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NUMBER 1
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CATALOGUE NUMBER
JANUARY, 1941
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES
George Winship, Chairman Atlanta
J. S. Lyons Atlanta
F. M. Inman Atlanta
Mrs. Samuel M. Inman Atlanta
Miss Mary Wallace Kirk Tuscumbia, Ala.
D. P. McGeachy Decatur
R. 0. Flinn Atlanta
H. T. McIntosh Albany, Ga.
J. R. McCain Decatur
J. J. Scott Scottdale, Ga.
G. Scott Candler Decatur
E. D. Brownlee Sanford, Fla.
*J. BuLow Campbell Atlanta
John McMillan Stockton, Ala.
W. J. Rushton Birmingham, Ala.
Warner DuBose Mobile, Ala.
Francis M. Holt Jacksonville, Fla,
John A. Sibley Wilmington, Del.
T. Guy Woolford Atlanta
J. A. McClure St. Petersburg, Fla.
Mrs. Frances Winship Walters Atlanta
G. L. Westcott Dalton, Ga.
Geo. W. Woodruff Daytona Beach, Fla.
C. F. Stone Atlanta
Wm. M. Elliott, Jr Atlanta
Mrs. Murdock Equen Atlanta
Deceased.
CALENDAR
1941
September 16
September 16-20
September 18
September 22
November 27
December 10-17
December 17-19
December 19
Dormitories open for reception of students.
Registration and classification of students.
Session opens, 11 A. M.
Classes begin.
Thanksgiving Day.
Fall Quarter examinations.
Organization of classes for Winter Quarter;
attendance required. Classes begin 1:30
P.M.
Christmas vacation begins, 12 Noon.
1942
January
February
March
March
March
May
25-30
May
31
June
1
June
2
6 Christmas vacation ends; classes resumed,
8 A. M.
22 Colonel George W. Scott's birthday.
12-19 Winter Quarter examinations.
19 Close of Winter Quarter; Spring vacation
begins, 12 Noon.
Beginning of Spring Quarter; classes begin,
8 A. M.
Spring Quarter examinations.
Baccalaureate Sermon.
Alumnae Day.
Commencement Day.
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OFFICERS OF INSTRUCTION AND
GOVERNMENT
1940-1941
(ARRANGED BY GROUPS IN ORDER OF APPOINTMENT)
James Ross McCain, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., LL.D.
Erskine College, University of Chicago, Columbla. University,
Davidson College, Emory University
President
Samuel Guerry Stukes, B.A., M.A., B.D.
Davidson College, Princeton University,
Princeton Theological Seminary
Dean of the Faculty
Professor of Philosophy and Education
(The George W. Scott Memorial Foundation)
Carrie Scandrett, B.A., M.A.
Agnes Scott College, Columbia University
Dean of Students
Louise McKinney
Professor of English, Emeritus
Mary F. Sweet, M.D., F.A.C.P.
Syracuse University, New England Hospital, Boston
Professor of Hygiene, Emeritus
Lillian S. Smith, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
Syracuse University, Cornell University
Professor of Latin, Emeritus
Alma Willis Sydenstricker, M.A., Ph.D.
WoosTER University
Professor of English Bible
Agnes Scott College
Robert B. Holt, B.A., M. S.
University of Wisconsin, University of Chicago
Professor of Chemistry
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., Sc.D.
Randolph-Macon Woman's College, University of Chicago
Columbia University, Universite de Montpellier
Professor of Biology
LuciLE Alexander, B.A., M.A.
Agnes Scott College, Columbu University
Professor of Romance Languages
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 and Latin
Muriel Harn, B.A., Ph.D.
GoucHER College. Johns Hopkins University'
Professor of German and Spanish
Philip Davidson, Jr., B.S., M.A., Ph.D.
University of Mississippi. University of Chicago
Professor of History
Officers and Instructors
Schuyler Medlock Christian, B.S., M.S., M.A., Ph.D
Emory University, Harvard University
Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Mildred Rutherford Mell, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
University of Wisconsin, University of Georgia,
University of North Carolina
Professor of Economics and Sociology
Eugenia Cuvillier Jones, B.S., M.A., D.Sc, M.D.
George Washington University, Johns Hopkins University
Professor of Hygiene
Hugh Hodgson, B.S.
University of Georgia
{Director of Division of Fine Arts, University of Georgia)
Part-Time Professor of Music
Frances K. Gooch, Ph.B., M.A.
University of Chicago, Graduate Boston School of Expression
Associate Professor of English
Emma May Laney, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
Mississippi State College for Women, 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
Agnes Scott College
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
James Thornwell Gillespie, B.A., B.D., Th.M., Ph.D.
University of South Carolina, Columbia Theological
Seminary, Louisville Presbyterl\n 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
Florence E. Smith, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
Westhampton College, University of Chicago
Associate Professor of History
Margaret Taylor Phythlvn, B.A., M.A.,
DocTEUR d' Universite (Grenoble)
Agnes Scott College, University of Cinunnati
Associate Professor of Romance Languages
Ernest H. Runyon, B.S., Ph.D.
University of Chicago
Associate Professor of Botany
Leslie Janet Gaylord, B.A., M.S.
Lake Erie College, University' of Chicago
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Officers and Instructors
Annie May Christie, B.A., M.A.
Brenau College, Columbia University
Assistant Professor of English
Harriette Haynes Lapp, 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
Katharine 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
Narka Nelson, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
Western College, Smith College, University of California
Assistant Professor of Latin and Greek
Ellen Douglass Leyburn, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
Agnes Scott College, Radcliffe College, Yale University
Assistant Professor of English
M. Kathryn Click, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
Franklin College, University of Chicago
Assistant Professor of Latin and Greek
Catherine Strateman Sims, B.A., Ph.D.
Barnard College, Columbia University
Lecturer in History
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Edna Ruth Hanley, B.A., B.A.L.S., M.A.L.S.
Bluffton College, University of Michigan
Librarian
Laura C. Colvin, B.A., B.A.L.S., M.A.L.S.
College of William and Mary, University of Michigan
Assistant Librarian
Blanche Miller, B.A., M.S.
Agnes Scott College, Emory University
Instructor in Biology
Eugenie Louise Dozier, B.A.
Agnes Scott College
Instructor in Physical Education
Martha Crowe, B.A., M.A.
Agnes Scott College, Columbia University
Instructor in French
Frances L. McCalla, B.A.
Agnes Scott College
Instructor in Biology
Roberta Winter, B.A., M.A.
Agnes Scott College, Nevf York University
Instructor in Speech
Thelma Albright, B.A., M.A.
Greensboro College, Duke University
Instructor in English
LoETTA Willis, B.A., M.A.
Woman's College of the University of North Carouna,
University of North Carolina
Instructor in Physics
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Elisabeth Mitchell, B.S.
Alabama College
Instructor in Physical Education
Blanche C. Badger, B.A., M.A.
WiNTHROP College, University of Tennessee
Acting Instructor in Mathematics
Mary Walker Fox, B.A.
Agnes Scott College
Assistant in Chemistry
Evelyn Houck, B.A., B.A.L.S.
Alabama College, Emory University
Assistant in the Library
Agnes Lytton Reagan, B.A., M.A., B.A.L.S.
University of Arkansas, Emory University
Assistant in the Library
Mary Fennel Simonton, B.A.
Agnes Scott College
Assistant in the Library
Margaret Kate Weir, B.A., B.A.L.S.
Georgia State "Woman's College, Emory Univerity
Assistant in the Library
CAROLYN FORMAN, B.A.
Agnes Scott College
Fellow in Biology
Evelyn Baty, B.A.
Agnes Scott College
Fellow in English
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Jane Moses, B.A.
Agnes Scott College
Fellow in Music
Louise Garland Lewis
University of Chicago, University of Paris,
Art Institute Chicago, Academie Jltlian, Ecole Delacluse
Art and Art History
Lewis H. Johnson
Student of William Nelson Burritt, New York
Alexander Heinneman, Berlin
Arthur J. Hubbard, Boston
Voice
Eda E. Bartholomew
Royal Conservatory, Leipzig
Piano
Georg Lindner
Conductor Atlanta Philharmonic Orchestra
Violin
OFFICERS OF ADMINISTRATION
James Ross McCain, M.A., Ph.D., LL.D.
President
S. GuERRY Stukes, B.D., M.A.
Dean of the Faculty
Registrar
Carrie Scandrett, B.A., M.A.
Dean of Students
Eugenia C. Jones, B.S., M.A., D.Sc, M.D.
Resident Physician
R. B. Cunningham, B.S.
Business Manager
J. C. Tart
Treasurer
Charlotte Elizabeth Hunter, B.A.
Assistant Dean of Students
Nelle Chamlee Howard, B.A.
Mamie Lee Ratliff, B.A.
Secretaries of Alumnae Association
Laura Steele, B.A.
Secretary to the President
Lou Pate, B.A.
Secretary to Dean of the Faculty
Eleanor Hutchens, B.A.
Secretary to the Registrar
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Isabella Wilson, B.A.
Secretary to Dean of Students
Emmie J. Ansley
Secretary to the Business Manager
Jessie Harriss, B.S.
Dietitian
Mildred E. McElreath, B.S.
Assistant Dietitian
Mary Margaret Hartsook
Assistant to the Dietitian
Annie Mae Smith, B.A.
Superintendent of Dormitories
LiLLiE F. Appling
Housekeeper
Mildred Hagy, R.N.
Ruth Bastin, R.N.
Resident Nurses
Grace Ward, B.A.
In Charge of Book Store
Evelyn Wall, B.A.
Sarah Hamilton
Accompanists
STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE
FACULTY
Committee on Admission: Professor Alexander, Chairman;
Assistant Professors Christie and Gaylord.
Committee on Library: Professor Hayes, Chairman; Pro-
fessors Sydenstricker, Ham and Christian; Miss Hanley.
Committee on Student Government: Dean Scandrett,
Chairman; President McCain; Dean Stukes; Professor Jones;
Associate Professor Smith.
Appointment Committee: Dean Stukes, Chairman; Presi-
dent McCain; Professors Sydenstricker and Robinson.
Curriculum Committee: President McCain, Chairman;
Deans Stukes and Scandrett; Professors Holt, Alexander, Mac-
Dougall, Hayes, and Davidson.
Committee on Electives: Professor Holt, Chairman; Pro-
fessor Torrance; Associate Professor Smith.
Committee on Catalogue: President McCain, Chairman;
Deans Stukes and Scandrett; Associate Professor Hale.
Committee on Advanced Standing: Professor Davidson,
Chairman; Associate Professors Jackson and Phythian.
Committee on Public Lectures: Associate Professor
Laney, Chairman; Dean Stukes; Professors Davidson and
Christian; Associate Professor Hale; Assistant Professor
Christie.
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Committee on College Entertainment: Dean Scandrett,
Chairman; Associate Professors Wilburn, Gooch, Laney, and
Hale.
Committee on Schedules: Associate Professor Dexter,
Chairman; Professors Robinson and Mell; Associate Professor
Gilchrist; Assistant Professors Preston, Leyburn, Cilley, and
Nelson; Misses Miller and Winter.
Committee on Research: Professor Robinson Chairman;
President McCain; Professors MacDougall and Harn; Associ-
ate Professor Laney.
Committee on Absences: Dean Scandrett, Chairman; Pro-
fessor Torrance; Associate Professor Smith; Assistant Profes-
sor Leyburn.
AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE
The purpose which has prevailed at Agnes Scott since its
foundation has been to offer the very best educational advan-
tages 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 pos-
sible 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
The College seeks candidates of ability. Realizing that abil-
ity may be developed by a program different from the one
outlined below, the Board of Admissions is glad to consider
candidates who do not entirely meet these requirements but
who, after investigation, are found to be capable of doing
college work of high quality. Such candidates are invited to
write to the Board of Admissions for detailed instructions.
As evidence of excellence of preparation, general ability,
character and personality, the College is guided in its choice
of students by: (1) certificate or examination, (2) scholastic
aptitude tests, (3) recommendation from secondary school,
(4) satisfactory health record.
STANDING TO WHICH STUDENTS ARE ADMITTED
I. Unconditioned Freshmen. Candidates are admitted as
unconditioned freshmen upon the presentation of sixteen com-
plete units*, eleven of which are prescribed and five elective.
Prescribed units:
English 4
Mathematics 3
Latin 4
or
Latin 2
and
Modern Language 2
Elective units may be presented in Latin, Greek, French,
A unit represents a year's study In a subject, constituting approximately a
quarter of a full year's worli.
Admission of Students 19
German, Spanish; history, including civics and social science;
mathematics; biology, botany, zoology, chemistry, physics,
general science, geography; music; Bible. One vocational unit
may be oflFered, or two in exceptional cases of superior prep-
aration in prescribed subjects by students of unusual promise.
Not fewer than two units will be accepted in a language, and
not more than four units may be ofifered in any one depart-
ment.
II. Conditioned Freshmen and Irregular Students. In ac-
cordance with paragraph 1, page 18, a limited number of
conditioned freshmen and irregular students are admitted
upon presentation of sixteen units which do not wholly con-
form to the plan outlined above. Conditions must be removed
before the beginning of the second year. Irregular students
have no class standing. Should they desire to arrange their
courses for the degree, credit will be granted for work done
in college, but they must meet all the entrance requirements
of degree students.
III. Special Students. Teachers and other mature students
not less than twenty years old who desire special courses are
admitted without examination to classes for which they are
prepared.
IV. Advanced Standing. A few students are admitted each
year from other institutions to courses above the freshman
grade. Each applicant must present a transcript of her college
work, a copy of the college catalogue, and a letter of honorable
dismissal. The Advanced Standing Committee makes a care-
ful study of this material and determines the amount of credit
and the method by which it may be secured. Applicants for
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advanced standing must have received a merit grade on at
least one-half of the hours presented for advanced credit.
Except in very unusual cases, candidates for the degree must
complete the work of the junior and senior years in this
college.
APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION
I. Formal Application. Admission forms will be furnished
upon request. The application must be accompanied by a
registration fee of $25, preferably in New York exchange or
Postal Money Order. If by local check the usual clearing
house collection charges should be added. Room reservation
will not be made until this fee is paid.
The above fee is credited on the September payment. If for
any reason the student finds it impossible 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 the session. After that date it will not
be returned unless the preparation of the applicant is insuffi-
cient or unless the College finds it impossible to admit her.
II. Preliminary Certificates. Applicants are urged to send
in their certificates as early as the junior year in preparatory
school if possible. This will enable the College to evaluate
credits and offer helpful advice on subsequent preparation.
METHODS OF ADMISSION
I. By Certificate. The College will accept certificates from
preparatory schools on the accredited list of the Southern
Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, or from any
school accredited by other college associations of equal stand-
Admission of Students 21
ing, in so far as such certificates show the entrance require-
ments to have been duly satisfied not more than two years
prior to the candidate's application for admission. The cer-
tificate privilege is granted to schools only and not to private
instructors.
II. By Examination. Candidates who are unable to present
satisfactory certificates may be admitted by examination,
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 examinations away from
the College should be filed with the Registrar by May 1st of
each year. The fall examinations are held only at the College.
Spaces in the dormitories will not be held for students whose
entrance depends on fall examinations.
DESCRIPTION OF ENTRANCE SUBJECTS
ENGLISH
The requirement in English is designed to develop the
ability (a) to understand and enjoy good literature of various
types and periods, and (b) to think clearly and express oneself
effectively in writing.
Literature. The student will be expected to have a com-
prehension and appreciation of the content and form of some
of the masterpieces in drama, poetry and the principal types
of prose (narrative, essay and biography). She will be ex-
pected to discuss these works with sufficient maturity of grasp,
with a proper use of the simpler critical distinctions involved,
and with a general knowledge of the relevant background,
personal, historical and literary.
Composition. Writing is "a thinking out into language."
The student must show a reasonable maturity of thought and
the ability to organize and present her ideas clearly in terms
of sentence, paragraph and whole composition. Consistent cor-
rectness in the fundamentals of writing (including grammar)
is assumed. Competence in composition can be achieved only
by long, regular and frequent practice in theme writing and
revision under expert criticism. It is more often in composi-
tion than literature that the prospective college student is
deficient.
Description of Entrance Subjects 23
FOREIGN LANGUAGES
Ancient Languages
Students offering either Latin or Greek should have a
thorough knowledge of all regular inflections and of the com-
mon irregular forms; familiarity with the ordinary syntax,
vocabulary and idiom of the authors read and ability to use
this knowledge in writing the language and in translation at
sight. The subject matter of the authors read, literary and
historical allusions and background material in general should
receive careful attention. The texts to be read are not definitely
specified.
L Latin (two, three, or four units). It is advised that at
least one semester be devoted (1) in the second year to selec-
tions from Caesar, (2) in the third year, if prose is read, to at
least three orations of Cicero, (3) in the fourth year, if poetry
is read, to at least three books of Virgil's Aeneid. The amount
of prepared reading in poetry should be the equivalent of six
books of the Aeneid. This study should be accompanied by
training in prosody; the student should be familiar with hex-
ameter and have practice in reading verse rhythmically. The
Aeneid should be studied as literature.
n. Greek (two or three units). Any systematic course
which develops the ability to translate at sight passages of
simple Attic prose and of Homer, and to write simple Greek.
To meet the two unit requirement the student should read the
first four books of Xenophon's Anabasis or its equivalent. To
meet the three unit requirement, the first three books of
Homer's Iliad (omitting II, 494 to end) or the equivalent.
Mastery of Homeric constructions, forms and prosody and
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practice in reading Homeric verse rhythmically are essential.
A study of the Iliad as literature and of Homeric life should
accompany the language study.
MODERN LANGUAGES
French, German, Spanish
Since the foreign idiom is largely the language of the col-
lege classroom it is essential that training in accurate writing
and translation be accompanied by oral and aural practice and
that the texts studied contribute to a knowledge of the geog-
raphy, history, institutions, and customs of the country.
1. First and second years (two units) . At the end of the
second year the student should be able to pronounce intelligi-
bly, to read at sight easy prose, to use the language orally
within the limits of her classroom experience, and to write the
language within the limits of her active vocabulary.
2. Third year (one unit). Further development of speed
and range of ability to read, understand, speak and write the
language with better control of vocabulary and idiomatic
usage.
3. Fourth year (one unit). At the end of the fourth year
the student should be able to read and comprehend the foreign
text without translation into English, to write a theme in the
foreign language on subjects suggested by the texts studied, to
carry on a simple conversation in the foreign language. In-
creased emphasis should be put on the cultural background by
collateral reading and reports.
Suggested ways of realizing these objectives:
1. Intensive study of brief passages in order to understand
Description of Entrance Subjects 25
L
each word, to organize grammatical knowledge, to build an
active vocabulary.
2. Silent reading for comprehension without translation.
3. Reading the foreign text aloud.
4. Writing from dictation.
5. Reproduction orally and in writing of portions of the
text read.
6. Memorizing songs and simple poems.
7. Listening to phonographic records recorded by a native.
MATHEMATICS
Minor Requirement. Three units.
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 nega-
tive; quadratic equations, including the theory; systems in-
volving quadratic and higher equations; binomial theorem for
postive integral exponents; arithmetical and geometrical pro-
gressions; and variations. The use of graphical methods and
illustrations, particularly in connection with the solution of
equations, is required.
Plane Geometry, one unit. The usual theorems and con-
structions of good textbooks including the general properties
of plane rectilinear figures, the circles and the measurement of
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angles, similar polygons, areas, loci problems, and applica-
tions to the mensuration of lines and plane surfaces.
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.
Plane Trigonometry, one-half unit.
Note. It is recommended that a review of both algebra and
plane geometry be taken during the year before entrance to
college.
HISTORY
The following subjects may be counted for entrance in
history:
a. Greek History to the death of Alexander, and Roman
History to 800 A.D., or Ancient and Medieval History.
b. Medieval and Modern European History, or Modern
European History.
c. World History.
d. English History.
e. American History.
/. Civics, one unit, or one-half unit if preceded by a history
course.
g. Social Science, as much as one unit.
The total entrance credit in history, civics, and social science
may not exceed four units.
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SCIENCE
The student may offer one, two, three, or four units in
the following. Each represents a year's study, and should
include a large amount of laboratory work. This should be
directed by a competent instructor and records made in a
notebook, while in the field or laboratory. Experiments must
be checked or certified to by the instructor. In doubtful cases
the notebook will be called for.
a. Physics, one unit.
b. Chemistry, one unit.
c. Botany, one unit.
d. Zoology, one unit.
e. Biology, one unit. Not accepted in addition to botany
or zoology.
f. Geography, one unit.
g. General Science, one unit,
h. Home Economics, one unit.
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 98. 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.
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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 College
Department of Bible for approval before credit is granted.
Note: A more detailed description of entrance subjects
may be secured by writing to the College Entrance Examina-
tion Board, New York City, and asking for the pamphlet:
Definition of Requirements.
CURRICULUM
Administration of the Curriculum
I 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 for classification.
Students are required to report to the Registrar's office after
the Christmas holidays before attending classes.
Note. If, for any cause, a student fails to register in time
to attend her first scheduled lecture at the beginning of a
quarter, she is charged a fee of $5.00 for late registration.
This rule, which is automatic as outlined above, is also applied
to students returning late from vacations, unless their excuses
are approved by the Dean.
CLASSIFICATION
Students are expected to make themselves thoroughly famil-
iar with the plan of the curriculum and to arrange their courses
so as to conform with its demands. By so doing they will
greatly reduce the necessarily arduous work of the committees.
First year students present their cards to the Committee on
Admission, and their courses are selected with the advice of
this Committee. On or before April 15th, all students at that
time in residence are required to file with the Registrar tenta-
tive statements of their courses for the next ensuing year. These
programs are reviewed by the Committee on Electives and
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approved or revised. The cards, with the courses entered upon
them in due form, are obtained from the Committee in the fall,
presented to the professors of the subjects, and, when they
have been properly signed, returned to the Registrar's office.
After a course has been agreed upon by the student, with the
advice of the Committee on Admission or the Committee on
Electives, no change will be permitted, unless the question of
the student's health be involved. All students must be definite-
ly classified within two weeks after their arrival at the College.
ATTENDANCE ON LECTURES
Students are required to attend their lectures regularly and
promptly in accordance with regulations announced at the
beginning of the session. Absence from courses without due
excuse results inevitably in the lowering of the student's stand-
ing. Professors are authorized to require students to make up
work by taking written tests covering the periods lost through
absence, whether the absence be excused or unexcused.
EXAMINATIONS
1. General examinations are held at the end of each quar-
ter. Failure to attend any of these examinations, for anv cause
other than sickness, results in the dropping of the delinquent
from the student body. In case of absence from examination
because of sickness, the student will be given an opportunity
to take the examination in question at the regular time set for
re-examinations. (See below.)
2. Examinations for advanced standing upon work done in
some other institution, or in the summer, must be taken at such
time as may be arranged by the professors whose departments
are concerned, provided that such examinations may not be
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given later than two weeks before the regular examinations of
either quarter. Examinations for advanced standing shall be
more extended than ordinary examinations and no re-examina-
tions are permitted in case of failure. These examinations are
given only at the college.
3. Any student desiring advanced standing credit by exam-
ination must pass such examination before being admitted
to any advanced course in the subject. The latest date at
which any advanced standing examination may be given is
in September of the year following the admission of the
student.
4. Re-examinations are allowed in the case of conditional
failure. These examinations are given in the first week of the
fall quarter and in the second week of the winter and spring
quarters. Those failing in a re-examination are required to
repeat the course in question or forfeit the credit. In no case
will more than one re-examination be allowed in the same
subject.
In case of unconditional failure in a subject no re-examina-
tion will be allowed.
5. If a student finds it necessary to apply for an examina-
tion at any other time than that announced in the regular
schedule, or arranged for by the professor involved, written
application explaining fully the reasons for the request must
first be made to the Dean. If permission is granted for a
change in the schedule of the examination the applicant must
present the Registrar's receipt for five dollars ($5.00) for such
examination desired before the professor is authorized to give
the same. Such examinations are known as "Special" exam-
inations.
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This regulation applies to re-examinations as well as to
general and advanced examinations.
QUARTER AND YEAR CREDITS
A quarter credit is the value in hours of any course pursued
through one quarter. Thus, if a course scheduled for three
hours a week for one quarter be taken, the resulting credit
towards the one hundred eighty-nine quarter hours required
for the degree is three quarter hours. A year credit is the value
in quarter hours of a course pursued throughout the year.
Thus, a course scheduled for three hours a week for the whole
year will give a credit of nine quarter hours towards the
degree.
SUMMER WORK
Students wishing to make advanced standing credits during
the summer must communicate their plans to the College Com-
mittee on Advanced Standing and secure permission to do the
summer work before entering upon it.
No credit will be given for summer work unless a "merit"
grade is received. A student may not receive credit by exami-
nation for a summer course in which she has received a grade
lower than "merit."
The credit for each course taken at a summer session is
determined by the Advanced Standing Committee, but the
maximum credit which may be obtained in a summer session
is fifteen quarter hours.
LIMITATION OF HOURS
In order to prevent over-crowding of work, the following
regulation of the student's hours has been put into operation:
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1. The maximum number of lecture or recitation hours a
week for Freshmen shall be sixteen, and the minimum four-
teen. At the discretion of the Committee on Admission the
privilege of taking only twelve hours is offered some students.
2. The maximum number of lecture or recitation hours a
week for advanced students shall be eighteen, and the mini-
mum fourteen. Second and third year students may not take
the maximum number of hours a week unless they shall have
received merit grades in at least two-fifths of their work for
the preceding session. Fourth year students may not take the
maximum number of hours a week unless they shall have
received merit grades in at least one-half of their work for the
preceding session.
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MERIT HOURS
Grades indicating the student's standing in any course are
officially recorded as follows: "A," excellent attainment; "B,"
very good attainment; "C," good attainment; "D," passable
attainment; "E," failure, with privilege of re-examination;
"F," failure, without privilege of re-examination. The grades
"A," "B," and "C," are known as "merit" grades. At least
ninety of the one hundred eighty academic quarter hours
offered for the degree of Bachelor of Arts must be of the merit
grade, the remaining hours of the course being made with a
grade of at least "D."
Exact grades are not announced to students, their reports
containing only the information: "Passed with Merit,"
"Passed," or "Failed."
Note. For a detailed explanation of the "Merit" require-
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ments for admission to recognition in each of the three classes,
Sophomore, Junior, Senior, see notes preceding the official
Register of Students.
REQUIRED RESIDENCE
Except in very unusual cases, candidates for the degree must
complete the work of the junior and senior years in this
college.
AUTOMATIC EXCLUSION
A student whose work is notably unsatisfactory at the end of
any quarter is considered to have excluded herself automati-
cally from the college unless by vote of the faculty she be put
on probation for the remainder of the year. If at the end of
the year she shall have failed to make credits to the extent of
at least twenty-two quarter hours in courses counting towards
the degree she shall be considered to have excluded herself
automatically from the college for the next ensuing year.
A student who fails for two successive years to meet the
requirements for advancement to the next higher class, auto-
matically excludes herself from the College, unless by vote of
the faculty she be allowed to remain on probation.
Note. In addition to the enforcement of the above laws,
the College reserves the right to request the withdrawal of
students who cannot remain in residence without danger to
their own health or to the health of others, or whose presence
is thought to lower the moral tone of the College. Students of
this last class may be asked to withdraw, even though no spe-
cific charges be made against them.
THE BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE
Candidates for the B.A. degree must present one hundred
eighty-nine quarter hours of work of which nine quarter hours
must be in physical education. Certain courses are required,
as listed below, and others are elective. The program of work
for each student must be approved by the Committee on Ad-
mission or the Committee on Electives.
I. Courses required:
A. Specific requirements:
English 101 9 quarter hours
Bible 101, 205 9 quarter hours
Hygiene 101 3 quarter hours
B. Requirements with option:
1. Literature, Language (Latin, Greek, French, German, Spanish),
Three courses (27 quarter hours) in two departments. Two
courses (18 quarter hours) must be in one foreign language.
Elementary courses in the languages (except Greek 101) will not
be accepted in fulfilling in part this requirement. If a student
elects a modern language she is urged to continue the language
begun in secondary school. If she elects a modern language in
which she has not had preparatory work she must continue the
language for three years in college. The literature option may
be fulfilled by a literature course in English or foreign language.
2. Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics.
Two courses (a minimum of 21 quarter hours) in two depart-
ments.
3. History, Psychology, and either Economics or Sociology.
Two courses (18 quarter hours) in two departments.
The specific and group requirements for the degree must be
completed by the end of the sophomore year with such excep-
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tions as the Committee on Electives shall permit. No student
shall be classified as a regular freshman unless she is taking
or has taken English 101 and one course from each of groups
1 and 2.
II. The elective hours are to be distributed as follows:
A. Each student is required to complete a major of thirty-
six hours (including the basic course) and a minor of twenty-
seven hours (including the basic course). The major and
minor must be elected before the close of the third quarter of
the sophomore year, and the courses must be approved by the
professors concerned. Work in the major subject must be
continued throughout the junior and senior years, with such
exceptions as the head of the major department and the Com-
mittee on Electives shall permit.
Majors are offered in the following subjects: English,
French, German, Spanish, Latin, Greek, History, Economics
and Sociology, Business Economics, Journalism, Biology,
Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Psychology, and English
Bible.
The following may not be elected to satisfy requirements
for the major or minor:
(1) Elementary courses in languages.
An elementary course in a foreign language may be ac-
cepted as a basic course for a major or minor provided it is
the third foreign language offered for the degree.
(2) Courses in Art History.
B. The remaining hours required to complete tlie one hun-
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dred eighty hours in academic work may be chosen at will
subject to the following restrictions:
(1) Not more than two courses may be taken under any
one professor in any given quarter.
(2) Not more than twenty-four hours may be taken in one
subject in any one session, and not more than sixty hours in
one subject may be presented for the degree.
(3) The elementary course in a foreign language may be
counted in making up the requirement for the degree only
when it is followed by another year of the same language or
when it is the fourth foreign language that the student has
taken.
An exception to this regulation is made for students who are
doing major work in Latin. With the recommendation of the
department of Latin and the approval of the Committee on
Electives, these students will be allowed to count elementary
Greek towards the degree.
(4) Not more than thirty-six hours in Music, Practical Art,
and Speech combined may be counted towards the degree.
Any student in any department of the College giving evi-
dence of inability to write correctly may be required to take
additional work in English composition, even though English
101 may have been passed.
In order to receive the nine quarter hours of credit required
in physical education, the student must have completed three
years of work in this department. Special arrangements will
be made for those entering with advanced standing.
DESCRIPTION OF COURSES
Courses numbered below 100 cover subjects sometimes given
in high school work. Credit for them in college is limited.
Courses numbered 101 to 199 are open primarily to Fresh-
men and Sophomores; Courses 201 to 299 to Sophomores and
Juniors; Courses 301 to 399 to Juniors and Seniors, and
Courses 401 to 499 are open to Seniors only. Courses open
to lower classes are also open to upper classes unless stated
to the contrary.
Fall quarter courses are designated by a, winter quarter
courses by h, spring quarter courses by c. Numbers with
hyphenated letters indicate courses extending through two
quarters. Numbers without letters indicate courses extending
throughout the year. No credit is given for a course until the
entire course is completed.
WORK AT EMORY UNIVERSITY
Through a cooperative arrangement with Emory University,
located approximately two miles away, courses on the senior
college level (junior and senior classes) may be elected by
Agnes Scott students who are qualified to pursue them. Atten-
tion is particularly called to work in Business Economics and
Journalism, in which majors are now offered. Arrangements
for these and other courses may be made with the Committee
on Electives.
Description of Courses 39
ART
Miss Lewis
The purpose of this department is to maintain a high stand-
ard of efficiency in the pictorial and decorative arts, and to
give the student an intelligent appreciation of the works of
the masters.
Around this principle are grouped the various branches of
art education, giving in addition to technical training a knowl-
edge of the historical development of art, theory of design and
color, and practical work in the criticism and composition of
pictures.
The studio practice is divided into four parts:
1. Drawing from cast and still life.
2. Drawing and painting from still life.
3. Drawing and painting from life; painting from still
life; outdoor painting.
4. Portrait painting, landscape painting.
A sketch class with costume model is open to all art students.
One hour a week.
A course in commercial art is given for students wishing to
specialize in that branch.
All students will be advanced according to ability.
Opportunity in the way of excellent examples and instruc-
tion is offered those desiring to study the various lines of
decorative art.
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Studio practice may be given credit of one hour a quarter
for students who have completed or are taking Art History
courses. Nine hours will be the maximum credit allowed.
Note. If credit courses in speech and music are elected,
not more than thirty-six hours of music, speech and practical
art combined will be allowed to count toward the degree.
History of Art
These courses are designed to present to the student a survey
of the development of architecture, sculpture and painting,
and to give a general knowledge of aesthetic appreciation.
101a. Ancient Art. Lecture course with collateral read-
ing, illustrated with pictures and lantern slides.
Fall quarter. Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 11:30.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
103b. History of Painting. The Renaissance. Lecture
course with collateral reading, illustrated with pictures and
lantern slides.
Winter quarter: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 11:30.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
102c. Early Christian and Medieval Art. History of
sculpture, painting and architecture through early Christian,
Romanesque, and Gothic phases. Lecture course with collat-
eral reading, illustrated with pictures and lantern slides.
Spring quarter: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 8:00.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
104c. History of Painting. From the Renaissance to
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Modern Times. Lecture course with collateral reading, illus-
trated with pictures and lantern slides.
Spring quarter: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 11:30.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Art History 103b.
Elements of Design. Principles underlying organization
of line, color, and composition and their application to prob-
lems in design. Lectures with studio practice.
One hour a week. To be arranged for art students.
All art students are required to take a course in history of
art if so advised by the professor of the department.
The requirements of the music department with regard to
students not candidates for the degree apply also to art stu-
dents, art taking the place of music in their course of study.
A certificate of proficiency will be given to students in the
art department who have finished satisfactorily the course as
prescribed and have in addition satisfactorily completed the
following College courses:
1. Eighteen quarter hours of English with advice of the
department of English.
2. Twelve quarter hours of history with advice of the
department of history.
3. French 103 or German 201.
Art Scholarship. Tuition in the art department of the
College for the next session will be given the student who does
the best work from cast or nature. No one can compete for
the scholarship who has not been a diligent student in the art
department for the entire session.
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ASTRONOMY
Professor Christian
Miss Willis
201a. General Astronomy. Introduction to the constel-
lations, important celestial objects, instruments, and methods
of astronomy.
Fall quarter: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 10:30.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Mathematics 101.
202b. The Solar System. Description of the sun and its
satellites, their surfaces, motions, and history.
Winter quarter: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 10:30.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Astronomy 201.
203c. The Stellar System. Description of the stars and
nebulae, with emphasis on contemporary advances.
Spring quarter: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 10:30.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Astronomy 202.
BIBLE
Professor Sydenstricker
Associate Professor Gillespie
101a, b or c. Old Testament. A course of study in the
Old Testament from the beginning through the reign of Solo-
mon. The purpose of this course is threefold: To ascertain
the facts presented in the records; to formulate a reasonable
interpretation of the facts; and to mature a right attitude
toward both fact and interpretation. Matters to be particularly
stressed are the "Promise" doctrine of the Old Testament, the
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philosophy of Hebrew history, and the geography of the Bible
lands. Supplementary readings, written tests and a term paper
are required.
Fall quarter:
Section A: Monday 9:30, Wednesday, Friday 9:00.
Section B: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 8:00.
Section C: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 10:30.
Winter quarter: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 9:00.
Spring quarter: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 8:00.
Note: An extra section will be organized if circumstances
necessitate.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
Note: All sections of the Fall quarter limited to thirty-five
students.
102b or 0. Old Testament. This course continues the
study begun in course 101a, b or c, and pursues it to the close
of the Old Testament period. In addition to the history studies
are made in the prophecies of Isaiah chs. 40-66, Haggai, Zech-
ariah and Malachi for the light they shed upon the historic
and religious interests of this period. Particular attention is
given to Israel's contacts with Babylonian life and culture,
and to the changes wrought in Hebrew thought and worship
by the captivity. Supplementary reading, written tests, and a
term paper are required.
Winter quarter: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 11:30.
Spring quarter: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 9:00.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Bible 101.
203b. The Eighth Century Prophets. ^A study of the
prophets of this period as interpreters of the political, social
and religious condition in Israel and Judah during the eighth
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century. Particular attention is given to the history of Syria
and Assyria, and to recent archeological discoveries for light
upon the historic and political situation. Supplementary read-
ing and written tests are also required.
Winter quarter: Monday 9:30, Wednesday, Friday 9:00.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Bible 101.
204c. The Seventh Century Prophets. A continued
study of the writing prophets as begun in 203a. The political,
social and religious conditions in Judah during the dark days
leading up to and issuing in the Babylonian exile are studied.
The prophecies to be considered are Nahum, Zephaniah, Jere-
miah, Habakkuk and Ezekiel. Supplementary readings and
written tests are required.
Spring quarter: Monday 9:30, Wednesday, Friday 9:00.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Bible 101.
205b-c. The Life of Christ. This course is based upon
the Synoptic Gospels. A careful consideration will be given
to the literature, institutions and ideals of the Jewish people
during the period between the Old and New Testaments. The
teachings and methods of Jesus will be studied, and collateral
reading and term paper required.
Winter and Spring quarters:
Section A: Monday 9:30, Wednesday, Friday 9:00.
Section B: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 9:00.
Section C: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 10:30.
Credit: Six quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Bible 101.
206a. The Johannine Literature. Special emphasis
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upon the Gospel of John, its doctrines and peculiarities of
vocabulary.
Fall quarter: Monday 9:30, Wednesday, Friday 9:00.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Bible 101.
207. Life and Letters of Paul. A careful survey of the
historic background of this remarkable life; the significance
of the Hellenistic and Roman elements in his early environ-
ment as reflected in his career as a missionary. The Epistles
are studied intensively. A standard life of Paul is studied, and
the rich Pauline literature of Sir William Ramsay is used.
Throughout the year: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 8:00.
Credit: Nine quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Bible 205.
310b. The Poetry and Wisdom Literature of the Old
Testament. Special emphasis upon the book of Job.
Winter quarter: Tuesday through Saturday 11:30.
Credit: Five quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Bible 205.
209. New Testament Greek. See Department of Greek.
301a. The Apocalyptic Literature of the Old and
New Testaments. A careful study of the origin and signifi-
cance of Apocalyptic vocabulary. Special emphasis upon the
Revelation.
Fall quarter: Monday through Friday 11:30.
Credit: Five quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Bible 205.
304c. Greek Thought. See Department of Greek.
306a. Church History. ^A survey course of the history
of the church from the Apostolic age to the beginning of the
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Protestant Reformation. Particular notice is given to the
establishment and expansion of the Christian Church during
the era of the Early Church, to the development of doctrine;
and to the rise and supremacy of the Roman Catholic Church
during the Medieval era.
Fall quarter: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 11:30.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Bible 205.
307b. Church History. A continuation of the study of
the history of the church from the Protestant Reformation to
the present time. Particular attention is given to the causes,
principles and progress of the Reformation; Protestant life
and thought following the Reformation; and the implanting of
the church in America.
Winter quarter: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 11:30.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Bible 205.
308c. Comparative Religions. A study of the origin,
development and significance of the important religions of
other peoples. Main emphasis upon the living religions con-
trasted with Christianity.
Spring quarter: Monday through Friday 11:30.
Credit: Five quarter hours.
Requirements for the major in Bible:
Basic courses: Bible 101, Bible 205.
Required course: Bible 209.
Elective courses in Bible to complete the major must be
approved by the department.
The minor must include the basic courses indicated above
and elective courses approved by the department.
Description of Courses 47
BIOLOGY
Professor MacDougall
Associate Professor Runyon
Miss Miller
Miss McCalla
Miss Forman
Biology 101. General Biology. ^An introductory course
presenting the fundamental principles of biology as exempli-
fied by a study of elementary botany, zoology, physiology, the
important theories of heredity, etc. The work of the three
quarters is coordinated and forms a course in modern general
biology.
Throughout the year:
Lectures: Section A: Monday 9:30, Wednesday, Friday 9:00.
Section B: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 10:30.
Laboratory: Section A: Monday or Tuesday 1:10-4:10.
Section B: Wednesday or Thursday 1:10-4:10.
Credit: Twelve quarter hours.
201a. Non-vascular Plants. Field and laboratory study
of algae, fungi, mosses, and related plants.
Fall quarter:
Lectures: Tuesday, Thursday 8:00.
Laboratory: Three hours to be arranged.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
202b-c. Local Flora. A systematic study of ferns, coni-
fers and flowering plants in the vicinity of Decatur and
Atlanta. Either quarter may be taken independently.
Winter and Spring quarters:
Lectures: Two hours to be arranged.
Laboratory or field work: Friday 1:10-4:10.
Credit: Six quarter hours.
300b. Bacteriology. A study of bacteria encountered
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every day in home and society; techniques employed in hos-
pital and public health laboratories.
Winter quarter:
Lectures: Monday 9:30, Wednesday, Friday 9:00.
Laboratory: Six hours to be arranged.
Credit: Five quarter hours.
Prerequisites: Biology 101 and Chemistry 101.
310a. General Physiology. The fundamental activities
of living matter.
Fall quarter:
Lectures: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 9:00.
Laboratory: Tuesday, Thursday 1:10-4:10.
Credit: Five quarter hours.
Prerequisites: Biology 101 and Chemistry 101.
OfiFered in 1942-1943.
311b. Physiology of Plants. Experimental studies in
greenhouse and laboratory of the activities of living plants.
Winter quarter:
Lectures: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 9:00.
Laboratory: Tuesday, Thursday 1:10-4:10.
Credit: Five quarter hours.
312c. Human Physiology. A study of the life activities
of the human body.
Spring quarter:
Lectures: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 10:30.
Laboratory: Tuesday, Thursday 1:10-4:10.
Credit: Five quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Biology 310.
Offered in 1942-1943.
207a. Invertebrate Zoology. ^A course dealing with the
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invertebrate groups from the Protozoa to the Arthropoda. The
biological principles illustrated by these groups are considered.
b. The Arthropoda through the Lower Chordata are
studied with respect to anatomy, life activities, etc.
c. The Comparative Anatomy of the Vertebrates. A com-
parative study of the development, structure, relationships
and distribution of vertebrate animals. Representative types
are dissected and studied in the laboratory.
Throughout the year:
Lecture: Tuesday 8:00-9:00.
Laboratory: Wednesday and Friday 1:10-4:10.
Credit: Nine quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Biology 101.
Note: Students desiring to elect Comparative Anatomy only in this
sequence must take the last half of the winter quarter dealing with
Lower Chordates, credit for which will be one and one-half hours.
303. Evolution and Heredity. This course deals with
the more important theories of evolution, variation, and phys-
ical basis of heredity, the laws of heredity and their social
application.
Throughout the year:
Lectures: Tuesday, Thursday 9:00.
Conference: Saturday 9:00.
Laboratory: Two hours to be arranged.
Credit: Without laboratory, 6 quarter hours; with laboratory, 9
quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Biology 101.
The laboratory work is required of major and minor students in
biology.
305a-b. Technique. Mainly a laboratory course with
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practical work in the more usual methods of histological and
cytological technique.
Fall and Winter quarters:
Lectures and demonstrations: Tuesday, Thursday 10:30.
Laboratory: Five hours to be arranged.
Credit: Six quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Biology lOL
Note: Major students in Biology, who expect to take Embryology,
will be allowed to take one quarter's work in technique.
306c. Embryology." A consideration of the fundamental
facts of embryology, with especial reference to mammalian
development.
Spring quarter:
Lectures: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 10:30.
Laboratory: Tuesday, Thursday 1:10-4:10.
Credit: Five quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Biology 101.
Requirements for the major in Biology:
Biology 101 is the basic course which is prerequisite for all
advanced courses in the department. It counts 9 hours on the
requirements for majors and minors.
1. When Zoology is the subject of primary interest, the
courses required are 207a, b, c, 303, 306.
2. When Botany is the subject of primary interest, the
courses required are 201, 202, 303, 310.
The minor must include the basic course indicated above
and elective courses approved by the department.
Description of Courses 51
CHEMISTRY
Professor Holt
Associate Professor Gilchrist
Mrs. Fox
101. General Chemistry. ^This course includes lectures,
recitations and laboratory practice throughout the year, and
deals with the more important non-metallic and metallic ele-
ments with special emphasis given to the fundamental laws
and theories of chemistry. The laboratory work includes a
number of quantitative experiments and thus the student is
taught the accuracy and definiteness of chemical laws, while
she is being trained in observation and in manipulation of
apparatus.
Throughout the year:
Lectures: Section A: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 10:30.
Section B: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 11:30.
Laboratory: Section A: Tuesday 1:10-4:10.
Section B: Thursday 1:10-4:10.
Credit: Twelve quarter hours.
201a-b. Qualitative Analysis. This course is primarily
a laboratory course dealing with a qualitative separation of
the important metals and acids. The lectures include a
discussion of the theory of solution and the laws governing
chemical equilibrium, with special application to analytical
reactions.
Fall and winter quarters:
Lecture: Section A: Monday 10:30.
Section B: Wednesday 9:00.
Laboratory: Hours to be arranged.
Credit: Six quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Chemistry 101.
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202c. Quantitative Analysis. Important gravimetric and
volumetric methods of analysis are selected for study. This
course is designed to be taken the spring quarter following
Chemistry 201a-b and to serve as an introduction to the prin-
ciples and methods of quantitative analysis.
Spring quarter:
Lecture: Section A: Monday 10:30.
Section B: Wednesday 9:00.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Chemistry 201a-b.
205. Organic Chemistry. This course includes a study of
the principal compounds of the aliphatic and aromatic series.
The laboratory work is designed to train the student in the
fundamental methods of organic preparations.
Throughout the year:
Lectures: Wednesday, Friday 10:30.
Laboratory: Monday 1:10-4:10.
Credit: Nine quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Chemistry 101.
208c. Chemistry of Food and Nutrition. Lectures and
assigned readings deal with the fundamentals of Biochemistry.
Emphasis is placed on the study of the processes of digestion
and metabolism and the nutritional value of foods.
Spring quarter: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 11:30.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Chemistry 205.
257a-b. Radioactivity and Atomic Structure. ^The
constitution of matter is considered from both the chemical
and physical standpoint. The course consists of lectures and
reports on various phases of the subject.
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Fall and winter quarters:
Lectures: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9:00.
Credit: Six quarter hours.
Open to advanced students in Science upon recommendation of the
departments.
This course alternates with Chemistry 305.
258c. History and Achievements of Chemistry. The
lives, work and influence of the great men in the field of
chemistry will be considered. The course will also include
discussion of outstanding achievements as they relate to devel-
opment and progress in this particular science.
Spring quarter: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9:00.
Credit: Three quarter hoiu-s.
Open to advanced students in chemistry.
301a. Quantitative Analysis. The study of quantitative
methods begun in Chemistry 202c is continued with necessary
emphasis placed upon technique.
Fall quarter:
Lecture: Wednesday 11:30.
Laboratory: Hours to be arranged.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Chemistry 202c.
302b. Advanced Quantitative Analysis. ^More advanced
analytical methods are studied and applied to the analysis of
both inorganic and organic compounds.
Winter quarter:
Lecture: Wednesday 11:30.
Laboratory: Hours to be arranged.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Chemistry 301a.
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305. Theoretical Chemistry. Lectures, recitations and
reports are based upon general reference work.
Throughout the year: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9:00.
Credit: Nine quarter hours.
Open to advanced students in chemistry with permission of the de-
partment.
This course alternates with Chemistry 257a-b.
309c. Food Analysis. Methods of organic analysis of
foods for carbohydrate, fat, protein and moisture content are
studied and some common food products are analyzed.
Spring quarter:
Lecture: Thursday 10:30.
Laboratory: Hours to be arranged.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Chemistry 301a.
Requirements for the major in Chemistry:
Basic course: Chemistry 101.
Required course: Chemistry 205.
Elective courses in Chemistry to complete the major must
be approved by the department.
The minor must include the basic course indicated above
and elective courses approved by the department.
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ECONOMICS AND SOCIOLOGY
Professor Mell
Economics
201. Introduction to Economics. This course is
planned as the basis for all the other work in the department.
It includes a survey of current economic theory, with applica-
tion to economic and social problems.
Throughout the year: Monday 8:30, Wednesday, Friday 8:00.
Credit: Nine quarter hours.
Not open to first year students.
303c. The Labor Problem. An analysis of the modern
labor problem, and a study of the various solutions offered by
unionism, labor management, and labor legislation.
Spring quarter: Monday through Friday 10:30.
Credit: Five quarter hours.
Prequisite: Economics 201, Fall and Winter quarters.
Not oflFered in 1941-1942.
308a. Public Finance and Taxation. A study of the
financial problems of government national, state, and local
of forms of expenditure, of sources of revenue, particularly
taxation, and of budget-making, public debts, and financial
administration.
Fall quarter: Monday through Friday 10:30.
Credit: Five quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Economics 201.
309b-c. Money and Banking. Money, credit, and bank-
ing a study of their nature and characteristics, of forms and
functions of each, and of the application of principles in the
systems of certain foreign countries and of the United States.
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Winter and Spring quarters: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday. Hours
to be arranged.
Credit: Six quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Economics 201.
314a. Economics of Consumption. A study of the forces
underlying and governing consumption as a method of bal-
ancing to some extent the customary over-emphasis upon pro-
duction. Levels of living and standards of living are studied
in the light of data made available through recent consumer
research.
Fall quarter: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday. Hours to be arranged.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Economics 201.
315c. Theories of Economic and Social Reform. A
study of the leading present day proposals for reform of the
economic organization and the accompanying social changes.
Spring quarter: Monday through Friday 10:30.
Credit: Five quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Economics 201.
Sociology
203. Introduction to Sociology. This course is planned
to give the student an introduction to current sociological
theory as it relates to social origins, social processes, social
institutions, and social control; and to integrate theory with
social problems and social direction.
Throughout the year: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 8:00.
Credit: Nine quarter hours.
Not open to first year students.
305b. Social Problems. The principal current social
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problems are sketched, with analysis of the emergence, nature,
and extent of each. Constructive approaches to the solution of
the problems are examined.
Winter quarter: Monday through Friday 10:30.
Credit: Five quarter hours.
311b. The Family. This course deals with the family as
a social and educational institution. It sketches the historical
background of present-day family organization; it sets forth
and interprets certain factors in the modern community
women in industry, childless homes, divorces, etc. which tend
to alter and disrupt family life; and it analyzes the significance
of the family in programs looking toward social progress.
Winter quarter: Monday through Friday 10:30.
Credit: Five quarter hours.
Not offered in 1941-1942.
312a. Race and Population Problems. This course cen-
ters about the effort to understand and appreciate the causes
and significance of population trends and movements, and of
accompanying racial contacts. Problems growing out of both
quality and quantity of population are studied.
Fall quarter: Monday through Friday 10:30.
Credit: Five quarter hours.
Not offered in 1941-1942.
Requirements for major in Economics and Sociology:
Basic courses: Economics 201 and Sociology 203. When
dominant interest is in economics Sociology 203 may be
omitted.
Elective courses in economics and sociology to complete
the major must be approved by the department.
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Credit toward a major in this department, limited to ten
quarter hours, may be had by earning credit in any of the
following courses in other departments, provided, that major
or minor credit in some other department is not claimed for
the same work: History 317c; Psychology 305; Mathematics
228.
The minor must include one of the basic courses indicated
above and elective courses approved by the department.
Business Economics
Through a cooperative arrangement with Emory University,
courses in business economics are now available to Agnes
Scott students, and major work is offered in this field.
Among the courses offered at Emory University the follow-
ing are of particular interest to those majoring in Business
Economics:
101a. Elements of Accounting. Preparation of finan-
cial statements, a study of bookkeeping procedures, business
forms, accrued and deferred items, controlling accounts. The
discussion is limited to the single proprietorship. Laboratory
practice of four hours a week, consisting of problems and
practice sets, is required.
Fall quarter:
Lectures: Section D: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 11:00.
Section F: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 1:30.
Laboratory: Section D: Tuesday, Thursday 10:00-12:00.
Section F: Tuesday, Thursday 1:30-3:30.
Credit: Five quarter hours.
102b. Elements of Accounting. A continuation of Ac-
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counting 101. The partnership of corporation forms are taken
up. Also manufacturing accounts and records, departmental
and branch accounting, consolidated statements, and analysis
of financial statements are discussed. Laboratory practice of
four hours a week.
Winter quarter:
Lectures: Section D: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 11:00.
Section F: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 1:30.
Laboratory: Section D: Tuesday, Thursday 10:00-12:00.
Section F: Tuesday, Thursday 1:30-3:30.
Credit: Five quarter hours.
I Prerequisite: Accounting 101.
201b. Business Law. The law governing the basic legal
principles applicable to business transactions; the law of con-
tracts; agency; sales; negotiable instruments; corporations;
partnerships; and bankruptcy.
Winter quarter: Monday through Friday 8:00.
Credit: Five quarter hours.
202c. Business Law. A continuation of Course 201.
Spring quarter: Monday through Friday 8:00.
Credit: Five quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Business Law 201.
235b. Business Finance. A course dealing with the pro-
motion, financing, expansion, and reorganization of business
enterprises, with particular emphasis on the corporation. The
public aspects of the financing and control of the modern
corporation are also considered.
Winter quarter: Monday through Friday 12:00.
Credit: Five quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Economics 201.
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Requirements for the major in Business Economics:
Basic course: Economics 201.
Required courses:
At Agnes Scott, Economics 309a-b, Mathematics 228.
At Emory University, Accounting 101 and 102.
Elective courses to complete the major must be selected
from the following offered at Emory University: Business Law
201, Business Law 202, and Economics 235.
EDUCATION
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PHILOSOPHY AND EDUCATION
ENGLISH
Professor Hayes Associate Professor Laney
Associate Professor Gooch Assistant Professor Preston
Assistant Professor Christie Assistant Professor Leyburn
Miss Albright
Miss Winter
I. Composition
101. College Composition. English composition as here
studied is a necessary foundation for all other work in this
department. The work of this course comprises a study of the
text-book on composition, an analysis in class of selected prose
models, parallel reading of standard novels and other literature
of the nineteenth century, and written reports thereon at stated
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intervals. The writing for the year will be limited to exposi-
tion. Regular themes and personal conferences will be
required.
Throughout the year:
Section A: Monday 8:30, Wednesday, Friday 8:00.
Section B: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 10:30.
Section C: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 1:30.
Section D: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 8:00.
Section E: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 9:00.
Section F: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 10:30.
Credit: Nine quarter hours.
Required of all Freshmen.
104a. Practice Prose. Course planned for students who
have mastered minimum essentials of composition but who
need further training in writing clear and forceful prose.
Subjects for writing drawn from reading and class discussion
of essays, plays, novels, short stories, and poetry.
Fall quarter: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 8:00.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
201a. Narrative Writing. Study of the principles and
forms of narrative writing, with special emphasis on the short
story. Constant writing and illustrative readings required.
Through class discussions and individual conferences, effort is
made to lead the student to the discovery and effective use of
materials and to the appreciation of artistic narrative.
Fall quarter: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 10:30.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
202b. Narrative Writing. Continuation of 201. Pre-
requisite: 201.
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Winter quarter: Hours to be arranged.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
207a. Advanced Exposition. Practice in investigation
and in organization of ideas drawn from reading. Materials
from other courses may be used. Planned to give practical
help to students who desire further training in writing long
papers.
Fall quarter: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 10:30.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
Prerequisite: English 101.
208b. Advanced Exposition. Continuation of 207a.
Winter quarter: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 10:30.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
Prerequisite: English 207.
237a-b. Argumentation. A theoretical and practical
study of the subject. Analysis of questions, brief-drawing, oral
and written discussion. Class debates.
Fall and winter quarters: Hours to be arranged.
Credit: Six quarter hours.
Open to students who have completed English 101.
Additional credit under this course may be given to those
members of Pi Alpha Phi Debating Society who are candidates
for the intercollegiate teams, provided the debating done for
the credit measures up to the standards of the faculty adviser
under whose supervision the debating is done. Credit is given
by the faculty on the recommendation of the faculty adviser.
The extra credit for team debating is three quarter hours a
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year, and is limited to a total of six quarter hours. The extra
credit is given only to those who have completed the course in
argumentation.
II. Literature
211. General Introduction to the Study of English
Literature. This course is conducted by lectures, giving an
account of the movements, of tendencies, of men, and of books
from the Anglo-Saxon period to the end of the eighteenth
century. Careful study of masterpieces representative of dif-
ferent periods and collateral readings are required of all
students. Written reports are required. This course is pre-
requisite to all the advanced courses in literature and speech.
Throughout the year:
Section A: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 10:30.
Section B: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 11:30.
Section C: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 8:00.
Section D: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 9:00.
Credit: Nine quarter hours.
Prerequisite: English 101.
305a. Chaucer. This course consists of a study of
Troilus and Creseyde and the minor poems in relation to the
development of Chaucer's literary art.
Fall quarter: Monday through Friday 1:30.
Credit: Five quarter hours.
Prerequisite: English 211.
306b. Chaucer. This course consists of an intensive
study of the Canterbury Tales.
Winter quarter: Monday through Friday 1:30.
Credit: Five quarter hours.
Prerequisite: English 211.
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307. Play Production. A survey of stage history and its
relation to drama from the early Greek to the present time is
made. Also a survey of the essential arts involved in the pro-
duction of plays, and a study of staging, stage design, stage
lighting, acting, costuming, etc., is made. A critical study of
plays in text and production including classical drama,
Shakespeare and modern drama is a part of the work. Prac-
tice is gained through participation in several one-act plays
and two long plays during the year.
Throughout the year: Class and laboratory hours to be arranged.
Credit: Nine quarter hours.
The regular laboratory fee is charged for this course.
Prerequisites: English 211 and Speech 105.
313a. Shakespeare: The Earlier Plays. A study of
Shakespeare's development as a dramatist from the beginning
through the bitter comedies. About twenty plays are read.
Fall quarter: Monday through Friday 9:00.
Credit: Five quarter hours.
Prerequisite: English 211.
314c. Shakespeare: The Later Plays. A careful study
of the great tragedies beginning with Hamlet and a rapid read-
ing of the plays of Shakespeare's final period.
Spring quarter: Monday through Friday 9:00.
Credit: Five quarter hours.
Prerequisite: English 211.
219b. Verse Forms. This course includes a study of the
origin of poetry and its place among the arts, the literary his-
tory of various verse forms with the analysis of representative
poems, and practice in writing some of the forms.
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Winter quarter: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 10:30.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
Prerequisite: English 101.
OflFered in alternate years. Offered in 1942-1943.
320c. Modern Poetry. This course includes a study of
English and American poets of the twentieth century, with
emphasis on the various poetical movements.
Spring quarter: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 10:30.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
Prerequisite: English 211.
Offered in alternate years. Offered in 1942-1943.
321b. Poets of the Romantic Movement. A study of
the Romantic movement as exemplified in the work of Words-
worth, Coleridge, Scott, Shelley, Keats and Byron.
Winter quarter:
Section A: Monday through Friday 10:30.
Section B: Tuesday through Saturday 11:30.
Credit: Five quarter hours.
Prerequisite: English 211.
322c. Victorian Poets. A study of Tennyson, Browning
and Arnold with brief readings from the Pre-Raphaelite poets.
Spring quarter: Tuesday through Saturday 11:30.
Credit: Five quarter hours.
Prerequisite: English 211,
323c. Modern British Drama. This course includes a
preliminary study of Ibsen and an analysis of tendencies in
modern British drama. Emphasis is placed upon Shaw, Gals-
worthy, Barrie and Synge.
Spring quarter: Hours to be arranged.
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Credit: Five quarter hours.
Prerequisite: English 211.
326c. Nineteenth Century Prose. This course is a study
of leading prose writers in relation to nineteenth century
thought. The writers include Coleridge, Lamb, Hazlitt, Landor,
Carlyle, Arnold, Ruskin.
Spring quarter: Tuesday through Saturday 8:00.
Credit: Five quarter hours.
Prerequisite: English 211.
327a. Eighteenth Century Prose. This course is designed
to give, through a survey of the prose of the period exclusive
of the novel, a conception of Eighteenth Century modes of
thinking and writing. The course includes a study of the
satirists (with emphasis on Swift), philosophers, periodical
essayists and letter writers of the first half of the century.
Fall quarter: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 10:30.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
Prerequisite: English 211.
Offered in alternate years. Offered in 1942-1943.
328a. Eighteenth Century Prose. This course con-
tinues the work of English 327, and is primarily a study of
Dr. Johnson and his circle.
Fall quarter: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 10:30.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
Prerequisite: English 211.
Offered in alternate years. Offered in 1941-1942.
331a. American Literature. This is a survey course in
American literature from the beginning through the New Eng-
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land renascence. Much reading is required in the representa-
tive works of the several periods.
Fall quarter: Tuesday through Saturday 8:00.
Credit: Five quarter hours.
Prerequisite: English 211.
332b. American Literature. Beginning with the work
of Walt Whitman, this course brings the survey of American
literature up to the present time. As in English 331, much
reading is required in representative works.
Winter quarter: Tuesday through Saturday 8:00.
Credit: Five quarter hours.
Prerequisite: English 211.
333b. The History of the Novel. This course traces
the development of the English novel from the beginning to
Scott. The work will include lectures, parallel reading on the
history and criticism of the novel, and the reading of repre-
sentative novels with discussions, oral and written.
Winter quarter: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 10:30.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
Prerequisite: English 211.
Offered in alternate years. Offered in 1941-1942.
334c. The History of the Novel. This course con-
tinues the work of English 333b, tracing the novel to the
present time.
Spring quarter. Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 10:30.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
Prerequisite: English 211.
Offered in alternate years. Offered in 1941-1942.
350b-c. European Classics. A study, in translations, of
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(a) Greek and Roman literature, (b) Dante, and (c) poetry
and prose from the Italian Renaissance to Milton. Attention
will be centered on the expression in literature of the classical
and Christian traditions, with special reference to artistic
treatment, the history of ideas, and the connections with Eng-
lish literature. The course constitutes a background to the
study of Milton, whose poetical works are read rapidly in the
latter part of the spring quarter.
Winter and spring quarters: Monday through Friday 8:00.
Credit: Ten quarter hours.
Prerequisite: English 211.
The second quarter of this course may not be taken without the
first. Only by special permission of the department may the first quar-
ter be taken alone.
415a, b, c. Directed Study. By permission of the depart-
ment Seniors who are majoring or minoring in English and
who have demonstrated their ability to do independent work
may arrange a course of readings in certain fields of English
or American literature. Application must be made at the time
of selecting electives.
Offered in each quarter.
Credit: Three or five quarter hours.
Requirements for the major in English:
Basic course: English 211.
(English 101 is previously required of all Freshmen.)
Required courses in English: 350, or two of the following:
305, 306, 313, 314.
Elective courses in English to complete the major must be
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approved by the department. Students expecting to teach
English are advised to take American Literature. The depart-
ment urges (but does not require) English majors to take
English 321, and if possible to study Greek through Homer
and Latin through Horace. Students intending to do graduate
work should have at least two years of French and German.
Other subjects closely related to English are history and phi-
losophy.
Required work other than English: One foreign language
of grade not below French 103, German 201, Spanish 201,
Greek 201, or Latin 105 and 201.
The minor must include (1) the basic course indicated
above, (2) two of the following: 313, 314, 321, 322, and
(3) nine additional hours in English approved by the depart-
ment.
A minor in English and Speech must include:
(1) Basic courses: Speech 105 and 217.
(2) Five hours in Shakespeare (313 or 314) and five hours
in Nineteenth Century Poetry (321 or 322). Students major-
ing in English must substitute nine hours in the literature of
a foreign language for the requirement in Shakespeare and
Nineteenth Century Poetry.
English 207, 208 and 307 may not be counted toward the
hours required for the major or minor in English.
III. English Speech
Credit toward the degree will be allowed for courses in
speech amounting to eighteen quarter hours, but these courses
may not be included in the English major nor counted toward
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the satisfaction of group requirements. The requirements for
the minor in English and Speech are outlined above.
If credit courses in music and practical art are elected, not
more than thirty-six hours in music, speech and practical art
combined will be counted toward the degree.
At time of entrance a test will be given all freshmen. Stu-
dents who have speech difficulties such as careless articulation,
unpleasant voice quality, nasality, difficulty in reading aloud
or speaking with ease and force are urged to avail themselves
of the opportunity of remedying such defects as early as
possible by electing a course in speech.
No extra tuition is charged for class work in any course in
speech. One additional hour credit may be obtained each
quarter in speech courses by taking private lessons in addition
to class work. (There is an additional charge for private
lessons.) When taken together these courses will be desig-
nated 105-A, 217-A, 309a-A, etc.
105. Fundamentals of Speech. The purpose of this
course is to develop a good speaking voice, good diction, and
to establish ease and poise in platform presentation. Both
theory and practice are considered. Good diction is studied
and analyzed by the phonetic method. Exercises for training
the body to respond to thinking are studied and practiced.
Principles are applied through the interpretation before audi-
ences of the short story, lyric and narrative poetry, and extem-
poraneous speaking. A record of the voice and diction is
made at the beginning and end of the year in order to check
progress.
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Throughout the year:
Section A: Wednesday, Friday, 8:00.
Section B: Wednesday, Friday 9:00.
Section C: Wednesday, Friday 11:30.
Section D: Tuesday, Thursday 1:30.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
209c. Public Speaking. A study of speeches of various
types. Practice in careful preparation and delivery of both
impromptu and extemporaneous speeches for many occasions.
Particular care is taken of the problems and needs of each
individual student as revealed in her constant practice before
small audiences.
Spring quarter: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 10:30.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Speech 105.
Note. This course is offered as an elective for juniors and
seniors, but may be taken by sophomores who have completed
105.
217a-b. Advanced Reading and Speaking.^ A study of
thought, feeling and imagination, their relation to natural
modulations of voice and body, and their development in
reading and speaking. Continuation of exercises for training
voice and body.
Fall and winter quarters:
Section A: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 10:30.
Section B: Hours to be arranged.
Credit: Six quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Speech 105.
218c. Phonetics. General phonetic laws and principles.
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Native and foreign dialects of English. Transcription. Appli-
cation of phonetics to everyday speech and speech correction.
Spring quarter: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 11:30.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
Offered especially for students who expect to teach English, but
open to all students above the freshman class.
309a. Forms of Poetry. This course analyzes and studies
through vocal expression the ballad, narrative and lyric poem.
Poems of each type are memorized and presented before an
audience.
Fall quarter:
Section A: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 11:30.
Section B: Hours to be arranged.
Credit: Tliree quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Six quarter hours of Speech.
Offered only in alternate years.
310b. Interpretation of Modern Poetry. This course
studies and analyzes contemporary verse forms. Many poems
are memorized and presented before an audience.
Winter quarter:
Section A: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 11:30.
Section B: Hours to be arranged.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Six quarter hours of Speech.
Offered only in alternate years.
311a. Interpretation of Modern Drama. The one-act
play is the basis of study for this course. An analysis of struc-
ture, character and theme is made, and scenes from long plays
are memorized and prepared for presentation. Advanced
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studies for the development of pantomime and for a respon-
sive voice are part of the work.
Fall quarter:
Section A: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 11:30.
Section B: Hours to be arranged.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Six quarter hours of Speech.
Ofifered only in alternate years.
312b. Shakespeare and Classical Drama. A careful
analysis and intensive study through vocal interpretation is
made of two of Shakespeare's plays and one other classical
drama. Scenes are memorized and presented before the class.
Advanced studies for the development of pantomime and a
responsive voice are continued.
Winter quarter:
Section A: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 11:30.
Section B: Hours to be arranged.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Six quarter hours of Speech.
Offered only in alternate years.
FRENCH
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ROMANCE LANGUAGES
GERMAN
Professor Harn
01. Elementary Course. Grammar, composition, trans-
lation, sight reading, conversation based on texts read.
Throughout the year: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 8:00.
Credit: Nine quarter hours, (1) if taken as a fourth language, (2)
if followed by course 101.
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101. Intermediate Course. Study of representative Ger-
man prose and poetry, review of grammar, training in the use
of the language in conversation and composition.
Throughout the year: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9:00.
Credit: Nine quarter hours.
Prerequisite: German 01 or two entrance units in German.
201. Eighteenth Century Classics. Lectures in German
on Lessing, Goethe, and Schiller, with special emphasis on
their contributions to German drama. Reports on special
topics in German.
Throughout the year: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 8:00.
Credit: Nine quarter hours.
Prerequisite: German 101 or its equivalent.
301. History of German Civilization. Survey of the
historical, political, social, literary, and artistic forces in Ger-
man civilization. The aim of the course is to secure a back-
ground for an adequate understanding of German literature.
Throughout the year: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 1:30. Subject
to change.
Credit: Nine quarter hours.
Prerequisite: German 101 or its equivalent.
302a. German Lyric Poetry. A study of its origins and
development with emphasis on the poetry of Goethe and Schil-
ler, of the Romantic School, and of the contemporary Lyrists.
Fall quarter: Tuesday through Saturday 10:30.
Credit: Five quarter hours.
Not offered in 1941-1942.
303b. German Prose of the Nineteenth Century. A
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study of the short prose forms of the nineteenth century with
special emphasis on the Novelle.
Winter quarter: Tuesday through Saturday 10:30.
Credit: Five quarter hours.
304c. German Drama of the Nineteenth Century.
Reading of the representative works of Kleist, Hebbel, Grill-
parzer, Ludwig, and others; criticism; reports.
Spring quarter: Tuesday through Saturday 10:30.
Credit: Five quarter hours.
351a. Goethe's Faust. Parts I and II. Lectures on the
growth of the Faust legend in German literature and the Faust
motive in other literatures. Interpretation of Goethe's Faust
with the study of its growth in relation to the facts of his life.
Comparative study of Marlowe's Faust and Ibsen's Peer Gynt.
Fall quarter: Tuesday through Saturday 10:30.
Credit: Five quarter hours.
352b. Contemporary German Literature. A study of
the contemporary trends in the novel, the drama, and the lyric
in representative works.
Winter quarter: Monday through Friday 11:30.
Credit: Five quarter hours.
Not offered 1941-1942.
353c. Development of the German Novel from Wie-
LAND TO HaUPTMANN.
Spring quarter: Monday through Friday 11:30.
Credit: Five quarter hours.
Not offered 1941-1942.
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Requirements for the major in German:
Basic course: German 01 or 101.
Note. German 01 taken as a third language not earlier
than the Sophomore year will be accepted as the basic course
for a major.
Required courses: German 101, 201, 351.
Elective courses in German to complete the major must be
approved by the department.
The minor must include the basic course indicated above and
elective courses approved by the department.
GREEK
Professor Torrance
Assistant Professor Nelson
Assistant Professor Click
101. Beginning Greek. The essentials of forms and syn-
tax; reading of selections from Xenophon and Plato; writing
Greek.
Throughout the year: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 10:30.
Credit (when not offered for entrance) : Nine quarter hours, if (1)
taken as a fourth language (2) followed by Course 202 or 203, and 201.
201a. Grammar and Composition. Systematic review of
forms and syntax; sight reading.
Fall quarter: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9:00.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
No credit except when followed by Course 202 or 203.
Prerequisite: Course 101 or the maximum requirement for entrance.
202b-c. Plato; Homer.
In the winter quarter selections from the Apology, Crito,
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and Phaedo will be read with a careful study of syntax, idiom,
and subject matter.
In the spring quarter selected books of Homer's Iliad will
be read with a study of dialect and content; sight translation;
metrical reading.
Winter and spring quarters: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9:00.
Credit: Six quarter hours.
Open to those who have offered the maximum requirement for en-
trance or who have completed Course 101 and Course 201a.
203b-c. New Testament Greek. A special study of the
writings of Luke, his style and vocabulary; the historical
setting of the Book of Acts. Selections from other writers.
Interpretation of the Greek text and study of New Testament
philology and syntax.
Winter and spring quarters: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 9:00.
Credit: Six quarter hours.
Open to those who have offered the maximum requirement for en-
trance or who have completed Course 101 and 201a.
301a. Introduction to Greek Tragedy. Selected plays;
origin and development of Greek drama.
Fall quarter: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 10:30. Subject to
change.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Greek 201 and 202.
302b. Greek Lyric Poets.
Winter quarter: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 10:30. Subject to
change.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Greek 201 and 202.
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303c. Greek Historians. Special study of the history of
Greece of the fifth century from Herodotus and Thucydides.
Spring quarter: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 10:30. Subject to
change.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Greek 201 and 202.
405a, b, or c. Advanced Course in Greek Poetry.
Fall quarter: Monday through Friday 11:30. Subject to change.
Credit: Five quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Greek 301a.
May be given as a directed study course.
407a, b, or c. Advanced Course in Plato.
Winter quarter: Monday through Friday 11:30. Subject to change.
Credit: Five quarter hours.
Prerequisite: One quarter course of 300 grade.
May be given as a directed study course.
409a, b, or c. Advanced Course in Greek History.
Spring quarter: Monday tlirough Friday 11:30. Subject to change.
Credit: Five quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Greek 303c.
May be given as a directed study course.
GREEK COURSES IN ENGLISH
250a. Classical Mythology. A study of the myths of
Greece and Rome as an aid to the interpretation and apprecia-
tion of literature and art. Lectures illustrated by lantern slides
and photographs. Collateral reading and reports.
Fall quarter: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 1:30.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
252b. Greek Civilization. An introduction to the social
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and political institutions of the Greeks, their culture and its
transmission to modern times. Lectures, illustrated by photo-
graphs and lantern slides. Papers and reports.
Winter quarter: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 1:30.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
Offered only in alternate years.
Ofifered in 1941-1942.
310b. Greek Poetry. A survey of Greek Poetry, epic,
lyric, and dramatic from Homer to the end of the classical
period with emphasis on the drama. Lectures and collateral
reading (in English).
Winter quarter: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 11:30.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
Ofifered in alternate years.
Not offered in 1941-1942.
314c. Greek Thought. A survey of Greek religious, eth-
ical, and philosophic thought from Homer to Plotinus and
Origin, with special emphasis on Plato and Aristotle. Lectures
and collateral reading (in English) .
Spring quarter: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 1:30.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
316a. Greek History. (See department of History,
Course 309.)
Requirements for the major in Greek:
Basic course: Greek 101.
Required courses: Greek 201, 202 and 301.
Elective courses in Greek to complete the major must be
approved by the department.
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Greek 250 and 252 will not be counted toward the major but
are advised as free electives. Only two of the courses num-
bered 310, 314, and 316 will be counted and that only by
special permission. Course 314 is especially recommended to
majors.
Latin in college is advised for all Greek majors. Electives
from other departments will be recommended according to
the needs of the student.
The minor must include the basic course indicated above
and elective courses approved by the department.
HISTORY
Professor Davidson
Associate Professor Jackson
Associate Professor Smith
Mrs. Sims
101. Medieval and Modern Europe, 1100-1938. The
emphasis of the course is upon the operation of historical
forces and movements. It is intended both for those who will
take no more history and for those who will go into advanced
courses. The work will be carried on by class discussions,
library reading, map and notebook work, and the study of
source material.
Throughout the year:
Section A: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 1:30.
Section B: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 10:30) I / CT^
Section C: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 8:00.
Section D: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 9:00.
Section E: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 10:30.
Credit: Nine quarter hours.
This course is a prerequisite for all other courses in history.
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201a. The French Revolution and Napoleon. ^A study
of the political, social, and economic background of the French
Revolution; of its development and influence upon Europe;
and of Napoleon's rise and fall.
Fall quarter: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 10:30-11:30.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
OflFered in alternate years. Offered in 1941-1942.
203. History of England. A general course for the
study of the political, economic, and social development of
England, the expansion of England beyond the seas, and the
evolution of imperial politics. The course is recommended to
students who intend to elect courses in English literature.
Throughout the year: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 10:30.
Credit: Nine quarter hours.
205. American Government. This course is planned to
give an understanding of American institutions and politics
and to arouse an interest in the problems of the day. A survey
is made of national, state, and local governments.
Throughout the year: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 8:00.
Credit: Nine quarter hours.
214c. Renaissance Civilization. After a brief survey of
the political and economic background of Europe from the
fourteenth to the sixteenth centuries, this course will consider
the intellectual interests of the age ^literary, artistic, and
scientific.
Spring quarter: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 10:30.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
215. American History. A general survey of American
history, conducted by lectures and class discussions.
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Throughout the year: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9:00. ^ "
Credit: Nine quarter hours.
216a. International Relations. A study of the more
important problems in international affairs of the present
time.
Fall quarter: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 11:30.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
217b, Comparative Government. An analytical study of
the organization and present operation of the chief govern-
ments of Europe and a comparison of these governments with
that of the United States.
Winter quarter: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 10:30.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
218a. American Parties and Politics. A contemporary
and historical study of the theory, organization, and leadership
of American parties and politics. Emphasis will be placed on
current political questions.
Fall quarter: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 10:30.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
Offered in alternate years. Not offered in 1941-1942.
301. Europe Since 1871. This course is planned to give
an insight into world problems involved in the great war and
is a study of the social, economic, and political evolution of
the states of Europe, the rise of the new imperialism, and
international diplomacy since 1871.
Throughout the year: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 11:30.
Credit: Nine quarter hours.
309a. Greek History. A study of the history of Greece
with special emphasis upon the distinctive contributions which
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the Greeks have made to later civilization in art, literature,
and political ideals, based on a wide reading in translation of
Greek historians, orators, philosophers, and poets.
Fall quarter: Tuesday through Saturday 10:30.
Credit: Five quarter hours.
Offered in 1941-1942.
310b, Roman History. A study of the political and in-
stitutional development of the Roman State, together with a
study of Roman public life, based upon a reading of Roman
authors in translation.
Winter quarter: Tuesday through Saturday 10:30.
Credit: Five quarter hours.
Offered in 1941-1942.
316b. Civil War and Reconstruction. A study of the
social and economic background of the war and reconstruc-
tion, and of the principal events of the period.
Winter quarter: Tuesday, Friday 2:30.
Credit: Five quarter hours.
317c. America Since the World War. This course em-
phasizes the present situation in such major social and eco-
nomic problems as industry, agriculture, reform movements,
and the like.
Spring quarter: Tuesday, Friday 2:30.
Credit: Five quarter hours.
415a, b, c. Directed Study in American History. By
consultation with the instructor, students may arrange a course
of independent readings on certain aspects of American
history. Application must be made at the time of selecting
electives.
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Offered each quarter.
Credit : Three or five quarter hours.
Requirements for the major in history:
Basic course: History 101.
Required courses: History 215, 301.
Elective courses in history to complete the major must be
approved by the department.
The minor in history must include the basic course and
elective courses approved by the department.
JOURNALISM
Through a cooperative arrangement with Emory University,
courses in Journalism are now available to Agnes Scott stu-
dents. Application for major work in this field should be
made to the head of the English department at Agnes Scott.
Courses in Journalism are described in the Emory Univer-
sity catalogue. The following courses oifered at Emory Uni-
versity are required for the major:
101c. Journalism in the Modern World. A survey of
modern journalism, with the purpose of developing more
intelligent reading of newspapers and magazines and of ac-
quainting the student with the elements of journalistic ethics
and style. The various specialized branches of journalism are
discussed by the members of the faculty who have had experi-
ence in these fields. Studies are made of representative Ameri-
can periodicals and contemporary news situations.
Spring quarter: Monday through Friday 11:00.
Credit: Five quarter hours.
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200a. Newspaper Reporting. ^The gathering and writing
of news for publication. Students cover many types of news
sources both on the campus and in Atlanta and Decatur. Re-
ports on newspapers from other cities are correlated with the
topics of lectures and textbook assignments.
Fall quarter:
Lectures: Monday through Friday 11:00.
Laboratory: Tuesday afternoon.
Credit: Five quarter hours.
201a-b. The Magazine Article. The writing of special
feature articles for newspaper magazine sections and the sev-
eral classes of magazines, including trade publications. Rep-
resentative American magazines are studied both as potential
markets and as examples of contemporary thought and style.
Fall and Winter quarters: Monday and Thursday 8:00.
Credit: Five quarter hours.
202a or c. Public Opinion. The nature of public opinion ;
the influences and agencies that play a part in its formation;
the relation of public opinion to government in war and peace.
The influence of such factors as heredity, race, nationality, the
family, the community, economic status, education, propa-
ganda, censorship, the press, the radio, the movies, the fine
arts, organized religion, leadership, the public relations coun-
sel, pressure groups, political parties, etc., is studied. Lectures,
reading, and discussion, with examples drawn largely from
current events.
Fall quarter: Monday through Friday 10:00.
Spring quarter: Monday through Friday 9:00.
Credit: Five quarter hours.
203b or c. Editing. Rewriting, copyreading, head-line
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writing, make-up, and editorial problems. Laboratory work
duplicates as nearly as possible the practices of an actual
newspaper office. In the spring quarter copy is available both
from the advanced reporting class and from press association
wires.
Winter quarter:
Lecture: Wednesday 8:00.
Laboratory: Monday and Thursday afternoons.
Spring quarter:
Lecture: Wednesday 8:00.
Laboratory: Saturday morning.
Credit: Two and one-half quarter hours.
208b. Law of the Press. Legal limitations on liberty of
the press; libel and contempt; copyright and literary prop-
erty; laws affecting advertising and circulation. Lectures,
reading, and study of concrete cases.
Winter quarter: Tuesday and Friday 8:00.
Credit: Two and one-half quarter hours.
250b. The History of American Journalism. Develop-
ment of the American newspaper from its earliest beginnings
to the present time; significance of the work of representative
editors; present-day trends and tendencies. Lectures, discus-
sion, and extensive reading. This course may be taken instead
of Journalism 101c.
Winter quarter: Monday through Friday 11:00.
Credit: Five quarter hours.
Requirements for the major in Journalism:
Basic course: English 211.
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Required courses:
At Agnes Scott College: English 207 and 208.
At Emory University: English 209, Journalism 101 or 250,
and Journalism 200, 201, 202, 203, 208.
Students majoring in Journalism are required to have
attained proficiency in typewriting by the time they complete
Journalism 200.
Students majoring in Journalism are strongly urged to take
their supporting work largely in the fields of English, History,
Economics and Sociology, Political Science, and Psychology.
LATIN
Professor Torrance
Assistant Professor Nelson
Assistant Professor Click
105. Introduction to Latin Literature. Latin prose
literature. Reading from selected masterpieces. A brief survey
of Latin poetry; illustrative selections from Ennius, Lucretius,
Tibullus, Propertius, Horace, Ovid, Martial; Lyrics of Catul-
lus; Eclogues and Georgics of Virgil.
Throughout the year: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 11:30.
Credit: Nine quarter hours.
Open to Freshmen who present four entrance units in Latin and by
special permission to those presenting only three including one of Virgil.
Open also to students who have completed Course 103.
201a. Horace, Odes, Carmen Saeculare, and Epodes.
The Augustan Age as revealed in Horace; the author's person-
ality and literary technique.
Fall quarter: Tuesday, Thiu-sday, Saturday 11:30.
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Credit: Three quarter hours.
Open to students who have completed Course 105.
202b. Terence, Phormio. Introduction to Roman
comedy.
Winter quarter: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 11:30.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
Open to students who have completed Course 105.
203c. Pliny, Letters. Roman life in the time of Domitian
and Trajan.
Spring quarter: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 11:30.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
Open to students who have completed Course 201 or 202.
204a. Prose Composition. Practice in translating con-
nected English passages into Latin. Sight reading as an aid
to composition.
Fall quarter: Hours to be arranged.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Course 105.
Required for the major.
217c. Roman Civilization. A study of Roman civiliza-
tion with reference to the individual: his social position, edu-
cation, home life, amusements, religious customs, etc. The
course will consist of lectures illustrated by lantern slides, out-
side readings in English, and reports.
Spring quarter: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 1:30.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
301a-b. Virgil; Eclogues, Georgics, Aeneid. Study of
the Eclogues, the poetical episodes in the Georgics, and the
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Aeneid as a whole. Virgil's sources, technique, and influence
lectures and library references.
Fall and winter quarters: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 10:30.
Credit: Six quarter hours.
Ofyen to students who have completed six quarter hours of 200 grade.
This course alternates with Course 311a and 309b. Not offered in
1941-1942.
303c, Tacitus; Annals I-VI. History of the early empire
as revealed in Tacitus.
Spring quarter: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 10:30.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
Open to students who have completed Course 203 and three quarter
hours of 300 grade.
Alternates with 314c. Not offered in 1941-1942.
311a. Lucretius, de Rerum Natura. Lucretius, the poet
and philosopher. His sources and his influence.
Fall quarter: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 10:30.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
Open to students who have completed six quarter hours of 200
grade.
This course alternates with Course 301a-b. Offered in 1941-1942.
314c. Cicero, Letters. Letters are selected with a view
to building up a biography of Cicero which will supplement
the knowledge gained from the best-known orations. Emphasis
upon the human interest to be found in the letters. Cicero's
relations with his family and friends. His attitude toward the
civil war. Historical background for the last years of the
republic and the establishment of the empire. Recommended
for students intending to teach High School Latin.
Spring quarter: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 10:30.
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Credit: Three quarter hours.
Open to students who have completed (1) nine quarter hours of
200 grade or (2) three quarter hours of 300 grade.
Alternates with 303c. Offered in 1941-1942.
305a. Roman Satire. The origin and development of
Roman satire. Study of selected satires of Horace and Juvenal
with a survey of other Roman satirtists by lecture.
Fall quarter: Monday through Friday 8:00.
Credit: Five quarter hours.
Open to students who have completed three quarter hours of 300
grade.
Offered only in alternate years.
307b. Roman Comedy. Its sources and development, its
literary and linguistic characteristics. The reading of the sim-
pler meters. The careful study of two plays. These plays will
be selected from the following: Captivi, Menaechmi, INIostel-
laria, and Trinummus of Plautus; Adelphi and Andria of
Terence.
Winter quarter: Monday through Friday 8:00.
Credit: Five quarter hours.
Open to students who have completed Course 202b, and three addi-
tional hours of 200 grade.
309b. Roman Elegy. Catullus, Tibullus, Propertius and
Ovid. Alexandrianism.
Winter quarter: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 10:30.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
Open to students who have completed six quarter hours of 200 grade.
Alternates with 301a-b. Offered in 1941-1942.
315c. Teachers' Training Course. Rapid review of the
authors usually read in secondary schools, with special empha-
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sis upon syntax and the problems involved in teaching those
authors; investigation of textbooks and methods of teaching
in secondary schools. Given on request.
Spring quarter: Monday through Friday 8:00.
Credit: Five quarter hours.
319b. Roman History. (See Department of History,
Course 310b.)
Offered only in alternate years.
101. Latin Fundamentals. An introduction to the fun-
damentals of Latin grammar and to the reading of Latin
authors.
Throughout the year: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 1:30.
Credit: Nine quarter hours if followed by Course 103.
Required of all Freshmen who do not present Latin for entrance.
103. Intermediate Latin. Selections from Cicero's Ora-
tions and Letters, or Virgil's Aeneid, or Ovid's Metamorphoses.
The content of this course will be elastic, depending on authors
previously read by the class.
Throughout the year: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9:00.
Credit: Nine quarter hours.
Required of all students wishing credit for Course 101.
Open to Freshmen presenting two entrance units in Latin and also
to those presenting three units who are not able to qualify for Course
105.
Requirements for the major in Latin:
Basic course: 105.
Required courses: 204a and two of the following: 201a,
202b, 203c.
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Elective courses to complete the major must be approved
by the department.
The minor must include the basic course indicated above
and elective courses approved by the department.
Greek in college is advised for all Latin majors. Electives
from other departments will be recommended in accordance
with the needs of the student.
MATHEMATICS
Professor Robinson
Assistant Professor Gaylord
Mrs. Badger
101. College Algebra and Trigonometry.
Throughout the year:
Section A: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 10:30.
Section B: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 11:30.
Section C: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 1:30.
Section D: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 8:00.
Section E: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 10:30.
Credit: Nine quarter hours.
A section of Mathematics 101 is provided for students who wish to
begin the course in the Winter quarter and complete it in the following
Fall. This section meets Monday 8:30, Wednesday, Friday 8:00.
201. Analytical Geometry and Introduction to Cal-
culus.
Throughout the year: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 11:30.
Credit: Nine quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Mathematics 101.
205c. Financial Mathematics.
Spring quarter: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 1:30.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
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228a-b. Statistics.
Fall and Winter quarters: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 1:30.
Credit: Six quarter hours.
Not offered in 1941-1942.
301a. Differential Calculus.
Fall quarter: Tuesday through Saturday 9:00,
Credit: Five quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Mathematics 201.
302b. Integral Calculus.
Winter quarter: Tuesday through Saturday 9:00.
Credit: Five quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Mathematics 301.
303c. Advanced Calculus.
Spring quarter: Tuesday through Saturday 9:00.
Credit: Five quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Mathematics 302.
Given in alternate years. Not offered in 1941-1942.
304c. Differential Equations.
Spring quarter: Tuesday through Saturday 9:00.
Credit: Five quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Mathematics 302.
Given in alternate years. Offered in 1941-1942.
306a. Curve Tracing. Plane algebraic curves.
Fall quarter: Monday through Friday 11:30.
Credit: Five quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Mathematics 201.
Given in alternate years. Not offered in 1941-1942.
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307a, Theory of Equations and Determinants.
Fall quarter: Monday tlirough Friday 10:30.
Credit: Five quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Mathematics 201.
Selected Topics. One of the following courses may be
given any quarter at a time to be arranged:
401. Projective Geometry.
402. College Geometry.
403. Theory of Functions.
404. Analytic Geometry of Space and Hyperspace.
405. Advanced Statistics.
406. Theory of Numbers.
Credit: Five quarter hours per course.
415a, b, c. Directed Study in certain 400 courses listed
above may be arranged by consultation with the professor of
mathematics.
Offered any quarter.
Credit: Three or five quarter hours.
Requirements for the major in Mathematics:
Basic course: Mathematics 101.
Required courses: Mathematics 201, 301, and 303 or 304.
Required work other than Mathematics: An introductory
course in Physics.
Elective courses in Mathematics to complete the major must
be approved by the department.
The minor must include the basic course indicated above
and elective courses approved by the department.
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MUSIC
Professor Dieckmann
Mr. Johnson Mr. Hodgson
Miss Bartholomew Mr. Lindner
Theoretical, Historical and Critical Courses
111. Harmony. Triads and their inversions, dominant-
seventh chord and its inversions, elementary modulation. Har-
monization of melodies and basses, with emphasis on keyboard
work. Melodic dictation and analysis.
Three hours a week. To be arranged.
Credit: Nine quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Music 107 or its equivalent.
211. Advanced Harmony. Secondary seventh chords,
chords of the ninth, altered and mixed chords, modulation,
suspensions and other non-harmonic tones. Continued empha-
sis on keyboard work, advanced dictation and analysis.
Three hours a week. To be arranged.
Credit: Nine quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Music 111.
213. History of Music and Appreciation. A general
survey of the history of music and of musical literature.
Abundant illustrations for training in the observation of the
structural elements of music and the study of musical form.
The course is non-technical, and no previous training is
required.
Three hours a week. To be arranged.
Credit: Nine quarter hours.
209. Counterpoint. Strict counterpoint in all species in
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two and three parts, and in first species in four parts. Double
counterpoint at the octave, with reference to fugue subjects
and counter-subjects. Free counterpoint as applied to the two-
part and three-part Inventions.
Two hours a week. To be arranged.
Credit: Six quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Music 211.
215. Development of the Opera. A general apprecia-
tion course. Study of the history of the opera from actual
scores of masterpieces. Students are required to read literary
and critical works and to recognize themes.
Throughout the year: Saturday 10:30.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
107. Ear-Training with Elementary Harmony. This
course includes a thorough treatment of notation; scales; inter-
vals; chord construction; drill in sight singing; ear-training;
melodic dictation requiring recognition of intervals and simple
rhythms.
Throughout the year:
Section A: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9:00.
Section B: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 1:30.
Credit: Nine quarter hours.
Practical Courses
Piano. General course. Technique from fundamental to
highest proficiency, including studies, pieces in various styles.
Two lessons a week.
Open to all students and adapted to individual proficiency.
Organ. Only students who have had considerable training
on the piano should undertake this course.
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It is the aim of the instruction to develop intelligent organ-
ists for church and concert work.
Two lessons a week.
Violin. Technical training according to the most approved
modern methods. Sonatas, concertos, and concert pieces from
the best writers for the instrument.
Two lessons a week.
Ensemble Work. Piano and violin students of sufficient
advancement have ample opportunity for ensemble playing.
Voice Culture. Proper placing of voice, correct habits of
breathing, enunciation, phrasing, etc., careful development of
tone with the study of songs judiciously selected from standard
and modern song writers and the great oratorios. First year
students may take vocal in classes of five or six. All vocal
students are advised to take Music 107.
Two private lessons a week or vocal in classes.
College Choir and Glee Club. Organized for the study
and performance of sacred and secular vocal music.
Two scheduled concerts are given at the College each year,
and many opportunities are afforded by Atlanta churches,
clubs, and radio stations for programs of varied musical type.
Membership is open to all on a try-out basis.
String Ensemble. Open to all students who play Violin,
Viola or Violoncello, and who enjoy ensemble playing. Not
limited to students in the Department of Music. Admission
by try-out.
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Degree Credit
Credit towards the degree is given for courses in piano,
organ, voice and violin.
The conditions under which credit will be allowed for
courses in piano, organ and violin are as follows:
1. At the beginning of the session students in piano must
pass a satisfactory examination in Theory, given by the Pro-
fessor of Music, and demonstrate sufficient technical ability to
play correctly with regard to fingering, phrasing, rhythm,
tempo, and dynamic effects works of the simpler two-part
Inventions of Bach; the simpler sonatas of Mozart; and the
simpler Songs Without Words, of Mendelssohn.
Students applying for degree credit in Violin must, in addi-
tion to passing a satisfactory examination in Theory, give
evidence of having done satisfactory work in study material of
the grade of difficulty of the Kayser Studies, Op. 20, Bks. I
and II; Mazas "Thirty Special Studies," Op. 36, Bk. I; Schrad-
ieck "School of Violin Technics," Vol. I; and the concertos of
Accolay and Sitt.
Note. This requirement when offered at entrance into
College will be accepted, upon examination only, as one unit
in the elective group. Only those who have had unusually
good training are advised to try this examination.
2. Students who have met the above requirement may
receive a credit for practical music to the extent of six hours
a year for three years upon the satisfactory completion of
the following work:
a. Two lessons weekly of half an hour each in piano, organ
or violin.
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b. One hour and a half of practice daily for six days each
week.
c. Theoretical work amounting to at least six credit hours
in addition to the six hours of practical credit.
Credit towards the degree will be allowed for courses in
vocal music under the following conditions:
1. The student will be admitted to degree credit work in
voice only after passing satisfactorily a test given by the
instructor.
2. Three hours credit will then be given upon the comple-
tion of the following work:
a. Two lessons weekly half an hour each in vocal music.
b. Five hours of practice each week.
c. Theoretical work amounting to at least six credit hours
in addition to the three hours of practical credit.
Note. It is highly desirable that all students of Voice take
Music 107 during their first year of vocal study. Those who
are not sufficiently advanced for degree credit in their first
year of practical work may count the credit received for Music
107 in their first year as the theoretical requirement for degree
credit in practical work in their second year of work in Voice.
In this case the second year of work in Voice must immediately
follow the first year's work.
The total possible credit in practical music shall not exceed
eighteen hours, and the total possible credit for practical and
theoretical music shall not exceed thirty-six hours.
If credit courses in speech and practical art be likewise
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elected, not more than thirty-six hours of music, speech and
art combined will be allowed to count towards the degree.
Music as a Minor
Music may be offered as a minor, with the following re-
quirements :
Basic course: Music 111.
Required courses in music: for students of piano, organ
and violin. Music 211, 213; for students of voice, Music 107
213.
Required courses other than music:
1. English 211.
2. French of the grade of 103 or German of the grade of
101.
Certificate
Certificates are offered in the Department of Music in piano,
organ, violin and voice to those students who, in the judgment
of the music faculty, having acquired adequate technical equip-
ment and musicianship to undertake it, are able to give a
creditable public recital, and who have completed the follow-
ing College courses:
1. Music Courses 111, 211, and 213.
2. Eighteen quarter hours of English, chosen by advice of
the department of English.
3. German through Course 01 and French through Course
103; or.
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4. French through Course 101 and German through Course
101.
Note. Candidates for certificate in voice may offer Course
107 in place of Course 211.
Scholarships
Two scholarships are given: one in piano-playing and one
in voice culture. They are awarded on Commencement Day
to those students who have made the best records in these
departments for the year.
Note. Students, not candidates for the B.A. degree, who
wish to specialize in music must meet the requirements for
admission of irregular students to the College, and must take
the equivalent of fifteen hours of work a week, one hour of
music being equivalent to one hour of recitation, and three
hours of practice on an instrument counting as equivalent to
one hour of recitation.
PHILOSOPHY AND EDUCATION
Professor Stukes
Associate Professor Dexter
Assistant Professor Omwake
I. Philosophy
301b. History of Philosophy. A survey of the major
philosophers and the development of philosophic thought
from the time of the Greeks to the present.
Winter quarter: Monday through Friday 9:00.
Credit: Five quarter hours.
313c. Systems of Thought. A course dealing with cur-
rent philosophic problems and systems of thought.
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Spring quarter: Monday through Friday 9:00.
Credit: Five quarter hours.
II. Psychology
201. General Psychology. The object of this course is
to train the student in the scientific description of the facts of
mental life, to apply the facts of mental life to practical prob-
lems, and to provide a basis for the further study of education,
sociology, and philosophy. The entire winter quarter is given
to the study of the learning process.
Throughout the year:
Section A: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 10:30.
Section B: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 11:30.
Section C: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 8:00.
Credit: Nine quarter hours.
This course is prerequisite to all other courses in psychology.
305a. Social Psychology. A study of group life; sug-
gestion, imitation, custom; the peculiar expression of group
consciousness in mobs, panics, classes, public opinion, war;
the effect of groups on personality development.
Fall quarter: Monday through Friday 11:30.
Credit: Five quarter hours.
306b. Applied Psychology. A study of the principles,
technique and methods of applied psychology; the application
of psychological principles and tests in vocational selection,
business, law, medicine, and other fields.
Winter quarter: Monday through Friday 11:30.
Credit: Five quarter hours.
307a-b. Experimental Psychology. A survey of the
major problems, methods and results of the experimental study
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of behavior and consciousness, including the statistical pro-
cedures necessary for interpretation of psychological studies.
Learning in both human and animal subjects, memory, sensa-
tion and perception, conditioning and fatigue will be studied
in the laboratory.
Fall and winter quarters: Wednesday, Friday 8:00.
Laboratory: Monday 1:10-4:10.
Credit: Six quarter hours.
310c. Mental Measurement. A course dealing with the
fundamentals and principles of mental tests, methods of admin-
istering tests, and evaluating and using the results obtained.
Spring quarter: Monday 8:30, Wednesday, Friday 8:00.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
311a or b. Psychology of Childhood and Adolescence.
A careful study of the mental development of the child through
the period of adolescence. A study is made of the different
types of children and their proper educational treatment.
Fall quarter: Monday through Friday 9:00.
Winter quarter: Monday through Friday 10:30.
Credit: Five quarter hours.
312c. Abnormal Psychology. A study of abnormal men-
tal processes, including the more common types of psychoses
and neuroses with emphasis on prevention and mental hygiene.
Spring quarter: Monday through Friday 11:30.
I Credit: Five quarter hours.
315c. Psychological Problems and Points of View. A
study of present day problems and recent developments in
Psychology. The work consists of reports, discussions, and
readings from psychological journals and other current litera-
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ture. An historical and developmental approach is made to
the modern points of view.
Spring quarter: Monday through Friday 10:30.
Credit: Five quarter hours.
Open to students by permission of the instructor.
Requirements for the major in psychology:
Basic course: Psychology 201.
Required courses: Psychology 307 and 310.
Elective courses in Psychology to complete the major must
be approved by the department.
Ten hours of Philosophy may be included in the major.
Students majoring in Psychology must complete General
Biology and at least nine additional hours in science.
The minor must include the basic course indicated above
and elective courses approved by the department.
III. Education
301a or b. Psychology of Childhood and Adolescence.
(See Psychology 311.)
302c. Philosophy of Education. This course deals with
the fundamental principles that underlie education, and at-
tempts to define an educational standard. Method as related
to such standard is discussed. The purpose is to view the edu-
cational process broadly.
Spring quarter: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 11:30.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
303a. History of Education. This course will trace the
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development of educational theory and practice from earliest
times. Special emphasis will be placed upon the history of
modern education, and an interpretation of its problems and
aims.
Fall quarter: Monday through Friday 10:30.
Credit: Five quarter hours.
304b. Principles of Secondary Education. A study of
the history, organization, and administration of the high
school, with emphasis upon the curriculum and methods of
teaching.
Winter quarter: Monday through Friday 9:00.
Credit: Five quarter hours.
305b. Educational Tests. A study of the principles, con-
tent, making, and giving of standardized educational tests.
Their application and uses are carefully considered.
Winter quarter: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 11:30.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
306a. Elementary Education. A study of the organiza-
tion, materials, and methods of education on the elementary
school level.
Fall quarter: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 11:30.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
406a, b or c. Practice Teaching. A limited number of
students may be admitted to work in practice teaching in the
upper grades of the elementary school. Through a cooperative
program with Emory University students may take practice
teaching in the high school during the winter quarter.
Open by permission of the department to qualified seniors.
Credit: Three or five quarter hours.
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PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Professor Jones
Associate Professor Wilburn
Assistant Professor Lapp
Miss Mitchell
Miss Dozier
101. Hygiene. This course considers the problems of per-
sonal and community hygiene, giving as much as possible of
the necessary background of anatomy, physiology, and epi-
demiology.
Section A: Fall quarter: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 9:00.
Section B: Winter quarter: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9:00.
Section C: Spring quarter: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 9:00.
Section D: Throughout the year, Thursday 1:30.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
Every student is given a careful physical examination, both
by the resident physician and the director of physical educa-
tion, on entering college. When it seems advisable the student
is given special individual gymnastic work adapted to her par-
ticular need instead of the regular class work. A tuberculin
skin test is given in the fall to all new students. All positive
reactors are then given fluoroscopic or X-ray chest examina-
tions by the Georgia State Board of Health. There is a small
fee for only the tuberculin test.
At the end of each school year another physical examination
is given all students.
A minimum of three hours of exercise is required of all first,
second and third year students. All physical education activi-
ties are open to seniors.
First year course numbered lOL
Credit: Three quarter hours.
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Second year course numbered 201.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
Third year course numbered 301.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
Requirements :
One quarter of dancing.
Swimming until college swimming test is passed.
Elective Classes and Sports. Each student is urged in
making elections to elect one sport or activity throughout her
college course until she becomes proficient in it.
Fall Quarter:
Archery
Golf Students electing this course purchase their equipment and
pay $1.00.
Hockey
Riding A fee is charged for riding.
Swimming :
Instruction for Beginners, Intermediates and Advanced Swim-
mers
Tennis
Winter Quarter:
Basketball
Dancing:
Folk
Natural
Social
Individual Gymnastics Required of all students who need indi-
vidual work.
Recreational Games Badminton, Bowling, Paddle Tennis and Table
Tennis.
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Swimming :
Instruction for Beginners, Intermediates and Advanced Swim-
mers
Life Saving
Spring Quarter:
Participation in May Day
Tennis
Riding
Archery
Golf
Swimming
A Physical Education fee of $10.00 is charged all new stu-
dents. This fee covers cost of gymnasium outfit, bathing suit,
towels, laundry and upkeep of equipment for the four years.
All equipment is bought by the college.
Students are urged to bring low-heeled oxfords, as all stu-
dents are expected to wear them on the campus until lunch
time.
At the end of any session a student who has failed four
quarters of Physical Education will not be allowed to return
to college unless the work is made up in the summer vacation.
PHYSICS
Professor Christian
Miss Willis
101a. Properties of Matter; Mechanics. Lectures,
demonstrations, problems, and individual laboratory work.
Fall quarter: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 10:30.
Laboratory: Wednesday or Thursday 1:10-4:10.
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Credit: Four quarter hours.
Prerequisite or parallel course: Mathematics 101.
102b. Sound, Heat, and Light.
Winter quarter: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 10:30.
Laboratory: Wednesday or Thursday 1:10-4:10.
Credit: Four quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Physics 101.
103c. Magnetism and Electricity. It is necessary to
complete this third course to satisfy the science requirement
in Physics.
Spring quarter: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 10:30.
Laboratory: Wednesday or Thursday 1:10-4:10.
Credit: Four quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Physics 102.
202a. Light. Physical and geometrical optics.
Fall quarter: Tuesday, Thursday 11:30.
Laboratory: Friday 1:10-4:10.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Physics 103,
205b. Sound. Principles of harmonic motion, acoustics,
and some applications to music and speech.
Winter quarter: Tuesday, Thursday 11:30.
Laboratory: Friday 1:10-4:10.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Physics 101.
206c. Modern Physics. Recent developments in spectra,
radio, television, cosmic rays, geophysics, astrophysics, specific
heats, quantum theory.
Spring quarter: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 11:30.
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Credit: Three quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Physics 103.
301c. Mechanics. The fundamental laws of motion,
force, and energy, with their applications to statics and dy-
namics of particles and rigid bodies.
Spring quarter: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 11:30.
Laboratory: Tuesday and Friday 1:10-4:10.
Credit: Five quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Physics 103.
303a. Heat and Thermodynamics.
Fall quarter: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 11:30.
Laboratory: Tuesday and Friday 1:10-4:10.
Credit: Five quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Physics 103.
304b. Magnetism and Electricity.
Winter quarter: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 11:30.
Laboratory: Tuesday and Friday 1:10-4:10.
Credit: Five quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Physics 103.
305a. Spectroscopy. Methods of spectrum analysis, and
their application to astrophysics and atomic structure.
Credit: Five quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Physcis 202 or Astronomy 203.
306b. Modern Physical Theories. The development of
relativity and quantum theory in connection with their experi-
mental background.
Credit: Five quarter hours.
Prerequisites: Physics 202, 303, and 304.
310b. History of Science. A study of the development
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of the physical and biological sciences from the Greeks to the
present, including the lives of the scientists.
Winter quarter: Monday through Friday 8:00.
Credit: Five quarter hours.
Prerequisites: Biology 101, Chemistry 101, or Physics 103.
415a, b, c. Directed Study in Modern Physics.
Offered each quarter.
Credit : Three or five quarter hours.
Requirements for the major in Physics:
Basic courses: Physics 101, 102, 103.
Required course: Physics 202, 301, 303, 304.
All students majoring in Physics must complete Mathe-
matics 302.
Elective courses in Physics to complete the major must be
approved by the department.
The minor must include the basic course indicated above
and elective courses approved by the department.
ROMANCE LANGUAGES
Professor Alexander Professor Harn
Associate Professor Hale Associate Professor Phythian
Assistant Professor Cilley Miss Crowe
FRENCH
A. Language
01. Elementary. For students who begin French in Col-
lege. Equivalent of two years secondary school preparation.
Throughout the year: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 10:30.
Credit (when not oflfered for entrance) : Nine quarter hours if (1)
taken as a fourth language, (2) followed by Course 101.
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101. Intermediate. Oral, written and aural training in
the use of the language. The essentials of French civilization
and a rapid survey of French literature.
Throughout the year:
Section A : Monday, Wednesday, Friday 1 :30.
Section B: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 9:00.
Credit: Nine quarter hours.
Prerequisite: (1) Two entrance units in French; (2) French 01
with merit.
Note: For students whose preparation is inadequate for the work
of French 101 this course is given in three quarters of four class hours
a week. The course as thus arranged is numbered lOlx and carries
credit of nine quarter hours.
Fourth hour:
Section A: Tuesday 1:30.
Section B: Monday 1:30.
103. Survey of French literature accompanied by a sys-
tematic review of syntax introductory to theme writing and
oral narration. Masterpieces of French literature from the
Middle Ages through the nineteenth century.
Throughout the year:
Section A: Monday 8:30, Wednesday, Friday 8:00.
Section B: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9:00.
Section C: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 10:30.
Credit: Nine quarter hours.
Prerequisite: (1) Three entrance units in French; (2) French lOlx.
105a. Further study of grammatical principles, vocabulary
building, idiomatic expression, theme writing.
Fall quarter:
Section A: Monday 8:30, Wednesday, Friday 8:00.
Section B: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 10:30.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
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Prerequisite: (1) French 101 with merit; (2) French 103; (3)
four entrance units in French.
110a. Oral French. A practical course in spoken French
designed to give greater accuracy and fluency in the use of
the language and to cultivate early in the course careful habits
of speech.
Fall quarter: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 1:30.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
Prerequisite: French 101 or lOlx with merit.
203b. Pronunciation. Studies in the imitation of French
records supplemented by the study of the texts: Palmer and
Motte, Colloquial French', Klinghardt and de Fourmestraux,
French Intonation Exercises.
Winter quarter: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 2:30.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
Prerequisite: French 103, 105a or 257.
204c. Advanced Composition.
Spring quarter: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 2:30.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
Prerequisite: French 103, 105a or 257.
B. Literature
257b-c. French Classicism. Study of the classic ideal:
its foundation in the 16th century, development in the 17tb
century, decadence in the 18th century. Oral and written dis-
cussion of the texts read. Lectures.
Winter and spring quarters:
Section A: Monday 8:30, Wednesday, Friday 8:00.
Section B: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 10:30.
Credit: Six quarter hours.
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Prerequisite: (1) Four entrance units in French; (2) French 101
with merit. This course must be accompanied by 105a.
259. Selected Masterpieces of the Classic, the Ro-
mantic AND THE Realistic Periods. Study of the historical
setting and the literary ideals which these masterpieces exem-
plify with more advanced study and practice in idiomatic
expression.
Throughout the year: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 11:30.
Credit: Nine quarter hours.
Prerequisite: French 103.
355b. Development of the Novel. Origins through the
romantic novel.
Winter quarter: Tuesday through Saturday 10:30.
Credit: Five quarter hours.
Prerequisite: French 257 or 259.
356c. Continuation of 355b. Novel of the realistic
period.
Spring quarter: Tuesday through Saturday 10:30.
Credit: Five quarter hours.
Prerequisite: French 257 or 259.
358a, Development of the Drama. Origins through the
classic period.
Fall quarter: Tuesday through Saturday 11:30.
Credit: Five quarter hours.
Prerequisite: French 257 or 259.
359b. Continuation of 358a. Drama of the romantic and
realistic periods.
Winter quarter: Tuesday through Saturday 11:30.
Credit: Five quarter hours.
Prerequisite: French 257 or 259.
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360a. French Poetry. Study of selected masterpieces of
Villon and of the Pleiade as an introduction to the poetry
of the romantic and the Parnassian schools and the symbolists
of contemporary France. Practice in reading aloud as an
essential to the understanding of poetry.
Fall quarter: Tuesday through Saturday 9:00.
Credit: Five quarter hours.
Prerequisite: French 257 or 259.
455a. Geography of France. Study of the physical en-
vironment of the French; study of life in the provinces as it is
found in contemporary regional novels.
Fall quarter: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 9:00.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
Prerequisite: One quarter of a three-hundred course.
456b. French Civilization. The French race and its tra-
ditions. A study is made of selected modern novels, plays, and
essays which exemplify these phases of French civilization.
Winter quarter: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 9:00.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
Prerequisite: One quarter of a three-hundred course.
457c. Continuation of 456b. Intellectual currents and
problems of contemporary France as reflected in modern
novels and plays.
Spring quarter: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 9:00.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
Prerequisite: One quarter of a three-hundred course.
456b and 457c alternate with 458b and 459c.
456b and 457c are offered in 1941-1942.
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458b. Contemporary French Literature. The novel
with emphasis on the post-war period.
Winter quarter: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 9:00.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
Prerequisite: One quarter of a three-hundred course.
459c. Continuation of 458b. The drama and poetry of
contemporary France.
Spring quarter: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 9:00.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
Prerequisite: One quarter of a three-hundred course.
458b and 459c are not offered in 1941-1942.
Requirements for the major in French:
Basic courses: 101 or 103.
Required courses: 105a; 204c; 257 or 259; a three-hundred
course; a four-hundred course.
A major student who lacks aural proficiency or whose pro-
nunciation is poor will be required to take 203b in addition to
the hours required for the major.
The minor must include the basic courses indicated above
and elective courses approved by the department.
Junior Year Abroad: Due to international conditions, the
permission to take the work of the Junior year in France is tem-
porarily withdrawn.
Description of Courses 117
SPANISH
01. Elementary Course. Grammar, dictation, translation,
development of natural conversation, discussion in Spanish of
texts read in class.
Throughout the year:
Section A: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 11:30.
Section B: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 8:00.
Section C: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 11:30.
Credit: Nine quarter hours, (1) if taken as a fourth language, (2)
if followed by Course 101.
101. Intermediate. Study of representative Spanish
novels and plays, review of grammar, training in the use of
the language in conversation and in composition, brief study
of the historical and literary epochs in Spain.
Throughout the year:
Section A: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 1:30.
Section B: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 9:00.
Section C: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 10:30.
Credit: Nine quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Spanish 01 or two entrance units.
201a. Spanish Literature to the Golden Age. Survey
of early influences and trends in the development of literary
forms. Reading and discussion of representative works; lec-
tures; practice in speaking and writing.
Fall quarter: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 11:30.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Spanish 101 or its equivalent.
202b. The Spanish Novel. Survey of literary trends in
the novel. Reading and discussion of important works; lec-
tures; reports on parallel reading; advanced composition.
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Winter quarter: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 11:30.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Spanish 101 or its equivalent.
203c. The Spanish Drama. Survey of the development
of the drama. Reading of representative plays; criticism; lec-
tures; advanced composition.
Spring quarter: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 11:30.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Spanish 101 or its equivalent.
301a. History of Spanish Civilization, 1500-1650.
Survey of the historical, literary and artistic trends which have
definite bearing on national life and thought. The course is
designed to serve as a background for the adequate under-
standing of Spanish literature.
Fall quarter: Hours to be arranged.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Spanish 101, or in conjunction with Spanish 101 with
permission of the instructor.
Not offered in 1941-1942.
302b. History of Spanish Civilization, 1650-1898.
Survey of the historical, literary, artistic and economic trends
which have definite bearing on national life and thought in
Spain, Portugal and the New World. Reading from repre-
sentative authors.
Winter quarter: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 8:00.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Spanish 101, or in conjunction with Spanish 101 with
permission of the instructor.
OfiFered in 1941-1942.
303c. History of Spanish Civilization in the New
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World. Historical and literary background; modern trends
in the culture and literature of Hispanic-American countries,
including Brazil; reading from contemporary authors.
Spring quarter: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 8:00.
Credit: Three quarter hours.
Prerequisite: Spanish 101, or in conjunction with Spanish 101 with
permission of the instructor.
Oflfered in 1941-1942.
351a. Modern Spanish Literature. Nineteenth century:
novel, drama, prose; reading and discussion.
Fall quarter: Hours to be arranged.
Credit: Five quarter hours.
Prerequisites: Spanish 201, 202, and 203.
Offered in 1942-1943.
352b. Contemporary Spanish Literature. Prose, novel,
drama and poetry of the late nineteenth and the twentieth
century.
Winter quarter: Hours to be arranged.
Credit: Five quarter hours.
Prerequisites: Spanish 201, 202, and 203.
Offered in 1941-1942.
357a. SiGLO DE Oro. Literary background of the Golden
Age. Reading of representative masterpieces in the short novel
and the drama.
Fall quarter: Hours to be arranged.
Credit: Five quarter hours.
Prerequisites: Spanish 201, 202, and 203,
Offered in 1941-1942.
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358b. Cervantes: Don Quijote. Reading of the entire
masterpiece; study of the period; lectures; discussion.
Winter quarter: Hours to be arranged.
Credit; Five quarter hours.
Offered in 1942-1943.
Requirements for the major in Spanish:
Basic course: Spanish 01 or 101.
Required courses: Spanish 201a, 202b, 203c, and two quar-
ters to be chosen, one from each of the following groups:
Spanish 351a or 352b; 357a or 358b.
Elective courses in Spanish to complete the major must be
approved by the department.
The minor must include the basic course indicated above
and elective courses approved by the department.
GENERAL INFORMATION
SITUATION
The College is located in Decatur, a city of about 20,000
people, and one of the principal residential suburbs of Atlanta.
The metropolitan area has a population of more than 350,000.
The whole community is noted for its educational interests and
advantages. It would be hard to find a city with a richer
musical, artistic, social and religious life. In this metropolitan
area are located thirty-four institutions of learning, besides
public schools, bringing thousands of students from all over
the world, in addition to the local patronage.
The Agnes Scott campus is on the divide between the Atlantic
seaboard and the Gulf coast and has an elevation of 1,050 feet.
The water is freestone, and the climate is free from extremes
of heat and cold.
BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT
The buildings of the College, thirty-nine in number, includ-
ing several cottages occupied by members of the faculty, are
situated upon a well-shaded and spacious campus of rare nat-
ural beauty. With the exception of the White House and the
Infirmary, all the principal buildings are substantially con-
structed of brick, with trimmings of granite, limestone, or
marble. Readers of this Bulletin will be especially interested
in such of these buildings as form the working plant of the
institution, and so the following brief description is given.
Application may be made to the Registrar for any special
information that may be desired concerning the halls of
residence.
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The Agnes Scott Hall was the gift of the late Colonel
George W. Scott, the revered and generous friend of the Col-
lege, by whose munificence its existence was originally made
possible. This building is the headquarters for social activities
on the campus. It contains an office of the Dean of Students,
parlors, reception rooms, and Day Student quarters. It is
centrally located and accessible from all parts of the campus.
(See also Residence Halls below.)
BuTTRiCK Hall was made possible by the generous support
of the General Education Board of New York and is named
in honor of Dr. Wallace Buttrick, former president of that
Board and a sincere friend of Agnes Scott College. The build-
ing is four stories in height and is constructed of steel, rein-
forced concrete, brick and limestone, with a roof of antique
tile.
The lobby, spacious enough to accommodate the whole
college community at one time, is finished in natural oak wood,
craftex, with crab orchard stone floors. The corridors are
unusually wide and well lighted. Although the whole building
is as near fire-proof as possible, three stairways with fire-proof
stair wells and fire doors are provided. Automatic elevator
service has also been installed.
The building contains forty-eight offices for administrative
officers and faculty, thirty-two classrooms, three rest rooms, the
post office, the book store, the college bank, the psychological
laboratory, four vaults, and ample storage space.
The Carnegie Library Building is named in honor of
Andrew Carnegie who provided personally the funds for the
first Agnes Scott library building. Constructed of brick and
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Indiana limestone with graded tile roof, it belongs in style of
architecture to the modern Gothic and conforms in type to
the adjacent buildings.
The Library is constructed in the shape of an ell, one wing
of which is two stories in height and consists of a large read-
ing room on each floor. The other wing rises to four stories,
with a large lecture room and storage space on the ground
floor, with lobby and administrative quarters on the first floor,
with seminar rooms, a staff lounge, projection and typing
rooms on the second floor, and with a museum on the top floor.
The tower bookstacks are located in the internal angle of the
building.
The first floor reading room is large and lofty, finished with
light woodwork and furnished with easy chairs and davenports
in bright blue and red upholstery. The informality of the
room is emphasized in the use of floor lamps, individual study
desks, alcoves and a great stone fireplace. The reading room
on the ground floor is also large and spacious, equipped with
open reserve shelves and with a special type of Windsor chair
designed for the comfort of a student working at a table.
A special feature which takes into account the mild, open
winters of the Atlanta area is the outdoor reading terrace. This
terrace, located so as to benefit from the sunny southern
exposure, is provided with weather proof chairs and tables and
gaily colored umbrellas and affords a delightful place for
reading or study.
The technical details are quite modern, the fire-proofing,
damp-proofing, air-conditioning, and sound insulation having
had successful attention.
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Presser Hall is the most recent addition to the College
plant, having been occupied for the first time in the autumn
of 1940. It is named in honor of the late Theodore Presser,
a prominent music publisher. The Presser Foundation, which
he established, contributed a substantial part of the money
for the new building.
Presser Hall contains excellent facilities for the teaching
of Music, including studios, practice rooms, lecture halls,
offices, and storage quarters. All of these have the latest
improvements in air-conditioning, sound-proofing, and insu-
lation.
The building is featured by Gaines Chapel, the assembly
hall for the College, named in honor of Dr. F. H. Gaines, the
first president of the institution. It is a beautiful Gothic
church, which may be transformed into an auditorium for
general assemblies, concerts, or plays.
In the same building also is Maclean Auditorium, seating
300 persons, and suitable for informal recitals, vesper services,
and other group gatherings.
The building itself is constructed of brick and limestone
with graded tile roof and is very similar in general style to
Buttrick Hall and the Library.
The Lowry Hall affords excellent accommodation for the
departments of biology, chemistry and physics. It is equipped
throughout with all appliances necessary for the proper teach-
ing of these subjects including electricity, gas, and hot and
cold water, both in the lecture-rooms and the various labora-
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tories. On the left side of the main entrance is a bronze tablet
with this inscription:
"This Science Hall is perpetually endowed by Robert J.
and Emma C. Lowry in Memory of their Son, William Mark-
ham Lowry, Anno Domini, 1910."
The department of biology contains three laboratories, a
lecture room, a professor's office, a vivarium, a photographic
room, a storage room, and a museum. The work of instruction
and research commands the aid of suitable apparatus, such as
microscopes, microtomes, ovens, baths, charts and illustrative
collections.
The department of chemistry is well supplied with chemicals
and chemical apparatus and the laboratories have every mod-
ern convenience that could be desired. Besides a large base-
ment, there are five commodious laboratories, a lecture-room,
a research laboratory, a professor's office, a library, three
storage rooms, and two balance rooms.
In addition to these laboratories a geological museum is
being equipped, and already a considerable number of fossils
and mineralogical specimens are on hand.
The department of physics contains a large lecture-room, a
professor's office and reference library, a dark-room, a large
and well-equipped laboratory, and two store rooms.
BucHER Scott Gymnasium-Auditorium. This excellent
building aflfords accommodations for some of the most useful
College activities. It is one hundred seventy-five feet long and
one hundred six feet wide. The main gymnasium room is
ninety feet by seventy, and there are two auxiliary gymnasium
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rooms. The stage is eighty by forty feet and equipped with
the modern four-color lights. The auditorium has a capacity
of nearly two thousand people. The swimming pool room is
eighty-two by forty-two feet, and the pool itself is sixty by
twenty-five feet, the room and pool being tile lined. There are
five ofl&ces for physicians and physical directors, four rest
rooms, special quarters for day students, and five rooms for
general student activities.
The Murphey Candler Student Building, named in honor
of Hon. C. M. Candler, who was a trustee of the College 46
years, from its beginning until his death in 1935, was formerly
used as a library building. In 1936 it was remodeled and is
now one of the most popular halls on the campus. It provides
headquarters for many of the student activities. Its lofty and
spacious reception room, with two fireplaces, and with com-
fortable furnishings, is in constant use for parties or informal
dancing or other forms of recreation. It has ten other rooms
for meetings or groups or publications or committees. Both
this building and the main reading room of the Library are
open on Sundays.
Residence Halls
There are four residence halls, in addition to five cottages,
giving dormitory space for three hundred and fifty. All these
buildings are comfortably equipped, lighted and heated, and
all contain both double and single rooms.
The Agnes Scott Hall contains, besides the social quar-
ters, studios, etc., mentioned above, dormitory space for about
seventy-five students.
The Rebekah Scott Hall, a memorial to the late
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Mrs. Rebekah Scott, wife of Colonel George W. Scott, contains,
besides two dormitory floors, the College Chapel, a large din-
ing-room, a commodious lobby, and various reception rooms.
A colonnade connects this building with the Agnes Scott
Hall and thus renders available for the latter building the
dining-room of the former.
The Jennie D. Inman Hall, a gift to the College of the late
Samuel Martin Inman (for many years the honored Chairman
of the Board of Trustees), as a memorial to his deceased wife,
has three floors devoted entirely to bedrooms. The wide
veranda of the building is extended to meet that of the White
House, in which is located the dining-room for both these
halls.
The White House contains a large dining-room, kitchen,
pantries, etc.
Five Cottages situated on the campus offer accommoda-
tions for about fifty students. These cottages are comfortably
furnished and supplied with all modern conveniences.
Auxiliary Buildings
The Anna Young Alumnae House was erected through
the joint efforts of the Trustees and the Alumnae in memory
of Miss Young, who was for twenty-one years a beloved teacher
in the College. It is a beautiful brick cottage, well equipped
with a tea room for the use of the College community and with
facilities for taking care of guests. It is especially a home for
returning Alumnae and is under the general management of
the Alumnae Association.
The Alumnae Infirmary, a well-built, two-story house,
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situated south of Lowry Hall was added to the College plant
through the efforts of the Alumnae. The building has been
arranged so that it is admirably adapted to its purpose.
Steam Plant. Steam heat is supplied to all the College
buildings from a modern and well equipped plant situated on
the south border of the campus. This plant has all the latest
devices for efficient service.
Laundry, This is a very attractive building, adjoining the
steam plant, and it also has just been erected. It is well
equipped and is operated for the benefit of the College com-
munity.
Fifteen Cottages on the campus are available for faculty
or officers. About half of these are heated from the central
steam plant.
Harrison Hut is a very interesting camp located in the
forest to the south of the college grounds. It is accessible to
the campus, but is secluded and quiet for afternoon or over-
night groups who wish a touch of outdoor life. It has cooking
facilities both indoors and outside of the hut.
SPECIAL ENDOWMENT FUNDS
The George W. Scott Foundation
In November, 1909, citizens of Decatur, in order to express
their affectionate admiration of one of the town's most useful
and public-spirited men, and at the same time to assist in
perpetuating the work of the College which had been so dear
to his heart, contributed the sum of $29,000 for the establish-
ment of "The George W. Scott Memorial Foundation," for the
endowment of some department of the College, the exact
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disposition of the fund being left to the direction of the Board
of Trustees. The income from this fund is for the present
applied to the maintenance of the department of Philosophy
and Education.
The Samuel M. Inman Endowment Fund
In the will of Miss Jane Walker Inman, probated August 2,
1922, Agnes Scott College was made the residuary legatee;
and the proceeds of her estate for the College amounted to
$144,453.42, in real estate, stocks and bonds.
In addition the will provided for a life estate of $50,000.00
which will eventually come to the College. The whole of this
splendid gift is to be used for establishing "The Samuel M.
Inman Endowment Fund," in memory of her brother, who was
for many years Chairman of the Board of Trustees and the
pilot of the College through its most difficult period of devel-
opment.
John Bulow Campbell Fund
The first subscription made to the Semi-Centennial Fund
of the College was $100,000 given anonymously by Mr. John
Bulow Campbell, of Atlanta, who was at the time Chairman
of the Finance Committee of Agnes Scott. It has been set
up as a memorial for Mr. Campbell, and the income is being
used to assist worthy young women who might otherwise not
be able to attend the institution, a cause in which he was
always much interested during his service as a Trustee.
Joseph Kyle Orr Foundation
This fund was established by an appropriation of $7,500
by the Trustees of the College as a memorial of Mr. J. K.
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Orr, of Atlanta, for twenty-three years Chairman of the Board
of Trustees, under whose leadership the institution attained its
most rapid growth and recognition. The fund is being in-
creased by gifts from the family of Mr. Orr and by other
friends. The income from the foundation is used to strengthen
the administrative work of the College.
The Lowry Foundation
As a tribute to the memory of their deceased son, William
Markham Lowry, Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Lowry, of Atlanta,
have contributed to the College the sum of $25,000. The
income from this fund is applied towards the maintenance of
the natural sciences, and in recognition of the generosity of
the donors, the science building has been given the name
"Lowry Hall."
Asa G. Candler Library Fund
This endowment fund has been named by the Trustees of
the College in honor of Mr. Asa Griggs Candler, of Atlanta,
who was a benefactor of the institution during his life time,
and who was one of the chief promoters of Christian education
in the South. The income on the slightly more than S5,000
fund is used to purchase additional books for the library.
Quenelle Harrold Foundation
Mrs. Thomas Harrold, Americus, Georgia, has contributed
the sum of $10,000.00 to establish "Tlie Quenelle Harrold
Foundation" in honor of her daughter who graduated from
Agnes Scott in the Class of 1923. The income for the present
is used to provide a Graduate Fellowship, and is awarded to
some alumna who is well qualified for research and who gives
promise of leadership.
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Cooper Foundation
This has been established by Mr. Thomas L. and Mrs. Annie
Scott Cooper, Decatur, Ga. Mrs. Cooper was the daughter of
Col. George W. Scott, the founder of the College. The Foun-
dation consists of $7,500, and the income may be used for
whatever seems most needful for the College in any particular
year. At present it is used to provide student aid for worthy
young women.
George W. Harrison, Jr., Foundation
In the will of the late George W. Harrison, Jr., of Atlanta,
Agnes Scott College was one of the residuary legatees. The
funds derived from this source, approximately $20,000, have
been set aside for the establishment of this Foundation, the
income from which will for the present be used in helping
worthy young women with scholarship aid.
Louise McKinney Book Prize
Friends of Miss Louise McKinney, Professor of English,
Emeritus, have provided a fund of $1,000, the income of which
is used to provide a prize for the best collection of books
accumulated in any one year by a student. The books are to
be owned intellectually as well as physically. The English
Department will judge the collections submitted for consid-
eration.
Scholarships
The William A. Moore Scholarship $5,000
This sum was bequeathed to the College by the late William
A, Moore, an Elder of the First Presbyterian Church of
Atlanta.
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The will of Mr. Moore provides that "this sum shall be held
as a permanent fund as endowment for the education at this
College of worthy girls of Presbyterian parents who are unable
to provide a collegiate education for their daughters,"
The Eugenia Mandeville Watkins
Scholarship S6,250
Founded in memory of the late Mrs. Homer Watkins, for-
merly Miss Eugenia Mandeville, of Carrollton, Ga., an early
graduate of the College, by her father, the late Mr. L. C.
Mandeville, and her husband, Mr. Homer Watkins.
The Harry T. Hall Memorial Scholarship $5,000
Endowed by Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Bradley, Columbus, Ga.,
in memory of Mrs. Bradley's only brother. In awarding
this scholarship preference will be given applicants from
Muscogee County, Georgia.
The John Morrison Memorial Scholarship S3,000
Established by Mrs. lola B. Morrison, of Moultrie, Ga.,
In awarding this scholarship, preference will be given to
students applying from Colquitt County, Georgia.
The Lucy Hayden Harrison Memorial
Loan Fund Sl,000
This sum from the savings account of the late Miss Lucy
Hayden Harrison has been committed in trust by her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. George W. Harrison, and her brother, Mr.
George W. Harrison, Jr., all of Atlanta, to the College to be
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used as a loan fund "for the purpose of aiding worthy girls in
securing a college education in Agnes Scott College."
The Elkan Naumburg Music Scholarship Fund S2,000
Contributed by the late Mr, Elkan Naumburg, of New York,
for the purpose of establishing a scholarship in Music.
The Josmh J. Willard Scholarship $5,000
Founded by Samuel L. Willard as a memorial to his father,
a former resident of Decatur. The income is to be used in
assisting daughters of Presbyterian ministers, preferably pas-
tors of small, weak churches, in securing an education at
Agnes Scott College.
The Maplewood Institute Memorial
Scholarship Fund $2,500
"At a meeting of the Maplewood Institute Association (Pitts-
field, Mass. ) , on June 5th, 1919, it was voted to give to Agnes
Scott College a fund of twenty-five hundred dollars ($2,500)
to found a "Maplewood Institute Memorial Scholarship," the
interest on this sum to be used every year as the College thinks
best in aiding some worthy girl in her education."
The H. C. Townsend Memorial Scholarship $5,000
Established by the late Mrs. Nell T. Townsend, of Anderson,
S. C. The income to be used particularly for students who are
planning to go as missionaries.
The George A. and Margaret Ramspeck
Scholarship Fund $1,250
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Established by Mrs. Jean Ramspeck Harper in honor of her
parents, who were former residents of Decatur,
The George C. Walters Scholarship Fund S5,000
Given by Mrs. Frances W. Walters, Atlanta, Ga., as a
memorial to her husband. The income will be awarded ac-
cording to the worth and need of the applicants. This fund is
being increased from year to year.
The Nannie R. Massie Memorial Scholarship
Fund $2,000
Established by Mrs. E. L. Bell, Lewisburg, W. Va., in
honor of her sister. Miss Massie was for many years a beloved
teacher at Agnes Scott. The income will be awarded according
to the need and worth of applicants.
The J. J. Clack Scholarship Fund $1,500
Mr. J. J. Clack, Starrsville, Ga., arranged the fund dur-
ing his life on the annuity plan. Since his death, the income
is now available for worthy young women.
LiNDSEY Scholarship Fund $5,000
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Lindsey, Decatur, Ga., have con-
tributed this fund. Nominations for the award of the income
are to be made annually by the Council of the Georgia Fed-
eration of Labor.
Kate Stratton Leedy Memorial
Scholarship Fund $1,000
This fund was established by the late Major W. B. Leedy,
Birmingham, Ala., on the annuity plan. Since his death, the
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fund becomes a perpetual memorial to his wife, and the income
will be used preferably for Alabama girls.
Employees of Atlantic Ice and Coal
Corporation Scholarship Fund $2,500
This has been established by the employees of the Corpora-
tion named under the leadership of the late President W. B.
Baker, there being about ninety contributors. The income is
preferably awarded to some worthy girl from a community
where the company has a plant or branch.
The Armstrong Memorial Training Fund $2,000
This was established by the joint gifts of the late Mr. George
F. Armstrong and his wife, Mrs. Lucy May Camp Armstrong,
Savannah, Ga. It is a memorial to him. The income will be
used primarily for those who wish to prepare for service in the
Young Women's Christian Association.
The Mills Memorlvl Scholarship Fund $1,000
The late Mr. George J. Mills, Savannah, Ga., gave the
money for this fund, and it is a joint memorial to him and his
wife, Mrs. Eugenia Postell Mills, whose death preceded his by
only a brief time.
The Mary D. Sheppard Memorial Scholarship $2,500
The Alumnae of the College, citizens of Tallapoosa, Ga., and
other friends have established this fund in honor of Miss Mary
Sheppard, who was a teacher in the institution and later a resi-
dent of Tallapoosa. Preference in awarding the income will
be given to worthy girls from Haralson County, Georgia.
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The Martha Merrill Thompson
Scholarship Fund S2,000
The members of the class of 1905 and other friends have
contributed this fund in memory of their classmate who was
Miss Martha Merrill, Thomasville, Ga. Preference in awarding
the income will be given to those who plan to do missionary
work.
The Anne V. and John Bergstrom
Scholarship Fund $1,000
This fund was established by Mrs. Martha Wynunee Berg-
strom, Atlanta, Ga., on the annuity plan. Since her death, the
income is available for worthy girls. The fund is named in
honor of two of her children who died in their youth.
Mary C. Davenport Scholarship Fund $1,000
Mrs. Mary C. Davenport, Marietta, Ga., has given this fund.
The income is awarded preferably to the daughter of mission-
aries or to a young woman in training for mission work.
The Lawrence McNeill Scholarship Fund $1,000
Mrs. Florence McNeill, Savannah, Ga., has established this
fund in memory of her husband, and the income is awarded
according to the worth and need of applicants.
The Weenona White Hanson Scholarship
IN Piano $2,500
This fund is the gift of Mr. and Mrs. Victor H. Hanson,
Birmingham, Ala. The income is to be used in giving musical
advantages to worthy young women who could not otherwise
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get this training. Preference is given to applicants from Ala-
bama.
The Jenkins Loan Fund $1,000
Contributed by Mrs. Pearl C. Jenkins, Crystal Springs, Miss.
The income is loaned each year without interest to some worthy
girl. Preference is given to Presbyterian students.
Capt. and Mrs. J. D. Malloy Scholarship $3,500
Messrs. D. G. Malloy and J. H. Malloy, Quitman, Ga., are
establishing a memorial scholarship in honor of their father
and mother, and the income on the amount named above is
now available. This scholarship aid is awarded on the nom-
ination of the donors.
Col. Joseph B. Preston Scholarship Fund $1,000
This fund was provided by the late Mrs. Clara J. Preston,
Augusta, Ga., on the annuity basis. After her death, the in-
come has become available for award, preference being given
to applicants from Georgia.
The Virginia Peeler Loan Fund $1,000
Miss Mary Virginia McCormick, Huntsville, Ala., has given
this sum in honor of Miss Virginia Peeler who graduated at
Agnes Scott in the class of 1926. The income is to be loaned
to worthy girls on easy terms.
Dr. and Mrs. T. F. Cheek Scholarship Fund $1,500
This fund was established by Mrs. T. F. Cheek, of Birming-
ham, Ala., on the annuity plan. Since her death, the income
is awarded according to the worth and need of the applicants.
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Wachendorff Scholarship Fund $1,000
Given by Messrs. C. J. and E. W. Wachendorfif, Atlanta, Ga.,
in honor of their mother. The income is to be awarded accord-
ing to the worth and need of applicants.
The Samuel P. Thompson Scholarship $5,000
Established by his wife, Mrs. S. P. Thompson, Covington,
Ga., on the annuity plan. Since her death the income is avail-
able for assisting worthy young women.
Loudie and Lottie Hendrick Scholarship $5,000
Established on the annuity plan by Miss C. N. Hendrick,
Covington, Ga. Since her death the fund is a joint memorial
of her and her sister. The income is available according to
the relative worth and need of applicants.
Sarah Frances Reid Grant Scholarship $6,000
This fund is the gift of Mrs. John M. Slaton of Atlanta and
is named in honor of her mother. During the life time of the
donor, the income is to be awarded on the nomination of the
Atlanta Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Lulu Smith Westcott Fund $1,250
The gift of Mr. G. L. Westcott, Dalton, Ga., and named in
honor of his wife, a graduate of the College. While the income
of the fund is not specifically designated for scholarship aid,
it is the desire of the donor that for the present it be used to
help girls interested in missionary work.
Nell Hodgson Woodruff Scholarship Fund $1,000
Mr. Robert W. Woodruff, Wilmington, Del., has given this
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fund and named it in honor of his wife. The income is awarded
according to the worth and need of applicants.
The Kontz Scholarship Fund $1,000
This fund has been established by Judge Ernest C. Kontz,
of Atlanta, in memory of his mother, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth
Trabert Kontz. The income is awarded annually on the basis
of the worth and need of the applicants.
Martha Bowen Scholarship Fund $1,000
Provided by the classmates and friends of Miss Martha
Bowen, Monroe, Ga., a member of the class of 1925, who died
before graduation.
Marie Wilkins Davis Fund $4,000
The property from which this fund was realized was left
by her mother as a memorial for Marie Wilkins (Mrs. W. H.
Davis) of Waynesboro, Ga., who was a student in Agnes Scott
Institute.
Georgia Wood Durham Scholarship $6,500
Contributed by the late Mrs. Jennie D. Finley in honor of
her mother. Students from DeKalb County, Georgia, are given
preference in the awards of the income.
Jennie Durham Finley Scholarship $5,000
Contributed by Mrs. Finley in order to aid primarily girls
from DeKalb County, Georgia, who are given first considera-
tion in awards.
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LucT Durham Goss Fund S3,000
Provided by Mrs. Jennie D. Finley in honor of her niece,
Mrs. John H. Goss, who was a student in Agnes Scott Institute.
Margaret McKinnon Hawley Scholarship $3,000
Established through a bequest of the late Dr. F. 0. Hawley,
Charlotte, N. C, in memory of his wife, a former student of
Agnes Scott Institute.
Hugh L. and Jessie Moore McKee Fund $3,000
Established by Mrs. Jessie Moore McKee of Atlanta. The
income is loaned to worthy young women, bearing no interest
while they are at Agnes Scott and none on any part of the
loan that is repaid within one year after leaving college. Pref-
erence in loans is given to girls from DeKalb and Fulton
Counties. Further details may be obtained by addressing the
Treasurer of the College.
ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIPS
The Collegiate Scholarship, The College offers tuition
for the next session to the student, in any class below Senior,
who attains the highest general proficiency. In order to com-
pete for this scholarship, the student must pursue a regular
course. The scholarship is not transferable, and is good only
for the session immediately succeeding the commencement at
which it is awarded.
Theodore Presser Scholarships. The Presser Founda-
tion of Philadelphia, Pa., grants each year to the College the
sum of $250 which is used to assist promising students in the
study of Music. Awards are made on the recommendation of
the Music faculty. The scholarships are named in honor of
Mr. Theodore Presser, who established the Foundation.
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The Alumnae Scholarship Aid. The Alumnae have
caught the spirit of helpfulness which characterizes their Alma
Mater and have cooperated heartily to help others secure the
education which they have enjoyed. They have given more
than $1,000 to establish the Sheppard Scholarship mentioned
above; and, in addition, they have recently begun a fund to be
known as "The Alumnae Loan Fund," the interest from which
is to be used for those who find it necessary to borrow money
for the completion of their college work.
Special Scholarships. Scholarships paying tuition for
one session in Piano, Voice, Art and Spoken English are
offered. Conditions of award may be ascertained on applica-
tion to the President.
STUDENT AID
All applications for scholarship aid from any of the funds
outlined above should be made in writing on forms which may
be obtained from the President's ofl&ce.
HOPKINS JEWEL AWARD
This has been established in honor of Miss Nannette Hop-
kins. The prize consists of a very beautiful white gold ring
with an amethyst stone significant of the College colors,
purple and white; and it is awarded each year to the member
of the Senior class who most nearly meets the ideals of the
College.
THE LAURA CANDLER MEDAL
This medal, the gift of Mrs. Nellie Scott Candler of Decatur,
is awarded to the student of Sophomore, Junior or Senior
grade who makes the highest average for the year in mathe-
matics, provided her work is of marked excellence.
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RICH PRIZE
The firm of Rich's, Inc., Atlanta, Ga., offers each year a
prize of Fifty Dollars to that member of the Freshman class
who makes the best record for the year. The award is made at
Commencement.
FRANK MORLEY PRIZE
This is offered each year by Professor Robinson for the most
original work in mathematics done by any member of the
Sophomore or the Junior class.
FELLOWSHIPS
Two fellowships may be awarded annually to members of
the Senior Class. These fellowships carry with them remuner-
ation amounting to the recipients' entire expenses for one year,
including tuition in any department of the College (except
"specials") in which they may elect to continue their work.
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EXPENSES FOR THE YEAR
Non-Resident Students
Tuition, including the use of library, gymnasium,
lounge rooms, general student activities, and in-
struction in all subjects offered in the curriculum
except "Specials" $305.00
Maintenance fee 15.00
Total for the session $320.00
Payable on entrance in September, $185.00; on January 1st,
$135.00.
(Laboratory fees and "Specials" not included.)
In addition, new students will pay the $10.00 gymnasium
fee on entrance (see page 108).
Resident Students
Tuition, etc., as above $305.00
Maintenance fee 25.00
Medical fee 10.00
Board, including room, heat, light, laundry (1% dozen
plain pieces) 430.00
Total for the session $770.00
Payable on entrance in September, $500.00, less the regis-
tration fee of $25.00, making the amount due $475.00. In ad-
dition, new students will pay the $10.00 gymnasium fee on
entrance (see page 108). The remainder, $270.00, is payable
January 1st.
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Payments must be made direct to the Treasurer on the speci-
fied dates. No bills are rendered for any items.
This does not include Laboratory fees in any Science, nor
does it cover "Specials," which fees must be paid to the
Treasurer before admittance to classes in any science or "Spe-
cial" subject, and his receipt presented to the professor.
Special Fees
Piano $120.00
Organ 120.00
Voice 120.00
Violin 120.00
Art 100.00
Speech (individual lessons) 100.00
Voice (in classes) 30.00
Use of Organ, one hour daily 20.00
Use of Piano, one hour daily 10.00
Laboratory fee (for the session) 10.00
Laboratory fee (quarter course) 4.00
Breakage fee (in Chemistry only) 5.00
Diploma fee 5.00
Gymnasium Uniform and Equipment (applies only to
new students) 10.00
Payable, one-half upon entrance; remainder on January 1st,
except laboratory, breakage and Gymnasium fees, which are
payable in full at entrance.
If half time work is permitted in any "special," the charge
will be $10.00 more for the session than half of the regular
fee would be.
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Terms
No student will be received for less than a full quarter.
No refunds of any nature are made on account of the with-
drawal of a student.
No student will be granted a diploma or a certificate or a
transcript of her record sent to another school unless all of
her financial obligations to the College have been paid in full;
this includes any loan that may have been made by the College.
No student will be allowed to attend classes, or be permitted
to take an examination, where her financial affairs have not
been fully satisfied.
Where a patron finds it necessary to request deferred pay-
ment of his account, when due, special arrangements must be
made in advance of the due date with the Treasurer. In all
such cases notes must be signed, in advance. They bear interest
at six percentum from date payment was due. Where a note
is accepted it is done with the full understanding that the
account is not considered as settled unless the notes are met
promptly on due date.
It is distinctly understood that upon the entrance of a student
her parent, or guardian, accepts the terms and regulations as
outlined in the catalogue as final and binding upon them.
Notes
It is recommended that each student be provided with $20.00
upon entrance to college in order that she may be able to pur-
chase the necessary books and stationery. These are sold by
the College at city prices for cash.
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It is hoped that parents will make only moderate allowance
to their daughters for spending money. When money is de-
posited with the Treasurer for students, it is paid out on their
checks, and no other account is kept except the cancelled
checks.
In cases of protracted sickness or contagious diseases, par-
ents must provide a nurse at their expense. Also they must
pay for medicines and for consultations.
The College exercises every precaution to protect property
of students, but will not be responsible for any losses that
may occur.
Discounts
When two or more sisters enter as boarding students a dis-
count of $22.25 is allowed from the September payment, and
$13.50 from the January payment, for each student.
Students holding College scholarships will not be given any
further discount.
A discount of $100.00 on tuition will be made to ministers
regularly engaged in their calling who send their daughters as
boarding students. This is credited one-half in September and
the remainder in January.
To ministers regularly engaged in their calling, who send
their daughters as day students, a discount of $28.50 will be
allowed on tuition. This is credited $16.00 in September and
$12.50 in January.
The boarding department will be closed during the Christ-
mas holidavs.
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Communications concerning courses of study, inquiries con-
cerning health and conduct of students, and general adminis-
trative details, should be addressed to the President; concern-
ing absences and social and domestic matters to the Dean of
Students; and concerning all business transactions, to the
Treasurer.
Furniture
The College supplies each room with single beds, complete
with mattress and pillow; bureau; chairs; study table; student
lamp; bookcase; and trash basket. Each student should bring
with her sheets, blankets, counterpanes, pillow-cases, towels,
six small dinner napkins, and any article, such as rugs, cur-
tains, etc., she may wish to use in her room.
All articles, including trunks, must be plainly and durably
marked with the name of the owner. Failure to comply with
this requirement causes great inconvenience and sometimes
loss.
Arrivals at Night
Students arriving in Atlanta in time for the official opening
of College in September are met, on request, by a representa-
tive of the College, without charge.
At other times a chaperon's fee will be charged for meeting
students. If two or more are met the charge is to be divided
equally among them.
Students, when met under the above rule, are expected to
pay to the Dean the fee on the day following their arrival,
since no account will be opened on the Treasurer's books for
this fee.
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Guests
The College regrets that it has been found necessary to limit
the free hospitality it has heretofore extended. Since every
space in the dormitories is occupied by faculty and students,
guests cannot be entertained without serious inconvenience
except from Saturday to Monday. At such times, after consul-
tation with the Dean, vacancies caused by the temporary ab-
sence of students may be utilized for guests at a charge of one
dollar and fifty cents a day. Whether guests are being enter-
tained for the week-end or for a single meal, permission must
be obtained from the Dean and meal tickets procured at the
business office.
The above regulations do not apply to the Alumnae. When
they desire to visit the College they are asked to communicate
with the Dean stating the date and length of the proposed
visit.
All guests are expected to conform to the dormitory regu-
lations.
STUDENT ACTIVITIES
The student organizations and publications occupy a most
important place in the community life of the College, and are
commended as valuable educational aids in the work of train-
ing young women for the highest efficiency. It will be evident
that these enterprises entail a certain amount of financial
expenditure. In order to reduce this expense to a minimum,
and at the same time to insure the continued life and activity
of the various necessary developments of the student body, a
general cooperative plan has been devised by the students.
General Information 149
A Student Budget has been arranged to cover most of the
organizations or activities that concern the campus as a whole.
Included in it for a part of their support are the following:
Student Government Association, Agnes Scott Christian Asso-
ciation, Athletic Association, "Aurora," "Silhouette," "Agnes
Scott News," "Student Handbook," Mortar Board, Pi Alpha
Phi, Lecture Association, Blackfriars, May Day Committee,
International Relations Club.
Beginning in 1939, the College has arranged to collect this
Student Budget fee for distribution among the organizations,
and it is included under the general College fees, S 18.00 being
the amount allocated for this purpose.
Organizations
The -Student Government Association. This organiza-
tion, based upon a charter granted by the faculty, has for its
purpose the ordering and control of the dormitory life and of
most other matters not strictly academic. Its membership
includes all the students. The most gratifying results have
continually followed the increase of opportunity and of respon-
sibility thus given to the students, especially in the develop-
ment of self-restraint, consideration for the majority, and the
true cooperative spirit.
Agnes Scott Christian Association. ^The objects of this
Association are:
To develop the spiritual life of the students.
To cooperate with other student associations in general
Christian work.
To do all possible to advance the Kingdom of God.
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The various departments of the Association work are well
organized and render efficient service. The Association has the
sympathetic interest and support of the faculty, while the
student body, with few exceptions, are members. The leaders
among the students are also the leaders in this work, and thus
the organization wields a large influence for good.
Athletic Association. The Athletic Association cooper-
ates with the Department of Physical Education in the manage-
ment of sports. There are three seasons. During the Fall
season hockey, swimming, archery, tennis, golf and riding are
offered; during the Winter season basketball and riding;
during the Spring swimming, archery, tennis, riding and golf.
Interclass games are played in hockey and basketball and
tournaments are arranged in tennis, archery and golf. A horse
show is held at the end of the Fall season. Swimming meets
are held during the Fall and a Water Pageant is given during
the Winter season. A tennis club affords much enjoyment to
the more skilled players. Membership in the outing club is
open to those skilled in hiking, camp craft, and outdoor
cooking.
An athletic field affords excellent opportunity for hockey,
while eight courts are in almost constant use the whole year.
Public Lecture Association. An organization of students
and faculty has been formed for the purpose of inviting noted
speakers, from time to time, to address the College community.
These lectures are likewise open to the public upon the pay-
ment of a small fee.
General Information 151
Publications
The students issue the following publications:
The Aurora. A quarterly magazine devoted to the devel-
opment of literary effort among the students.
The Silhouette. The annual, published by the student
body. It is intended to give, in humorous and artistic vein, a
record of the student life for the current year.
The Agnes Scott News. A weekly newspaper published
by the student body. It has as its object the promotion of
loyalty to the College and the dissemination of local news.
The Student Handbook. A manual of information issued
annually by the Student Associations.
RELIGIOUS LIFE
Every effort is made to promote earnest and pronounced
religious life in the College. Students are requested to select the
church they desire to make their church home as soon as
practical after arrival. Ordinarily this must be the church of
their parents. They are expected to attend this church on
Sunday morning. Attendance on daily morning prayers is
expected.
The regular Sunday evening service and the mission study
classes, conducted by the Christian Association, are largely
attended, as is also the tri-weekly vesper service in the chapel
under the leadership of members of the faculty.
APPOINTMENT COMMITTEE
The faculty has appointed a Committee with a view to
assisting Agnes Scott students in securing positions. All grad-
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uates and other students of the College who desire to teach
or do other work are invited to apply for registration blanks,
fill them out and file them with this committee. Address the
Registrar.
ALUMNAE ASSOCIATION
The Alumnae Association of Agnes Scott College was organ-
ized during the Commencement of 1895. The purpose, as
originally outlined that of promoting the welfare of the College
and its alumnae by increasing the interest of its members in
the College and in each other, has been consistently main-
tained.
The work of the association is conducted largely through the
Executive Board, composed of six officers and nine chairmen
of standing committees Publicity, Preparatory Schools, Cur-
riculum, House and Tea Room, Local Clubs, Grounds, Enter-
tainment, Student Loan, Constitution and By-Laws. Fifteen
state presidents and four councillors-at-large serve in an ad-
visory capacity. A representation from the administration,
student body, alumnae trustees, classes graduated, and local
clubs is secured through semi-annual meetings of the Alumnae
Council. The annual meeting for the general association is
held during Commencement.
The Alumnae Association owns and operates the Anna
Young Alumnae House on the campus. In this are housed the
Tea Room, under the supervision of the association, guest
rooms for visitors, and the office of the Executive Secretary
employed by the association.
General Information 153
The officers for the session 1940-41 are:
President Mrs. Crawford Barnett, '32,
900 Myrtle Street, N. E., Atlanta, Ga.
First Vice-President Mrs. John J. Eagan, Institute
902 Oakdale Road, N. E., Atlanta, Ga.
Second Vice-President Mrs. J. Edward Mount, '29,
533 Weaver Street, Larchmont, N. Y.
Secretary Mrs. Hal Smith, '31,
3215 Habersham Road, N. E., Atlanta, Ga.
Treasurer Miss Bella Wilson, '34,
Agnes Scott College, Decatur, Ga.
Executive Secretary Mrs. Schley Howard, Jr., '34,
Agnes Scott College, Decatur, Ga.
Assistant Secretary Miss Mamie Lee RatliflF, '39,
Agnes Scott College, Decatur, Ga.
BEQUESTS
Gifts to the College are needed for general endowment, for
professorships, for scholarships, for buildings and equipment,
and for additional land. Special memorial features may be
incorporated in deeds of gift or in bequests.
Annuity incomes may also be arranged in connection with
gifts to the College.
Forms of Bequests
1. I hereby give and bequeath to Agnes Scott College,
Decatur, Georgia, the sum of dollars
to be used by the Trustees in whatever way will best advance
the interests of the College.
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2. I hereby give and bequeath to Agnes Scott College,
Decatur, Georgia, the sum of dollars
the principal of which is to be invested and preserved inviol-
ably, the income being used by the Trustees of the College in
whatever way will best advance its interests.
3. I hereby give and bequeath to Agnes Scott College,
Decatur, Georgia, the sum of dollars,
to be known as the Fund,
the income to be used by the Trustees of the College as
follows:
If the bequest is intended to leave the College the remainder
of any estate, the form may be: All the rest, residue, and
remainder of my real and personal property of any kind what-
ever, I give and bequeath to Agnes Scott College, Decatur,
Georgia, et cetera.
4. Testamentary Trust under a mandatory power
Bank or Trust Company Trustee: I direct my executors, as
soon after my death as shall be practicable, {or trustees on
the termination of the preceding private trust) on my behalf
(and as a memorial to ) to endow Agnes Scott
College in the sum of Dollars, or its equivalent in
securities, by the creation of a charitable trust to be adminis-
tered by a bank or trust company of their selection, {or name
such an institution) acting as trustee under the resolution and
declaration of trust known as The Uniform Trust for Public
Uses, to collect and pay over or apply the net income arising
therefrom to the use of said beneficiary for its general corp-
orate purposes {or name a particular corporate purpose).
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SCHOLARSHIPS AND PRIZES
The Quenelle Harrold Fellowship
Ruth Eyles Atlanta, Ga.
Alternate:
Eva Ann Pirkle Atlanta, Ga.
Collegiate
Billie Gammon Davis Varginha, Minas, Brazil
Piano
Ida Jane Vaughan Jenkins, Ky.
Voice
Elizabeth Kyle Huntington. W. Va.
Art
Beatrice Shamos Decatur, Ga.
Speech
Neva Jackson Columbia, S. C.
Candler Prize in Mathematics
Mary McCulloch Templeton Moores^ille, N. C.
MoRLEY Medal in Mathematics
Susan Dyer Petersburg. W. Va.
Rich Prize
Charity Crocker Rio de Janeiro. Brazil
Hopkins Jewel Award
Ruth Slack Decatur, Ga.
Louise McBIinney Book Award
Carolyn Forman Birmingham. Ala.
Commencement Awards
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CLASS HONOR LIST
1939-1940
FRESHMAN CLASS
Charity Crocker
Martha Dale
Jane Elliott
Dorothy Holloran
Ruth Lineback
Jane McDonough
SOPHOMORE CLASS
Lavinia Brown
Billie Davis
Susan Dyer
Mary Lightfoot Elcan
Margery Gray
Jeanne Osborne
Julia Ann Patch
Theodosia Ripley
Frances Tucker
Sabine Brumby
Freda Copeland
Beryl Healy
Rebekah Hogan
Marjorie Merlin
Elizabeth Alderman
Evelyn Baty
Ruth Eyles
Mary Evelyn Francis
Mary Todd Heaslett
Margaret Hopkins
JUNIOR CLASS
Beatrice Shamos
Betty Jane Stevenson
Mary Bon Utterback
Ida Jane Vaughan
Doris Weinkle
SENIOR CLASS
Mary Matthews
Eva Ann Pirkle
Ruth Slack
Louise Sullivan
Mary McCulloch Templeton
Violet Jane Watkins
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Agnes Scott College
PHI BETA KAPPA
Elections 1939-1940
ALUMNAE
Elizabeth Cheatham Palmer Margery Mayhew Speake
Elizabeth Alderman
Evelyn Baty
Ruth Eyles
Mary Evelyn Francis
SENIORS
Margaret Hopkins
Mary Matthews
Eva Ann Pirkle
Jane Salters
Violet Jane Watkins
REGISTER OF STUDENTS
1940-1941
Students are listed in the various classes under the following limita-
tions:
(1) As Seniors, upon the completion of one hundred twenty-nine
quarter hours of credit (not including physical education) at least fifty-
four of which are of merit grade, provided fifty-one quarter hours be
taken in the current session. ] j
(2) As Juniors, upon the completion of seventy-eight quarter hours
of credit (not including physical education), at least twenty-seven of
which are of merit grade, provided fifty-one quarter hours be taken in
the current session.
(3) As Sophomores, upon the completion, as a minimum require-
ment, of thirty quarter hours of credit (not including physical educa-
tion), at least fifteen of which are of merit grade, provided forty-eight
quarter hours be taken in the current session, or upon the completion
of an increased number of credit hours for proportionate loss of merit
hours, provided sufficient hours be taken in the current session to meet
the credit hour basis for minimum requirements.
(4) As Freshmen, upon presentation of requirement for regular
admission, provided one of the groups of studies prescribed for Fresh-
men be taken. In this class are likewise listed second year regular
students who have not been admitted to Sophomore standing.
(5) As Irregulars or as Specials, if the regular admission require-
ment has not been presented, or if the regular groups of study are not
followed.
(6) As Unclassified, upon presentation of tentative credits, amount-
ing to at least thirty quarter hours, from another college.
(7) At least eighteen quarter hours of merit grade must be credited
to the student each year after the Freshman year for class promotion.
A minimum of forty-eight quarter hours of merit grade must be secured
in the Junior and Senior years and a minimum of twenty-one quarter
hours of merit grade must be secured in the Senior year.
SUMMARY BY STATES
Alabama 16
Arkansas 2
Delaware 1
Florida 22
Georgia 302
Illinois 3
Kentucky 8
Louisiana 4
Maryland 1
Massachusetts 1
Mississippi 12
Missouri 1
New Jersey 4
New York 12
North Carolina 31
Ohio 4
Pennsylvania 3
South Carolina 43
Tennessee 15
Texas 4
Virginia 8
West Virginia 11
Wisconsin 1
Brazil 4
China 6
Congo Beige 2
Cuba 2
France 1
Total
524
INDEX
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Administration of the Curriculum 29
Admission of Students 18
Admission of Unconditioned Freshmen 18
Admission of Conditioned Freshmen 19
Admission of Irregular Students 19
Admission to Advanced Standing 19
Admission of Special Students 19
Admission by Certificate 20
Admission by Examination 21
Agnes Scott Christian Association 149
Agnes Scott College 17
Agnes Scott Hall 122, 126
Alumnae Association 152
Alumnae House 127
Appointment Committee 151
Arrivals at Night 147
Athletic Association 150
Attendance on Lectures 30
Automatic Exclusion 34
Bachelor of Arts Degree 35
Bequests 153
Board of Trustees 3
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Buildings and Equipment 121
Buttrick Hall 122
Calendar 4
Carnegie Library 122
Classification 29
Committees of the Faculty 15, 16
Cottages 127
Curriculum 29
Description of Courses 38
Art 39
Astronomy 42
Bible 42
Biology 47
Business Economics 58
Chemistry 51
Economics 55
Education 104
English 60
French 111
German 73
Greek 76
History 80
Journalism 84
Latin 87
Index 183
Mathematics 92
Music 95
Philosophy and Education 101
Physical Education 106
Physics 108
Psychology 102
Romance Languages 111
Sociology 56
Spanish 117
Description of Entrance Subjects 22
English 22
Latin 23
French 24
Greek 23
Spanish 24
German 24
Mathematics 25
History 26
Civics 26
Music 27
Science 27
Discounts 146
Elective Entrance Units 18
Entrance Subjects 18, 19
Examinations 30
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Examinations for Entrance 21
Expenses 143-146
Faculty Committees 15, 16
Fellowships 142
General Information 121
George W. Scott Foundation 128
Guests 148
Gymnasium-Auditorium 125
Harrold, Quenelle, Foundation 130
Infirmary 127
Inman, Sam'l M., Fund 129
Jennie D. Inman Hall 127
Laura Candler Medal 141
Limitation of Hours 32
Lowry Foundation 130
Lowry Hall 124
Methods of Admission 20
Memorial Funds 128-140
Merit Hours 33
Murphey Candler Building 126
Officers of Administration 13, 14
Officers of Instruction and Government 5
Organization of Students 149
Prescribed Entrance Units 18
Index 185
Psychological Tests 18
Public Lecture Association 150
Publications of Students 151
Quarter and Year Credits 32
Rebekah Scott Hall 126
Register of Students, 1940-1941 161
Registration 29
Religious Life 151
Required Residence 34
Requirements for the Degree 35
Residence Halls 126
Rich Prize 142
Scholarship Foundations 128
Scholarships (Annual) 140
Situation 121
Standing to which Students are Admitted 18
Steam Laundry 128
Steam Plant 128
Student Activities 148
Student Aid 141
Student Government Association 149
Summer Work 32
White House 127