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SWARTHMORR
COLLEGE
LIBRARY
SWARTHMORE
COLLEGE
BULLETIN
CATALOGUE ISSUE
1955-1956
SWARTHMORE
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PENNSYLVANIA
The Bulletin, of which this publication is Volume U II , N o. 1, is published
monthly, except July and August, by Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pa.
Entered at the post office at Swarthmore, Pa., as second-class matter,
in accordance With provision of the Act of Congress of August 24, 1912.
(Printed in U. S. A .)
Clothier M emorial
Parrish Hall
SWARTHMORE COLLEGE
BULLETIN
CATALOGUE ISSUE
1955-1956
SWARTHMORE, PENNSYLVANIA
V o lu m e L I I I
N um ber 1
S e p te m b e r, 1 9 5 5
Directions for Correspondence
For information about:
G E N ER A L C O L LE G E P O L IC Y
Courtney Smith, President
ADM ISSION S AN D SCH O LA RSH IPS
For men: Dean Everett L. Hunt
For women: Dean Susan P. Cobbs
RECO RD S, T R A N SC R IPT S AND CATALO GUES
John M. Moore, Registrar
FIN A N C IA L IN FO R M A T IO N
Edward K. Cratsley, Vice-President
Charles G. Thatcher, Business Manager
V O CATIO N AL P L A C E M E N T A N D GUIDANCE
Maralyn Orbison, Assistant Dean (for Women)
W . Park Woodrow, Vocational Adviser (for Men)
A L U M N I A FF A IR S AN D P U B L IC R EL A TIO N S
Joseph B. Shane, Vice-President
G E N E R A L IN FO R M A T IO N
W . Park Woodrow, Director of News Office
SWARTHMORE COLLEGE
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SWARTHMORE, PENNSYLVANIA
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Table of Contents
Calendar ...........................................................................
Pe r so n n el .........................................................................
The Corporation and The Board of Managers . .
Alumni Association Officers and Alumni Council
The Faculty ...................................................................
Divisions and Departments ..................................... .
Standing Com m ittees................................................... .
Administrative Officers and A ssistants....................
Introduction to Swarthmore Co l l e g e .................
A dm ission..........................................................................
E xp enses............................................................................
Student Aid and Scholarships...................................
Educational Resources...................................................
College L i f e ......................................................................
Student Community........... . .........................................
T he Educational Program ...........................................
Program for Freshmen and Sophom ores................
Program for Juniors and S e n io rs..............................
Reading for Honors ......................................................
Pre-Medical P rogram ......................................................
Faculty Regulations ......................................................
Requirements for G raduation.....................................
Advanced D e g ree s..........................................................
Awards and P riz e s ..........................................................
Fellowships ......................................................................
Courses of In str u c tio n ................... ...........................
Astronomy ........................................................................
Biology ...............................................................................
C hem istry..........................................................................
Classics ...............................................................................
Economics .......................................... .............................
Engineering ......................................................................
English L iteratu re..........................................................
Fine Arts ...........................................................................
History ...............................................................................
International Relations .................................................
M athem atics......................................................................
Modern Languages and L iteratu res..........................
Music .................................................................................
Philosophy and R e lig io n .............. JP X ’l . . . .
Physical Education for M e n ........................................
Physical Education for W o m e n .................................
Physics ...............................................................................
Political Science ...............................................................
Psychology and Education ..........................................
Russian Studies ...............................................................
Reference Se c t io n ..........................................................
Visiting Examiners ........................................................
Degrees Conferred ........................................................
Awards and D istinction s...............................................
Enrollment S ta tistic s......................................................
Selected Publications About Swarthmore College
Index .............................................................
Plan of College G rounds . . ' .......................................
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College Calendar
1955
Fall Semester
September
September
September
October 4
November
November
November
December
Decemher
1 5 - 1 7 ..........................Freshman placement days
19 .............................. Registration, 1 :3 0 p. m.
20 ...............................Classes and honors seminars begin
..................................... Meeting of the Board of Managers
1 .................................Executive Committee of the Board of Managers
12 .............................. Mid-semester reports
24-27 ..........................Thanksgiving recess
6 .............. .....................Annual Meeting of the Board of Managers
1 7 .................................Christmas recess begins, 12: 00 noon
1956
January 3 ........................................Christmas recess ends, 8: 00 a. m.
January 3 ........................................Executive Committee of the Board of Managers
January 1 3 ......................................Registration for spring semester, 1: 30 p. m.
January 14 ...................................Classes and seminars end
January16, 17 ............................ Review period for course students
January 1 8 ..................................... Honors seminars begin for spring semester
January 1 8 ..................................... Mid-year examinations begin
January 2 8 ..................................... Mid-year examinations end
Spring Semester
February 1 .....................................Classes begin
February 7 .....................................Executive Committee of the Board of Managers
March 6 ..........................................Meeting of the Board of Managers
March 1 7 ....................................... Mid-semester reports
March 2 4 ........................................Spring recess begins, 12: 00 noon
April 2 .......................................... Spring recess ends, 8: 00 a. m.
April 3 .......................................... Executive Committee of the Board of Managers
May 1 ............................................ Honors seminars end
May 1 ............................................ Executive Committee of the Board of Managers
May 11 ..........................................Written honors examinations begin
May 12 ..........................................Classes end for seniors
May 17 ..........................................Classes end
May 1 7 - 1 9 .....................................Senior comprehensive examinations
May 18
...................................Enrollment in classes for fall semester, 1: 30 p. m.
May 18, 1 9 ...................................Review period for course students
May 21 ..........................................Written honors examinations end
May 21 .......................................... Final examinations begin
May 24-26 ..................................... Oral honors examinations
May 30 ..................................... .... Final examinations end
June 1 ............................................ Meeting of the Board of Managers
June 2 ............................................ Alumni Day
June 3 .............................................Baccalaureate Day
June 4 ............................................ Commencement Day
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College Calendar (Tentative)
1956
Fall Semester
September 20-22 ..........................Freshman placement days
September 24 ...............................Registration, 1: 30 p. m.
September 25 ...............................Classes and honors seminars begin
October 2 ......................................Meeting of the Board of Managers
November 6 ................................. Executive Committee of the Board of Managers
November 17 ...............................Mid-semester reports
November 22-25 ..........................Thanksgiving recess
December 4 ................................... Annual Meeting of the Board of Managers
December 1 9 ................................. Christmas recess begins, 5: 00 p. m.
1957
January 3 .....................................Christmas recess ends, 8: 00 a. m.
January 8 ......................................Executive Committee of the Board of Managers
January 18 ................................... Registration for spring semester, 1: 30 p. m.
January 19 ................................... Classes and seminars end
January 2 1 - 2 2 ...............................Review period for course students
January 23 ................................... Honors seminars begin for spring semester
January 23 ................................... Mid-year examinations begin
February 2 ................................... Mid-year examinations end
Spring Semester
February 5 ................................... Executive Committee of the Board of Managers
February 6 ................................... Classes begin
March 5 ........................................Meeting of the Board of Managers
March 23 ......................................Mid-semester reports
March 23 .................. .................. Spring recess begins, 12: 00 noon
April 1 .......................................... Spring recess ends, 8: 00 a. m.
April 2 .......................................... Executive Committee of the Board of Managers
May 7 .............................................Honors seminars end
May 7 .............................................Executive Committee of the Board of Managers
May 17 ..........................................Written honors examinations begin
May 18 .......................................... Classes end for seniors
May 23 .......................................... Classes end
May 23-25 ......................................Senior comprehensive examinations
May 24 .......................................... Enrollment in classes for fall semester, 1: 30 p. i
May 24-25 ......................................Review period for course students
May 27 ...................................
W ritten honors examinations end
May 27 .......................................... Final examinations begin
May 30-June 1 .......................... Oral honors examinations
June 5 .............................................Final examinations end
June 7 ............................................Meeting of the Board of Managers
June 8 .............................................Alumni Day
June 9 ............................................Baccalaureate Day
June 10 .......................................... Commencement Day
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P
er so n n el
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SW ARTHMORE COLLEGE
The Corporation
Claude C. Smith , President
1617 Land T itle Building, Philadelphia 10, Pa.
Philip T . Sharples, Vice-President
Twenty-Third and Westmoreland Sts., Philadelphia 40, Pa.
E leanor Stabler Clarke, Secretary
Crumwald Farm, Wallingford, Pa.
H elen G awthrop W orth, Assistant Secretary
805 Augusta Road, Westover Hills, Wilmington 6, Del.
E. Lawrence W orstall, Treasurer
421 Chestnut St., Philadelphia 1, Pa.
Board of Managers
E m eriti
R uth Potter Ashton, 409 Elm Avenue, Swarthmore, Pa.
E lsie Palmer B rown, 1622 Twenty-ninth Street, N . W ., Washington 7, D . C.
Clement M. B iddle, P. O. B ox 743, Church St. Sta., New York 8, N . Y .
Edith W ilson J ackson, 317 North Chester Road, Swarthmore, Pa.
Lydia F oulke T aylor, 23 Summit Avenue, Larchmont, N . Y .
B arclay W hite , 22 North Thirty-sixth Street, Philadelphia 4, Pa.
L ife M em bers
Frank Aydelotte, 88 Battle Road, Princeton, N . J.
E leanor Stabler Clarke, Crumwald Farm, Wallingford, Pa.
I saac H. Clothier, J r ., 801 Market Street, Philadelphia 5, Pa.
Mary Lippincott G riscom, 314 East Central Avenue, Moorestown, N . J.
R obert E. Lamb, 3429 W est Indiana Avenue, Philadelphia 32, Pa.
Hadassah M . L. Parrot, 1025 Westview Street, Philadelphia 19, Pa.
Claude C. Smith , 1617 Land Title Building, Philadelphia 10, Pa.
H elen G awthrop W orth, 805 Augusta Road, Westover Hills, Wilmington 6, Del.
Term E xpires D ecem ber, 1955
B oyd T . B arnard, 914 Lincoln-Liberty Building, Philadelphia 7, Pa.
Hilda Lang D enworth , 301 Elm Ave., Swarthmore, Pa.
T homas B. M cCabe, Front and Market Streets, Chester, Pa.
Anna Engle T aylor, 8240 Fairview Road, Philadelphia 17, Pa.
♦Caroline B iddle M alin , 305 W est 18th St., New York 11, N . Y .
♦ J ack B. T hompson, Clifton Forge, Va.
T erm E xpires D ecem ber, 1956
T . Stockton M atthews, Garrett Building, Baltimore, Md.
Philip T . Sharples, Twenty-third and Westmoreland Streets, Philadelphia 40, Pa.
C. N orman Stabler , 230 W est Forty-first St., New York, N . Y .
Howard S. T urner, 103 Lebanon Hills Drive, Pittsburgh 28, Pa.
♦V irginia B rown Greer , Farnum Road, Media, Pa.
♦N orman H. W inde, Ridley Creek Road, R.D. 2, Media, Pa.
T erm E xpires D ecem ber, 1957
E lisabeth Hallowell B artlett, 1922 Mount Royal Terrace, Baltimore 17, Md.
N icholas K elley , 70 Broadway, New York 4, N . Y .
Phebe U nderhill Seaman, Jericho, N . Y .
E. Lawrence W orstall, 33 Dudley Avenue, Lansdowne, Pa.
♦A nne Philips B lake, 215 North Rd., Lindamere, Wilmington 3, Del.
♦Charles P. Larkin , J r ., Crozer Building, Chester, Pa.
♦ Nominated by the Alumni Association.
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Term E xpires D ecem ber, 1958
I sabel J enkins B ooth, 54 The Strand, New Castle, Del.
Richard C. B ond, 130Ö Market St., Philadelphia, Pa.
T heodore W iding, 800 Lincoln-Liberty Building, Philadelphia 7, Pa.
Alfred H. W illiams, Providence Road, Wallingford, Pa.
»Catharine W . D onnelly , 1202 Windy Gate Road, Baltimore 4, Md.
»W illiam F. Lee , 5 Guernsey Road, Swarthmore, Pa.
C o m m it t e e s o f t h e B oard
T h e President is ex-Officio a m em ber o f Every Com m ittee
Executive
B oyd T. B arnard
Frank Aydelottb
I sabel J enkins B ooth
Eleanor Stabler Clarke
Isaac H. Clothier, J r .
Hilda Lang D enworth
Mary Lippincott Griscom
Robert E. Lamb
H adassah M. L. Parrot
T homas B. M cCabe
Philip T. Sharples
T heodore W iding
E. Lawrence W orstall
H elen Gawthrop W orth
Finance
T heodore W iding
N icholas K elley
Charles P. Larkin , J r .
T homas B. M cCabe
Philip T. Sharples
Claude C. Smith
E. Lawrence W orstall
Instruction and Libraries
Claude C. Smith
Frank Aydelottb
Anne Phillips B lake
Hilda Lang D enworth
Hadassah M. L. Parrot
Caroline B iddle M alin
Phebb U nderhill Seaman
H oward T urner
T heodore W iding
N orman H. W inds
Helen G awthrop W orth
Property
Robert E. Lamb
B oyd T. B arnard
I sabel J enkins B ooth
Mary Lippincott G riscom
W illiam F. Lee
E llen F ernon R eisner
J ack B. T hompson
N orman H. W inds
Trusts
H
T homas
B oyd T.
Richard
Isaac H.
B. M cCabe
B arnard
C. B ond
Clothier, J r .
T. Stockton Matthews
C. N orman Stabler
A lfred H. W illiams
E. Lawrence W orstall
H ou seh old and Student A ffairs
Mary Lippincott Griscom
Elisabeth Hallowell B artlett
Eleanor Stabler Clarke
Hilda Lang D enworth
Catharine W . D onnelly
V irginia B rown G reer
Anna E ngle T aylor
T heodore W iding
N om inating
Robert E. Lamb
Caroline B iddle M alin
Frank Aydelottb
Eleanor Stabler Clarkb
Howard S. T urner
Hilda Lang D enworth
* Nominated by the Alumni Association.
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Alumni Association Officers
1955-1957
President, J ohn H. Lippincott , J r . ’27, Chalfonte-Haddon Hall, Atlantic City, N . J.
Vice-President fo r M en, W illiam B . Plate ’26, 7 Crest Acre Court, Summit, N . J .
Vice-President fo r W om en, E llen F ernon Reisner ’31, 102 W . Mermaid Lane,
Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia 18, Pa.
Secretary, J anet M cCombs B aldwin ’45, Old Yellow Springs Road, R. D . 1, Mal
vern, Pa.
Alumni Council
Z on e I
T erm Expires
J une
1956
1957
1958
1956
1957
1958
J ohn W . D utton '28, c/o J . M . Fronefield, Wayne, Pa.
W m . A. Limberger, M .D . ’23, Green Ledge Farm, R.D. 4, W est Chester, Pa.
Robert G. H ayden ’47, Baltimore Pike, Swarthmore, Pa.
A lbert W . Preston, J r . ’23, 56 Park Ave., Crafton, Pittsburgh 5, Pa.
W illiam D . T aylor '36, "Mytholme” Box 542, Coatesville, Pa.
F. Preston B uckman, J r . ’41, Jericho Manor, Apt. 346, Jenkintown, Pa.
J. Earle Edwards, J r . ’36, 137 Rutgers Ave., Swarthmore, Pa.
Ann Lapham Frazer ’38, 146 Scenic Road, Springfield, Pa.
Louise D avis M ulloy ’24, Winding Lane, R.D. 3, Media, Pa.
Anna B ancroft Coles ’23, 125 E. Oak Ave., Moorestown, N . J.
E lizabeth Seaman D awes ’34, 20 Benjamin W est Ave., Swarthmore, Pa.
M ary W ilson Ridpath T 9, Presidential Apts., City Line, Philadelphia 31, PaM argaret W alker Lippincott '45, Rose Valley Road, Moylan, Pa.
E lizabeth M cCabe T hieme '27, 78 Rose Valley Road, Wallingford, Pa.
Z one I I
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1958
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Robert M. B rowning ’34, 32 Llewellyn Rd., Montclair, N. J.
J ohn L. D ugan, J r . ’43, 58 Whitney Rd., Short Hills, N. J.
W ilbur M. M cFeely ’29, 117 Graham Street, Highland Park, N . J .
Lucinda W hite Lohr ’43, 42 St. Johns Ave., Mt. Tabor, N . J.
Elizabeth B artleson B ooth ’26, 38 Canterbury Lane, Westfield, N . J.
G ertrude Paxson Seibert ’29, 105 Brookside Rd., Darien, Conn.
Z one 111
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1958
1956
1958
Orrick M etcalfe ’26, 305 S. Broadway Street, Natchez, Miss.
W alter T . Skallerup , J r . ’42, 1701 K Street, N .W ., Washington 6, D . C.
Caroline Lippincott Forman ’28, Easton, Maryland
Lisbeth Crowell Lieberman ’45, 104 Kelvin Lane, Oak Ridge, Tenn.
Z on e IV
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1956
1958
V ictor R. J ose ’43, 215 N.W . 10th St., Richmond, Ind.
Spencer R. K eare ’25, 1270 Linden Avenue, Highland Park, 111.
Laurama Page Pixton , 549 Clarence Ave., State College, Pa.
B arbara M oore G ary ’48, 7708 Juniper Ave., Gary 5, Indiana
Z one V
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Edward A. J akle ’40, 11634 Winding Way, Los Altos, Calif.
W inifred Cammack B ond ’43, 1230 Wabash St., Pasadena 3, Calif.
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The Faculty
Courtney Smith , P r e s id e n t.............................................................................324 Cedar Lane
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Harvard University.
Edward K. Cratsley, Vice-President— Financial O peration and
Control, and
P rofessor o f E c o n o m ic s .......................................................... 925 Strath Haven Avenue
B.A., College of Wooster; M .B.A. and D.C.S., Harvard University.
J oseph B. Shane, Vice-President— P ublic Relations and Alum ni A ffairs, and Pro
fessor o f E d u c a tio n ............................................................................... Cunningham House
B.A., Swarthmore College; M.A., University of Pennsylvania.
Susan P. Cobbs, D ean and P rofessor o f C la s s ic s ..........................................W est House
B.A., Randolph-Macon Woman’s College; M.A., New York University; Ph.D.,
University of Chicago.
Everett L. H unt, D ean and P rofessor o f E n g lis h .................................604 Elm Avenue
B.A., Huron College; M.A., University of Chicago; D.Litt., Huron College.
J ohn M. M oore, A ssociate D ean, Registrar and P rofessor o f P hilosophy,
2 W hittier Place
B.A., Park College; B.D ., Union Theological Seminary; M.A., Harvard Uni
versity; Ph.D., Columbia University.
Gilmore Stott, A ssociate D ean and Lecturer in P hilosophy,
318 Dartmouth Avenue
B.A. and M.A., University of Cincinnati; B.A. and M.A., Oxford University;
M.A. and Ph.D., Princeton University.
Maralyn Orbison, Assistant D e a n ......................................................Swarthmore College
B.A., Swarthmore College.
fDEBORAH W ing, Assistant D ean ..........................................................Swarthmore College
B.A., Swarthmore College; M.A., Radcliffe College.
Charles G. T hatcher, Business M a n a g e r .......................................... 613 Ogden Avenue
B.A., Swarthmore College; M.E., Cornell University; M.M.E., Johns Hopkins
University.
Emeriti
Lydia B aer, Associate P rofessor Emeritus o f German
Brookside Road, Wallingford, Pa.
B.A., Oberlin College; M.A. and Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania.
A lfred M ansfield B rooks, P rofessor Emeritus o f P ine Arts . . . .Gloucester, Mass.
B.A. and M.A., Harvard University; M.A., Indiana University.
Henry J ermain M aude Creighton, P rofessor Emeritus o f Chemistry,
High-Solas, Glen Margaret, Nova Scotia, Canada
B.A., M.A. and LL.D., Dalhousie University; M.Sc., University of Birmingham;
D.Sc., Das eidgenössische Polytechnikum, Zürich.
Philip M arshall Hicks, P rofessor Emeritus o f English Literature . .Avondale, Pa.
B.A. and M.A., Swarthmore College; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania.
W olfgang K öhler, Research P rofessor Emeritus o f P hilosophy and Psychology
(on special research grant) ............................................................... Princeton, N . J.
Dr. Phil., University of Berlin; D.Sc., University of Pennsylvania, University of
Chicago, Kenyon College.
Ross W. Marriott, P rofessor Emeritus o f M ath em a tics............213 Lafayette Avenue
B.A., Indiana University; M.A., Swarthmore College; Ph.D., University of
Pennsylvania.
H enrietta J osephine M eeteer , P rofessor Emeritus o f G reek and Latin,
309 Warwick Road, Haddonfield, N . J.
B.A., Indiana University; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania.
Samuel Copeland Palmer, P rofessor Emeritus o f Botany,
26th and Chestnut Streets, Chester, Pa.
B.A. and M.A., Swarthmore College; M.A. and Ph.D., Harvard University.
P rofessors
*M ary A lbertson, P rofessor o f H is t o r y .......................................... . . . 4 0 5 W alnut Lane
B.A., M.A., and Ph.D., Bryn Mawr College.
t Absent on leave, 1955-56.
* Absent on leave, spring semester, 1955-56.
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t S olomon E. A sch , Professor of P sych o lo g y .......................................... 513 Elm Avenue
B.S., College of the City of New York: M .A. and Ph.D., Columbia University.
G eorge J . B ecker , Professor of E n g lis h ................................................. 401 Walnut Lane
B.A., M.A., and Ph.D., University of Washington.
R ichard B. B randt, Professor of P h ilo so p h y .......................................... 521 Elm Avenue
B.A., Denison University; B.A., University of Cambridge; Ph.D., Yale Uni
versity.
H einrich B rinkm an n , Professor of Mathematics ............................ 403 W alnut Lane
B.A., Stanford University; M .A. and Ph.D., Harvard University.
Sam uel T . Carpen ter , Isaiah V . Williamson, Professor of Civil and Mechanical
E ngineerin g ............................................................................................. 612 Ogden Avenue
B.C.E., C.E., and M .S., Ohio State University.
W illia m J. Co pe , Professor of Mechanical E ngin eerin g ..........................6 Crum Ledge
B.S. in M .E., University of Utah; M .E., Stanford University; Sc.D., in M.E.,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
E dward H. Cox , Edmund Allen Professor of C h em istry ..................... 416 Park Avenue
B.S., Earlham College; M.A., Harvard University; Sc.D., University of Geneva.
W , C. E lm ore , Professor of Physics ..........................Baltimore Pike, R. D. 3, Media
B.S., Lehigh University; Ph.D., Yale University.
R obert K . E nders, Isaac H . Clothier, Jr., Professor of Biology . . . .311 Elm Avenue
B.A. and Ph.D., University of Michigan.
H oward M alcolm J en kin s , Henry C. and J. Archer Turner Professor of Engineer
ing ........................................................ i ......................................... 506 North Chester Road
B.A. and E.E., Swarthmore College.
W alter B. K eighton , J r ., Professor o f C h em istry .................................311 Cedar Lane
B.A., Swarthmore College; Ph.D., Princeton University.
H arold M. M arch , Professor of F re n c h ................................... 317 North Chester Road
B.A., Princeton University; Ph.D., Yale University.
J ohn D.' M c Crum m , Professor of Electrical Engineering,
Palmer M ill Road, R.D. 1, Media
B.S. and M.S., University of Colorado.
J. R oland P ennock , Professor of Political S c ie n c e ............................ 3 W hittier Place
B.A., Swarthmore College; M.A. and Ph.D., Harvard University.
E dith Ph il ips , Susan W . Lippincott Professor of F re n c h ...................517 Elm Avenue
B.A., Goucher College; Docteur de l’Université de Paris.
F rank C. P ierson , Professor of E conom ies .......................................740 Ogden Avenue
B.A., Swarthmore College; Ph.D., Columbia University.
W illia m C. H. P ren tice , Professor of P sychology ...............................1 W hittier Place
B.A., Swarthmore College; M .A. and Ph.D., Harvard University.
C harles B. Shaw , L ib ra ria n ....................................................................606 Ogden Avenue
B.A., M.A. and L.H.D., Clark University.
*L . R. Sh ero , Professor of Greek ................................................. 651 North Chester Road
B.A., Haverford College; B.A., University of Oxford; M.A. and Ph.D., Uni------ versity of Wisconsin.
A lfred J . Swan , Professor of Music (on joint appointment with Haverford College)
773 College Avenue, Haverford
B.A. and M.A., University of Oxford.
Frederick B. T ollés , Howard M . Jenkins Professor o f Quaker History and Research,
and Director of the Friends Historical Library . . . , ...................606 Elm Avenue
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Harvard University.
P eter van de K amp , Professor of Astronomy and Director of Sprout Observatory,.
602 Elm Avenue
Cand. and Docts., University of Utrecht; Ph.D., University of California; D.
Phil., University of Groningen.
R obert M. W alker , Professor of Fine A r t s .............................................6 W hittier Place
B.A. and M .F.A., Princeton University; Ph.D., Harvard University.
H ans W allach , Professor of P sychology ......................................................4 Crum Ledge
Dr. Phil., University of Berlin.
t Absent on leave, 1955-56.
* Absent on leave, fall semester, 1955-56.
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♦Clair W ilcox, Jo sep h W harton P rofessor o f P olitical Economy,
510 Ogden Avenue
B.S., University of Pennsylvania; M.A., Ohio State University; Ph.D., Uni
versity of Pennsylvania.
E lizabeth Cox W right, P rofessor o f E n g l is h ...............................Rose Valley, Moylan
B.A., Wellesley College; M.A. and Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania.
A ssociate Professors
•(■Dennison B ancroft, A ssociate P rofessor o f P h y s ic s ...................733 Harvard Avenue
B.A., Amherst College; Ph.D., Harvard University.
M onroe C. B eardsley, Associate P rofessor o f P h ilo s o p h y ..........133 Rutgers Avenue
B.A. and Ph.D., Yale University.
Paul H. B eik , Associate P rofessor o f H is t o r y ........................................4 W hittier Place
—— B.A., Union College; M.A. and Ph.D., Columbia University.
Philip W . Carruth, Associate P rofessor o f M a th em a tics...................515 Elm Avenue
B.A., Hamilton College; M.A., Syracuse University; Ph.D., University of
Illinois.
Hilde D. Cohn, A ssociate P rofessor o f G e r m a n ................................... 515 Elm Avenue
Dr. Phil., University of Heidelberg.
J oseph W . Conard, A ssociate P rofessor o f E c o n o m ic s ........................132 Park Avenue
B.A. Grinnell College; M.A., University of California.
B ruce D earing, Associate P rofessor o f E n g l is h ................................... 614 Yale Avenue
B.A., Allegheny College; M.A. and Ph.D., University of Iowa; M.A., Swarthmore College.
Robert H. D unn , A ssociate P rofessor o f Physical Education fo r Men,
811 Westdale Avenue
B.S., Temple University.
Lewis H. E lverson, A ssociate P rofessor o f Physical Education fo r M en,
519 W alnut Lane
B.S., University of Pennsylvania.
E. 'J. F aulkner, A ssociate P rofessor o f Physical Education fo r M en,
235 Dickinson Avenue
J ames A. Field, J r ., A ssociate P rofessor o f H is t o r y ..................... 612 Hillborn Avenue
B.S., M.A., and Ph.D., Harvard University.
Launce J. F lemister , J r ., A ssociate P rofessor o f Z oology,
Rogers Lane and Plush M ill Road, Wallingford
B.A., M.A. and Ph.D., Duke University.
D uncan G raham F oster, A ssociate P rofessor o f C h em istry .................15 Crest Lane
■B.A. and M.A., Harvard University; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University.
Milan W . Garrett, A ssociate P rofessor o f Physics . . . . 336 North Princeton Avenue
B.A. and M.A., Stanford University; B.A. and D . Phil., University of Oxford.
G ilbert P. Haight, J r ., Associate P rofessor o f C h em istry ............409 College Avenue
B.A., Stanford University; Ph.D., Princeton University.
W illiam H orden, Associate P rofessor o f R e l i g io n ........................317 N . Chester Road
B.A., University of Saskatchewan; B.D ., St. Andrews; S.T.M . and Th.D .,
Union Theological Seminary.
Frederic S. K lees, A ssociate P rofessor o f E n g l is h ............................ 525 Elm Avenue
B.A., Bowdoin College.
Laurence D. Lafore, Associate P rofessor o f H is t o r y ..................... 506 Ogden Avenue
B.A., Swarthmore College; M.A., Ph.D., Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.
Luzern G. Livingston, A ssociate P rofessor o f Botany,
422 Highland Avenue, Morton
B.S., Lawrence College; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin.
G erard J. M angone, Associate P rofessor o f P olitical Science . . . .512 Elm Avenue
B.A., College of the City of New York; M.A. and Ph.D., Harvard University.
Franz H. M autner, A ssociate P rofessor o f G e r m a n ..........................519 Walnut Lane
Ph.D. with distinction, Univ. of Vienna.
* Absent on leave, spring semester, 1955-56.
t Absent on leave, 1955-56.
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N orman A. M einkoth , A ssociate P rofessor o f Z oology,
431 W est Woodland Avenue, Springfield
B. of Ed., Southern Illinois Teachers College; M.S. and Ph.D., University of
Illinois.
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.
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B ernard M orrill, A ssociate P rofessor o f M echanical Engineering . . . .The Damsite
B.S. in M .E., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; M.M .E., University of
Delaware.
. H elen F. N orth, Associate P rofessor o f C la s s ic s .................120 South Chester Road
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Cornell University.
Virginia Rath , Associate P rofessor o f Physical Education fo r W om en,
735 Yale Avenue
B.A., Hollins College; M.A., Columbia University.
K arl R euning, Associate P rofessor o f G e r m a n ..........211 South Swarthmore Avenue
Dr. Phil., University of Giessen.
H edley Rhys, Associate P rofessor o f F in e Arts . . 146 South Rolling Road, Springfield
B.A., W est Virginia University; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard University.
Tames D. Sorber, Associate P rofessor o f Spanish and Supervisor o f M usical Activities,
404 Walnut Lane
B.A., Lehigh University; M.A., University of Nebraska.
M urray S. Stedman, J r ., A ssociate P rofessor o f P olitical Science . . . . 1 Crum Ledge
B.A., Williams College; M.A. and Ph.D., Columbia University.
W illis J. Stetson , A ssociate P rofessor o f Physical Education fo r M en and D irector
o f A t h le t ic s ........................................................ 144 North Highland Road, Springfield
B.A., Swarthmore College; M.A., University of Pennsylvania.
JN eal A. W eber , Associate P rofessor o f Z o o l o g y .......................................... W est House
B.A. and M .S., University of North Dakota; M.A. and Ph.D., Harvard Uni
versity.
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+STEPHEN E. W hicher, Associate P rofessor o f E n g lis h ..........................5 W hittier Place
B.A. Amherst College; M.A., Columbia University; Ph.D., Harvard University.
A ssistant P rofessors
E lisa Asensio, Assistant P rofessor o f Spanish,
Oakley Road and Railroad Avenue, Haverford
M.A., Middlebury College.
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Carl B arus, Assistant P rofessor o f Electrical E n g in e e r in g .............. 8 W hittier Place
B.A., Brown University; M.S. in E.E., Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
K urt K. B ohnsack, Assistant Professor of B io lo g y ..................... 302 N. Chester Road
B.S., Ohio University; M .S. and Ph.D., University of Michigan.
W illiam H. B rown, J r ., Assistant P rofessor o f Econom ics,
Crum Creek Road, Media
B.A. and Ph.D., Yale University.
Frederick S. B urrell , Assistant P rofessor o f M echanical Enginering,
Rose Valley Road, R.D. 3, Media
B.S. in E.E. and M.S., Kansas State College; M .E., Massachusetts Institute of
Technology.
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D avid Cowden, Assistant P rofessor o f E n g l is h ..................... 302 North Chester Road
B.A., Swarthmore College; M.A. and Ph.D., Harvard University.
R obert D . Cross, Assistant P rofessor o f H is t o r y ..........................915 Harvard Avenue
B.A., M.A., and Ph.D., Harvard University.
f Philip D . Curtin , Assistant P rofessor o f H is t o r y ......................................7 Crum Ledge
B.A., Swarthmore College; M.A. and Ph.D., Harvard University.
Edward A. F ehnel , Assistant P rofessor o f C h em istry ........................600 Elm Avenue
B.S., M.S. and Ph.D., Lehigh University.
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Charles E. G ilbert , Assistant P rofessor o f P olitical Science . . . .Swarthmore College
B.A., Haverford College.
Arthur G ladstone, Assistant P rofessor o f P s y c h o lo g y ............915 Harvard Avenue
B.S., Queens College; M .S. and Ph.D., Yale University.
t Absent on leave, 1955-56.
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Henry G leitman, Assistant P rofessor o f P s y c h o lo g y ..........302 North Chester Road
B.S., College of the City of New York; Ph.D., University of California.
FRiDERic J. G rover, Assistant P rofessor o f F r e n c h ................................. 8 Crum Ledge
L. es L., University of Paris; Ph.D., University of California.
Samuel L. Hynes , Assistant P rofessor o f E n g l is h ................................... 3 Crum Ledge
B.A., University of Minnesota; M.A., Columbia University.
Roy F. Linsenmeyer , Assistant P rofessor o f Civil Engineering,
99 Dartmouth Avenue
B.S., in C.E., University of Pittsburgh; M.S.E., University of Michigan.
Peter M adison, Assistant P rofessor o f P s y c h o lo g y ..........................8B W hittier Place
B.S., University of Oregon; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard University.
Charles B. M cLane, Assistant P rofessor o f P olitical Science . . 223 Kenyon Avenue
B.A., Dartmouth College; Certificate of the Russian Institute, Columbia Univer
sity.
Irene M oll, Assistant P rofessor o f Physical Education fo r W om en,
805 Harvard Avenue
B.S. in Ed., University of Kansas; M.A., Texas State College for Women.
Edgar R. M ullins, J r ., Assistant P rofessor o f M athematics,
317 North Chester Road
B.A., Grinnell College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Illinois.
Charles W . N ewlin , Assistant P rofessor o f Civil Engineering,
204 Sunnybrook Road, Springfield
B.C.E., Rose Polytechnic Institute; M.S., Harvard University.
A llen Parducci, Assistant P rofessor o f P s y c h o lo g y ................................... W est House
B.A., University of Michigan; Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley.
M ay E. Parry, Assistant P rofessor o f Physical Education fo r W om en,
317 North Chester Road
B.A., Swarthmore College; B.S., Temple University.
Philip C. Prager, Assistant P rofessor o f M echanical Engineering,
132 North Highland Road, Springfield
B.S. in M .E., University of Pittsburgh; M.M.E., University of Delaware.
D avid Rosen, Assistant P rofessor o f M a th em a tic s ................ 317 North Chester Road
B.A., New York University; M.A. and Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania.
Richard S. R udner, Assistant P rofessor o f P h ilo s o p h y ............................ 5 Crum Ledge
B.A., Queens College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania.
Peter G ram Swing, Assistant P rofessor o f M usic and D irector o f th e Chorus,
7 Crum Ledge
B.A., M.A., Harvard University.
J eanne T heis , Assistant P rofessor o f F r e n c h ........................................915 Harvard Ave.
B.A., Swarthmore College.
* W illis D . W eatherford, Assistant P rofessor o f Econom ics . .Swarthmore College
B.A., Vanderbilt University; B.D ., Y ale University; M.A. and Ph.D., Harvard
University.
JM erton J. W illis , Assistant P rofessor o f Civil Engineering . .915 Harvard Avenue
B.C.E., University of Washington; M .S., Cornell University.
I nstructors
W illiam C. D enison, Instructor in B i o l o g y .................................317 N . Chester Road
A.B., and A.M., Oberlin College.
Lee F. G erlach, Instructor in E n g l is h ...................................................... 5 Whittier Place
A.B., and M.A., University of Wisconsin; Ph.D., Univ. of Michigan.
Olga Lamkert, Instructor in R u s s ia n ........................................................ 510 Elm Avenue
Diploma, Demidoff Teachers Training College, Russia.
• Absent on leave, fall semester, 1955-56.
t Absent on leave, 1955-56.
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Clark-P. M angelsdorf, Instructor in Civil E n g in e rin g ............ 607 Hillborn Avenue
B.S., Swarthmore College; M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Peter Riesenberg , Instructor in H is t o r y .......................................... 805 Harvard Avenue
B.A., Rutgers University, M.A., University of Wisconsin; Ph.D., Columbia Uni
versity.
G arwood Rodgers, Instructor in Electrical E n g in e erin g ............ 805 Harvard Avenue
B.S., Texas Technological College; M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
J erome A. Shaffer , Instructor in P h ilo s o p h y ....................... Rogers Lane, Wallingford
B.A., Cornell University; Ph.D., Princeton University.
D aniel W illard, Instructor in P h y s ic s ............................................ 835 Harvard Avenue
B.S., M.S., Yale University; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Arne A. W yller , Instructor and Research Associate in Astronomy . . 2 Crum Ledge
Cand. Mag., Oslo University; Ph.D., Harvard University.
Lecturers
and
A ssistants
H enry J. Abraham, Lecturer in Political Science
.................2101 W alnut St., Phila.
Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
Avery B lake, Assistant in Physical Education fo r M e n .................49 Amherst Avenue
A lice B rodhead, Lecturer in Psychology and E d u c a tio n .................316 Ogden Avenue
B.S., and M.A., University of Pennsylvania.
F. Hilary Conroy, Lecturer in H is t o r y ..................Rose Tree Road, Route 2, Media
B.S., Northwestern University; M.A., Ph.D., University of California.
G omer H. D avies, Assistant in Physical Education fo r M en . . . .Swarthmore College
B.S., East Stroudsburg State Teachers College; Ed.M., Temple University.
B arbara E lmore, D irector o f Arts and C r a f t s ............Baltimore Pike, R.D. 3, Media
Sarah F lemister , Lecturer in Biology,
Rogers Lane and Plush M ill Road, Wallingford
B.A., M.A., and Ph.D., Duke University.
Laurence W . Frederick, Assistant in A s tro n o m y ..........................Swarthmore College
B.A., M.A., Swarthmore College.
H elen H all, Consultant in R eading an d A dviser fo r Foreign Students,
607 Hillborn Avenue
B.A., Wellesley College; M.A., Swarthmore College; Ph.D., University of
Pennsylvania.
H elen M anning H unter , Lecturer in E c o n o m ic s ......... 5 College Circle, Haverford
Ph.D., Radcliffe College.
B arbara Pearson Lange, D irector o f D ramatics and Lecturer in English,
319 Cedar Lane
Sarah Lee Lippincott, Research A ssociate in A s tro n o m y ............ 120 S. Chester Road
B.A., University of Pennsylvania; M.A., Swarthmore College.
J ames J. M cAdoo, Assistant in Physical Education fo r M en,
513 East Bringhurst Street, Germantown
J ames H. Miller , Assistant in Physical Education fo r M en,
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834 Seventh Avenue, Prospect Park
J . E arl N ess, J r ., C ollege O r g a n is t................................. 2034 Pine Street, Philadelphia
Mus.B., Curtis Institute of Music; A.A.G.O.
W illiam Reese , Lecturer in M usic an d D irector o f th e Orchestra,
Haverford College, Haverford
B.A., Amherst College; M.A., Columbia University; Ph.D., University of
Berlin.
Susan Stern , Assistant in Physical Education fo r W om en,
542 Shoemaker Road, Elkins Park
Paul Stofko , Assistant in Physical Education fo r Men,
1008 Hempstead Road, Pennfield Downs, Havertown
B.S., University of Pennsylvania.
A lice Putnam W illetts , Assistant in Physical Education fo r W om en,
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124 Guernsey Road
B.S., Temple University.
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D ivisions
I.
and
D epartments
Division of the Humanities— G eorge J. B ecker, Chairman.
Classics, L. R. Shero, Chairman.
(Helen North, Acting Chairman for the first semester.)
English Literature, G eorge J . B ecker, Chairman.
Fine Arts, Robert M. W alker, Chairman.
History, M ary A lbertson, Chairman.
(James A. Field, Acting Chairman for second semester.)
Modern Languages, Edith Philips , Chairman.
Music, A lfred J. Swan, Chairman.
Philosophy and Religion, Richard B. B randt, Chairman.
Psychology and Education, W illiam C. H. Prentice , Chairman.
II.
Division of the Social Sciences— Richard B. B randt, Chairman
Economics, Clair W ilcox, Chairman.
(Frank C. Pierson, Acting Chairman for second semester.)
History, M ary A lbertson , Chairman.
(James A. Field, Acting Chairman for second semester.)
Philosophy and Religion, Richard B. B randt, Chairman.
Political Science, J . R oland Pennock, Chairman.
Psychology and Education, W illiam C. H. Prentice, Chairman.
III. Division of Mathematics and the Natural Sciences—
H einrich B rinkmann , Chairman.
Astronomy, Peter van de K amp, Chairman.
Biology, Robert K. Enders, Chairman.
Chemistry, Edward H. Cox, Chairman.
Electrical Engineering, H oward M. J enkins, Chairman.
Mathematics, H einrich B rinkmann , Chairman.
Physics, W illiam C. E lmore, Chairman.
Psychology and Education, W illiam C. H. Prentice , Chairman.
IV . Division of Engineering— J ohn D . Mc Crumm , Chairman.
Civil Engineering, Samuel T . Carpenter, Chairman.
Electrical Engineering, H oward M. J enkins , Chairman.
Mechanical Engineering, W illiam J. Cope , Chairman.
Chemistry, Edward H. Cox , Chairman.
Mathematics, H einrich B rinkmann , Chairman.
Physics, W illiam C. E lmore, Chairman.
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Standing Committees
of the
Faculty
1955-56
academic requirements : Moore, Chairman.
Beik, Brinkmann, Cobbs, Hunt, Madison, McCrumm, Philips.
( m en ) : Hunt, Chairman.
Bohnsack, Cobbs, McLane, Moore, Prager, Shane, Stetson, Stott.
admissions and scholarships
admissions and scholarships
( women ) : Cobbs, Chairman.
Field, L. Flemister, Hunt, Hynes.
athletics : Stetson, Chairman.
Burrell, Carpenter, Cox, Faulkner, Mullins, Rath, Shane, Thatcher.
awards and prizes : Walker, Chairman.
Brown, Bohnsack, Conard, Jenkins, Keighton, Stott, Theis.
collection : Shane, Chairman.
Cross, Dearing, Enders, Gleitman, Lange, Sorber, Stedman.
cooper foundation: Klees, Chairman.
Hynes, McCrumm, Pierson, Prentice, Rosen, Shane, Sorber, Swan, Walker.
curriculum :
Becker, Chairman.
Brinkmann, Brown, Cobbs, Hordern, Meinkoth, Moore, Morrill, Pierson, Prentice.
swarthmore fellowships : Beik, Chairman.
Cohn, Enders, Fehnel, Lafore, Mangone, Newlin, Rhys.
fellowships from other institutions :
Jenkins, Chairman.
Cobbs, Haight, McLane, Meinkoth, Stott, Woodrow.
instruction : Smith, Chairman.
Becker, Brandt, Brinkmann, Cobbs, Cox, Hunt, Jenkins, McCrumm, Moore, Pennock, Philips.
library : Cowden, Chairman.
Beik, Cope, Fehnel, Grover, Hordern, North, Shaw, W right.
master of arts : Tolies, Chairman.
Elmore, Jenkins, Wallach, Wright.
pre -medical program: Meinkoth, Chairman.
Bowie, Cross, Gladstone, Keighton, Stott.
research : Brandt, Chairman.
Barus, Cratsley, March, Pennock, van de Kamp.
schedule of classes:
Moore, Chairman.
Barus, Beardsley, Carruth, Cowden, Foster, Riesenberg.
student affairs : Hunt, Chairman.
Beik, Cobbs, Hordern, Lange, Prentice, Shane, Stott.
travel allowance: Livingston, Chairman.
Garrett, Linsenmeyer, Reuning, Tolies, Wyller.
secretary
TO the faculty : Jenkins.
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Administrative Officers and Assistants
President’s O ffice
President , Courtney Smith , B.A., M.A., and Ph.D., Harvard University.
V ice-Presidents’ O ffice
Vice-President— Financial O peration and Control, Edward K. Cratsley.
B.A., College of Wooster; M .B.A. and D.C.S., Harvard University.
Vice-President— Public Relations and Alum ni A ffairs, J oseph B. Shane.
B.A., Swarthmore College; M.A., University of Pennsylvania.
Secretaries, D oris M usgrave, M ildred A. Scott.
D eans’ O ffices
D eans:
Susan P. Cobbs, B.A., Randolph-Macon Woman’s College; M.A,. New York
University; Ph.D., University of Chicago.
Everett L. H unt , B.A., Huron College; M.A., University of Chicago; D.Litt.,
Huron College.
Associate D eans:
J ohn M. M oore, B.A., Park College; B.D ., Union Theological Seminary;
M.A., Harvard University; Ph.D., Columbia University.
Gilmore Stott, B.A. and M.A., University of Cincinnati; B.A. and M.A.,
Oxford University; M.A. and Ph.D., Princeton University.
Assistant D eans:
M aralyn Orbison, B.A., Swarthmore College.
fDEBORAH W ing , B.A., Swarthmore College; M.A., Radcliffe College.
Administrative Assistant:
M argaret W . M oore, B.A., Park College, M.A., Ph.D., Columbia University.
Consultant in Reading and A dviser to Foreign Students:
H elen Hall, B.A., Wellesley College; M.A., Swarthmore College; Ph.D., Uni
versity of Pennsylvania.
H ead Residents in D orm itories:
V irginia von Frankenberg, Parrish Hall; B.A., University of Nebraska.
Sara M. Little , Worth Dormitory; B.A., Smith College.
H elen N orth , Palmer Hall; B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Cornell University.
Helen C. B owie , Pittenger Hall; B.A., University of Colorado.
Sarah Lee Lippincott, Roberts H all; B.A., University of Pennsylvania; M.A.,
Swarthmore College.
M aralyn Orbison, Robinson House; B.A., Swarthmore College.
Secretaries to th e D eans:
Emily B onsall.
M yrtle R. K eeny , B.A., Dickinson College.
Alma Lingham.
Frances W ills Slaugh, B.A., Swarthmore College.
R egistrar’s O ffice
Registrar, J ohn M. M oore, B.A., Park College; B.D ., Union Theological Seminary;
M.A., Harvard University; Ph.D., Columbia University.
Secretaries, D orothy C. A llen .
Rosamond W . G arrett, B.A., W ilson College.
t Absent on leave, 1955-56.
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Library Staff
College Library
Librarian: Charles B. Shaw, B.A., M.A., and L.H .D., Clark University.
T echn ical Services L ibrarian : Martha A. Connor, B.S., M.A., University of
Pennsylvania; B.S. in L.S., Drexel Institute.
Assistant Librarians:
Cataloging: E lizabeth L. H arrar, B.A., University of Delaware; M.A.,
University of Pennsylvania; B.S. in L.S., Drexel Institute.
E lizabeth S. Sharpless, B.A., Swarthmore College; B.S., in L.S., Drexel
Institute.
A ssistants: M ary C. K erbaugh, B.A., University of Pennsylvania; G ail C.
T icknor, B.Mus., Boston Conservatory of Music.
Readers Services Librarian: H oward H. W illiams, B.A., Lake Forest College;
M.A., and B.S. in L.S., Columbia University.
Assistant Librarians:
Circulation: D oris B eik , B.A., and B.S. in L.S., New York State College
for Teachers.
J eannine Earnshaw, B.A., University of Pennsylvania; M .S. in L.S.,
Drexel Institute.
P eriodicals: Mary G. T ait, B.A., W ells College; B.S. in L.S., Drexel In
stitute.
Assistants: J osephine Smith , B.A., Swarthmore College; A nne Perkins,
University of Delaware; M argaret P. M acN air.
Friends Historical Library
D irector: F rederick B. T olles, B.A., M.A., and Ph.D., Harvard University.
Research L ibrarian : D orothy G. Harris, B.A., Wellesley College; B.S. in L.S.,
Drexel Institute.
Assistant: M ary G . Ogilvie, Monmouth College, Columbia University.
Secretarial A ssistant: J anet Philips , B.A., University of Buffalo.
Cataloger: Mildred H irsch, B.S. in L.S., Columbia University.
Sw arthmore C ollege P eace C ollection:
Curator: M ary G. Cary, B.A., Bryn Mawr College; M.A., University of
Pennsylvania; B.S. in L.S., Drexel Institute.
Honorary Curators of the Friends Historical Library
Frank Aydelotte ............................................................................................... Princeton, N. J.
Clement M. B id d l e ................................... .....................................................New York, N . Y.
Anna Pettit B roomell ............................................................................ Philadelphia, Pa.
Anna G riscom E lkinton .....................
Swarthmore, Pa.
LaV erne F o r b u s h ...........................................................................................Baltimore, Md.
J ames R. F r o r e r ...............................................................................................Wilmington, Del.
W illiam H u b b e n .................................................................................................. Philadelphia, Pa.
H annah Clothier H u l l ............................................................................. Swarthmore, Pa.
Hadassah M. L. Pa r r o t ......................................................................................Philadelphia, Pa.
J esse M e r r it t .................................................................................................. Long Island, N . Y .
Richmond P. Mi l l e r ........................................................................................... Philadelphia, Pa.
Edith V erlenden Pa sc h a ll ............................................................................... Lansdowne, Pa.
J ane P. Ru sh m o r e ...........................................................................................Riverton, N . J.
C. M arshall T a y l o r .......................................................................................New York, N . Y .
Advisory Council of the Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Courtney Smith, Chairm an; Devere Allen, Frank Aydelotte, Clement M. Biddle,
Anna Cox Brinton, Merle Curti, Emily Cooper Johnson, Ray Newton, Ernst Posner,
Joseph B. Shane, Charles B . Shaw, Frederick B. Tolles, E. Raymond Wilson.
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B usiness M anager’s O ffice
Business Manager, Charles G. T hatcher, B.A., Swarthmore College, M.E., Cornell
University;
Johns Hopkins University.
Accountant, G. Caroline Shero, B.A., Swarthmore College; M.B.A., University of
Pennsylvania.
Assistants, Grace R. B abbitt, Myra J. B ell , G ertrude M. G erould, Edith P.
Pool.
Purchasing Agent, Lewis T . Cook, J r ., B.A., St. Lawrence University; M.S., Penn
sylvania State College.
Secretary, B arbara S. W o lff .
M anagers o f B ookstore, J ean M. Sorber, K athryn C. B ennett .
Stenographic Staff, M arian Ransburg, H elene M. D avis, M arguerite Clifford,
O lga A. H ummer .
Sw itchboard Operators, Ayme G osman, Edna Corson, J ean W oodward.
H ouse D irector’s O ffice
H ouse D irector, Sara M. Little , B.A., Smith College.
Assistants to the H ou se D irector, K athryn A. D avisson, J anet D. V eeder, J essie
C. G ibson .
Superintendent ’s O ffice
Superintendent o f B uildings and Grounds, Harry W ood.
D irector o f Arthur H oyt Scott H orticultural Foundation, J ohn C. W ister , B.A.,
Harvard University, D.Sc., Swarthmore College.
Consulting Engineer, Andrew Simpson , B.A., Swarthmore College; M.S., Cornell
University.
Assistants to the Superintendent, Clifford R enshaw, Sr ., Arlington Ackerman,
Richardson Fields, Clifford R enshaw, J r .
Secretaries, V eronica Sullivan, Francis K avanagh.
D ietitian ’s O ffice
D ietitian, R uth E. Carr, B.S., Simmons College.
Assistant D ietitian, Hilda Hopkins Smith , B.S., Simmons College.
A lum ni
and
F und O ffices
D irector, K athryn B assett.
Alumni Recorder, Myra H. Y oung.
Secretaries, B arbara T . L ukens, A.B., Middlebury College; E lnora Cox Swartz.
N ews O ffice
Director, W . Park W oodrow, B.A., Swarthmore College.
H ealth Service
Physician, M orris A. B owie , B.A., University of Colorado; M.D., Harvard Uni
versity. Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine.
Consulting Psychiatrists:
Leon J. Saul, B.A. and M.A., Columbia University; M .D., Harvard University.
J. W . Lyons, B.A., University of Scranton; M .D., University of Pennsylvania.
Diplomates, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology ( P ) .
N urses:
Anne A ustin , R.N., R egina L. H oltzman, R.N., M ary M cCullough, R.N.,
E. E lizabeth M cG eary, R.N., E lse Shaw .
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The Rhodes Scholarship Trust
The Rhodes Scholarship Trust maintains an office in this country for the purpose of
administering the selection of American Rhodes Scholars and conducting the affairs
of the Rhodes Scholarships in the United States. This office was located at Swarthmore
College during the presidency of Dr. Frank Aydelotte, who served as the first American
Secretary. On the occasion of the appointment of Courtney Smith to the American
Secretaryship this office was located in Princeton, N . J., and returned to Swarthmore
when Dr. Smith took up his duties as president of the College in September, 1953.
Am erican Secretary o f the R hodes Scholarships, Courtney Smith
Assistant to th e American Secretary, Gilmore Scott
Secretary, Elsa Palmer Jenkins
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In
tr o d u c tio n
SWARTHMORE
T
o
COLLEGE
Introduction to Swarthmore College
Swarthmore College, founded in 1864 by members of the Religious Society
of Friends, is a small co-educational college situated eleven miles southwest
of Philadelphia. In accordance with the traditions of its Quaker background,
Swarthmore students are expected to prepare themselves for full, wellrounded lives as individuals and as responsible citizens through exacting in
tellectual study supplemented by a varied program of sports and extra
curricular activities.
The college campus contains about 300 acres of rolling wooded land in
the borough of Swarthmore in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. 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 near the intersection of U . S. Route 1 (Baltimore Pike)
and Pennsylvania State Highway 320, Swarthmore is easily accessible by car.*
Because of its location, Swarthmore College students are able to combine
the advantages of a semi-rural setting with the opportunities offered by
Philadelphia. Especially valuable is the cooperation made possible with three
other nearby institutions, Bryn Mawr and Haverford Colleges and the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania.
O bjectives
and
P urposes
The purpose of Swarthmore College is to make its students more valu
able human beings and more useful members of society. It shares this
purpose with other educational institutions, for American education is a
direct outgrowth of our democratic principles. Democracy is based on the
infinite worth of each individual. It can operate successfully only when
men are willing to seek together a common good. It depends upon knowl
edge and understanding of the complex problems of modern society. The
debt of our educational system to democracy is equalled only by the debt
of democracy to education.
While a common purpose underlies all American education, each school
and college and university seeks to realize that purpose in its own way.
Each must select those tasks it can do best. Only in this way can it be
most effective. Only by such selection can it contribute to the diversity and
richness of educational opportunity which is a part of the American heritage
and the American strength.
T he R eligious T radition
Swarthmore College was founded by the Religious Society of Friends and
it seeks to illuminate the life of its students with the spiritual principles of
♦ T o reach the college, motorists should turn off U . S. Route 1 to State Highway 320 in the direc
tion of Chester and continue south along Chester Road in the borough of Swarthmore about half a
mile until reaching College Avenue. There a right turn is made to the college campus.
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that Society. Although it has been non-sectarian in control since the begin
ning of the present century and although the children of Friends are in a
minority, the college seeks to preserve the religious traditions out of which
it sprang.
The essence of Quakerism is the individual’s responsibility for seeking
truth and for applying whatever truth he believes he has found. As a way
of life, it emphasizes hard work, simple living, and generous giving; personal
integrity, social justice, and the peaceful settlement of disputes. The college
does not seek to impose on its students this Quaker view of life, or any
other specific set of convictions about the nature of things and the duty
of man. It does, however, have the two-fold aim of encouraging conscious
concern about such questions and unceasing re-examination of any view
which may be held regarding them. That is the kind of ethical and
religious character which Swarthmore seeks to develop.
T he Community Life
Swarthmore is a small college by deliberate policy. Its enrollment in
normal years is about 900 students, of whom 425 are women and 475
are men. It is semi-rural in location, residential and co-educational in
character. These features create an ideal environment for personal growth.
Co-education provides the most natural environment for both men and
women, who in their common work and play come to value each other for
their true worth. Almost all of the students live in the college dormitories
and eat together in the dining room. A large number of faculty houses
are within campus boundaries, making it possible for students to have valu
able social contacts with their professors outside the classroom. The resi
dential character is the basis for a community life in which the ideals of the
college influence every member. Growth in emotional maturity, necessary
both for personal satisfaction and for effective action, is an integral part of
the total educational program.
For this reason the college encourages a wide variety of extra-curricular
activities. Participation in sports has many values, social as well as indi
vidual. Membership in student organizations is important. In practising
parliamentary procedure and in facing the victories and defeats of elective
office, students learn to live together, ironing out the clash of personalities
and the friction of different views. They learn the effectiveness of enthus
iasm and the frustration of indifference. They learn to soften their un
critical intolerance as they struggle to live successfully together. They learn
the meaning of responsibility as they become responsible for their activities.
T he Educational P rogram
Swarthmore’s educational program is based on the philosophy that selfdiscovery and self-development are more valuable than the simple demon-
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strative 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 of 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 sophmore year, students are expected to make two de
cisions : first, what their field of concentration will be for the last two years,
and second, whether they prefer to take "Honors work or to continue
their study in regular courses.
Honors work, more fully described on pages 56 to 58, is a method
of study open to juniors and seniors who have shown independence and re
sponsibility in their academic work. They are freed from classroom routine
and meet with their instructors in small weekly seminar groups for dis
cussion and evaluation of their work. Since an honors 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, it has been widely imitated in other institutions.
A cademic Competence
Democracy demands a broad base of intelligent understanding of issues.
It also necessitates a high order of excellence in those who are destined to
become its leaders. Swarthmore can best serve society by the maintenance
of high standards. It is peculiarly fitted by tradition and performance for
this essential role, and it is precisely this readiness to do a particular job
well that gives the College its value in the educational mosaic of American
democracy.
Education is largely an individual matter, for no two students are exactly
alike. Some need detailed help, while others profit from considerable
freedom. The program of Honors study, in which Swarthmore pioneered,
is designed to give recognition to this fact. It is the most distinctive feature
of our educational program. For many students it provides an enriching
and exciting intellectual experience. It has as its main ingredients freedom
from class work, maximum latitude for the development of individual re
sponsibility, concentrated work in broad fields of study, and close associa
tion with faculty members in small seminars. The Honors program and the
Course program are parallel systems of instruction for students during their
last two years. Both are designed to evoke the maximum effort and develop
ment from each student, the choice of method being determined by individ
ual need and capacity.
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A college is never static. Its purposes and policies are always changing
to meet new demands and new conditions. The founders of Swarthmore
would find in it today many features they never contemplated when they
shaped the College in the middle of the nineteenth century. Swarthmore,
if it is to remain alive, must be forever changing. And many people are
continually engaged in shaping its destiny— the Board of Managers, ad
ministration, faculty, students, alumni, parents, and the community as a
whole. The goal is to achieve for each generation, by means appropriate
to the times, that unique contribution and that standard of excellence which
have been the guiding ideals of Swarthmore from its founding.
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Admission
Inquiries concerning admission and applications 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 Statement
In the selection of students the college seeks those qualities of character,
social responsibility, and intellectual capacity which it is primarily concerned
to develop. It seeks them, not in isolation, but as essential elements in the
whole personality of candidates for admission.
In the competition for admission preference is given to the children of
Friends and alumni who can meet the requirements. It is also the policy
of the college to have the student body represent not only different parts
of the United States but many foreign countries, both public and private
secondary schools, and various economic, social, religious, and racial groups.
Selection is important and difficult. No simple formula will be effective.
The task is to select those who give real promise of distinction in the quality
of their personal lives, in service to the community, or in leadership in- their
chosen fields. Swarthmore College must choose its students on the basis of
their individual future worth to society and of their collective realization of
the purpose of the college.
Admission to the freshman class is normally based upon the satisfactory
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 Test and in three Achievement Tests
of the College Entrance Examination Board. In some cases, special
tests may be given by the college.
4. Personal interview with one of the Deans or an appointed representa
tive;
5. Reading and experience, both in school and out.
Applicants must have satisfactory standing 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 mem
bers of the college community, they should represent varied interests, types,
and backgrounds.
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P reparation
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 practice through
out the preparatory period:
a. The use of the English language with accuracy and effectiveness 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 com
posed 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 ancient
history; political, social, and economic problems of modern society.
Literature and Art: American, English, and foreign literature, ancient
and modern; music, art, architecture.
Natural Science and Mathematics: chemistry, physics, biology, astron
omy; 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. t
A pplications
and
Examinations
Applications must be filed in the office of the Deans by February 15
jof the year in which the candidate wishes to be admitted. An application
;fee of $5.00, which is not refundable, is required of all candidates.
All applicants for admission are required to take the Scholastic Aptitude
Test and three Achievement Tests given by the College Entrance Examina
tion Board.
The Achievement Test in English Composition is required of all candi
dates; the other two Achievement Tests are chosen by the candidate from
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two different fields. Candidates for engineering must take the test in Ad
vanced Mathematics.
In 1955-56 these tests will be given in various centers throughout this
country and abroad on December 3, January 14, March 17, May 19 and
August 8. Applicants are normally expected to take the required tests in
March of their Senior year. Scholarship candidates are urged to take the
Scholastic Aptitude Test in December or January, and other applicants may
do so if they wish. Those who wish to take the tests for practice at the
end of the Junior year are encouraged to do so. All such applicants must
repeat the tests in their Senior year, however, in order to give themselves
the advantage of maximum preparation.
Application to take the tests should be made directly to the College
Entrance Examination Board, Box 592, Princeton, New Jersey. A bulletin
of information may be obtained without charge from the Board. Students
who wish to take the tests in any of the following western states, territories,
and Pacific areas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada,
New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Hawaii, Al
berta, British Columbia, Mexico, Australia, and all Pacific Islands including
Formosa and Japan, should address their inquiries and send their applica
tions to the College Entrance Examination Board, Box 9896, Los Feliz
Station, Los Angeles 27, California. Application should be made to the
Board at least a month before the date on which the test will be taken.
No additional tests are required of candidates for scholarships. They
must, however, write for a special application blank at least two weeks in
advance of the date on which applications for admission are due. Informa
tion concerning scholarships will be found on pages 33 to 40.
Notices of the action of the Admissions Committee will be mailed about
May 1.
A dvanced Standing
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 take the Scholastic
Aptitude Test and three achievement tests given by the College Entrance
Examination Board if these tests have not been taken previously.
As a general rule, students are not admitted to advanced standing later
than the beginning of the sophmore 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.
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Expenses
Charges per academic year of two semesters:
Board, room, and tu itio n ................................................................ $1,525*
General f e e ........................................................................................
*^5
Total ch arg es.......................... .. ••................... •• ....................... .. • $1>650
While a general charge for board, room and tuition is made, this may
be divided into $800 for tuition and $725 for board and room. The general
fee of $125 per year covers the costs of student health, library and laboratory
fees, athletic fees, 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 at the time of graduating or
leaving college.
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
Swarthmore C ollege. A student is not a registered student at Swarthmore College, nor on any class roll, until his bill is paid. Correspondence
about financial matters should be addressed to the Accountant, Miss G. Caro
line Shero.
No reduction or refunding of tuition can be made on account of absence,
illness, voluntary withdrawal, or dismissal from college. No reduction or
refund will be made for failure to occupy the room assigned for a given
term, nor is the general fee refundable. In case of absence or withdrawal
from the college and provided due notice has been given in advance to the
Business Office, there will be a refund of two-thirds of the board charge for
any time in excess of two weeks. Exceptions will be made for students who
are required by the draft to leave during the course of the academic year. In
these cases tuition, general fee, board and room charges will be refunded on a
pro rata basis.
T he T uition 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
* An advance deposit of $25 is required of all new students in order to reserve a place in
college for the coming year. A similar deposit of $15 is required of returning students. These
deposits are credited against the bill for tuition, board, and room.
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under The Tuition Plan. The cost is four percent greater than when pay*
ments are made in cash in advance. Details of its operation will be furnished
by the College with the first semester’s bill in September.
A ccident
and
Sickness I nsurance
The college makes available both accident and accident and sickness in
surance to students through John C. Paige & Company of Boston, Massa
chusetts. The accident coverage alone, which is strongly recommended for
all students, is required of all students who participate in intercollegiate
athletic activities. This coverage costs $5.00 per year (12 months) for
women and $10.00 for men. A combined accident and sickness policy is
also available at an annual cost of $18.00 for women and $22.00 for men.
Application forms are mailed to each student during the summer.
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T he College Library
Sproni Observatory
Student Aid and Scholarships
The college furnishes scholarships and financial assistance to a substan
tial number of students from its general funds and from special endow
ments. About fifty scholarships are awarded to freshmen each year. During
the current academic year the college has granted about $130,000 for
scholarships. About one-quarter of that sum is provided by the endowed
scholarships listed below. The income from many of these endowments
is assigned each year to entering freshmen in accordance with the will
of the donor and in his name. Where satisfactory records have been
maintained these awards are normally renewed annually from the general
funds of the College. Seniors who have had substantial aid may in some
cases be asked to finance themselves in part from a College loan fund.
All awards are based upon the college record, the financial need of the
family as revealed in confidential statements to the Scholarship Committee,
through the agency of the College Scholarship Service, and the efforts of the
student in earning his own expenses. All applications for scholarships are
handled by the Committee on Admissions and Scholarships and should be
addressed to the Deans.
G rants-in -aid, to a limited number, may be awarded to students with
financial need and average scholastic standing who could not earn all they
need without serious detriment to their academic work.
College Employment affords opportunity 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 Student Employment office. Residents of the borough
of Swarthmore often send requests for services to the college, which co
operates in making these opportunities known to students. Last year over
four hundred students secured work through the office. Many students
earn from eight to ten dollars a week and still maintain an excellent scholastic
standing.
Scholarships
for
M en
The G eorge F. Baker Scholarships. The George F. Baker Scholar
ships, awarded for the first time in 1950, have been given to the college
as part of a national scholarship program. They are the gift of the George
F. Baker Foundation and will be awarded to four freshman men each year.
The actual amount of the scholarships, in part determined by financial need,
will be a maximum of $1,200 for each year af the student’s college career.
Students will be chosen for these awards primarily on the basis of achieve
ment and promise of leadership in business, government and the professions.
O pen Scholarships for M e n . Swarthmore College awards annually
five four-year scholarships to men entering the freshman class. These
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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 annual
award varies from $100 to $1,200 according to the financial need of the
winner.
The T homas B. M cCabe A chievement Award, established by Thomas
B. McCabe T 5, provides an annual grant of $1,000 open to entering fresh
man men. Applicants must be residents of Delaware or the Eastern Shore
counties of Maryland or Virginia. Selection will be based on achievements
which give promise of leadership, and emphasis will be placed on ability,
character, personality, and service to school and community.
The Scott A ward at Swarthmore . A scholarship established by the
Scott Paper Co. of Chester, Pa., in honor of its former president, Arthur
Hoyt Scott of the Class of 1895. Given for the first time in 1953, it will
be awarded annually for the next five years to an outstanding sophmore who
plans to enter business after graduation and who demonstrates the qualities
of scholarship, character, personality, leadership, and physical vigor. The
award provides the recipient with $1,000 for each of his last two years in
college.
The Scott B. Lilly Scholarship, endowed by Jacob T. Schless of the
Class of 1914 at Swarthmore College, was offered for the first time in 1950.
This scholarship is in honor of a former distinguished Professor of En
gineering and, therefore, students who plan to major in engineering will be
given preference. The stipend will be a maximum of $1,200 a year for
four years; the exact amount of the award will be determined by the
financial needs of the winning applicant.
The P hilip T. Sharples Scholarship, a four-year scholarship open to
entering freshmen, is designed to honor and encourage young men preparing
themselves to be engineers. The committee, in making its selections, will
have regard for candidates who rank highest in scholarship, character, per
sonality, leadership, and physical vigor. At least one scholarship will be
given each year with a maximum grant of $1,200. The actual amount of the
stipend will be determined by the financial need of the candidate.
The Aaron B. I vins Scholarship 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 recipient 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 de
sirous of entering Swarthmore College. This scholarship, awarded by the
faculty of Friends Central School, and subject to the approval of Swarth
more College, has a maximum value of $650.
The H oward Cooper J ohnson Scholarship, established by Howard
Cooper Johnson ’96, provides approximately $500 a year. It is awarded on
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the basis of all-around achievement to a male undergraduate who is a mem
ber of the Society of Friends.
The T. H. D udley P erkins M emorial Scholarship is awarded annually
to an entering freshman 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. It has a
maximum value of $500.
The M iller -Flounders Scholarship of $500 per year is awarded to a
freshman man who resides in and has attended school in Delaware County,
Pennsylvania. To be eligible for the award the student must have clearly
demonstrated leadership in scholastic achievement and in extra-curricular
activities during his high school program. The scholarship is usually awarded
in alternate years and is renewable provided a satisfactory record is maintained.
The W illiam G. and M ary N. Serrill H onors Scholarship is a
competitive Scholarship for Men, awarded to a candidate for admission to
the college, based upon the general plan of the Rhodes Scholarships. The
annual stipend is $375. Preference will be given to men who are residents
of Abington Township, including 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 Sarah K aighn C ooper Scholarship, 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 scholarship, character, and influence.
The value of this scholarship is approximately $225 annually.
The D onald R enwick Ferguson Scholarship, 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 a maximum of $600.
The P eter M ertz Scholarship carries a stipend of approximately $500
a year for four years and is awarded to an entering freshman outstanding in
mental and physical vigor, who shows promise of spending these talents for
the good of the college community and of the larger community outside.
The award was established in 1955 by Harold, LuEsther and Joyce Mertz
in memory of Peter Mertz who was a member of the class of 1957.
Scholarships
for
W omen
O pen Scholarships for W om en . 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
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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 varying from $100 to $1,200 is determined in the
same way as the scholarships for men.
The A lumnae Scholarship, 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 has a maximum value of $500.
The An nie Shoemaker Scholarship is granted annually to a young
woman of the graduating class of Friends Central School, Overbrook, Phila
delphia. The recipient must have been a student at Friends Central for at
least two years, she must have good health, high grades, and must be the
best all-around student in her 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 a maximum value of
$500.
The G eorge K. and Sallie K. J ohnson F und 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 M ary Coates P reston Scholarship F und . 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 H arriet W . Paiste F und is limited by the following words from
the donor's will: "the interests to be applied annually to the education of
female members of our Society of Friends (holding their Yearly Meeting at
Fifteenth and Race Streets, Philadelphia) whose limited means would ex
clude them from enjoying the advantages of an education at the college.”
The value of this scholarship is approximately $350 annually.
The M ary T. Longstreth Scholarship 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.” The value of this scholarship
is approximately $225 annually.
The J essie Stevenson K ovalenko Scholarship F und , 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 income of the K appa A lpha T heta Scholarship F und , given by
members and friends of the Kappa Alpha Theta Fraternity at Swarthmore,
is awarded annually to a woman student. The award amounts to approx
imately $125 annually. One or more members of the fraternity who are
on the Board of Managers serve on the Committee of Award.
The M ary W ood F und provides approximately $65 a year and may be
awarded to a young woman who is preparing to become a teacher.
Scholarships O pen
to
M en
and
W omen
The M arshall P. Sullivan Scholarship F und , established by Creth
and Sullivan, Inc. in memory of Marshall P. Sullivan of the Class of 1897,
provides $1,000 anually for one or more scholarships. Preference will be
given to graduates of George School, but if no suitable candidate applies
from this school, graduates of other Friends schools or other persons will be
eligible.
The RCA Scholarship, provided by the Radio Corporation of America
is awarded to a young man or woman who is making a creditable academic
record in the field of science or engineering at the under-graduate level.
This scholarship provides $800 a year and the appointment is usually made
for the junior or senior year.
The Edward Clarkson W ilson Scholarship. A scholarship with
an annual value of $625 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 scholarship. 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 A merican Cyanamid Company Scholarship of $600 per year is
awarded to an outstanding junior or senior who is majoring in chemistry.
The C lass of 1915 Scholarship F und was established on the occasion
of the Twenty-fifth Reunion of the Class and provides an income of ap
proximately $550. This sum is to be awarded either to freshmen or other
students, 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 D aniel U nderhill Scholarship, given by Daniel Underhill ’94,
in memory of his grandfather, Daniel Underhill, member of the first Board
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of Managers, provides $500 annually for a deserving student in need of
financial aid.
The A merican V iscose Corporation Scholarship of $500 per year is
awarded to an outstanding sophomore or junior who is majoring in engineer
ing, chemistry, or physics.
The W estinghouse A chievement Scholarship of $500 per year is
awarded to a high ranking major in electrical or mechanical engineering for
the senior year.
The Rachel W . H illborn Scholarship 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 under
standing through diplomatic service, participation in some international
government agency, the American Friends Service Committee, or similar activ
ities. The annual income amounts to approximately $450.
The J onathan K. T aylor Scholarship, in accordance with the donor’s
will, is awarded by the Board of Trustees of the Baltimore Monthly Meet
ing of Friends. This scholarship is first open to descendants 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 cannot be found. The value of
this scholarship is approximately $450 annually.
The P hebe A n n a T horne F und provides an income of approximately
$2,250 for scholarships for students needing pecuniary assistance 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 $250, is awarded annually by a committee of that Quarterly Meeting.
The Sarah A ntrim Cole Scholarship was founded by her parents in
memory of Sarah Antrim Cole of the Class of 1934. It is awarded to a
graduate of the Worthington High School, Worthington, Ohio or of the
North High School, Columbus, Ohio. The scholarship provides a maxim um
grant of $500 a year.
The James E. M iller Scholarship. Under the will of Arabella M.
Miller, who died Sixth Month 24th, 1922, the sum of $5,986 was awarded
to the Cambridge Trust Company, Trustee under the will of James E.
Miller, to be applied to scholarships in Swarthmore College. An annual
income of approximately $200 is available and 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) to be selected
by Swarthmore College and approved by the Trustee.
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The Chi O mega Scholarship was established by members and friends
of the Chi Omega Fraternity. The income provides an award of approx
imately $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 before January 1st of the year
in which the award is to be made. A member designated by the Fraternity
serves on the Committee of Award.
T he D elta G amma Scholarship. The Delta Gamma Fraternity pro
vides a fund of which the annual income is approximately $135.00. This
sum is to be awarded to a blind student at Swarthmore College in need of
financial assistance. In any year in which there is no such candidate the
fund may be awarded to a freshman woman.
The income from each of the following funds 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. Atkinson Scholarship F und .
The W illiam D orsey Scholarship F und .
The G eorge Ellsler Scholarship F und .
The J oseph E. G illingham F und .
The T homas L. Leedom Scholarship F und .
The Sarah E. Lippincott Scholarship F und .
The Mark E. R eeves Scholarship F und .
The M ary Sproul Scholarship F und .
The H elen Squier Scholarship F und .
The J oseph T. Sullivan Scholarship F und .
The D eborah F. W harton Scholarship Fund .
The T homas W oodnutt Scholarship F und .
The Samuel W illets F und yields an income of approximately $4,300
annually, "to be applied to educate in part or in whole such poor and deserv
ing children as the Committee on Trusts, Endowments 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, Edward W illets, W alter
W illets, and Caroline W . Frame. These scholarships have the value of
$225 each. They are awarded by the respective parties, their heirs or as
signs, or in the event that the heirs do not exercise their right, by the col
lege authorities.
The I. V. W illiamson Scholarships. Ten scholarships of the value
of $150 each are offered to graduates of designated Friends schools: 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
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Seminary, Baltimore Friends School, Wilmington Friends School, Moorestown Friends School, Friends Academy at Locust Valley, Sidwell Friends
School and Brooklyn Friends School. Any income not utilized in accord
ance with these conditions is used for free scholarships in accordance with
the will of the donor.
Friends College Scholarships. Swarthmore College, with a group of
other Friends Colleges, has established scholarships to enable students from
the smaller Friends Colleges to spend a year at one of the three cooperating
colleges in the Philadelphia area: Bryn Mawr, Haverford and Swarthmore.
These scholarships will be granted in varying amounts according to need
and ability.
Special Loan F unds
Several loan funds are administered by a committee to which application
should be made through the office of the financial vice-president.
T he Class of 1913 Loan F und 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 Class of 1916 Loan F und 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 ohn A. M iller Loan F und 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 repay
able within five years with interest at four percent.
The Paul M. P earson Loan F und 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, repayable not
later than five years after graduation, with interest at the rate of four percent.
The Swarthmore College Student Loan F und 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, repayable not later than
five years after graduation with interest at the rate of four percent.
The Ellis D. W illiams F und . 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 gradua
tion, with interest at the rate of four percent.
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Educational Resources
The primary educational resources of any college are the quality of its
faculty and the spirit of the institution. Second to these are the physical
facilities, in particular the libraries, laboratories and equipment.
Laboratories, well equipped for undergraduate instruction and in some
cases for research, exist in physics, chemistry, zoology, botany, psychology,
astronomy, and in civil, mechanical and electrical engineering. The Sproul
Observatory, with its 24-inch visual refracting telescope, is the center of
much fundamental research in multiple star systems. The Edward Martin
Biological Laboratory provides exceptional facilities for work in psychology,
zoology, botany, and pre-medical studies. Recent additions to Beardsley Hall
increase the facilities for laboratory instruction and research in engineering.
The Swarthmore College Library, in part the gift of Andrew Car
negie, contains reading rooms, offices and a collection of 177,800 volumes.
Some
ynlnrpfs arp arMprl annually
About 763 periodicals are re
ceived 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 storeroom for 150,000 volumes
was erected in 1935. 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.
In addition, the library contains certain special collections— the British
Americana collection, the Wells’ Wordsworth and Thompson collections,
and a collection of the issuances of 413 private presses.
A number of special features enrich the academic background of the col
lege. Among these are the following:
The Biddle M emorial Library 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 Collection.
The F riends H istorical Library, founded in 1870 by Anson Lapham,
is one of the outstanding collections in the United States of manuscripts,
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books, pamphlets, and pictures relating to the history of the Society of
Friends. The library is a depository for records of Friends Meetings belong
ing to Philadelphia Yearly Meeting. More than 1,000 record books have
been deposited; many of them have been reproduced on microfilm, for
which a reading machine is available. The William Wade Hinshaw Index
to Quaker Meeting Records indexes the material of genealogical interest in
the records of 307 meetings in various parts of the United States. Notable
among the other holdings are the Charles F. Jenkins Whittier Collection
(first editions and manuscripts of John Greenleaf W hittier), the Mott Manu
scripts (over 400 autograph letters of Lucretia Mott, antislavery and women’s
rights leader), and the Hicks Manuscripts (more than 300 letters of Elias
Hicks, a famous Quaker minister). The Library’s collection of books and
pamphlets by and about Friends numbers approximately 20,000 volumes.
Ninety Quaker periodicals are currently received. There is also an extensive
collection of photographs of meeting houses and pictures of representative
Friends. It is hoped that Friends and others will consider the advantages
of giving to this Library any books and family papers which may throw light
on the history of the Society of Friends.
The Swarthmore College P eace Collection , a section of the Friends
Historical Library is of special interest to research students and others
seeking the records of the Peace Movement. Beginning with Jane Addams’
personal papers and books relating to peace, the collection contains a rich
variety of the documents of early peace groups as far back as the first peace
committees in England and the United States about 1815, as well as rare
peace posters from many lands, and correspondence and writings of peace
and arbitration leaders. Individual writings on peace date back to about
1642. The collection includes some 750 titles of magazines and bulletins
devoted to peace, published in the United States and abroad during the
past 120 years. There are about 160 titles of bulletins and magazines cur
rently received in eleven languages from 25 countries. This collection is the
official depository for the leading peace organizations in the United States.
A more complete description of the collection will be found in the Guide to
the Swarthmore College Peace Collection, A Memorial to Jane Addams,
published by the College and available for loan on request.
The W illiam J. Cooper F oundation provides a varied program of
lectures and concerts which enriches the academic work of the college. 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 statesmanship, education, the arts, sciences,
learned professions and business, in order that the faculty, students and the
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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 concerts, 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 community. Some of these
speakers have been invited with the understanding that their lectures should
be published under the auspices of the Foundation. This arrangement has
so far produced eight volumes:
Lindsay, Alexander Dunlop. The Essentials of Democracy.
University of Pennsylvania Press, 1929.
Philadelphia,
Lowes, John Livingston. Geoffrey Chaucer and the Development of His
Genius. New York, Houghton Mifflin Co., 1934.
Weyl, Hermann. Mind and Nature. Philadelphia, University of Penn
sylvania Press, 1934.
Americas Recovery Program, by A. A. Berle, Jr., John Dickinson, A.
Heath Onthank . . . and others . . . London, New York, etc., Oxford Uni
versity Press, 1934.
Madariaga, Salvador de. Theory and Practice in International Relations.
Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Press, 1937.
Streit, Clarence Kirshman. Union N ow ; 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.
Wilcox, Clair, Editor. Civil Liberties under Attack. A series of lectures
given in 1950-51. Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Press, 1951.
The A rthur H oyt Scott H orticultural F oundation . About three
hundred 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 horticultural and botanical collection of trees,
shrubs and herbaceous plants through the provisions of the Arthur Hoyt Scott
Horticultural Foundation, established 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 plant collections are designed both to afford examples
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, and to beautify the campus. There are exceptionally fine
displays of Japanese cherries, flowering crab apples and tree peonies, and a
great variety of lilacs, rhododendrons, azaleas, daffodils, iris, herbaceous
peonies, hemerocallis 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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The Bronson M. Cutting M emorial Collection of R ecorded
M usic was established at Swarthmore College in 1936 by a gift of approx
imately 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 Swarthmore College, in co
operation with the work of the college Department of Music. The collec
tion is kept up to date with current additions.
The Ben ja m in W est Lecture , made possible by gifts from members of
the class of 1905 and other friends of the College, is given annually on some
phase of art. It is the outgrowth of the Benjamin W est Society which built
up a collection of paintings, drawings, and prints, which are exhibited, as
space permits, in the college buildings. The lecture owes its name to the
American artist, who was born in a house which still stands on the campus
and who became president of the Royal Academy.
The P otter Speech Collection , established in 1950 with accumulated
income of the William Potter Public Speaking Fund, includes a wide variety
of recorded poetry, oratory, and drama. It is designed to make available to
the Swarthmore College community and friends the best examples obtain
able in recordings of literature intended for the ear as well as the eye.
Among the three hundred items are included full-length versions of Shakes
pearean plays, contemporary poets reading their own work, and traditional
poetry read by professional speakers. The Department of English Literature
administers the collection and selects current additions.
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College Life
H ousing
Swarthmore is primarily a residential college, conducted on the assumption
that an important element in education comes from close association of
students and instructors. Most students live in dormitories. Many mem
bers of the faculty live on or near 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 Man
agers, and three buildings on the former Mary Lyon School property.
The women’s dormitories include the upper floors in the wings of Parrish
H all; W orth Hall, the gift of William P. Worth, 1876, and J. Sharpless
Worth, ex-1873, as a memorial to their parents; Robinson House; Palmer,
Pittenger and Roberts Hall on South Chester Road.
All freshmen are assigned to rooms by the Deans. Other students choose
their rooms in an order determined by lot. Special permission must be ob
tained to room outside the dormitories.
Students may occupy college rooms during vacations only by special ar
rangements with the Deans and payment of the required fee. Freshmen are
asked to leave college immediately after their last examinations in the spring
so that their rooms may be used by Commencement' visitors.
Dining Rooms
All students, both men and women, have their meals in two adjoining
College Dining Rooms in Parrish Hall. The dining rooms are closed during
all vacations.
R eligious Life
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 individual.
The Society of Friends is committed to the belief that religion is best ex
pressed in the quality of everyday living. There are accordingly no com
pulsory religious exercises, save in so far as the brief devotional element in
Collection may be so considered. Students are encouraged to attend the
churches of their choice. Episcopal, Presbyterian, Methodist, and Christian
Science churches are located in the borough of Swarthmore; Catholic and
other churches in the nearby towns of Morton, Media, and Chester. The
Swarthmore Meeting House is located on the campus. Students are cordi
ally invited to attend its meeting for worship on Sunday. Extra-curricular
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groups with faculty cooperation exist for the study of the Bible and the
exploration of common concerns in religion.
An assembly of the college, called Collection, is held at 10: 00 a. m. every
Thursday in Clothier Memorial; attendance of students is required. 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 threequarters of an hour, Collection normally includes an address; but this is
varied by the occasional introduction of musical, dramatic, and other pro
grams.
Student W elfare
Health
The college physician holds daily office hours at the college, where stu
dents may consult him 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.
At the time of admission each student must present a brief medical his
tory and health certificate, prepared by the family physician on a form
supplied by the college. Pertinent information about such matters as
physical reserve, unusual medical episodes, severe allergies, or psychiatric
disturbances will be especially valuable to the college Health Service. All
new students must have been successfully vaccinated against smallpox within
five years, in accordance with Pennsylvania State law.
The college physician gives physical examinations to all students at the
beginning of each year. There is close cooperation with the Departments of
Physical Education. Recommendations for limited activity are made for
those students with physical handicaps. In some cases a student may be
excused entirely from the requirements of the Physical Education Depart
ments.
The college health program includes an annual chest x-ray which is com
pulsory for all students. Should the student fail to meet his x-ray appoint
ment, he is required to have one taken at his own expense.
There are two infirmaries, one for men and one for women. The in
firmary 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.
Each student is allowed ten days care in the infirmaries per term without
charge unless the services of a special nurse are required. After ten days,
a charge of $ 2 .0 0 per day is made. Students suffering from a communicable
disease or from illness which make it necessary for them to remain in bed,
must stay in the infirmary for the period of their illness. A charge is made
for special expensive medicines and certain immunization procedures, but
ordinary medicines are furnished without cost.
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The medical and infirmary facilities of the college are available to students
injured in athletic activities or otherwise, but the college cannot assume ad
ditional financial responsibility for medical and surgical expenses arising
from accidents. Accident insurance coverage is, therefore, required for all
students participating in athletics and is recommended for all others. (For
details see p. 32.)
The college psychiatric consultants hold office hours by appointment each
week. A student may have from one to three interviews. The purpose of
this service is to be of help to all types of emotional problems.
Vocational Advising
The college provides vocational information and advice to assist students
in their choice of a career. Conferences and field trips are planned periodi
cally and interviews are arranged with prospective employers. Help is offered
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 helps edit the Swarthmore alumni magazine,
and acts as liaison for the college with all alumni and alumni groups, inter
preting to them the present plans and policies of the college.
News Office
The News Office does a two-fold job. It helps prepare the several pub
lications put out by the college known as Swarthmore College Bulletins.
These include the alumni magazine, the President’s Report, the Catalogue,
the Student Handbook, the Viewbook, and other miscellaneous issues. In
addition to this, the News Office, through the largely student operated
News Bureau, works with the press and other communications media in pub
licizing news that is of interest to the general public.
Student Advising
The Deans and their assistants hold the primary responsibility for advising
all students. However, there are many other advisers available to each
student.
Fi^h freshman is assigned to a faculty member who acts as his course
adviser until this responsibility falls to the chairman of the student’s major
department at the end of his sophomore year. Faculty members have also
been appointed as advisers for each of the men’s varsity athletic teams.
They work closely with the team, attending practice as well as all home
and away games.
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A number of junior and senior students, selected with the approval of the
faculty, serve as assistants to the faculty course advisers in helping freshmen
with their adjustment to the academic program.
Members of the senior honorary societies, Book and Key and Mortar
Board, cooperate with proctors, student advisers, and representatives of other
student organizations in helping the Deans with the placement program
conducted during freshman week. A group of upperclass women, under the
direction of the Women’s Student Government Association, serve as coun
selors for all freshman women, several counselors being assigned to each
freshman hall. There are also student proctors in each of the men’s dorm
itory sections.
Special problems may be referred by the Deans to the college physician
or to the consulting psychiatrists.
T he Student Community
Student Conduct
In general the association of men and women in academic work and social
life is to be governed by good taste and accepted practice rather than by
elaborate rules. The Society of Friends has historically been conservative in
social matters, and its influence within the college community is one of the
important factors in making Swarthmore what it is. Certain rules, however,
are of sufficient importance to deserve attention here:
1. The possession and use of liquor on the campus is forbidden, as is
drunken conduct.
2. No undergraduate may maintain an automobile while enrolled at the
College without special permission. The administration of this rule is in the
hands of a Student-Faculty committee, which authorizes cars for the use of
student organizations, and in some cases for special needs such as jobs de
pendent upon cars. Day students may use cars for commuting to College,
but special arrangements for stickers must be made for campus parking.
More detailed information may be had from the Office of the Deans.
3. It is college policy to discourage premature marriages by ruling that if
two undergraduates marry, only one may remain in college. Some exceptions
have been provided in the case of veterans and upperclass students and
information about them may be obtained from the Office of the Deans.
College rules which affect the entire college community are discussed and
formulated by the Student Affairs Committee, which is composed of mem
bers of the college administration, faculty, and student body. This com
mittee delegates to student government agencies as much authority in the
administration of rules as they responsibly accept.
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Student Council
The semi-annually elected Student Council represents the entire under
graduate community and is the chief body of student government. Its
efforts are directed toward the coordination of student activities and the
expression of student opinion in matters of college policy.
Committees of the Council include the Budget Committee, which regulates
distribution of funds to student groups; the Community Service Committee,
which administers welfare projects; the Elections Committee, which super
vises procedure in campus elections; and the Social Committee, see below.
The Curriculum Committee cooperates with a similar committee of the
faculty in the discussion of matters relating to the academic program of the
college. In addition to these, there are several joint Faculty-Student Com
mittees, whose student membership is appointed by the Council: Collection,
Cooper Foundation, Motion Pictures, Men’s Athletics and Student Affairs.
Men’s Student Government
The men students of the college are represented by the Men’s Executive
Committee, a group elected to take responsibility for specified problems
which have to do primarily with dormitory life. The Men’s Judiciary
Committee, selected by the Men’s Executive Committee, has jurisdiction over
cases where male undergraduates have violated college rules in the dormi
tories or on the campus, with the exception of the fraternity lodges. The
fraternities have established a Fraternity Judiciary Committee to enforce col
lege rules as they pertain to fraternities and fraternity lodges.
Women’s Student Government
All women students are members of the Women’s Student Government
Association, headed by an Executive Board elected to promote a great variety
of women’s interests. This board includes the officers of the Association,
the hall presidents and the chairmen of certain important committees: Con
duct, which maintains social regulations; Vocational, which assists the
women’s Vocational Director; Somerville, which arranges the program for
Somerville Day, on which alumnae are invited to return to the College, and
fosters student-alumnae relationships.
Social Committee
An extensive program of social activities is managed by the Social Com
mittee appointed by the Student Council. The program is designed to appeal
to a wide variety of interests, and is open to all students. At no time is
there any charge for college social functions.
Extra-Curricular Activities
In addition to the foregoing organizations, Swarthmore students have an
opportunity to participate in a program of extra-curricular activities wide
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enough to meet every kind of interest. No credit is given for work in such
varied fields as sculpture, play-writing, publishing the college newspaper or
playing the cello in the orchestra. However, the college encourages a stu
dent to participate in whatever activity best fits his personal talents and
inclinations, believing that satisfactory avocations are a necessary part of life
for the well-rounded individual.
In music, Professor Sorber of the Department of Modern Languages, is
supervisor of the extra-curricular musical activities. The college chorus is led
by Professor Swing, and the college orchestra by Professor Reese. There are
chamber music groups, madrigal groups, and public performances of the
musical works of students in composition. There is an excellent college
record collection, there are facilities for private practice, and there are stu
dent tickets for the Philadelphia Orchestra. The Cooper Foundation presents
a distinguished group of concerts each year.
There are faculty advisers or special instructors for the Little Theatre
Club, Print Club, the Camera Club, the Sculpture Group, the drawing and
painting groups, the creative writers, and the modern dancers. Many other
student groups for the discussion of public affairs, the integration of the
sciences, the presentation of student radio programs, and the editing of col
lege publications, conduct their own affairs with occasional advice from the
faculty.
A handbook describing more fully all these activities and many others,
written by the students themselves, can be had upon request from the Office
of the Deans.
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T
E
h e
d u ca tio n al
P
rogram
of
SWARTHMORE
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 Engineer
ing; the former, in the Divisions of the Humanities, the Social Sciences,
and Mathematics and the Natural Sciences.* Eight semesters of resident
study, which are normally completed in four years, lead to a Bachelor’s
degree.
The selection of a program will depend upon the student’s interests
and vocational plans. Programs in engineering, pre-medical courses, and
chemistry, for example, are the usual preparation for professional work in
these fields. Students planning a career in law, business, or government serv
ice find majors in the humanities or social sciences of great value.
The purpose of a liberal education, however, is not primarily to provide
vocational instruction, even though it provides the best foundation for one’s
future vocation. Its purpose is to help students fulfill their responsibilities
as citizens and grow into cultivated and well rounded individuals. A liberal
education is concerned with our cultural inheritance, the world of thought,
and the development of aesthetic, moral, and spiritual values.
It is necessary for most students to concern themselves with the problem
of making a living. But this concern should not lead them to a specializa
tion that is too early and too narrow. They still have need of broadening
the scope of their experience. Particular skills may afford readier access to
routine employment, but positions of greater responsibility will be occupied
by those who are equipped to think their way through new problems and
to conceive of their functions in a larger context of time and place. Liberal
education and vocational training may be the joint products of a common
process, and the courses here offered should be selected with this large
purpose.
For this reason, all students, during the first half of their college program,
are expected to complete the general college requirements, to choose their
major and minor subjects, and to prepare for advanced work in these sub
jects by taking certain prerequisites. Five full courses or their equivalent
in half courses constitute the normal program for each of the first two
years. Each course represents from eight to twelve hours of work a week
including class meetings, laboratory periods and individual preparation.
The program for upper class students affords a choice between two meth
ods of study: Honors Work, leading to a degree with H onors, 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
* For groupings of departments, see page 17.
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battery of eight examinations on the work of his seminars, set by 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 last two years.
At the end of his senior year he is required to pass a comprehensive examina
tion given by his major department.
The program for engineering students follows a similar basic plan, with
certain variations which are explained on page 87. Courses outside the
technical fields are spread over all four years.
In addition to scholastic requirements for graduation, all students must
meet certain standards of participation in Physical Education as set forth
in the statement of those departments (see pp. 129-131) and must attend
the Collection exercises of the college (see p. 4 6 ) .
The course advisers of freshmen and sophomores are members of the
faculty appointed by the Deans. They are assisted by a number of student
advisers. For juniors and seniors the advisers are the chairmen of their
major departments or their representatives.
Program for Freshmen and Sophomores
The curriculum for the first two years is designed primarily to contribute
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 important to
a liberal education.
1. The traditional humanistic studies— those studies through which man
learns to understand himself and his relationship to his fellows as indi
viduals, and the enduring values in human experience.
2. The social sciences— those studies through which man learns to under
stand the nature of organized society, past and present, and his relationship
to it.
3. The natural sciences— those studies through which man learns to
understand his physical environment, both organic and inorganic, outside of
his own individual and social being.
All students must include in their program:
1. One year course in the natural sciences to be selected from Physics 1-2,
Chemistry 1-2, Astronomy 1-2, Biology 1-2. By special provisions,
students may meet this requirement in 1955-56 by a course consisting of
one semester of mathematics (Mathematics 7 ) and one semester of
astronomy (Astronomy 8 ) .
2. One year course in the social sciences, either Economics 1-2 or Political
Science 1-2.
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3. Two semester courses in the humanities. Students majoring in the Di
visions of Engineering and of Mathematics and the Natural Sciences shall
select these courses from among philosophy, history, literature (English or
foreign), fine arts, music and religion. Students majoring in the Divisions
of the Humanities and the Social Sciences shall select from the same
subjects, but must include a semester course in literature (English or
foreign) and may include any course in philosophy except Philosophy 1,
which partially meets the requirement described below.
4. In addition, one year or two semester courses in departments outside the
division in which the major work is to be done. Students majoring in
the Humanities or the Social Sciences shall fulfill this requirement by
Philosophy 1 and Psychology L Students majoring in the Division of
Mathematics and the Natural Sciences may offer psychology in partial
or complete fulfillment of this requirement, as well as any introductory
course listed in the catalogue in the Divisions of the Humanities and
the Social Sciences.
In addition to these general requirements, there are the following special
requirements:
5. All students majoring in the Humanities and the Social Sciences shall
take History 1-2.
6. All students except those majoring in engineering must include in their
program sufficient work in a modern or classical language to complete
course 4 or its equivalent. This may be met in whole or in part by
secondary school preparation as measured by the appropriate achievement
test of the College Entrance Examination Board.
Not more than one year in any one department will be counted toward
the fulfillment of requirements 1-5. Students entering college with special
preparation in any one of these subjects may apply for exemption.
In addition to the requirements listed above, prerequisites must be com
pleted for the work of the last two years in major and minor subjects, 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 recom
mended 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 mod
ern, either in the original or in translation), Fine Arts, Music.
A full course in whichever social science (Economics or Political Sci
ence) is not taken in fulfillment of the general requirements.
A third half course in a natural science or a half course in Mathematics
or courses in each of these.
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It is expected that, after completion of the minimum courses in the gen
eral program of the first two years, the student will devote the remainder
of his sophomore year to preparing himself for more advanced 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 recommended courses and supporting subjects. In most
cases he is advised to take not more than one semester of work in any sub
ject 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 Achievement
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. 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 student
fulfills the requirement with a language which he begins in college, he will
need to study it for four terms. If he fulfills it with a language begun
elsewhere, his progress toward the degree of competence 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 re
quirement for admission. Additional placement tests are given when neces
sary by the Swarthmore departments of language.
Physical education is required of all students (except veterans) in the first
two years. The requirements are stated in full on p. 61 and in the state
ments of the departments of Physical Education.
Program for Juniors and Seniors
W ork
in
Course
The work of juniors and seniors in Course includes some intensive,
specialized study within a general area of interest. This comprises enoughwork in a single department (designated as a "major” ) to make an equiva
lent of four full courses. Work taken during the first two years may be
counted toward fulfillment of the major requirements but not more than
six full courses or twelve half courses may be taken in the major field.
Before graduation the student must pass a comprehensive examination in his
major subject.
A student must choose his major subject at the end of the sophomore
year, and apply formally through the Registrar to be accepted by the division
concerned. The decision will be based on an estimate of his ability in his
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major subject as well as on his record. If a student does not secure di
visional approval, he cannot be admitted to the junior class.
A student’s course adviser during his junior and senior years is the
chairman of his major department (or a member of the department desig
nated by the chairman) whose approval he must secure for his choice of
courses each semester.
In addition to major and recommended supporting 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 Academic Requirements, provided that
his record in the previous year has been satisfactory.
R eading
for
H onors
The Honors Program, initiated in 1922 by President Frank Aydelotte, is a
distinctive part of Swarthmore’s educational life. It seeks to free from the
limitations of classroom routine those students whose maturity, interest, and
capacity suit them for independent work. While the program is designedly
flexible and responsive to new needs, it has been characterized from the be
ginning by three basic elements, which taken together may be said to be the
essence of the system.
(1) Honors work involves a concentration of the student’s attention during
his last two years upon a limited and integrated field of studies. He pursues
only two subjects during a semester, thereby avoiding the fragmentation of
interest that may result from a program of four or more courses with their
daily assignments and frequent examinations. The content of the subject
matter field is correspondingly broader, permitting a wide range of reading
and investigation and demanding of the student correlations of an independ
ent and searching nature.
(2) Honors work frees the student from periodic examinations, since his
thinking is under continual scrutiny by his classmates and instructors. By
this program he undertakes to subject himself at the end of two years of
Honors work to examinations in all of the eight fields studied. In these
he is expected to demonstrate his competence in a field of knowledge rather
than simply his mastery of those facts and interpretations which his instructor
has seen fit to present. These examinations, consisting of a three-hour paper
in each field, are set by examiners from other institutions who read the
papers and then come to the campus to conduct an oral examination of each
student, in order to clarify and enlarge the basis of their judgment of his
command of his material.
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(3 )
Honors work is customarily carried on in seminars of seven students
or less or in independent projects leading to a thesis. Seminars meet once a
week, in many cases in the home of the instructor, for sessions lasting three
hours or more. The exact technique of the seminar varies with the subject
matter, but its essence is a cooperative search for truth, whether it be by
papers, discussion, or laboratory experiment. Each student has an equal
responsibility for the assimilation of the whole of the material and is cor
respondingly searching in his scrutiny of ideas presented by his fellows or
by his instructor. The student is expected to devote half of his working
time during a semester to each of his fields of study.
In practice three avenues toward an Honors degree are open:
(1 ) The standard program consists of eight subjects studied during the
last four semesters leading to examinations by the visiting examiners. In the
Divisions of the Natural Sciences and of Engineering, where there is a
heavy burden of prerequisite courses, the student may offer as few as six
fields for examination, subject to the approval of the division. The Divisions
of the Humanities and of the Social Sciences allow seven examinations in
stead of eight only in cases of clear hardship (as in the case of some transfer
students); they do not allow such remission in order to permit the student
to pursue work of elementary or intermediate level in Course or to accommo
date some unrelated subject in his program.
(2 ) Students who have a special reason to study for one or two semesters
abroad or in another American institution must take the normal number of
examinations prescribed by their division. Such programs must be worked
out in advance, since it may not be possible to provide visiting examiners
for work offered elsewhere and since instruction in some fields of the stu
dent’s choice may not be available in the other institution. In general the
student following this avenue to an Honors degree must weigh carefully
the advantage of working independently or under tutorial guidance against
the loss he incurs by missing both the stimulus and the criticism provided
by his fellows in seminar.
(3 ) Students who at the end of the sophomore year did not elect or were
not permitted to read for Honors, but whose work has subsequently shown
distinction may be encouraged to take the regular Honors examinations so
that they may receive the degree of Honors recommended by the visiting
examiners. They shall receive no remission of the number of examinations
by reason of their preparation in Course but shall be subject to the regulations
governing Honors programs of the division concerned. Such students must
before the end of the seventh semester petition the division for permission
to take the Honors examinations and must submit an acceptable list of ex
aminations which they are prepared to take.
The normal pattern in Honors programs is four seminars (or examina
tions) in the major department and two in each of two minor departments.
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No student is allowed more than four seminars in his major; in those cases
where he offers three seminars in each of two fields, one must be desig
nated as his major. While there is a general belief that two seminars in a
minor field are desirable because of the mutual reinforcement they provide,
there are by custom certain seminars which are allowed to stand alone. Thus
there is a considerable flexibility in Honors programs, each being subject to
the scrutiny of the departments and divisions in which the work is done.
A candidate for admission to Honors should consult the chairmen of his
prospective major and minor departments during the second semester of his
sophomore year and work out a program for the junior and senior years.
This proposed program must be filed in the office of the Registrar, who will
forward it to the divisions concerned. The acceptance of'the candidate by
the divisions depends in part upon the quality of his previous work as in
dicated by the grades he has received but mainly upon his apparent capacity
for assuming the responsibility of Honors work. The names of the accepted
candidates are announced later in the spring. The major department is re
sponsible for the original plan of work and for keeping in touch with the
candidate’s progress from semester to semester. The division is responsible
for approval of the original program and of any later changes in that pro
gram.
At the end of the junior year Honors students are required to take the
Honors examinations set at that time for the fields they have studied. These
trial papers, however, are read by their instructors, not by the visiting ex
aminers. On the basis of the showing made in these examinations, the
student may be advised or even required to return to Course, or he may be
warned that he continues in Honors at his own risk. Those students who
return to Course under these circumstances or for other reasons will receive
grades for the work they have done while reading for Honors, but in no
case without taking examinations over the fields covered.
At the end of the senior year the reading of the examinations and the
decision of the degree of Honors to be awarded the candidates is entirely
in the hands of the visiting examiners. Upon their recommendation, success
ful candidates are awarded the Bachelor’s Degree with Honors, with High
Honors, or with Highest Honors. 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.
P re-M edical P rogram
The pre-medical student’s program is planned and his work supervised
by the Pre-medical Advisory Committee. There is more than one program
of courses by which a student may prepare himself for admission to medical
school. In mapping out a program for each student the Committee keeps
in mind (a) the particular interest of the student, (b) the entrance require58
merits of the medical schools of the student’s choice, (c) the need for an
understanding of basic social problems and the cultivation of a sensitive
ness for the enduring values in the arts and literature, and (d ) the value
of intensive work in at least one field.
Students who plan to meet medical school requirements will ordinarily
take Biology 1-2; Chemistry 1-2, either 25 or 28-29 (some medical schools
require a full course in organic chemistry) and 2 6 ; English Composition;
Mathematics 1-2; Physics 1-2; Zoology 11 and at least one other half
course; a modern foreign language, preferably German, to a point equivalent
to the completion of course 4. The work of the junior and senior years may
be taken in 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 any department of their own
choice, or they may fulfill the requirements 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 comprehensive 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, most medical schools strongly
advise completion of four years of college.
Faculty Regulations
A ttendance
at
Classes
and
Collection
Members of the faculty will hold students responsible for regular at
tendance 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 par
ticular care in this respect and since the faculty recognizes its greater re
sponsibility 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 physician.
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.
Absences from Collection are acted upon by the Deans as instructed by
the faculty. 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 the year upon
the work of students in courses. Informal reports during the semester
take the form of comments on unsatisfactory work. At the end of each
semester formal grades are given in each course under the letter system,
by which A means excellent work, B good work, C fair work, D poor work,
and E failure. W signifies that the student has been permitted to withdraw
from the course by the Committee on Academic Requirements. X desig
nates a condition; this means that a student has done unsatisfactory work in
the first half of a year course, but by creditable work during the second half
may earn a passing grade for the full course and thereby remove his con
dition.
Inc. means that a student’s work is incomplete with respect to specific
assignments or examinations. The Faculty has voted that the grade given
in a course should incorporate a zero for any part of the course not com
pleted by the date of the final examination. The grade Incomplete should
be given only after consultation with the Registrar and only in cases in which
it can be shown that illness, military service, or the like made it impossible
for the student to complete his work before the deadline, or in cases in
which the instructor wishes to insist on the completion of the work before
giving a grade with penalties. If an Inc. is received, it must normally be
made up in the term immediately following that in which it was incurred. A
date is set at the end of the first six weeks of each term when make-up
examinations must be taken and late papers submitted. Under special cir
cumstances involving the use of laboratories or attendance at courses not im
mediately available, a student must secure permission to extend the time for
making up an incomplete until the second term following. This permission
must be given in writing and filed in the Office of the Registrar. Any not
made up within a year from the time it was imposed shall be recorded as
E, a failure which cannot be made up.
Reports are sent to parents and to students at the end of each semester.
For graduation in general courses, a C average is required; for graduation
in honors work, the recommendation of the visiting examiners.
Extra
or
F ewer C ourses
A regular student is expected to take the prescribed number of courses
in each semester. If more or fewer courses seem desirable, he should con
sult his course adviser and file a petition with the Committee on Academic
Requirements. A student who wishes to take fewer than the normal number
of courses should register for the regular program and file a petition to drop
one or more courses.
Applications involving late entrance into a course must be received within
the first two weeks of the semester. Applications involving withdrawal
from a course must be received not later than the middle of the semester.
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Examinations
Any student who is absent from an examination, announcement of which
was made in advance, shall be given an examination at another hour only
by special arrangement with the instructor in charge of the course.
No examination in absentia shall be permitted. This rule shall be in
terpreted to mean that instructors shall give examinations only at the college
and under direct departmental supervision.
Summer School W ork
Students desiring to transfer credit from a summer school are required
to obtain the endorsement of the chairman of the department concerned
before entering upon the work, and after completing the work are required
to pass an examination set by the Swarthmore department.
P hysical Education
Physical education is required of all women and non-veteran men in the
freshman and sophomore years, unless an excuse is granted by the college
physician. A minimum of three periods per week shall be required. If any
semester’s work of the first two years is failed, it shall be repeated in the
junior year. No student shall be permitted to enter his senior year with a
deficiency in physical education.
Exclusion
from
College
The college reserves the right to exclude at any time students whose con
duct or academic standing it regards as undesirable, and without assigning
any further reason therefor; in such cases fees will not be refunded or
remitted, in whole or in part, and neither the college nor any of its officers
shall be under any liability whatsoever for such exclusion.
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Requirements for Graduation
Bachelor
of
Arts
and
Bachelor
of
Science
The degree of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science are conferred
upon students who have met the following requirements for graduation:
1. The candidate must have completed eighteen full courses or ten courses
and eight seminars with an average grade of C.
2. He must have complied with the course requirements for the first two
years.
3. He must have met the requirements in the major and supporting fields
during the last two years.
4. He must have passed satisfactorily the comprehensive examinations in
his major field or met the standards set by visiting examiners for a degree
with honors.
5. He must have completed four terms of study at Swarthmore College,
two of which have been those of the senior year.
6. He must have completed the physical education requirements set forth
on page 61 and in the statements of the Physical Education Departments.
7. He must have attended the Collection exercises of the College in accord
ance with the regulations (see page 4 6 ) .
8. He must have paid all outstanding bills and returned all equipment
and library books.
Advanced Degrees
M aster
of
A rts
and
M aster
of
Science
The degree of Master of Arts or Master of Science may be conferred
subject to the following requirements:
Only students who have completed the work for the Bachelor’s degree
with some distinction, either at Swarthmore or at another institution of
satisfactory standing, shall be admitted as candidates for the Master’s degree
at Swarthmore.
The candidate’s record and a detailed program setting forth the aim of
the work to be pursued shall be submitted, with a recommendation from
the department or departments concerned, to the Committee on the Master’s
Degree. If accepted by the Committee, the candidate’s name shall be re
ported to the faculty at or before the first faculty meeting of the year in
which the candiate is to begin his work.
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The requirements for the Master’s degree shall include the equivalent
of a full year’s work of graduate character. This work may be done in
courses, seminars, reading courses, regular conferences with members of
the faculty, or research. The work may be done in one department or in two
related departments. The catalogue statements of departments which offer
graduate work indicate the courses or seminars which may be taken for
this purpose.
A candidate for the Master’s degree shall be required to pass an examina
tion conducted by the department or departments in which his work was
done. He shall be examined by outside examiners, provided that, where
this procedure is not practicable, exceptions may be made by the Committee
on the Master’s Degree. The department or departments concerned, on the
basis of the reports of the outside examiners, together with the reports of
the student’s resident instructors, shall make recommendations to the faculty
for the award of the degree.
At the option of the department or departments concerned, a thesis may
be required as part of the work for the degree.
A candidate for the Master’s degree will be expected to show before ad
mission to candidacy a competence in those languages deemed by his depart
ment or departments most essential for his field of research. Detailed
language requirements will be indicated in the announcements of departments
which admit candidates for the degree.
The tuition fee for graduate students who are candidates for the Master’s
degree is $600 per year, and the general fee for these students is $25 per
semester.
A dvanced E ngineering D egrees
The advanced degrees of Mechanical'Engineer (M .E .), Electrical Engineer
(E .E .), and Civil Engineer (C .E .), may be obtained by graduates who
have received their Bachelor’s degree in Engineering upon fulfilling the
requirements given below:
1. The candidate must have been engaged in engineering work for five
years since receiving his first degree.
2. He must have had charge of engineering work and must be in a
position of responsibility and trust at the time of application.
3. He must make application and submit an outline of the thesis he ex
pects to present, one full year before the advanced degree is to be conferred.
4. The thesis must be submitted for approval one calendar month before
the time of granting the degree.
5. Every candidate shall pay a registration fee of $5 and an additional
fee of $20 when the degree is conferred.
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Awards and Frizes
The J ohn W . N ason Award, a gift of a friend of the College in honor
of the Eighth President, is presented, normally at Commencement, to one or
more members of the total staff of the College, or to members of their fam
ilies, who have made a distinctive contribution, beyond the scope of their
normal duties, to the life of the College community. The Award is made by
the Instruction and Libraries Committee of the Board of Managers upon the
advice of the President of the College and consists of a formal citation and
a monetary award of $1,000.
The I vy Award F und was created by a gift from Owen Moon, ’94. The
income of the fund is placed in the hands of the faculty for award on Com
mencement Day to a male member of the graduating class. The qualifica
tions for the Ivy Award are similar to those for the Rhodes Scholarships
and include (a) qualities of manhood, force of character, and leadership;
(b ) literary and scholastic ability and attainments. These have been phrased
by the donor in the words "leadership based upon character and scholarship.”
The O ak L eaf A ward was established by David Dwight Rowlands of
the Class of 1909. It was later permanently endowed in memory of him by
Hazel C. Rowlands, ’07, and Caroline A. Lukens, ’98. The award is made
by the faculty each year to the woman member of the Senior Class who is
outstanding for loyalty, scholarship and service.
The M cCabe Engineering A ward, founded by Thomas B. McCabe,
1915, is to be presented each year to the outstanding engineering student
in the Senior Class. The recipient is chosen by a committee of the faculty
of the division of Engineering.
The Crane Prize , a memorial to Charles E. Crane, Jr., of the Class of
1936, is an award of about $20, given for the purchase of philosophical
books, and presented annually to the junior who, in the opinion of the
department, has done the best work in Philosophy and Psychology.
The A. Edward N ewton Library P rize of $50, endowed by A. Edward
Newton, to make permanent the Library Prize first established by W . W .
Thayer, is awarded annually to that undergraduate who, in the opinion of
the Committee of Award, shows the best and most intelligently chosen col
lection of books upon any subject. Particular emphasis is laid in the award
not merely upon the size of the collection but also upon the skill with which
the books are selected and upon the owner’s knowledge of their subjectmatter.
The K atherine B. Sicard P rize of $5, endowed by the Delta Gamma
Fraternity in memory of Katherine B. Sicard, ’34, is awarded annually
to the freshman woman who, in the opinion of the department, shows great
est proficiency in English.
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W harton Hall, a Dormitory for M en
W orth Dormitory for W om en
M artin Biological Laboratory
Trotter Hall
P ublic Speaking Contests. Prizes for annual contests in public speak
ing are provided as follows: The E lla Frances B unting Extemporary
Speaking F und awards prizes totaling $45 for the best extemporaneous
short speeches. The O w en M oon F und provides the Delta Upsilon
Speaking Contest prizes totalling $25 for the best prepared speeches on
topics of current interest.
The W illiam P lummer P otter P ublic Speaking F und was estab
lished in 1907. The income of the fund is used to sponsor three different
annual contests: (1 ) the Potter Public Speaking Contest prizes totalling
$100.00, (2 ) the Potter Poetry Contest, $50.00, (3 ) the One-Act Play Con
test, $50.00. The Potter Fund has also been used to establish a collection of
dramatic and poetic records.
The Lois M orrell P oetry Award, given by her parents in memory of
Lois Morrell of the Class of 1946, goes to that student who, in the opinion
of the faculty, submits the best original poem in the annual competition for
the award. The award, consisting of $100, is made in the spring of the
year. All entries should be submitted by April 1.
The J ohn R ussell H ayes P oetry P rizes, of approximately $25 for a
first prize and $15 for a second prize, are offered for the best original poem
or for a translation from any language. Manuscripts should be ready by
April 1 of each year.
Fellowships
Three fellowships are awarded annually by the faculty, on recommendation
of the Committee on Fellowships, to graduates of the college for the pursuit
of advanced work under the direction of the faculty or with their approval.
Applications for fellowships must be in the hands of the committee by April
15. Applicants for any one of these fellowships will be considered for the
others as well.
These three fellowships are:
The H annah A. Leedom Fellowship of $500, founded by the bequest
of Hannah A. Leedom.
The J oshua Lippincott F ellowship of $600, founded by Howard W .
Lippincott, of the Class of 1875, in memory of his father.
The Joh n Lockwood M emorial F ellowship of $600, founded by the
bequest of Lydia A. Lockwood, New York, in memory of her brother, John
Lockwood. It was the wish of the donor that the fellowship be awarded
to a member of the Society of Friends.
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Four other fellowships are open to graduates of Swarthmore College
under the conditions described below:
The Lucretia M ott F ellowship , founded by the Somerville Literary
Society and sustained by the contribution of its life members, has yielded
an annual income since its foundation of $525. It is awarded each year
by a committee of the faculty (selected by the society), with the concur
rence of the life members of the society, to a young woman graduate of
that year who is to pursue advanced study at some other institution approved
by this committee.
The M artha E. T yson F ellowship , founded by the Somerville Literary
Society in 1913, is sustained by the contributions of life members of the
society and yields an income of $500 or more. It is awarded biennially by a
joint committee of the faculty and the society (elected by the society) with
the concurrence of the life members of the society to a woman graduate
of Swarthmore College, who has entered or plans to enter elementary or
secondary school work. The recipient of the award is to pursue a course
of study fitting her for more efficient work in an institution approved by the
Committee of Award.
Sigma X i R esearch Fellowship. The Swarthmore Chapter of Sigma
X i appoints, from time to time, as funds are available, Fellows with re
search grants with a maximum value of $1,000. The holders of this fellow
ship are usually associates of the chapter who have shown conspicuous ability
in graduate studies. The purpose of the chapter in awarding these fellow
ships is to relieve worthy- students from teaching and other distracting
duties so that they may concentrate as much as possible upon their research.
Applications for these fellowships should be made to the secretary of the
chapter not later than the middle of March. Appointments will be an
nounced about the middle of April.
The Phi B e t a K appa Fellowship of $ 1 5 0 , founded by the Swarthmore
Chapter of the national honor fraternity, is awarded each year at the dis
cretion of the Committee on Fellowships on the basis of intellectual distinc
tion to a member of the senior class who proposes to pursue graduate study
and scholarly work.
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Co
u r ses
N umbering
of
of
In
C ourses
str uc tio n
and
Seminars
A system of uniform numbering is used in all departments.
numbered as follows:
1 to
Courses are
9— introductory courses
11 to 49— other courses open to students of all classes
51 to 69— advanced courses limited to juniors and seniors
101 to 199— seminars for honors students and graduate students
Full courses the numbers of which are joined by a hyphen (e. g., 1-2)
must be continued for the entire year;
semester’s work only.
credit is not given for the first
Astronomy
Professor: P eter
I nstructor
and
K amp , Chairman and Director of
Sprout Observatory
van de
R esearch A ssociate: A rne A. W yller
R esearch A ssociate: Sarah L. Lippincott
R esearch A ssistant: Laurence W. Fredrick
Astronomy deals with the nature of the universe about us and the methods employed
to discover the laws underlying the observed phenomena. The elementary courses
present the problems in broad outlines and trace the growth of our knowledge of the
facts and the development of more comprehensive theories. The advanced courses con
sider some of these problems in detail; the order in which they may be taken depends
upon the extent of the student’s mastery of mathematics and physics.
The principal instrument of the Sproul Observatory is the twenty-four-inch visual
refractor of thirty-six-foot focal length, used almost exclusively for photography. The
instrument has been in continuous operation since 1912 and provides a valuable and
steadily expanding collection of photographs. A number of measuring and calculating
machines are available for the measurement and reduction of the photographs. The
principal program of the Observatory is an accurate study of the distances, motions
and masses of the nearer stellar systems.
Advanced study in conjunction with the research program of the Observatory may
be arranged in consultation with the Director of the Sproul Observatory. The Students’
Observatory contains a six-inch visual refractor, a nine-inch photographic telescope, and
a transit instrument. The Sproul Observatory is open to visitors on the second and
fourth Tuesday nights of each month, except those Tuesday nights that fall in a vaca
tion period. Visitors thus have an opportunity of seeing, in the course of a year, many
celestial objects of various types.
1-2. D escriptive Astronomy. Mr. van de Kamp.
F u ll C ourse
These courses provide an introduction to the methods and results of astronomy.
Fundamental notions of physics 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.
8. Introduction to Astronomy. Mr. Wyller.
Spring Sem ester
This course is designed to give the student an acquaintance with some of the
problems in astronomy, the methods of investigation, and results obtained. Em
phasis is placed on the overlapping of astronomy and the other sciences. Those
planning to take additional work in astronomy should enroll in Astronomy 1-2.
Three class periods each week.
11. D ouble Stars. Mr. van de Kamp.
The two body problem. Theory and observational technique of visual, spec
troscopic and eclipsing binaries. Special attention is given to the photographic
study of both resolved and unresolved astrometric binaries. The masses of binary
components and o f unseen companions.
Prerequisite: Mathematics 11-12.
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12. Photographic Astrometry. Mr. van de Kamp.
The long-focus refractor. Photographic technique, measurement and reduction
of photographic plates. Choice of reference stars. Attainable accuracy. Appli
cation to the problems of parallax, proper motion, mass-ratio, and perturbations.
Resolved and unresolved astrometric binaries; orbital analyses.
Prerequisites: Mathematics 1-2, and Astronomy 1-2.
13. I ntroductory Astrophysics.
Mr. Wyller.
Selected topics in atomic physics and theoiy of radiation with subsequent appli
cations to the problems of absorption lines and radiative transfer in steller
atmospheres.
Prerequisites: Mathematics 11-12.
■14. G alactic and Extragalactic Structure . Mr. van de Kamp. Spring Sem ester
Fundamental data. Interstellar matter, nebulae, stars. Variable stars. Structure
and rotation of the galactic system. Extragalactic objects. The concept of popu
lations. Age, origin and evolution of the universe.
Prerequisites: Mathematics 1-2 and Astronomy 1-2.
Students who intend to pursue astronomy as a major subject in course should
have Astronomy 1-2 during the freshman or sophomore year; advanced courses in
Astronomy selected from the list given above, combined with work in mathematics,
constitute the further requirement.
H onors Seminars
in
A stronomy
Prerequisites for admission to honors seminars in Astronomy, either as a major or as
a minor, are the completion of the following courses: Mathematics 11-12, Astronomy
1-2, a course in general Physics, reading knowledge of French or German.
101. D ouble Stars.
102. Photographic Astrometry.
103. Astrophysics.
104. G alactic and Extragalactic Structure.
105. E clipsing B inaries.
106. O ptics (I dentical with Physics 101).
G raduate W ork
In conformity with the general regulations for work leading to the Master’s degree
(see page 6 2 ), this department offers the possibility for graduate work.
Candidates for the Master’s degree will normally take four honors seminars, selected
from those listed in astronomy, mathematics or physics, in consultation^ with the
faculty member under whose direction the work is to be done. A thesis may be
substituted for one of the seminars.
Candidates for the Master’s degree must have a good reading knowledge of two
modern languages.
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Biology
Professor: Robert K. Enders, Chairman
A ssociate Professors: Launce J. Flemister
L uzerne G. Livingston
N orman A. M edmkoth
N eal A. W eber f
A ssistant Professor: K urt K. Bohnsack
Instructor : W illiam C. D enison
Lecturer : Sarah C. Flemister
Through its elementary course, the Department of Biology introduces the student
to a comprehensive view of those principles, problems and phenomena common to all
organisms, with animals and plants interpreted on a comparative basis. The advanced
courses in the Biological Sciences (except Genetics) deal specifically with plant biology
(botany), or animal biology (zoology) and are listed under these respective headings.
Following the broad review of the plant and animal kingdoms as given in the course
in general biology, advanced work is taken up in two different ways: first, specific
aspects of the broad subjects are treated in a comparative manner as in anatomy and
physiology; second, broader aspects of a specific subject are treated as in entomology,
parasitology, embryology, genetics and developmental plant anatomy. The structural
and functional consideration is extended to include problems of interdependence of
organisms in the structure and function of plant and animal societies and the influence
of physical, chemical and biological factors in the survival of those societies.
R equirements
for
M ajors
in
Course
A student may major in biology, botany, or zoology. Students in course should
include the following supporting subjects in their programs, in addition to the four
full courses in their major subject: chemistry, including one semester in organic
chemistry, one course in physics, one course in mathematics and a modern language
(German preferred) through course 4. These courses are required for majors in
botany or zoology. The program for biology majors may be modified, but any program
must be approved in advance by the department.
Biology
1-2. G eneral Biology.
Staff.
F u ll C ourse
An introduction to the study of living things. A consideration of the properties
of protoplasm and the structure of the cell; a brief survey of living forms, both
plant and animal. The methods by which animals and plants maintain themselves,
grow and reproduce, and a discussion of the mechanism of heredity. Some time
will be devoted to the interrelationships of plants and animals in communities,
and the place of man in the whole structure. Evidence for and against theories of
evolution will be discussed.
Two lectures and one discussion period, one three-hour laboratory per week.
Credit is not given for a single semester of this course.
t Absent on leave, 1955-56.
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20. G enetics. Mr. Denison.
Spring Sem ester
A study of the fundamental principles of inheritance as they apply to living
organisms generally. The course includes a detailed consideration of the principles
of M p n d d ian inheritance, an analysis of the underlying chromosomal mechanisms,
the gene theory, and the relationship of the principles of genetics to evolution, to
plant and animal improvement, and to man.
Three lectures per week, with assigned problems and laboratory and/or library
projects in lieu of formally organized laboratory work.
Prerequisite: Biology 1-2.
Botany
16. D evelopmental Plant Anatomy. Mr. Livingston.
A lternate Y ears, Spring Sem ester
The fundamentals of anatomy of seed plants approached from a developmental
standpoint. The structure and behavior of meristems, problems and processes of
differentiation, and a detailed analysis of cellular, tissue and organ structure in
higher plants.
Two lectures and two three-hour laboratory periods per week.
Prerequisite: Biology 1-2.
18. Survey of the Plant K ingdom.
A comparative
fungi, mosses,
ular attention
standpoints o f
Mr. Livingston.
A lternate Y ears, F a ll Sem ester
study of the structure, reproduction, and life habits of the algae,
and lower vascular plants from a phylogenetic viewpoint. Partic
is given to current concepts of evolutionary relationship from the
both comparative morphology and paleobotanical evidence.
Two lectures and two laboratories or field trips per week.
Prerequisite: Biology 1-2.
67. Plant Physiology. Mr. Livingston.
A ltern ate Y ears, Spring Sem ester
An integrated study of the physiological processes of higher plants, including
general cellular physiology, water relations, mineral nutrition, enzyme action,
photosynthesis, metabolic processes, translocation, the physiology of growth and
development, and related topics.
Two lectures, one discussion period, and one laboraotry period per week.
Prerequisites:
Biology 1-2, Chemistry 1-2, Organic Chemistry desirable.
68. B iology of B acteria. Mr. Livingston.
A lternate Y ears, F a ll Sem ester
An approach to the study of bacteriology with principal emphasis on the con
sideration of bacteria as organisms, rather than as causative agents of disease, etc.
The morphology, physiology and biochemistry, and classification of bacteria.
Two lectures and two laboratory periods per week.
Prerequisites:
Biology 1-2, Chemistry 1-2, Organic Chemistry desirable.
69. T axonomy of Seed Plants. Mr. Livingston.
A lternate Y ears, Spring Sem ester
A study of the classification and evolutionary relationships of seed plants, includ
ing a detailed consideration of the characteristics of the more important families
of flowering plants. A study of the methods of identification and recognition of
the local flora, both native and horticultural.
Two lectures and two laboratories or field trips per week.
Prerequisite: Biology 1-2.
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Honors W ork
The seminars given each year vary according to the choices of the students and the
convenience of the department.
111. Plant Physiology.
An extension o f the area covered in course 67, with particular emphasis on a
critical study of original sources, both classical and current. The seminar discus
sion is accompanied by a full day of laboratory work each week.
112. Problems of G rowth and D evelopment.
A correlated anatomical and physiological approach to developmental plant an
atomy and morphogenesis. The seminar discussion is accompanied by a full day
of laboratory work each week.
113. G enetics.
An extension of the area covered in course 20, with particular emphasis on cur
rent research in the field of inheritance in all its aspects. The seminar discussion
is accompanied by a full day of laboratory work each week.
114. T axonomy and D istribution of F lowering P lants.
An extension of the area covered in course 69, integrated with a study of plant
geography and distribution. Seminar discussions and field work, supplemented by
laboratory work.
Zoology
11. Comparative V ertebrate Anatomy. Mr. Meinkoth.
F a ll Sem ester
This course normally follows General Biology. It deals with the comparative
and unique aspects of the anatomy of the integument, skeleton, muscular, digestive,
respiratory, circulatory, excretory, reproductive and nervous systems of the various
vertebrate types. Classification, phylogeny and adaptive radiation are considered
with stress placed on anatomical adaptations to the various habitats. The protochordates, lamprey, dogfish, necturus and cat are studied as representative forms
in the laboratory. The course has three lecture and two laboratory meetings per
week. This course is among those required by medical schools.
12. E lementary Physiology.
M r. Flemister.
Spring Sem ester
A general consideration of the functional processes in animals with emphasis
placed on mammals and other vertebrates. The aspects of adaptation o f the
animal to environmental stress are treated in such a way as to serve the
individual student’s area of concentration. In preparation the introductory
course in Biology is desirable. Two lectures, one conference and one laboratory
period per week.
51. Histology. Mrs. Flemister.
F a ll Sem ester
This course consists of a detailed study of the microscopic structure of vertebrate
tissues, together with the functions of such tissues. In the laboratory the student
examines both prepared and living material, and becomes familiar with the prin
ciples of microtechniques. Three lectures and two laboratory periods per week.
Prerequisites: 1-2, 11.
52. Embryology. Mrs. Flemister.
Spring Sem ester
A study of development of vertebrate anatomy. The lectures are concerned with
an investigation of the events which precede development, an analysis of the
development processes, and a brief survey of the contributions of the field of ex
perimental embryology. Laboratory periods are devoted to the embryology of the
frog, chick and pig. Three lectures and two laboratory periods per week.
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53. Entomology. Mr. Bohnsack.
Spring Sem ester
The study of insects and their relatives, their morphological and physiological
adaptations and their effect on man. Each student will prepare a study collection
from field trips.
54. B iology of Parasitism. Mr. Meinkoth.
A lternate Y ears, Spring Sem ester
A consideration of parasitology with reference to evolution and adaptation to the
parasitic habit. Surveys are made of parasites in native animals. Classification,
life cycles and epidemiology are reviewed.
Prerequisite: 11 Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy.
55. Field Zoology.
Emphasis is on
relationships to
will be done on
Mr. Bohnsack.
F a ll Sem ester
the living animals as they occur in nature, their systematics,
the environment, habits and distribution. Most of the work
field trips.
56. I nvertebrate Z oology. Mr. Meinkoth.
A lternate Y ears, F a ll Sem ester
A course designed to acquaint the student with the fundamenal morphology,
classification, phylogeny and special problems of the invertebrate phyla.
Three lectures and two laboratories per week. Occasional field trips.
Prerequisite: 11 Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy.
57. Comparative Physiology. Mr. Flemister.
F a ll Sem ester
A course of lectures and laboratory experiments treating functional processes
from the standpoint of adaptation of the animal to its environment. These
processes in representative animals are’compared in order to follow their elabora
tion from the more general to the more specialized.
Two lectures, one conference and two laboratory periods per week.
Prerequisites: Comparative Anatomy and Organic Chemsitry.
58. Physiological Ecology. Mr. Flemister.
Spring Sem ester
A course of lectures, discussions and experiments concerning the physiological
adaptations of representative animals to environmental stress. Requirements and
availability of optimum conditions of temperature, oxygen, food-stuffs and the
maintenance of ionic independence are critically appraised.
Two lectures, one conference and two laboratory periods per week.
Prerequisite: 57 Comparative Physiology. Offered Spring term of even years.
61. B iology for Seniors. Mr. Enders.
Spring Sem ester
A course designed to integrate the student’s knowledge in abstract sciences with
living animals, both captive and wild, and to give an apportunity to work on
some phase of Biology of interest to him.
63, 64. Special T opics. Staff.
F u ll or H a lf C ourse
For advanced students. Open to those who, on account of fitness, have arranged
a program of special work in the department.
70-71. F undamentals of Systematics. Academy of Natural Sciences.
This course presents the study of variation, speciation, and the evolution of tax^
onomic categories. It acquaints the student with the use of the methods and tech
niques of cytology, genetics, statistics, and plant and animal distribution in solving
taxonomy problems. Each student will attack an individual problem in the
taxonomy of some group of plants or animals.
One hour lecture, 4 hours laboratory. Saturdays 8-1.
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H onors W ork
Honors students majoring in Zoology must take four seminars in the department
and a minor of two seminars in another department within the division. Some freedom
is offered in the selection of the two seminars, or four half courses, which normally
would fulfill a second minor.
Students anticipating an honors program in Zoology must complete in the first
two and a half years the following: Biology 1-2 and Zoology 11, Chemistry 1-2
and Chemistry 25, Mathematics 1-2, and Physics 1-2. In addition, the following must
be completed before admission to Honors to qualify for a minor in the departments
indicated: Mathematics: Mathematics 11-12; Physics: Mathematics 11-12 and
Physics 11-12; Psychology: Psychology 1, 2, and 3; Chemistry: Mathematics 11-12.
A minor in Chemistry is fulfilled by the completion of Chemistry 55-56 and Chem
istry 61-62 during the junior year and the submission of these two as papers for
external examination.
Prerequisites for students in the Honors Program with a minor in Zoology consist
of three half courses in Biology and Zoology (including 1-2). In addition, 104
requires a full course in Physics and a half course in Organic Chemistry.
Sem inars: The following seminars prepare students for examinations for a degree
with Honors.
101. B iology of Parasitism. Mr. Meinkoth.
An intensified version of course 54 with emphasis on individual student projects,
and an acquaintance with both the classic problems and the current literature deal
ing with the phenomenon of parasitism.
102. Cytology. Mrs. Flemister.
A study of the structure and function of the cell. Living material will be ex
amined and the modern microscopical techniques employed in the laboratory.
103. Embryology. Mr. Enders.
An analysis of reproduction and development. The laboratory work includes
individual projects by the students, a study of developmental anatomy of the chick,
pig and frog, and the observation of living material under normal and
experimental conditions.
104. Comparative Physiology. Mr. Flemister.
An intensive consideration of the physical and chemical phenomena underlying
the function of animals. A comparative approach is maintained in order to
consider the progression from more general to the more specialized adjustments,
acclimatizations and adaptations of animals to physical, chemical and biological
stresses in the environment. The terminal portion of the laboratory program is
devoted to the pursuit of original, independent work by the student. Prerequisites
for this seminar are courses in Comparative Anatomy and Organic Chemistry.
Offered in the Fall term.
106. E ntomology. Mr. Bohnsack.
Following a survey of insects in general, a detailed study of one aspect of the
field will be undertaken. This will involve use of a scientific library and inde
pendent work on one topic.
107. I nvertebrate Zoology.
A study of the morphology, taxonomy, natural history, distribution and adapta
tion of invertebrate phyla with special emphasis on evolutionary trends, ecological
relations, and problems peculiar to each group.
110. Special T opics. The Staff.
Open to students who, having satisfied all requirements, desire further work in
the department. Frequently this will include acting as junior assistants in the
research of staff members.
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Chemistry
P r o f e s s o r s : E dw ard H . C o x ,
W
alter
Chairman
B . K e ig h t o n , J r .
A s s o c ia t e P r o f e s s o r s : D
uncan
G . F o ster
G i l b e r t P . H a ig h t , J r .
A s s is t a n t P r o f e s s o r : E d w a r d A . F e h n e l
The aim of the Department o f Chemistry is to provide a sound training in the
fundamental theories and basic techniques of the science rather than to deal with
specialized branches of the subject.
Both lecture and seminar approaches are used in presenting the subject matter.
The techniques and practices of the science are dealt with during the laboratory
periods. Usually the seminar and course laboratory periods last from three to four
hours.
The various courses and seminar offerings are designed to meet the needs of three
classes of students:
1. Students with a primary interest in the humanities or social sciences, who turn
to chemistry as a scientific study of general educational value. Chemistry 1, 2
offers training in the scientific approach to problems, experience with the lab
oratory method of investigation, and a presentation of some of the major intellec
tual achievements of chemistry.
2. Students who seek training in chemistry as a supplement to their study of astron
omy, botany, engineering, mathematics, medicine, physics, or zoology. These
students should consult with their major department and with the chemistry
department concerning the chemistry courses most suitable to their needs.
3. Students who consider chemistry their major interest. These students will take
Chemisry 1, 2 and Mathematics 4, 2 in their freshman year; Chemistry 28 and
29, Mathematics 11, 12 and Physics 1, 2 in their sophomore year; Chemistry 26,
27 in their junior year, and Chemistry 61, 62 in their senior year. Some students
interested in chemistry as a scientific study of general educational value, but with
no intention of pursuing chemistry as a profession, will find these basic courses
sufficient for their needs. Others, including those who expect to practice chem
istry as a profession, will take, in addition to the above courses, Mathematics 51,
52 and Physics 11, 12 in their junior year, and in the senior year, Chemistry 56
and 65. This latter curriculum— together with the general college requirements
outlined on pages 52 to 56— satisfy the minimum requirements of the American
Chemical Society for professional training in chemistry. M ajor students are ex
pected to have a reading knowledge of German before graduation.*
* Students who have completed the foreign language requirement in another language may
satisfy this requirement by taking German 7-8.
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1. I ntroductory Chemistry . M r. Haight and Staff.
F a ll Sem ester
A study of the central concepts and basic principles of chemistry, including atomic
■theory, kinetic-molecular theory, atomic structure, the kinds of chemical change
and the laws governing them. The Chemistry of the non-metals will be intro
duced. No previous training in chemistry required. Students who enter col
lege with exceptional training in chemistry are encouraged to take a placement
examination during freshman orientation week. If found to be sufficiently well
prepared they may omit Chemistry 1 and start with Chemistry 2 in the spring
term.
One semester. Prerequisite for all other courses in Chemistry.
Three lectures or recitations and one laboratory period weekly.
2. I ntroductory Chemistry . Mr. Haight and Staff.
Spring Sem ester
This course is a continuation of Chemistry 1, with particular attention to the
development and application of the principles studied in Chemistry 1. Emphasis
will be laid on the use of the periodic classification of the elements and the
chemistry of the metallic elements. The laboratory will be given over to the
application of the principles o f chemical equilibrium to qualitative analysis.
One semester. Prerequisite: Chemistry 1.
Three lectures or recitations and one laboratory period weekly.
11. E lementary Physical Chemistry .
Mr. Keighton.
F a ll Sem ester
This is a one-semester course dealing with elementary kinetics, equilibrium, the
chemistry of solutions and the colloidal state. This course is terminal, designed
for students who are not majoring in chemistry or who do not require the
more intensive study of physical chemistry provided by Chemistry 61-62.
One semester. Prerequisite: Chemistry 2, Mathematics 2.
Three lectures or recitations weekly.
25. Organic Chemistry Survey. Mr. Cox.
Spring Sem ester
A one-semester survey of the field of organic chemistry with special emphasis
on nomenclature, structural relationships and general reactions of the more im
portant classes of aliphatic and aromatic compounds. No attempt is made to
solve intricate problems in syntheses. This course is terminal, designed for
students who are not majoring in chemistry or for students who do not require
the more intensive study of organic chemistry provided by Chemistry 28-29.
One semester. Prerequisite: Chemistry 2.
Two lectures, one conference and one laboratory period weekly.
26. Quantitative Analysis I. M r. Foster.
F a ll Sem ester
The theory and practice of volumetric analysis. Acid-base, oxidation-reduction,
precipitation and complex formation methods are studied, and the application
of the laws of chemical equilibrium to analytical methods. Laboratory work
consists in the analysis of unknowns illustrating these principles.
This course may be taken as a terminal course by students for whom only one
semester of analytical chemistry is required (e. g., pre-medical students).
One semester. Prerequisite: Chemistry 2.
Two lectures or conferences and two laboratory periods weekly.
27. Q uantitative Analysis II. Mr. Foster.
Spring Sem ester
The theory and practice of gravimetric analysis. Separation methods, coprecipi
tation, electrolysis, photometry, some aspects of instrumentation and an intro
duction to gas analytical methods are studied, with illustrative unknowns and
laboratory exercises.
One semester. Prerequisite: Chemistry 26.
Two lectures or conferences and two laboratory periods weekly.
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28-29. Organic Chemistry . Mr. Cox and M r. Fehnel.
F u ll C ourse
This course is designed for chemistry majors and others who require more thor
ough training in the principles and practice of organic chemistry than is given by
Chemistry 25. It is a prerequisite for admission to the Honors Seminar in Organic
Chemistry. The first semester is devoted largely to a consideration of aliphatic
compounds and the second to aromatic compounds. In addition, some elementary
aspects of the chemistry of alicyclic and heterocyclic compounds, biologically in
teresting materials, dyes and plastics are included. Synthetic methods in organic
chemistry are emphasized.
Two semesters.
Prerequisite:
Chemistry 2.
Three lectures and one laboratory period weekly.
56. Advanced Organic Chemistry . Mr. Fehnel.
F a ll Sem ester
Selected topics in organic chemistry, including resonance theory, reaction mechan
isms, molecular rearrangements, free radicals and other topics of current inter
est. The laboratory periods are devoted to qualitative organic analysis and_ to
library and problem work in connection with the identification and characterization
of organic compounds.
One semester.
Prerequisite: Chemistry 29 with a minimum grade of C.
Three lectures or conferences and two laboratory periods weekly.
61-62. Physical Chemistry . Mr. Keighton.
F u ll C ourse
The principles of theoretical chemistry are studied and a number of numerical
exercises are worked; the gaseous, liquid and solid states, solutions, colloids,
elementary thermodynamics, chemical equilibria, electrochemistry, the kinetics
of chemical reactions. In the laboratory the student uses a variety of physicalchemistry apparatus.
Prerequisites: Quantitative analysis, calculus, and general physics.
Three lectures and one laboratory period weekly.
65. Advanced I norganic Chemistry . M r. Haight.
Spring Sem ester
The periodic classification of elements is studied from the point o f view of
correlation of structure and properties. Consideration is given to such topics
as atomic and molecular structure, coordination complexes, metal carbonyls,
intermetallic and interstitial compounds, modern concepts of acids and bases,
chemistry of the transition metals and rare earths and other phases of inorganic
chemistry.
One semester.
Prerequisite: Chemistry 61 either previously or concurrently.
Three lectures or conferences weekly.
69. Special T opics. Staff.
F a ll and Spring Sem esters
An elective half-course which provides an opportunity for qualified advanced
students to undertake original investigations in the field of chemistry. The course
is designed to give the student practical experience in the application of the
scientific method to the solution of a research problem, to develop facility in the
use of advanced laboratory techniques, and to stimulate interest in current devel
opments in chemical research. A thesis is required in lieu of a final examination.
Students who propose to take this course should consult the appropriate instructor.
One semester.
Approximately ten hours of laboratory and three conferences weekly.
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H onors W ork
Before admission to honors work the chemistry major will have completed Chem
istry 1, 2, 28, 29, Mathematics 1, 2, 11, 12, and Physics 1, 2. The honors program
includes Chemistry 101, 105 in the junior year and Chemistry 102 or 107, 106 in the
senior year, with four other seminars usually in biology, mathematics, or physics.
101. Physical Chemistry. Mr. Keighton.
Spring Sem ester
The gaseous, liquid, and solid states, solutions, colloids, elementary thermo
dynamics, chemical equilibria, electrochemistry, the kinetics of chemical reactions.
Prerequisites: Quantitative analysis, calculus, and general physics.
One four-hour seminar and one eight-hour laboratory period weekly for one
semester.
Course 61-62 may in special cases be used in preparation for the honors ex
aminations.
102. Advanced Physical Chemistry . Mr. Keighton.
Spring Sem ester
Topics such as the following: thermodynamics, the Debye-Huckel theory of
strong electrolytes, the structure of matter, chemical kinetics including photo
chemistry and acid-base catalysis.
Prerequisite: Physical Chemistry 61-62, or 101.
One four-hour seminar and one eight-hour laboratory period weekly.
105. Q uantitative Analysis . Mr. Foster.
F a ll Sem ester
Essentially the content of courses 26 and 27, designed to prepare honors candi
dates for an honors examination.
Prerequisite: Chemistry 2.
One seminar and twelve hours of laboratory weekly.
F a ll Sem ester
106. Advanced Organic Chemistry . M r. Fehnel.
A more intensive study of the same general area covered in Chemistry 56, ineluding laboratory work in qualitative organic analysis.
Prerequisite: Chemistry 29.
One seminar and one six hour laboratory period weekly.
107. Advanced Inorganic Chemistry. Mr. Haight.
Spring Sem ester
A more intensive study of the same general area covered in Chemistry 65.
Prerequisite:
Physical Chemistry either previously or concurrently.
One seminar and six hours of laboratory weekly.
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Classics
Professors: L. R. Shero , Chairman *
Susan P. Cobbs
A ssociate Professor: H elen F. N orth , Acting Chairman, 1st Semester
The Department of Classics offers courses in Greek and Latin that are designed to
develop a capacity for the fruitful study of works written in those languages. A
knowledge of Greek is particularly valuable for students of modern literature, phi
losophy, or the Christian religion; a knowledge of Latin, for students of the romance
languages, mediaeval history, or law. Study in either field is helpful for the broad
ening and deepening of a student’s educational experience.
Another group of courses (numbered from 31 on) deals with the history of the
Greeks and Romans and with various aspects of their culture that have been of special
significance for the modern world. These courses presuppose no knowledge of the
Greek or Latin languages and are open without prerequisites to all students.
R equirements
and
R ecommendations
for
M ajors
Greek or Latin may be offered as the major subject either in course or in honors
work. M ajor students in course are normally required to complete during the first
two years either Intermediate Greek (course 11-12) or Introduction to Latin Literature
(course 11-12). Both of these courses are prerequisite for honors seminars for a
major student and one of them for honors seminars for a minor student. The course
in Ethics (Philosophy 11) and a course in the history of either Greek or Rome are
also recommended for major students either in Course or in Honors work.
M ajor students in Honors work may substitute for one of the four seminars normally
required in this department either the seminar in Plato given by the Department of
Philosophy or a thesis. Students of Latin may substitute a seminar in Greek for one
of their seminars in Latin (or vice versa).
Greek
1-2. E lementary G reek . Miss Cobbs.
P u ll C ourse
The essentials of Greek grammar are covered and easy selections from Greek
literature are read.
1 1 ,1 2 . I ntermediate Greek . Miss North, Mr. Shero.
F u ll C ourse
Selections from Homer, a play of Euripides, and Plato’s A pology are read.
13,14. G reek Reading. Miss North.
F u ll C ourse
The reading o f some of the masterpieces of poetry and of prose, including selec
tions from lyric poetry and from Herodotus and a play of Aeschylus or Sophocles,
is supplemented by a survey of the history of Greek Literature. Credit is given
for each semester.
The course will be offered only when required.
15,16. Advanced G reek Reading. M r. Shero.
F u ll C ourse
The works read are determined by the interests and needs of the members of the
class but will usually include portions of Thucydides, some speeches of the
Attic orators, and a comedy of Aristophanes. Credit is given for each semester.
The course will be offered only when required.
* Absent on leave, first semester, 1955-56.
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Latín
1-2. E lementary Latin . Mr. Shero.
F u ll C ourse
The course is designed fo r students who begin Latin in college or who are not
prepared to enter Intermediate Latin, and it normally covers the equivalent of two
years' work in secondary school. The course will be offered only when required.
3,4. I ntermediate Latin . Miss North.
F u ll C ourse
The course is primarily concerned with the reading of V irgil’s A en eid. For
the benefit of students who have had only two years of preparatory Latin, a brief
introductory period is devoted to a review of the fundamentals of Latin grammar.
Credit is given for each semester.
11,12. I ntroduction to Latin Literature . Miss Cobbs, Miss North. F u ll C ourse
The course aims to give some conception of the scope and characteristic qualities
of Latin literature. The reading includes selections from comedy and from
Cicero’s essays in the first semester and the O des of Horace in the second.
Credit is given for each semester. It is open to students who have had four
years of preparatory Latin or who have completed Intermediate Latin.
13. Catullus and E legy.
Miss North.
A study of the poems of Catullus and the elegiac poets.
F a ll Sem ester
14. M ediaeval Latin . Miss North.
Spring Sem ester
The reading done in this course consists of prose and verse selected chiefly from
the writings of mediaeval Latin authors, with particular emphasis on history,
philosophy, satire, and poetry. Some attention is given, early in the course, to
Christian authors, such as Minucius Felix, St. Jerome, and St. Augustine, in
order to clarify the transition from ancient to mediaeval modes of thought and
expression.
Ancient History and Civilization
31. History of Greece . M r. Shero.
F a ll Sem ester
The course is devoted to the study of the political and social history of the
Greek states to the time of the Hellenistic kingdoms. This is 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. Considerable reading
is done in the primary sources in translation. The course is normally given in
alternate years and will be offered in 1956-57.
33. Greek Civilizatton. Mr. Shero.
F a ll Sem ester
Special stress is laid on those aspects o f Greek culture which have had most
significance for the modern world, and a detailed study is made of some of the
masterpieces of Greek art and of Greek literature (in translation). The course
is given when there is sufficient demand.
34. History of Rome. Mr. Shero.
Spring Sem ester
The course is devoted to the study of the political and social history of Rome to
the time of Constantine. Special attention is given to the last century of the
Republic and the first century of the Empire. Considerable reading is done in
the primary sources in translation.
35. Classical Archaeology. Mr. Shero.
The methods of archaeological investigation in general and the contributions of
archaeology to our knowledge of Greek and Roman life and art are studied.
A visit is paid to the University of Pennsylvania Museum. The course is
given when there is sufficient demand.
36. Greek Literature in T ranslation. Miss North.
Spring Sem ester
The works read in this course include the Ilia d and the O dyssey, much of Greek
tragedy and comedy, selections from the historians, the lyric and elegiac poets,
and the Ionian physicists, and, in its entirety, the R epu blic of Plato. These works
are considered both from the point of view of literary criticism and in relation to
their influence on the development of western thought.
37. Latin Literature in T ranslation— Classical and M ediaeval. Miss North.
F a ll Sem ester
The works studied in this course range in time from the age o f the Roman Re
public to the twelfth century after Christ and are selected from those masterpieces
written in the Latin language, which possess significance for the history and
literature of Western Europe, and which retain their value when read in trans
lation. They include, from the classical period, such major authors as Gcero,
Lucretius, Virgil, Livy, and Seneca; from the Latin Fathers, St. Jerome and
St. Augustine; and from the Middle Ages, Boethius, Prudentius, Bede, the chief
figures o f the Carolingian Renaissance, and the writers of Mediaeval Latin hymns
and secular poetry. The course is given when there is sufficient demand.
39. Classical Mythology in Literature and Art . Mr. Shero.
F a ll Sem ester
The course is designed to give familiarity with those myths and legends that
have served as material for writers and artists from ancient times to the present.
Plays, both ancient and modern, based on the more influential myths are read,
and a study is made of the manner in which the themes have been handled in
painting and sculpture of various periods. Special attention is given to the use
made of stories from mythology by recent writers. The course is given when
there is sufficient demand.
X . G reek and Latin N omenclature. Miss North.
F a ll Sem ester
This course is designed to assist students of the biological sciences in understand
ing terminology derived from Greek and Latin. Principles of word formation,
the meaning of common roots, the nature of combining forms, and rules for
English pronunciation are stressed. The class meets one hour a week and is not
counted towards a degree.
H o n o r s S e m in a r s
101. Latin Language. Miss North.
This seminar serves as an introduction to classical philology, stressing the study
of the Latin language in its development from Indo-European to the Vulgar Latin
period. It also includes practice in reading and writing Latin, and an introduction
to epigraphy and palaeography. The seminar is given in the fall semester.
102. Latin Historians. Mr. Shero.
This seminar combines a survey of Latin historical writing to the end of the
Silver Age with intensive study of selected books of Livy and Tacitus. The
seminar is given in the Spring semester.
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103. Latin Epic . Miss North.
This seminar traces the development of Roman epic poetry, with particular
emphasis on the D e Rerum N atura of Lucretius and die A en eid of Virgil. Some
attention is also given to early Roman epic, as represented by the Anrudes of
Ennius, and to the period of its decline, typified by Lucan’s P harsalia. The
seminar is given in the fall semester.
104. Latin Comedy and Satire. M r. Shero.
Representative comedies of Plautus and Terence are read, and a study of the
Satires and E pistles of Horace and the Satires of Juvenal is supplemented by a
general survey of the development of Roman satire. The seminar is given in the
spring semester and will be offered in 1955-56.
In addition, seminars in Greek literature and in particular periods of ancient history
will be offered when required.
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Economics
Professors: Clair W ilcox, Chairman f
Edward K. Cratsley
Frank C. Pierson
A ssociate P rofessor: J oseph W. Conard.
A ssistant Professors: W illis D. W eatherford *
W illiam H. Brown , Jr .
Lecturer : H elen M. H unter
The courses in economics are designed: first, to acquaint the student with the insti
tutions and the processes through which the business of producing, exchanging, and
distributing goods and services is organized and carried on; second, to train him in
the methods by which the operation of these institutions and processes may be analyzed;
and third, to enable him to arrive at informed judgments concerning relevant issues
of public policy.
Course 1-2 is prerequisite to all other work in the department except course 3.
Students intending to major in economics are normally required to take course 3 and
are also advised to take Political Science 1-2. Sophomores are not permitted to take
courses 50 to 60, inclusive, unless they will be unable to fit them into their programs
during the last two years. Majors in course are required to take courses 50 and 51
in the junior year. Majors in honors are advised to take seminar 103 and either 101
or 102.
1-2. I ntroduction to Economics.
Messrs. Brown, Conard, Pierson, Weatherford,
W ilcox and Mrs. Hunter.
F u ll C ourse
This course is designed both to afford the general student a comprehensive siurvey
of the field and to provide students doing further work in the department with a
foundation upon which to build. It explains the organization and operation of
free, planned, and mixed economies and analyzes the major problems involved in
the allocation of resources, the distribution of income, the maintenance of in
dustrial stability, and the provision of social security, and in international
economic relationships.
3. I ntroduction to Accounting and Statistics. Mr. Cratsley and Mrs. Hunter.
Spring Sem ester
It is the purpose of this course to equip the student with the rudiments of
accounting that he will need to employ in his advanced courses and seminars in
economics, and to provide him with an elementary knowledge of statistical meth
ods in order to enable him to appraise the statistical materials that he will
encounter in his later work.
11. Economic D evelopment. M r. W ilcox.
F a ll Sem ester
An analysis of the factors affecting economic growth: natural resources, labor,
technology, capital formation, economic organization, cultural influences, and
political and social institutions. An examination of the process of economic de
velopment, in the past, in Great Britain, in Western Europe, in the United States,
in Japan, and in the Soviet Union. A study of the means of promoting the
future economic development of underdeveloped countries. An appraisal of the
prospects for continued economic growth in the United States.
t Absent on leave, second semester, 1955-56.
* Absent on leave, first semester, 1955-56.
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50. E conomic T heory. Mr. Conard.
F a ll Sem ester
The determination of prices in economic theory and in business practice. The
distribution of income. Determinants of the level of income and employment.
51. M oney and B anking. Mrs. Hunter.
Spring Sem ester
The organization and operation of the commercial banking system in the United
States. Central banking and the Federal Reserve system. Monetary policy and
economic stability.
52. Public F inance. Mr. Brown.
F a ll Sem ester
The revenues and expenditures of Federal, state, and local governments. The
principles of taxation and borrowing. Budgetary control and debt management.
Fiscal policy and economic stability.
Not offered in 1955-56.
53. B usiness Administration. Mr. Cratsley.
F a ll Sem ester
The problems which confront the business executive. Internal organization and
management. Marketing and merchandising. Risk, speculation, and insurance.
Case studies of business policy.
54. B usiness Finance. Mr. Brown.
Spring Sem ester
Corporate organization and finance. Investment banking and the securities
markets. Financial policy and economic stability.
55. Labor Problems. Mr. Pierson.
F a ll Sem ester
The structure and functions of labor unions. Employer approaches to labor
relations. Analysis of wage policies. Governmental control of labor relations.
56. Social Economics. Mr. Weatherford.
Spring Sem ester
An examination of the extent, consequences, and causes of poverty, insecurity, and
inequality. An appraisal of economic reforms; social insurance, medical care,
housing, the social use of the taxing power, the "welfare state.”
57, 58. Public Control of B usiness. Mr. W ilcox.
F a ll sem ester: competition and monopoly in American industry, enforcement and
interpretation of the anti-trust laws, delivered pricing, the patent system, regula
tion of extractive industries and distributive trades. Spring sem ester: regulation
of municipal utilities, transportation, communications; American agricultural
policy; control of prices in war-time; public ownership and operation of industry.
Not offered in 1955-56.
59. B usiness Cycles. Mr. Pierson.
Spring Sem ester
Theories of business fluctuations. Applications of modern income theory to
business cycles. Patterns of cyclical behavior and of long-term economic change.
Implications for public policy. Prerequisite: Economics 51.
60. I nternational E conomics. Messrs. Conard and W ilcox.
F a ll Sem ester
The theory and practice of international trade. The balance of payments, foreign
exchange, national commercial policies, international investment; relations be
tween free and controlled economies.
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Honors W ork
101. Finance and Fiscal Policy. Mr. Brown.
Spring S em ester
Corporation finance, investment banking, insurance, the securities and com
modities exchanges, public regulation of financial practices. The expenditures
and revenues of federal, state, and local governments, the principles of taxation
and borrowing. Fiscal policy and economic stability.
102 M onetary Economics and B usiness F luctuations.
Mr. Pierson.
F a ll Sem ester
The monetary framework of capitalism. Theories of commercial and central
banking. Income and employment in the Keynesian system. Causes of cyclical
instability and long-term change.
103. Economic T heory . Messrs. Conard and Brown.
E ach Sem ester
Contemporary economic theory: price determination, the functional distribution
of income, the level of employment. The function served by economic theory for
Smith, Marx, and contemporary students. Criticism of theory in the light of
empirical studies and simplifying assumptions.
104. Public Control of B usiness. Mr. W ilcox.
F a ll Sem ester
The anti-trust laws, the patent system, price discrimination, delivered price sys
tems, resale price maintenance. , The control of prices and production in agri
culture, bituminous coal, petroleum and urban markets for fluid milk. Public
regulation of municipal utilities, transportation and communications. Price con
trol in war-time. The public ownership and operation of industry.
105. I nternational Economics. Messrs. Conard and W ilcox.
F a ll Sem ester
The theory of international trade. Monetary problems, cyclical fluctuations, and
international monetary cooperation. Restrictionism and discrimination, cartels,
commodity problems, shipping, aviation and telecommunications. Relations be
tween free and controlled economies. Post-war reconstruction, economic develop
ment and international investment. International economic organization.
106. Labor and Social Economics. Mr. Weatherford.
Spring Sem ester
Poverty, inequality,, and insecurity. Labor legislation, organization, collective
bargaining, wage-policy and the public control of labor relations. Public as
sistance, social insurance, medical care, housing, free income and the social use
of the taxing power. Regional planning. The "welfare state.”
T hesis
A thesis may be substituted for a course or a seminar under exceptional circum
stances and by special arrangement.
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Division of Engineering
J ohn D. M cCrumm , Chairman
(T h e sta ff m em bers o f th e D ivision o f E ngineering
are listed under th eir resp ectiv e departm en ts)
Tlje engineering profession of today requires of its followers skill and resourceful
ness as well as an integrated and thorough education in the natural and social sciences.
The educational plan of the Division has been prepared with these requirements in
mind. The objective of our program is to train the student professionally while
providing the foundation of a liberal education. This is accomplished by educating
the student in the professional disciplines of the engineer, such as critical analysis,
humanistic studies, and the communication of ideas, as well as training in the tech
niques of the engineering sciences. Specifically, the three Engineering Departments
intend that each student shall ( 1 ) master the fundamental concepts of Engineering;
( 2 ) extend this mastery in the field o f Civil, Electrical or Mechanical F.nginwrmg
with a view to later professional practice; ( 3 ) obtain a sufficient amount of general
education to enable him to understand how his enginering activities fit into the great
purposes of society.
A student who intends to major in Engineering * follows a common course of study
for the first two years. This course adheres as far as possible to the general college
program for freshmen and sophomores (see page 5 3 ), and prepares the student
for his professional work of the junior and senior years. At the end of the sophomore
year, the student may enter his major field of Civil, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineer
ing. The last two years are largely spent in his major field. The three curricula of
the Engineering Departments lead to the degree of Bachelor of Science; these
curricula are accredited by the Engineers’ Council for Professional Development.
Each curriculum provides that the student of Engineering will take about one-fifth
o f his work in the Divisions of the Humanities and Social Sciences, one-fourth of
his work in the Departments of Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics, and the re
mainder of his work in the three Departments of Engineering. 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
departments whose interests lie also in the field of administration, physics, mathematics,
chemistry, etc., to follow a special program integrating the two areas of study, as for
example, Engineering and Physics or Engineering and Pre-medical studies.
The basic engineering program is outlined on the pages following. First is given
the detail of the curriculum for the freshman and sophomore years. Modifications
in this program may be made in individual cases, but it is essential that this body
of work be completed before the junior year. Next follows a description o f certain
general courses in engineering open to all students. This is followed by an outline
of the curriculum and a description of the courses offered by each major department.
* High school students intending to enter Engineering should take algebra, advanced algebra,
plane and solid geometry, and trigonometry in secondary school.
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O utline
of the Basic Engineering C urriculum
for the First T wo Y ears
F irst Sem ester
English Literature
Chemistry
First Year Mathematics
Engineering Drawing
Surveying I
Social Science Elective
Second Sem ester
Freshm an Y ear
English Composition
Chemistry
First Year Mathematics
Descriptive Geometry
Surveying II
Social Science Elective
S ophom ore Y ear
Physics
Calculus
Statics
Materials &ShopProcesses
Non-technicalElective
Physics
Calculus
Dynamics
Electric &Magnetic Circuits
Non-technical Elective
G eneral Courses
G E l. E ngineering D rawing. Mr. Morrill and Mr. Prager.
F a ll Sem ester
Instruction in the use of drafting equipment; study of fundamental principles
of engineering drawing; practice through rendering of detailed elements and
machine assembles; lettering and sketching. Required for freshman engineers.
Open to all students.
Two three-hour periods per week.
GE2. D escriptive G eometry. Mr. Morrill and Mr. Prager.
Spring Sem ester
An extension of the basic conception of orthographic projection as applied to
the location and definition in space of three-dimensional structures; analysis of
the geometric relation of distances, angles, intersections of lines and planes;
development o f surfaces; emphasis upon practical applications of descriptive
geometry in the various fields of engineering. Required for freshman engineers.
Open to all students who have had G El or equivalent.
Two three-hour periods per week.
G E l l. M aterials and Shop Processes. Staff.
E ach Sem ester
Study of elementary metallurgy of ferrous and non-ferrous materials; investigation
in the laboratory of various engineering materials as they are affected by stress,
temperature, and heat treatment; analysis of purposes and practice in use of
machine tools with emphasis on their performance with the variety of materials
used in manufacturing processes.
Three class periods per week; two three-hour laboratories each week.
GE51. I ndustrial M anagement. Mr. Cope.
Spring Sem ester
Study of organization and management of industrial enterprises; historical back
ground and evolution of present-day scientific practices; significance of arrange
ment of physical plant, production control, financial policies, wage payment, and
personnel relations. Open to all students.
Three class periods per week; one three-hour laboratory each week.
GE57. Engineering Economy. Mr. Carpenter.
Spring Sem ester
A study of the methods o f determining the relative economy of engineering alter
natives; 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. Open to all students.
Three class periods per week; one three-hour laboratory each week.
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Civil Engineering
Professor: Samuel T. Carpenter , Chairman
A ssistant Professors: Roy F. Linsenmeyer
Charles W. N ewlin
M erton J. W illis f
I nstructor : Clark P. M angelsdorf
The work of the Civil Engineer involves design, research, management, and con
struction, in the following fields: buildings, bridges, aircraft, soils and foundations,
hydraulics and hydroelectric power, city and regional planning, sanitation and public
health, highways, airports, railways, and other projects of a public or private nature,
with their economic justification. The basic curriculum also provides a foundation
for those interested in aeronautical structures* architectural engineering, and naval
architecture.
Emphasis is placed on the broad scientific and humanistic education required for an
understanding of fundamental principles, based on the conviction that those possessing
such a background will contribute most to the future progress of the profession.
Students may elect to enter the Civil Engineering honors program at the beginning
of the junior year, although the establishment of an honors seminar depends upon the
number of students who wish to enroll. Excellent facilities and opportunities are
available to students who may wish to do research as part of their educational program.
Standard P rogram
F a ll Sem ester
CE51 Mechanics of Materials
EE51 Electrical Apparatus
M E51 Thermodynamics I
Elective
for
Course Students
Spring Sem ester
Ju n ior Y ear
CE52 Structural Theory
EE52 Instrumentation and Control
M E54 Fluid Mechanics
Elective
S en ior
CE53 Civil Engineering Design I
CE55 Soil Mechanics and Foundations
CE56 Sanitary Enginering
Elective or Thesis
Y ear
CE54 Adv. Structural Theory
CE57 Civil Engineering Design II
GE57 Engineering Economy
Elective or Thesis
C E l Surveying, I. Mr. Newlin, Mr. Mangelsdorf.
F a ll Sem ester
A study of the basic procedures used in making surveys for engineering work,
including the use, care, and adjustment of instruments, note keeping, linear and
angular measurements, leveling, traversing, stadia surveys, topographic mapping,
calculation of areas, and drafting room methods. Open to all students who have
had trigonometry in high school or college. (1 recitation and 1 3-hour laboratory
per week.)
CE2 S urveying, II. Mr. Newlin, Mr. Mangelsdorf.
Spring Sem ester
A continuation of CE 1, covering celestial observations, preparation of profiles
and maps from field notes, elements of photogrammetry, highway curves and
earthwork, plane table surveys, and land surveying.
Prerequisite: CE 1. (1 recitation and 1 3-hour laboratory per week.)
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CE11 Statics. Mr. Carpenter, M r. Mangelsdorf.
F a ll Sem ester
Concept and definition of force, scalar, and vector quantities; combination and
resolution of forces; principle of moments and couples; graphical and analytical
conditions for equilibrium; stress diagrams, cables; centroids of areas, volumes,
and masses; area and volume theorems. Open to students who have taken
Mathematics 1 and 2. (3 recitations and 1 3-hour laboratory per week.)
CE12 D ynamics. Mr. Linsenmeyer, M r. Newlin.
Spring Sem ester
Principles of dynamics, motion of a particle, Newton’s laws, general equation of
motion, rectilinear motion, displacement, velocity, speed, and acceleration; simple
harmonic motion, free and forced vibration; inertia forces, work and energy,
momentum and impulse; curvilinear motion; kinetic energy of rotation; balanc
ing of rotating bodies; relative motion, angular momentum; combined translation
and rotation.
Prerequisite: C E ll and Mathematics IT. (3 recitations and 1 3-hour laboratory
per week.)
CE51 M echanics of M aterials.
Mr. Carpenter, Mr. Linsenmeyer, Mr. Newlin.
F a ll Sem ester
This course deals with the internal stresses and changes of form which always
occur when forces act upon solid bodies. The 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. The laboratory work o f this course is planned to
clarify the theoretical considerations of beams, columns, combined stress, torsion
and methods of strain measurement.
Prerequisite: C E ll, Statics, and Mathematics 12. (3 recitations and 1 3-hour
laboratory per week.)
CE52 Structural T heory. Mr. Linsenmeyer, Mr. Newlin.
Spring Sem ester
Analysis of determinate and indeterminate structures. A study of stresses in
truss and rigid frame systems, influence lines.
Prerequisite: CE51 Mechanics of Materials. (3 recitations and 1 3-hour labora
tory per week.)
CE53 Civil Engineering D esign— I. Mr. Carpenter, Mr. Linsenmeyer. F a ll Sem ester
An introduction to the design of structures. Fundamental stress analysis, con
siderations of structural members and connections for metallic, concrete, and
timber structures, including buildings, bridges, and aircraft.
Prerequisite: CE52 Structural Theory or equivalent. (3 recitations and 1 3-hour
laboratory per week.)
CE54 Advanced Structural T heory. M r. Carpenter.
Spring Sem ester
A study of complex indeterminate structural systems and advanced mechanics of
materials. Photoelasticity and the study of structural models.
Prerequisite: CE52 Structural Theory. (3 recitations and 1 3-hour laboratory
per week.)
CE55 Soil M echanics and Foundations.
Mr. Linsenmeyer, Mr. Newlin.
F a ll Sem ester
The principles of soil mechanics as related to the structural stability of soils under
internal and external force systems. Foundations for buildings, bridges, highways,
and airports are extensively treated. Research in soil mechanics. (3 recitations
and 1 3-hour laboratory per week.)
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CE56 Sanitary Engineering. Mr. Linsenmeyer.
F a ll Sem ester
The activities of the sanitary engineer, including the development and purification
of water supplies; sewerage and sewage disposal. Also relates sanitary engineer
ing to the broad field of public health, and includes subjects dealing with hydrol
ogy and advanced hydraulics.
Prerequisite:
per week.)
M E54 Fluid Mechanics.
(3 recitations and 1 3-hour laboratory
CE57 Civil Engineering D esign— II.
Mr. Carpenter, M r. Linsenmeyer, Mr. Newlin.
Spring Sem ester
A continuation of Civil Engineering Design I. Planning, analysis, and design
of engineering structures and foundations. Additional topics in concrete with
ordinary and pre-stressed reinforcement. Stress analysis.
Prerequisite: CE53 Civil Engineering Design— I.
laboratory each week.)
(3 recitations and 1 3-hour
CE58 Civil Engineering E lective. Staff.
Spring Sem ester
Elective course with subject dependent on a group need or interest. Past groups
have studied advanced soil mechanics, theory of elasticity, transportation, or ad
vanced hydraulics. Available only on request, and as deemed practicable, to sec
ond semester senior students.
CE69 Civil Engineering T hesis. Staff.
The time allotted to a civil engineering thesis is generally one semester. The
subject matter of the thesis must be approved by the department chairman six
weeks before the beginning of the semester. Excellent facilities exist for inde
pendent investigations in structures, soils, and materials.
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Electrical Engineering
P r o f e s s o r s : H o w a rd M . J e n k in s ,
Chairman
J o h n D . M cCr u m m
A s s is t a n t P r o f e s s o r : C a r l B a r u s
I n s t r u c t o r : G a rw o o d M . R o d g ers
Electrical Engineering deals largely with the development and application of precise
notions of electricity and its allied physical sciences in the broad field of the conversion,
transmission, control, and utilization of electrical energy for the purposes of trans
mitting power and communicating intelligence. The program in Electrical Engineering
gives full recognition to the natural sciences basic to the profession, and includes
considerable work in the Humanities and Social Sciences, since the needs of the
profession are best served by engineers who are vitally aware of the society in which
they work.
The educational objectives of the Department are to provide the student with a
thorough understanding of the fundamental principles of the natural sciences related
to Electrical Engineering, and to inculcate in the student the confidence to apply these
principles to new situations. Considerable emphasis is placed on the experimental
evidence underlying these fundamentals, and mathematical methods are used to facili
tate the application of these principles. Since most engineering problems can be
solved only by making certain simplifications, the student is encouraged to examine
problems critically and to make such simplifying assumptions as are possible without
destroying the significance of the results. The importance of the presentation of
work is also stressed, the student being required to gain some proficiency in com
municating the results of his work clearly, completely, and in a well organized form.
The courses in Electrical Engineering are such a series of inquiries dealing with
fundamental concepts of electrical phenomena. The common aim is to carry the
student to such a point that he will understand the basic sciences involved and can
apply this knowledge to the problems of his later professional practice.
Unless specifically modified, the requirements for course students are listed below;
it is expected that majors will maintain a "C ” average or better in the required
electrical courses.
Sta n d a rd P ro g ra m
fo r
C o u r se St u d e n t s
Secon d Sem ester
F irst Sem ester
Ju n ior Y ear
EE54 Electrical Machinery I
EE56 Engineering Analysis II
M E54 Fluid Mechanics
Elective
EE53 A. C. Circuit Theory
EE55 Enginering Analysis I
CE51 Mechanics of Materials
ME51 Thermodynamics I
S en ior Y ear
EE60 Electronics II
EE62 Field Theory
Technical Elective
Elective
EE57 Electrical Machinery II
EE59 Electronics I
EE61 Network Theory
Elective
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EE12 E lectric and M agnetic Circuits.
Spring Sem ester
The experimental basis of electricity and magnetism; elementary electrostatics
and magnetostatics; voltage, current power, energy. Bilateral and linear networks
with constant driving voltages. Induced electromotive forces; capacitance and
inductance; elementary problems in ferro-magnetism.
Three class periods per week; one laboratory each week.
Prerequisites: Physics 1 and to be preceded or accompanied by Integral Calculus.
EE51 E lectrical A pparatus.
F a ll Sem ester
Theory of direct-current generators and motors; fundamentals of control for direct
current machines. Topics include flux, generated voltage, armature reaction, com
mutation, torque, speed, voltage and speed regulation, losses, efficiency, and effects
of control on motor characteristics. Relations of simple harmonic electromotive
forces and currents, power, power factor; single phase circuits; polyphase cir
cuits, balanced and unbalanced. The construction, characteristics, and operation
of alternators, induction motors, transformers, synchronous motors.
Three class periods per week; one laboratory each week.
Prerequisite: EE12 Electric and Magnetic Circuits.
EE52 I nstrumentation and Control.
Spring Sem ester
A study of the fundamentals of electronics and electronic circuits, control and
regulation devices, particularly those involved in measuring systems and in servo
mechanisms; designed primarily for engineering majors.
Three class periods per week; one laboratory each week.
Prerequisite: EE51 Electrical Apparatus.
EE53 A lternating Current Q rcuit T heory.
F a ll Sem ester
A systematic study of single and polyphase electric circuits under steady state
conditions.
Three class periods per week; one laboratory each week.
Prerequisite: EE12 Electric and Magnetic Circuits.
EE54 E lectrical M achinery I.
Spring Sem ester
Physical aspects of electromechanical energy conversions; conversions and princ
iples of such conversions; basic concepts of machine performance and the
analysis of rotating electrical machinery and transformers; D-C machines, analy
sis of performance and applications.
Three class periods per week; one laboratory each week.
Prerequisite: EE53 A.C. Circuit Theory.
EE55 E ngineering Analysis I.
F a ll Sem ester
Formulation and application of the method of engineering analysis based upon
fundamental physical laws, mathematics, and practical engineering considerations.
Emphasis is placed on the professional approach to the analysis of new, bona
fide engineering problems. A study is made of the common physical and mathe
matical aspects shared by different systems such as mechanical, thermal, electrical
and accoustical. The theory and application of ordinary differential equations is
systematically covered.
Three class periods per week; one laboratory each week.
Prerequisites: EE12 Electric and Magnetic Circuits, and Integral Calculus.
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EE56 Engineering A nalysis II.
Spring Sem ester
Further analysis of physical systems, employing the following branches of mathe
matics: Gamma and Bessell functions, Fourier series and other infinite series,
partial differential equations, and boundary value problems, conformal mapping,
dimensional analysis, the Laplace transform.
Three class periods per week.
Prerequisite: EE55 Engineering Analysis I.
EE57 E lectrical M achinery II.
F a ll Sem ester
Synchronous machines, performance, effects of saturation and saliency; poly
phase induction machines; fractional horsepower motors; rotating control de
vices; self-synchronous machines; electrical transients and the dynamics of
coupled systems.
Three class periods per week; one laboratory each week.
Prerequisite: EE54 Electrical Machinery I.
EE59 E lectronics I.
f d l Sem ester
A study of the physical principles and circuit behavior of electronic devices, in
cluding vacuum tubes, semiconductor devices, gas tubes, photoelectric devices, etc.
Three class periods per week; one laboratory each week.
Prerequisite: EE53 A.C. Circuit Theory, or equivalent.
EE60 E lectronics II.
Further study of the analysis and design of electronic circuits.
Three class periods per week; one laboratory each week.
Prerequisite: EE59 Electronics I.
Spring Sem ester
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EE61 N etwork T heory.
Sem ester
General network analysis; network theorems; four-terminal networks; filters;
introduction to network synthesis; transmission lines.
Three class periods per week; one laboratory each week.
Prerequisites: EE53 A.C. Circuit Theory, and EE56 Engineering Analysis II,
or equivalents.
EE62 Field T heory.
Spring Sem ester
An analytical study of static electric and magnetic fields, time-varying electro
magnetic fields, wave propagation and reflection, wave guides, antennas.
Three class periods per week; one laboratory each week.
Prerequisites: EE53 A.C. Circuit Theory, and EE56 Engineering Analysis II, or
equivalents.
EE63 E lectrical I nstrumentation.
V d l Sem ester
Designed primarily for students in chemistry, biology, psychology, and other
non-engineering fields who may have occasion to use electrical techniques
in their work. Subject matter includes an introduction to the fundamental con
cepts of electricity, electric circuit analysis, electrical measurements, electronic
devices and their application in measurement and control circuits.
Three class periods per week; one laboratory each week.
Prerequisite: Physics 1-2.
EE71 E lectrical Engineering T hesis. 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.
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H onors
The four following seminars are offered by the Department to prepare in part for
examinations for a degree with Honors. Students who plan to take honors seminars
in Electrical Engineering should note that Circuit Theory is a desirable preparation
for Electronics (although not a prerequisite if a Seminar in Electricity and Magnetism
has been taken). Adequate training in electrical machinery, and the Circuit Theory
seminar or its equivalent, are prerequisites for the seminar in Servomechanisms. Some
knowledge of A.C. Circuit Theory is a prerequisite for the Machinery Seminar.
101. Circuit T heory.
Transient and steady-state analysis of electrical networks. Mathematical tools
such as complex algebra, matrix algebra, and the Laplace transformation are
used in the study of single and polyphase circuits, network theorems, the gen
eral four-terminal network, electric filters, and transmission lines. An intro
duction to network synthesis from pole and zero locations in the complex plane
is included. The seminar is accompanied by a full-day laboratory.
102. E lectronics.
A study of electronic devices and circuits. Subject matter includes physical
theory o f electron tubes, semiconductor devices, and other electronic circuit ele
ments; design of electronic circuits applicable to communications, instrumenta
tion, information processing systems, etc.; transient and steady-state analysis of
electronic circuits and systems; introductory topics in the theory of communi
cation and information; microwave tubes. The seminar is accompanied by a
full-day laboratory.
103. S ervomechanisms .
A systematic investigation of the characteristics of closed cycle control systems
and their components. The mechanisms may be any combination of electrical,
thermal, mechanical or hydraulic systems. Synthesis rather than analysis is
stressed thus requiring use of the more powerful methods of the Laplace trans
form, and a study of transfer function loci and equations in the complex domain.
Modern techniques are employed; extensive reading in the literature is expected
of each student. There is one full-day laboratory per week, in addition to the
seminar.
104. M achinery.
An intensive study of the basic aspects shared in common by transformers and
rotating electrical machinery. A further study of the operating characteristics and
the engineering application of electrical machines as specific direct current and
alternating current devices. There is one full-day laboratory per week, in addi
tion to the seminar.
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Mechanical Engineering
Pr o fesso r: W
il l ia m
J. Co pe,
Chairman
A s s o c ia t e P r o f e s s o r : B e r n a r d M o r r il l
A s s is t a n t P r o f e s s o r s : F r e d e r ic k S. B
u rrell
P h il ip C . P r a g e r
The curriculum in Mechanical Engineering is planned to develop the student through
scientific training for positions in manufacturing industries, with organizations engaged
in power production, and in the Held of transportation. Based upon the fundamental
sciences of physics, chemistry, and mathematics, the program aims to provide a
background for the solution of the variety of problems related to the design, con
struction and operation of engineering equipment used in industrial establishments.
The arrangement of courses is intended also to prepare mechanical engineers for such
activities as those which deal with fabrication of products and the eventual assump
tion of managerial responsibilities, as well as research and development work leading
to new products.
Coincident with the need for a broad and fundamental technical training, all of the
engineering profession should be conscious of the impact upon society resulting from
their efforts. To stimulate this awareness, students are encouraged to choose electives
in the Humanities and Social Sciences throughout their undergraduate careers.
Stan dard P rogra m
fo r
Co u r se St u d en ts
Spring Sem ester
F a ll Sem ester
Ju n ior Y ear
CE51
EE51
ME51
EE55
EE52 Instrumentation and Control
ME52 Thermodynamics II
M E54 Fluid Mechanics
Elective
Mechanics of Materials
Electrical Apparatus
Thermodynamics I
Engineering Analysis
Sen ior Y ear
ME53 Thermodynamics III
ME55 Adv. Fluids and Heat Transfer
ME63 Kinematics and Design
Elective
ME62 Adv. Strength of Materials
M E64 Engineering Design
GE51 Industrial Management
Elective
ME51 T hermodynamics I. Mr. Prager, Mr. Burrell.
Energy and first law of thermodynamics; application of general energy equation
to steady-flow and non-flow processes; properties of liquids; vapors, gases, mix
tures; reversible cycles; second law of thermodynamics; entropy.
Three class periods per week; one three-hour laboratory each week.
Prerequisite: Integral Calculus.
M E52 T hermodynamics II. M r. Cope.
Extension of M E51; analysis of steam cycles basic to modern power plant prac
tice; heat balance calculations; flow of elastic fluids through nozzles and orifices;
combustion; air-conditioning; refrigeration. Study of application of fundamental
principles as exemplified in steam power stations with emphasis upon design and
test of fuel firing equipment, furnaces, boilers, air preheaters, economizers; aux
iliary equipment such as pumps, condensers, fans. Class and laboratory investi
gations supplemented by field trips.
Prerequisite: M E51.
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ME53 T hermodynamics III. Mr. Prager.
Extension of ME51 and M E52; analysis of gas cycles basic to internal combustion
engine practice; behavior o f real gases and mixtures; general thermodynamic
equations; combustion of liquid and gaseous fuels; gas compression. Study of
application of fundamental principles as demonstrated in design, test and opera
tion of spark-ignition and compression-ignition engines, gas turbines and com
pressors. Class and laboratory investigations supplemented by field trips.
Prerequisites: ME51 and M E52.
M E54 F luid M echanics . Mr. Prager, Mr. Burrell.
An introductory course in fluid statics; kinematics; equation of continuity; steady
flow energy and momentum; dynamics of an ideal fluid; dimensional analysis and
similitude; incompressible flow in closed conduits and compressibility phenomena.
Three class periods per week; one three-hour laboratory each week.
Prerequisites: Integral Calculus, M E51 Thermodynamics.
ME55 Advanced F luid M echanics and H eat T ransfer. Mr. Burrell.
Theory of fluid mechanics in turbines, pumps, fans, jets, fluid couplings, funda
mental principles of heat transfer by conduction, free and forced convection,
radiation; parallel and counterflow heat exchangers; insulated pipes and related
equipment; relation to practical engineering problems.
Three class periods per week; one three-hour laboratory each week.
Prerequisite: M E54 Fluid Mechanics.
ME62 Advanced Strength of Materials.
Mr. Burrell.
Review of stress and strain; torsion; bending; beams on elastic foundations;
thick cylinders; failure of metals under stress; plastic flow; influence o f stress
concentration and working stresses.
Three class periods per week; one three-hour laboratory each week.
Prerequisite:
EE55 Engineering Analysis.
ME63 Kinematics and D esign. Mr. Morrill.
A study of the complex motions and velocities of machine linkwork and gearing;
design of cams, screws, fastenings, belts, straight and curved frames, gears and
shafting.
Three class periods per week; one three-hour laboratory each week.
Prerequisite:
EE55 Engineering Analysis.
M E64 Engineering D esign. Mr. Morrill.
Design of elements under rotational stress; various classifications of fits; vibra
tion analysis leading to isolation and engine balancing; lubrication and bearing
design; design of machine assemblies.
Three class periods per week; one three-hour laboratory each week.
Prerequisite: ME63 Kinematics and Design.
ME71 M echanical Engineering T hesis. Staff.
W ith departmental approval, an undergraduate may undertake a thesis project
as a portion of the program in the senior year.
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F r ie n d s M e e tin g H o u s e
H ic k s H a ll, A n E n g in e e r in g B u ild in g
C o m m e n c e m e n t in A rth u r H o y t Sco tt A u d ito riu m
H onors
The following five seminars are offered by the Department of Mechanical Engineer
ing as part of the students’ preparation for examinations for a degree with Honors.
Students who plan to take Honors seminars should note that Engineering Analysis is
a desirable preparation for the seminars in Strength of Materials, Design, and Fluid
Mechanics, and that the seminar in Thermodynamics is also a prerequisite for that in
Fluid Mechanics.
ME 101 T hermodynamics.
A study of energy and the laws of thermodynamics with emphasis on the broader
aspects of the subject and with applications to a wide variety of systems. The
properties of liquids, vapors, gases and mixtures. Reversible cycles. Analysis of
actual cycles and engineering machines. The seminar is accompanied by a full
day laboratory each week.
M E102 Strength of M aterials.
A comprehensive study at both elementary and advanced levels of stress and
strain in bending, shear and torsion. Elastic deformation; failure under stress,
stress concentration, working stress and limit design. The seminar is accom
panied by a full day laboratory each week.
ME103 M echanical Engineering D esign.
Motion, velocity and acceleration in linkwork and gearing. Design of cams,
fastenings, gears, shafting and frames. Design of elements under rotational
stress. Vibration analysis. Fundamentals of lubrication. Design of machine as
semblies. The seminar is accompanied by a full day laboratory each week.
ME 104 F luid M echanics.
Compressible and incompressible subsonic and supersonic fluid flow. Energy and
momentum. Dimensional analysis and similitude. Dynamics of an ideal fluid.
Shock phenomena. Theory of fluid flow in turbines, pumps, fans, and jets. Free
and forced convection in heat exchangers. The seminar is accompanied by a full
day laboratory each week.
ME106 T hesis.
An individual thesis project involving some original investigation, analysis, or
experimentation and a report. The exact program to be adjusted to individual
needs.
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English Literature
P r o f e s s o r s : G e o r g e J. B e c k e r ,
Chairman
E v e r e t t L. H u n t
E l iz a b e t h C o x W
r ig h t
A s s o c ia t e P r o f e s s o r s : B r u c e D
e a r in g
F r e d e r ic S . K l e e s
St e p h e n E . W
h ic h e r
f
A s s is t a n t P r o f e s s o r s : D a v id C o w d e n
S a m u e l L. H y n e s
In str u c to r : L e e F. G erlach
L e c t u r e r : B a rba ra P ea rso n L a n g e
This department might more properly be called the Department of Literature in
English, since it offers a study both of literature originally written in the English
language and of works translated from other tongues. Literature is considered as a
fine art, as a cultural record, and as a guide to the student’s interpretation of his
own experience in life. The program of courses and seminars comprises four
approaches to the subject: the intensive study of the work of major writers, examina
tion of the literature produced in certain limited periods, the historical development
of the major literary types, and the grouping of various types or forms on the basis
of their subject matter or point of view. The general purposes of this study are
the broadening of the student’s understanding and enjoyment o f literature, the de
velopment of a basis for intelligent criticism, and the provision of a foundation for
further study in the field. Stress is also laid upon accurate reading and writing
through critical explication of texts and criticism of student papers.
R e q u ir e m e n t s
fo r
M
a j o r s in
Co u r se
The work of the major in this department in course normally consists of at least
four full courses in the department, including Modern Literature in the first year,
either Chaucer or Milton in the second year, a full course or two half courses in
one of the types (numbers 21-26 below) in the third year, and Shakespeare and the
Senior Conference in the final year. The comprehensive examination at the close of
the senior year is based on this work, but also includes questions on other courses
offered by the department for those prepared in these fields. A reading list in
Pnglkh and American literature is given to all majors to act as a guide in the
selection of courses and to independent reading in preparation for the Senior Confer
ence. Majors are expected to take a semester’s work in either Fine Arts or Music
and are advised to take a semester’s work in some foreign literature. Students ex
pecting to do graduate work should acquire a reading knowledge in the languages
required by the schools they propose to attend.
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Co u r se s
i i Modern Literature : Introduction to Literary Study. Staff.
E ach Sem ester
An introduction to the critical study of the four principal types of literature:
poetry, drama, novel, and non-fictional prose. The materials are drawn chiefly
from modern American literature for the purpose of emphasizing the relationship
of literature to life through the study of works produced from backgrounds
familiar to the student in terms of his own experience.
Prerequisite to all other literature courses offered by the department.
5. Composition . Staff.
E ach Sem ester
Training in the writing of non-fictional prose. Designed to meet the require
ments of Engineering and Pre-Medical students. Other students admitted on
the basis of need for this work.
6. Argument. Mr. Becker and Mr. Hunt.
The analysis and orderly presentation of large bodies of material in speech and
writing. The work comprises a series of short analytical papers, a research
paper of some magnitude, and a series of argumentative speeches. Admission
only with consent of the instructor.
11. M ilton and the 17th Century . Mr. Hunt and Mrs. W right.
E ach Sem ester
P aradise L ost, selections from Milton’s shorter poems, T h e O ld T estam ent,
Bunyan's P ilgrim ’s P rogress, and the lyrics of John Donne are read. Study is
made of narrative, epic, and lyric writing, and the relationship of the literature to
the thought of the period.
12. Chaucer. Mr. Klees.
E ach Sem ester
Reading of T roilu s and C riseyde, T h e Canterbury T ales and some of the minor
poems in the original Middle English, with greater attention to the literary
than to the linguistic aspects.
16. Satire. Mr. Dearing.
Spring Sem ester
An historically oriented consideration of some of the principal satires in world
literature, with emphasis upon interpretation and evaluation as literature.
17. Social Criticism . Mr. Becker.
P all Sem ester
The reactions of such major figures as Carlyle, M ill, Henry Adams, Bellamy and
Morris to the changed conditions of life after the Industrial Revolution. An at
tempt is made both to analyze the social comment or protest in individual
works and to explore the part that social forces play in modern literature.
21-22. E nglish Poetry. Mrs. Wright.
F u ll C ourse
A survey of English poetry from its beginnings, with a study of the principles
of poetic criticism and a detailed examination of the work of two or three poets.
The first semester may stand alone, but new students are not admitted in the
middle of the year. For upperclassmen only.
23, 24. T he English N ovel.
Mr. Cowden.
The first semester covers the development of the English novel from Fielding
to Trollope with emphasis on the chronicle form prevalent during this period.
In contrast, the second semester emphasizes developments in technique and con
tent from Meredith to the present day. Credit given for either semester, but
students desiring both should take them in the regular sequence.
25. Comedy. Mr. Klees.
F a ll Sem ester
Dramatic comedy in its various forms, English and American, with particular
attention to the Elizabethan, Restoration, and modern periods.
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26. T ragedy. M r. Klees.
Spring Sem ester
Dramatic tragedy from th e A gam em non trilogy to D eath o f a Salesm an, with
emphasis on Elizabethan and modern American tragedy.
30. Main Currents of American T hought. M r. Whicher and Mr. Gerlach.
F a ll Sem ester
Texts such as Thoreau’s W alden , essays by Emerson, and T h e E ducation o f
H enry A dam s will provide a background in American ideas.
31. A merican Fiction. Mr. Whicher and M r. Gerlach.
Spring Sem ester
Reading will include T h e Scarlet L etter, M oby D ick, H u ckleberry Finn, T h e
A m erican, and T h e Sound an d th e Fury. English 30 a prerequisite.
32. A merican Poetry . Mr. Whicher.
Spring Sem ester
M ajor figures in the field such as Whitman, Dickinson, Robinson and Eliot.
Prerequisite: English 30. Not offered in 1955-56.
33. Classicism. Mr. Dearing.
F a ll Sem ester
A study of the nature and the implications for society of the system o f values
embodied in the literature of the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries.
Chiefly English materials will be used, with appropriate reference to Horace and
the French classicists.
34. R omanticism. M r. Becker.
F a ll Sem ester
The general modification of European sensibility as reflected in the literature of
the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Not offered in 1955-56.
35. R ealism . M r. Becker.
Spring Sem ester
A study of realism as a literary movement. Beginning with M adam e B ovary,
the course traces the development of realistic techniques and concepts in Zola,
in the Russians, and in American writers such as Norris and Dreiser.
42. Shakespeare. M r. Hynes.
E ach Sem ester
A study of the major plays. N ot open to majors in this department.
43. M odern Poets. M r. Hynes.
Spring Sem ester
An intensive study of the poetry of Yeats, Pound, and Eliot. Open only to
upperclassmen.
44. Hardy, Conrad, and J oyce. M r. Cowden.
Spring Sem ester
An intensive study of these three novelists.
Offered as an alternative to course 24 to upperclassmen who have had course 23.
51-52. Shakespeare. Staff.
F e ll Sem ester
A study of the complete works of Shakespeare, tracing the development of his
craftmanship and ideas. Required of majors in this department, who meet weekly
in small groups during the first semester of the senior year.
53-54. Senior Conference . Staff.
Spring Sem ester
Group meetings of departmental majors held in the second semester _of the
senior year for the purpose of reviewing, integrating, and supplementing the
student’s course program.
56. Literary Criticism . M r. Hunt.
F a ll Sem ester
The theories and doctrines of English literary criticism and their background.
Greek Literature in T ranslation (Greek 36).
L atin Literature in T ranslation (Latin 3 7 ).
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W
r it in g a n d
S p e a k in g
Students in need of training in Composition may be required to take tutorial work
or to complete Course 5 before entering the junior year.
Instruction in Public Speaking is given weekly, by Mrs. Lange, in a non-credit
course. Students are asked to prepare and deliver formal and informal speeches,
introductions, presentations, and to take part in roundtable discussions. Frequent
recordings of each student are made to aid in self-criticism.
Extra-curricular student groups for practice in creative writing, acting, and debating
meet with members of the departmental faculty.
H onors W
ork
P rerequ isites: The course requirements for a major in Honors are the same as for
a major in course, Modern Literature and either Chaucer or Milton. The election
of an additional course in the sophomore year is advised when the schedule permits
it, and The History of England is also recommended.
For admission with a minor in this department, the requirement is one year of
work, including Modern Literature.
P rogram : Majors in Honors must take four seminars in the department, including
Shakespeare and one of the types seminars from Group II. Minors in Honors may
enroll in any two or three of the seminars offered as may seem best suited to the
purposes of their whole program.
Sem inars: The following seminars prepare for examinations for a degree with
Honors.
G roup I
101. Shakespeare. Mr. Becker, Mr. Cowden, Mr. Dearing, and Mr. Hynes.
E ach Sem ester
A study of the mind and art of Shakespeare as dramatist and poet. The emphasis
is on the major plays, with a more rapid reading of the remainder of his work.
Students are advised to read through all of the plays before entering the seminar.
102. Milton and the 17th Century . Mr. Hunt.
F a ll Sem ester
Milton, Donne, and the poetry of the Bible.
103. Chaucer. Mr. Klees.
P all Sem ester
A study of Chaucer's poetry and age.
G roup I I
104. V ictorian Poetry . Mrs. Wright.
Spring Sem ester
The basic elements of poetic expression, thought, imagery, and sound are studied
separately, and then brought together in the examination of four long poems.
105. Contemporary Poetry . Mr. Dearing.
Spring Sem ester
The poetic tradition since Yeats. Representative problems include contemporary
poetic idiom, the restoration of the dimension of sound, and the alleged alienation
of the poet from his society.
106. D rama. Mr. Klees.
Spring Sem ester
Survey of the development of the drama in England and America following a
preliminary study of classic drama.
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107. N ovel. Mrs. W right and Mr. Cowden.
E ach Sem ester
Chiefly late 19th century. Principles of aesthetics applied to the novel form are
developed from the study of selected novels outside the Victorian tradition.
109. Renaissance Poetry . Mrs. W right.
Spring Sem ester
The method of the seminar is the same as that of the Victorian Poetry seminar,
which is given in alternate years. The poems studied are chosen from the
Spenserian and Metaphysical strains, chiefly of the early seventeenth century.
Not offered in 1955-56.
G roup 111
110. M odern Comparative Literature . Mr. Becker.
F a ll Sem ester
Using the realistic movement as a starting point, this seminar considers some of
the major themes and philosophic attitudes embodied in recent literature. The
chief figures studied are Flaubert and Zola, Tolstoy and Dostoevsky, Kafka and
Mann, Joyce and Faulkner.
114. R omanticism. Mr. Whicher.
F a ll Sem ester
The philosophic strain of romanticism as it moves from Continental writers
through such English figures as Wordsworth, Coleridge and Carlyle, and such
Americans as Emerson, Melville, and Whitman.
Not offered in 1955-56.
115. A merican Literature Since I860. Mr. Whicher.
A study of the major writers in this field.
Spring Sem ester
120. T hesis . Mrs. W right.
F a ll Sem ester
This seminar gives training in bibliography, selection of problems for critical
writing, and leads to the presentation of a thesis. Students read and criticise
each other's work at intervals and confer individually with the instructor.
130. Linguistic Science. Mr. Reuning.
(German.)
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 the department.
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Fine Arts
Pro fesso r:
R o bert M . W
alker,
C h a irm a n
A s s o c ia t e P r o f e s s o r : H e d l e y H . R h y s
The aim of the Department is to study the historical-cultural significance and
aesthetic value of architecture, sculpture, painting and graphic art (prints and
drawings). Methods and problems of criticism are considered: observation, analysis,
interpretation and evaluation. Instruction is given by means of original works of
art as well as by the usual visual aids. Field trips are made to public and private
collections in New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington and to significant
examples of architecture in those areas.
Since it is the objective of the Department to foster an intelligent comprehension
of the visual arts rather than to train professional artists, no courses in drawing,
painting and sculpture are offered for credit. However, instruction in such work is
available under the extracurricular Arts and Crafts Program.
R e q u ir e m e n t s
and
R e c o m m e n d a t io n s
P rerqu isites: Majors in course and majors and minors in honors must take the two
half courses, Fine Arts 1 and 2. For other students the prerequisite for all advanced
courses is one semester of the Introduction to Art History, either Fine Arts 1 or 2.
Fine Arts 11, Design in Drawing and Painting, while not a prerequisite, is recom
mended as a foundation course for other Fine Arts courses and seminars.
Sequ ence o f C ourses: Whenever possible, majors will take courses in their numerical
order. For other students courses need not be taken in numerical sequence.
M ajors in C ourse: The program o f a major consists of at least eight half courses
(including Fine Arts 1-2) in the Department. The courses supporting this program
depend on the needs of the individual student and may be found in both the Division
of the Humanities and the Division of the Social Sciences.
M ajors and M inors in H on ors: Majors in honors take four seminars in the Depart
ment. In special cases the seminar in Aesthetics may be substituted for one in Fine
Arts. A minor in honors usually consists of two seminars. The seminars offered in
any one semester vary according to the requirements of the students and the con
venience of the Department.
Language R equirem ents fo r G radu ate S ch ools: Students are advised that graduate
work in Fine Arts requires a knowledge of French or German.
Co u rses
1. I ntroduction to Art History. M r. Rhys and Mr. Walker.
F a ll Sem ester
Consideration is given in the first four weeks to the basic problems of the nature
of the work of art, the factors of influence upon its conception, formation, and
development (geographic, social, economic, etc.), the principles of value judg
ments, and methods of analysis. A limited number of representative examples
of architecture, sculpture, and painting are studied within the historical context
of the civilizations and cultural epochs which produced them: Ancient Egypt,
Greece and Rome, and Medieval France.
Three hours of lecture a week and one bi-weekly conference hour.
N o te : Students other than majors in Fine Arts in course and majors and minors in Fine Arts
in honors may take one semester of the Introduction to Art History, either Fine Arts 1 or 2, as a
prerequisite for advanced courses.
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2. I ntroduction to Art History. M r. Rhys and Mr. Walker.
Spring Sem ester
European and American architecture, sculpture, and painting from the fifteenth
century to the present day are studied from the same points of view and with
the same methods as in the first semester.
Three hours of lecture a week and one bi-weekly conference.
11. D esign in D rawing and Painting. Mr. Rhys.
P all Sem ester
The basic elements of design and their function in drawing and painting. Types
of harmony, sequence and balance such as linear, tonal and spacial. The methods
of design and representation that characterize the various historical styles. Prac
tical exercises required demand no special technical aptitude, since the purpose of
the course is to develop a critical understanding of drawing and painting and
not technical skill.
51. Ancient Art . Mr. Walker.
P all Sem ester
The development of the forms of architecture, sculpture and painting as express
ing various cultural patterns of ancient civilizations: Egypt, Iran, Mesopotamia,
Greece and Rome.
52. M edieval Art . Mr. Walker.
Spring Sem ester
A study of the relationship between art and society in Europe and the Near
East from the fourth through the fourteenth centuries. The ideas and institutions
which were instrumental in shaping Christian art during its formative stages of
development. Special emphasis is placed on the Romanesque and Gothic periods
in France: the abbey and the cathedral.
53. I talian Renaissance Art . Mr. Rhys.
P all Sem ester
A study of certain aspects of the art of the Renaissance in Italy as expressed in
architecture, sculpture and painting. Emphasis is placed on such great masters as
Donatello, Masaccio, Alberti, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo and
Titian.
N ot offered in 1955-56.
54. N orthern Renaissance and B aroque Painting. Mr. Walker.
Spring Sem ester
Developments in painting and drawing during the fifteenth, sixteenth and seven
teenth centuries in France, the Netherlands, Germany and Spain through the study
° f individual artists such as the Van Eycks, Roger van der Weyden, Jean Fouquet,
Dürer, Gruenewald, Holbein, El Greco, Rubens, Rembrandt, Vermeer, Poussin
and Velasquez.
N ot offered in 1955-56.
55. M odern Painting. M r. Rhys.
P all Sem ester
Important stylistic developments in European painting from the French Revolu
tion through Matisse and Picasso: the meanings of the various movements and
their relationship to changing social and political attitudes.
Not offered in 1955-56.
56. A merican Art . Mr. Rhys.
P all Sem ester
Architecture, sculpture and painting in North America from the Colonial Period
to the_ present day, their connection with European art and their significance as a
reflection of American culture.
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57. M odern B uilding. Mr. Walker.
Spring Sem ester
An introduction to the nature of architecture and the function of the architect
through a study of developments in European and American building during the
late nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The specific influence of economic, tech
nological and social changes upon design and structure. Emphasis placed on the
study of original examples in the Philadelphia area and on the work of such
men as Sullivan, Wright, Mies van der Rohe, Gropius and Le Corbusier.
The prerequisite of Fine Arts 1-2 is waived for students in Engineering.
60-61. Senior Conference. M r. Walker.
Spring Sem ester
H o n o r s S e m in a r s
100. M edieval Art . Mr. Walker.
F a ll Sem ester
The development of the forms of Christian art during the Middle Ages, with
special emphasis on the Romanesque and Gothic periods in France: the abbey
and the cathedral.
101. I talian R enaissance Painting. Mr. Rhys.
F a ll Sem ester
A study and analysis of painting in Italy from Giotto to Titian: the decisive
contributions of the outstanding masters to its stylistic development and its rela
tionship to the Renaissance movement as a whole.
102. N orthern R enaissance. Mr. Walker.
Spring Sem ester
Developments in painting and the graphic arts of drawing and print making dur
ing the fifteenth century in England, France, the Netherlands, Germany, and
Spain through an intensive study of individual masters such as the Van Eycks,
Roger van der Weyden, Jerome Bosch, Pieter Brughel, Jean Fouquet, Martin
Schongauer, Albrecht Dürer, Hans Holbein, and El Greco. Emphasis is placed
on the study of original material, such as the graphic art in the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection in Jenkintown.
103. The B aroque. Mr. Walker.
F a ll Sem ester
Developments in painting and the graphic arts of drawing and print making
during the seventeenth century in Western Europe. Although the role of Italy
in the formation of the Baroque as an international style is studied, special
orientation is found in the individual work of such great masters as Rubens,
Rembrandt, Vermeer, Velasquez, and Poussin. Opportunity is taken to work
with original paintings as well as with the graphic art of the Lessing J . Rosenwald Collection.
104. M odern Painting. Mr. Rhys.
Spring Sem ester
Important stylistic developments in European painting from the French Revolu
tion through Matisse and Picasso: the meanings of the various movements and
their relationship to changing social and political attitudes.
105. M aster Print Makers. Mr. Walker.
Spring Sem ester
A consideration of certain problems in the history of the graphic arts. A study
of the significance o f the work of such men as Schongauer, Dürer, Rembrandt,
Goya, Daumier, Munch and Rouault for the development of expression in
the media of the woodcut, engraving, etching, aquatint and lithography. Stu
dents work almost exclusively with original material in the Print Room of the
Philadelphia Museum and the Lessing J . Rosenwald Collection in Jenkintown.
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History
Pro fesso rs: M ary A lbertso n ,
Chairman *
F r e d e r ic k B . T o l l e s
A s s o c ia t e P r o f e s s o r s : P a u l H . B e i k
J a m e s A . F ie l d , J r .
L a u r e n c e D. L a f o r e
A s s is t a n t P r o f e s s o r s : R o b e r t D. C r o s s
P h il ip D. C u r t in f
I n s t r u c t o r : P e t e r N . R ie s e n b e r g
L e c t u r e r : F . H il a r y C o n r o y
The Introductory courses (1 through 6 ) as well as some of the more advanced
courses are designed to familiarize students with contemporary American civilization:
its European backgrounds; England’s influence, particularly through her literature,
her law, and her constitution; and the heritage and the place in the world of the
United States itself. There is another group of courses (11 through 17) which are
intended to introduce history majors as well as majors in other departments to the
understanding of a foreign culture.
R e q u ir e m e n t s
fo r
and
M a jo r s
R e c o m m e n d a t io n s
and
M in o r s
History 1-2 should be taken in the freshman year if possible. The work of the
major in course normally consists of at least six additional half courses in the depart
ment, including one or two half courses in American history in the sophomore year,
at least one half course in English history, and Special Topics in the senior year.
The comprehensive examination includes a choice of questions on the fields of
European, English, and American history. Sensibly planned election o f related courses
in other departments should begin in the sophomore year, particularly with reference
to the prerequisite requirements of these departments for honors seminars. Languages
which are most useful to students of history and which are required by many grad
uate schools are French and German. French 7-8 or German 7-8 may be taken by those
who wish a second foreign language.
The only requirement for acceptance as a major in history at the end of the
sophomore year is successful completion of course 1-2.
The department recommends that a course major in the junior and senior years
group his electives in such a way as to make a coherent program. The department
records the field of special competence of its majors so that the information can be
given in letters of recommendation, etc., when it is desirable; and selection of ques
tions in the comprehensive examination may be guided by these interests. A major in
history may, for example, be described as a major in history with emphasis on the
social sciences, on American civilization, on international relations, or on Russian
studies.
* Absent on leave, spring semester, 1955-56.
f Absent on part-time leave, 1955-56.
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The student planning to apply for work leading to an Honors degree either as a
major or minor should follow in general the same program as the course major dur
ing his first two years. He should normally, if he has room for history in his pro
gram during his sophomore year, choose either a half course in American history (4,
5, 4x, or 5x) or a half course in English history ( 6 ) , as background for later work in
honors seminars in those fields. If the choice has to be made between a second course
in American history and a first course in English history, the latter should be chosen.
Co u r se s
1-2. Europe. All members of the department.
F u ll C ourse
One of the basic courses in the curriculum. It is intended to be an introduction
to the study, understanding, and use of history. It is a requirement for gradua
tion for all students in the divisions of the humanities and the social sciences,
and it is a prerequisite to all other work in history except courses 21 and 59.
It begins with the classical backgrounds of European civilization and ends with
post-war Europe. Sections are small enough for discussion.
4, 5. T he U nited States. Mr. Cross or Mr. Field.
A general course beginning with the history of the colonies, bringing the narrative
to 1865 at the end of the first half. Either half may be taken separately.
4x, 5x. American I ntellectual History. Mr. Cross.
A course paralleling 4, 5 in chronology, recommended for those who have had
a good school course in American history.
6. England. Miss Albertson.
A survey of the history of the English people. The greater part of the course
is devoted to the periods before 1714. It may be followed by course 52 or
seminar 109 for those who wish fuller treatment of modern England. Course
6 is a prerequisite to seminars 108 and 109.
11. T he Other American R epublics. Mr. Lafore.
The development of Latin America with its European and colonial background.
The emphasis is on Mexico, Brazil, and Argentina. This is recommended for
majors in Spanish as well as for majors in history, and as a general elective.
Not offered in 1955-56.
12. F rance.
Miss Albertson and Mr. Lafore.
The history of France from Roman times to the present day. This is recom
mended for majors in French as well as for majors in history and as a general
elective. Not offered in 1955-56.
14. R ussia. Mr. Beik.
F a ll Sem ester
The history of modern Russia. The course begins with the reign of Peter and
gives half its time to the period since the Revolution.
15. T he Expansion of E urope. Mr. Curtin.
Topics in different aspects of European expansion from the sixteenth century to
the present, with emphasis on the relation between European and non-European
factors. The following topics are included: the origins of expansion, the rise
and fall of African slavery in the Americas, four case-studies in the dynamics of
imperialism in the nineteenth century, and the rise of colonial nationalism in the
twentieth century. Not offered in 1955-56.
16, 17. T he F ar East. Mr. Conroy.
A general course concerned chiefly with China in the first half, with Japan in the
second half.
2 i. Quakerism . Mr. Tolies.
F a ll Sem ester
The history of the Society of Friends to the present day. The characteristic
religious and social ideas of the Quakers are considered in their historical setting.
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52. M odern B ritain . M r. Lafore.
The development of a modern industrial society and welfare state.
53. T he French R evolution and N apoleon. Mr. Beik.
The significance of the period 1789-1815 in the development of modern Euro
pean social theories and political institutions.
54. M edieval E urope. Mr. Riesenberg.
The history of western Europe from the decline of the Roman empire through
the thirteenth century. Open to sophomores with special permission.
55. T he Renaissance. Miss Albertson.
The history of the period of the Renaissance in Europe.
with special permission.
Open to sophomores
56. American D iplomatic History. Mr. Field.
Official United States foreign policy considered as a part of the larger problem
of American participation in world affairs.
57. M odern E urope. A ll members of the department.
Recent European problems and institutions examined primarily through the ex
periences of one nation in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. In 1955-56
Germany will serve as a case study.
59. T opics in A merican History. M r. Cross.
The history of the United States with particular reference to European back
grounds. A course designed for students who do not intend to take more than
one half course in history. It cannot be substituted for the college requirement
in history (course 1-2) and is not open to majors in the divisions of the social
sciences and the humanities.
65, 66. Special T opics. All members of the department.
Spring Sem ester
For seniors. Individual programs are planned to prepare majors in history for
the comprehensive examinations. The discussion of review problems, of papers,
and of reading is conducted in groups and in individual conferences with mem
bers of the department. This may be elected as a single one-semester course or
as a double one-semester course.
H o n o r s S e m in a r s
The following seminars are offered by the department to juniors and seniors to
prepare for the examinations for a degree with Honors. They may be taken in any
combination. The only prerequisite is History 1-2 except in the seminars for which
an additional prerequisite is indicated.
Those who wish to specialize in international relations with a major in history
(see p. 110, last paragraph) should include in their programs at least three of the fol
lowing seminars: numbers 103, 110, 116, 117.
A m erican H istory
101. Early A merican History. Mr. Tolies.
Spring Sem ester
Political, economic, social, and cultural aspects of the period from the explorations
to the end of the American Revolution.
102. Problems in American History. Mr. Cross or Mr. Field.
Selected topics in the history o f the United States.
103. Problems in A merican History : Foreign.
Mr. Field.
A study of the United States in the world community. It takes into account
wars, industrial, technological and population changes, and changes in national
attitudes, with special reference for instance to the Louisiana Purchase, the
Monroe Doctrine, the Mexican war, the problem of the Pacific, and the world
wars.
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104. T he Supreme Court. Mr. Cross.
A history of the role played by the Supreme Court in American political, eco
nomic, and social life. The seminar is not designed to anticipate or overlap
the courses in constitutional law offered in law schools. A general knowledge of
American history is required as a prerequisite.
E nglish H istory
106. M edieval E ngland. Miss Albertson.
The period from 1066 to 1485. Not offered in 1955-56.
108. T udor and Stuart England. Miss Albertson.
The period from 1485 to 1688. Open only to students who have taken course 6
or an equivalent approved by the instructor. N ot offered in 1955-56.
109. M odern England. Mr. Curtin or Mr. Lafore.
The nineteenth century. Open only to students who have taken course 6 or an
equivalent approved by the instructor.
110. T he B ritish Empire . Mr. Curtin.
A study of the empire from sixteenth century origins to the present. Special at
tention is paid to the growth of the "second empire” and the internal history
of the members of the present commonwealth.
E uropean H istory
/
111. M edieval E urope. Mr. Riesenberg.
The civilization of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.
112. T he Renaissance and R eformation . Miss Albertson.
Europe from the fourteenth to the seventeenth centuries.
114. Europe 1760 to 1870. Mr. Beik.
The disintegration of the old regime and the rise of liberalism.
115. E urope 1870 to 1939: M odern Europe . Mr. Lafore.
Political and social changes which preceded the second world war.
116. E urope Since 1870: D iplomatic History . Mr. Lafore.
The management of international affairs and problems.
117. E urope 1870 to 1939: Eastern E urope. Mr. Beik.
The origins and consequences of the Russian Revolution and of the formation of
the succession states.
T hesis (120)
A thesis may be substituted for one of the Honors examinations by special per
mission of the department. The topic should be selected and approved by the
end of the junior year. It must be finished and a copy filed in the Library by
the middle of the senior year.
G raduate W ork
The department of History offers work leading to the Master’s degree for graduate
students who wish to use the research resources of the Friends Historical Library
for a thesis. In addition to the thesis the candidate normally takes three honors
seminars. For the general regulations concerning the Master’s degree see p. 62.
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International Relations
Students who plan to enter upon a career in the field of international relations
should include in their programs, during the first two years, the introductory courses
in economics, history, and political science and should complete the intermediate
course in one or more modern languages.
Advanced courses selected from the groups listed below may be incorporated in
the programs of students who do their major work in economics, history, political
science, or a modern language.
Those students who wish to concentrate in international relations may take their
Senior Comprehensive Examination in this field. Students preparing for this examina
tion should take eight, nine, or ten half courses from among those listed below,
including all of those listed in Group I, one or more in Group II, and one or
more in Group III. The examination is administered by a committee appointed
by the chairmen of the Departments of Economics, History, and Political Science,
under the Chairmanship of the Department of Political Science.
G roup I
Political Science 12.
I nternational Politics.
Political Science 13. International Law and Organization
Political Science 57-58. A merican F oreign Policy
Economics 60. I nternational E conomics
G roup I I
History 11. T he Other American R epublics
History 14.
R ussia
History 52. Modern B ritain .
G roup I I I
Political Science 15.
Political Science 18.
Political Science 19.
Political Science 20.
Political Science 59.
Comparative G overnment
T he B ritish W elfare State
T he Soviet System
F ar Eastern Politics
M odern Political T heory
Students who plan to enter the Honors program will find it possible to select a
similar combination of courses and seminars in the field of international relations. In
planning such programs, they should consult with the chairmen of their prospective
major departments.
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Mathematics
P r o f e s s o r : H e in r ic h B r i n k m a n n ,
Chairman
A s s o c ia t e P r o f e s s o r : P h il ip W . C a r r u t h
A s s is t a n t P r o f e s s o r s : E d g a r R . M
u l l in s ,
Jr.
D a v id R o s e n
Pure mathematics is an abstract subject and may be looked upon as the model of a
deductive science. On the other hand, the subject matter of mathematics has for the
most part arisen out of concrete applications to the physical sciences, among which
geometry occupies a central position. The courses oifered in the department of
Mathematics attempt to combine these points of view and to give a picture of the
power and beauty of the subject when studied for its own sake, as well as its many
relations to other fields of thought. The study of mathematics is essential as a
tool for the understanding of the principles o f the physical sciences and engineering;
a knowledge of its techniques is indispensable for a successful pursuit of these
subjects. The same is becoming increasingly true in the biological sciences and in
some of the social sciences.
For students who intend to major in mathematics in course, the normal sequence
of courses is the following: Freshman year, courses 1-2; Sophomore year, courses
11-12; Junior and Senior years, two half-courses selected each year from courses
13, 14, 51, 52, 54. The completion of Physics 1-2 is strongly recommended.
In order to be admitted to honors seminars in mathematics, either as a major or
as a minor, a student must have completed courses 1-2 and 11-12. An honors
student whose major is mathematics must also take Physics 1-2; it is furthermore
highly desirable that he have a reading knowledge of French or German. A junior
honors student will normally take the seminars in Advanced Calculus and Differential
Equations; these seminars are offered each year. The remaining seminars are usually
taken by senior students and are offered as they are required.
1-2. First Y ear M athematics.
F u ll C ourse
The subject matter studied in these courses constitutes an introduction to mathe
matical analysis. The principles and applications of elementary calculus are
studied as well as the relevant material from Algebra, Trigonometry and Ana
lytical Geometry. This course is required as a prerequisite for any further work
in mathematics; it will also give a student who intends to take no such further
work an introduction to mathematical principles and methods. It will not be
possible to take Courses 1 or 2 as separate half-courses.
7. I ntroduction to M athematics.
F a ll Sem ester
The purpose of this course is to acquaint the student with the principles and
some of the fundamental concepts of mathematics. The course is planned for
students who do not intend to take further work in mathematics or natural
science and cannot be used as a prerequisite for other courses in mathematics.
Ill
11-12. Calculus.
F u ll C ourse
In this course the student continues the study of the calculus begun in Mathe
matics 1-2; certain topics from algebra and analytic geometry are also included.
The course forms a necessary basis for any further work in mathematics and is
essential for an understanding of the fundamentals of physics and other sciences,
as well as engineering. The two halves of this course cannot be taken separately.
Prerequisite: Courses 1-2.
13. Higher G eometry .
F a ll Sem ester
Various kinds of geometry (mostly in the plane) will be studied in this course,
using both analytic and synthetic methods. A large part of the work will deal
with projective geometry and its relation to metric and other geometries. The
conic sections will be studied in some detail.
Prerequisites: Courses 1-2, 11-12.
14. Higher A lgebra.
Spring Sem ester
The purpose of this course is to introduce the student to some of the abstract
ideas that are fundamental in the subject of algebra as well as to extend his
knowledge of certain algebraic techniques. Among the subjects studied are:
Number systems, fields and their algebraic extensions, matrices and determinants,
the solution of algebraic equations, systems of linear equations.
Prerequisites: Courses 1-2, 11-12.
51. Advanced Calculus.
F a ll Sem ester
This course deals with the differential calculus of functions of several variables
and its geometric applications, multiple integrals, line and surface integrals,
improper integrals and infinite series. The treatment is sufficiently rigorous to
strengthen the student’s understanding of the principles of the calculus. Appli
cations to the physical sciences are given whenever possible.
Prerequisites: Courses 1-2, 11-12.
52. D ifferential E quations.
Spring Sem ester
This course is a continuation of Mathematics 51. Some of the topics studied
are: Ordinary Differential Equations, with applications; Infinite Series; Im
proper Integrals and the Gamma Function.
Prerequisites: Courses 1-2, 11-12, 51.
54. Probability and Statistics.
Spring Sem ester
This course deals with the mathematical theory of statistics, based upon a study
of the theory of probability. An introduction to the theory of sampling and
statistical inference will be given.
Prerequisites: Courses 1-2, 11-12, 51 (Course 51 may be taken concurrently).
60. R eading Course in M athematics.
This course is to provide an opportunity for students to do special work in
fields not covered by the undergraduate courses, listed above. The work consists
in the preparation of papers requiring extensive and detailed examination of the
literature of a problem.
Note: Courses 51 and 52 may be presented for an Honors examination as part
of an Honors program.
H o n o r s S e m in a r s
in
M a t h e m a t ic s
101. Advanced Calculus.
F a ll Sem ester
The subject matter of this seminar includes the differential calculus of functions
of several variables, the elements of vector analysis, multiple integrals, line and
surface integrals, improper integrals, infinite series, uniform convergence of
infinite processes. The treatment of these various subjects is sufficiently detailed
to give the student an introduction to the rigorous processes o f analysis.
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102. D ifferential E quations.
Spring Sem ester
This seminar begins with a formal treatment of ordinary differential equations
and their applications to various types of problems. This is followed by a study
of existence theorems for ordinary differential equations, certain classical linear
differential equations, Fourier series and a brief introduction to boundary value
problems of certain partial differential equations of the second order.
103. Statistics and Probability.
The purpose of this seminar is to give the mathematical background necessary
for an understanding of the mathematical analysis of statistical data. In addition,
the modern development of this subject provides a valuable application of the
concepts and techniques acquired in the study of advanced calculus. The topics
treated include: the axiomatic approach, the use of Stieltjes integrals, correlation
and regression, some special distributions, sampling theory and a short introduc
tion to the theory of statistical estimation.
104. M odern A lgebra.
This seminar deals with the theoretical properties of such formal systems as
groups, rings, fields and vector spaces. W hile these concepts will be illustrated
by many concrete examples, the emphasis will be on the abstract nature of the
subject; the student will thus be introduced to an important aspect of modern
mathematics. Among the specific topics to be studied are the algebra of matrics,
of classes and of ideals.
105. T heory of F unctions of a Complex V ariable.
A brief study of the geometry of complex numbers is followed by a detailed
treatment of the Cauchy theory of analytical functions of a complex variable.
Various applications are given and some special classes of functions, such as
elliptic functions, are studied. Analytic continuation and the theory of Weierstrass are briefly considered.
106. T heory of N umbers.
Among the subjects studied in this seminar are: Elementary properties of integers,
the congruence relation, quadratic residues, quadratic forms, certain class
ical Diophantine equations, simple examples of fields of algebraic numbers.
107. D ifferential G eometry.
The subject of this seminar is the metric differential geometry of curves and
surfaces in three dimensional space.
108. Symbolic Logic.
*
This seminar is given by the Department of Philosophy. A description of it will
be found under the offerings of that department. It may be presented as part of
the Mathematics program in Honors.
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Modem Languages and Literatures
P r o f e s s o r s : E d it h P h il ip s ,
Chairman (French)
H a r o l d M a r c h (French)
A s s o c ia t e P r o f e s s o r s : H il d e D. C o h n (German)
F r a n z M a u t n e r (German)
K a r l R e u n i n g (German)
J a m e s D. S o r b e r (Spanish)
A s s is t a n t P r o f e s s o r s :
F r é d é r ic G r o v e r (French)
E l is a A s e n s io (Spanish)
J e a n n e T h e i s (French)
I n s t r u c t o r : O lg a L a m k e r t (Russian)
The department of modern languages and literatures aims to give its majors a
comprehensive view of the literature and culture represented by these languages, in
relation to other humanistic studies. Courses are conducted in the language of the
literature being studied, and progress in the language is always one of the aims.
The elementary and intermediate courses are designed to prepare the students for
advanced work in literature as well as to meet college and departmental requirements.
It is not impossible, with some extra reading, to major or to enter honors seminars
in a language started in college. Prerequisites and recommended subjects for majors
are noted under the listing of each language section.
French
All students offering French for entrance are placed at the level where they
will presumably profit best by the course, according to their rating in the College
Entrance Examination or a test given by the department.
French may be offered as a major in course or as a major or minor in honors work.
Prerequisites and recommended supporting subjects are the same for both course and
honors students and are as follows:
Required:
French 11, 12 Introduction to Literature, or evidence of equivalent work.
French 5 Advanced Composition and Diction.
Recommended supporting subjects:
History of France, History of Modern Philosophy, Psychology, courses in other
literatures, Fine Arts.
Majors are expected to speak French with sufficient fluency to take part in discussion
in courses and seminars in the language and to pass an oral comprehensive or oral
honors examination in French.
N o te : All advanced courses are not offered every year. Students wishing a major
or minor in French should plan their course carefully in advance with the department
in order to get a well rounded program.
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Co u r se s
1-2. E lementary French .
For students who begin French in College. Equivalent to two years’ French in
high school. The initial approach is oral but a foundation is laid for a reading
knowledge. No credit is given for French 1 alone. Both courses offered each
semester.
3, 4. I ntermediate French .
For students who have had French 1-2 or its equivalent (2 years’ French in high
school). Students who have had three years in high school usually enter
French 4. Grammar is reviewed. Reading is from contemporary literature in
French editions without notes or vocabulary. Every effort is made to help the
student to increase his vocabulary and to discuss what he has read in the French
language. Completion of French 4 satisfies the language requirement. The
normal course to follow French 4 is French 11. (Both courses are offered
each semester.)
5, 6. Advanced Composition and D iction . . Miss Theis.
For those who intend to major in French or who wish an advanced course in
which the emphasis is not primarily literary. An effort is made to correct faulty
pronunciation and to improve self-expression in the language, both oral and
written.
7-8. E lementary F rench (Special Reading Course).
A special course designed for students who wish to acquire a reading knowledge
of French in a single year. French 7-8 may be used to fulfill the requirements
of certain departments or graduate schools, but not to satisfy the college foreign
language requirement.
11,12. I ntroduction to Literature .
In Course 11 the transition is made from reading as an aid to language learning
to the consideration of literary values. The material is selected from classics of
the nineteenth century, but it is not a systematic survey course. Prerequisite:
French 4 or equivalent.
In Course 12 the treatment is more historical with selected readings in Larousse
editions from Rabelais to Rousseau. (Both courses are offered each semester.)
14. Prose de la R enaissance.
Readings from Rabelais, Calvin, Montaigne.
15. L’Age de Louis X IV .
Selected prose and poetry of the seventeenth century exclusive of the theater.
16. Les "P hilosophes.”
Montesquieu, Voltaire, Diderot and Rousseau; their contribution to the develop
ment of the ideas on art, literature and society which characterize the French
eighteenth century.
17. T héâtre Classique.
The plays of Corneille, Racine and Molière and the growth of the classic ideal in
French literature.
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18.
T héâtre M oderne.
The development of the French theater from the breaking down of the dominance
of the classical ideal in the eighteenth century. Plays of Marivaux and Beau
marchais. Theories of Diderot. Characteristic examples of the theater of the
nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
20. Poésie Moderne.
Baudelaire, the Symbolists, modern tendencies.
21. Littérature du M oyen Age.
Readings from medieval literature in modern French translations.
22. Roman M oderne.
Representative novelists from Balzac to Proust.
24. Saint-Exupéry , M alraux, Sartre, Camus.
Neo-humanism and contemporary tendencies.
25. Le R oman au 17e et 18e Siècles.
Selected novels before Balzac.
30. History of Ideas.
Ideological background of modern literature.
(Given in English.)
51. Special T opics.
(For senior m ajors).
Readings selected to fit the needs of individual seniors and to supplement their
selection of courses. Not designed to prepare for any specific type of compre
hensive examination but to give an opportunity in the senior year for the student
to see his courses in perspective and to see possible relationships with work in
other fields.
H o n o r s S e m in a r s
100. Littérature du M oyen Age.
Old French readings in lyric poetry, theater and fiction.
101. La R enaissance en France.
Rabelais, Calvin, Montaigne, Ronsard et la Pléiade.
102. Le T héâtre Classique.
Corneille, Racine, Molière. -
103. Less "P hilosophes.”
Montesquieu, Voltaire, Diderot, Rousseau.
104. B alzac, Stendhal, F laubert, Proust.
106. Poésie M oderne.
Baudelaire, Rimbaud, Verlaine, Mallarmé, Claudel, Verlaine, Valéry.
107. M odern E uropean Literature .
(Given in English.)
Four or five selected authors from German, French, English and Russian literature.
W hile some honors seminars treat the same subject matter as the courses, the read
ing required is more extensive both in the texts and in critical material. The work
of a seminar corresponds to two half courses.
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German
A s s o c ia t e P r o f e s s o r s : H il d e D . C o h n
F ranz M a u tn er
K a r l R e u n in g
All students offering German for entrance are placed at the level where they can
presumably profit best by the course, according to their rating in the College Entrance
Examination or a test given by the department.
German may be offered as a major in course or as a major or minor in honors work.
Prerequisites and recommended supporting subjects are the same for both course and
honors students and are as follows:
Required:
German 11-12.
Introduction to German Literature.
Recommended supporting subjects:
An advanced course in German literature, Shakespeare, Modern Philosophy,
Psychology, Fine Arts, courses in other literatures, History of Germany.
As far as possible German is the language of the classroom in all advanced courses
and seminars. Since not all advanced courses and seminars are offered every year,
students wishing a major or minor in German should plan their courses carefully
in advance with the department in order to get a well rounded program.
1-2. E lementary G erman.
F u ll C ourse
For students who begin German in college. Equivalent of two years’ secondary
school preparation. Fundamentals of German and simpler text such as Schnitzler:
D er blin d e G eronim o.
3. I ntermediate G erman.
Prerequisite: German 1-2 or two years’ secondary school preparation. Review
grammer and texts of average difficulty such as Hesse: K n u lp ; Schweitzer:
L eben und D enken.
4. I ntermediate G erman.
Fulfills the college requirement for all students who wish to learn reading through
the medium of literary and cultural material, of the type of Von der Vring:
M agda; Wiechert: Z w ei N ov ellen .
Prerequisite: German 3 or equivalent.
6.» W riting and Speaking G erman.
Composition and conversation. Introduction to V olksku n d e:
cultural backgrounds of modern Germany.
Prerequisite: Course 3-4 or equivalent.
7-8. E lementary G erman (S pecial Reading Course).
the social and
F u ll C ourse
A special reading course designed for those who wish to acquire a reading knowl
edge of German in a single year. German 7-8 may be used to fulfill the require
ments of certain departments or of graduate schools, but not to satisfy the college
foreign language requirement. German 7-8 supplants the former Half Course in
Scientific German (German 5 ) .
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11,12. I ntroduction to G erman Literature .
Either half or both may be taken for credit. Prerequisite for majors and minors.
A study of representative German authors from the classical period to the present;
reading and discussion of dramas, stories, and lyric poems. W riting of critical
reports.
Prerequiiste: Course 3-4 or equivalent.
13. D ie D eutsche Romantik .
H alf C ourse
An introductory study of the romantic movement in Germany, with illustrative
readings from representative authors such as Novalis, Tieck, Arnim, Brentano,
Eichendorff. Lectures, discussion, papers in German.
Prerequisite; Course 11-12 or equivalent.
14. D ie D eutsche N ovelle von G oethe bis T homas M ann.
Significant examples of this typically German genre will be read and interpreted
as to contents, form and historical importance, as well as its relations to other
European literatures. Authors: Goethe, Eichendorff, Kleist, Stifter, Meyer,
Keller, Storm, Thomas Mann.
15-16. D ie G oethe Z eit .
Goethe, Schiller and their contemporaries in relationship to their times.
ideas and aesthetic problems discussed and reflected in their work.
Their
18. Moderne D eutsche Literatur .
H a lf C ourse
A study of four or five leading German writers of the twentieth century, in
cluding Thomas Mann, Gerhart Hauptmann, Rainer Maria Rilke. Lectures, dis
cussion, papers.
Prerequisite: Course 11-12 or equivalent.
19. G erman A uthors in T ranslation.
H a lf C ourse
Lectures in English; discussion; frequent book reports in English by students.
Open to all students.
20. D ie D eutsche Lyrik .
H a lf C ourse
A study of German lyric poetry from the classical age to the present. Discussion
of "Gehalt und Gestalt” of important types; authors such as Goethe, Schiller,
Hölderlin, Heine, Mörike, Meyer, George, Rilke.
H onors W
ork
The following seminars prepare for examinations for a degree with Honors. Those
actually given in any year vary according to the choices of the students and the con
venience of the department.
101. M iddle High G erman Literature and Philology.
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 öf MHG
texts in the original, especially N ibelu n g en lied , W olfram’s P arzival, and Walther
von der Vogelweide.
102. T he Age of Luther .
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 seminar in History of the Reforma
tion is recommended as preparation for this seminar.
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103. D eutsches B arock und Aufklaerung .
A study of German literature in the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries.
The reforms of Opitz, the lyric poetry of the period, the mysticism of Angelus
Silesius and Jakob Böhme, the plays of Gryphius, and the prose of Grimmels
hausen; a study of Lessing in his most important dramas and critical 'writing.
104. G oethe .
Goethe’s life and work in the clasical age of German literature, in its chief
phases.
105. D ie D eutsche Romantik .
Romanticism as the dominant movement in German literature of the first half
of the nineteenth century.
106. Poetischer R ealismus.
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.
107. D eutsche Literatur Seit 1900.
The chief writers of “Neuromantik” and impressionism: Gerhart Hauptmann’s
dramas; Thomas Mann’s epic prose; Rainer Maria Rilke’s poetry; Hugo von
Hofmannsthal’s lyric prose and poetry.
130. Linguistic Science.
(In cooperation with other departments in the Division
of the Humanities.)
The 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. Relation
ship between linguistics and psychology. Some knowledge of German, French,
Latin, or Greek is desirable, reading knowledge of at least one foreign language
required. Students who know non-Indo-European languages are especially wel
come. The seminar is conducted in English.
(See also schedules of Honors Seminars in English and Psychology.)
Russian
I n s t r u c t o r : O lga L a m k e r t
Courses in the Russian language may be used to fulfill the college’s foreign language
requirement. A major in Russian language and literature may be obtained by taking
the courses listed below and additional courses offered at Bryn Mawr College. These
courses are part of the Russian Studies program offered at Bryn Mawr, Haverford,
and Swarthmore Colleges (see p. 14 4 ).
1-2. E lementary R ussian. Miss Lamkert.
F u ll C ourse
Vocabulary and grammar. Oral and written translations from English into
Russian and vice versa. Vocabulary building. Reading of short stories. Books:
E ssentials o f Russian (Prentice-H all), Stories by Lermontoff and Pushkin (Heath
series ). Five hours a week.
3, 4. I ntermediate R ussian. Miss Lamkert.
Review of grammar with special emphasis on use of prepositions, verb forms,
numerals. Short area study, geography and history of Russia to the revolution
of 1917. Advanced reading and composition. Books; E ssentials o f Russian
(Prentice-H all), Russian A rea R eader (Ronald Press).
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I l , 12. I ntroduction to R ussian Literature : Prose. Miss Lamkert.
A short survey of the Russian literature of the 18th and 19 th centuries. Books:
Russian A rea R eader (Ronald Press) and other books to be selected by the class.
13, 14. Poetry and Contemporary A uthors. Miss Lamkert.
Books: E ugene O negin by Pushkin. Readings from Chekov and Gorky.
N ot offered in 1955-56.
51, 52. Senior Conference . Miss Lamkert.
Writings of Gogol and Turgenev.
Spanish
A ssociate P rofessor: James D. Sorber
A ssistant Professor: Elisa A sensio
All students offering Spanish for entrance are placed at the level where they will
presumably profit best by the course according to their rating in the College Entrance
examination or a test given by the department.
Spanish may be offered as a major in course or as a major or minor in honors
work. Prerequisites and recommended supporting subjects are the same for both
course and honors students and are as follows:
Required: Spanish 11-12 Introduction to Literature.
Recommended supporting subjects:
Introduction to Philosophy, Psychology, English or other foreign or classic
literature, Fine Arts, South American History.
Majors are expected to speak Spanish with sufficient fluency to take part in dis
cussion in courses and seminars in the language and to pass an oral comprehensive
or oral honors examination in Spanish.
Courses
1-2. E lementary Spanish.
For students who begin Spanish in college. Equivalent to two years’ Spanish
in high school. The emphasis is both on the spoken language and on reading.
3, 4. I ntermediate Spanish.
For students who have had Spanish 1-2 or its equivalent (two years in high
school) . Students who have had three years usually enter Spanish 4. Grammar
is reviewed. Reading is from Spanish and South American literature with em
phasis on increasing the student's vocabulary and his ability to discuss his read
ing in oral and written Spanish.
9. Advanced Composition and D iction.
For majors and others who wish an advanced course in which the emphasis is
not primarily literary. An effort is made to correct faulty pronunciation and
to improve self expression in the language both oral and written.
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11,12.
I ntroduction to Spanish Literature .
Representative texts of modern Spanish and Latin American writers.
in Spanish with frequent written work in Spanish.
Conducted
13. E l T eatro M oderno.
Plays of the major Spanish writers in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
14. La N ovela Hispanoamericana.
Representative novelists from Mármol in Argentina to Revueltas in Mexico.
15,16. Las O bras de Cervantes.
Novelas ejemplares. The Q uixote. (A year course giving a thorough study of
Cervantes. The first semester may stand alone.)
18. D esarrollo D e La N ovela Española M oderna en Los Siglos X I X Y X X .
Outstanding novelists from Romanticism to the present.
20.
Special T opics for Senior M ajors .
Readings selected to fit the needs of seniors and to supplement their selection of
courses. Not designed to prepare for any specific type of comprehensive exam
ination, but to give an opportunity in the senior year for the student to see his
courses in perspective and to see possible relationships to work in other fields.
S e m in a r s
101. La N ovela Hispanoamericana.
102. La N ovela Española D el Siglo X I X .
103. Las O bras de Cervantes.
104. E l T eatro M oderno.
105. T endencias Literarias E n La Poesía, E l T eatro Y La N ovela D el Siglo
de
Oro.
N o te : While the titles o f seminars in Spanish correspond to the titles of courses, honors students
read more extensively both in the texts and critical work. The work of a seminar corresponds to
that of two half courses.
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Music
Professor: A lfred J. Swan , Chairman
A ssistant Professor and D irector of
L ecturer
and
D irector
of the
the
C horus : P eter G ram Swing
O rchestra : W illiam H. R eese
The Department of Music is concerned with a broad outlook on the history of mu
sic, an appreciation of music based on intelligent listening, a knowledge of the music
of particular periods and forms, and a stimulation of creative work by classes in ele
mentary composition and by the supervision of free composition by more advanced stu
dents. Such compositions are presented in public, usually with professional performers.
R equirements
and
R ecommendations
If, in the course of his first two years in college, the student has shown an excep
tional aptitude for either composition, or musicology, or both, he may elect to major
in music. It is also desirable that he show a certain gift, or at least skill, in handling
the piano.
A student may also elect music as a major or minor in Honors. For a major, Course
11-12 is a prerequisite; for a minor either Course 1, 2 or Course 11-12.
Seminars will be organized to meet the needs of students electing music in Honors.
1, 2. T h b History of M usic in W estern G vilization. Mr. Swing.
This course has two main, objectives: to teach students to listen intelligently to
music and to acquaint them with representative works from successive periods of
music history, thereby furnishing the basis for a growing and life-long interest
in music. Open to all students.
11-12. E lementary M usic T heory. Mr. Reese.
F u ll C ourse
This course deals with the general foundations of the musical language—
scales, intervals, rhythm, formation of melodic patterns and their notation— and
leads to elementary chord formation. Ear training is an important factor
throughout the course.
21, 22. E lementary M usic Composition. Mr. Swan.
After practice in melodic patterns— the invention of his own cant! ferm i— the
student applies to them imitational devices (two and three part imitation).
Harmonization is taken up simultaneously. From short vocal compositions in
motet form the student passes to trios for strings or wind, or combinations with
piano. A pianistic exposition in abbreviated sonatina form may be attempted at
the end of the year.
25. T he History of R ussian M usical Culture . Mr. Swan.
This semester course is given, from time to time, for students who have taken
Music 1-2, or those who are generally interested in the Russian Studies Program.
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27. M otet and M adrigal in T udor E ngland.
Mr. Swing.
F a ll Sem ester
This course has as its objective the study of form and style as applied to a
particular corpus of music. It aims to train the student in analytical procedures
that can be used in the study of all choral music. W hile examples will be
drawn primarily from Tudor sources, contemporary Italian and Flemish compo
sitions will also be examined. M ajor emphasis will be given to performance in
class; therefore students will be expected both to read vocal scores and to sing
(or play) parts with proficiency. The course is open to students with the
consent of the instructor.
28. M ozart.
Mr. Swing.
Spring Sem ester
The life and works of Mozart in the light of modern criticism.
Mozart's letters and the scores of representative works in all fields.
31-32. Advanced M usical Composition and History. Mr. Swan.
A study of
F u ll C ourse
This course is conducted as a seminar jointly with Haverford College. Historical
forms of music, such as the sonata, are projected from their beginnings into Mod
ern iMusic, and their use by contemporary composers illustrated. Wherever possible
the students are encouraged to tackle source material and present reports on
figures and works of the 20th century. Along with this the students’ own
composing is supervised and criticized for inclusion in the annual concerts.
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Philosophy and Religion
Professors: Richard B. Brandt, Chairman
J ohn M. M oore
A ssociate P rofessors: M onroe C. Beardsley
W illiam H ordern
A ssistant Professor: Richard S. R udner
I nstructor : J erome A. Shaffer
L ecturer : G ilmore Stott
The study of philosophy consists in examining the beliefs to which one is com
mitted by accepting scientific knowledge and common-sense views of the world;
clarifying basic concepts; determining the circumstances under which statements may
properly be said to be true in all fields of human inquiry and concern, including
ethical and aesthetic discourse; and drawing the outlines of an account of human
experience coherent with the evidence of the sciences. Because of the role of phil
osophy in the history of human thought, and because of the relation of philosophical
ideas to problems in other fields, philosophy may be studied as instrumental to the
understanding of wider areas of history or thought.
Religion is studied primarily as a system of ideas, both ethical and theological:
systematically, through a consideration of representative forms of contemporary relig
ious thought; and historically, through an examination of the great religions and the
development of religion, particularly of the Judaeo-Christian tradition.
R equirements and Recommendations
for M ajors and M inors
The minimum prerequisite to admission as a major in either philosophy or religion
will normally be the completion of one year’s work in the department. Students who
major in philosophy must obtain permission in order to count for credit in fulfillment
of their major requirement more than one course in religion; and students who major
in religion must obtain permission in order to count for credit in fulfillment of their
major requirement more than one course in philosophy. (Course 25 may be counted
either as a course in philosophy or as a course in religion.) As supporting material
for a major program in philosophy, the department recommends work in psychology.
1. I ntroduction to Philosophy. All instructors.
E ach Sem ester
Several of the most important problems of philosophy, and alternative answers
to them, are discussed. The nature and criteria of knowledge are emphasized,
and implications of this issue for traditional problems are analyzed. Stress
is laid on the writing of philosophical essays.
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3-4. Philosophical Classics. Mr. Beardsley and Mr. Shaffer.
F u ll C ourse
The major problems of philosophy are approached through study of some of
the great philosophical literature of the West. Plato’s R epu blic, Descartes M edi
tations, and Hume’s D ialogu es C oncerning N atural R eligion will be read in
their entirety; and selections will be read from Aristotle, Lucretius, Aquinas,
Hobbes, Berkeley, Locke, J. S. M ill, and others. Students who take Course 1
may not elect Course 3-4.
N ote: Either Course 1 or Course 3-4 is a prerequisite for any other course in
philosophy. Other courses may be taken in any order that is convenient. Members
of the department will offer advice on request concerning an order of courses to suit
individual needs. Students planning to do honors work should not take courses
dealing with material to be covered in honors seminars.
XI. Ethics. M r. Stott.
E ach Sem ester
A systematic study of the principal ethical theories, historical and contempor
ary, absolutist«: and relativistic, with the object of developing an understand
ing of the nature and scope of rational criticism in ethics and of the principles
and problems involved in the analysis of ethical issues. Psychological, anthro
pological, metaphysical and religious issues are examined where they are relevant.
12. Logic. Mr. Beardsley.
F a ll Sem ester
An introduction to applied semantics and applied logic, both formal and in
ductive. The emphasis is on principles and distinctions that are useful in ordinary
reading and writing.
13. Selected M odern Philosophers.
Mr. Rudner.
Spring Sem ester
A history of modern philosophy with primary emphasis on Descartes, Hume,
and Schopenhauer, considered as representatives of three great traditions of
modern thought. This course may appropriately be combined with work m
any of the three divisions.
14. Ancient Philosophy . Mr. Shaffer.
F a ll Sem ester
A study of ancient philosophy in all its aspects: ethics, political theory, meta
physics, and aesthetics. Primary emphasis is placed on the dialogues of Plato;
briefer attention is given to the pre-Socratics, Plato s contemporaries, and Aris*
totle. Recommended for students of literature and the social sciences.
15. Philosophy of Science. Mr. Rudner.
Spring Sem ester
A consideration of scientific knowledge, its scope and limitations; of problems
resulting from theory construction and the validation of scientific assertions; of
probability and induction.
16. Contemporary Problems. M r. Brandt.
F a ll Sem ester
Contemporary answers to fundamental problems, such as the functions of lan
guage, the definition of truth, the foundations of knowledge, the nature of the self,
and the perception of physical things. Readings in the works of the leading
philosophers, such as Russell, Lewis, Ayer, and Dewey.
17. Aesthetics. Mr. Beardsley.
Spring Sem ester
A study of some problems that arise in describing and evaluating works of art
The course involves: (1 ) clarifying such basic terms of criticism as “form,’
"style,” and "meaning” ; ( 2 ) examining the principles and underlying assump
tions of criticism; and ( 3 ) analyzing the nature of aesthetic value, especially
the claim that works of art are “good,” "beautiful,” and "true.”
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18. Social Philosophy. Mr. Rudner.
F a ll Sem ester
A study of the methods of the social sciences, and of philosophical problems
arising in this domain. Attention will be given to certain problems facing both
social scientist and natural scientist, and to some problems primarily of interest
to the social scientist.
25. Philosophy of Religion. Mr. Moore.
Spring Sem ester
The nature of religion; the psychology and interpretation of religious experience;
the problem of religious knowledge; the validity and difficulties of Christian
theology and ethics.
32. B iblical Religion and Ethics. Mr, Moore.
F a ll Sem ester
Important parts of the Old and New Testament are examined, in order to trace
the growth of Hebrew and Christian religions and the development of the ideas
of the Judaeo-Christian tradition, both ethical and theological.
33. Early Christian T hought. Mr. Hordern.
F a ll Sem ester
The rise and development of Christian thinking to the 13th century, the influence
of Judaism and Greek philosophy, the formation of the creeds, Scholasticism,
Augustine and Aquinas.
34. M odern Christian T hought. Mr. Hordern.
Spring Sem ester
The development of Christian thought from the Reformation to the twentieth
century, with emphasis upon the relationship between Christian and secular
thinking; the main ideas of the Reformation, church and sect in the Reforma
tion, Roman Catholic development, Protestant orthodoxy, Protestant liberalism.
35. History of R eligions. Mr. Moore.
F a ll Sem ester
An historical and comparative study of the world’s religions: primitive religions,
Hinduism, Buddhism, Chinese and Japanese religion, Islam. Stress will be
placed upon the ethical and philosophical teaching of these religions and their
role in die interaction of modern cultures. Comparisons and contrasts will be
made between these religions and Judaism and Christianity.
36. Problems of Christianity T oday. Mr. Hordern.
E ach Sem ester
The purpose of this course is to study various answers to the chief religious
problems of the twentieth century. Problems include: the nature of the Bible,
science and religion, the existence of God, religion and social problems, religion
and education, the meaning of history. Answers include: fundamentalism,
liberalism, humanism, Christian orthodoxy and neo-orthodoxy. The student will
be urged to find his own answers and to work out his own religious beliefs.
37. Religions of A merica. Mr. Hordern.
Spring Sem ester
A study of some of the more important American religious groups with regard
to their history, teaching and present status. Visits will be made to representative
churches and synagogues.
History 21. Q uakerism . Mr. Tolies.
The history of the Society of Friends to the present day. The characteristic
religious and social ideas of the Quakers are considered in their historical setting.
(May be counted toward a major in religion.)
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H onors W
ork
For admission to honors in philosophy, the requirement is normally two semester
courses drawn from those numbered from 1 to 25. For admission to honors work
in religion, the requirement is normally two semester courses selected from among
courses numbered 1, and 25 to 45.
101. M oral Philosophy . Mr, Brandt and Mr. Shaffer.
A seminar in ethics, b o th , systematic and historical. The first part of the
semester is devoted to the basic theory of value and obligation; the second part
to problems concerning justice, liberty, reward, punishment, human rights, and
other issues of social ethics.
102. Plato. Mr. Shaffer.
Reading and interpretation of all the major and some of the minor dialogues of
Plato in an effort to understand his contributions to metaphysics, the theory of
knowledge, ethics and politics, and to appreciate his importance for Western
thought. Attention will be paid to the pre-Socratic elements of his philosophy,
to his scientific and social background, and to the germs of future developments
contained in his work.
103. History of Modern Philosophy. Mr. Beardsley and Mr. Shaffer.
The development of modern thought from Bacon and Descartes to Kant. This
seminar may appropriately be combined with work in any of the three divisions.
104. Classic Problems in Philosophy. Mr. Brandt and Mr. Shaffer.
A systematic study of some basic problems such as the theory of meaning, universals and particulars, the nature and criteria of truth, the justification of memory
knowledge and induction, theories of perception and the nature of the self and
its relation to material nature. The reading is in the works of contemporary
writers such as Broad, Russell and Lewis.
105. Philosophy of Science. M r. Rudner.
An investigation into the nature of scientific knowledge, the distinctions between
sciences, the methods appropriate to them. Analyses of the concepts of prob
ability, induction, verifiability, explanation, space, time, causality, as these are
used in science.
106. A esthetics. Mr. Beardsley.
A systematic examination of the philosophy of art and the methodological founda
tions of criticism. Recommended for students of literature, music and the fine
arts.
107. Social Philosophy. Mr. Rudner.
A study of the methods of the social sciences, and of philosophical problems
arising within this domain. Attention will be given to certain problems facing
both social scientist and natural scientist and to some problems primarily of
interest to the social scientist. Materials will be drawn from the social sciences
with which members of the seminar are most familiar.
108. Symbolic Logic.
This seminar will present enough of the basic technique of symbolic logic to use
it in investigating the logical basis of mathematics. Among the topics to be
studied are: the definition of natural, rational, and real numbers; the logical
paradoxes; problems about infinity; alternative philosophies of mathematics;
problems encountered in developing adequate and consistent logical systems for
mathematics.
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109. T hb T heory of V alues. Mr. Brandt, Mr. Asch, and M r. Madison.
An examination of the major problems concerning values, as they arise in the
nelds of philosophy, psychology, and anthropology. Literature representing the
influential positions will be discussed. The emphasis will be on theoretical issues
especially the philosophical ones.
110. M edieval Philosophy.
Philosophical thought from Augustine to the fifteenth century. Attention will
be paid both to specific problems such as universals, analogy, and epistemology
and to outstanding thinkers such as Anselm, Aquinas, Scotus and Ockham. Al
though the primary emphasis will be historical, attention will be paid to the
contemporary relevance of medieval thought.
111. T he I dea of G od in W estern T hought. Mr. Hordern.
An examination will be made of writings which have contributed most to Western
concepts of God. The study will include Plato, Aristotle, the Bible, Athanasius,
Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, Luther, Calvin, Kant, Schleiermacher, Rudolf Otto
C. S. Lewis and others.
112. M odern Religious Philosophers. Mr. Hordern.
This seminar will concentrate on representative religious thinkers or schools of
thought in the present century. These will include Jacques Maritain, AngloCatholicism, Brunner, Liberalism, Reinhold Niebuhr, John Bennett, A. I Muste
Paul Tillich and W ill Herberg.
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120. T hesis.
A thesis may be submitted by majors in the department in place of one of the
seminars, upon application by the student and at the discretion of the Depart
ment.
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Physical Education for Men
D irector of Athletics and Physical Education for M en and Associ
ate Professor : W illis J. Stetson
A ssociate P rofessors : R obert H. D unn
L ewis H. E lverson
Edwin J. Faulkner
A ssistants: Avery F. B lake
G omer D avies
J ames J. M cAdoo
J ames H . M iller
Paul Stofko
College P hysician : D r . M orris A. B owie
The course in Men’s Physical Education is designed to acquaint each participant
with both team and individual sports. The value of team play is developed while
emphasis is also placed on the so-called "carry over” sports which one can enjoy
after graduation. Each individual, while benefiting from the physical exercise, also
becomes better acquainted with the fundamentals, rules, etc., of the various sports
and so is better able to enjoy these activities as a spectator.
The intercollegiate athletic program is a comprehensive one with varsity schedules
in eleven different sports. In many of these activities there are contests arranged
for junior varsity and freshman teams, thus providing ample opportunity for large
numbers of men to engage in intercollegiate competition.
F aculty R equirements
Physical education is required of all non-veteran freshmen and sophomores unless
excused by the College physician. During this two-year period, men students must
attend a minimum of three classes per week.
All men not excused for medical or other reasons are expected to fulfill this
requirement. A semester's work failed in the first two years must be repeated in the
Junior year. No man with a deficiency in physical education will be permitted to enter
his Senior year.
Fall A ctivities
Badminton
♦Cross Country
♦Football
W
Badminton
♦Basketball
Boxing
Tennis
Touch Football
Golf
♦Soccér
Swimimng
in t e r
Lacrosse
♦Swimming
Tennis
A c t iv it ie s
Track
Volley Ball
♦Wrestling
S p r in g A c t iv it ie s
♦Baseball
♦Golf
♦Lacrosse
Softball
♦Tennis
♦Track
* Indicates intercollegiate competition.
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Physical Education for Women
A ssociate Professor: V irginia Rath , Chairman
A ssistant Professors: Irene M oll
M ay E. Parry
A ssistants: Susan Stern (part-time)
A lice W illetts (part-time)
College Physician : D r . M orris A. Bowie
The aim of this Department is to contribute to the education of all women students
through the medium of physical activity. W e believe this contribution can best be
achieved through participation in a broad program of recreational, rhythmic and
developmental activities. Therefore the program provides: instruction and experience
in sports and dancing; swimming ability for all; corrective and developmental exer
cises. It is our hope that the student will also acquire: appreciation of the dance as
a fine art; the meaning of good sportsmanship; added endurance; good posture;
leadership training; joy in outdoor exercise; and a program of interests and skills
that will carry over for the individual and her community after college.
Classes are kept small to insure individual attention, and students are grouped
according to ability. Ample opportunities are given for intramural and intercollegiate
competition, as well as for public performances and demonstrations.
Freshmen and sophomores take three periods of activity each week. These may
be elected from classes listed below with the stipulation that they take swimming
until a test is passed; take a rhythmic activity; take a team sport; take Body
Mechanics if the posture grade indicates a need for it.
Regulation costumes should be ordered before college opens. Blanks for this
purpose will be sent out from the Office of the Dean to all incoming students.
Spo rts
H ockey. Miss Parry, Mrs. W illets.
F a ll T erm
Class and Varsity.
Archery. Miss Rath.
F a ll an d Spring
Class and Varsity.
T ennis . Miss Parry, Miss Rath, Mr. Faulkner, Miss M oll.
F a ll, W in ter and Spring
Class and Varsity, W inter and Spring.
Go lf . Miss M oll.
F a ll an d Spring
Class and Varsity.
Swimming . Miss Rath, Miss Parry.
F a ll, W in ter and Spring
Beginner, intermediate and advanced classes in strokes and diving.
Class and Varsity.
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B asketball. Miss Moll, Miss Parry, Mrs. Willetts.
W in ter
Gass and Varsity.
B adminton. Miss Parry, Miss Rath, Mr. Faulkner.
W in ter
Gass and Varsity.
Soft B all. Miss M oll.
Spring
Gass and Varsity.
Lacrosse. Mrs. W illetts.
Spring
Gass and Varsity.
V olley B all . Miss Moll, Miss Parry.
W in ter
Gass and Varsity.
Rhythmic A ctivities
D ancing. Mrs. Stern.
F a ll, W in ter an d Spring
Gass and G ub.
F olk and Square D ancing. Miss Moll.
F all, W in ter and Spring
Open to men students also.
D evelopment
and
Service A ctivities
B ody M echanics. Miss Rath.
W in ter
Required of all first-year students whose posture indicates a need for it.
Recreational Leadership. Miss Moll, Miss Rath.
W in ter an d Spring
Theory and practice teaching in recreational activities of all kinds.
alternate years.
Given in
R ed Cross Life Saving. Miss Rath and members of Instructor Training Board.
W in ter an d Spring
Senior and Instructors’ courses.
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Physics
Professor: W illiam C. E lmore, Chairman
A ssociate P rofessors: D ennison Bancroft f
M ilan W. G arrett
I nstructor : D aniel W illard
The physics department, through its introductory course in general physics, en
deavors to give an integrated account of basic physics. In this course, as well as in
the advanced work of the department, emphasis is placed on quantitative, analytical
reasoning, as distinct from the mere acquisition of facts and skills. The intro
ductory course makes no pretense of covering all material of interest to physicists, but
rather comprises a selection of topics which form a coherent group.
Advanced work in the department involves a more intensive study of topics covered
at the introductory level, and of many phases of modern physics which require a
considerable background in mathematics and electricity. In all courses and sem
inars particular importance is attached to laboratory work, inasmuch as physics is
primarily an experimental science.
Requirements and R ecommendations
for M ajors and M inors
Students who intend to major in physics normally take Course 1, 2 in the fresh
man year and Course 11, 12 in the sophomore year. In addition they should complete
Course 12 in mathematics and Course 2 in chemistry by the end of the sophomore
year. In view of graduate school requirements, and of the extensive literature of
physics in German, it is strongly recommended that the student fulfill his language
requirement in German. A grade of C or better in Course 1, 2 is prerequisite for all
further work in the department.
The work of the last two years normally involves an honors program, and includes
three seminars in physics and three seminars in mathematics. Other seminars in the
program are usually chosen from electrical engineering, chemistry, or philosophy.
Such a program is a particularly satisfactory way of preparing for graduate or other
professional work in physics or in mathematics. However, it constitutes in itself an
effective educational program, since the aim throughout is to achieve an understanding
of fundamental ideas and concepts, as distinct from the mastery of information, skills
and techniques in a limited segment of science.
C ourse Statement
1, 2. G eneral Physics. Staff.
F u ll C ourse
An introductory course in basic 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.
Separate credit given for each semester's work.
t Absent on leave, 1955-36.
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11,12. M echanics, H eat and Sound. Mr. Willard.
The material for this course is drawn from the fields of mechanics, elasticity,
wave motion, kinetic theory, thermodynamics, and statistical mechanics. Since ex
tensive 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.
H onors W
ork
101. Optics, Spectra and Atomic Structure. Mr. Wyller.
F a ll Sem ester
This seminar covers those aspects of physics directly connected with light, radia
tion and atomic structure. Topics include geometrical optics, physical optics,
spectroscopy, spectral series, X-rays, and elementary quantum theory. In so tar
as practicable all theoretical conclusions are directly supported by laboratory
work. Prerequisite: Physics 1, 2 and Mathematics 11, 12.
102. E lectricity and M agnetism. M r. Garrett.
F a ll Sem ester
Based primarily on Page and Adams’ P rin ciples o f E lectricity and Harnwell's
P rin ciples o f E lectricity and E lectrom agnetism . It covers static and dynamic
electricity, magnetism and electromagnetism, with some electronics. I The em
phasis throughout is on fundamental analysis rather than application. The
laboratory includes measurements in direct and alternating currents and m
magnptk m together with some fundamental experiments in electronics. Mathe
matics seminars in advanced calculus and differential equations are normally
prerequisite.
103. M odern Physics. Mr. Elmore.
Spring Sem ester
The topics covered in this seminar include electromagnetic theory of radiation,
special relativity, wave mechanics, isotopes, nuclear physics and high-energy par
ticle physics. The seminar discussions are accompanied by a full-day laboratory
period each week. This seminar must be preceded by that in electricity and mag
netism.
104. T heoretical Physics.
Spring Sem ester
A study of selected topics, mostly drawn from classical physics. Little duplica
tion occurs of theoretical material covered in the other seminars offered by the
department. Based for the most part on Page's Introdu ction to T h eoretical
P hysics. Not accompanied by laboratory.
Prerequisites: Physics 11, 12 and Mathematics 101, 102. Not offered regularly.
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Political Science
Professor: J. R oland P ennock , Chairman
A ssociate P rofessors: G erard J. M angone
M urray S. Stedman , J r.
A ssistant P rofessors: C harles E. G ilbert
Charles B. M cLane
Lecturer : H enry J. A braham
The aim of the Department of Political Science is to study, both in ideal and
in reality, the place of the state in society and to contribute to an understanding of
the purposes, organization, and operation of political institutions, domestic and
international. For the beginning student, the Department offers an introduction to
the nature of politics and to the problems of various political systems. For those
who become majors or for others who take additional work in political science, courses
are provided which will permit giving special attention to the areas of political
theory, comparative government, government in the United States, and international
political institutions.
R equirements
and
R ecommendations
for
M ajors
Course 1-2 is prerequisite to all other work in the department. Students who intend
to major in political science should, preferably, take Course 1-2 in the freshman year
and Course 11 in the sophomore year. Students who desire to concentrate on inter
national affairs without taking the full International Relations Program referred to
below may substitute Comparative Government (Political Science 15) or The Soviet
System (Political Science 19) for Course 11. Majors are also required to take
Economics 1-2. Courses in Accounting and Statistics (Economics 3 ) and in American
history are recommended. Political Theory, either in seminar or in course, is required
of all majors; course majors should take Course 60.
P rogram
in
I nternational R elations
Students who plan to enter upon a career in the field of international relations
should include in their programs, during the first two years, the introductory courses
in economics, history and political science and should complete the intermediate course
in one or more modern languages.
Advanced courses selected from the groups listed below may be incorporated in
the programs of students who do their major work in economics, history, political
science, or a modem language.
Those students who wish to concentrate in international relations may take their
Senior Comprehensive Examination in this field. Students preparing for this exam
ination should take eight, nine, or ten half courses from among those listed below,
including all of those listed in Group I, one or more in Group II, and one or more
in Group III. The examination is administered by a committee appointed by the
chairmen of the Departments of Economics, History, and Political Science, under the
Chairmanship of the Department of Political Science.
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G roup I
Political Science 12— International Politics
Political Science 13— International Law and Organization
Political Science 57-58— American Foreign Policy
Economics 60— International Economics
G roup II
History 11— The Other American Republics
History 14— Russia
History 52— Modern Britain
Group III
Political
Political
Political
Political
Political
Science
Science
Science
Science
Science
15— Comparative Government
18— The British W elfare State
19— The Soviet System
20— Far Eastern Politics
59— Modern Political Theory.
Students who plan to enter the honors program will find it possible to select a
similar combination of courses and seminars in the field of international relations.
In planning such programs, they should consult with the chairmen of their pros
pective major departments.
Co u rses
1-2. I ntroduction to Political Science.
All members of the department.
F u ll C ourse
The 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. Political Science 1-2
open to all students and is prerequisite to all other courses offered by the
department. Credit is not given for a single semester of this course.
11. Problems in Community G overnment. Mr. Gilbert.
Spring Sem ester
Study of selected problems in community life and government, at both local and
state levels. Includes topics such as centralization and home rule; governmental
reorganization; corruption, bossism and reform; urban and rural planning and
development. Emphasis is placed on field work and original research, using
one of the nearby communities as a laboratory.
12. International Politics.
Mr. Mangone.
A lternate Y ears, F a ll Sem ester
(N ot offered in 1955-56.)
An introduction to the principles and problems of international politics— including
the study of political geography, the composition and balance of ^international
power, such worldwide phenomena as nationalism and imperialism, and the
techniques of diplomacy.
13 I nternational Law and Organization. Mr. Mangone.
A lternate Y ears, Spring
(N ot offered in 1955-56.)
The development of international law and organization— including a
the major problems of international law and world government, the
tion and work of the League of Nations, the United Nations, regional
and international administration.
Prerequisite: Political Science 12.
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Sem ester
study of
organiza
agencies,
15. Comparative G overnment. Mr. Stedman.
A lternate Y ears, F a ll Sem ester
A critical study of the political systems of major foreign democracies. During
the year 1955-56 special emphasis will be placed on France. The ability to read
French is desirable but not essential.
16. D emocracy and D ictatorship . Mr. Pennock.
Spring Sem ester
(N ot offered in 1955-56.)
Analysis of the crisis of political liberalism. Reconsideration of the bases of
representative government in the light of changed economic and social conditions
in the modern 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 development.
18. T he B ritish W elfare State . Mr. Gilbert.
F a ll Sem ester
(N ot offered in 1955-56.)
Development of social and economic policy in Great Britain, especially since
1940. Britain as a case study in the politics and problems of economic planning.
19. T he Soviet System . Mr. McLane.
Spring Sem ester
(Also listed as Russian Studies 19.)
The structure and operation of the economic and political institutions of the
Soviet Union, described and analyzed in the light of their theoretical and his
torical background. Soviet foreign policy is also treated.
20. Far Eastern Politics. M r. McLane.
F a ll Sem ester
A study of Far Eastern politics with the chief emphasis on China and the rise
of communism. Government and politics in Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia
will also be studied.
51. Public Administration. Mr. Gilbert.
F a ll Sem ester
An analysis of administration in modern governments with illustrative material
drawn chiefly from the national government of the United States and with
particular reference to recent developments. Problems of administrative organ
ization, conduct of regulatory and managerial activities, financial administration,
personnel, public relations, administrative law, politics and administration.
Open to juniors and seniors only, except by special arrangement.
52. A merican Constitutional Law. Mr. Pennock.
F a ll Sem ester
(N ot offered in 1955-56.)
The Constitution as developed by the Court; and the Court as seen through the
cases. Stressing (a ) the extent of national power, (b ) constitutional limitations
upon state legislation, (c ) the nature of the judicial process in the American
system of government.
Sophomores may be admitted by special arrangement.
53. American Party Politics. Mr. Stedman.
A lternate years, F a ll Sem ester
(Not offered in 1955-56.)
An historical and functional analysis of American political parties, including a
study of interest groups, public opinion, electoral devices, political leaders, and
proposals for the reorganization of the existing party structure.
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54. History of Political T heory. Mr. Pennock.
F a ll Sem ester
The development of thought on the nature of the state and of individual rights
and duties, based largely on readings of the chief political philosophers from
Plato to Rousseau. Topics studied include: Greek and Roman political thought;
medieval universalism and the divine right of kings; the Reformation and the
development of contractual theory; natural law and natural rights.
Open to juniors and seniors only, except by special arrangement.
55. A merican Political T hought. Mr. Stedman.
A lternate years, Spring Sem ester
(N ot offered in 1955-56.)
A study of the development of American political thought: the colonial period;
the Revolution; Jeffersonian Democracy; Jacksonian Democracy; the nature of
the Union; newer currents, including the progressive movement, labor, and
conflicts between church and state.
56. J urisprudence. Mr. Pennock.
Spring Sem ester
A study of the sources and nature of law; historical, sociological and philosophic
approaches to legal theory; the nature of the judicial process; key problems of
jurisprudence illustrated by case study in selected areas of American constitutional
law.
57-58. A merican F oreign Policy. Mr. Mangone.
A lternate years, F u ll C ourse
A full-year's course in the study of contemporary American foreign policy towards
selected areas of the world. The agencies which determine foreign policy within
the United States are examined and close attention is given to the history, econ
omy, and local problems of the regions in which American foreign policy oper
ates. Open to juniors and seniors only.
59. M odern Political T heory. M r. Pennock or Mr. Gilbert.
Spring Sem ester
Political theory from the Enlightenment to the present. Utilitarianism, Idealism,
and Neo-idealism; anarchism, Marxism, and later socialist doctrines; monistic
and pluralistic theories of sovereignty. Considerable time will be devoted to
analysis of democratic and totalitarian theories, and to the political problems of
democratic economic planning.
60. Special T opics in Political Science. Mr. Stedman.
Spring Sem ester
This course, conducted in seminar fashion, is designed for senior majors. By
means of papers and assigned readings it covers aspects of political science not
elsewhere intensively developed and helps the students to integrate materials
studied previously.
H onors W
P rerequ isite: Political Science 1-2.
for a degree with Honors:
ork
The following seminars prepare for examination
101. Political T heory. Mr. Pennock.
E ach Sem ester
The 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.
102. Politics and Legislation. Mr. Stedman.
E ach Sem ester
A study of the political process: purposes of the state; the relation o f the
general welfare to special interest; public opinion; voters and electoral systems;
parties and politicians; the functions and organization of the legislature.
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103. Problems in G overnment and Administration. M r. Gilbert.
E ach Sem ester
A detailed study of the forms and functions of modern government, particularly
on the administrative side. Problems of administrative organization, policy
making and responsibility in the light of democratic political purposes and pro
cesses and the legal, sociological and economic setting. Emphasis is on United
States experience, although relevant experience abroad is examined.
104. I nternational Politics, Law, and Organization.
Mr. Mangone.
F a ll Sem ester
A comprehensive inquiry into the principles and problems of international
politics, international law, and international organization.
105. American F oreign Policy. Mr. Mangone.
Spring Sem ester
An investigation of contemporary American foreign policy throughout the world;
how foreign policy is determined, the agencies which implement it, and an
evaluation of the U. S. national interest in key areas of Europe, Latin America,
the Middle East, and Asia.
106. Public Law and J urisprudence. Mr. Pennock.
Spring Sem ester
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.
107. T he Soviet System . Mr. McLane.
Spring Sem ester
A study of Soviet economic and political development with special attention
to the problems involved in the operation of a totalitarian political system and a
centralized planned economy.
120. T hesis.
All members of the department.
Approval must be secured early in the student’s junior year.
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Psychology and Education
Professors: W illiam C. H. Prentice , Chairman
Solomon E. A sch f
W olfgang K ohler , Research Professor Emeritus of Philos
ophy and Psychology (on special research grant).
J oseph B. Shane , Vice-President and Professor of Education
H ans W allach
A ssistant Professors: A rthur I. G ladstone
H enry G leitman
P eter M adison
A llen Parducci
Lecturer : A lice K. Brodhead
The work of the Department of Psychology deals with the scientific study of human
behavior and experience: the basic processes of perception, learning, thinking and
motivation, and consideration of their relation to development of the individual per
sonality; and the social relations of the individual to other persons and to groups.
For those students planning for graduate and professional work in psychology the
courses and seminars of the department are designed to provide a sound basis of
understanding of psychological principles and a grasp of research method. Other
students learn the nature of psychological inquiry and the psychological approach to
various problems encountered in the humanities, the social sciences and the life
sciences.
Requirements
and
R ecommendations
Courses 1 and 2 are prerequisite to all further courses and seminars in psychology.
Course majors are required to take Courses 3, 52, and 53. Course 63 is recommended.
Honors majors are required to take courses 1, 2, 3, and advised to take during
their freshman and sophomore years introductory work in zoology and, if possible,
work beyond the introductory course in philosophy. A reading knowledge of German
is useful.
Courses in education— 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16 will not be credited toward a
major in psychology. Education alone may not be elected as a major subject, and not
more than two full courses in education will be accepted for credit toward the
bachelor’s degree.
Swarthmore students may fulfill the Pennsylvania requirements for the certification
of secondary school teachers by taking:
1. Psychology 1— Introduction to Psychology.
2. Education 11— Educational Psychology.
t Absent on leave, 1955-56.
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3. Education 14— Introduction to Teaching.
4. Two courses to be chosen from among:
a. Education 12— Principles of Secondary Education.
b. Education 13— Methods of Secondary Education.
c. Education 15— History of Education.
5. History 4, 5— The United States (arrangements must be made for special work
in the History of Pennsylvania).
6. A minimum of three full courses (or six half-courses) in the subject or field
in which the student expects to teach.
7. Education 16— Practice Teaching.
Swarthmore students may receive credit toward a Pennsylvania elementary school
certificate by taking:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Psychology 1— Introduction to Psychology.
Psychology 2— General Psychology.
Psychology 55— Child Psychology.
Education 11— Educational Psychology.
Education 14— Introduction to Teaching.
History 4, 5— The United States (with special work in Pennsylvania history).
Psychology
1. I ntroduction to Psychology. Mr. Prentice, M r. Gleitman.
E ach Sem ester
An introduction to the study of psychology, including a consideration of the
nature of psychological inquiry and a brief review of the available facts and
theories relevant to a scientific understanding of human behavior and experience.
Technical aspects are subordinated to questions concerning motivation, personality
and adjustment, although the emphasis throughout is theoretical rather than
practical. Three lectures and one conference section per week.
2. G eneral Psychology. M r. Wallach.
E ach Sem ester
An extension of the introductory course, giving special attention to problems of
cognition including facts and theories of perception, learning, memory, and
thinking. In general, the orientation is historical, and students will learn about
major theoretical movements in the realm of cognition.
Prerequisite: Course 1.
3. Psychological M ethods.
Mr. Gladstone, Mr. Parducci.
Spring Sem ester
The main objective of this course is to develop in the student a critical and
experimental attitude towards psychological problems. The content of the course
includes: a survey of the types of experimental designs, the methods of measure
ment, and the kinds of apparatus employed in different psychological studies,
and an analysis of the historical background of selected contemporary theoretical
problems.
Prerequisite: Course 1.
52. M otivation. Mr. Prentice.
F a ll Sem ester
Emphasis is upon the role of dynamic factors (drives, needs, values) in the de
termination of behavior. Consideration is given to the measurement of motives,
the relationship between biological and psychological tension-systems, conflict,
frustration, success and failure, reward and punishment. Evaluation of the
theories of motivation of McDougall, Tolman, Lewin, Allport, Murray and
Freud. Term paper or design of an original experiment is required.
Prerequisites: Courses 1 and 2.
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53. Experimental Psychology. The Staff.
F a ll Sem ester
A course in experimental thinking: how to conceive, design, and carry out
original experiments on psychological problems. Instructor and students begin
with a problem or problem-area and develop experimental attacks by group dis
cussion. The actual experiments so designed are carried out by the students with
supervision and are interpreted and evaluated by the group. Students present
formal reports on each experiment. Class work, laboratories, and reports take
ten to twelve hours per week.
Prerequisites: Courses 1, 2, and 3.
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54. Learning and T hinking . Mr. Parducci.
F a ll Sem ester
A detailed study of the theoretical issues and empirical observations concerning
human and animal habit formation, problem solving, and thinking. Association,
classical and instrumental conditioning, insight,' remembering and forgetting;
contemporary theories of these phenomena are studied and evaluated.
55. Child Psychology. Mr. Gladstone.
F a ll Sem ester
The development of the child from birth through puberty, studied in terms
of basic psychological principles. Important theories and practices of child-’
rearing are evaluated in the light of experimental and cross-cultural data. Topics
include the significance of infantile and childhood experience on subsequent per
sonality development, parent-child relationships, sibling rivalry, and the "be
havior problems” which typically occur during the socialization process. One
of the following is required: ( 1 ) acting as an assistant in a child-care center
for approximately 20 hours, ( 2 ) an intensive study of a single child, (3 )
individual or group experimental or observational research, (4 ) a term paper.
Prerequisites: Courses 1 and 2.
56. Social Psychology. Mr. Asch, Mr. Gladstone.
E ach Sem ester
A study of some basic processes and products of interaction between persons
and groups and between groups. The following topics are covered: The forma
tion of the social field of the individual. Perception of persons as psychological
entities. Perception of groups. Formation of the self; social relations of the
self. Psychological forces supporting group-belonging. Functional conseqences
of group membership. The psychological investigation of group processes.
Group requirements and group standards. Formation and change of attitudes.
Prerequisites: Courses 1 and 2.
57. D iagnosis of Abilities and Personality. Mr. Madison.
F a ll Sem ester
Theory and techniques of assessing personality, intelligence, ability, and interest.
Actual practice with such tests and procedures as the Thematic Apperception
Test, Rorschach, Wechsler-Bellevue, Stanford-Binet, Non-Directive Interview,
and other methods of diagnosis. Study of theory and research on the concept
of measurement in psychological testing.
Prerequisites: Courses 1, 2 and 3.
58. Personalty T heory. Mr. Gladstone.
F a ll Sem ester
A study of the leading concepts of personality theory, including the psycho
analytic, Lewinian, socio-cultural, self-theorists and other non-systematic formu
lations. Application of these concepts will be made to case studies.
Prerequisites: Courses 1 and 2.
59. Psychopathology. Mr. Madison.
Spring Sem ester
A study of the current theories of mental illness and of the main forms of
mental disorders. Theories and techniques of therapy are considered. Ex
tensive use of the case study method. Emphasis is on the evaluation of theories
of psychopathology and of their significance for normal personality theory.
Prerequisites: Courses 1 and 2.
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61-62. Advanced Psychological Research. The Staff.
E ach Sem ester
Individual research on a selected original problem under the direction of a
member of the department. Open only to psychology majors. Credit will be
given for one semester; a second semester may be taken for credit at the dis
cretion of the department.
Prerequisites: Courses 1, 2, 3 and 53.
63-64. Psychological T utorial. The Staff.
Spring Sem ester
Weekly seminar meeting of psychology course majors held in the second term
of the senior year for the purposes of reviewing, integrating, and supplementing
the student’s course work in psychology. Open only to senior majors.
65. T he Psychology of D ramatic Experience and Presentation . Mr. Gleitman.
Spring Sem ester
The object of this course is to explore some possible contributions of scientific
psychology— in particular, the psychology of emotional expression— to an area
hitherto the domain only of intuitive artists. Topics of discussion will include
structural aspects of dramatic forms, the experience of the comic and the tragic,
psychological problems of timing and rhythm, theories of acting and direction,
and the like. The course will involve some laboratory work, testing relevant
hypotheses with standard experimental techniques. Permission of instructor is
necessary.
Prerequisite, Psychology 1. Some contact with drama either through the litera
ture or in practice is desirable.
Three hours lecture per week and 2 hours laboratory.
Education
11. Educational Psychology. Mr. Prentice.
F a ll Sem ester
The application of psychological principles concerned with the processes of
thinking, learning and motivation to the problems of education.
Prerequisite: Course 1.
12. Principles of Secondary Education. Mr. Shane.
T all Sem ester
A study of the principles of secondary education, with emphasis upon aims
and organization. Visits to nearby schools are made.
13. M ethods of Secondary Education. Mr. Shane.
T all Sem ester
A review and critical analysis of the methods used in secondary education.
14. I ntroduction to T eaching. Mrs. Brodhead.
E ach Sem ester
Current educational theory and practice. Weekly seminar plus three hours a
week assisting in a classroom in the local schools. Arrangements can be made
for further experience in exceptional cases.
15. History of Education. Mrs. Brodhead.
E ach Sem ester
Educational thought in our western culture from the Greeks to the present day.
Weekly seminar.
16. Practice T eaching. Mrs. Brodhead.
A limited number of students may complete the Pennsylvania requirements in the
Swarthmore High School summer session under the direction of their teaching
staff. Application should be made to Mr. Shane or Mrs. Brodhead in the preced
ing spring.
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H onors Seminars
101. Perception . Mr. Wallach, Mr. Prentice.
Reading and discussion combined with independent experimental projects. The
student is expected to know the basic facts about human perceptual mechanisms,
particularly visual ones, by the time he has completed this seminar. Specific
topics covered are: color vision, grouping and form, depth and distance, size,
movement, influences of learning and of needs or attitudes, general theory of
perception. W hen time permits, some attention is given to parallel problems
in other senses.
102. Learning and T hinking .
Mr. Gleitman.
Deals with principles of adaptive behavior, the functions of memory and think
ing; the nature of understanding and problem-solving; the nature of intelligence.
103. Motivation. Mr. Asch, Mr. Gladstone.
A systematic and experimental approach to the dynamics of behavior, based on
material drawn from the laboratory and the clinic, and covering the following
topics: instinctive behavior and biological drives; the relation of motivation and
learning; derived motivation; the relation of perception and motivation; frus
tration and its relation to aggression, regression; level of aspiration; success
and failure; substitution and sublimation; ego needs and the nature of the ego;
emotion and feeling; contemporary theories of motivation.
104. I ndividual in Society. Mr. Asch, Mr. Gladstone.
The relationship between man and his society, approached from the points of
view of social psychology, sociology, and cultural anthropology; the study of
group-structures and the psychological consequences of group-membership; the
critique of available procedures for scientific treatment of group-behavior and
group-influences.
105. Personality. Mr. Madison.
A systematic approach to personality, including a survey and critique of such
major theoretical positions as those of Freud, Jung, Adler, Horney, Fromm,
McDougall and Murray. An examination of clinical and experimental evidence
concerning personality, for example, experimental data on ego-involvement,
clinical evidence of repression. A consideration of the methods employed in the
assessment of personality such as life history methods, the interview, standardized
personality tests, association tests, projective techniques, and situational tests.
106. D evelopment. Mr. Prentice.
An investigation of the concepts of psychological growth, including sensori-motor
skill, intellectual and emotional functions, and personality. Readings in experi
mental and clinical literature; some direct observation and experimentation with
children.
120. T hesis. All members of the department.
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 available to undertake the direction of the thesis.
M aster’s D egree
A limited number of students may be accepted for graduate study toward the
Master’s degree in psychology. Students receiving the Bachelor’s degree from Swarthmore are not normally eligible for this work.
The program of work for the Master’s degree requires the completion of four
seminars, or their equivalent. One of the seminars must be a research seminar
leading to a Thesis. The work of the seminars is judged by external examiners. The
requirements for the Master’s degree can normally be completed in one year.
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Russian Studies
The Russian Studies program, inaugurated in the fall of 1949 at Bryn Mawr,
Haverford and Swarthmore Colleges, has been made possible by a grant of $105,000
from the Carnegie Corporation of New York. As a part of this program, Swarth
more is offering courses in Russian language, history, and economic and political
institutions.
Courses in this group cannot themselves comprise a major subject. Courses in the
Russian language may be used to fulfill the college foreign language requirement.
Courses in Russian history and in Russian political and economic institutions may be
counted toward a major or minor in the departments offering them. (These courses
are listed under their appropriate departments.)
R ussian Language
1-2. E lementary R ussian. Miss Lamkert.
F u ll C ourse
Vocabulary and grammar. Oral and written translations from English into Russian and vice versa. Vocabulary building. Reading of short stories. Books:
E ssentials o f Russian (Prentice-H all), Stories by Lermontoff and Pushkin (Heath
series). Five hours a week.
3, 4. I ntermediate R ussian. Miss Lamkert.
Review of grammar with special emphasis on use of prepositions, verb forms,
numerals. Short area study, geography and history of Russia to the revolution of
1917. Advanced reading and composition. Books: E ssentials o f Russian (Pren
tice-H all), Russian A rea R eader (Ronald Press), Pushkin’s C ap tain s D aughter.
1 1 ,1 2 . I ntroduction to Russian Literature : Prose. Miss Lamkert.
A short survey of the Russian literature of the 18th and 19 th centuries. Books:
R ussian A rea R eader (Ronald Press) and other books to be selected by the class.
1 3 ,1 4 . Poetry and Contemporary Authors. Miss Lamkert.
Books: E ugene O negin by P ushkin. Readings from Chekov and Gorky.
51, 52. Senior Conference . Miss Lamkert.
Writings of Gogol and Turgenev.
H istory
14. Russia. Mr. Beik.
F a ll Sem ester
The history of modern Russia. For sophomores, juniors and seniors. The
course begins with the reign of Peter and gives half its time to the period since
the Revolution. It may be taken only after History 1-2.
Economic
and
Political I nstitutions
19. T he Soviet System . M r. McLane.
Spring Sem ester
The structure and operation of the economic and political institutions of the
Soviet Union, described and analyzed in the light of their theoretical and historical
background. Soviet foreign policy is also treated.
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Visiting Examiners—May 1955
B IO L O G Y : D r . B entley G lass, Johns Hopkins University; Professor W esley G.
H utchinson, U niversity o f P ennsylvania; Professor W illiam H. T elfer ,
U niversity o f Pennsylvania.
C H EM ISTRY: Professor W illiam A. M osher, U niversity o f D elaw are; D r . W il mer J enkins , E . I . du Pont d e N em ours & C o., W ilm ington, D el.
C LA SSIC S: Professor W illiam C. M cD ermott, U niversity o f Pennsylvania.
ECO N O M ICS: Professor Robert L. B ishop, M assachusetts Institu te o f T ech
n olog y ; Professor F loyd A. B ond, P om ona C olleg e, C larem ont, C aliforn ia;
Professor K ermit G ordon, W illiam s C o lleg e; Professor Robert R. France,
P rinceton U niversity.
Professor W arner B erthoff , Bryn M aw r C o lleg e;
Professor J oel D orius, Y ale U niversity; Professor I sabel G amble, Bryn
M aw r C o lleg e; Professor W illiam R. K east, C orn ell U niversity; Professor
V ictor Lange, C orn ell U niversity.
E N G LISH LIT E R A T U R E :
P IN E A R T S: Professor E leanor B arton, S w eetbriar C olleg e.
H IS T O R Y : Professor G eorge B. Cooper , T rinity C o lleg e; D r . Philip A. Crowl,
D epartm ent o f th e Arm y, W ashington, D . C .; Professor E ugene O. G olob,
W esleyan U niversity; Professor H enry L. Roberts, D irector, Program on East
C entral E u rope, C olum bia U niversity.
Professor Lars V. Ahlfors, H arvard U niversity; Professor
Robert A. Rosenbaum, W esleyan U niversity.
M A TH EM A TICS:
M OD ERN LA N G U A G ES: French — Professor R ene N oel G irard, Bryn M awr
C o lleg e; G erm an — Professor A dolf D. K larmann, U niversity o f Pennsylvania.
PH ILO SO PH Y A N D R E L IG IO N : Professor Abraham K aplan, U niversity o f
C aliforn ia at L os A n g eles; Professor G eddes M acG regor, Bryn M aw r C olleg e;
Professor Arthur Pap, L eh ig h U niversity; Professor W alter T. Stace,
P rinceton U niversity.
P H Y SIC S: D r . J ohn F. M arshall, B artol R esearch Foun dation, Sw arthm ore, Pa.
P O LIT IC A L SCIEN CE: D r . Stephen K. B ailey, D irector, W oodrow W ilson S chool,
P rinceton U niversity; Professor W illiam M. B eaney, P rinceton U niveristy;
Professor Robert F. B yrnes, D irector, M id-E uropean Studies C enter, N ew Y ork
City, N . Y .; Professor W illiam Ebenstein , P rinceton U niversity; Professor
N orman D. Palmer, U niversity o f Pennsylvania.
Professor D onald B rown, Bryn M aw r C o lleg e; Professor
Rachel D unaway Cox, Bryn M aw r C o lleg e; Professor J oseph G reenbaum ,
W esleyan U niversity; D r . Leo H urvich, Eastm an K od ak Com pany, R ochester,
N . Y .; Professor Francis W . I rwin , U niversity o f P ennsylvania; Professor
Silvan T omkins, P rinceton U niversity.
PSY C H O LO G Y :
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Degrees Conferred
June 6, 1955
Bachelor
of
Arts
In th e D ivision o f th e H um anities
Margaret Anne H udgins
Anne K ennedy Abernethy (English
Literature)
(Psychol
ogy)
tJOHN Mitchell H ughlett, J r . (Eng
$ Roger D avid Abrahams (English Liter
lish Literature)
ature)
G renelle H unter (English Literature)
Peter A ustin J ensh (Religion and Psy
J J oyce B ok Ambruster (Psychology)
tG eorge W . B ahlke, (English Litera
chology)
ture)
Sharon D avis K aplan (History)
J ane M. W. K ennedy (Fine Arts)
Anne D avies K esten (English Liter
Edwin H. B lakelock (Psychology)
B everley Anne B ond (English Liter
ature)
ature)
W illiam A llen B osbyshell (English
J ulia Alice Lange (English Literature)
J udith B en -Harel Lieberman (Psy
chology)
W inifred Y uk W en Liu (Psychology)
§Isabel Alice M acD onald (English
Literature)
Martha B ucknell (Psychology)
J anet B ushman (Fine Arts)
J oanna D alrymple (English Litera
ture)
Literature)
iDoROTHY D ay (Psychology)
K aren Ann D ettmers (English Litera
Peter Michael M arin (English Liter
ature)
ture)
Carol M ay McCoy (Philosophy)
§Rhea M endoza (Psychology)
Elinor Cecily M eyer (Psychology)
J ohn W ilson Mills (French)
§J errold N orthrop M oore (English
Literature)
E lizabeth B unn M urphey, J r . (Psy
chology)
§Hugh Howard N issenson (English Lit
erature)
Anne Ordway Schick Place (English
Literature)
IM argot Lynn Ravage (English Litera
ture)
Susan J eanne R ose (English Litera
Anetta de V riendt (Spanish)
W illiam Francis D ominick, II (Re
ligion)
JH elen E lizabeth D rake (History)
Mary Frances D unlevy (Fine Arts)
J ean M argaret E lliott (English Lit
erature)
Sara W alker Filemyr (Latin)
Clinton Frederick Fink (Psychology)
tCARL K ermeen Fristrom (English Lit
erature)
Alice Frances G endell (English Lit
erature)
M ary J ean Gray (English Literature)
Shirley Carter G rimes (Psychology)
Clement A lexander F. Hastie (H is
ture)
Laura Sara Salas (French)
§J erome Paul Schiller (Philosophy)
Sally Schneckenburger (English Lit
tory)
JS andra J oan H eilveil (Philosophy)
Katherine E lizabeth H enderson
erature)
(English Literature)
Sonja Schulz (German)
N ancy Caroline Scott (French)
J ane Ann Hicks (French)
M eredith Howell (English Literature)
For interpretation of all symbols see page 150.
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§J ohn Y ounker Simon (History)
K athryn K almon Slager (Fine Arts)
Sarita B arrington Smith (English
Caroline T homas (English Literature)
G ail D elvine T odd (Psychology)
§Charles Cutler T orrey (English Lit-
Literature)
erature)
F rances J ane Stevenson (English
Literature)
T amiyo Suematsu (English Literature)
Charles T homas Sullivan (English
Literature)
B ruce Bancroft V enrick (Russian)
{E rica W eis W atts (Frendh)
Carolyn Lois W ittman (Psychology)
§J ane B aldwin W oodbridge (History)
§Valerie W orth (English Literature)
In th e D ivision o f th e S ocial Sciences
JP aul Anthony B aumgarten (Polit
ical Science)
J ohn Edward B ecker (Political Sci
ence)
J erome B eker (Psychology)
§Paul C. B erry (Psychology)
M artha J osephine B lack (Psychol
J acqueline Aramonde H ammitt (Psy
chology)
R ussell Robert H arris, J r . (Eco
nomics)
D avid S. Haskell (History)
([David B en -Ami H attis (Economics)
W illiam Richard Hawkins (Eco
ogy)
nomics)
§J ane W inston B oetcher (History)
§Elizabeth Cleveland B omar (H is
tory)
W illiam H enry B ruce (Political Sci
ence)
Carolyn M ary B uck (Political Sci
ence)
Eugene Edward H eaton, J r . (Eco
nomics)
{R ichard G. H odgson (History)
§Neil Anton H oltzman (History)
J ames Catherwood H ormel (History)
J ohn G oodall H utton, J r . (Political
Science)
{M ichael Calingaert (History)
§Lee D ranga Campbell (Psychology)
F elix Saul Carrady (Economics)
§Charles A. Cooper (Economics)
J ulien M artin Cornell (Political Sci
Patricia W ood I mbrie (History)
K arl J ohn I ngebritsen (History)
W illiam M elville J ones, III (Eco
nomics)
J oanna Y iedt K asler (Economics)
Sally Ann K ennedy (Philosophy)
Han K yo K im (Political Science— Inter
ence— International Relations)
T imothy Clay Coss (History)
{B arbara A nne Culin (Political Sci
ence)
i Arthur Edward Curtis (History)
Ronald Overton D ecker (History)
J ean T aft D ouglas (Political Science)
(¡Michael Stanley D ukakis (Political
Science)
M iriam J ane Eerkes (Political Science)
Carol E lkins (History)
([Judith Fagan (Political Science)
¿D avid Fitelson (History)
Stephen Richard F ox (Political Sci
ence)
Clotilda Gilbert (History)
Surell Landis G oldberg (Political
Science)
*F red W illiam G rupp , J r . (Political
Science)
J ames Parker H all, III (Economics)
national Relations)
f Richard Clement K ohls (Economics)
E laine Lee (Political Science— Interna
tional Relations)
{G erard Lenthall (Economics)
§Susan J ewett Lepper (Economics)
Lois Ann Lesley (Psychology)
{ J ay H. Levine (Political Science)
§D aniel M eier Lewin (Political Sci
ence)
§J ohn G lenn Lipsett (Economics)
A lfred M eyer Liveright, II (Political
Science)
Paul N . M arcus (Economics)
D onogh Zinn M cCutcheon (Eco
nomics)
§Bruce J ones Miller , J r . (Political
Science)
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H enry Allen Cochran Myers (Polit
§Erank Arne Sieverts (Political Sci
ence)
ical Science)
P>aul H orning N oyes (History)
I ris Hisako Okazaki (Political Sci
ence)
§Philip H utchinson Osborne (Eco
nomics)
JC ostas D emosthenes Philippides (Po
litical Science)
Phoebe W . R osenberry (Economics)
JH ugh Laurence R oss (Psychology)
K arla Schriftgiesser (Political Sci
ence)
B etty M ax Shapiro (Psychology)
§W illiam E. Shepard (History)
¿B arbara Sicherman (History)
Mary Ann Smith (Econmics)
§Dirk D rukker Snel (Political Science)
§Nancy Lee Sturtevant (History)
Lauren Lindsay Suter (Political Sci
ence)
N ancy Ann T riggs (Economics)
§Seymour D ay V estermark, J r . (Po
litical Science)
J Ernst -W ilhelm vonRintelen (Polit
ical Science)
D avid MacLane W ilkison (Political
Science)
|Judith W ubnig (Philosophy)
B renda Lois Zatz (History)
In th e D ivision o f M athem atics and th e M aturai Sciences
* * J udith C. A lbrecht (Zoology)
Alan Ira B urbank (Chemistry)
Richard T homas B urtis (Zoology)
{S arah Curtis (Psychology)
{M artin H eidenhain D avid (Mathe
matics)
I rwin Robert F enichel (Mathematics)
W ilmer K rusen Gallager, J r . (Zo
ology)
Edward S. G elardin (Zoology)
J J ulien G endell (Chemistry)
E llen G . Ginsburg (Zoology)
J erome D avid G oodman (Zoology)
D ieter W alter G ump (Zoology)
§Louis N eff Hand (Mathematics)
G eorge W ellington H artzell, J r .
(Chemistry)
H enry H aven (Biology)
Ann G . I mlah (Mathematics)
Paul M arshall J ames, J r . (Zoology)
G eorge A lexander Lamb (Zoology)
§J udith H elen Livant (Psychology)
Sandra Rae Loewy (Biology)
Bachelor
Michael M ayer (Mathematics)
Michael M enaker (Zoology)
A lan Schofield Parkes (Psychology)
J ohn Hiester Parkes (Psychology)
V irginia Perkins (Zoology)
Steven J ones Phillips (Zoology)
T heodore J. Phillips (Zoology)
Lincoln T ruslow Potter (Zoology)
Ann L. Price (Zoology)
Paul Raphael R esnick (Chemistry)
G erd M atthew Rosenblatt (Chem
istry)
D aniel Louis R oss (Chemistry)
K atharine Snyder Sasse (Psychology)
Carl H ugh Smith (Chemistry)
Carl B lake Sperry (Mathematics)
§Michael Sw ift (Mathematics)
§Howard M artin T em in (Zoology)
Anne V ohl (Zoology)
Stella Y a-Y en W ang (Chemistry)
W olfgang Oscar W eigert (Zoology)
J ay J. W eimer (Zoology)
Lois J anet W ithrow (Zoology)
of
Science
In th e D ivision o f E ngineering
B enjam in Howard B eattie (Mechan
ical Engineering)
H enry J oseph B ode (Mechanical En
gineering)
Scott Andrew Cooper (Mechanical
Engineering)
J ames Ewing D avis (Civil Engineer
ing)
T . G erret D ewees (Mechanical En
gineering)
* J ohan Anton Friedericy (Civil Engin
eering)
149
Lionel R. Friedman (Electrical En
H orace A. R eeves, J r . (Civil Engineer
gineering)
ing)
Lee Franklin H allberg (Mechanical
fRiCHARD W allace Schwertner (Civil
Engineering)
Engineering)
Lawrence M erkel H andley (Mechan
ical Engineering)
Engineering)
Constantine J. I nglessis (Civil En
gineering)
G ordon Parran Smith (Civil Engin
eering)
D onald Sellers McKinley (Mechan
ical Engineering)
H ugh H artich Strachan (Civil En
gineering)
A lbert W . Preston, J r . (Electrical En
gineering)
T homas A. Preston
Layiwola Ogunsiji Shoyinka (Civil
T homas A. T hroop (Electrical Engin
eering)
(Electrical En
gineering)
B ernard N ash W ebb (Civil Engineer
ing)
* As of the Class of 1954.
t As of the Class of 1948.
** As of the Class of 1953.
$ Honors.
§ High Honors.
HHighest Honors.
150
Awards and Distinctions
E lections to H onorary Societies
PHI BETA KAPPA:
Paul C. Berry, Jane Winston Boetcher, Elizabeth Cleveland Bomar, Richard
Thomas Burtis, Charles A. Cooper, Michael Stanley Dukakis, Judith Fagan, Irwin
Robert Fenichel, Louis Neff Hand, David Ben-Ami Hattis, Susan Jewett Lepper,
Daniel Meier Lewin, John Glenn Lipsett, Judith Helen Livant, Rhea Mendoza,
Hugh Howard Nissenson, Paul Horning Noyes, Margot Lynn Ravage, Jerome
Paul Schiller, Nancy Caroline Scott, John Younker Simon, Carl Hugh Smith,
Mary Ann Smith, Nancy Lee Sturtevant, Michael Swift, Howard Martin Temin,
Bruce Bancroft Venrick, Seymour Day Vestermark, Jr., Anne Vohl.
SIGMA X I :
Irwin Robert Fenichel, Johan Anton Friedericy, Lionel R. Friedman, Michael
Swift, Howard Martin Temin.
SIGM A TA U:
Benjamin Howard Beattie, Henry Joseph Bode, Lionel R. Friedman, Lawrence
Merkel Handley, Thomas A. Preston, Thomas A. Throop.
SWARTHMORE COLLEGE FELLOWSHIP AWARDS
T h e H annah A . L eedom F ellow sh ip to Margot Lynn Ravage.
T h e Josh u a U ppin cott M em orial F ellow sh ip to B ruce B ancroft V enrick and J udith
W ubnig .
T h e Jo h n L ockw ood F ellow sh ip to D ieter W alter G ump .
T h e Lu cretia M ott F ellow sh ip to R hea M endoza.
Special Awards *
T he
T he
T he
T he
T he
T he
T he
T he
Ivy M edal to Richard T homas B urtis .
O ak L ea f M edal to Anne K ennedy Abernethy .
M cC abe E nginering A w ard to H enry J oseph B ode.
Jo h n W . N ason A w ard to R uffin H erndon, Head Trainer of the Swarthmore
College Athletic Department.
C rane P rize to N orman R ush .
A . E dw ard N ew ton lib ra ry P rize to J errold M oore.
K ath erin e B . S icard P rize to Linda Parkoff .
W illiam P lum m er P otter P u blic S peakin g Fund A w ards:
The Potter Public Speaking Contest; first prize, H ugh H. N issenson ; second
prize, H enry A. Myers.
The Potter Poetry Contest; first prize, C. Sylvester W hitaker ; second prize,
J ohn M. H ughlett, J r .
The Potter One-Act Play Contest; first prize, J ohn M. H ughlett, J r . and
J effrey R. D avidson; second prize, Edward H. B right.
T h e L ois M orrell P oetry A w ard to Charles T homas Sullivan.
T h e Jo h n R u ssell H ayes P oetry P rizes: first prize, V alerie W orth ; second prize,
T he
T he
T he
T he
T he
T he
Peter M. M arin.
Scott A w ard to T homas K . G lennan , J r .
Sarah K aighn C oop er S cholarship to R oger Levien .
A m erican V iscose Scholarship to Charles Odenweller .
A m erican Cyanam id Com pany Scholarship to Carl von Frankenberg.
R adio C orporation o f A m erica S cholarship to Robert E. Potthoff .
W estinghouse A chievem ent A w ard to Roger Levien .
* A description of each of these awards may be found in another section of the catalogue.
151
Enrollment of Students by Glasses, 1954-55
Seniors ’55 ...........
Juniors '56 .........
Sophomores ’57 .,
Freshmen ’58 . . . .
M en
115
99
132
132
W om en
89
100
125
117
T otal
204
199
257
249
Special
G rad u ate.............. .
478
7
2
431
4
3
909
11
5
487
438
925
Geographical Distribution
New York . . . .
Pennsylvania . .
New Jersey . . .
Illinois ............
M aryland.........
Massachusetts .,
Ohio ..................
Connecticut . . ,
District of Columbia . . ,
D elaw are............
Virginia ............
Indiana ..............
Michigan .........
Florida ..............
C a lifo rn ia .........
T e x a s ...................
M innesota..........
North Carolina
V e rm o n t............
Rhode Island . .
Washington . . .
Alabama ............
Maine .................
W isco n sin ..........
C olorad o............
Missouri ............
A rizo n a......... ....
G e o rg ia ..............
Iowa ...................
N ebraska............
New Hampshire
O klahom a..........
T en n essee..........
A rkan sas............
.
223
201
99
51
44
34
29
28
22
17
15
13
13
11
8
7
6
6
6
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Idaho ........................................
K entucky................................
New Mexico .......................
South Carolina ...................
West V irg in ia .......................
Canal Zone ..........................
Hawaii ...................................
..............
..............
..............
..............
..............
1
1
1
1
2
Total number of students
from U. S. and territories
884
Canada ...................................
Japan .......................................
Jordan .....................................
N ig e r ia ...................................
Saudi Arabia .......................
G erm any.................................
Brazil .....................................
British W est In d ie s ............
China .....................................
England ................................
G re e c e .....................................
Philippines ............................
..............
..............
..............
..............
..............
..............
..............
..............
5
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
..............
..............
2
2
Ireland ...................................
Italy ....................................... ..............
Korea ..................................... ..............
Lebanon ................................. ..............
Syria .......................................
T h a ila n d .................................
1
1
1
1
1
x
Total from Abroad ..............
Grand T o t a l ................ ..............
41
925
152
4
Selected Publications About Swarthmore College
Aydelotte, Frank, Breaking the Academic Lockstep; the Development of Honors
W ork in American Colleges and Universities, N . Y ., Harper, 1944.
B lanshard, B rand, T wo Swarthmore Presidents.
671-73, 687-89.
183 p.
F rien ds In tellig en cer,
v. 97, p.
Oct. 19-26, 1940.
Carter, B oyd G., Swarthmore under Frank Aydelotte. A ssociation o f A m erican C ol
leg es B u lletin ,
v. 28, p. 316-19.
May 1942.
G ager, Charles S., Theatres, Gardens and Horticulture.
Science,
v. 95, p. 635-39.
June 26, 1942.
K napp, R obert H. and G oodrich, H. B., Origins of American Scientists.
The Uni
versity of Chicago Press, 1952.
K napp, R obert H., and G reenbaum , J oseph J., The Younger American Scholar,
His Collegiate Origins.
The University of Chicago Press, 1953.
N ason, J ohn W., Cooperation between Haverford, Bryn Mawr and Swarthmore.
H av erford R eview , v. 1, p. 4-7.
Autumn 1941.
N icholson, Arnold W ., People’s Garden. Saturday Evening P ost. v. 217, p. 26-27.
April 14, 1945.
Pennock, J . Roland, The Swarthmore Honors System.
tion .
Jou rn al o f H ig h er Educa
v. 24, p. 57-64, February, 1953.
Shaw, Charles B., Library Cooperation between Bryn Mawr, Haverford and Swarth
more.
H av erford R eview ,
v. 1, p. 24-26.
Summer 1942.
Swarthmore College, The Inauguration of Courtney Craig Smith as President of
Swarthmore College, October 17, 1953.
51, no. 3, November 1953.
In B u lletin o f Sw arthm ore C olleg e, v.
Swarthmore College Faculty, Adventure in Education: Swarthmore College under
Frank Aydelotte.
N. Y . Macmillan, 1941.
236 p.
W alton, J ean B., Recent Changes in Group Activities Program at Swarthmore
College. Jou rn al o f th e N ation al A ssociation o f D eans o f W om en,
164-65. June 1943.
v. 6, p.
W ister , J ohn C., The Arthur Hoyt Scott Horticultural Foundation:
History: January 1, 1930 to December 31, 1939.
leg e. v. 37, no. 5. Sixth Month 1940. 89 p.
a Ten Year
In B u lletin o f Sw arthm ore C ol
Y oder, Robert M., Station-Wagon College. Saturday Evening P ost.
p. 40.
October 8, 1949.
153
v. 222, no. 15,
Ind e x
Absence from classes and Collection, 59
Absence from Examinations, 61
Academic Requirements, Committee on,
18, 60
Addams, Jane, Peace Collection (See
Swarthmore College Peace Collection)
Administrative Officers, 19-21
Admissions Procedure, 28-30
Application Dates, 29
Scholastic Aptitude and Achievement
Tests, 29, 30
School Subjects Recommended, 29
Advanced Degrees, 62-63
Advanced Standing, 30
Advisers, 47
Alumnae Scholarship, 36
Alumni Association, Officers of, 10
Alumni Council, 10
Alumni Office, 21, 47
American Cyanamid Company Scholar
ship, 37
American Viscose Corp. Scholarship, 38
Arthur Hoyt Scott Horticultural Founda
tion, 43-44
Astronomical Observatories, 41, 68
Astronomy, Courses in, 68-69
Athletic Fields, see Map, 158
Athletics and Physical Education, 129-131
Atkinson (Barclay G .) Scholarship, 39
Atkinson (Rebecca M .) Scholarship, 39
Attendance at Classes and Collection, 59
Automobiles, Regulations concerning, 48
Awards and Prizes, 64-65, 151
Bachelor of Arts Degree, 62
Bachelor of Science Degree, 62
Baker, (George F .) Scholarships, 33
Benjamin W est House, 44
Benjamin West Lecture, 44
Bibliography of Swarthmore, 153
Biddle Memorial Library, 41
Biology, Courses in, 70-74
Board of Managers, Committees of, 9
Board of Managers, Members of, 8, 9
Book Bill, 31
Botany, Courses in, 71-72
B uildings, see Map, 158
Activities and Class Lodges
Astronomical Observatories
Bartol Research Foundation
Bassett House
Beardsley Hall
Benjamin W est 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 Labor
atory
Meeting House
Palmer Hall
Pittenger Hall
Parrish Hall
Roberts Hall
Scott (Arthur Hoyt) Outdoor Audi
torium
Somerville Hall
Sproul Observatory
Students’ Observatory
Swimming Pool
Thomas House
Trotter Hall
Wharton Hall
Worth Hall
Bunting (Ella Frances) Extemperaneous
Speaking Contest, 65
Calendar, College, 5-6
Calendar, Lunar, 4
Chemistry, Courses in, 75-78
Chi Omega Scholarship, 39
Churches, 45
Class of 1913 Loan Fund, 40
Class of 1915 Scholarship Fund, 37
Class of 1916 Loan Fund, 40
Classics, Courses in, 79-82
Cole (Sarah Antrim) Scholarship, 38
Collection, 46
Collection Attendance, Regulation con
cerning, 46, 60
College Community, 25
College Entrance Examinations, 29-30
College Jobs, 33
Committees of the Board of Managers, 9
Committees of the Faculty, 18
Ind e x
Comprehensive Examinations, 53, 55
Cooper (Sarah Kaighn) Scholarship, 35
Cooper (W illiam J . ) Foundation, 42-43
Cooperation with Neighboring Institu
tions, 24, 144
Corporation, Officers of, 8
Course Advisers, 47, 56
Courses of I nstruction, 67-144
Astronomy, 68-69
Biology, 70-74
Chemistry, 75-78
Classics, 79-82
Economics, 83-85
Engineering, 86-97
Civil, 88-90
Electrical, 91-94
Mechanical, 95-97
English Literature, 98-102
Fine Arts, 103-105
History, 106-109
International Relations, 110, 134
Mathematics, 111-113
Modern Languages, 114-121
Music, 122-123
Philosophy and Religion, 124-128
Physical Education for Men, 129
Physical Education for Women, 130131
Physics, 132-133
Political Science, 134-138
Psychology and Education, 139-143
Russian Studies, 144
Crane Prize, 64
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, 147-150
Delta Gamma Scholarship, 39
Dining Rooms, 45
Directions for Correspondence, 2
Directions for Reaching the College, 24
Divisions and Departments, 17
Dormitories, 45
Dorsey (W illiam ) Scholarship, 39
Economics, Courses in, 83-85
Education, Courses in, 139, 142
Education, Physical, 129-131
Educational Program, 25, 51-59
Ellsler (George) Scholarship, 39
Emeritus Professors, 11
Engineering, Courses in, 86-97
Engineering, Degrees in, 52, 62-63, 86
English Literature, Courses in, 98-102
Entrance Requirements, 28-30
Examination Regulations, 61
Examinations, College Board, 29, 30
Exclusion from College, 61
Expenses, 31
Extra or Fewer Courses, 61
Extra-Curricular Activities, 50
Faculty, Members of, 11-16
Faculty Regulations, 48, 59-61
Fees (Tuition, Residence, etc.), 31
Fellowships, 65-66
Ferguson (Donald Renwick), Scholarship,
35
Fine Arts, Courses in, 103-105
Foreign Language Requirements, 54, 55
Foreign Students, 152
French, Courses in, 114-116
Friends College Scholarships, 40
Friends Historical Library, 20, 42
Friends Meeting, 45
Geographical Distribution of Students,
152
German Language and Literature, Courses
in, 117-119
Gillingham (Joseph E .) Fund, 39
Grades, 60
Graduation, Requirements for, 62
Grants-in-aid, 33
Greek Language and Literature, Courses
in, 79-81
Hayes (John Russell) Poetry Prizes, 65
Health, Care of Student, 46-47
Hillborn (Rachel W .) Scholarship, 38
History, Courses in, 106-109
Honors, R eading for, 56-58
Examiners, 57, 146
Housing, 25, 45
Infirmaries, 46-47
Insurance, Accident and Sickness, 32, 47
Ind e x
International Relations, Courses in, 110,
134
Ivins (Aaron B .) Scholarship, 34
Ivy Award, 64, 151
Oak Leaf Award, 64, 151
Observatories, Astronomical, 41, 68
Open Scholarships for Men, 33-34
Open Scholarships for Women, 35-36
Johnson (George K . and Sallie K .) Fund,
36
Johnson (Howard Cooper) Scholarship,
34-35
Paiste (H arriet) Fund, 36
Palmer Hall, 45
Parrish Hall, 45
Pearson (Paul M .) Loan Fund, 40
Perkins (T . H. Dudley) Memorial
Scholarship, 35
Phi Beta Kappa Fellowship, 66
Philosophy, Courses in, 124-128
Physical Education for Men, 129
Physical Education for Women, 130-131
Physical Education Requirements, 61, 129131
Physics, Courses in, 132-133
Pittenger Hall, 45
Plan of College Grounds, 158-159
Political Science, Courses in, 134-138
Potter Speech Collection, 44
Potter (W m . Plummer) Public Speaking
Fund, 65, 151
Pre-Medical Program, 58
Preston (Mary Coates) Scholarship Fund,
36
Prizes, 64-65, 151
Program of Study, 52-59
For Freshmen and Sophomores, 5355
For Juniors and Seniors, 55-58
Honors Work, 56-58
Pre-Medical Program, 58
Psychology, Courses in, 139-143
Public Speaking Prizes, 64-65, 151
Kappa Alpha Theta Scholarship Fund, 37
Kovalenko (Jessie Stevenson) Scholarship,
36
Latin Language and Literature, Courses
in, 80-82
Leedom (Hannah A .) Fellowship, 65
Leedom (Thomas L .) Scholarship, 39
Libraries, 41-42
Biddle Memorial, 41
College, 41
Friends Historical, 42
Lilly (Scott B .) Scholarship, 34
Lippincott (Joshua) Fellowship, 65
Lippincott (Sarah E .) Scholarship, 39
Loans to Students, 33, 40
Location of the College, 24
Lockwood (Jo h n ) Memorial Fellowship,
65
Longstreth (Mary T .) Scholarship, 36
Lucretia M ott Fellowship, 66
Managers, Board of, 8, 9
Map of College Grounds, 158-159
Martin Biological Laboratory, 41
Mary Lyon School Property, 45
Mathematics, Courses in, 111-113
McCabe Engineering Award, 64, 151
McCabe (Thomas B .) Scholarship, 34
Meeting House, 45
Men’s Student Government, 49
Mertz (Peter) Scholarship, 35
M iller Flounders Scholarship, 35
M iller (James E .) Scholarship, 38
M iller (John A .) Loan Fund, 40
Moon (Owen) Fund for Public Speaking,
65
Morrell (Lois) Poetry Award, 65, 151
Mott (Lucretia) Fellowship, 66
Music, Courses in, 122-123
Newton (A . Edward) Library Prize, 64,
151
RCA Scholarship, 37
Reeves (M ark E .) Scholarship, 39
Religion, Courses in, 124-128
Religious Life, 45-46
Requirements for Admission, 28-30
Requirements for Graduation, 62
Residence, Regulations concerning, 45, 62
Robinson House, 45
Roberts ■Hall, 45
Russian Studies, Courses in, 144
Scholarships, List of, 33-40
Scholastic Aptitude Test, 29, 30
Scott (Arthur Hoyt) Horticultural Foun
dation, 43-44
156
Ind e x
Scott Award, 34, 151
Serrill (W illiam G . and Mary N .) Schol
arship, 35
Sharpies (Philip T .) Scholarship, 34
Shoemaker (Annie) Scholarship, 36
Sicard (Katherine B .) Prize, 64, 151
Sigma X i Fellowship, 66
Social Committee, 49
Somerville Committee, 49
Spanish, Courses in, 120-121
Sproul (M ary) Scholarship, 39
Sproul Observatory, 41, 68
Squier (H elen) Scholarship, 39
States, Summary of Students by, 152
Student Aid, 33
Student Council, 49
Student’s Handbook, 50
Sullivan (Joseph T .) Scholarship, 39
Sullivan (Marshall P .) Scholarship, 37
Summer School Work, 61
Swarthmore College Peace Collection, 20,
42
Swarthmore College Student Loan Fund,
40
Taylor (Jonathan K .) Scholarship, 38
Thorne (Phebe Anna) Fund, 38
Tuition and Other Fees, 31
Tuition Plan, 31-32
Tyson (Martha E .) Fellowship, 66
Underhill (D aniel) Scholarship, 37-38
Vocational Advising, 47
West, Benjamin, Lecture, 44
West, Benjamin, Society, 44
Westbury Quarterly Meeting Scholarship,
38
Westinghouse Achievement Scholarship,
38
Wharton Hall, 45
Wharton (Deborah F .) Scholarship, 39
W hite Open Scholarships for Women, 35
W illets (Samuel) Fund, 39
W illiam J . Cooper Foundation, 42-43
Williams (Ellis D .) Fund, 40
Williamson (I. V .) Scholarships, 39
W ilson (Edward Clarkson) Scholarship,
37
Women’s Student Government Associa
tion, 49
Wood (M ary) Fund, 37
Woodnutt (Thomas) Scholarship, 39
W orth Hall, 45
Zoology, Courses in, 72-74
157
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1 W h arton H all
2 S prou t O bserv atory
3 H all G ym nasium
4 P arrish H all
5 C u n n in gham F ie ld
6 T en n is cou rts
7 B ea rd sley H all
8 T ro tter H all
9 S o m erv ille G ym nasium
10 C o lleg e L ib ra ry a n d
F rien d s H istorica l
L ib ra ry
11 H a ll o f C h em istry
12 C un ningham H ou se
13 B en jam in W est H ou se
14 F rien d s M eetin g H ou se
15 P ro fesso rs’ resid en ces
16 P resid en t’s h o u se
1 7 ,1 8 A lum ni F ie ld
19 P ow er p lan t
2 0 E m p lo y ees’ d orm itory
21 S w im m in g p o o l
2 2 W h ittier H ou se
2 3 B o o k a n d K ey H ou se
2 4 H ick s H all
2 5 P en n sy lv an ia R . R .
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2 6 P h i K a p p a P si F ratern ity
L odge
2 7 D elta U psilon F ratern ity
L odge
2 8 P h i S ig m a K a p p a
F ratern ity L o d g e
2 9 K a p p a S ig m a F ratern ity
L odge
3 0 W orth D orm itory
31 W oolm an H ou se
3 2 P h i D elta T h eta
F ratern ity L o d g e
3 3 B on d M em orial a n d
3 4 B artol F ou n d ation
L a b o ra to ry
3 5 C lo th ier M em orial
3 6 S cott O u td oor
A u ditoriu m
37 E m p lo y ees’ h o u ses
3 8 L a m b -M iller F ie ld H ou se
3 9 T h om as H ou se
4 0 M artin B io lo g ica l
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Swarthmore College Catalogue, 1955-1956
A digital archive of the Swarthmore College Annual Catalog.
1955 - 1956
172 pages
reformatted digital