SERIES 30 /^^v NUMBER 4 AGNES^COTT COLLEGE BULLETIN CATALOGUE 1932-1933 ANNOUNCEMENTS 1933-1934 ENTERED AS SECOND CUASS MATTER AT THE POST OFFICE DECATUR. GEORGIA AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE BULLETIN CATALOGUE 1932-1933 ANNOUNCEMENTS 1933-1934 BOARD OF TRUSTEES J. K. Orr, Chairman Atlanta C. M. Candler Decatur J. T. LuPTON Chattanooga, Tenn. W. C. Vereen Moultrie, Ga. J. S. Lyons Atlanta F. M. Inman Atlanta Mrs. Samuel M. Inman Atlanta Mrs. C. E. Harman Atlanta Miss Mary Wallace Kirk Tuscumbia, Ala. Geo. E. King Atlanta D. P. McGeachy Decatur R 0. Flinn Atlanta H. T. McIntosh Albany, Ga. J. R. McCain Decatur J. J. Scott , Decatur W. A, Bellingrath Montgomery, Ala. G. Scott Candler Decatur E. D. Brownlee Sanford, Fla. C. T. Paxon Jacksonville, Fla. J. BuLOW Campbell ^Atlanta D. A. DuNSEiTH . Clearwater, Fla. Miss Nannette Hopkins Decatur John McMillan Stockton, Ala. W. J. Rushton Birmingham, Ala. George Winship Atlanta Miss Llewellyn Wilburn Decatur Warner H. DuBose Mobile, Ala. Agnes Scott College CALENDAR 1933 September 12 Dormitories open for reception of students. September 13 10 A. M., Session opens. September 12-14 Registration and classification of students. September 13-14 Orientation classes for Freshmen. September 15 Classes begin. November 30 Thanksgiving Day. December 15 12 Noon to January 2, 8:00 A. M., Christ- mas recess. Mid-Year examinations begin. Second semester begins. Classes resumed. Colonel George W. Scott's Birthday. 12 Noon to April 4, 8:00 A. M., Spring Vacation. Memorial Day. Final examinations begin. Baccalaureate Sermon. Alumnae Day. Commencement Day. 1934 January 16 January 27 January 29 February 22 March 29 April 26 May 15 May 27 May 28 May 29 Officers and Instructors OFFICERS OF INSTRUCTION AND GOVERNMENT 1932-1933 (ARRANGED BY GROUPS IN ORDER OF APPOINTMENT) James Ross McCain, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., LL.D. Erskine College, University of Chicago, Columbia University, Davidson College President Nannette Hopkins, Pd.D., Litt.D. Oglethorpe University, University of Georgia Dean Louise McKinney Professor of English Lillian S. Smith, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Syracuse University, Cornell University Professor of Latin Mary F. Sweet, M.D., F.A.C.P. Syracuse University, New England Hospital, Boston Professor of Hygiene Samuel Guerry Stukes, B.A., M.A., B.D. Davidson College, Princeton University, Princeton Seminary Professor of Philosophy and Education (The George W. Scott Memorial Foundation) Alma Willis Sydenstricker, M.A., Ph.D. Wooster University Professor of English Bible Robert B. Holt, B.A., M.S. University of Wisconsin, University of Chicago Professor of Chemistry Agnes Scott College Christian W. Dieckmann, F.A.G.O. Fellow of the American Guild of Organists Professor of Music Mary Stuart MacDougall, B.A., M.S., Ph.D. Randolph-Macon Woman's College, University of Chicago, Columbia University Professor of Biology LuciLE Alexander, B.A., M.A. Agnes Scott College, Columbia University Professor of Romance Languages James M. Wright, B.A., Ph.D. William Jewell College, Johns Hopkins University Professor of Economics and Sociology George P. Hayes, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Swarthmore College, Harvard University Professor of English Henry A. Robinson, B.S., C.E., M.A., Ph.D. University of Georgia, Johns Hopkins University Professor of Mathematics Catherine Torrance, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. University of Chicago Professor of Greek Muriel Harn, B.A., Ph.D. Goucher College, Johns Hopkins University Professor of German and Spanish Officers and Instructors Philip Davidson, Jr., B.S., M.A., Ph.D. University of Mississippi, University of Chicago Professor of History Francis West Cooke, B.A., M.S., Ph.D. College of William and Mary, University of Illinois Professor of Physics and Astronomy Arthur F. Raper, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Vanderbilt, University of North Carolina Acting Professor of Sociology Frances K. Gooch, Ph.B., M.A. University of Chicago, Graduate Boston School of Expression Associate Professor of English Emma May Laney, M.A., Ph.D. Columbia University, Yale University Associate Professor of English Louise Hale, B.A., M.A. Smith College, University of Chicago Associate Professor of French Elizabeth F. Jackson, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Wellesley College, University of Pennsylvania Associate Professor of History Emily S. Dexter, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. RiPON College, University of Wisconsin Associate Professor of Psychology and Education Llewellyn Wilburn, B.A., M.A. Agnes Scott College, Columbia University Associate Professor of Physical Education Agnes Scott College Mary Westall, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Randolph-Macon Woman's College, Columbia University, University of Chicago Associate Professor of Botany James Thornwell Gillespie, B.A., B.D., Th.M., Ph.D. University of South Carolina, Columbia Theological Seminary, Louisville Presbyterian Seminary, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Associate Professor of Bible Philippa Garth Gilchrist, B.A., M.S., Ph.D. Agnes Scott College, University of Wisconsin Associate Professor of Chemistry Margaret Taylor Phythian, B.A., M.A. Agnes Scott College, University of Cincinnati Assistant Professor of Romance Languages Leslie Janet Gaylord, B.A., M.S. Lake Erie College, University of Chicago Assistant Professor of Mathematics *Annie May Christie, M.A. Columbia University Assistant Professor of English Martha Stansfield, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Agnes Scott College, University of Chicago Assistant Professor of Latin *Ruth Janet Pirkle, B.A., M.S. Agnes Scott College, Emory University Assistant Professor of Biology *0n leave of absence 1932-1933. Officers and Instructors Harriette Haynes, B.A., M.A. Randolph-Macon Woman's College, Columbia University Assistant Professor of Physical Education Janef Preston, B.A., M.A. Agnes Scott College, Columbia University Assistant Professor of English Florence E. Smith, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Westhampton College, University of Chicago Assistant Professor of History Katherine Tait Omwake, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. George Washington University Assistant Professor of Psychology and Education Melissa Annis Cilley, B.A., M.A. University of New Hampshire, University of Wisconsin Assistant Professor of Spanish Edna Ruth Hanley, B.A., B.A.L.S. Bluffton College, University of Michigan Librarian Gwendeline N. Miller, B.A., B.A.L.S. University of Michigan Assistant Librarian Margaret Whitington Davis, B.A. Agnes Scott College Instructor in Chemistry Lucille Coleman Christian, B.S., M.A. Emory University Assistant in Biology 10 Agnes Scott College Blanche Miller, B.A. Agnes Scott College Assistant in Biology Raemond Wilson, B.A., M.A. Agnes Scott College, University of North Carolina Fellow in English Sarah B. Bowman, B.A. Agnes Scott College Fellow in Biology Miriam H. Thompson, B.A. Agnes Scott College Fellow in French Louise Garland Lewis University of Chicago, University of Paris, Art Institute Chicago, Academie Julian, Ecole Delacluse Art and Art History Lewis H, Johnson Student of William Nelson Burritt, New York Alexander Heinneman, Berlin Arthur J. Hubbard, Boston Voice Agnes Adams Stokes, B.A. Agnes Scott College, Graduate of Atlanta Conservatory of Music Violin GussiE O'Neal Johnson Certificate in Voice and Piano, Agnes Scott College Student in New York and in Berlin Assistant in Voice Officers and Instructors 11 Eda E. Bartholomew Royal Conservatory, Leipzig Piano Catherine Happoldt Undergraduate Assistant in Physics Virginia Heard Gail Nelson Undergraduate Assistants in Chemistry Alice Bullard Mildred Hooten Kathryn Maness Vivian Martin Margaret Massie Mary Gilchrist Powell Margaret Telford Undergraduate Assistants in the Library Mary Ames Bessie Meade Friend Polly Gordon Carrie Lena Mc Mullen Undergraduate Assistants in Physical Education Sara Smith Hamilton Gymnasium Music LuciLE Heath Vesper Music Laura Spivey Chapel Attendance Agnes Scott College OFFICERS OF ADMINISTRATION James Ross McCain, M.A. Ph.D., LL.D. , President Nannette Hopkins, Pd.D., Litt.D. Dean S. GuERRY Stukes, B.D., M.A. Registrar Mary Frances Sweet, M.D. Resident Physician R. B. Cunningham, B.S. Business Manager J. C. Tart Treasurer Carrie Scandrett, B.A. Assistant Dean Dorothy Hutton, B.A. Penelope Brown, B.A. Secretaries of Alumnae Association Andrewena Robinson, B.A. Secretary to the Dean Gladys S. Curtis Secretary to the President Emmie J. Ansley Secretary to the Business Manager Officers of Administration 13 Harriet V. Daugherty Resident Nurse Lucretia Wayve Lewis Technician Emma E. Miller *Frances M. Calhoun Matrons Jennie Dunbar Finnell Lena Davies Housekeepers *Died December 18, 1932. 14 Agnes Scott College STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE FACULTY Committee on Admission: Professor Alexander, Chairman; Assistant Professors Christie and Gay lord. Committee on Library: Professor Hayes, Chairman; Pro- fessors Sydenstricker and Harn; Associate Professor Westall; Miss Hanley. Committee on Student Government: Dean Hopkins, Chairman; President McCain; Professors Sweet and Stukes; Miss Scandrett. Appointment Committee: Professor Stukes, Chairman; President McCain; Professors Sydenstricker and Robinson. Curriculum Committee: President McCain, Chairman; Professors Smith, Stukes, Holt, Alexander, MacDougall, and Wright. Committee on Electives : Professor Holt, Chairman ; Pro- fessor Torrance. Committee on Catalogue: President McCain, Chairman; Dean Hopkins; Professor Stukes; Associate Professor Hale. Committee on Advanced Standing: Professor Davidson, Chairman; Associate Professors Jackson and Laney. Standing Committees of the Faculty 15 Committee on Public Lectures: Professor Torrance, Chairman; Professors Stukes, McKinney, and Davidson; As- sociate Professors Laney and Westall. Committee on College Entertainment: Dean Hopkins, Chairman; Associate Professors Wilburn, Gooch, Laney, and Hale. Committee on Schedules: Associate Professor Dexter, Chairman; Professor Robinson; Associate Professor Gilchrist; Assistant Professors Phythian, Stansfield, Preston, and Smith; Miss Miller. Committee on Research: Professor Robinson, Chairman; President McCain; Professor MacDougall; Associate Professor Laney. I AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE The purpose which has prevailed at Agnes Scott since its foundation has been to offer the very best educational ad- vantages under positive Christian influences the training and furnishing of the mind in a modern, well-equipped college, and at the same time the formation and development of Christian character and ideals. Along with these ends, it is constantly sought to cultivate true womanliness, a womanliness which combines strength with gentleness and refinement. It is thus the aim of the College to send out educated Christian women to be a power in blessing the world and glorifying God. The College was founded by Presbyterians, and hence its moral standards and religious life conform as nearly as possible to those which obtain in that church. Special care, however, is taken not to interfere in any way with the religious views or church preferences of students. The college offers only the B.A. degree. There are, how- ever, optional courses leading to this degree, thus giving the opportunity for each student to elect a course most in accord with her special talent and plans. Admission of Students 17 ADMISSION OF STUDENTS There are four main considerations for the acceptance of a student: (1) the excellence of her preparation, as evidenced by a certificate or an examination; (2) her character and ability, shown by testimonials, and a psychological test; (3) a satis- factory health report; (4) the date of her application for ad- mission. Since full data cannot be secured until the closing of the various preparatory schools, as a rule it is not possible to give definite acceptance of an applicant before June 15th. Selec- tions are usually made between this date and July 1st. The names of applicants who cannot be accepted at the first period of choosing are placed on a waiting list for spaces that may develop later. In addition to the general list, the College main- tains an "honor group" for exceptionally well prepared ap- plicants, and these may often secure places even to the opening of the college year. Only graduates of four-year preparatory schools of recog- nized standing, or applicants who can offer equivalent prep- aration, representing four years of work in a recognized insti- tution, will be received into the College. For the admission of special students, see page 23. Applicants for admission must not be under sixteen years of age. Candidates for advanced standing should be of an age corresponding to this rule. A deposit of $25.00 is required of all students before room space is reserved. This should be sent to the Registrar, either in New York exchange or Postal Money Order, made payable to Agnes Scott College. If by local check, the usual clearing house collection charges should be added. 18 Agnes Scott College The above deposit is credited on the September payment. If for any reason the student finds it impracticable to attend Agnes Scott and asks for the return of her fee, the request will be granted provided it reaches the College on or before June 30th, prior to the opening of College. After that date it will not be returned unless the preparation of the applicant is insufficient or unless the College finds it impossible to take her on account of lack of space. For entrance requirements, and for description of entrance subjects, see below. For admission by certificate, see page 25. For entrance examinations, see page 25. ENTRANCE SUBJECTS The following subjects are accepted for entrance: English 4 units Mathematics 3 or 4 units Latin 3 or 4 units History 1, 2, 3, or 4 units French 2, 3 or 4 units German 2, 3 or 4 units Greek 2, 3 or 4 units Spanish 2, 3 or 4 units Physics 1 unit Chemistry 1 unit Biology lunit Geography 1 unit General Science 1 unit Home Economics . 1 unit Bible lunit fMusic lunit Civics % or 1 unit fSee page 42. Admission of Students 19 A unit represents a year's study of one of the above sub- jects in a standard secondary school, constituting approximate- ly a quarter of a full year's work. It is understood that in choosing the elective units no re- quired unit may be counted also as an elective unit, and also that elective units may be counted only once. The entrance requirement work in French, German and Spanish may be done in College after entrance, but will not count towards the degree. The third unit in Latin may be completed in college by stu- dents entering with this condition. A course in Latin Prose Authors is provided for the removal of this condition. The course also carries a limited college credit of two semester hours. Not more than four units may be ofifered in History and Civics, and not more than four in Science. STANDING TO WHICH STUDENTS ARE ADMITTED The College admits students: (I) as unconditioned Fresh- men; (II) as conditioned Freshmen; (III) as irregular stu- dents; (IV) to advanced standing; (V) as special students. While these five classifications are recognized, the College gives preference to those in the first group; and under the competitive plan of admission very few in other groups are taken. I. As Unconditioned Freshmen, upon the presentation of sixteen complete units, including the prescribed units detailed below: 20 Agnes Scott College Prescribed Elective 12 units, or 13 units 4 units. or 3 units English Composition and Latin (Virgil, 6 books) or Rhetoric 2 equivalent Literature 2 French 2orl Mathematics *Algebra 2 German 2orl Plane Geometry 1 History Greek 2orl Ancient or English or Spanish 2orl Mediaeval and 1 Modern or Civics 1 or Va American Foreign Language History 3, 2, or 1 Latin (minor requirement) Physics Grammar and Composition 1 Caesar (4 books) 1 Chemistry Cicero (6 orations) or equivalent 1 Biology and French or Spanish or Geography German or . 2 General Science Greek OR Home Economics Latin (major requirement) The minor requirement Mathematics lorVa as above 3 and Bible Virgil (6 books) or equivalent 1 fMusic *The valuation of units in Algebra is made on the basis of time de- voted to the subject. In all cases the subject matter covered must be the same as described in our entrance requirements on pages 38 and 39. fSee page 42. Admission of Students 21 With the consent of the Committee on Admission one elec- tive unit of a non-technical character not listed in the catalogue may be accepted provided the unit is not in excess of the number of elective units allowed. For experimental purposes the college reserves the right to admit a very jew students of exceptionally high rank from the best schools with some slight variation in the prescribed units. 11. As Conditioned Freshmen, upon the presentation of six- teen complete units chosen from the list of accepted subjects on page 18, but lacking a maximum of two units of those prescribed for unconditioned admission. These conditions in prescribed subjects must be removed before the beginning of the second year. The following restrictions upon such conditions must be observed : 1. The deficiency in any subject (except in the case of a modern language or Greek) shall not amount to more than a year of preparatory work. 2. Completed work to the following extent must be offered: (a) English to the extent of four units. (b) Mathematics to the extent of two units. (c) Latin to the extent of two units, if the minor require- ment be chosen, or, (d) Latin to the extent of three units, if the major require- ment be chosen. in. As Irregular Students, without class standing, upon the presentation of sixteen complete units chosen from the list of 22 Agnes Scott College accepted subjects detailed on page 18, including four units in English and two in Mathematics. These students are required to take a minimum of fourteen hours of recitation a week, which may include Music and Art, but at least nine hours must be in academic work. Should they later desire to arrange their courses for the de- gree, credit will be given them for work already done in the College, but they must meet all of the entrance requirements of degree students. IV. To Advanced Standing. A candidate presenting credits from another institution may be admitted to any of the higher classes on the following conditions: 1. She must present: (a) An honorable dismissal from the college she has at- tended. (b) An ofificial statement of entrance requirements and how absolved. (c) An official statement of studies pursued for credit. (d) A catalogue of the institution with her completed courses marked. Note. If the above certificates are not entirely satisfactory a detailed statement of individual professors will be required. 2. She must satisfy the entrance requirements of this Col- lege. If necessary, credits presented for advanced standing may be used to satisfy any deficit in entrance credits. Admission of Students 23 3. Credit will be given for work done at an institution which has been recognized by the faculty of Agnes Scott College as having equivalent requirements and standards for the B.A. de- gree. In all other cases the amount of credit to be granted and the method by which it is to be obtained will be determined by the college authorities. 4. No credit will be allowed for courses taken by cor- respondence except by advanced standing examinations given by this College. 5. The B.A. degree will not be conferred on any student who has not completed at least thirty semester hours of work in residence during the session immediately preceding gradua- tion. 6. Applicants f^r advanced standing must have received a merit grade on at least one-half of the hours presented for ad- vanced credit. Note. See pages 45-46, for additional details as to ad- vanced standing credits. V. As Special Students. In accordance with the regulation prescribed by "The Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools of the Southern States," candidates of maturity, who are unable, for any cause, to present the entrance requirements, may be admitted to such courses as they may be prepared to take, provided these courses are not among those covered by the entrance requirements. This provision is intended to afford an opportunity to tw^o classes of women: (1) Those who have completed their entrance requirements so long since as to 24 Agnes Scott College render them void; (2) Those whose preparatory work has been interrupted in the past and never resumed. The following limi- tations should be observed: 1. Applicants must not be less than twenty years of age at the time of application. 2. They may not matriculate in any courses covered by the entrance requirements without first satisfying the requirements in those subjects. 3. They have no class standing. If they desire later to transfer to the regular degree course, they must first satisfy the full entrance requirements. 4. I they have completed the entrance requirements in accredited schools not more than two years previously, they will be expected to submit the certificates of such schools, and enter as "regular," or as "irregular" students, and not as "spe- cial" students. Admission of Students 25 MANNER OF ADMISSION Admission by Certificate. In lieu of entrance examinations, the College will accept certificates from any high school, fitting school, or seminary on the accredited list of the Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools of the Southern States, or from any school accredited by other college associations of equal standing, in so far as such certificates show the entrance requirements to have been duly satisfied not more than two years prior to the candidate's application for admission. Cer- tificates should be on forms provided by the College. These forms will be furnished on application. The certificate priv- ilege is granted to schools only and not to private instructors. Beginning with September, 1924, students applying for ad- mission on the certificate plan have been given a psychological test as an additional aid toward judging their qualifications. The tests may be given at any place where suitable arrange- ments for holding them can be made. Admission by Examination. Candidates who are unable to present satisfactory certificates may be admitted by examina- tion, provided they have taken the required units under capable instruction. Examinations for admission are usually given in the spring. They may be taken at the College or by special arrangement at local schools. Applications for the giving of examinations away from the College should be filed with the Registrar by May 1st of each year. Spaces in dormitories will not be held for students whose entrance depends on fall examinations. 26 Agnes Scott College Any candidate applying for entrance examinations at dates other than those appointed may be allowed to take them on the approval of the Registrar, but a fee of $2.00 will be charged for each examination. For the year 1933, the dates for the spring examinations are May 15-20. The fall examinations are held only at the College, and the schedule is as follows: Thursday, September 14 Botany 10 :00 A.M., to 11 :00 A.M. General Science 9:00 A.M. to 10:00 A.M. History, Civics 9:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M. Greek 3:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. German 3 :00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. French 3:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. Zoology 3:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. Friday, September 15 Chemistry 9:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M. Latin Prose, Cicero 9:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M. Cssar, Virgil 3:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. Saturday, September 16 Algebra 9:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M. Geography 11 :00 A.M. to 12 :00 M. Physics 3:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. Geometry 3:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. Bible 9:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M. Monday, September 18 English 9:00 A.M. to 11 :00 A.M. Description of Entrance Subjects 27 DESCRIPTION OF ENTRANCE SUBJECTS ENGLISH English, four units. The College entrance requirements of the New England, Middle and Southern Associations of Col- leges and Secondary Schools constitute the entrance work in English. The requirement has two branches, Rhetoric and English Literature. The study of English should be continuous through- out the four years of the high-school course. I. Rhetoric and Composition, two units. It is hoped that at least one-half of the high-school course in English will be devoted to the work in composition and rhetoric, either as a separate study or in connection with the work in literature, as it is a prime essential to success in any branch of college work that the student be able to express herself, both orally and in writing, with correctness and clearness. To meet this requirement in composition: 1. There should be practice in writing, the equivalent of at least one theme a week during the four years of her preparatory course. She must be able to spell, capitalize, and punctuate correctly; no candidate will be accepted whose work is notably deficient in this respect. She must also have a practical knowl- edge of English grammar. 2. There should be a systematic study of rhetoric. Particu- lar attention should be given to the structure of the sentence, paragraph, and whole composition. 28 Agnes Scott College II. LiTEHATURE, two units. 1. Reading (1933-1934). From each group two selections are to be made, except that for any book in Group V a book from any other may be sub- stituted. Group I: Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities; George Eliot, Silas Marner; Scott, Quentin Durward; Stevenson, Treasure Island or Kidnapped; Hawthorne, The House of the Seven Gables. Group II: Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice, Julius Ccesar, King Henry V, As You Like It, The Tempest. Group III: Scott, The Lady of the Lake; Coleridge, The Ancient Mariner, and Arnold, Sohrah and Rustum; a collection of representative verse, narrative and lyric; Tennyson, Idylls of the King (any four) ; the Aeneid or the Odyssey or the Iliad in a translation of recognized excellence, with the omission, if desired, of Books I-V, XV, and XVI of the Odyssey, and Books XI, XIII-XV, and XXI of the Iliad; Longfellow, Tales of a Wayside Inn. Group IV: The Old Testament, comprising the chief nar- rative episodes in Genesis, Exodus, Joshua, Judges, Samuel, Kings, and Daniel, together with the books of Ruth and Esther; Irving, The Sketch Book (selections covering about 175 pages) ; Addison and Steele, The Sir Roger de Coverley Papers; Macau- lay, Lord Clive or History of England, Chapter III; Franklin, Autobiography ; Emerson, Representative Men. Group V: A modern novel; a modern biography or auto- biography; a collection of short stories (about 250 pages) ; a Description of Entrance Subjects 29 collection of contemporary verse (about 150 pages) ; a collec- tion of scientific writings (about 150 pages) ; a collection of prose writings on matters of current interest (about 150 pages) ; a selection of modern plays (about 250 pages). All selections from this group should be works of recognized excel- lence. 2. Study: One selection is to be made from each of Groups I and II and two from Group III: Group I: Shakespeare, Macbeth, Hamlet. Group II: Milton, U Allegro, II Penseroso, and either Comus or Lycidas; Browning, Cavalier Tunes, The Lost Leader, How They Brought the Good News from Ghent to Aix, Home Thoughts from Abroad, Home Thoughts from the Sea, Incident of the French Camp, Herve Riel, Pheidippides, My Last Duchess, Up at a Villa Down in the City, The Italian in Eng- land, The Patriot, The Pied Piper, "De Gustibus ," Instans Tyrannus, One Word More. Group III: Burke, Speech on Conciliation with America; Macaulay, Life of Johnson; Carlyle, Essay on Burns, with a brief selection from Burns' Poem,s; Lowell, On a Certain Con- descension in Foreigners, and Democracy ; Lincoln, Speech at Cooper Union, his farewell to the citizens of Springfield, his brief addresses at Indianapolis, Albany and Trenton, the speeches in Independence Hall, the two Inaugurals, the Gettys- burg Speech, and his last public address, together with a brief memoir or estimate of Lincoln. 30 Agnes Scott College LATIN All students entering the degree course must present the minor requirement in Latin and are advised to offer the major requirement. The requirements in Latin (three or four units) are in accordance with a report presented to the College Entrance Examination Board in November, 1925, by a commission ap- pointed to frame recommendations on the basis of the Classical Investigation. The College Entrance Board has adopted these recommendations and bases its examinations on them. The examinations include English passages for translation into Latin and passages of Latin for translation and "comprehen- sion." In connection with the passages of Latin, questions are asked on forms, syntax, and the idioms of the language, as well as such questions on the subject matter, historical and literary, as may fairly be asked. The College Entrance Examination Board and the foremost Latin teachers are stressing the im- portance of ability to translate Latin at sight. Minor Requirement, three units. If prose writers be read the third year, the Minor Requirement admits to Latin 11-12 and 13-14; if poets be read, admits to Latin 15-16 and 13-14. Candidates offering the Minor Requirement of Latin should follow in the first and second years the same course of study as those offering four units. In the third year either prose writers or poets may be read, but it is recommended that prose rather than verse be the subject of study. Not less than one semester should be devoted to the reading of Cicero if prose is chosen; not less than one semester should be devoted to the Description of Entrance Subjects 31 reading of Virgil if poetry is chosen. See detailed statement under Major Requirement. Major Requirement, four units. Admits to Latin 103-4, and to Latin 101 or 105. I. Reading. There are no prescribed readings in Latin, but the following recommendations are made: (1) In the second year the early reading should be easy Latin which may be "made" or adapted Latin; not less than one-half of the year should be devoted to the reading of selec- tions from Caesar. The reading for the year may also include easy selections from such authors as Aulus Gellius, Eutropius, Nepos, Phaedrus, Quintus Curtius Rufus, and Valerius Maxi- mus, or books of selections containing some of these together with other authors of prose works. (2) In the third year, if the reading be in prose, not less than one-half of the year should be devoted to the reading of selections from Cicero; the reading ior the year may also in- clude selections from such authors as Pliny, Sallust, and Livy, or books of selections containing these and other authors of prose works. (3) In the fourth year, if the reading be in poetry, not less than one-half of the year should be devoted to the reading of selections from Virgil; and the reading for the year may also include selections from such works as the Metamorphoses, Tristia, Heroides, and Fasti of Ovid, or books of selections con- taining poems or extracts from Ovid or from other poets. II. Prose Composition. Work in prose composition should be carried on through at least three years of the pre- 32 Agnes Scott College paratory course; if possible, through four; and should be such as to ensure thorough knowledge of all regular inflections, all common irregular forms, and the ordinary syntax and vocab- ulary of the prose authors read in school, with ability to use this knowledge in writing simple Latin prose. LATIN ENTRANCE UNITS The statements in the paragraphs under Minor Requirement and under Major Requirement are made on the supposition that the work included in the Minor Requirement has been done in three years and in the Major Requirement in four years. Many schools are spending one and a half or two years in preparing students to do the work outlined in paragraph (1) under I under Major Requirement (page 31 of the catalogue). Two units of credit are given for the work outlined in para- graph (1) under I and the ability to write sentences based on the ordinary syntax and vocabulary of Caesar, whether two or more years are spent on this work. Three units of credit are given for the work outlined in par- agraphs (1) and (2) under I and the ability to write sentences based on the ordinary syntax and vocabulary of the prose authors read. Four units of credit are given for the work outlined in I and II under Major Requirement. GREEK Students may offer for entrance in Greek either the minor or the major requirement. The minor requirement is counted as two units, and presupposes a study of Greek during two full years, five recitations a week. The major requirement is count- Description of Entrance Subjects 33 ed as three units, and presupposes three years of preparation, five recitations a week. The ground which must be covered is as follows: 1. For the minor requirement a. Grammar: Inflection, etymology, and derivation of words, syntax of nouns and verbs, and structure of the sen- tence as treated in Allen's First Year of Greek, or its equivalent, must be thoroughly mastered. Constant attention should be paid to translation from English into Greek. b. Xenophon: Anabasis three books. Special attention should be paid to Greek syntax and to the use of good English in translating. Thorough drill on translation from English into Greek. 2. For the major requirement The student must have completed the minor requirement as outlined above and in addition have read three books of Homer's Iliad, or an equivalent amount in Homer's Odyssey. Constant practice should be given in prose composition, in translation at sight, and in Homeric forms and syntax. FRENCH Minor Requirement (admitting to French 101-102), two units. The preparation for this requirement should comprise: 1. A thorough knowledge of the rudiments of grammar, including the essentials of syntax with mastery of the regular verbs and of at least twenty-five irregular models. 2. Abundant exercises in prose composition. 34 Agnes Scott College 3. Careful drill in pronunciation and practice in conver- sation. It is urged that students be taught the use of the alphabet of the Association Phonetique. It is essential that the candidate acquire the ability to follow a recitation conducted in French and to answer in that lan- guage questions asked by the instructor. She should also be able to write in French a paragraph dictated from any book of moderate difficulty. 4. The reading of at least three hundred duodecimo pages of simple French from four authors. The following grammars are suggested to candidates: The New Chardenal, Complete Course, published by Allyn and Bacon or Chankin & Rosenthal Grammaire de Conversation et de Lecture, cours complet Holt, through Lesson 53. The texts suggested for reading are: Fontaine: Douze Contes Nouveaux; Scribe'. La Bataille de Dames; Daudet: Trois Contes Choisis; Malot: Sans Famille; de la Brete: Mon Oncle et Mon Cure; Labiche-Martin: Le Voy- age de M. Perrichon; Lavisse: Histoire de France. Note. If the time given to preparation is less than two years, with four or five recitations a week, an examination will be required even from students who present certificates from accredited schools. Major Requirement: (1) three units (admitting to French 103-104) or (2) four units (admitting to French 257-258). Description of Entrance Subjects 35 To meet Major Requirement (1) the candidate must present the whole minor requirement and, in addition, the following: 1. A thorough knowledge of French grammar and syntax. 2. Ability to translate a connected passage of English of moderate difificulty into French at sight and to write in French a resume of any of the books read or a composition suggested by any of the texts, and to answer in French questions on the history of France under Louis XIV. 3. Ability to read any ordinary French. 4. Ability to understand a lecture given in French and to speak correctly in French on topics bearing on everyday life, as well as the ability to discuss the texts read. 5. The reading of at least seven hundred duodecimo pages from as many as five authors. Suggested texts are: a collection of good short stories, such as Favorite French Stories (Parker) ; La Mare au diable (Sand) ; Les Oherle (Bazin) ; Les Miser ahles (Hugo) ; Mile de LaSeigliere (Sandeau) ; Le Gendre de M. Poirier (Augier) ; La Question d^ Argent (Dumas). It is recommended that texts be chosen from contemporary rather than classical authors. It is further recommended that some history of the Seventeenth Century be used as one text ill order to give the student a background for her college work in French literature. Malet's Histoire de France, Deuxieme Annee, Hachette Freres, pp. 36-84 and 120-156 is suggested. To meet Major Requirement (2) the student must have had work equivalent to course 101-102. 36 Agnes Scott College SPANISH Minor Requirement (admitting to Spanish 101-102), two units. Hill and Ford's Spanish Grammar in full, or the equiv- alent in grammar and prose composition, and the reading of at least three hundred duodecimo pages. The work should com- prise : 1. A thorough knowledge of the rudiments of grammar, inflection of articles, nouns, adjectives, and pronouns, and in- cluding the conjugation of regular and irregular verbs, the ele- mentary rules of syntax. 2. Exercise in prose composition. 3. Careful drill in pronunciation and practice in conver- sation. 4. Practice in translating Spanish into English and English into Spanish. 5. Writing Spanish from dictation. Major Requirement: (1) Three units (admitting to Span- ish 151-152) or (2) four units (admitting to Spanish 201-202). To meet Major Requirement (1) the candidate must pre- sent the whole minor requirement and, in addition, the follow- ing: 1. A thorough knowledge of Spanish grammar and syntax. Ability to write resumes or compositions based on texts. 2. Continued translation of Spanish into English and Eng- lish into Spanish. 3. Ability to read any ordinary Spanish. Description of Entrance Subjects 37 4. Ability to understand a lecture given in Spanish and to speak correctly in Spanish. 5. The reading of about seven hundred duodecimo pages fiom various authors. To meet Major Requirement (2) the student must have had work equivalent to course 151-152. GERMAN Minor Requirement (admitting to German 101-102), two units. Thomas's Practical German Grammar, Part I in full, or the equivalent in grammar and prose composition; at least ten stories of Guerber's Marchen und Erzahlungen, Part I, used for memory work in the abundant idioms which this text affords, and as a basis for conversation and oral narration. The reading in addition of at least 150 pages of prose from carefully graduated texts. This requirement includes careful drill in pronunciation and in reading German Aloud; the in- flection of articles, nouns, adjectives, pronouns, weak verbs and most of the strong verbs; the common uses of the subjunc- tive and of modal auxiliaries, both in translation and in prose; a considerable drill also in the less common modal construction and idioms; familiarity with the functions of all the common prepositions, with the principles of syntax and word-order; the memorizing of idioms of daily life and of simple German poems; conversation; oral narrative; reading at sight. Note. It is expected that this work will include five reci- tations a week for a period of two years. If the work is done in less time than this, admission, even from accredited schools, will be by examination. 38 Agnes Scott College Major Requirement (admitting to German 251-252), three units. The full work as given under the minor requirement. In addition : ( 1 ) Thomas's Practical German Grammar, Part II, in full; last half of Hervey's Supplementary Exercises to Thomas's Grammar; or the equivalent of these two books in grammar, prose composition, and syntax drill; (2) practice in translating connected narrative into German, also in free re- production orally and in writing, based on texts read and on Thomas and Hervey's German Reader and Theme-Book, or books similar in grade and in kind; (3) drill in sight reading and in conversation; (4) the reading of at least 500 pages of carefully graduated texts, one-half of which should be chosen from the works of Lessing, Goethe, and Schiller; (5) memory work emphasized, including poems from Heine, Goethe, and Schiller and the more difficult conversation idioms. MATHEMATICS Minor Requirement. Three units. At least two years with daily recitation should be given to Algebra and one year to Plane Geometry. Algebra, two units. The requirement includes the four fundamental operations for rational algebraic expressions; factoring; fractions; ratio and proportion; linear equations, containing one or more unknowns, with either numerical or literal coefficients; exponents, including fractional and neg- ative; quadratic equations, including the theory; systems in- volving quadratic and higher equations; binomial theorem for positive integral exponents; arithmetical and geometrical pro- gressions; and variations. The use of graphical methods and Description of Entrance Subjects 39 illustrations, particularly in connection with the solution of equations, is required. Plane Geometry ^ one unit. ^The usual theorems and con- structions of good text-books including the general properties of plane rectilinear figures; the circle and the measurement of angles; similar polygons; areas; regular polygons and the measurement of circle; the solution of numerous original exer- cises, including loci problems; applications to the mensuration of lines and plane surfaces. Note. It is recommended that a review of both algebra and plane geometry be taken during the year before entrance to college. The mathematics entrance requirements agree in general with those of the College Entrance Examination Board. More com- plete definitions of the requirements, with notes for the guid- ance of teachers, will be found in Document No. 117 published by the College Entrance Examination Board, 431 West 117th Street, New York City. Major Requirement. Four units. ^To meet this require- ment the candidate must present the work as given under the minor requirement and in addition the following: Solid Geometry, one-half unit. The usual theorems and con- structions of good text-books, including the properties and measurement of prisms, pyramids, cylinders, cones and the sphere, and the solutions of numerous original exercises, are required. Plane Trigonometry, one-half unit. ^The requirement in- cludes the definitions and relations of the trigonometric func- 40 Agnes Scott College tions as ratios: proof of formulae and identities; practical use of logarithms; and the solution of triangles. HISTORY For entrance in History each of the following four subjects is counted as one unit. Each unit represents the amount of work which can be covered in five recitations a week during one year, or in three recitations a week during two years. a. Greek History to the Death of Alexander, and Roman History to 800 A. D,, or Ancient and Mediaeval History. It is strongly urged that every student offer Greek and Roman History for entrance. b. Mediaeval and Modern European History from 800 A. D. to the present time, or Modern European History. c. English History. d. American History. Of these four units, the student must offer one unit, and may offer three additional units. The examinations will be based upon modern high school text-books. It is strongly recommended that the preparation in History include, besides the study of a text-book, parallel reading, use of a notebook, taking of notes, and practice in the filling in of outline maps; CIVICS One unit of credit may be received for a course in Civics taken throughout the year, or one-half unit may be received for Description of Entrance Subjects 41 a semester course preceded by a history course. One-half unit of credit may be received for a semester course in Civics and one-half unit for a course in Economics, provided these are taken in the last year of the high school course. No credit will be allowed for Economics alone. The total entrance credit of History, Civics, and Economics may not exceed four units. SCIENCE The student may offer one, two, three or four units from those given below. Each should represent the work of one year, and should include a large amount of individual lab- oratory work. The laboratory work should be directed by a competent instructor and records made in a notebook, while in the field or laboratory. A list of advised experiments will be sent with blank for admission. Experiments must be checked and certified to by the instructor. In doubtful cases the notebook will be called for. 1. Physics, one unit. The amount of work is represented by the requirements outlined by the College Entrance Exam- ination Board. The laboratory work must include at least thirty exercises from the different phases of the subject and comprise a certain number of quantitative experiments. The division of time should be three recitations a week of one period each, and two double periods for laboratory. 2. Chemistry, one unit. The preparation in Chemistry should consist of recitations, instruction by lecture table dem- onstrations and laboratory work equivalent to five hours each week throughout the year. It is suggested that two double periods a week be given to individual laboratory work. 42 Agnes Scott College 3. Biology, Botany, Zoology, one unit. A year in any of these subjects will be accepted for entrance, provided the work in the courses meets the requirements of the College Entrance Examination Board. Preparation in these subjects should re- quire three recitations per week, and two laboratory exercises of two periods each. 4. Geography, one unit. The work in this subject should meet the requirements outlined by the College Entrance Exami- nation Board in the course in Physical Geography. A strong course in Commercial Geography may be substituted for this, but both courses may not be offered. 5. General Science, one unit. Credit is given for one year's high school work in General Science when such work comprises both text-book and laboratory work. A laboratory notebook with original observations and conclusions should be presented in order to receive credit. 6. Home Economics, one unit. Credit is given for one year's work in Home Economics provided the course is well organized and requires the equivalent of five periods per week for the entire session. An acceptable certificate of laboratory work must be presented in order to receive credit. MUSIC One unit in the elective group may be offered in Music by examination only. This examination covers theory and instru- mental proficiency. The preparation for it may not be done in College for College admission. For details of the require- ments, see page 108. The examination may be taken only at the College. Students are not advised to try for this unit unless they have had unusual musical training. Description of Entrance Subjects 43 BIBLE In order to encourage the study of the Bible in preparatory schools, the College will accept, in the elective group, one unit under the following conditions: (1) The applicant must come from a school giving a thorough course in either the Old Testament or the New Tes- tament, or the Old and New Testaments combined, covering a full academic year and occupying approximately one-fourth of the student's time for the year. (2) The outline of the course, methods of instruction, and a report of the student's work must be submitted to the Col- lege Department of Bible for approval before credit is granted. 44 Agnes Scott College CURRICULUM ADMINISTRATION OF THE CURRICULUM REGISTRATION Students report first to the Treasurer's office, where all finan- cial affairs are arranged ; a card to this effect is furnished them for presentation to the Registrar's office, where they are regis- tered and given their matriculation cards. They then meet with the appropriate committees i