D means poor work, an d E shows failure. W signifies w ith
drawn a n d Cond. signifies conditioned in the course.
Reports are sent to parents and to students at the end of each
semester.
F o r graduation in general courses, a C average is required; for
graduation in honors work, the recom m endation of the visiting ex
aminers. (See pp. 53 to 55 an d p. 62).
T h e m ark “conditioned” indicates either (1) th at a student has done
unsatisfactory work in the first half of a course, b u t by creditable work
du rin g the second half m ay earn a passing grade for the full course,
and thereby remove his condition; (2) th at a student’s work is incom
plete in respect to specific assignments or exam inations; w hen he com
pletes it, he will remove his condition.
Conditions of b o th types m ust norm ally be m ade u p in the term
immediately following th at in which they were incurred; for the
removal of conditions of type (2), a date is set at the end of the first
six weeks of each term w hen make-up exam inations m ust be scheduled
and late papers subm itted. U nder special circumstances involving a use
of laboratories or attendance at courses not im m ediately available, a
student may secure permission to extend the tim e for m aking u p a
condition u n til the second term following. Any condition not m ade up
w ithin a year from the tim e it is im posed shall thereafter be recorded
as E, i.e., com plete failure, which cannot be m ade up.
E xtra
or
F ew
er
C
o u rses
A student may carry m ore or less than the norm al num ber of courses
only if he has the form al approval of his course adviser and of the
Com m ittee on Prescribed and E xtra W ork. H e should subm it his peti
tion to the com m ittee w ithin one week of registration.
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E x a m in a t io n s
Any student who is absent from an exam ination, announcem ent of
which was m ade in advance, shall be given an exam ination at another
h o u r only by special arrangem ent w ith the instructor in charge of the
course.
N o exam ination in absentia shall be perm itted. T h is rule shall be
in terp reted to m ean th at instructors shall give exam inations only at
the college and u n d er direct departm ental supervision.
Su m
m er
Sc h o o l W
ork
Students desiring to transfer credit from a sum m er school are re
q u ired to obtain the endorsem ent of the chairm an of the departm ent
concerned before entering upon the work, an d after com pleting the
work are required to pass an exam ination set by the Swarthm ore de
partm ent.
R
e s id e n c e
A ll m en students except freshm en choose th eir rooms in order deter
m ined by lot. All freshmen, bo th m en and women, are assigned to
rooms by the Deans. Upperclass wom en have a preferential system
carried o u t by a com m ittee of students and members of the adm in
istrative staff.
Students m ay occupy th eir room s between terms only by special
arrangem ent w ith the Deans. T h e college dining room is closed during
all vacations.
Freshm en are asked to leave the college im m ediately after their last
exam ination in Ju n e so th at their rooms m ay be used by Commence
m ent visitors.
P r o h ib it io n
of
A
u t o m o b il e s a t
Sw a r t h m o r e
By action of the faculty, approved by the Board of Managers, under
graduates are forbidden to m aintain autom obiles at the college or in
th e borough of Swarthmore. T h e regulation is as follows:
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R esident students are no t allowed to keep autom obiles on th e cam
pus or in the borough of Swarthmore. T h e ru le prohibits equally the
keeping of autom obiles owned by students and those owned by other
persons b u t placed in the custody or control of students. Day students
may use cars in com m uting to college.
U nder exceptional circumstances, a student may obtain permission
from one of the Deans to keep an autom obile in the borough for a
lim ited time.
Parents and students m ust realize th at this regulation will be strictly
enforced; students who do no t observe it will be asked to w ithdraw
from college.
E x c l u s io n
from
C ollege
T h e college reserves the rig h t to exclude at any tim e students whose
conduct or academic standing it regards as undesirable, and w ithout
assigning any fu rth er reason therefor; in such cases fees will not be
refunded or rem itted, in whole or in part, and neither the college nor
any of its officers shall be u n d er any liability whatsoever for such
exclusion.
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Requirements for Graduation
Bachelor
of
A rts
and
B achelor
of
Sc ie n c e
T h e degrees of B achelor of A rts and Bachelor of Science are con
ferred u pon students who have m et the following requirem ents for
graduation:
1. T h e candidate m ust have com pleted eighteen full courses o r ten
courses and eight seminars w ith an average grade of C.
2. H e m ust have com plied w ith the course requirem ents for the
first two years.
3. H e m ust have m et the requirem ents in the m ajor an d m inor
fields du ring the last tw o years.
4. H e m ust have passed satisfactorily the com prehensive exam ina
tions in his m ajor and m inor fields or m et the standards set by v i s i t i n g
examiners for a degree w ith honors.
5. H e m ust have com pleted four term s of study at Swarthm ore
College, two of which have been those of the senior year.
6. H e m ust have com pleted the physical education requirem ents set
fo rth in the statem ents of the Physical E ducation D epartm ents (see
pages 111 to 113).
7. H e m ust have attended the C ollection exercises of the College
in accordance w ith the regulations (see page 46).
2.
H e m ust have paid all outstanding bills and retu rn ed all equip
m ent an d library books.
Advanced Degrees
M
aster o f
A rts
and
M
aster o f
S c ie n c e
T h e degrees of M aster of Arts and M aster of Science may be con
ferred u p o n graduates of Swarthm ore College or of other institutions
of satisfactory standing who spend at least a year in residence at this
college, pursuing a course of study approved by the faculty. Each can
did ate for th e M aster’s degree m ust prepare a satisfactory thesis on a
subject assigned by the professor in charge of the m ajor subject, and
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m ust pass a final oral exam ination before a com m ittee of the faculty.
In recent years the policy of the faculty has been opposed to accepting
candidates for the M aster’s degree.
A d v a n c e d E n g in e e r in g D
egrees
T h e advanced degrees of M echanical Engineer (M.E.), Electrical
Engineer (E.E.), and Civil Engineer (C.E.), may be obtained by
graduates who have received their B achelor’s degree in Engineering
upon th e fulfilling of the requirem ents given below:
1. T h e candidate m ust have been engaged in engineering work for
five years since receiving his first degree.
2. H e' m ust have had charge of engineering work and m ust be in a
position of responsibility and trust at the tim e of application.
3. H e m ust m ake application and subm it an outline of the thesis he
expects to present, one full year before the advanced degree is to be
conferred.
4. T h e thesis m ust be subm itted for approval one calendar m onth
before the tim e of granting the degree.
5. Every candidate shall pay a registration fee of $5 and an addi
tional fee of $20 when the degree is conferred.
Awards and Prizes
T h e I vy M eda l F und was created by a gift from Owen M oon, ’94.
T h e income of the fund is used to purchase a m edal which is placed
in the hands of the faculty for aw ard on Com mencem ent Day to a male
m em ber of the graduating class. T h e regulations governing the award
are as follows:
(1) T h e qualifications for the Ivy M edal are sim ilar to those for the
Rhodes Scholarships an d include (a) qualities of m anhood, force of
character, and leadership; (b) literary and scholastic ability and attain
ments. T hese have been phrased by the donor in the words “leadership
based u p o n character and scholarship.”
(2) I t is the wish of the donor th at the m edal should no t be awarded
on a mere basis of averages. Instead, it is desired th at the w inner should
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be a m an who gives prom ise of distinction either in character or in
intellectual attainm ents, as opposed to a m an who has merely m ade
the m ost of m ediocre abilities.
(3)
O n the other hand, it is the wish of the donor th at the m edal
should n o t go to a m an who, while showing excellence in some one
respect, has fallen seriously below the standard in others.
T h e O ak L eaf M edal was established by David Dwight Rowlands
of the Class of 1909. It was later perm anently endowed in memory of
him by Hazel C. Rowlands, ’07, and Caroline A. Lukens, ’98. T h e
m edal is placed in the hands of the faculty to be aw arded each year to
the w om an m em ber of the Senior Class who is outstanding for loyalty,
scholarship an d service.
T h e M cC abe E ngineering A ward, founded by T hom as B. McCabe,
1915, is to be presented each year to the outstanding engineering stu
d en t in the Senior Class. T h e recipient is chosen by a committee of the
faculty of the Division of Engineering.
T h e C rane P rize, a m em orial to Charles E. Crane, Jr., of the Class
of 1936, is an aw ard of about $20, given for the purchase of philo
sophical books, and presented annually to the ju n io r who, in the opin
ion of the departm ent, has done the best work in Philosophy.
T h e A. E dward N ewton L ibrary P rize, endowed by A. Edward
Newton, to m ake perm anent the L ibrary Prize first established by
W. W . T hayer, is aw arded annually to th at undergraduate who, in the
opinion of the Com m ittee of Award, shows the best and most intelli
gently chosen collection of books u pon any subject. P articular emphasis
is laid in the awards no t merely upon the size of the collection b u t also
upon the skill w ith which the books are selected and upon the owner’s
knowledge of their subject-matter.
T h e K atherine B. Sicard P rize, endowed by th e D elta Gam m a
F raternity in m em ory of K atherine B. Sicard, ex 34, is aw arded an
nually to the freshm an w om an who, in the opinion of the departm ent,
shows greatest proficiency in English.
P ublic Speaking C ontests. Prizes for annual contests in public
speaking are provided by two funds as follows: T h e E lla F rances
B unting E xtemporary Speaking F und awards $45 in six prizes,
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■MB
A Corner of the B iddle M em orial Library and the Tow er of the M ain Library.
Parrish H all.
three for m en and three for women, for the best extem poraneous short
speeches. T h e O w e n M oore F und provides the D elta U psilon Speak
ing Contest prizes totalling $25 for the best prepared speeches on topics
of cu rren t interest.
T h e G eorge F o x A w ard of $100 is presented annually by an
anonymous friend of the College to the undergraduate who writes the
best essay on some phase of the history or testimonies of the Society of
Friends.
T h e E l iza b et h F ry A w ard of $50, together w ith an autographed
copy of Jan e t Payne W hitney’s biography of Elizabeth Fry, is presented
annually by an anonym ous friend of the College to the undergraduate
who writes the best essay on some aspect of the social attitudes and ac
tivities of some Q uaker individual or group, preferably of recent times.
T h e J o h n R ussell H ayes P o etry P rizes are of a value of approx
im ately $25 for a first prize, and $15 for a second prize, offered for the
best original poem or for a translation from any language. M anuscripts
should be ready by A pril 1 of each year.
Fellowships
T h e re are six fellowships offered to graduates of Swarthm ore College.
T h re e fellowships are aw arded annually by the faculty, on recom
m endation of the Com m ittee on Fellowships, to graduates of the col
lege for the p ursuit of advanced work under the direction of the facility
o r w ith th eir approval. As the result of an accum ulation of incom e in
the fellowship funds, it is expected th at one o r more special appoint
m ents can be m ade in 1948 in addition to those norm ally available.
A pplications for fellowships m ust be in the hands of the committee
by A pril 15.
T hese three fellowships are:
T h e H a n n a h A. L eed o m F e l l o w s h ip of $500, founded by the
bequest of H a n n ah A. Leedom.
T h e J o sh u a L ip p in c o t t F e l l o w sh ip of $600, founded by H ow ard
W . L ippincott, of the Class of 1875, in memory of his father.
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T h e J ohn L ockwood M emorial F ellowship of $600, founded
by the bequest of Lydia A. Lockwood, New York, in memory of her
brother, Jo h n Lockwood. I t was the wish of the donor th at the fellow
ship be aw arded to a m em ber of the Society of Friends.
T h e o th er three fellowships are:
T h e L ucretia M ott F ellowship , founded by the Somerville L it
erary Society and sustained by the contribution of its life members, has
yielded an annual income since its foundation of $525. I t is awarded
each year by a com m ittee of the faculty (selected by the society), w ith
the concurrence of the life members of the society, to a young wom an
graduate of th at year who is to pursue advanced study at some other
in stitu tio n approved by this committee.
T h e M artha E. T yson F ellowship , founded by the Somerville
L iterary Society in 1913, is sustained by the contributions of life mem
bers of th e society and yields an incom e of $500 or more. I t is aw arded
biennially by a jo in t com m ittee of the faculty and the society (elected
by the society) w ith the concurrence of the life m embers of the society
to a wom an graduate of Swarthm ore College, who has taught success
fully for two years after h er graduation and expects to continue teach
ing. T h e recipient of the aw ard is to pursue a course of study fitting her
for m ore efficient w ork in an institution approved by the Com m ittee of
Award.
Sigma X i R esearch F ellowship . T h e Swarthm ore C hapter of
Sigma X I appoints, from tim e to time, as funds are available, Fellows
w ith research grants w ith a m axim um value of $1,000. T h e holders of
this fellowship are usually associates of the chapter who have shown
conspicuous ability in graduate studies. T h e purpose of the chapter in
aw arding these fellowships is to relieve w orthy students from teaching
an d o th er distracting duties so th at they m ay concentrate as m uch as
possible u pon th eir research. Applications for these fellowships should
be m ade to the secretary of the chapter n o t later th an the m iddle of
M arch. A ppointm ents will be announced about the m iddle of April.
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Botany
A ssistant P rofessor: L uzern G. L ivingston, Chairman.
1. PLANT BIOLOGY. Mr. Livingston.
Half course.
This course is designed to introduce the student to the fundamental aspects of
plant biology. Particular emphasis is placed on plant functions, and the relation
ships of plant functions to organisms generally, and to man. T he main topics
considered include protoplasm and the cell, structure and function in the higher
plant, plant metabolism, growth and differentiation, reproduction, genetics, and
a brief evolutionary survey of the plant kingdom. This course is a prerequisite
for advanced courses in botany.
Three lectures and one laboratory period per week.
2. GENETICS. Mr. Livingston.
Half course.
A study of the fundamental principles of genetics, including Mendelian in
heritance, the chromosome mechanism and the gene theory, and the application
of the principles of genetics to plant and animal breeding.
Two lectures, one conference, and one laboratory period per week.
3. TAXONOMY. (Omitted in 1947-48)
Half course.
A course including (1) the methods involved in identification of native and
horticultural species of the campus and woods, and (2) considerations of evi
dence from various fields of study, i.e., anatomy, morphology, cytology, etc.,
which bear directly on the problems of interrelationships of angiosperms.
Two lectures and two laboratory periods per week.
4. PLANT ANATOMY. (Omitted in 1947-48)
Half course.
A course designed to introduce the technique of plant tissue preparation and
the fundamentals of plant anatomy, including cellular organization of vege
tative and reproductive parts as well as critical consideration of meristematic
activity and differentiation.
Two lectures and two laboratory periods per week.
5. SURVEY OF TH E PLANT KINGDOM. (Omitted in 1947-48) Half course.
A comparative study of the structure and life habits of the thallophytes, bryophytes, and tracheophytes (exclusive of the angiosperms). Particular attention
will be given to current concepts of evolutionary relationships from the stand
points of both comparative morphology and paleobotanical evidence.
6. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. Mr. Livingston.
Half course.
An integrated study of the physiological processes of the higher plant, including
general cellular physiology, water relations, mineral nutrition, photosynthesis,
enzyme action and organic synthesis, cellular respiration, translocation, the
physiology of growth and development, and related topics.
Two lectures, one conference, and one laboratory period per week.
7. ECONOMIC BOTANY. (Omitted in 1947-48)
Half course.
A study of the principles and factors which condition the utilization of plant
materials such as wood and wood products, fibers, food products (fruits, cereals,
leaf and root crops), drugs, etc.
Three lectures per week, plus reports and/or laboratory.
8. TH E BIOLOGY OF BACTERIA. Mr. Livingston.
Half course.
An approach to the study of bacteriology with principal emphasis on the con
sideration of bacteria as organisms rather than causative agents for disease, etc.
Two lectures and two laboratory periods per week.
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9. CYTOLOGY. (Omitted in 1947-48)
Half course.
An advanced course including a study of both cytoplasmic and nuclear struc
tures. Prerequisite, either Botany 4 or Zoology 5 (Microscopic Anatomy).
10. SPECIAL TOPICS. Mr. Livingston.
R e q u ir e m e n t s
for
M ajors
Half course.
and
M in ors
in
C ourse
Students intending to major in botany are advised to consult a depart
mental representative early in their college course for the purpose of
planning a well integrated program. Plant Biology 1 and Chemistry 1 are
required as prerequisites for advanced work. Courses in physics, mathematics,
and further courses in chemistry are highly desirable, particularly for students
anticipating graduate study.
For students planning to minor in botany* Plant Biology 1 constitutes the
sole prerequisite.
Numerous libraries, museums, and parks in and around Philadelphia offer
unusual opportunities for students to carry on investigations in the botanical
sciences.
H
onors
W ork
Prerequisites. The following courses, or their equivalents, are required for
admission to Honors work in botany: biology (see Course 1 above) and gen
eral inorganic chemistry. Students are also urged to present additional
preparation in physics, mathematics, and chemistry whenever this is possible.
Candidates for Honors should arrange a discussion of their course program
in relation to future Honors work as early as possible in their freshman year.
Seminars. The following seminars prepare for examinations for a degree
with Honors:
1. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY.
An integrated study of the physical, chemical and biological aspects underlying
plant function.
2. PLANT TAXONOMY AND DISTRIBUTION.
A dose study of the classification and distribution of our most important plant
families. Laboratory and field work in plant identification, and a consideration
of the effects of environment factors on the distribution of plants.
3. GENETICS.
A study of the structure and development of the cell-theories of inheritance.
Mendelism, plant and animal breeding methods and problems, etc.
4. CYTOLOGY.
A detailed study of plant and animal cells from the point of view of morphology
and function. Especial attention is given to cytogenetics.
5. PROBLEMS OF GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT.
A morphological and physiological study of growth phenomena in plants.
6. BACTERIOLOGY.
A study of the biology and biochemistry of bacteria.
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Chemistry
P rofessors : H . J e r m a in C r e ig h t o n , Chairman.
E dward H . C o x .
A ssociate P rofessors : D uncan G . F oster .
W a l t e r B. K e ig h t o n , J r .
A ssistant P ro fesso r : H e r m a n I. E nos , J r .
A ssistan t : P h y l l is A m b l e r B ra u n er .
IA. IN O R G A N IC CH EM ISTR Y . M r. C reighton an d Mrs. B rauner.
H a lf course.
Three lecture and recitation periods and four hours of laboratory weekly. Some
of the central concepts and fundamental principles of chemistry are studied
thoroughly. The application of these principles is emphasized rather than the
mere accumulation of chemical facts in order that the student may learn the
methods of chemicil inquiry through their use. T he course is designed to meet
the needs of those students who wish to study chemistry as a part of their gen
eral education as well as those professionally interested in chemistry. Textbooks:
Hildebrand and Latimer, Principles of Chemistry and Reference Book of In
organic Chemistry; Bray and Latimer, A Course in General Chemistry.
IB. IN O R G A N IC C H EM ISTR Y . Mr. C reighton an d Mrs. B rauner.
H a lf course.
Three lectures and one laboratory period weekly. This course is a continuation
of Chemistry 1A and is also concerned with the fundamental principles of
chemistry. Textbooks: Those listed under Chemistry 1A.
2. A N A LY TIC A L C H EM ISTR Y . M r. Foster.
H a lf course.
Three lecture and recitation periods and eight hours of laboratory weekly. The
modem theory of solutions of electrolytes and its application to analytical
chemistry. The practice of semi-micro qualitative analysis with an introduction
to quantitative analysis. This course is designed to serve as the introductory
course in analytical chemistry for chemistry majors and also to fulfill the
requirements in the subject for admission to most medical schools. Textbook:
Fales and Kenny, Inorganic Qualitative Analysis.
Prerequisite, Chemistry IB with a minimum grade of C.
4B. A N A LY TIC A L CH EM ISTR Y . M r. Foster. F ull course, in one semester.
Identical with Seminar 1. Majors in chemistry in course normally take this
course in the second semester of their senior year.
Prerequisite: Chemistry 2, with a minimum grade of C.
5. PHYSICAL CH EM ISTR Y . M r. K eighton.
F ull course.
Three hours of conference and lectures and four hours of laboratory weekly.
T he fundamental principles of theoretical chemistry are studied and a number
of numerical exercises are worked. In the laboratory the student uses a wide
variety of physical-chemical apparatus.
Prerequisites, Chemistry IB with a minimum grade of C, Physics 1, Mathe
matics 12. This course is offered to juniors and seniors.
6A. O R G A N IC CH EM ISTR Y . M r. Cox o r M r. Enos.
H a lf course.
Three lectures, four hours of laboratory and one optional conference hour per
week. T he course covers classification and nomenclature of compounds, ele70
mentary reactions and some theoretical matter in the field of organic chemistry.
Both the aliphatic and aromatic series are surveyed and some twenty compounds
in both series are prepared. This is a terminal course but is also preparatory to
chemistry 6B. It is a prerequisite for admission to the honors seminar in organic
chemistry and for entrance to some medical schools.
Prerequisite, Chemistry IB with a minimum grade of C.
6B. O R G A N IC CH EM ISTR Y . Mr. Cox o r M r. Enos.
H a lf course.
Two lectures and eight hours of laboratory per week. T he course goes more
deeply into the principles and practices of the subject than 6A. Advanced reac
tions, mechanisms, proofs of structure, and theory are considered. Half of the
laboratory time is devoted to more advanced preparations and half to qualitative
organic analysis. Students who do not major in chemistry are not required to
pursue the work in analysis. T he course is designed for both majors and minors
and premedical students who wish more organic chemistry.
Prerequisite, Chemistry 6A with a minimum grade of C.
6C. ADVANCED O R G A N IC CH EM ISTR Y . M r. Enos.
H a lf course.
This course is one of the senior elective courses. Organic preparations are
selected from Organic Syntheses. High and low pressure reductions as well as
vapor phase dehydrations are included. Approximately six hours of laboratory
work per week are required and in addition three hours are devoted to library
search and review of organic chemical literature.
Prerequisite,vChemistry 6B with a minimum grade of C.
7. ADVANCED IN O R G A N IC CH EM ISTR Y . M r. Enos.
H a lf course.
Three hours of conference and lectures with an additional four hours per week
devoted to selected readings on modern developments in inorganic chemistry.
Prerequisite, Chemistry 5.
R e q u ir e m e n t s
fo r
M ajors
and
M in ors
Students with a major in chemistry follow a course of study leading to the
degree of A.B. This degree may be taken either in course or with honors. In
either case there must be completed, during the first two years, the following:
Two courses in chemistry, two courses in mathematics, one course in physics,
and German to the completion of course 2.
Students who come to college with the intention of majoring in chemistry
are strongly advised to take Chemistry 1A in their first term and IB in the
second term. They also take mathematics in their first term, postponing his
tory until later. Students may select chemistry as a major at some later date,
but often at some sacrifice of flexibility in their program.
There are various arrangements of the curriculum which lead to gradua
tion with a major in chemistry. The particular courses which make up the
curriculum of any one student will depend upon his or her preparation,
abilities, interests, and objectives. The following, however, is a typical
curriculum for the student in course.
Freshman Year
Chemistry 1A, IB
Mathematics 1, 2
German 2A, 2B
Philosophy 2 (Introduction)
English 1 (Modern Literature)
Economics 1A, IB or
Political Science 1A, IB
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Júnior Year
Chemistry 5A, 5B, 6B
Electives: two full tourses, usually
Physics 2A, 2B, and Mathematics
16, 17; one half course.
Senior Year
Sophomore Year
Chemistry 2, 6A
Mathematics 11, 12
Physics 1A, IB
History 1A, IB or Economics 1A,
or Political Science 1A, IB
Psychology 1A
Elective (half course)
Chemistry 6C, 7, and the Analytical
Chemistry Seminar.
Electives: two full courses, not in
Chemistry, and not introductory
courses.
H onors W ork
Before admission to Honors work the chemistry major will have completed
the curriculum of the first two years, outlined above, or its equivalent. At the
end of their senior year, Honors students majoring in chemistry normally
take four examination papers in chemistry, with the remaining papers-usually
selected from mathematics, physics, or zoology. The following seminars are
offered as preparation for the examination in chemistry:
1. ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY. Mr. Foster.
Approximately sixteen hours of laboratory work and one three-hour conference
weekly. T he theory and practice of volumetric and gravimetric analysis. Majors
in chemistry in honors normally take this seminar in the second semester of
their junior year.
Prerequisite, Chemistry 2, with a minimum grade of C.
2. PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY. Mr. Keighton.
Weekly seminar and laboratory. T he work of the seminar includes the study of
the states of aggregation of matter, elementary principles of thermodynamics,
equilibrium, the theory of solutions, electro-chemistry and colloid chemistry.
One day per week is spent in the laboratory.
Prerequisites: Physics, Calculus, and Analytical Chemistry.
3. ADVANCED PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY. Mr. Keighton.
Weekly seminar and laboratory. T he work of the seminar includes the study of
thermodynamics, the activity concept and activity coefficients, the Debye-Hiickel
theory of strong electrolytes, and chemical kinetics including photochemistry
and acid-base catalysis. One day per week is spent in the laboratory.
4. ORGANIC CHEMISTRY. Mr. Cox.
In lieu of lectures, one three-hour seminar per week is devoted to discussions of
the principles and practices of organic chemistry. T he material covered is much
like that given in 6B and 6C. Reports covering extensive readings are made from
time to time. Eight hours of laboratory per week are devoted to the prepara
tions of organic compounds and qualitative organic analysis. Students who do
not major in chemistry are not required to pursue the work in analysis.
T he seminar is especially designed for chemistry majors reading for honors.
Minor students should have covered Chemistry 2, at least one semester of
Chemistry 5, and Chemistry 6A, before entering the seminar.
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m
Classics
P rofessors : S usan P . C obbs .
L . R . Sh e r o , Acting Chairman. .
V isit in g P ro fessor : , G eorge D e p u e H adzsits .
* Greek
*
1. ELEMENTARY GREEK. Miss Cobbs.
F ull course.
Study of the essentials of Greek grammar and reading of easy selections from
Greek literature, with collateral study of various aspects of Greek civilization.
2. INTERMEDIATE GREEK. Mr. Shero.
F ull course.
Selections from Homer and from Herodotus and Plato’s Apology are read.
3. GREEK SURVEY.
F ull course. (Offered as required.)
A survey of Greek literature with reading of some of the masterpieces of prose
and of poetry of the classical period.
4. ADVANCED GREEK READING.
F ull course. (Offered as required.)
T he reading done in this course is determined by the interests and needs of the
members of the class.
9.
GREEK LITERATURE IN ENGLISH. Mr. Shero.
H a lf course, alternate years.
Study in English translation of some of the masterpieces of Greek literature,
including the Iliad, several of the dramas, Thucydides, and Plato’s Republic.
Latin
1. SUB-FRESHMAN LATIN. Mr. Hadzsits.
H
F ull course. (Offered as required.)
For students who begin Latin in college or for those who are not prepared to
enter Latin 2. (Equivalent normally to two years’ preparation in secondary
school.)
2. INTERMEDIATE LATIN. Miss Cobbs.
F ull course or two h a lf courses.
Prose and verse (including Phaedrus, Gellius, Roman Law; Ovid, Virgil) selected
according to the interests and needs of the members of the class. For students
who have had two or more years of preparatory Latin and are not prepared to
enter Latin 3.
3. LATIN SURVEY. Mr. Hadzsits.
H
F ull course or two h a lf courses.
A survey of Latin literature with emphasis upon Comedy, Livy, and Horace.
T he course aims to give students some conception of the Roman spirit as
manifested in Latin literature and in the personality of Latin writers. Open to
those whose Achievement Tests indicate adequate preparation.
4. ADVANCED LATIN READING. Mr. Hadzsits.
F ull course or two h a lf courses.
Selected Letters of Cicero and Pliny, selections from Tacitus; Catullus, Virgil’s
Eclogues and Georgies.
5. ROMAN SATIRE AND EPIGRAM. H a lf course. (Offered as required.)
6. LATIN PHILOSOPHICAL WRITINGS.
H a lf course. (O ffered as required.)
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7. LATIN LANGUAGE.
H a lf course. (Offered as required.)
A study of the development of the Latin language. Practice in reading Latin,
in writing Latin prose, and in translating Latin (including medieval Latin)
at sight.
8. COMPREHENSIVE SURVEY.
H a lf course. (Offered as required.)
Review readings and supplementary reading in Latin authors and in modem
authorities on Roman history, public and private antiquities, art, literature,
and religion. Designed to enable students, through independent study and
occasional conferences, to prepare themselves for final comprehensive examina
tions. Open to seniors with a major in Latin.
9. LATIN LITERATURE IN ENGLISH. Mr. Shero.
H a lf course, alternate years.
A study in English translation of some of the masterpieces of Latin literature,
with emphasis upon the drama, satire, and philosophic writings and their
influence upon western thought and literature.
Ancient History and Civilization
10. THE MEDITERRANEAN WORLD: GREECE. Mr. Shero.
H a lf course, alternate years.
A study of Greek civilization in its most significant aspects to the time of the
Hellenistic kingdoms, preceded by a brief survey of the Oriental civilizations
by which the Greeks were influenced. Special attention is given to the 6th and
5th centuries B.C.
11. THE MEDITERRANEAN WORLD: ROME. Mr. Shero.
H a lf course, alternate years.
A survey of the history of Rome to the accession of Marcus Aurelius, with
emphasis upon republican institutions and the Augustan principate. T he course
. stresses the Roman genius for organization and administration.
12. GREEK LIFE AND THOU GHT
H a lf course. (Offered as required.)
A general survey of those aspects of Greek civilization which have had special
significance for the modern world, with detailed study of some of the master
pieces of Greek art and of Greek literature (in translation).
13. INTRODUCTION TO CLASSICAL ARCHAEOLOGY.
H a lf course. (Offered as required.)
A study of the methods of archaeological investigation, with a survey of the
development of Greek and Roman architecture, sculpture, painting, ceramics,
numismatics, and town-planning. Special attention is given to the early Greek
period and to Pompeii.
R e q u ir e m e n t s
for
M ajors
and
M inors
Greek or Latin may be offered as a major or minor subject in course or
in Honors work. Prerequisites for students reading for Honors are given
below. Major and minor students in course are required to take the following
during the first two years:
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Greek or Latin 3A and 3B (or, i£ the language is begun in college, through
course 2B); Greek or Latin Literature in English, whichever is not read
in the original language. (Adjustments may be made for special cases.)
Recommended for major and minor students during the first two years:
Latin 4 or Greek 3; ancient history or archaeology; a modern language and
literature; Fine Arts 1 and 2.
H onors W ork
L General prerequisite: For a major in Greek or Latin: Elementary Greek
(1), Intermediate Greek (2), Latin Survey (3). (Adjustments may be made
for special cases.)
For a minor in Greek: Elementary Greek (1), Intermediate Greek (2).
For a minor in Latin: Latin Survey (3).
II. Supplementary preparation advised: Greek 3 or Latin 4, ancient history
or archaeology, philosophy, French or German literature.
III. Seminars: The following seminars prepare for examinations for a de
gree with Honors:
1. History of Ancient Greek and Roman Civilization, a survey concentrating upon
political institutions, art, and religion.
2. Intensive Study of a Special Period of Greek or Roman History: Solon to the end
of the Peloponnesian War; the Gracchi to Nero.
3. Plato. (See page 108 under Department of Philosophy.)
4. Greek or Latin Language: an introduction to classical philology, epigraphy,
palaeography; practice in reading and writing in Greek or in Latín.
5. Prose Authors: Greek, Thucydides, Plato, the Attic Orators; or Latin, with
emphasis upon Cicero, Seneca, and the Historians.
6. Poets: Greek, with emphasis upon Epic and Tragedy; or Latin, with emphasis
upon Epic (including Lucretius) and Satire.
7. Greek and Roman Archaeology: intensive study of the results of excavations in
a few important cities and sanctuaries (e.g., Corinth, Olympia; Herculaneum,
Ostia).
8. Greek and Roman Political Thought: the principles presented in the writings of
Plato, Aristotle, Polybius, and Cicero, and in the careers of representative Roman
statesmen.
Required for a major in Greek or Latin: Nos. 5, 6, either 3 or 4, and one
elective from the group above.
Required for a minor in Greek or Latin: Nos. 5 and 6 above and an addi
tional paper testing translation at sight.
Required for a major in Ancient History: Two seminars in the ancient field
(Nos. 1, 2, 7, or 8 above) and two seminars in medieval or modem history.
See the statement under History.
IV. A thesis may be substituted for No. 1 or No. 2 above if students have
adequate preparation in history, ancient art, and modern languages.
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Economies
P rofessors: *C lair W ilcox .
• H erbert F. F raser.
P atrick M urphy M alin .
A ssociate P rofessor: F rank C. P ierson, Chairman 1947-48.
A ssistant P rofessors: C aleb A. Sm ith .
♦W olfgang F. Stolper .
I nstructor: E ugene R. B eem (part-time).
L ecturers: Sergei D obrovolsky.
R ichard A. M usgrave (first semester).
R aymond T. B owman (second semester).
C ourse W ork
Courses 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 13 are offered annually, other courses normally in
alternate years; advanced courses are open only to juniors and seniors, and
course 13 is open only to senior majors in course; one semester of course 7 or
8 may be taken for half-course credit. Course 1 is pre requisite to all advanced
courses and seminars, and courses 2 and 3 and Political Science 1 are strongly
recommended to all students who plan to major in Economics, whether in
course or in honors; courses 4 and 5 are required of all majors in course, and
should be taken during the junior year.
Introductory Courses:
1. INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS.
Full course.
Offered in 1947-48 by all members of the department.
A description of the structure of the economy. A study of economic processes.
An elementary analysis of the determination of prices and the distribution of
income. A discussion of contemporary economic problems.
2 ACCOUNTING.
Half course, first semester.
Offered in 1947-48 by Mr. Smith.
Theory of corporate accountancy; the functions and the interpretation of
financial statements, including credit analysis and financial and operating
ratios; economic implications of accounting.
3 STATISTICS.
Half course, second semester.
Offered in 1947-48 by Mr. Smith,
Study and application of statistical methods used in analyses of economic data.
• Absent on leave 1947-48.
Advanced Courses:
4. MONEY AND BANKING.
Half course, normally first semester.
Offered in 1947-48 in second semester by Mr. Pierson.
Development and significance of the institutions of money, credit and banking.
Theory and practice of commercial banking. Central banking, liquidity, prices
and monetary standards. Credit control. Objectives in monetary policy.
5. ECONOMIC ANALYSIS.
Half course, second semester.
Offered in 1947-48 by Mr. Dobrovolsky.
An analysis of the processes by which prices of goods and services are determined
under different market conditions. A study of national income and general
equilibrium conditions. T he application of economic theory to public policy
problems.
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6. BUSINESS CYCLES.
Half course, first semester.
Offered in 1947-48 by Mr. Musgrave. Probably to be offered next in 1948-49.
A discussion of the time series used to measure the business cycle; a brief survey
of the statistical methods used; a discussion of business cycle theories with par
ticular emphasis on the determinants of the level of income and employment.
7. ECONOMICS OF BUSINESS. #
Normally full course.
Offered in 1947-48, in first semester only, by Mr. Dobrovolsky. Probably to be
offered next in 1948-49.
'
T he economic problems which confront the business executive. First semester:
corporate organization and finance; investment banking and the securities
exchanges; business saving and investment in relation to the level of national
economic activity. Second semester: marketing problems and price policies;
risk, speculation and insurance.
8. PUBLIC CONTROL OF BUSINESS.
Normally full course.
Offered in 1947-48, in first semester only, by Mr. Smith. Probably to be offered
next in 1949-50.
First semester: competition and monopoly in construction, manufacturing, agri
culture, marketing and the service trades; public enforcement and regulation of
competition. Second semester: public control of production and prices in
municipal utilities, transportation, communications and the extractive indus
tries; public control of prices in war-time.
9. LABOR PROBLEMS.
Half course, first semester.
Offered in 1947-48 by Mr. Pierson. Probably to be offered next in 1948-49.
T he position of the industrial worker; the American labor movement; the
structure and functions of unions. Employer approaches to labor relations;
personnel programs. T he economics of wage policies. Governmental control
of labor relations.
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10. SOCIAL ECONOMICS.
H a lf course, norm ally first semester.
Offered in 1947-48 in second semester by Mr. Smith. Probably to be offered
next in 1949-50.
An examination of the extent, consequences and causes of economic inequality.
An appraisal of economic reforms with particular reference to social security,
medical care, housing, minimum wage laws, the social use of the taxing power,
consumer’s co-operation, socialism, and economic planning.
11. INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS. Half course, normally first semester.
Offered in 1947-48 in second semester by Mr. Malin. Probably to be offered
next in 1949-50.
International monetary problems: the balance of payments, the gold standard,
free exchanges, exchange equalization accounts, exchange control. T he theory
of international trade. Commercial policy: tariffs, quotas, clearing agreements,
reciprocal trade agreements.
12. PROBLEMS OF RECONSTRUCTION.
H a lf course, norm ally second semester.
Offered in 1947-48 in first semester by Mr. Malin. Probably to be offered
next in 1948-49.
An examination of the efforts to restore and develop domestic and interna
tional economic life after World War II, with special attention to the United
States, Great Britain, and the European continent. T he inter-relations of the
chief kinds of economic systems—free enterprise in America, communism in
Russia and semi-socialism in England.
13. SPECIAL TOPICS. (Open only to senior majors in course.)
H a lf course, norm ally second semester.
Offered in 1947-48 in both semesters by Mr. Pierson.
Systematic readings in fields not covered by other course offerings. Weekly
meetings for discussions and reports.
H
onors
W ork
Seminars 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 are normally offered every semester, seminar 3 in
the first semester and seminar 7 in the second semester. Seminars 1 and 2 are
required of all students taking four seminars in Economics; both, if possible,
should be taken during the junior year.
1. FINANCE.
Offered in 1947-48 by Mr. Pierson.
T he subject matter includes the material covered in courses 4 and part of 6
above. T he method consists of systematic seminar discussions on the basis of
assigned readings, oral reports and written papers.
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2. ECONOMIC THEORY.
Offered in 1947-48 in first semester by Mr. Musgrave, in second semester by
Mr. Bowman.
'
T he subject matter includes the material covered in courses 5 and 6 above.
Directed reading and discussion, supplemented by reports on the theoretical
problems raised by factual studies.
3. ECONOMICS OF BUSINESS.
Offered in 194748 in second semester by Mr. Dobrovolsky.
A study of the economic significance of corporate financial management. Par
ticular attention will be paid to the problem of internal financing as contrasted
with absorption of outside capital funds. T he organization and functioning of
various financial markets (security markets, banks, etc.) will be
briefly. Method as in seminar 1 and 2.
4. PUBLIC CONTROL OF BUSINESS.
Offered in 1947-48 in first semester by Mr. Smith.
The subject matter includes the material covered in course 8 above. Independent
reading under guidance in an extensive bibliography, weekly outline reports.
5. SOCIAL ECONOMICS.
Offered in 1947-48 in second semester by Mr. Smith.
T he subject matter includes the material covered in courses 9 and 10 above.
Method as in seminar 4.
6. INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS.
Offered in 194748 in first semester by Mr. Malin.
The subject matter includes the material covered in course 11 above. Method
as in seminars 1 and 2.
7. PROBLEMS OF RECONSTRUCTION.
Offered in 1947-48 in second semester by Mr. Malin.
The subject matter includes the material covered in course 12 above. Method
as in seminars 1 and 2.
T
hesis
A thesis may be substituted for a course or for the examination on the
subject matter covered in a seminar, under exceptional circumstances, by
special arrangement.
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Engineering
P rofessors : S c o t t B. L il l y , Chairman.
H ow ard M . J e n k in s .
Sa m u e l T . C a r p e n t e r .
A ssociate P rofessors : J o h n D. M c C r u m m .
W il l ia m E . R easer .
* A ndrew S im p s o n .
A ssistant P rofessors : G. J ustus G a r r a h a n .
R ola n d L . H u m m e l .
C h a r les A . L ister .
M a rk B. M o o r e .
I nstructors : D avid N e w t o n F o n e r .
H . E dm u n d P e e l l e , J r .
B ernard M o r r il l .
R esea rch C o n su l t a n t : C a p t . W
endell
P . R oop
R esea rch A ssocia te : N orris G . B arr .
Recent developments in the fields of engineering, brought about by the
coordinated efforts of great numbers of engineers and scientists, focus atten
tion upon the necessity of learning the fundamentals of science and of the
importance of cooperative endeavor. The engineer must be so disciplined
that he is not only technically proficient, but has a broad cultural background
which will enable him to accept his position as a professional man. The En
gineering staff is keenly aware of the advances in engineering made possible
by new knowledge and new instruments, and feels a deep responsibility to
educate student engineers to recognize, analyze and solve the problems with
which they will be faced after graduation.
The courses required of all students in Engineering for the first two years
conform, insofar as possible, with the general curriculum adopted' by the
college for the freshman and sophomore year. Engineering students are re
quired to take Drawing and Surveying in their freshman year. These courses
replace foreign language in the general curriculum, but engineers may take
courses in foreign languages by- substituting them for electives in the Division
of the Humanities.
There are three departments of Engineering—Civil, Electrical and Mechan
ical. These departments offer a series of courses consisting of: (1) introductory
courses which all freshman and sophomore engineers must take; (2) courses
* Absent on leave.
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in Engineering throughout the junior and senior years as outlined in the
curriculum and discussed on pages 83-88. Engineering students successfully
completing this program qualify for the degree of Bachelor of Science with
a major in Civil, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering.
Each curriculum provides that the student of Engineering will take about
one-fifth of his work in the Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences,
one-fourth of his work in the Departments of Chemistry, Mathematics, and
Physics, and the remainder of his work in the three Departments of Engineer
ing. The requirements for Civil, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering do
not differ until the fifth semester. All students devote their last two years:
(1) to certain basic courses required of all engineers; (2) to fulfilling the major
requirements of one of the departments of Engineering; (3) to developing
their special interests. It is possible for students in any of the three depart
ments whose interests lie in the field of administration, physics, mathematics
or chemistry, to elect courses having a more direct bearing on these subjects.
At the end of the sophomore year an examination is given to each student
of engineering to support his application for his major in Engineering.*
An engineering student may enter the Honors program at the beginning
of the fifth semester. When the sections in Engineering are small, the methods
of the seminar are followed in all upper classes. Therefore men who elect to
take Honors examinations and those who do not may be in the same classes
and are subject to the same disciplines.
O u t l in e
of the
C u rricu la
C iv il , E lec tr ic a l ,
and
in t h e
D epartm ents
of
M e c h a n ic a l E n g in eer in g
First Semester
T h ird Semester
English Literature
Physics 1A
Mathematics 1
GE1 Drawing
CE1 Surveying
Social Science Elective
Chemistry 1A
Mathematics 11
CE3 Statics
GE4 Materials
Non-technical Elective
Second Semester
Fourth Semester
English Composition
Chemistry IB
Physics IB
Mathematics 12
Mathematics 2
CE4 Dynamics
GE2 Descriptive Geometry
CE2 Surveying
EE1 Electric and Magnetic Circuits
Social Science Elective
Non-technical Elective
* This is to be a requirement for the class graduating in 1951, eL seq.
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Civil Engineering
F ifth Semester
Seventh Semester
ME1 Thermodynamics
EE2 D.C. Apparatus
CE5 Mechanics of Materials and Lab.
EE6 Analysis of Physcial Problems
•Arts Elective (5 th course)
CE7 Structural Design
CE9 Soil Mechanics
CE 10 Sanitary Engineering
Engineering Elective
•Free Elective (5th course)
S ixth Semester
E ighth Semester
ME2 Fluid Mechanics
EE3 A.C. Apparatus and Circuits
CE6 Structural Theory
GE5 Industrial Management, or
Analysis of Physical Problems
•Arts Elective (5 th course)
CE8 Advanced Structural Theory
CE 11 Reinforced Concrete
e e 7CE12 Transportation
GE7 Engineering Economy
•Free Elective (5th course)
Electrical Engineering
F ifth Semester
Seventh Semester
MEI Thermodynamics
EE2 D.C. Apparatus
CE5 Mechanics of Materials and Lab.
EE6 Analysis of Physical Problems
•Arts Elective (5th course)
EE8 A.C. Machinery
EE 10 Electron Tubes and Circuits
ME3 Heat Power
Science Elective
•Free Elective (5th course)
S ixth Semester
E ighth Semester
ME2 Fluid Mechanics
EE4 A.C. Circuit Theory
EE5 Electronics
EE7 Analysis of Physical Problems
•Arts Elective (5th course)
EE9 A.C. Machinery
EE 11 Electrical Networks
EE12 Radiation
Science Elective
•Free Elective (5th course)
Mechanical Engineering
F ifth Semester
Seventh Semester
MEI Thermodynamics
EE2 D.C. Apparatus
CE5 Mechanics of Materials and Lab.
EE6 Analysis of Physical Problems
•Arts Elective (5th course)
ME3 Heat Power
ME5 Internal Combustion Engines
ME6 Physical Metallurgy
ME7 Machine Design
•Free Elective (5th course)
S ixth Semester
E ighth Semester
ME2 Fluid Mechanics
EE3 A.C. Apparatus and Circuits
CE6 Structural Theory
GE5 Industrial Management
•Arts Elective (5th course)
ME4 Heat Power
ME9 Refrigeration and Air Condition
ing
ME8 Machine Design
GE7 Engineering Economy
•Free Elective (5th course)
• Urged but not required 1947-48, 1948-49.
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G eneral C ourses
GE1 DRAWING. Mr. Reaser, Mr. Morrill.
Orthographic projection and modem drafting practice. Sketching with em
phasis on accurate visualization. Required course for freshman engineers. Open
to all students.
GE2 DESCRIPTIVE GEOMETRY. Mr. Reaser, Mr. Morrill.
A continuation of the principles of orthographic drawing as applied to problems
of location and description of bodies in space. This course is concerned with
the solutions of problems that arise in connection with the determination of
distances, angles, and intersections. Emphasis is placed upon the application to
practical engineering problems. Required for freshman engineers; open to
all students.
GE3 SHOP
This course is designed to develop a conception of the normal function and
varied uses of the metal and woodworking machines found in any typical shop.
(GE3 not offered in 1947-48.)
GE4 MATERIALS. Mr. Foner.
A study of the elementary metallurgy of ferrous and non-ferrous materials.
T he physical behavior of the various engineering materials is studied in the
laboratory as affected by state of stress, temperature, and heat treatment.
GE5 and GE6 INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT. Mr. Reaser.
A survey study of the organization and management of industrial activities,
including historical background, organization, physical plant, standardization,
job analysis, methods of wage payment, personnel and control. Open to all
students.
GE7 ENGINEERING ECONOMY. Mr. Lilly.
A study of the methods of determining the relative economy of engineering
alternatives; compound interest and the calculation of annual cost, present
worth and prospective rates of return. A method of analysis which the engineer
uses when he investigates a proposed course of action to decide whether it will
prove to be economical in the long run. Open to all students.
Civil Engineering Department
Sa m u e l T. C a r pe n t e r , Chairman, S c o t t B. L il l y , R ola nd L .
H u m m e l , D. N . F o n e r , N orris B arr , Research Assoc.
CE1 SURVEYING. Mr. Carpenter, Mr. Hummel.
Surveying instruments and their adjustment; practice in taping, leveling, running
traverses. Required course for freshman engineers. Open to all students who
have had trigonometry in high school or college.
CE2 SURVEYING. Mr. Carpenter, Mr. Hummel.
Taking topography, stadia work, preparation of profiles and maps from
field notes.
Prerequisite, CE1 Surveying.
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CE3 STATICS. Mr. Lilly, Mr. Hummel.
Concept and definition of force, scalar, and vector quantities; combination and
resolution of forces, parallelogram law, and triangle law; principle of moment
and couples, including forces in space; graphical and analytical condition for
equilibrium, force polygon, and string polygon; equilibrium of forces as
applied to simple structures and machines, free body sketches, stress diagrams,
method of sections, loaded cables; conditions of equilibrium for various force
systems; coplanor and noncoplanor; centroids of areas, volumes, and masses;
area and volume theorems. Open to students who have taken Mathematics 1
and 2 and Physics 1.
CE4 DYNAMICS. Mr. Lilly, Mr. Foner, Mr. Barr.
Principles of dynamics, motion of a particle, Newton’s laws, general equation
of motion, rectilinear motion, displacement, velocity, speed, and acceleration,
motion of a particle acted upon by a constant force, force proportional to dis
placement, simple harmonic motion, free and forced vibration, resonance,
critical speed; inertia forces, work and energy, and relation between work and
energy; momentum and impulse; curvilinear motion, velocity, tangential and
normal acceleration, moment of inertia of masses; rotation, angular displace
ment, velocity and acceleration, centripetal acceleration, and centrifugal forces;
kinetic energy of rotation, torque, and power; balancing of rotating bodies;
relative motion, angular momentum and gyroscopic motion; combined trans
lation and rotation.
Prerequisite, CE3 Statics.
CE5 MECHANICS OF MATERIALS AND LABORATORY. Mr. Carpenter,
Mr. Foner, Mr. Hummel.
This course deals with the internal stresses and changes of form which always
occur when forces act upon solid bodies. T he mechanics involved in the design
of simple engineering structures is presented so that the student may realize
the problems which must be solved in order to secure the required strength
and stiffness in such structures. T he laboratory work of this course is planned
to clarify the theoretical considerations of beams, columns, combined stress,
torsion and methods of strain measurement.
Prerequisite, CE4 Dynamics.
CE6 STRUCTURAL THEORY. Mr. Carpenter.
Analysis of determinate and indeterminate structures. A study of stresses in
truss and rigid frame systems.
Prerequisite, CE5 Mechanics of Materials.
CE7 STRUCTURAL DESIGN. Mr. Carpenter.
Design of structural members and connections for steel and timber structures.
Prerequisite, CE6 Structural Theory.
CE8 ADVANCED STRUCTURAL THEORY. Mr. Carpenter.
A study of complex structural systems and advanced mechanics of materials.
Photoelasticity and the study of structural models.
Prerequisite, CE6 Structural Theory.
CE9 SOIL MECHANICS. Mr. Carpenter.
T he theory and practice of soil mechanics as applied to foundations, highways
and airports.
Prerequisite, CE5 Mechanics of Materials.
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CE10 SANITARY ENGINEERING. Mr. Lilly.
This course deals with the important activities of the sanitary engineer, includ
ing the development and purification of water supplies; sewerage and sewage
disposal.
Prerequisite, ME2 Fluid Mechanics.
CE11 REINFORCED CONCRETE. Mr. Hummel.
T he analysis and design of concrete structure, including concrete building
frames, concrete bridges and retaining walls.
Prerequisite, CE6 Structural Theory.
CE12 TRANSPORTATION. Mr. Lilly.
This course deals with the location, design and construction of highways and
railroads, and the problems of engineering economy involved in the design and
operation of these structures.
CE19 THESIS. Staff.
H ow ard
Electrical Engineering Department
M. J en k in s , Chairman, J o h n D. M cC r u m m , C.
G a rr a h a n , C h a rles A. L ister .
J ustus
EE1 ELECTRIC AND MAGNETIC CIRCUITS. Staff.
T he experimental bases of electricity and magnetism; elementary electrostatics
and magnetostatics; direct-current circuits—voltage, current power, energyinduced electromotive forces; capacitance and inductance; elementary theory
of alternating currents; elementary problems in ferro-magnetism.
Prerequisite, Physics IB, and to be accompanied by Mathematics 12.
EE2 DIRECT-CURRENT APPARATUS. Mr. Lister.
Principles of design and construction of direct-current generators and motors;
theory concerning torque, flux, speed, voltage and speed regulation, commuta
tion, and armature reaction of shunt and compound machines; parallel opera
tion, and mechanical coupling of electrical machinery; theory and practice of
direct-current control equipment for generators and motors.
Prerequisite, EE1 Electric and Magnetic Circuits.
EE3 ALTERNATING-CURRENT APPARATUS AND CIRCUITS. Mr.
Jenkins.
Relations of simple harmonic electromotive forces and currents, phase differ
ences; active, reactive and apparent power, power factor, resistance, inductance
and capacitance; series, parallel, series parallel and resonant circuits; polyphase
circuits, balanced and unbalanced. The construction, characteristics and opera
tion of alternators, induction motors, transformers, synchronous motors, syn
chronous converters, mercury arc rectifiers and their regulating and control
devices.
Prerequisite, EE2 Direct-Current Apparatus.
EE4 ALTERNATING-CURRENT CIRCUIT THEORY.
Mr. Garrahan, Mr. Lister, Mr. McCrumm..
Instantaneous current and power; effective current and voltage; .single phase
circuit analysis; the use of complex impedance; non-sinusoidal waves; coupled
circuits; balanced polyphase circuits, unbalanced polyphase circuits and sym
metrical components; transients.
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EE5 ELECTRONICS. Mr. Garrahan.
Motion of charged particles in electric and magnetic fields; thermionic cathodes;
the high vacuum diode; electrical discharges in gases; rectifiers and thyratrons;
power supplies and filters; the triode; the multi-electrode tube; voltage and
power amplifiers.
EE6 ANALYSIS OF PHYSICAL PROBLEMS.
Mr. M cCrum m an d M r. Lister.
A study of the application of physical laws and selected branches of mathematics
to the analysis and solution of physical problems. T he selected branches of
mathematics include: ordinary differential equations; determinants; graphical
solutions; hyperbolic functions; infinite series.
Prerequisite, Mathematics 12.
EE7 ANALYSIS OF PHYSICAL PROBLEMS. Mr. McCrumm.
Further study of physical problems employing the following branches of
mathematics: Gamma and Bessel functions; elliptic integrals; Fourier series;
partial differential equations; operational calculus; vector analysis; dimensional
analysis; conformal mapping.
Prerequisite, EE6 Analysis of Physical Problems.
EE8 ALTERNATING CURRENT MACHINERY. Mr. Lister.
T he transformer; equivalent circuits; determination of regulation and efficiency;
parallel operation; polyphase transformers; autotransformers. Synchronous
machines; alternators; determination of regulation; the two reaction theory
of synchronous generators.
Prerequisite, EE4 Alternating-Current Circuit Theory.
EE9 ALTERNATING CURR-ENT MACHINERY. Mr. McCrumm.
Synchronous motors; the two reaction theory of salient-pole synchronous motors;
efficiency. Parallel operation of alternators. Polyphase induction motors; single
phase induction motors; induction generators. Commutator alternating cur
rent motors. Mercury arc rectifiers and inverters.
Prerequisite, EE8 Alternating Current Machinery.
EE 10 ELECTRON TUBES AND CIRCUITS. Mr. Garrahan.
Methods of analysis of electron tubes and circuits; analysis and design of voltage
and current amplifiers; power amplifiers; modulation and detection; oscillators;
trigger circuits and pulse generators; cathode ray tubes and circuits; receivers
and transmitters.
Prerequisites, EE4 Alternating-Current Circuit Theory, EE5 Electronics, and
EE7 Analysis of Physical Problems, or equivalent.
EE 11 ELECTRICAL NETWORKS. Mr. Garrahan.
Characteristics of four terminal networks; artificial lines; transmission lines
with distributed parameters; lump loaded lines; conventional filter theory;
impedance transformation; the transient behavior of filters; simulative and
corrective networks; the transient behavior of long transmission lines.
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EE12 R A D IA T IO N . M r. G arrahan.
Stationary electric and magnetic fields; oscillating systems; Maxwell’s hypothesis;
plane waves; propagation and reflection of electromagnetic waves; antennas;
guided electromagnetic waves; characteristics of wave guides and high frequency
transmission lines; resonant cavities.
Prerequisites, EE7 Analysis of Physical Problems, and EE10 Electron Tubes and
Circuits, or equivalent.
EE13 ULTRA-HIGH FREQUENCY TECHNIQUES. Staff.
An experimental study of ultra-high frequency phenomena. T he topics investi
gated include: ultra-high frequency generators; pulse sharpening circuits; trans
mission lines; directional antennas; hollow wave guides. This course is offered
as an elective to students whose interests lie in this field.
EE14 TRANSIENT CIRCUIT ANALYSIS. Staff.
A theoretical and experimental study of the transient response of physical sys
tems. Theoretical deductions will be verified experimentally in the laboratory.
This course is offered as an elective to students having a particular interest |
in oscillography.
Prerequisites, EE4 Alternating-Current Circuit Theory, and EE6 Analysis of
Physical Problems.
EE 15 ELECTRICAL MEASUREMENTS. Staff.
A study of the precise measurement of electrical quantities. Emphasis will be
placed on the experimental techniques required when high precision is desired.
Offered to science students as an elective.
EE 19 THESIS. Staff.
An engineering thesis may be substituted for a course or for the examination
on the subject matter covered in a seminar, by special arrangement with the staff.
Mechanical Engineering Department
W il l ia m E . R easer , Chairman, M ark B. M oo re ,
B ernard M o r r il l , H. E dm un d P e e l l e , J r .
ME1 THERMODYNAMICS. Mr. Moore, Mr. Reaser.
Energy concepts and units; fundamental principles involved in the conversions
of energy; properties of gases, vapors and mixtures; conservation of energy and
thermal processes, steady flow and non-flow; analysis of gas and vapor cycles;
classroom work supplemented by laboratory exercises.
Prerequisites, Mathematics 12 and Physics 1.
ME2 FLUID MECHANICS. Mr. Morrill.
Properties of fluids; statics of fluids; flotation; accelerated liquids in relative
equilibrium; dynamics of fluids; impulse and momentum in fluids; dynamic
lift and propulsion; the flow of viscous fluids; flow of fluids in pipes; flow with
a free surface; flow through orifices and tubes; the resistance of immersed
viscous fluids; dynamic similarity and dimensional analysis.
Prerequisites, Mathematics 12 and Physics 1.
.
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ME3 H E A T P O W E R . M r. Reaser, M r. Moore.
T he conversion of heat energy into mechanical energy in -the various heat
engines. Application of the principles of thermodynamics and fluid mechanics
to the analysis and testing of prime movers. Steam and gas turbines, recipro
cating steam and internal combustion engines. Classroom work supplemented by
laboratory exercises.
Prerequisite, ME1 Thermodynamics, and ME2 Fuid Mechanics.
ME4 HEAT POWER. Mr. Peelle.
A continuation of ME3 with special emphasis on selection of power plant equip
ment, economic analysis, and the design of heat power equipment to perform
specified functions. Heat transmission. Classroom work supplemented by labo
ratory exercises.
Prerequisite, ME3 Heat Power.
ME5 INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES. Mr. Peelle.
*
Application of the fundamental principles of thermodynamics and mechanics to
the design of internal combustion engines and gas turbines; combustion of
actual mixtures; analysis of theoretical and actual cycles; carburetion and fuel
injection; mixture distribution; detonation; ignition; supercharging. Classroom
work supplemented by laboratory exercises.
Prerequisite, ME1 Thermodynamics.
ME6 PHYSICAL METALLURGY. Mr. Moore.
T he crystalline structure of metals and alloys; binary alloy systems; the ironcarbon equilibrium diagram. Heat treatment theory and practice. Study of the
physical characteristics of the newer structural alloys. Corrosion, fatigue, and
creep. Techniques of microscopic examination and photomicrography. Class
room work supplemented by laboratory exercises.
Prerequisite, GE4 Materials, or Introduction to Physical Chemistry 3.
ME7 MACHINE DESIGN. Mr. Morrill.
Design of machine elements such as shafts, pulleys, gears, belts, chains, clutches,
springs and fastenings; bearings, lubrication and friction; kinematics and
mechanisms.
Prerequisite, CE5 Mechanics of Materials.
ME8 MACHINE DESIGN. Mr. Morrill.
Application of the principles of analytical mechanics and mechanics of ma
terials to the design of machines of a complex character. Emphasis is placed
on dynamic loading, inertia effects, vibration, balancing and lubrication.
Prerequisites, ME5 Internal Combustion Engines, and ME7 Machine Design.
ME9 REFRIGERATION AND AIR CONDITIONING. Mr. Peelle.
A comprehensive study of refrigerants, cycles and performance of refrigerating
equipment; principles of air-vapor mixtures; humidification, dehumidification,
and distribution of air; analysis of heating and cooling systems and apparatus.
Principles of design and practical procedure are introduced where applicable.
Classroom work supplemented by laboratory exercises.
Prerequisite, ME1 Thermodynamics.
ME19 THESIS. Staff.
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English
P rofessors : P h il ip M a rsh a ll H icks , Chairman.
E v er ett L . H u n t .
A ssociate P rofessors : * T ow nsend Scudder , 3 rd .
E l iza b et h C o x W r ig h t .
A ssistant P rofessors : G eorge J . B ec k er .
B ruce D ea r in g .
F redric S. K lees .
St e p h e n E . W h ic h e r .
I n stru cto r : R obert C . A ck art .
1. M O D ERN L IT E R A T U R E : Introduction to English Studies. Mr. Ackart,
M r. Becker, M r. Deering, Mr. Hicks, Mr. Klees, M r. W hicher, Mrs.
W right.
Half course.
This course is open only to entering freshmen, being the first course in the
new curriculum.
Half course-
2. CH A U CER. Mr. Klees.
3. SHAKESPEARE. Mr. Becker an d Mr. Dearing.
For senior majors in English only.
Full course.
4. M IL T O N AND T H E SE V E N T E E N T H C E N T U R Y . M r. H u n t an d Mrs.
W right.
Half course.
Shakespeare and either Chaucer or Milton are required of English majors, and
one of them must be taken before a candidate applies to be an English major
at the end of the sophomore year.
5. E N G L ISH PO E T R Y . Mrs. W right.
Full course.
6A. T H E C H R O N IC L E N O VEL. M r. Hicks.
Half course.
6B. T H E D R A M A T IC N O VEL. Mr. Hicks.
Half course.
7A. COMEDY. M r. Klees.
Half course.
7B. TRA G EDY . Mr. Klees.
Half course.
• Absent on leave.
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8A. SOCIAL C R IT IC ISM . M r. Becker.
H a lf course.
8B. B IO G R A PH Y A N D T R A V EL. M r. Klees.
H a lf course.
9. S A T IR E . M r. D earing.
F ull course.
10. L IT E R A R Y C R IT IC ISM . M r. H u n t.
H a lf course.
H i A M ERICA N L IT E R A T U R E . Mr. W hicher.
F ull course.
12. REALISM . M r. Becker.
H a lf course.
13. E N G L ISH C O M P O SIT IO N . M r. Ackart.
H a lf course.
14. A R G U M E N T . M r. Becker.
H a lf course.
15. E L IZ A B E T H A N L IT E R A T U R E . M r. Klees.
H a lf course.
16. SHAKESPEARE. M r. Klees.
Study of the major plays for non-English majors.
H a lf course.
C O N FER EN C E F O R SE N IO R E N G L ISH
W hicher an d Mrs. W right.
M AJORS. Mr. Becker, Mr.
H a lf course.
G RE E K L IT E R A T U R E IN E N G L ISH (Greek 9). M r. Shero
H a lf course.
L A T IN L IT E R A T U R E IN E N G L ISH (L atin 9). M r. Shero. H a lf course.
W riting and Speaking. Students in need of special train in g in Com position
or Speech w ill be required to take tu to rial w ork or to com plete course 13
before adm ittance to the ju n io r class.
S tudent organizations a n d inform al groups for practice in creative writing,
acting, dram a, extem pore speaking, and debating m eet w ith members of the
English faculty.
R e q u ir e m e n t s
for
M ajors
and
M inors
in
C ourse
M ajor: T h e w ork of the m ajo r in general courses norm ally consists of at
least four full courses, including M odern L ite ra tu re in the first year, either
C haucer o r M ilton in the second year, an d d u rin g the last two years Shake
speare, a course in one of the types an d the senior conference. T h e com pre
hensive exam ination a t the close of the senior year is based on this work, b u t
also includes questions on the o th e r courses offered by the d ep artm en t for
those prep ared in these fields. M ajors in the d ep artm en t are expected to have
taken a semester’s w ork in foreign literatu re an d a semester’s w ork in either
F ine Arts o r Music during the first two years.
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M inor: T h e work of the m inor in general courses norm ally consists of tnree
full courses elected u p o n the recom m endation of the m ajor departm ent, in
cluding M odem L iterature.
D epartm ental Language R equirem ents:
T h e foreign language requirem ent may be fulfilled by a read in g knowledge
of one o r m ore of the following: French, G erm an, Spanish, L atin o r Greek.
Students p la n n in g to continue English studies in graduate school are advised
to acquire a reading know ledge of L atin, French, an d G erm an.
H
onors
W
ork
Prerequisites. F or admission to H onors work w ith a m ajo r in English, the
requirem ents are In tro d u ctio n to E nglish Studies, an d eith er Chaucer or
M ilton an d the Seventeenth Century. Students are advised to take also T h e
H istory of E ngland.
F or adm ission w ith a m inor in English, the req u irem en t is one year in
English, including M odern L iterature.
Seminars. T h e following seminars prepare for exam inations for a degree
w ith H onors:
Group I
CH A U CER. M r. Scudder and M r. Klees.
A study of Chaucer’s poetry and age.
SHAKESPEARE. Mr. Hicks a n d M r. W hicher.
A study of Shakespeare’s principal plays, with a rapid reading of the rest of
his work.
M IL T O N AND T H E SE V E N T E E N T H C E N T U R Y . M r. H u n t.
Donne, Milton, and the poetry of the Bible.
Group I I
PO E T R Y . Mrs. W right.
DRAMA. Mr. Hicks.
Representative plays from different periods; the comic and tragic spirits.
NOVEL. Mrs. W right.
The novel as a literary form; Fielding, Meredith, Hardy, and Conrad; selected
contemporary novelists.
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L IT E R A R Y C R IT IC ISM . M r. H u n t.
English literary criticism from Sidney to Pater, with some study of classical
backgrounds and contemporary developments.
G roup I I I
SOCIAL C R IT IC ISM . M r. Becker.
Social theory in American and English literature.
S A T IR E . M r. D earing.
Masterpieces of satirical literature from Cervantes to the present day.
A M ERICA N L IT E R A T U R E . M r. W hicher.
A study of major writers in this field.
C O M PA R A T IV E L IT E R A T U R E . M r. Becker.
T he great modem writers since Flaubert and Tolstoy.
PRO BLEM S O F L IT E R A R Y STUDY. Mrs. W right.
T he methods of literary research and criticism as applied to the study of a
single problem, usually the work of a major author, resulting in a thesis.
L IN G U IS T IC SCIENCE. M r. R euning.
Admitted as a seminar in English for majors who concentrate on English or
American language problems; may also be considered as a minor for students
majoring in English.
T
hesis
Students who wish to write theses not properly within the scope of the seminar
on Problems of Literary Study may apply to the Chairman of the Department
for permission to substitute such projects for the fourth seminar of major work.
C andidates for H onors w ith a m ajor in E nglish m ust take a t least one
sem inar from the first group an d at least one from the second. Shakespeare
shall be chosen from the first group if n o t previously elected in course. Four
seminars are required for a m ajor in English.
C andidates for H onors w ith a m inor in English may enroll in any two o r
three of the above seminars u p o n the recom m endation of th eir m ajor de
partm ent.
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Fine Arts
A ssociate P rofessor: R obert M . W alker, C h a irm a n .
I nstructors: J ohn H . B. K nowlton (part-time).
E thel Stilz (part-time).
1. IN T R O D U C T IO N T O A R T H IST O R Y . M r. W alker.
F ull course.
An introduction to the work of art, the artist, and his time. A preliminary
investigation of basic principles of design and expression in architecture, sculp
ture, and painting based on the study of originals and reproductions, and fol
lowed by an introduction to some fundamental problems of art history and
criticism through an analysis of selected examples from certain significant
periods in Ancient, European, and American civilizations.
T he full course is a prerequisite for a Major or Minor in Fine Arts, but is
specially designed for those students who can only take the first semester.
2. A R T O F A N C IE N T CIV ILIZA TIO N S. M r. W alker.
H a lf course.
A consideration of certain aspects of the art of ancient civilizations of the Near
East, Greece, and Italy, in view of their significance for the cultural heritage of
the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and the Modem World.
3. A R T O F T H E M ID D LE AGES. M r. K now lton
H a lf course.
Study of a civilization through its expression in architecture, sculpture, paint
ing, and industrial arts. T he art of the cathedral: its origins and development.
4. A R T O F T H E IT A L IA N RENAISSANCE. M r. W alker.
H a lf course.
A study of the points of view of the XV and XVI centuries in Italy as expressed
in architecture, sculpture, painting, and the graphic arts. Emphasis is placed on
the work of such great masters as Donatello, Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo,
and Titian.
5. RENAISSANCE P A IN T IN G O F N O R T H E R N EU R O PE . Mr. W alker
H a lf course.
A study of stylistic developments in the painting of the XV, XVI, and XVII
centuries with special reference to the cultural background. Emphasis is placed
on such great masters as Jan van Eyck, Duerer, Holbein, Rembrandt, Rubens,
Velasquez, and El Greco.
6. O R IG IN S O F M O D E R N P A IN T IN G . M r. K now lton.
H a lf course.
Certain major movements and directions in European painting of the XIX and
XX centuries, with special reference to stylistic developments in France and
their significance for American art.
7. T H E O R Y O F D ESIG N. Miss Stilz.
H a lf course.
T he principles of design and color and their application to the planning and
furnishing of the interior of the house.
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Prerequisites
T h e prerequisite for a M ajor o r M inor in F ine A rts is the full course Fine
Arts 1. All other students m ust take the first semester of F ine A rts 1, or
satisfy th e D epartm ent th a t they have already m et this requirem ent.
H
onors
W prk
Prerequisite: F ine A rts 1.
Seminars. T h e following seminars prepare for exam ination for a degree
w ith H onors:
1. IT A L IA N P A IN T IN G : F O U R T E E N T H T H R O U G H S E V E N T E E N T H
C E N T U R Y . Mr. W alker.
Analysis of the work of a selected group of outstanding masters as a means of
studying more intensively certain fundamental problems of art history and
criticism.
2. O R IG IN S O F C O N T E M PO R A R Y P A IN T IN G . M r. W alker.
Investigation of certain major movements and trends in European painting of
the XVIII, XIX, and XX centuries with special emphasis on stylistic develop
ments in France and their significance for American painting.
3. RENAISSANCE P A IN T IN G O F N O R T H E R N E U R O PE . M r. W alker.
A study of paintings and graphic work of the great masters of the XVI, XVII,
and XVIII centuries in Europe outside of Italy: Duerer, Rembrandt, Rubens,
Velasquez.
4. M A ST E R P R IN T MAKERS. M r. W alker.
Consideration of certain problems in the history of the book and the print.
A study of the significance of Duerer, Rembrandt, Goya, and Daumier for the
development of expression in the graphic media of woodcut, engraving, etch
ing, lithography. Special attention is given to the study of originals.
Seminars are p lan n ed w ith reference to the choice of the students an d the
convenience of the D epartm ent. A t the discretion of th e D ep artm en t a
student may elect a course for H onors credit. In this case ad ditional study,
special reports, an d conferences w ith the instructor are required.
M a jo r
in
F in e A rts
By special arrangem ent qualified students may m ajo r in F ine Arts. A p ro
gram is designed w ith the cooperation of one of the neighboring institutions
offering courses for w hich credit is given by the College. T h o u g h this work
is usually carried on w hile the student is in residence at Swarthmore, a year’*
residence at another institution may be allowed.
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German Language and Literature
P ro fessor : W a lter S ilz , Chairman.
A ssistant P rofessors : L ydia B a er .
K a r l R eu n in g .
I n stru cto r : P r iscilla K . Sil z .
1. E L E M E N T A R Y G ERM A N . Members of the D epartm ent.
For students who begin German in college.
F ull course.
2A. REA D IN G , GRA M M A R, AND C O M P O SIT IO N . M embers of the De
partm ent.
H a lf course.
Reading of German prose and poetry. Review of grammar, practice in written
and oral German.
Prerequisite, German 1 or equivalent.
2B. REA D IN G , G RAM M AR, AND C O M PO SIT IO N , continued. Members
of the D epartm ent.
H a lf course.
Prerequisite, German 2A or equivalent.
2Bs. G ERM A N F O R SCIENCE STU D EN TS. M r. R euning.
H a lf course.
Special training in reading German scientific prose. Edited science selections
followed by unedited material taken from the various scientific fields of the
members of the class.
Prerequisite, German 2A or equivalent.
B. IN T R O D U C T O R Y STU D IES IN G ERM A N L IT E R A T U R E . M r. Silz.
H a lf course.
A study of representative German authors from the classical period to the
present: reading and discussion of dramas, stories, and lyric poems. Writing of
critical reports.
Prerequisite, Course 2 or equivalent.
3. (special). W R IT IN G A N D SPEA KIN G G ERM A N . M r. Silz an d Mr.
R euning.
H a lf course.
Composition and conversation. Introduction to Volkskunde: the social and
cultural backgrounds of modem Germany.
Prerequisite, Course 2 or equivalent.
4. G R E A T PER IO D S IN G ERM A N L IT E R A T U R E .
F ull course.
5. T H E R O M A N T IC M O V E M E N T IN G ERM ANY
H a lf course.
6. G ERM A N L IT E R A T U R E IN T H E SECOND H A LF O F T H E 19th
CENTURY.
H a lf course.
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7. G O E T H E ’S L IF E AND W ORKS. Mr. Silz.
F ull course.
8. S C H IL L E R AND H IS AGE. M r. Silz.
H a lf course.
9. E IG H T E E N T H C E N T U R Y G ERM A N L IT E R A T U R E AND
THOUGHT.
H a lf course.
10 G ERM A N L IT E R A T U R E IN T H E 20th C E N T U R Y . Miss Baer.
H a lf course.
11. G ERM A N A U T H O R S IN E N G L ISH T R A N SL A T IO N S.
F ull course.
12. W R IT IN G AND SPEAKING G ERM A N . (Advanced course.) H a lf course.
Intensive practice in writing and speaking German. T he subject matter is taken
from German literature and Kulturgeschichte.
R e q u ir e m e n t s
for
M ajors
and
M inors
Prerequisites for students reading for H onors are given below. M ajor an d
m inor students in course are required to take G erm an 3 w ith in the first two
years. R ecom m ended for m ajor a n d m inor students d u rin g the first two years:
A n advanced course in G erm an literature; Shakespeare; M odem Philosophy;
Psychology; F ine Arts; courses in other literatures.
By special arrangem ent, qualified students who begin G erm an in college
are enabled to choose G erm an as a m ajor o r m inor in course in th eir ju n io r
an d senior years.
H onors W ork
G erm an may be offered as a m ajor o r m in o r subject in the Division of the
H um anities. For admission to H onors w ork in G erm an, Course 3 o r its
equivalent is required. By doing special reading, com petent students who
begin G erm an in college may take Course 3 in th eir sophom ore year. N o
other prep aratio n is required, b u t allied w ork in o th e r departm ents of the
H um anities is arranged, according to the needs an d interests of the student.
T h e follow ing seminars are offered to p rep are for exam inations for a
degree w ith H onors (those actually given in any year varying according to
the choices of the students an d th e convenience of the departm ent):
1. M ID D L E H IG H G ERM A N L IT E R A T U R E A N D PH ILO LO G Y . Mr.
R euning.
Introduction into Indo-European and Germanic philology and phonetics. Out
line of development of the German language. Middle High German grammar.
Brief survey of Old and Middle High German literature. Reading of MHG
texts in the original, especially Nibelungenlied, Wolfram’s Parzival, and Walther
von der Vogelweide.
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T r o tte r H a ll (a C lassroom B u ild in g ).
Faculty C o m m en cem en t Procession.
2. T H E AGE O F L U T H E R . M r. R euning.
Study of literary, historical, sociological and religious problems of the sixteenth
century. Reading of outstanding authors of the period, such as Luther, Hans
Sachs, Brant, Hutten, Fischart. A course or a seminar in History of the Reforma
tion is recommended as preparation for this seminar.
3. BA RO Q U E L IT E R A T U R E . Miss Baer.
A study of German literature in the seventeenth century: the reforms of Opitz,
the poetry of Weckherlin, Fleming, and the Volkslied, the mysticism of Angelus
Silesius and Jakob Bdhme, the influence of the English Players on the German
theatre, and the plays of Gryphius and the second Silesian School.
4. G O E T H E . M r. Silz.
A study of the chief phases of Goethe’s life and work in the classical age of
German literature.
5. T H E R O M A N T IC M O V EM EN T. M r. Silz.
Romanticism as the dominant movement in German literature of the first half
of the nineteenth century.
6. P O E T IC REALISM . M r. Silz.
Studies in the works of Grillparzer, Hebbel, Ludwig, Keller, Meyer, and Storm,
and other writers of the drama, novel, and “Novelle” in the second half of the
nineteenth century.
7. G ERM A N L IT E R A T U R E SINCE 1900. Miss Baer.
Gerhart Hauptmann, Thomas Mann, Rainer Maria Rilke, Hugo von Hofmanns
thal.
8. L IN G U IS T IC SCIENCE. (In cooperation w ith o th er departm ents in the
Division of the H um anities). M r. R euning.
T he most important problems of Linguistics, e.g., sound change, changes in
accidence and syntax, semantic changes, geographical distribution and relation
of languages. Indo-European, English and American language problems. Rela
tionship between linguistics and psychology. Some knowledge of German,
French, Latin, or Greek is desirable, reading knowledge of at least one foreign
language required. Students tvho know non-Indo-European languages are espe
cially welcome. T he seminar is conducted in English. (See also schedules of
Honors Seminars in English and Psychology.)
T
hesis
Students w ho wish to w rite a thesis may apply to the D epartm ent for per
mission to substitute such a project for the fourth sem inar of H onors work.
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History
P rofessors: M ary A lbertson, Chairman.
♦F rederick J. M anning.
A ssistant P rofessors: P aul H. B eik .
♦G eorge P . C uttino (part-time).
J ames A. F ield, J r.
L aurence D. L afore (part-time).
F rederick B. T olles (part-time).
I nstructor: W illiam L. Spalding, J r.
L ecturers: R obert F . B yrnes.
P h ilip A. C rowl.
N orton D owns, III
1. E U R O PE .
F ull course.
One of the basic courses in the curriculum. It is intended to be an introduction
to the study, understanding, and use of history. All members of the department
share in teaching this course, in sections small enough for discussion. It is a
prerequisite to all other courses in history except course 15.
2. EN GLA N D . Miss A lbertson.
H a lf course.
A survey u f the history of the English people. For sophomores, juniors, and
seniors.
3. T H E U N IT E D STA TES B EFO R E 1865. Mr. Field an d M r. Tolies.
H a lf course.
An advanced course on American History. Special help with the writing of long
papers is given in connection with this course. For sophomores, juniors and
seniors.
4. T H E U N IT E D STA TES SINCE 1865. M r. Field.
H a lf course.
An advanced course on American History. For sophomores, juniors and seniors.
J5. T H E O T H E R A M ERICA N REPU BLIC S. M r. Lafore.
Half course.
T he emphasis is on Mexico, Brazil, and Argentina. For sophomores, juniors,
and seniors. It may be taken without a prerequisite by special permission of
the instructor.
6. FRA NCE. Miss A lbertson.
H a lf course.
T he history of France from Roman times to the present day. For sophomores,
juniors, and seniors. I t may be taken without a prerequisite by special permission
of the instructor.
7. GERM ANY. M r. Spalding.
H a lf course.
T he history of modem Germany. For sophomores, juniors and seniors.
8. RUSSIA. M r. Byrnes.
H a lf course.
T he history of modern Russia. For sophomores, juniors, and seniors.
9. A M ERICA N SOCIAL H IST O R Y . M r. Field.
H a lf course.
For sophomores, juniors, and seniors.
10. T H E F R E N C H R E V O L U T IO N A N D N A PO LEO N . Mr. Beik.
H a lf course.
T he emphasis is on the relation between institutions and ideas. For juniors and
seniors.
* On leave of absence 1947-1948.
-j- Not given every year.
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111. M EDIEVAL EU R O PE . M r. C uttino.
H a lf course.
T he history of western Europe from the decline of the Roman Empire through
the thirteenth century. For juniors and seniors.
j-12. T H E IT A L IA N RENAISSANCE. Miss A lbertson.
H a lf course.
T he history of the period of the Renaissance. T he emphasis is on the influence
of Italy in the rest of Europe. For juniors and seniors.
flB . T H E LA BO R M O V EM EN T. Mr. M anning.
H a lf course.
T he social backgrounds and the economic, political, and legal problems of
English and American labor. T he emphasis is on the importance of English
precedent. For juniors and seniors.
14. R E C E N T E U R O PE ..M r. Beik.
For juniors and seniors.
H a lf course.
15. Q UAKERISM . M r. T olies.
H a lf course.
T he history of the Society of Friends to the present day. T he characteristic
religious and social ideas of the Quakers are considered in their historical
setting. A large part of the reading is done in the original sources. For
sophomores, juniors, and seniors. It may be taken without a prerequisite.
16. SPECIAL TO PIC S. A ll m em bers of the D epartm ent.
H a lf course.
Individual programs are planned to prepare majors in history for the compre
hensive examination. T he discussion of review problems, of papers, and of
reading is conducted in groups and in individual conferences with the instructor.
For courses o n ancient history see the statem ent of the D ep artm en t of
Classics.
R e q u ir e m e n t s
for a
M a jo r
in
H
istory
Students w ho expect to m ajor in history either in honors o r in regular
courses should take Course 1 in the freshm an year an d English history a n d one
h alf course in A m erican history in the sophom ore year. F u rth e r recom m enda
tions for students of history are: a half course in philosophy an d in literatu re
(preferably in a foreign language) an d a full course in economics o r in
political science, in addition to college requirem ents in these subjects.
C ourse W
ork
T h e choice of courses in history in the ju n io r an d senior years should be
m ade in such a way as to prepare for the com prehensive exam inations. T h ey
include questions on (1) E uropean history, (2) English history, (3) A m erican
history, an d (4) a field chosen in consultation w ith the m ajor advisor. (Greek
o r R om an history, L atin A m erican history, o r Russian history is suggested).
Course 16 (Special Topics) is designed to help m ajor students in th eir
p rep aratio n fo r these exam inations. A ll m ajor students should elect this
course.
H
onors
W
ork
T h e following seminars are offered by the d ep artm en t to p rep are for the
exam ination for a degree w ith honors. Students w ho p la n to take honors
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seminars in history, w hether as m ajors o r m inors, are advised to decide as
early as possible w hether th eir seminars will be in American, English, or
E uropean history so th a t they can take as m any courses as possible in their
chosen fields before beginning honors work.
H
onors
Sem in a rs
Am erican H istory
1. A M ERICA N C O L O N IA L H IST O R Y . Mr. Tolies.
T he history of the thirteen colonies. T he emphasis is on cultural, social, and
institutional history.
2. PRO BLEM S IN A M ERICA N H IST O R Y . M r. Crowl, M r. Field, an d Mr.
M anning.
Selected topics in the history of the United States.
3. T H E SU PREM E C O U R T . M r. M anning.
For seniors. T he emphasis is on common law cases and principles. T he work
in this seminar is not designed to anticipate or overlap the courses in consti
tutional law offered in law schools.
English H istory
f4. M ED IEV A L EN GLA N D . Miss Albertson.
T he period from 1066 to 1485.
5. T U D O R A ND S T U A R T EN GLA N D . Miss Albertson.
T he period from 1485 to 1688.
6. M O D E R N EN GLA N D . Miss A lbertson an d M r. Lafore.
T he period from 1688 to 1914, with most of the emphasis on the nineteenth
century.
European H istory
-f-7. M ED IEV A L E U R O PE . Mr. C uttino.
T he civilization of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.
8. F IF T E E N T H AND S IX T E E N T H C E N T U R Y EU R O PE . Miss A lbertson.
T he period of the Renaissance and Reformation.
9. E U R O PE 1760 T O 1860. M r. Beik.
T he decay of the old regime and the rise of liberalism.
10. E U R O PE 1860 T O 1939: M O D E R N E U R O PE . Mr. Beik.
Social and political changes which preceded the second world war.
11. E U R O PE 1860 T O 1939: D IP L O M A T IC H IST O R Y . M r. Lafore.
T he management of international affairs and problems.
T hesis
A thesis may be substituted for one of the honors exam inations by special
perm ission of the departm ent. T h e topic should be selected an d approved
by the en d o f the ju n io r year.
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Mathematics and Astronomy
P rofessors: A rnold D resden, C h a irm a n .
Ross W. M arriott.
P eter van de K am p , D ire c to r o f S p r o u l O b serva to ry .
A ssociate P rofessors: H einrich B rinkmann .
J ohn H. P itman .
A ssistant P rofessors: P h ilip W. C arruth, W olfgang W asow.
I nstructor: P hyllis K inkead K elley (part-time).
R esearch A ssociates: L. B innendyk.
H ans R oth .
O bserver: R oy W. D elaplaine (part-time).
A ssistants: Sarah L. L ippincott .
D orothy B. H outman .
M athematics
1, 2. F IR S T YEAR M A T H EM A T IC S. M r. C arruth, A irs. Kelley, Mr. M ar
rio tt, an d Mr. Wasow.
F ull course.
These courses, given in consecutive semesters, and together constituting a full
course, are designed to deal with the material previously covered by the sepa
rate courses in College Algebra, Trigonometry and Analytical Geometry (Courses
1, 3 and 4 of the 1933 catalogue), and to introduce some of the concepts of the
Differential Calculus. Topics belonging to each of these subjects are introduced
in natural sequence so as to form a more closely knit whole.
Classes in Math. 1 normally meet four times a week; those in Math. 2, three
times a week.
Knebelman and Thomas, Principles of College Algebra; Curtiss and Moulton,
Plane and Spherical Trigonometry; Osgood and Graustein, Plane and Solid
Analytic Geometry.
3. IN V IT A T IO N T O M A T H EM A T IC S. M r. D resden. (O m itted in 1947-48)
H a lf course.
This course is intended for students who have a non-technical interest in
mathematics. It does not take the place of the usual college courses, but aims
to be an introduction to some of the important concepts of modern mathe
matics, to emphasize the fundamental ideas of the science rather than its
technical processes, to provide a background for the study of its philosophical
aspects, and to furnish a basis for an. appreciation of its wider significance.
Dresden, Invitation to Mathematics.
The class normally meets three times a week; occasionally a fourth hour will
be used.
Prerequisite, a good high school course in mathematics.
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5. M A T H E M A T IC S O F IN V E S T M E N T AND INSU RA N CE. Mr. Dresden.
(O m itted in 1947-48)
H a lf course.
T he theory of compound interest; annuities; sinking funds; interest rates; theory
of probability; mortality tables. Completion of this course, Courses Nos. 12
and 14, and an introduction to the Theory of Finite Differences should enable
the student to proceed with the examinations for admission to the Actuarial
Society of America.
Prerequisite, a good high school course in algebra.
11, 12. D IF F E R E N T IA L AND IN T E G R A L CALCULUS. M r. B rinkm ann,
M r. C arruth, M r. D resden, M r. M arriott, an d M r. Wasow. Full course.
These courses carry forward the work begun in Courses 1, 2 and are intended
to give the student a sufficient introduction to mathematics to serve as a basis
for more advanced work in analysis and its applications. Classes normally meet
three times a week; Sherwood and Taylor, The Calculus; Dresden, Introduction
to the Calculus.
Prerequisite, Courses 1, 2.
14. T H E O R Y O F E Q U A T IO N S. M r. D resden.
H a lf course.
Operations on complex numbers. Solutions of cubic and quartic equations.
General properties of polynomials. Separation and calculation of roots of
numerical equations. Weisner, Theory of Equations.
Together with Course 15 (below), this course supplies a year’s work for students
who pursue mathematics as a major or minor subject in course, usually to be
taken in the junior year. Classes normally meet three times a week.
Prerequisite, Courses*!, 2, 11,12.
15. SOLID A N A LY TIC A L G E O M ETR Y . M r. B rinkm ann.
H a lf course.
Metric theory of planes, lines and quadric surfaces in Euclidean three-dimen
sional space, emphasis on the use of determinants and matrices. Dresden, Solid
Analytical Geometry and Determinants.
Together with Course 14 (above), this course supplies a year’s work for students
who pursue mathematics as a major or minor subject in course; usually to be
taken in the junior year. Classes normally meet three times a week.
Prerequisite, Courses 1, 2,11, 12, 14.
16. ADVANCED CALCULUS. M r. D resden.
H a lf course.
Total and partial derivatives; theory of infinitesimals; definite integrals; ap
proximations. T he aim of the course is three-fold: to ground the student in
the elementary work which has preceded it; to give an introduction to more
advanced topics; and to develop skill in the application of the principles of
the Calculus to Geometry and Mechanics.
Together with Course 17 (below) this course makes possible a year’s work for
students who pursue mathematics as a major or minor subject in course, to be
taken in the junior or senior year. Classes normally meet three times a week.
Prerequisite, Courses 1, 2, 11, 12.
17 D IF F E R E N T IA L E Q U A T IO N S. M r. Wasow.
H a lf course.
A study of ordinary and partial differential equations, with their applications
to geometrical, physical, and mechanical problems.
Together with Course 16 (above) this course makes possible a years work for
students who pursue mathematics as a major or minor subject in course, to be
taken in the junior or senior year. Classes normally meet three times a week.
Prerequisite, Courses 1, 2, 11» 12, 16.
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18. S T A T IST IC S AND PRO B A B ILITY . Mr. D resden. (O m itted in 1947-48)
An introduction to the mathematical theory of statistics in intimate relation
with the theory of probabilities; the elements of sampling theory.
Prerequisite, Courses 1, 2, 11, 12, 16, 17.
19. P R O JE C T IV E G EO M ETR Y . Mr. B rinkm ann.
An introduction to plane projective geometry, principally by analytic methods.
T he use of homogeneous coordinates.
Prerequisite, Courses 1, 2, 11, 12.
S'!- U N D E R G R A D U A T E R E A D IN G CO U RSE IN M A T H EM A T IC S.
H a lf course or fu ll course.
This course is to provide an opportunity for students to do special work in
fields not covered by the undergraduate courses, listed above. T he work consists
in the preparation of papers requiring extensive and detailed examination of
the literature of a problem.
Courses of graduate character are offered from tim e to tim e, in accordance
w ith the needs of graduate an d advanced underg rad u ate students. N orm ally
advanced undergraduate students will do such w ork in H onors seminars (see
below). T h e subjects of these courses are Projective Geometry, T h eo ry of
num bers, T heory of functions of a real variable, T h eo ry of functions of a
com plex variable.
A stronomy
1, 2. D E SC R IPT IV E A STRO N O M Y . M r. van de Kamp.
F ull course.
These courses, respectively, provide an introduction to the methods and results
of Astronomy. T he college entrance requirements are the only prerequisites.
Fundamental notions of physics and mathematics are studied, as they are
needed to provide an adequate scientific basis for the course. These courses
are prerequisite for all further work in astronomy.
Three class periods each week, practical work to be arranged.
3. P R A C T IC A L A STR O N O M Y . M r. Pitm an.
H a lf course.
Theory and use of the transit instruments; determination of time; the latitude
of Swarthmore; determination of longitude. Intended for students of Astronomy
and Engineering and those desiring to take the civil service examinations for
positions in the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey.
Classes normally meet three times each week.
Prerequisites, Mathematics 1, 2 and Astronomy 1, 2.
4. LA B O R A T O R Y A STRO N O M Y . M r. P itm an.
H a lf course.
Theory and practice of micrometric measures of double stars, comets and
asteroids. Visual and photographic photometry. Photography of selected objects.
Since much of this work is dependent upon the weather, the class will adjust its
program to conditions. Normally two class sessions and one laboratory period
per week.
Prerequisites, Mathematics 1, 2 and Astronomy 1, 2.
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8. IN T R O D U C T IO N T O A STR O N O M Y . M r. P itm an.
H a lf course.
This course is intended for those who desire to become acquainted with the
various problems in astronomy and the overlapping of astronomy and other
sciences. Those planning to take additional work in astronomy should enroll in
Astronomy 1, 2.
Three class periods each week. Practical work as arranged. Text: Baker, Intro
duction to Astronomy.
9. D O U B L E STARS. M r. van de K am p.
H a lf course.
T he two body problem. Theory and observational technique of visual, spectro
scopic and eclipsing binaries. Special attention is given to the photographic study
of both resolved and unresolved astrometric binaries. The masses of binary
components and of unseen companions.
Prerequisite, Astronomy 1, 2.
31. U N D E R G R A D U A T E R E A D IN G CO U RSE IN ASTRON O M Y .
H a lf course or fu ll course.
Undergraduate students may, under direction, prepare papers upon subjects
requiring a rather extensive examination of the literature of a problem.
Courses 32 a n d 51 to 55 are half courses, offered from tim e to tim e to m eet
th e needs of graduate students a n d of advanced undergraduates.
32. S PH E R IC A L A STRO N O M Y . M r. van de Kam p.
51. O R B IT C O M P U T A T IO N . M r. P itm an.
54. S T A T IS T IC A L A STR O N O M Y . M r. van de Kamp.
R e q u ir e m e n t s
for
M a jo r s
and
M in ors
in
C ourse
F or students w ho in te n d to m ajor in m athem atics in course the norm al
sequence of courses is the following: freshm an year, courses R 2; sophomore
year, courses 11, 12; ju n io r year, two half-courses selected from courses 14, 15,
16, 17, 18, 19; senior year, two half-courses from the same list. T hose who
in te n d to pursue astronom y as a m ajor subject in course should have in
addition courses 1, 2 in th a t subject d u rin g the freshm an or sophomore year;
advanced courses in astronom y selected from the list given above com bined
w ith work in m athem atics constitute the fu rth e r requirem ent.
F or students who select m athem atics o r astronom y as th e ir m inor, the
m inim um of three courses should be selected from the following: M athem atics
1, 2; 11, 12; 14, 15; 16, 17; 18, 19; Astronom y 1, 2, 3. C om pletion of course
12 is the m inim um requirem ent.
H
onors
W o rk
in
M a t h e m a t ic s
Prerequisites for admission to H onors seminars in m athem atics eith er as a
m ajor or as a m inor are the com pletion of courses 1, 2 and 11, 12; the com
pletion of the course in G eneral Physics; a thorough reading know ledge of
F rench or G erm an. For H onors w ork in Astronomy, com pletion of course 1,
2 in th a t subject is necessary in addition to the requirem ents indicated above.
T h e following seminars prepare for exam inations leading to a degree w ith
H onors:
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1. ADVANCED CALCULUS.
The differential calculus for functions of several variables and its geometric
applications, double and triple integrals, improper integrals, line and surface
integrals, the elements of vector analysis.
2. D IF F E R E N T IA L EQ U A TIO N S.
Ordinary differential equations of the first order, linear differential equations,
with particular attention to special cases of the equation of second order; some
aspects of the theory of partial differential equations, of Fourier series, of the
calculus of variations and of functions of a complex variable.
For senior Honors students two or more of the following seminars are offered
each year, according to the needs and interests of the students.
3. T h e o r y o f f u n c t i o n s o f a c o m p l e x v a r i a b l e .
A fairly detailed study of the linear fractional transformation in the complex
plane. Derivatives and integrals of analytic functions. Expansion in series.
Contour integrals.
4. FO U N D A T IO N S O F M A T H EM A T IC S.
Postulational treatment of mathematics. The problem of consistency. Relation
of logic and mathematics. Some of the systematic treatments of the foundation
of logic. Modern developments.
5. ADVANCED G EO M ETR Y .
An introduction to differential geometry, projective geometry, and more
dimensional geometry. Use of elementary matrix calculus; group theoretical
concepts.
6. T H E O R Y O F NUM BERS.
Among the subjects treated in this seminar are: Elementary properties of
integers, the congruence relation, continued fractions, quadratic residues, simple
examples of fields of algebraic numbers.
7. A N A L Y T IC M ECHANICS.
T he main subject matter of this seminar is the study of the motion of particles
and rigid bodies when acted upon by forces. T he equilibrium of such forces
will be studied briefly. Many examples will be worked to illustrate the funda
mental principles.
8. S T A T IST IC S AND PR O B A B IL IT Y .
T he purpose of this seminar is to give the mathematical background necessary
for an understanding of the mathematical analysis of statistical data. T he mod
ern developments of statistical theory provide a very valuable application of
the concepts and techniques acquired in advanced calculus.
H onors Seminars
in
A stronomy
Seminars on the following topics will be arranged for those desiring to take
one o r m ore papers in Astronomy.
1. SPH E R IC A L A STRO N O M Y : A m athem atical discussion of the reduction
of visual and photographic observations of position; solution of visual
and spectroscopic binary orbits.
Prerequisites, Astronomy 1, 2; Mathematics 11,12.
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2. S T A T IS T IC A L A STR O N O M Y : F undam en tal data. Stellar m otions an d
parallaxes. D istribution of objects in space. T h e galactic system.
Prerequisites, Mathematics 11, 12.
3. T H E O R Y O F O R B IT S AND C O M P U T A T IO N O F O R B IT O F AN
A ST E R O ID O R CO M E T .
Prerequisites, Astronomy 1, 2; Mathematics 11, 12.
4. C ELESTIA L M ECHANICS.
Prerequisites, Astronomy 1, 2; Mathematics 11, 12.
5. P H O T O G R A P H IC A ST R O M E T R Y .
Prerequisites, Astronomy 1, 2; Mathematics 11, 12.
6. D O U B LE STARS.
Prerequisites, Astronomy 1, 2; Mathematics 11, 12.
L ibraries a n d O bservatory
T h e astronom ical p a rt of the d epartm ental library is located on the first
floor of the Observatory; the m athem atical section on the fifth floor of
P arrish H all. T h e library contains com plete sets of nearly all the Am erican
m athem atical an d astronom ical periodicals, an d sets (some of w hich are com
plete, some of w hich are not) of the leading English, G erm an an d F rench
periodicals. T h is library receives the publications of m any of the leading
observatories in exchange for the publications of th e Sproul Observatory.
T h e prin cip al instrum ent of the Sproul O bservatory is the twenty-fourinch visual refractor of thirty-six-foot focal length, used almost exclusively for
photography. T h e instrum ent has been in continuous operation since 1912
an d provides a valuable an d steadily expanding collection of photographs.
A n um ber of m easuring an d calculating m achines are available for the
m easurem ent an d reduction of the photographs. T h e p rin cip al program of the
Observatory is an accurate study of the distances, motions an d masses of the
nearer stellar systems. Results of departm ental studies are published in the
Sproul O bservatory publications an d in various scientific journals.
A dvanced study in conjunction w ith the research program of the O b
servatory may be arranged in consultation w ith the D irector of the Sproul
Observatory.
T h e Students’ Astronom ical Observatory contains a six-inch visual refractor,
a nine-inch photographic telescope, an d a transit instrum ent.
T h e S proul O bservatory is open to visitors on the second an d fo u rth
T uesday nights of each m onth, except those T uesday nights th a t fall in a
vacation period. Visitors thus have an op p o rtu n ity of seeing, in the course
of a year, m any celestial objects of various types.
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Music
A ssociate P ro fesso r : A lfred J . Sw a n , C h a irm a n .
A ssistant P ro fessor : I r m a W o l p £.
1. FO U N D A T IO N S O F M USIC. M r. Swan.
F ull course.
First semester: T he initial course in music begins with the study of the funda
mental musical senses (scales, intervals, melody, etc.) which the student will
apply in the making of his own melodies. Two- and three-part counterpoint
is thereupon practiced, leading to the composition of short three-part motets,
in several of the modes.
Second semester: Brief fugal expositions for one or two instruments in place
of the voices, preludes, and fughettas, the study of suitable themes for sonata
developments. At the end of the second semester the student may be able to
produce some short piece of his own worthy of performance.
T exts: Morris, Foundations of Practical H arm ony and Counterpoint.
Morris, C ontrapuntal T echnique of the 16th Century.
Jeppesen, C ounterpoint.
M edtner, T h e M use and the Fashion.
2. PIA N O L IT E R A T U R E . Mrs. W olpA
F ull course.
T he acquisition of the art of piano playing through the study of Cramer, Bach’s
Inventions and French Suites, Mozart and Beethoven sonatas and modern
works. Prerequisite is a knowledge of the piano with at least four years of
previous study.
3. O U T L IN E O F A H IS T O R Y O F MUSIC. M r. Swan.
H a lf course.
Intended for students of composition, and some others, who want to gain a
perspective over the successive styles of music from the Middle Ages to
Beethoven.
4. B E E T H O V E N . M r. Swan. (N ot offered in 1947-48)
H a lf course.
Beethoven’s themes and tonalities. Early individuality of Beethoven. The
musical forms at his disposal. Sonata from its inception around 1730. Thematic
development. The great works of Beethoven.
In place of the above, semester courses may be given in the Music of the
19th Century or Modern Music.
H
onors
W
ork
T o be adm itted to H onors w ork a student m ust have com pleted b oth
semesters of Music 1. Students m inoring in music w ill take one sem inar in
Music History, an d one in Com position; those m ajoring in music, two in
Music H istory an d two in Com position. T h e Music H istory seminars cover
the period from the Ars A ntiqua to the 17th century. T h e Com position
seminars culm inate in the w riting of a string q u arte t m ovem ent or some oth er
cham ber ensemble in sonata form. T h e com pleted work is played by a p ro
fessional organization at the tim e of the H onors exam ination.
T exts: Reese, M usic in the M iddle Ages.
Besseler, D ie M usik des M ittelalters u n d der Renaissance.
A pel, T h e H istory of M usical N otation.
A nthologies: Gleason, A pel an d Davison (H arvard Anthology).
.
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Philosophy and Religion
P ro fesso r : W
olfgan g
K o h l e r , R e se a rc h P ro fesso r o f P h ilo so p h y a n d
P sycholo g y.
V isit in g P ro fesso r : P a u l S ch r eck er .
A ssociate P ro fessor : R ich a rd B. B randt , C h a irm a n .
A ssistant P rofessors : M o n r o e C. B eardsley .
R oderick F ir t h .
I n str u c to r : S id n ey M orgenbesser .
L ec tu r er
in
R e l ig io n : E d w in E . A u brey .
1. IN T R O D U C T IO N T O PH IL O SO PH Y . All instructors.
H a lf course.
A survey of the principal problems of philosophy and the alternative answers
to them. Stress is laid on the writing of philosophical essays. This course should
be taken to satisfy the college requirement for the freshman year, unless special
permission is granted by the department.
N o te: T h is course serves as a sufficient prerequisite for any o th e r course
offered by the departm ent. O th er courses may be taken in any o rd er th a t is
convenient. M embers of the d epartm ent w ill offer advice on request con
cerning an o rd er of courses to suit individual needs. Students p lan n in g to do
H onors w ork should n o t take courses dealing w ith m aterial to be covered in
honors seminars.
2. E T H IC S . A ll instructors.
H a lf course.
An introduction to ethical theory, largely systematic in character. Various
theories, including relativistic views, and the possibility of rational criticism
are considered.
8. LO G IC. M r. M orgenbesser.
H a lf course.
A study of the forms of reasoning, inductive and deductive. Some time is
devoted to symbolism and logical systems, and special attention is given to
analysis of arguments and the detection of fallacies, both in formal reasoning
and in scientific procedure. Recommended for science students, particularly
mathematics majors.
4. SELECTED M O D E R N P H IL O SO PH E R S. Mr. F irth.
H a lf course.
A systematic study of the work of two or three philosophers from Descartes to
the present day, selected according to the interests of students and instructor.
Briefer attention will be given to the historical setting of the authors discussed,
and to related philosophical figures.
5. P L A T O . M r. F irth.
H a lf course.
A study of all sides of Plato’s philosophy—ethics, political theory, metaphysics,
and aesthetics—as presented in the principal dialogues. Briefer attention will be
given to the historical setting of the dialogues and to other Greek philosophers.
Recommended for students in literature and the social sciences.
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6. S E V E N T E E N T H C E N T U R Y PH ILO SO PH Y . M r. Schrecker. Half course.
T he evolution of philosophical problems and ideas from Descartes to Leibniz,
with special reference to the scientific, religious, political and social back
ground. Particular attention is paid to matters relevant to present day dis
cussion.
7. A E ST H E TIC S. Mr. Beardsley.
Half course.
A study of some fundamental problems that arise in the attempt to under
stand, describe, and evaluate works of art in any medium. Recommended to
students majoring in literature, music, or the fine arts.
8. C O N T E M PO R A R Y PROBLEM S. M r. B randt.
Half course.
A study of some basic problems in the fields of epistemology and metaphysics.
In 1947 parts of the work of F. H. Bradley, G. E. Moore, Bertrand Russell, and
John Dewey will be analyzed.
9. T H E PH IL O SO PH Y O F SCIENCE. M r. Morgenbesser.
Half course.
A study of the logical structure of mathematics and the empirical sciences,
including the theory of induction and probability; of the philosophical sig
nificance of some recent theories in the physical sciences; and of the meaning
of basic concepts used in the sciences. Recommended for students in the sciences.
10. SOCIAL PH ILO SO PH Y . M r. B randt.
Half course.
An analysis of the structure of society; theories of social change, such as the
Hegelian and the Marxian, and other central problems such as race and social
progress; the theory of rights, justice, and democracy; the ideals of communist,
socialist, and fascist society.
11. IN T R O D U C T IO N T O T H E T H E O R Y O F CIV ILIZA TIO N S. Mr.
Schrecker.
Half course.
A study of the fields of human endeavor (religion, politics and law, science, art,
language, economy), their mutual relations and interdependence, the role of
the individual in their evolution, the articulation of civilization into epochs,
nations, classes, and the function of freedom in the cultural processes.
20. C O N T E M PO R A R Y C H R IS T IA N T H IN K E R S . M r. Aubrey. Half course.
Outstanding thinkers representing Eastern Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism,
Anglo-Catholicism, Protestant neo-orthodoxy, and liberalism. Lectures will pro
vide historical background and biographical information. Students will read
sample works of the authors cited.
R e q u ir e m e n t s
and
R ec o m m e n d a t io n s
for
M ajors
A pplications to m ajor in the departm en t w ill norm ally n o t be approved
u n til the student has com pleted course 1, an d one o th e r course from those
num bered 2 to 19 if his p rincipal interest is philosophy. Students whose
principal interest is religion should consult the d ep artm en t ab o u t th eir pro
grams. Students whose p rincipal interest is philosophy should consult the de
p artm en t if they p la n to offer courses in religion, in excess of one, as fulfil
m ent of their m ajor or m inor course requirem ents in philosophy. Prospective
majors in H onors should seriously consider including Logic somewhere in the
program o f the first two years. As supporting m aterial, the d ep artm en t recom
mends a year’s work in psychology an d a semester’s jvork in physics.
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H onors W ork
F or adm ission to H onors study, the requ irem en t is at least two semester
courses, one o f w hich m ust be the Introdu ctio n to Philosophy (course 1),
unless w ith the special perm ission of the departm ent. Students should n o r
mally present as th eir second course one selected from courses num bered
2 to 19.
Seminars. T h e following sem inars p rep are for exam inations for a degree
w ith H onors:
1. M O R A L P H IL O SO PH Y . M r. F irth.
A seminar in ethics, systematic and historical. T he general issue of relativism
and absolutism is analyzed; the principal ethical theories are studied; and con
siderable attention is also given to related psychological and metaphysical
problems. Recommended for students of psychology and the social sciences.
2. P L A T O . M r. F irth.
An examination of all the major and some of the minor dialogues of Plato in
an effort to understand his contributions to ethics, politics, and metaphysics,
and to appreciate his importance for Western thought. Attention will be paid
both to his historical setting and to his significance for contemporary problems.
Recommended for students of literature and the social sciences.
3. H IS T O R Y O F M O D E R N PH IL O SO PH Y . Mr. Beardsley an d others.
T he development of modern thought from Bacon and Descartes to Kant. This
seminar may appropriately be combined with work in any of the three divisions.
4. CLASSIC PRO BLEM S IN P H IL O SO PH Y . M r. Köhler, M r. B randt, Mr.
F irth.
A systematic study of some basic problems such as the phenomenological
method, the theory of perception, the ontological status of physical objects,
the nature of consciousness and the mind, the relation of the mind to the body,
induction, universals, and the theory of meaning.
5. A E ST H E T IC S . M r. Beardsley.
A systematic examination of the philosophy of art and the methodological
foundations of criticism. Recommended for students of literature, music, and
the fine arts.
6. PH IL O SO PH Y O F SCIENCE. M r. M orgenbesser an d others.
A consideration of scientific method, the logical foundations of science, in
cluding the theories of induction and meaning. Examination of the concepts of
space, causality, explanation, and others of importance for the student of
philosophy.
7. SOCIAL P H IL O SO PH Y . M r. B randt.
An examination of theories of social and cultural change held by contemporary
writers, Hegel, Marx, and others. A study of the basic concepts required for an
understanding of social facts; of the evaluation of social movements; and of
some methodological problems peculiar to the social sciences. Recommended
for students of the social sciences and psychology.
10. TH ESIS.
A thesis may be submitted by majors in the department for one of the Honors
subjects, upon application by the student and at the discretion of the depart
ment.
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Physical Education for Men
D ir ec to r
of
A t h l e t ic s
and
P h y sic a l E d u c a tio n
for
M en
and
A ssociate P ro fesso r : C a r l K. D e l l m u t h .
A ssistant D ir e c t o r
and
A ssistant P r o fesso r : W
il l is
J. St etso n .
A ssociate P ro fesso r : R o b er t H . D u n n .
A ssistant P ro fessor : E d w in
J. F a u l k n e r .
I n stru cto r : L ew is H . E lverson .
A ssistants : A l b er t M . B a r r o n .
A very F . B l a k e .
Sa m u e l E ckerd .
B e n ja m in K e n n e d y .
J a m es M c A d o o .
J a m es M il l e r .
H ow ard D . S ip l e r .
P a u l S t o fk o .
C o lleg e P h y sic ia n
M e n : D r . M orris A . B o w ie .
for
F a c u lty R e q u ir e m e n t s .
Physical E ducation is required of all non-veteran freshm en an d sophomores
unless excused by the College physician. D uring this two-year period, m en
students m ust atten d a m inim um of three classes p e r week.
A ll m en n o t excused for m edical o r other reasons are expected to fulfill
this requirem ent u n d er penalty o f being asked to leave the college.
F a l l A ctiv ities
•Cross C ountry
Swimming
T en n is
T o u ch Football
* Football
* Soccer
W
B adm inton
•Basketball
Boxing
A ctiv ities
in t e r
T ennis
T rack
Volley Ball
H andball
Lacrosse
•Sw im m ing
Spr in g A ctiv ities
•Baseball
•G olf
Speed B all
•Lacrosse
Softball
•T e n n is
•T ra c k
• Indicates intercollegiate competition.
bM
W restling
Physical Education for Women
A ssociate P r o fesso r : V ir g in ia R a t h , C h a irm a n .
A ssistant P rofessors : M ay E . P arry .
I rene M oll.
A ssistants : P a t r ic ia Sto c k , C onstan ce R e n n in g e r ,
V ir g in ia R o w la n d .
C o lleg e P h y sic ia n
for
W
om en:
D r . M orris A . B o w ie .
T h e aim of this D epartm ent is to contribute to the education of all women
students thro ugh the m edium of physical activity. W e believe this contribution
can best be achieved through p articipation in a b road program of recreational,
rhythm ic an d developm ental activities. T h erefo re the program provides: in
struction an d experience in sports an d dancing; swimming ability fo r all;
corrective an d developm ental exercises. I t is o u r h ope th a t th e student will
also acquire: appreciation of the dance as a fine art; the m eaning of good
sportsm anship; added endurance; good posture; leadership training; joy in
outdoor exercise; a n d a program of interests an d skills th a t w ill carry over for
the individual an d h e r com m unity after college.
Classes are k ep t small to insure individual atten tio n , a n d students are
grouped according to ability. A m ple opportu n ities are given for intram ural
a n d intercollegiate com petition, as w ell as for p u b lic perform ances an d
dem onstrations.
Freshm en an d sophom ores take three periods of activity each week. T hese
may be elected from classes listed below w ith the stip u latio n th a t they: take
swimming u n til a test is passed; take a rhythm ic activity; take a team sport;
take Body M echanics if th e posture grade indicates a need for it.
R egulation costumes should be ordered before college opens. Blanks for
this purpose will be sent o u t from the Qifice of the D ean to all incom ing
students.
Sports
1. HOCKEY. Miss Parry, Miss Moll.
Class and Varsity.
Fall term.
2. A RC H ER Y . Miss R ath.
Class and Varsity.
Fall and Spring.
8. T E N N IS . Miss Parry, Miss R ath, M r. Faulkner.
Class and Varsity, W inter and Spring.
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Fall, W in ter and Spring.
4.
GOLF. Miss Moll.
Class and Varsity.
Spring.
5. SW IM M IN G . Miss R ath.
Fall, W inter and Spring.
Beginner, intermediate and advanced classes in strokes and diving.
Class and Varsity.
6. HORSEBACK R ID IN G . Miss Stock.
Class and Club.
Fall, W in ter and Spring.
7. BASKETBALL. Miss Parry, Miss M oll.
Class and Varsity.
W inter.
9. B A D M IN T O N . Miss R ath, Miss Parry, M r. Faulkner.
Class and Varsity.
W in ter and Spring.
18. SO FT BALL. Miss Moll.
Class and Varsity.
Spring.
19. LA CROSSE. Mrs. Row land.
Spring.
R h y t h m ic A ctiv ities
10. D A NCIN G . Miss R enninger.
Class and Club.
Fall, W in ter and Spring.
11. FO LK D A N C IN G . Miss Moll.
Fall, W in ter and Spring.
D e v e l o pm e n t a l
and
H e a l t h A ctiv ities
14. T U M B L IN G . Miss R ath .
W inter.
15. IN D IV ID U A L GYMNASTICS. Miss R ath.
W inter.
For those students who need special exercises because of incorrect posture or
minor orthopedic defects.
16. BODY M ECHANICS. Miss R ath, Miss Moll.
Required of all first-year students.
W inter.
17. C O N D IT IO N IN G EXERCISES. Miss R ath, Miss Moll.
W inter.
Serv ice A ctiv ities
20. R E C R E A T IO N A L LEA D ERSH IP. Miss Moll.
Theory and practice teaching in recreational activities of all kinds.
W inter.
21. R E D CROSS L IFE SAVING. Miss R a th an d R ed Cross Field R epresen
tative.
W in te r and Spring.
Senior and instructors’ courses.
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Physics
P ro fessor : * W in t h r o p R . W
r ig h t .
A ssociate P rofessors : W il l ia m C . E l m o r e , A c tin g C h a irm a n .
M il a n W . G a r r e t t .
A ssistant P ro fesso r : D en n iso n B a n c r o f t .
A ssistan t : W il l ia m W . C l e n d e n in .
1. G E N E R A L PHYSICS. Mr. Bancroft an d M r. G arrett.
F ull course.
An introductory course in classical physics open to all students. No prerequisite
other than those for college entrance is assumed. This course or its equivalent
must precede any advanced courses or seminars in physics. It is required of
most science majors. Three lectures, a conference and a laboratory period
weekly.
2. ADVANCED G E N E R A L PHYSICS. M r. Elmore.
F ull course.
T he material for this course is drawn from the fields of mechanics, hydro
dynamics, acoustics, kinetic theory and thermodynamics. Since free use is made
of the calculus, a course in this subject must precede or be taken concurrently.
This course is recommended for physics majors and should meet the needs of
other students desiring a second course in physics. Three conference hours and
one laboratory period weekly.
3. M O D E R N IN T R O D U C T O R Y PHYSICS. (N ot offered 1947-1948)
H a lf course.
A one-semester course primarily for non-science majors, designed to present
selected subject matter in physics which illustrates the scope and method of
physical science and provides a background for evaluating modern develop
ments. Three class meetings and one laboratory period weekly. Not accepted
as a prerequisite for advanced work in physics.
H
onors
W
ork
1. PHYSICAL O PT IC S. M r. Bancroft.
Second semester.
Based on Robertson’s Introduction to Physical Optics. The laboratory work
includes measurements on thick and thin lenses, intercomparison of wave
lengths by prism, grating and interference spectrographs, computation of series
constants, quantitative observation of various interference and diffraction pat
terns and measurement of reflection coefficients.
2. E L E C T R IC IT Y A N D M A G N ETISM . M r. G arrett.
First semester.
Based principally on Page and Adams’ Principles of Electricity. It covers electro
statics, magnetism, electro-magnetic phenomena, electronics and some applica
tions. It is accompanied by laboratory measurements involving direct, alternating
and electronic currents, static charges and permanent magnets.
Prerequisite: Mathematics seminars in advanced calculus and differential equa
tions.
* Absent on leave 1947-1948.
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3. M O D E R N PHYSICS. M r. Elmore.
Second semester.
A seminar devoted to both the experimental and the theoretical aspects of
modem atomic physics. T he topics include gaseous conduction, atomic structure,
isotopes, X-rays, photoelectricity, radioactivity, nuclear physics and related
matters. T he seminar discussion is accompanied by a full-day laboratory period.
This seminar should be preceded by that in electricity.
4. T H E O R E T IC A L PHYSICS.
N o t offered regularly.
A study of selected topics, mostly drawn from classical physics but including an
introduction to quantum theory. Little duplication occurs of theoretical mate
rial covered in Seminars 1-3. This seminar is based on Page’s Introduction to
Theoretical Physics. Not accompanied by laboratory.
5. G EN ER A L PHYSICS. (N ot offered 1947-1948)
A seminar devoted to a limited number of topics selected from the entire field
of physics. It is designed for students who desire a single honors seminar in
physics but do not wish to concentrate on one branch of the subject. The
material covered will be chosen to suit the needs of students taking the seminar,
but ordinarily will include theoretical mechanics and electricity and magnetism.
Laboratory experiments supplement the discussion. This seminar will be given
when needed provided that the current teaching load permits.
Students m ajoring in physics are expected to com plete Physics 1 an d 2,
Chemistry 1, an d M athem atics 1, 2, 11 an d 12 in th eir first two years. I t is
recom m ended th a t G erm an be used to fulfil the language requirem ent.
T h e w ork of the u p p e r two years involves ord in arily an honors program .
M athem atics is an essential m inor an d m ost physics students elect three
sem inars in this subject. T h e usual practice is to include eith er chemistry o r
electrical engineering as the second m inor. T h is general p a tte rn for the
u p p er years is subject to considerable m odification w here special needs m ake it
desirable.
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Political Science
P ro fessor : J . R ola nd P en n o c k ,
Chairman.
A ssociate P ro fessor : L eslie L ipso n .
A ssistant P rofessors : M organ T h o m a s .
* B ryce W ood .
I n stru cto r : G eorge T . L it t l e .
L ectu r er s : D ona ld H a r ter .
P h i l ip E . J acob .
1. IN T R O D U C T IO N T O P O L IT IC A L SCIENCE. A ll members of the
departm ent.
.
F ull course.
T he foundations of politics—sociological, psychological, and economic: nature
and development of political institutions; types of government. A study of
examples of the major forms of government, followed by a more detailed study
of the national government of the United States.
2. A M ERICA N S T A T E AND LOCAL G O V E R N M E N T . M r. Lipson.
H a lf course, second semester.
T he nature of federalism, as exemplified by the United States and contrasted
systems. Intergovernmental relations within a federal system. Analysis of state
and local governments; their constitutions and charters; the electoral process
and political parties; the legislative, executive, and judicial branches; finance
and functions of governmental administration.
3. M O D E R N PA R T Y PO L IT IC S. M r. Lipson.
H a lf course.
T he rise of political parties; their role in the modem state; and reasons for
their existence. T he connection between parties and group interests. Types of
parties. Programs, organization, and leadership.
Open to juniors and seniors only.
4. A M ERICA N C O N S T IT U T IO N A L LAW . M r, T hom as.
H a lf course.
T he Constitution as developed by the Court; and the Court as seen through
the cases. Stressing (a) the extent of national power, (b) constitutional limita
tions upon state legislation, (c) the nature of the judicial process in the
American system of government.
5. P U B L IC A D M IN IS T R A T IO N . M r. T hom as
H a lf course.
An analysis of the principles of administration in modem governments with
illustrative material drawn chiefly from the national government of the United
States and with particular references to the implications of recent developments.
Problems of administrative organization, conduct of regulatory and managerial
activities, financial administration, personnel, public relations, administrative
legislation and adjudication.
Open to juniors and seniors only, except by special arrangement.*
* Absent on leave.
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6. H IST O R Y O F P O L IT IC A L T H E O R Y . M r. Pennock.
H a lf course, first semester.
T he development of thought on the nature of the state and of individual rights
and duties, based largely on readings of the chief political philosophers. Topics
studied include: Greek political thought; medieval universalism and the divine
right of kings; the Reformation and the development of contractual theory;
sovereignty and the rise of the national state; the growth of liberalism and
the roots of totalitarian ideologies.
Open to juniors and seniors only, except by special arrangement.
7. DEM OCRACY AND D IC T A T O R S H IP . M r. Pennock.
H a lf course, second semester.
Analysis of the crisis of political liberalism. Reconsideration of the bases of
representative government in the light of changed economic and social condi
tions in the modem State; examination of such alternative principles as those
offered by Communism and Fascism; investigation of the problem of planning
in a democracy; and an appraisal of present tendencies in political develop
ment.
8. IN T E R N A T IO N A L R E L A T IO N S A ND O R G A N IZ A T IO N . Mr. Little.
H a lf course, first semester.
An introduction to the principles and problems of international relations and
foreign policy, including: historical concepts of international society; develop
ment and basis of the national state system; nationalism and imperalism; growth
and nature of international law; the League of Nations; the impact of war on
modern society; the United Nations Organization.
9. L A T IN A M ERICA N R E L A T IO N S. M r. W ood. (N ot offered in 1947-48)
H a lf course, second semester, alternate years.
Political, historical, cultural, commercial relationships between the United States
and Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean area, and South America. Discus
sions of Pan-Americanism, the Monroe Doctrine, boundary disputes, trade agree
ments, the Good Neighbor Policy. American diplomatic history as seen by Latin
America.
10. A M ERICA N F O R E IG N POLICY. M r. L ittle.
H a lf course, second semester, alternate years.
A historical and analytical study of the political, constitutional, geographic, and
economic factors controlling American foreign policy, with particular reference
to the development of policies toward Europe and the Far East since 1890.
11. CO M PA RA TIV E G O V E R N M E N T . M r. Lipson.
H a lf course.
A comparative treatment of some contemporary political systems, with an
evaluation of their principal similarities and differences. Special attention will
be paid to the governments of Canada, France, Italy, New Zealand, and
Switzerland.
Political Science 1 is open to all students an d is prerequisite to all other
courses offered by the departm ent. O th er courses are o p en to all students
who have h ad Political Science 1 unless otherw ise indicated.
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R equirem ents and R ecommendations for M ajors
Students who in te n d to m ajor in political science should take Course 1
in the freshm an year an d Course 2 in the sophom ore yeaT. M ajors are also
required to take Economics 1. Courses in Statistics (Economics 3) an d in
A merican H istory are recom m ended. Political T heory, eith er in sem inar or
in course (Course 6), is req u ired of all majors.
H
onors
W
ork
Prerequisite: Political Science 1. T h e following seminars p rep are for ex
am ination for a degree w ith H onors:
1. P O L IT IC A L T H E O R Y . M r. Pennock.
T he nature of the state, the basis of political obligation, sovereignty and the
nature of law, problems of freedom and authority, theoretical analysis of forms
of government, theories of revolution—all in the light of the theories set forth
by writers on these subjects from Plato to the present.
2. P O L IT IC S A N D L E G ISLA T IO N . M r. Lipson.
A study of the political process: purposes of the state; the relation of the
general welfare to special interests; public opinion; voters and electoral sys
tems; parties and politicians; the functions and organization of the legislature.
3. PRO BLEM S IN G O V E R N M E N T A N D A D M IN IS T R A T IO N . Mr.
Thom as.
A detailed study of major problems of government, particularly on the admin
istrative side, and especially as they manifest themselves in the national govern
ment of the United States. Topics studied include: public budgeting and
f i n a n r i a l control, administrative legislation and adjudication, governmental
reorganization, administrative areas, governmental corporations, and problems
of public service personnel administration.
4. IN T E R N A T IO N A L R E L A T IO N S A ND O R G A N IZ A T IO N . M r. L ittle.
First semester.
Basic factors of interstate relations-geography, resources, races, trade-con
sidered in relation to nationalism, imperialism, and war. T he development of
international organization, technical and political, from the Confederation of
Europe to the United Nations Organization.
5. A M ERICA N F O R E IG N POLICY. M r. L ittle.
Second semester.
„ a study of the economic, political, and strategic factors in American foreign
policy since 1890.
6. P U B L IC LA W AND JU R ISP R U D E N C E . M r. Pennock. Second semester.
Sources and nature of law; historical, sociological, philosophic, and "realistic”
approaches to law; key problems of jurisprudence illustrated by study of the
fields of federalism and civil liberties in American constitutional law.
7. T H ESIS. A ll members of the departm ent.
Approval of the instructor immediately concerned must be secured early in the
student’s junior year.
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Psychology and Education
P rofessors : W o lfgan g K o h l e r , Research Professor of Philosophy and
Psychology.
S o l o m o n E . A sch
A ssociate P rofessors : R ichard S. C r u t c h f ie l d , Chairman.
H ans W a l l a c h .
A ssistant P rofessors : V era F r e n c h .
W il l ia m C . H . P r e n t ic e .
B e n b o w F . R it c h ie .
L e c t u r e r : M a r ia n H
ubbell
M ow att.
P sychology
1. IN T R O D U C T I O N T O P S Y C H O L O G Y . M r. C ru tch field .
H a lf course, each semester.
A study of the structure and organization of the experience and behavior of the
individual.
Required for all further work in Psychology.
2. P S Y C H O L O G IC A L M E T H O D S . M r. C rutchfield, M r. R itc h ie .
H a lf course, each semester.
A study of the scientific methods of psychology: historical and systematic
development of methods, experimental design, statistical techniques, methods
of clinical and field investigation, psychometric methods.
Prerequisite: Course 1. Required for all further work in Psychology.
3. C O G N IT IV E PR O C E SSES. M r. A sch, M r. W allach .
H a lf course, each semester.
A study of the problems and functions in human learning and perception:
topics in perception are chosen for their relevance to other fields of psychology:
in the discussion of learning, problems in understanding and thinking are
emphasized.
Prerequisites: Courses 1 and 2.
H a lf course, first semester.
A study of the directive and regulative aspects of behavior.
Prerequisites: Courses 1 and 2.
4. M O T IV A T IO N . M r. P re n tic e , M r. W allach .
H a lf course, second semester.
Psychological analysis of the behavior of the individual as a member of social
groups.
Prerequisites: Courses 1 and 2.
5. S O C IA L PSY C H O L O G Y . M r. Asch.
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6. C H IL D PSYCHOLOGY. Miss French.
H a lf course, second semester.
Intellectual, social, and emotional development from birth through adolescence.
Prerequisites: Courses 1 and 2.
7. E D U C A TIO N A L PSYCHOLOGY. Mrs. M owatt.
H a lf course, second semester
T he relation of psychological principles of learning and motivation to the
educational process.
Prerequisites: Courses 1 and 2.
8. PSY CH O LOG ICA L T E ST S A ND M EASUREM ENTS. Miss French.
H a lf course, first semester.
Construction, administration and interpretation of tests; the psychology of
individual differences.
Prerequisites: Courses 1 and 2.
9. E X P E R IM E N T A L PSYCHOLOGY. M r. W allach, Mr. Ritchie.
H a lf course, each semester.
A laboratory course involving experimentation on problems of human behavior.
Prerequisites: Courses 1, 2 and 8.
10. A N IM A L B EH A V IO R . M r. Ritchie.
H a lf course, second semester.
A comparative study of animal behavior, with laboratory work. Especially rec
ommended for students of zoology.
Prerequisites: Courses 1 and 2.
1L PSY CH O PA TH O LO G Y . Miss French.
H a lf course, first semester.
A study of the main forms of mental disorders: psychoneuroses, psychosomatic
disorders, and psychoses, with special consideration of etiological factors; princi
ples and methods of therapy; the relation of pathological forms to normal
personality structure.
Prerequisites: Courses 1, 2 and 4.
12. D IAGNOSIS O F PER SO N A LITY . Miss French.
H a lf course, second semester.
Theory and practice of methods employed in understanding personality: case
histories, personal documents, projective techniques, measurement of interests,
sentiments and values.
Prerequisites: Courses 1, 2, 4, 8 and 11.
13. SYSTEM ATIC PSYCHOLOGY. (N ot offered in 1947-48)
H a lf course.
A study of recurrent problems of psychology, in historical perspective and in
light of various systematic views. Restricted to senior majors in psychology and
qualified students of philosophy.
Prerequisites: Courses 1 and 2.
14. ADVANCED E X P E R IM E N T A L PSYCHOLOGY. T h e staff.
H a lf course, each semester.
Special investigation of selected problems under the direction of a member of
the department. Open only to senior majors in psychology.
Prerequisites: Courses 1, 2, 3 and 9.
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15. PSY CH O LOG ICA L T U T O R IA L . T h e staff. H a lf course, each semester.
Supervised reading in fields that have not been adequately covered in courses.
Recommended for seniors majoring in psychology.
E ducation
21. IN T R O D U C T IO N T O E D U C A TIO N . Mrs. M owatt.
H a lfi course, first semester.
A survey of the aims, organization and procedures of education; the oppor
tunities and requirements in education as a profession.
22. H IS T O R Y O F E D U C A T IO N . (N ot offered in 1947-48)
H a lf course, alternate years.
A historical survey of educational procedures from the period of the Greeks
to the present, including a comparison of present-day systems in Europe and
America.
23. P H IL O SO PH Y O F E D U C A T IO N . (N ot offered in 1947-48)
H a lf course, alternate years.
A study of the fundamental principles of education viewed in dynamic relation
with our culture; special emphasis on the role of education in a democratic
society.
R e q u ir e m e n t s
for
M ajors
in
C ourse
M ajor students in course norm ally take Courses 1, 2, 3, 4, 9 an d three
fu rth er half courses in psychology. Courses in education, 21, 22 an d 23, will
n o t be credited tow ard a m ajor in psychology.
E ducation alone may n o t be elected as a m ajor subject, an d n o t m ore
two full courses in education will be accepted for credit tow ard the
bachelor’s degree. T h e Pennsylvania requirem ents for the certification of
secondary school teachers include 21 hours of psychology an d education. W ith
the exception of 6 hours of practice teaching, w hich m ust be taken elsewhere.
Swarthm ore students may fulfill these requirem ents by taking Courses 1, 2, 7,
21, 22 an d 23.
th an
H
onors
W
ork
Prerequisites. Courses 1 an d 2 are prerequisite for all H onors work. All
m ajor students in H onors are advised to take introductory work in zoology
or physics, an d a second half course in philosophy. A reading knowledge of
G erm an is desirable.
Sem inar program. A norm al program of seminars for majors is Perception,
L earning and T hinking, M otivation, and one o th e r in psychology. O f the
two seminars taken by m inors, one should b e M otivation. T h e following
seminars prepare for exam inations for a degree w ith H onors:
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1. P E R C E P T IO N . Mr. Köhler, M r. Prentice, M r. W allach.
Deals systematically and experimentally with problems in the field of percep
tion. Open to all qualified Honors students, but especially recommended for
students of the natural sciences and philosophy.
2. L E A R N IN G A N D T H IN K IN G . Mr. Asch, M r. Köhler, Mr. Ritchie, Mr.
W allach.
Deals with principles of adaptive behavior; the functions of memory and
thinking; the nature of understanding and problem-solving; the nature of
intelligence. Open to all qualified Honors students.
3. M O T IV A T IO N . M r. Crutchfield, Miss French, M r. Köhler, Mr. Prentice,
M r. W allach.
A systematic and experimental approach to the dynamics of behavior, based on
material drawn from the laboratory and the clinic. Open to all qualified Honors
students, but of particular interest to students of ethics and the social sciences.
4. IN D IV ID U A L IN SOCIETY. M r. Asch, M r. Crutchfield.
T he relationship between man and his society, approached from the points of
view of social psychology, sociology, and cultural anthropology. Open to all
qualified Honors students, but especially designed for students of the social
sciences.
5. PER SO N A LITY . Miss French.
A systematic approach to the understanding of the personality of the individual;
techniques of study of personality, such as life history, interview, projective
techniques, situational tests, measurement of sentiments; clinical and experi
mental facts concerning personality. Open to all qualified Honors students.
6. LANGUAGE. (N ot offered in 1947-48)
T he psychological bases of communication, with special reference to the origin
and development of language, the nature of linguistic symbolism, the disorders
of linguistic behavior. Open to all qualified Honors students, but especially
designed for students of literature and recommended in conjunction with the
seminar in Linguistics.
7. SYSTEM ATIC PSYCHOLOGY. Mr. Köhler.
Observations and problems in different fields of modern psychology treated as
parts of a developing system, with a consideration of the basic principles
inherent in this development. Open to all qualified Honors students.
8. TH ESIS.
May be presented as a substitute for one seminar, provided the student is doing
major work in psychology with four seminars, and provided some member of
the department is willing to undertake the direction of the thesis.
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Romance Languages
P rofessor: E dith P hilips , C h a irm a n .
A ssociate P rofessors: H arold M arch .
J ames D . Sorber.
L eon W encelius.
I nstructors: E lisa A sensio (part-time). .
N ewell B ush.
J osé M iguel G onzalez.
F ellow
and
A ssistant: M onique B ilbault.
F ren ch
I. E L E M EN TA R Y FR E N C H .
F ull course.
For students who begin French in college. Equivalent of two years’ secondary
school preparation.
2A. R E A D IN G , G RA M M A R A ND C O M P O SIT IO N . M embers of the de
p artm en t.
H a lf course.
Prerequisite, French 1 or two years’ secondary school preparation and an
achievement test.
2B. R E A D IN G , G R A M M A R AND C O M P O SIT IO N . C ontinued. M embers
of the departm ent.
H a lf course.
Prerequisite, French 2A or three years’ secondary school preparation and an
achievement test.
3A. IN T R O D U C T IO N T O F R E N C H L IT E R A T U R E . M embers of the
departm ent.
H a lf course.
Representative texts of modern French writers. Conducted in French with fre
quent written work in French.
Prerequisite, French 2B or four years’ secondary school preparation and an
achievement test.
3B. IN T R O D U C T IO N T O F R E N C H L IT E R A T U R E . M embers of the
departm ent.
H a lf course.
Representative texts of Renaissance and classic writers.
10.
LE RO M A N A V A N T 1800. M r. M arch.
II. LE RO M A N D U D IX -N EU V IÈM E SIÈCLE. M r. M arch.
H a lf course.
H a lf course.
12. PR O SA T E U R S E T M O RA LISTES D E LA RENAISSANCE E T DE
LA R É FO R M E .
H a lf course.
13. LA PRO SE CLASSIQUE. M. W encelius.
H a lf course.
14. LES Ô R IG IN E S PH IL O SO PH IQ U E S D E LA R É V O L U T IO N . Miss
Philips.
H a lf course.
16.
LA POÉSIE LY RIQ U E D E V IL L O N À LA F O N T A IN E . M lle. B ilbault.
H a lf course.
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17. LA POÉSIE L Y R IQ U E M O D ER N E. M r. M arch.
H a lf course.
18. O R IG IN E S E T D É V E L O PPE M E N T D U T H É Â T R E CLASSIQUE.
M lle. B ilbault.
H a lf course.
19. LE T H É Â T R E M O D ER N E. Mlle. B ilbault.
H a lf course.
21. ADVANCED C O M P O SIT IO N A ND D IC T IO N .
Required of French majors.
H a lf course.
Spanish
1. EL E M E N T A R Y SPANISH. M r. Sorber, Mrs. Asensio.
F ull course.
For students who begin Spanish in college. Equivalent of two years’ secondary
school preparation.
2. R E A D IN G , G RA M M A R A ND C O M P O SIT IO N . M r. Sorber, M r. G on
zalez.
F ull course.
Prerequisite, Spanish 1 or two years’ secondary school preparation and a place
ment test.
3. IN T R O D U C T IO N T O SPA N ISH L IT E R A T U R E . Mr. Gonzalez.
F ull course.
Prerequisite, Spanish 2, or four years’ preparation in secondary school and a
placement test.
Representative texts of modern Spanish writers. Conducted in Spanish with
frequent written work in Spanish.
10. LA N OVELA ESPAÑOLA D E L SIG LO X IX . Mr. Sorber.
For Honors work in Spanish, see page 125.
H a lf course.
11. LA POESIA H ISPA N O -A M ERICAN A .
H a lf course.
12. E L SIG LO D E O R O .
13. LA N O VELA HISPA N O -A M ERICAN A . M r. Sorber.
14. LAS OBRAS D E CERVANTES, M r. Sorber.
15. E L T E A T R O M O D E R N O . Mrs. Asensio.
Italian
1. EL E M E N T A R Y IT A L IA N . M r. Bush.
F ull course.
A course aimed to give the student ability to read ordinary Italian with ease,
and to write and speak simple Italian.
2. SECOND YEAR IT A L IA N . (N ot offered in 1947-48)
F ull course.
G ram m ar review an d composition. Readings from D ante’s Inferno.
3. IN T R O D U C T IO N T O M O D E R N IT A L IA N L IT E R A T U R E . (N ot of
fered in 1947-48)
F ull course.
Representadve texts of modern Italian writers.
All students offering F rench or Spanish for entrance are placed according
to the College E ntrance E xam ination B oard tests o r take a placem ent test.
T h e results of this test, taken into consideration w ith the n um ber of years of
preparation, determ ine the student’s assignment to Course 2 or Course 3.
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R e q u ir e m e n t s
fo r
M ajors
and
M inors
F rench or Spanish may be offered as m ajor o r m in o r in course o r in H onors
work. Prerequisites an d recom m ended supportin g subjects are the same for
bo th course an d H onors students an d are as follows:
R equired in the first two years:
First course, F rench o r Spanish. 3A.
Second course, F rench o r Spanish 3B o r its equivalent.
S upporting subjects recom m ended:
F rench History, Philosophy, Psychology, English o r an o th er foreign or
classic literature, F ine Arts.
M ajors are expected to speak F rench o r Spanish w ith sufficient fluency to
take p a rt in discussion in courses an d seminars in the language an d to pass
an o ral com prehensive or oral H onors exam ination in F rench o r Spanish.
T h e d epartm ent does n o t offer a m ajor o r m in o r in Italian .
H
onors
W
ork
T h e following F rench seminars prepare for exam inations for a degree w ith
H onors:
1. LA RENAISSANCE EN FRA NCE. M. W encelius.
Rabelais, Calvin, Montaigne, Ronsard.
2. LE T H É Â T R E CLASSIQUE. Mlle. Bilbault.
Corneille, Racine, Molière.
4. LA PENSÉE FRANÇAISE AU D IX -H U IT IÈ M E SIÈCLE. Miss Philips.
Montesquieu, Voltaire, Diderot, Rousseau.
5. BALZAC, STE N D H A L , FL A U B E R T . Mr. March.
6. P R O U S T , G ID E, VALÉRY. M r. M arch.
T h e seminars in F rench are p lan n ed w ith reference to the choices of the
students an d the convenience of the departm ent, an d the semester in which
they are given varies from year to year. M ajors are urged to elect four seminars
w hich cover the four m odem centuries.
T h e following Spanish seminars prepare for exam inations for a degree w ith
H onors:
1. LA N O VELA HISPA N O -A M ERICAN A . M r. Sorber.
2. LA POÉSIA H ISPANO-AM ERICANA.
3. E L SIG LO D E O R O .
4. LA N O VELA ESPAÑOLA D E L SIGLO X IX . M r. Sorber.
5. LAS OBRAS D E CERVANTES. M r. Sorber.
6. E L T E A T R O M O D E R N O . Mrs. Asensio.
T h e re are no H onors seminars given in Italian .
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Zoology
P rofessors : #L a u r en c e I rving .
R o b er t K . E nders , A c tin g C h a irm a n .
A ssociate P rofessors : W a l t e r J . S c o tt .
N ea l A . W eber.
A ssistant P ro fessor : L a u n c e l o t J . F l e m ist e r .
I nstructors : J a e L . L it t r e l l .
N o r m a n A . M e in k o t h .
R esea rch B io l o g ist : * P e r F . S ch o la n d er .
R esea rch A ssociates : H arald E r ik so n .
K n u t S c h m id t -N ie l s e n .
B o d il Sc h m id t -N ie l s e n .
* R eid a r W en n esla n d .
R esea rch A ssistan t : S a ra h C . F l e m is t e r .
1. E L E M EN TA R Y ZOOLOGY. M r. Enders.
H a lf course.
This introductory course is designed to present to the student the fundamental
aspects of systematic zoology. T he structure and classification of animals, as
well as their economic and cultural aspects, are considered in survey fashion.
Prerequisite to all advanced courses in zoology.
Three lectures, one laboratory period per week.
2. C O M PA R A TIV E V E R T E B R A T E AN ATO M Y . Mr. M einkoth.
H a lf course.
A course of lectures, laboratory conferences and dissection presented from the
comparative viewpoint. Dissection of several vertebrate types is undertaken.
Two lectures or conferences and two laboratory periods per week. Prerequisite, 1.
3. EL E M E N T A R Y PHYSIOLOGY. Mr. Scott.
H a lf course.
A consideration of the physiology of muscle, nerve, circulation, respiration,
central nervous system, special senses, and digestion; the treatment is designed
to give a broad understanding of the mechanism of the vertebrate body. In the
laboratory, standard experiments on living tissue are performed. •
Two lectures, one conference and one laboratory period per week. Prerequisite,!.
4. EM BRYOLOGY. Miss L ittrell.
.
H a lf course.
A study of the developmental process in vertebrates. Laboratory periods are
devoted to the developmental anatomy of amphioxus, frog, chick, and pig.
Experimental analysis of development is introduced in the lectures and con
ferences.
Three lectures, one laboratory period per week. Prerequisite, 1.
* Absent on leave, 1947-1948.
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5. M ICR O SCO PIC AN ATO M Y . Miss L ittrell.
H a lf course.
This course is concerned with the microscopic structure of vertebrate and
invertebrate animals. Whenever possible the tissues are examined in the living
condition. T he student makes enough preparations to familiarize himself with
the principal methods of modem microtechnique.
Two lectures and two laboratory periods per week. Prerequisite, 1.
6. SPECIAL T O PIC S . T h e staff.
For advanced students. Open to those who on account of fitness have arranged
a program of special work in the department.
7. BIO LOG Y O F T H E V ERT E B R A T E S. Mr. Enders.
H a lf course.
A course designed to integrate the students’ knowledge in abstract sciences with
living animals, both captive and wild. Field work is especially stressed during
the warmer months.
Open to zoology senior majors only.
8. BIO LOG Y O F PARASITISM . M r. M einkoth.
H a lf course.
A consideration of parasitology with reference to ecology, evolution, epidemi
ology and physiology. Surveys are made of parasites in native animals. Classifica
tion and life cycles are reviewed.
Prerequisites, 2 and 3.
9. IN V E R T E B R A T E ZOOLOGY. Mr. W eber.
H a lf course.
A course of lectures, laboratory conferences and dissection presented from the
comparative viewpoint. Dissection of important invertebrate types is under
taken.
Two lectures or conferences and two laboratory periods per week. Prerequisite, 1.
R e q u ir e m e n t s
for
M a jo r Study
in
C ourse
Students in course should com plete d uring fo u r years the following: two
courses in chemistry, one course in m athem atics, one course in physics, two
full courses in a m o d em language (preferably G erm an, although two full
courses in F rench o r two full courses in Spanish w ill be acceptable), four
courses in zoology. t Genetics (D epartm ent o f Botany) or botany m ay be
offered as one advanced zoology course. W ith perm ission of the departm ent
a second course in physics, a second course in m athem atics, o r a th ird course in chemistry may be substituted for the fo u rth course in zoology, provided
such a course is n o t being offered as p a rt of the m in o r requirem ent.
T h e d epartm ental requirem ents of two courses in chemistry an d one in
physics constitute a m inor for zoology majors.
H
onors
W ork
Prerequisites for a m ajor study o f zoology: o ne an d one-half courses in
zoology (1, 2, 3), two courses in chemistry (1, 2 o r 3, 6A), one course in
m athem atics (1, 2), one course in physics (1), two courses in G erm an (1, 2),
or th e ir equivalent.
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Prerequisites for a m inor study of zoology: one course in zoology (1, 2 or
3). In addition seminars in physiology require one course in physics an d two
courses in chemistry.
A dditional prep aratio n in chemistry is desirable. F u rth e r w ork in m athe
matics is recom m ended for those who have ability in the subject (11, 12). T h e
additional courses in chemistry an d m athem atics are necessary for certain
seminars in those departm ents.
Seminars. T h e following seminars prep are students fo r exam inations for a
degree w ith H onors:
EM BRYOLOGY. M r. Enders or Miss L ittrell.
T he nature of the germ cells, experimental analysis of development and repro
duction, and the developmental anatomy of vertebrates with laboratory empha
sis on the chick and the pig.
M ICR O SCO PIC AN ATO M Y . Miss Littrell.
A study of the minute structure of animals by the examination of living cells
and tissues, and by the analysis of prepared slides; most of these slides are
prepared by the student who thus acquires a working knowledge of micro
scopical technique.
IN V E R T E B R A T E ZOOLOGY. M r. W eber.
An intensified version of the course (9) with emphasis on individual projects
by the students.
PHYSIOLOGY. Mr. Irving, M r. Flemister.
A survey of important subjects in general and comparative physiology.
BIO LOG Y O F PARASITISM . M r. M einkoth.
An intensified version of the course (8) with emphasis on individual projects
by the students. An integration of problems in medical and veterinary sciences
with conditions obtaining normally among wildlife.
SPECIAL TO PIC S. T h e staff.
Open to students who, having satisfied all requirements, desire further work in
the departm ent T he following subjects are suggested: Neurology (Mr. Scott),
Physiology of Reproduction (Mr. Enders), Biology of the Vertebrates (Mr.
Flemister). Frequently this will include acting as junior assistants in the research
of staff members.
A pproved work at sum m er biological stations may be substituted fo r certain
seminars an d courses, p erm itting m ore choice in the stu d en t’s college program .
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REFERENCE SECTION
A directory of the students and faculty of Swarthmore College may
be obtained by writing to the Registrar
129
Visiting Examiners of Candidates for
Degrees with Honors
F e b ru a ry 1947
Divisions of the Humanities and the Social Sciences
ECONOMICS: D r . J o seph D . C o p po c k , Washington, D. C.
ENGLISH: P rofessor Sc u l l e y B radley , University of Pennsylvania;
D r . D o r o th y A . K o c h , Bryn Mawr College.
FRENCH: P rofessor G e r m a in e B r e e , Bryn Mawr College.
H ISTO RY: P rofessor T r o y er S. A nderson , Hunter College; P ro
fessor P h il ip A . C r o w l , Princeton University.
PHILOSOPHY: P rofessor M o n r o e C. B eardsley , Yale University;
P rofessor M il t o n C. N a h m , Bryn Mawr College.
PO LITICAL SCIENCE: D r . D . B e a tr ic e M c C o w n , Washington,
D. C.; P rofessor M a l c o l m M oos , The Johns Hopkins University.
PSYCHOLOGY: P rofessor S o l o m o n E. A sch , New School for Social
Research.
J u n e 1947
Divisions of the Humanities and the Social Sciences
ECONOMICS: D r . R ichard A . M usgrave , Washington, D. C.; P r o f .
S. H ow ard P a tter so n , University of Pennsylvania; D r . W a lter A.
S o l a n t , Washington, D .C.
ENGLISH: P r o f . M a t t h e w W . B la ck , University of Pennsylvania;
D r . D o r o th y A. K o c h , Bryn Mawr College; D r . St e p h e n E.
W h ic h e r , North Easton, Mass.
FINE ARTS: P r o f . E l ea n o r P . Spe n c e r , Goucher College.
FRENCH: P r o f . M argaret G il m a n , Bryn Mawr College.
H ISTO RY: D r . A l ic e B eardw ood , Wynnewood, Penna.; P r o f . G or
don A. C raig , Princeton University; P r o f . J a m es A. F ie l d , J r .,
Harvard University.
130
LINGUISTICS: P r o f . A lfred Se n n , University of Pennsylvania.
PHILOSOPHY: P r o f . S id ney H ook , New York University; P r o f .
J a m es M il l e r , William and Mary College.
POLITICAL SCIENCE: P r o f . G eorge D . B raden , Yale Law School;
P r o f . E . P . C h a se , Lafayette College; D r . C a rl M arcy , Washing
ton, D. C.
PSYCHOLOGY: D r . D w ig h t W. C h a p m a n , Washington, D. C.; D r .
F rancis W. I r w in , University of Pennsylvania; D r . E d w in B.
N e w m a n , Harvard University.
Division of Mathematics and the Natural Sciences
BOTANY: D r . P h i l ip R . W h it e , Lankenau Cancer Research Labora
tory.
CHEMISTRY: P r o f . M arvin C a r m a c k , University of Pennsylvania;
P r o f . J a m es L . C r e n sh a w , Bryn Mawr College.
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING: P r o f . C o r n eliu s W eyg andt , Moore
School of Electrical Engineering.
M ATHEM ATICS: P r o f . D . J . S t r u ik , Massachusetts Institute of
Technology.
PHYSICS: P r o f . R ichard M . S u t t o n , Haverford College.
PSYCHOLOGY: (see above).
ZOOLOGY: P r o f . D o n a Cd R . G r if f in , Cornell University; P'r o f .
J a n e M . O p p e n h e im e r , Bryn Mawr College; P r o f . H erbe rt L .
R a t c l if f e , University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.
131
Degrees Conferred
February 9, 1947
B achelor
of
A rts
In the Division of the Humanities
W il l a D o r o t h y F r e e m a n ( High
B arbara V a n N ess Sw in d e l l ( High
Honors)
Honors)
L a il l e Sc h ü t z ( Honors)
H arold L esley S m it h , J r .
M ildred W ebb St ic k n e y
C a r o ly n L in c o l n T a y lo r
J a n e W h e e l w r ig h t T orrey
(High
Honors)
In the Division of the Social Sciences
JR-
T h o m a s L ees B artleso n ,
H ow ard C. B o w m a n
T h eo d o r e E ddy B ra a ten
W a l t o n F ranks C anedy
D ouglas W h it e C ray
M ary J a n e G eh res
H a zel H utson H u n t l e y
D o r o t h e a M a e K o pc h y n sk i
B arbara A lsto n N o r f l e e t
(High Honors)
R
obert
E d w in O r t o n ,
W il l ia m F in n e y R am say
R o b er t H uston R e it in g e r
A la n L e ig h R ossbach
J o h n K en n ed y S p a ffo r d , J r .
D avid B arclay S p e n c e
G eorge J o se ph Strauss (Honors)
A nn T aylor
D avid A udoun T h a t c h e r
I sabel H o w la n d W it t e (High
Honors)
JR-
In the Division of Mathematics and the Natural Sciences
M a r jo r ie L o u ise J e a n n e
S y lv ia A n n P eters
L il o T eu tsc h Strauss
M ary E l l e n Y ardley
A lex a n d er D u n ca n C h iq u o in e
D o r o t h y J ea n D a n a
A bbie G ertrude E nders
V ir g in ia D avis H ood
B achelor
of
S c ien c e
In the Division of Engineering
W il l ia m P a u l A u er
F rank R o o t A y er
H sing H u i L iu
H en r y E dm un d P e e l l e , J r .
R e n o o S uvarnsit
132
June 16, 1947
B achelor
of
A rts
In the Division of the Humanities
J ea n D em a ris A f f l e c k
E liza beth A nderson
J a n e -P o w e l l B allard
L eo A rthur B orah, I I
H orace W illa rd B r eec e
M argaret H arrison C anedy
E l iza bet h C raig C raw ford
A l ic e L u c il e D ea th era g e
(Honors)
W in n if r e d C ortlan d E m erso n
J a n e t G a y ( High Honors)
J a m es B yron G ildersleeve
(Honors)
E lea n o r Sta b ler G il l a m
S usan S m it h H arrer
J a n e t H o tson (High Honors)
M a r jo r ie N o r to n H ow ard
B e t t y A lden J a m es (High
J oan W h it e J en k in s
F red K e t t n e r
J o h n (J ack ) K l e in e r
D e n ise M alige
E ln a M onro e
J ea n M argaret M u n n
G w in n F ardon O w ens
E l iza b et h T u n e l l P o p e
M a r il y n J o a n R osen
E l iza bet h D . S c h a u f f l e r
C a t h e r in e J a n e Sm it h
J a n e S orber (Honors)
M ary L ou ise St e y t l e r
E lisa b eth W eisz (Highest Honors)
M ic h a e l M a t t h e w W e r t h e im e r
(High Honors)
B e n ja m in
F r a n k lin
W olv erto n ,
JR-
Honors)
In the Division of the Social Sciences
W il l ia m J o h n C arter
G l o r ia E l ea n o r C l e m e n t
R obert L add D ecker
J o h n W il l ia m D ouglass
B yron St a u f f e r E bersole
W ard D en n is E dwards (Honors)
G lo ria E d it h E vans
J o h n R a y m o n d F a rrell
R obert F l e m in g G e m m il l
C liffo r d R iggs G il l a m , J r .
L ucretia J ordan G o t t l ie b
M a lc o lm R a l p h G urbarg
A lan N o r m a n H a l l
D avid H apgood
G r a h a m O l in H arrison (Honors)
R obert G o ug h H ayden
V ic to r H . H erbert , J r .
D avid L ew is H e w it t
J a n e T o p p in g H oar
H a n n a K en m o r e
W il l ia m N o ble K in nard , J r .
(Honors)
D avid F rederick K irn
R osalind L o r w in (High Honors)
R ichard W a l l L y m a n (High
Honors)
S usan O t t o (High Honors)
C a r ro ll F a h n esto ck P o o l e
133
B arbara E ll e n T h o r p
R a n so m H udson T u rn er , J r .
J ohn R . W enzel
C lyde A rno ld W illis
J ackson de C a m p W illis
J o h n P e t e r W r ig h t
M er le A l b er t Y ock ey , J r .
H en r y R e in e k e R ichards
H ow ard M o rley Sa c h a r (High
Honors)
W a l t e r M a r sh a ll Sc h m id t
B ea t r ic e D a l e S h o u p (Honors)
W il l ia m C h a rles S iec k
W il l ia m A r t h u r T e m p l e
In the Division of Mathematics and the Natural Sciences
J e r o m e A brams
J o h n D o n n e l l B acon
R obert G ardner B a r tle
(Highest
Honors)
D o r o t h e a D a rro w B o n e
A dela ide D o r o t h e a B ro k a w
(High
Honors)
K en n eth T aylor B row n
J o h n C airns , J r .
V a u g h a n C ra nda ll C h a m b er s ,
D o n a l K en n ed y C o yle
C loyde L o w e l l F ausnaugh
H ugh R ic h m o n d G il m o r e , I I I
J o h n W oodland H astings
S adako H ayase
H erbe rt R a y m o n d H il l m a n ,
Jr-
J r-
C o u r tn e y T itu s W emyss
W il l ia m B yrnes W en n e r
O l in K e n n e t h W ila nd
E b en ezer D avid W il l ia m s , J r .
(High Honors)
J a m e s R obert H u n t er
E l e a n o r W ard I n o u y e
B achelor
M iy o k o I n o u y e
W il l ia m W a r n er J epso n
M ary D o r o th y L ow en s
S h ir l e y C l a ir e L yster
S t e f a n M a c h l u p (Honors)
R o y W r ig h t M e n n in g e r
J a m es H erbe rt N ash
B oyd C ed a r h o l m Q u in t
P a t r ic ia M a r ie Sc h n eid er
F red erick S nyder (Honors)
B ruce J o se ph S o b o l
T h eo d o r e B e n ja m in T h o m a
A n n a M arsh T orre y
E rnst W o lfg a n g T r eu en fels
E l isa b eth C h a se T r im m e r
of
S c ien c e
In the Division of Engineering
C l if f H u tc h in so n K e h o
D ona ld E dm un d K e l l e y
C h a r les E dw ard N e w it t
E l l io t t R ichardson , J r .
C ha rles H ir a m Scriver
D ona ld W il l it s S m it h
E rnst W il l e m V o o rho eve
A bn er H ow ard A lbertso n , J r .
G eorge H u n t zin g er C avin
C o m egy s R ussell D e B u r lo , J r .
G ordon W h i p p l e D ouglas
G eorge W . G eig er , J r .
C a rl R o b er t H o rten
C a lv in L ew is K aiser
134
Geographical Distribution of Students
1947- 1948
Pennsylvania ..........
New York . .............
New Jersey ..............
Massachusetts ..........
Illinois .....................
Maryland ..................
Ohio ............. ...........
District of Columbia
Connecticut ............
Michigan ............... .
Indiana ...................
California ...............
Virginia ...................
Colorado .................
Delaware .................
West Virginia ..........
Wisconsin ...............
Florida .....................
Minnesota . . . . . . . . .
Missouri ...................
Iowa ........7...............
North Carolina ........
Rhode Island . . . . . . .
South C a ro lin a.........
Alabama -...................
Maine .......................
Mississippi ........
Montana ...................
New H am pshire........
Oklahoma .................
South Dakota ............
. 388
. 219
. 106
.
.
.
.
-.
.
.
.
.
47
39
36
28
24
19
17
14
13
.
11
.
.
8
8
8
8
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
6
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
135
Tennessee ..........................................
Texas ..................................................
Washington ......................................
Arkansas ............................................
Georgia ....................................
Nebraska ..........................................
New Mexico ........................., ...........
Oregon ................................................
Utah ..........'.............................. .
Vermont ............................................
Wyoming ..................
2
%
2
1
l
l
l
l
i
l
l
Total of U. S. S tu d en ts................ 1047
Argentina ..........................................
Brazil ..................................................
China ..................................................
Hawaii ................................................
Holland ........................................ '.. .
Greece . . ; ..........................................
Korea ................................................
Mexico ................................................
Palestine .............
Porto Rico ...........
Syria ....................................................
Venezuela .........................................
Wales ..................................................
l
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Total of Others ...........................
23
Grand Total . . . : ..........................1070
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1939-1947
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B lan sha rd , B rand
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G ager , C ha rles S.
T heaters, G ardens an d H orticulture. Science, v. 95, p. 635-39. Ju n e 26,
1942.
G o in g C o n c e r n .
Time. v. 35, p . 42-43. March 4, 1940.
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Compiler.
Sixty-five Years of Athletics at Swarthm ore College, 1875-1939. Swarth
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C ooperation betw een H averford, Bryn M aw r an d Swarthmore. H averford
R eview , v. 1, p. 4-7. A utum n 1941.
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P a l m e r . Sa m u e l
C.
Convolvulus w allichiana at Swarthmore. R hodora. v. 47, Nov. 1945.
Sh a w , C h arles
B.
Library C ooperation between Bryn Mawr, H averford and Swarthmore.
H averford R eview , v. 1, p. 24-26. Summer 1942.
Sw a rth m o re C o lleg e
T h e In au g u ratio n of Jo h n W illiam N ason as P resident of Swarthm ore
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no. 5. First M onth 1941. 63p.
Sw a r t h m o r e C o lleg e F a c u lty
A dventure in Education: Swarthmore College u n d er F rank Aydelotte.
N. Y., M acm illan, 1941. 236 p.
W a lto n , J e a n
B.
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Ju n e 1943.
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C.
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Index
Absence from Classes, 58
Absence from Collection, 58
Absence from Examinations, 60
Accelerated Program, 30
Administrative Officers, 20-22
A dmissions P rocedure, 26-29
Application Dates, 28
Scholastic Aptitude and Achieve
ment Tests, 28
School Subjects Recommended, 27,
28
Advanced Degrees, 62, 63
Advanced Standing, 28
Advisers, 47
Alumnae Scholarship, 34
Alumni Field, 144
Alumni Office, 47
Alumni Scholarships, 34
Arthur Hoyt Scott Auditorium, 144
A rthur Hoyt Scott Horticultural Foun
dation, 44
Astronomical Observatories, 100, 144
Astronomy, Courses in, 97
Atkinson (Barclay G.) Scholarship, 40
Atkinson (Rebecca M.) Scholarship, 40
Attendance at Classes and Collection, 58
Automobiles, Regulations concerning, 60
Awards and Prizes, 63
Bachelor of Arts Degree, 62
Bachelor of Science Degree, 62
Barnard (George Grey) Collection, 43
Beardsley Hall, 144
Benjamin West House, 43, 144
Benjamin West Society, 43
Bibliography of Swarthmore, 1939-1947,
136-137
Biddle Memorial Library, 41, 42
Biddle Memorial Library, Honorary
Curators of, 22
Board of Managers, Committees of, 9
Board of Managers, Members of, 8
Bond Memorial, 144
Book Bill, 31
Botany, Courses in, 68, 69
B uildings, 144
Activities and Class Lodges
Astronomical Observatories
Bartol Research Foundation
Bassett House
Beardsley Hall
Benjamin West House
Biddle Memorial Library
Bond Memorial
Chemistry, Hall of
Faculty Residences
Field House
Hall Gymnasium
Hicks Hall
Isaac H. Clothier Memorial
Library Building
Martin (Edward) Biological
Laboratory
Meeting House
Palmer Hall
Pittenger Hall
Parrish Hall
Roberts Hall
Scott (Arthur Hoyt) Outdoor
Auditorium
Somerville Hall (Gymnasium for
Women)
Sproul Observatory
Students’ Observatory
Swimming Pools
Thomas House
Trotter Hall
Wharton Hall
Woolman House
Worth Hall
Bunting (Ella Frances) Extemporaneous
Speaking Contest, 64
Calendar, College, 5
Calendar, Lunar, 4
Chemistry, Courses in, 70-72
Index
Chi Omega Scholarship, 34
Churches, 45, 46
Classical Scholarships, 37
Class Lodges, Women’s, 144
Class of 1913 Loan Fund, 33
Class of 1915 Scholarship Fund, 35
Class of 1916 Loan Fund, 33
Class Scholarships, 35
Classics, Courses in, 71-73
Clothier (Isaac H.) Memorial, 144
Collection, 46
Collection Attendance, Regulation con
cerning, 57, 60
College Community, 58, 62
College Entrance Examinations, 24, 2628
College Jobs, 32
Committees of the Board of Managers,
9
Committees of the Faculty, 19
Comprehensive Examinations, 50, 51, 53,
62
Conditions, 59
Cooper (Sarah Kaighn) Scholarship, 35
Cooper (William J.) Foundation, 42, 43
Cooperation with Neighboring Institu
tions, 24
Corporation, Officers of, 8
Course Advisers, 47, 51
C ourses of I nstruction , 63-120
Botany, 68, 69
Chemistry, 70-72
Classics, 73-75
Economics, 76-79
Engineering, 80-88
Civil, 81, 83-85
Electrical, 82, 85-87
Mechanical, 82, 87, 88
English, 89-92
Fine Arts, 93, 94
German, 95-97
History, 98-100
Mathematics and Astronomy, 101106
Music, 107
Philosophy and Religion, 108-110
Physical Education for Men, 111
Physical Education for Women, 112,
113
Physics, 114, 115
Political Science, 116-118
Psychology and Education, 119-122
Romance Languages, 123-125
Zoology, 126-128
Crane Prize, 64
Curators of Biddle Memorial Library,
22
Cutting (Bronson M.) Collection, 44
D egrees, 62, 63
Advanced Engineering
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Science
Master of Arts
Master of Science
Degrees Conferred, 132-134
Dining Room,' 45
Directions for Reaching the College, 24
Directions for Correspondence, 2
Divisions and Departments, 18
Dormitories, 43
Dorsey (William) Scholarship, 40
Economics, Courses in, 76-79
Education, Courses in, 122
Education, Physical, 111-113
Educational Program, 24, 25, 119
Egleson (James D.) Murals, 43
Emeritus Professors, 10
Engineering, Courses in, 80-88
Engineering, Degrees in, 61-63, 80
English, Courses in, 89-92
Entrance Requirements, 25-29
Examination Regulations, 60
Examinations, College Board, 26-28
Exclusion from College, 61
139
Index
History, Courses in, 98-100
Expenses, 31
Extra and Prescribed Work, Committee
on, 59
Extra-Curricular Activities, 48
H onors W ork , 54-57
Faculty, Members of, 10-17
Faculty Regulations, 58-61
Fees (Tuition, Residence, etc.), 31
Fellowships, 65, 66
Ferguson (Donald Renwick), Scholar
ship, 35
Field House, 144
Fine Arts, Courses in, 93, 94
Foreign Language Requirements, 52, 53
Foreign Students, 135
Fox (George) Award, 65
Fraternity Lodges, Men’s, 144
French, Courses in, 123, 124
Friends’ College Scholarships, 35
Friends Historical Library, 41, 42
Friends Meeting, 46
Fry (Elizabeth) Award, 65
Geographical Distribution of Students,
135
German Language and Literature,
Courses in, 95-97
Gillingham (Joseph E.) Fund, 35
Grades, 59
Graduation, Requirements for, 62
Grants-in-aid, 32
Greek Language and Literature, Courses
in, 73-75
Admission to, 57
Combinations of Majors
Minors, 56
Examinations, 50, 55, 62
Examiners, 55, 130
General Statement, 54, 55
Offered in:
Astronomy, 106
Botany, 69
Chemistry, 72
Classics, 75
Economics, 79
Engineering, 81
English, 91, 92
Fine Arts, 94
French, .124, 125
German, 97
Greek, 75
History, 99, 100
Latin, 75
Mathematics, 103
Music, 107
Philosophy, 109, 110
Physics, 115
Political Science, 118
Psychology, 122
Spanish, 125
Zoology, 127, 128
Housing, 24, 45
and
Infirmaries, 46
Italian, Courses in, 124
Ivins (Aaron B.) Scholarship, 36
Ivy Medal, 63, 64
Hayes (John Russell) Poetry Prizes, 65
Health, Care of Student, 46
Hicks Hall, 144
Hillborn (Rachel W.) Scholarship, 35
Jane Addams Peace Collection (See
Swarthmore College Peace Collection)
Johnson (George K. and Sallie K.) Fund,
36
140
Index
Kappa Alpha Theta Scholarship Fund,
36
Kovalenko (Jessie Stevenson) Scholar
ship, 36
Oak Leak Medal, 64
Observatories, Astronomical, 106
Open Scholarships for Men, 34
Open Scholarships for Women, 34
Lapham (Anson) Scholarship, 35
Latin Language and Literature, Courses
in, 73-75
Leedom (Hannah A.) Fellowship, 66
Leedom (Thomas L.) Scholarship, 40
Paiste (Harriet) Fund, 37
Palmer Hall, 46, 144
Parrish Hall, 46, 144
Pearson (Paul M.) Loan Fund, 33
Perkins (T. H. Dudley) Memorial
Scholarship, 37
Philosophy, Courses in, 108, 109
Physical Education for Men, 111
Physical Education for Women, 112, 113
Physical Education Requirements, 111113
Physics, Courses in, 114, 115
Pittenger Hall, 46, 144
Plan of College Grounds, 144, 145
Political Science, Courses in, 116, 117
Post-War Adjustments, 25, 26
Potter (William Plumei) Scholarship, 38
Pre-Medical Program, 57, 58
Preston (Mary Coates) Scholarship Fund,
38
Prizes, ????
P rogram of Study , 50-58
For Freshmen and Sophomores, 5053
For Juniors and Seniors, 53
Honors Work, 54-57
Pre-Medical Program, 57, 58
Work in Courses, 53
Psychology, Courses in, 119-121
Public Speaking Prizes, 64
L ibraries, 41, 42, 144
Biddle Memorial, 41, 42
College, 41
Friends Historical, 41, 42
Lippincott (Joshua) Fellowship, 66
Lippincott (Sarah E.) Scholarship, 40
Loans to Students, 33
Location of the College, 24
Lockwood (John) Memorial Fellowship,
66
Longstreth (Mary T.) Scholarship, 37
Lucretia Mott Fellowship, 66
Managers, Board of, 7, 8
Map of College Grounds, 144, 145
Martin (Edward) Biological Laboratory,
144
Mary Lyon School, 29, 45
Mathematics, Courses in, 101-108
McCabe Engineering Award, 64
Meeting House, 46
Men’s Executive Committee, 47
Miller (James E.) Scholarship, 37
Miller (John A.) Loan Fund, 33
Mott (Lucretia) Fellowship, 66
Music, Courses in, 107
Naval Unit, 26
Newton (A. Edward) Library Prize, 64
Reeves (Mark E.) Scholarship, 40
Religion, Courses in, 110
Religious Life, 45, 46
Requirements for Admission, 26-28
141
Index
Requirements for Graduation, 62
Work of First Two Years, 50-53
Work of Last Two Years, 53-57
Residence, Regulations concerning, 28,
60, 62
Roberts Hall, 46, 144
Romance Languages, Courses in, 123,
124
Taylor (Jonathan K.) Scholarship, 38, 39
T hom e (Phebe Anna) Fund, 39
Trotter Hall, 144
Tuition and Other Fees, 31
Tuition Plan, 32
Tyson (Martha E.) Fellowship, 66
Underhill (Samuel J.) Scholarship, 35
Scholarships, List of, 34-40
Scholastic Aptitude Test, 28, 29
Scott (Arthur Hoyt) Auditorium, 144
Scott (Arthur Hoyt) Horticultural
Foundation, 44
Serrill (William G. and Mary N.)
Scholarship, 38
Shoemaker (Annie) Scholarship, 38
Sicard (Katharine B.) Prize, 64
Sigma Xi Fellowship, 66
Social Committee, 48
Somerville Forum, 48
Spanish, Courses in, 124
Sproul Observatory, 106, 144
Squier (Helen E. W.) Scholarship, 38
States, Summary of Students by, 135
Student Aid, 32
Student Council, 47
Students’ Handbook, 48
Sullivan (Joseph T.) Scholarship, 40
Summer School Work, 60
Swarthmore College Peace Collection,
41, 42
Swarthmore College Student Loan Fund,
33
Swarthmore Field, 144
Swimming Pools, 144
V-12 Unit, 26
Veterans, Policy Toward, 29, 30
Vocational Office, 47
Westbury Quarterly ' Meeting Scholar
ship, 39
Wharton Hall, 46, 144
Wharton (Deborah F.) Scholarship, 40
White Open Scholarships for Women, 34
Willets (Samuel) Fund, 39
William J. Cooper Foundation, 42, 43
Williams (Ellis D.) Fund, 31
Williamson (I. V.) Scholarships, 39
Wilson (Edward Clarkson) Scholarship,
40
Women’s Student Government Associa
tion, 47, 48
Wood (Mary) Fund, 40
Woodnutt (Thomas) Scholarship, 40
Woolman House, 46, 144
Worth Hall, 46, 144
Zoology, Courses in, 126, 127
142
MAP OF S W A R T H M O R E
COLLEGE G R O U N D S
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Wharton Hall
Sproul Observatory
'Hall Gymnasium
Parrish Hall
Hockey Field
Tennis Courts
Beardsley Hall
Science Hall
Somerville Gymnasium
College Library and
Biddle Memorial
Library
11 The Hall of Chemistry
12 Students’ Observatory
13 The Benjamin West
House
14 The Meeting House
15 Faculty Houses
16 The Presidents House
17 Swarthmore Field
18 Alumni Field
19 Power Plant
20 Employeet Dormitory
21 The Swimming Pools
22 Whittier House
23 Book and Key House
24 Hicks Hall
25 The Railroad Station
26 Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity
Lodge
27 Delta Upsilon Fraternity
Lodge
28 Phi Sigma Kappa
Fraternity Lodge
29 Kappa Sigma Fraternity
Lodge
30 Worth Dormitory
31 Woolman House
32 Phi Delta Tbeta
Fraternity Lodge
33 Bond Memorial and
W omeri s Class and
Activities Lodges
34 'Bartol Foundation
Laboratory
35 Clothier Memorial
36 Arthur Hoyt Scott Audi
torium
37 Employees’ Houses
38 Field House
39 Palmer, Pittenger and
Roberts Halls
40 Edward Martin
Biological Laboratory
41 Bassett House
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Swarthmore College Catalogue, 1947-1948
A digital archive of the Swarthmore College Annual Catalog.
1947 - 1948
155 pages
reformatted digital