OGLETHORPE COLLEGE BULLETIN / o9 1970 S AND SCIENCES VISITORS We welcome visitors to the campus throughout the year. Those without appointments will find an administrative office open from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on weekdays and from 9 to 12 on Satur- days. Student guides will be available at these times, and also on Saturday and Sunday afternoons. To be sure of seeing a particular officer, visitors are urged to make an appointment in advance. All of the offices of the College may be reached by calling Atlanta (Area Code 404), 261-1441, Admissions Office 404233-6864. Oglethorpe is a fully accredited, four-year college of arts and sciences under the standards of the Southern Association of Col- leges and Schools, and is a member of the Association of Ameri- can Colleges. It is also fully approved for teacher education by the Georgia State Department of Education. Vol. 52 February, 1969 No. 1 Published four times a year in September, October, November, December, by Oglethorpe College, 4484 Peachtree Road, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30319. Second Class postage paid at Atlanta, Georgia. Oglethorpe College Bulletin m' 1 ' Bit muui 01 Oglethorpe College Bulletin 1969-1970 * Founded 1835 * Oglethorpe College Atlanta, Georgia 30319 ^ 'i I/ll : r*.. W*r,T TABLE OF CONTENTS College Calendar _ 6 The Oglethorpe Idea 9 History of Oglethorpe 11 Admission to the College.... 15 1. Application Information 15 2. Advanced Placement Program.. 16 3. College Level Testing Program... 16 4. Transfer Students 18 5. Special and Transient Students 18 6. Application Procedure 18 7. Financial Assistance to Students 18 Academic Regulations 20 Student Life 25 College Residence Requirements 28 Financing 29 Withdrawals and Refunds 30 Placement Service 35 General Information 37 Semester System 37 Evening Program 37 Continuing Education 37 Curriculum 38 General College Requirements 39 Majors Programs and Courses of Study 39 Behavioral Sciences 85 Business Administration and Economics 78 Education 67 Humanities 41 Science 54 Social Studies 50 The Faculty 90 The Administration 94 Board of Trustees 96 President's Council 99 Application for Admission _ 102 Index ..101 February 6 February 7 February 8 February 10 February 11 March 29-April 6 April 7 April 7-20 April 21-26 May 22 May 23 May 26-31 June 1 COLLEGE CALENDAR SPRING SEMESTER 1969 Dormitories Open for New Students (9:00 a.m. -5:00 p.m.) Registration for New Students Drop and Add Day Classes begin Oglethorpe Day (11:00 a.m.) Spring Holidays (All classes through March 28, Day and Evening, will meet as scheduled.) Dormitories closed during this period beginning 10:00 a.m. Classes resume Students meet with Advisors for Summer and Fall scheduling Early Registration for Summer and Fall se- mester 1969 Last Day Semester Classes Free Day Final Examination Period Commencement June 5 June 6-7 June 9 July 3-6 July 7 July 11 July 14 July 16 August 19 August 23 FIRST SUMMER TERM 1969 Dormitories open (9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.) Registration Classes begin Holidays, Classes end 5:00 p.m., July 3 Classes resume 8:00 a.m. Term closes SECOND SUMMER TERM 1969 Registration Classes begin 8:00 a.m. Term closes Commencement COLLEGE CALENDAR Fall 1969 September 23 September 24-25 September 25 September 26 September 29 October 1 November 27 December 17 January 4 January 5 January 26-31 FALL SEMESTER 1969-70 Dormitories open (8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) Orientation and Testing Registration for Returning Students Registration for New Students Classes begin Drop-and-Add Day Thanksgiving holiday (All classes meet through November 26, Day and Evening, as sched- uled.) Christmas holidays (All classes meet through December 17, Day and Evening, will meet as scheduled.) All dormitories closed (10:00 a.m.) Classes resume Final Examination Period February 6 February 8 February 9 February 11 February 12 April 13-17 April 20 May 22 May 25-30 May 31 Summer 1970 June 8-July 10 July 15-Aug. 18 Aug. 23 SPRING SEMESTER 1970 Registration for New Students Dormitories Open Classes begin Drop-and-Add Day Oglethrope Day Spring holidays (all classes through April 10, Day and Evening, will meet as scheduled.) Dormitories closed during this period be- ginning 10:00 a.m. Classes resume Last Day Semester Classes Final Examination Period Commencement (5 weeks) (5 weeks) Commencement (Sunday) viHE '^0 l ' : - m ~ THE OGLETHORPE IDEA The Oglethorpe idea is to forge the strongest possible link between the "academic" and "practical," between "human un- derstanding" and "know-how," between "culture" and "profici- ency," between past and present. We are persuaded that there is ultimately no contradiction between the concepts represented in each of these usually divorced pairs. There can be no basic disagreement among educators and laymen about the common elements of the student's real needs and interests. He is to learn as much as possible about the principles, forces, and laws influencing or governing Nature, including human nature and human associations; to learn to take account of these not only for their own sake but for growth, guidance and direction for himself and others; to express his deepest individuality in the work or calling most appropriate to his talents; and to discover his proper place, role, and function in the complex relationships of modern living. Living should not be an escape from work. Education should therefore encompass the twin aims of making a life and making a living. But inescapably he is part and parcel of society. He fulfills himself by the measure in which he contributes to the happiness and progress of his fellows. Education, as an institu- tion of society, has a social obligation. It cannot neglect either the individual or the community without damage to both. The social order at its best is best for the individual; the individual at his best is best for society. The business of education is to strive for this optimum. What difference should an education make? There are people, deficient in formal schooling, who are happy and useful. They understand and get along well with their neighbors. They are an influence for good in their community and earn a living by honest effort. Any truly educated man displays the same traits. The difference is in degree rather than kind. Whereas it is usual for people to understand their fellows, how much wider should be the sympathies of the educated man! His contacts go beyond the living and embrace the seers of all the ages, who as his companions should inform his mind and enlarge his vision. 10 OGLETHORPE COLLEGE Never before have people been so alive to the necessity of mastering rather than being mastered by the economic and scien- tific forces at work in our world. Creative brains and individual in- itiative, tempered by a strong sense of social responsibility, are the only sources of payrolls compatible with a free society, and im- proving living standard, and a better way of life. Where else can we look for this creative urge other than to adequate education of qualified talent! We make no claim that formal education inevitably bestows these benefits. We insist that it can. If that be true, how may the mark be reached? We shall always have to remind ourselves as teachers that education is a difficult art. The pitfalls we would shun are hard to escape. Of all people, the teacher must remain the most teachable. The quest for wisdom is never-ending. We, too, must continually grow in order to stimulate growth in those who come to us to learn. We shall also have to remind ourselves that subjects are merely the means; the objects of instruction are the persons taught. We must be forever mindful that edu- cation, in order to be true to itself, must be a progressive experi- ence for the learner, in which interest gives rise to inquiry, inquiry is pursued to mastery, and mastery at one point occasions new interests in others. The cycle is never closed, but is a spiral which always returns upon itself at some higher level of insight. Growth in everything which is human must remain the dominant objective for the individual and for society. We therefore stand for a program of studies which makes sense from first to last, which hangs together, and which promotes this desired result. Not only in vocational training but also in the education of the human personality, the materials of instruction must have a beginning, point in a definite direction, and prepare for all that ensues. We necessarily make provision for and give scope to diversified talents in preparation for varied careers. But this much we all have in common: each man has to live with himself and all have to live with their fellows. Living in commun- ity, with human understanding, involves arts in which we are all equally concerned. HISTORY OF OGLETHORPE COLLEGE Oglethorpe's history dates back to 1835 when a group of Georgia Presbyterians, influenced by the example of Princeton University, secured a charter for the operation of a church-sup- ported university in the academic pattern of the nineteenth cen- tury. Actual operations commenced in 1838 at Midway, a small community near Milledgeville, at that time the capitol of the state. For nearly three decades after its founding, the university steadily grew in stature and influence. Its president during most of that time, Samuel K. Talmage, provided gifted leadership and, at the same time, gathered about him a faculty of unusual ability, at least two of whom would achieve real distinction: James Wood- row, an uncle of Woodrow Wilson and the first teacher in Georgia to. hold the Ph.D., and Joseph LeConte, destined to world fame for his work in the field of geology. Oglethorpe alumni went forth in those years to play roles of importance in various fields. Perhaps the best-known of her grad- uates was the poet Sidney Lanier, a member of the Class of 1860, who remarked shortly before his death that the greatest intellect- ual impulse of his life had come to him during his college days at Oglethorpe. But the life and service of the school were suddenly cut short in the 1860's as Oglethorpe became a casualty of war. Her stu- dents marched away to become Confederate soldiers; her endow- ment at length was lost in Confederate bonds; her buildings were converted to military use as a barracks and hospital. In a sense, her fate became bound up with that of the Lost Cause. After the close of the conflict an effort was made to revive the institution, first at Midway and then by re-location in Atlanta. However, the ravages of war, together with the dislocations of Reconstruction, posed obstacles too great to overcome, and in 1872 Oglethorpe closed its doors for a second, and seemingly final, time. But three decades later, thanks largely to the determined energy and vision of Dr. Thornwell Jacobs, the school was revived, chartered in 1913, and moved to its present location on the north- ern edge of metropolitan Atlanta. The cornerstone of the first 12 OGLETHORPE COLLEGE building was laid in 1915 in a ceremony witnessed by members of the classes of 1860 and 1861; symbolically, thus, the old and the new were linked. From then until his resignation in 1944, President Jacobs became and remained the guiding spirit of the endeavor. He de- veloped a number of ideas and enterprises which brought nation- al, and even international, recognition to the school. Most notable among these were the establishment of a campus radio station as early as 1931, and the completion in 1940 of the Crypt of Civilization to preserve for posterity a cross-section of twentieth- century life. Still a new era opened in the history of Oglethorpe in 1944 when Dr. Philip Weltner assumed the presidency and, with a group of faculty associates, initiated a new and exciting approach to undergraduate education called the "Oglethorpe Idea." As described more fully in the preceding section, the new departure was founded on the conviction that education should encompass the twin aims of making a life and making a living, and that to- ward these ends a program of studies should be developed which made sense from first to last and which meaningfully hung to- gether. The last twenty years of Oglethorpe's history have revolved around the central issue of finding more effective means of answering the challenge posed by these fundamental purposes. At the same time, though the College remains sympathetic to- ward all religions and encourages its students to affiliate with a local church of their own choosing or synagogue, all formal sup- port from church bodies was discontinued. Today Oglethorpe stands as a wholly private and non-sectarian institution of higher learning. In 1965 began still another chapter in the history of the school. As part of its steadfast aim to become "a small college, super- latively good," the institution formally changed its name from Oglethorpe University to Oglethorpe College a change more pre- cisely reflecting its nature as well as its purposes. The College has also developed a program of physical expan- sion to keep pace with its academic growth. Five new dormitories and a new student union building were opened in the spring of 1968. The new complex is designed not only to add additional space to campus facilities but also to blend architecturally with the existing pattern of buildings on the campus. HISTORY OF OGLETHORPE COLLEGE 13 To all of this, it may be finally added, Oglethorpe enjoys the great asset of location in Atlanta one of the great metropolitan centers of the South and one of the most rapidly developing in the nation. A city blending the graciousness of the Old South with the social progress of the New, Atlanta is a key center of transportation for the entire Southeast, with excellent service by air, rail, and bus; it is also a hub of the modern highway system being built through the region. With a metropolitan population of well over a million, an ideal location in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, and a temperate climate throughout the year, the city offers many attractions and cultural opportunities to the Oglethorpe undergraduate as a part of his whole development. I -HI ill \ / he $*PRIN6 Sm*L* I I >.*! // 4 ok Fca i^ft [ens* inn *Mmh \M* ADMISSION TO THE COLLEGE APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION Throughout its history, Oglethorpe has welcomed students from all sections of this country as well as from abroad as candidates for degrees. It is the policy of the Admissions Committee to select for admission to the College those applicants who present the strongest evidence of purpose, maturity, scholastic ability, and potential for the caliber of college work expected at Oglethorpe. In making its judgments, the Committee considers the nature of the student's high school program, his grades, the recommenda- tions of his counsellors and teachers, and his scores on aptitude tests. The candidate for admission as a freshman must present a satisfactory high-school program which includes as a minimum four units in English, three in mathematics and/or science, and three in social studies (except that a fourth unit in mathematics and/or science may be substituted for one in social studies). In addition, he must submit satisfactory scores on the Scholastic Aptitude Test of the College Entrance Examination Board. (Scores of the Florida and Iowa State Tests will be acceptable if the ap- plicant has taken one of these as a result of statewide policy; also, scores of the American College Testing Program may be used by those unable to present scores on the SAT.) It is to the applicant's advantage to take the Scholastic Aptitude Test as early as possible during his senior year in high school. Details concerning the program can be obtained from high school counsellors, or by writing the College Entrance Examination Board, Box 592, Princeton, N. J. 08540. The Oglethorpe application form contains a list of the materials which must be submitted by the applicant. No application can be considered and acted upon until all the items indicated have been received. Applications will be considered in order of com- pletion, and the applicant will be notified of the decision of the Committee on Admissions as soon as action has been taken. Though the exact date will vary from semester to semester, generally the deadline by which admissions will be closed will be announced by the College. 16 OGLETHORPE COLLEGE ADVANCED PLACEMENT PROGRAM The College invites and urges those students who have taken the Advanced Placement examinations of the College Entrance Examination Board to submit their scores for possible considera- tion toward college credit. The general policy of Oglethorpe to- ward such scores is the following: academic credit will be given in the appropriate area to students presenting Advanced Place- ment grades of 4 or 5; exemption but not credit will be given in the appropriate area from basic courses for students present- ing a grade of 3; neither credit nor exemption will be given for grades of 1 or 2; maximum credit to be allowed to any student for Advanced Placement scores will be thirty semester hours. COLLEGE LEVEL TESTING PROGRAM The tests are administered by centers across the nation under the control of the College Entrance Examination Board, Box 592, Princeton, New Jersey, 08540. At present, examinations are given in: General Examinations Subject Examinations English Composition American Government Humanities Analysis of Literature Mathematics English Composition Natural Sciences General Chemistry Social Sciences Introductory Calculus Introductory Economics Introductory Sociology Tests and Measurements Western Civilization Educational Psychology History of American Education Marketing Money and Banking Statistics Examinations scores above the norms established will benefit the student in two ways: 1. Credit for the number of hours normal- ly granted in the course will be given, and 2. Course requirements where they exist for these courses will be fulfilled. rip '%gyr' * 18 OGLETHORPE COLLEGE TRANSFER STUDENTS Applicants for transfer from other recognized institutions of higher learning are welcomed at Oglethorpe, provided they are in good standing at the institution last attended. They are expected to follow regular admissions procedures and will be notified of the decision of the Admissions Committee in the reg- ular way. Oglethorpe College will accept as transfer credit courses com- parable to the courses we offer which are applicable to a liberal arts or a science degree. A two year residence requirement is in effect; therefore, two years of transfer work is the maximum credit given. Acceptable work must be shown on an official tran- script and must be completed with a grade of "C" or better. SPECIAL AND TRANSIENT STUDENTS In addition to regular students, a limited number of special and transient students will be accepted. Special students are defined by the College as those not work- ing toward an Oglethorpe degree; they are limited to a maximum of five semester courses, after which they must apply for a change of status to that of regular student or be requested to withdraw from the College. Transient students may take a maximum of two semesters of work here, provided that they secure a letter from the dean of their original institution certifying that they are in good standing there and that the original institution will accept for transfer credit the academic work done by the student at Oglethorpe. APPLICATION PROCEDURE All correspondence concerning admissions should be ad- dressed to the Director of Admissions, Oglethorpe College, At- lanta, Georgia. After receiving the application form, the appli- cant should fill it out and return it with an application fee of $20; this fee is not refundable. Admissions office 404-233-6864. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO STUDENTS Oglethorpe offers the worthy student many opportunities for obtaining assistance in financing his undergraduate education. These opportunities are provided under conditions which give a reasonable guarantee to the applicants and the College that they will go to those persons best able to benefit from them. The many sources of revenue made available to the Scholar- ship and Loan Committee include the Lowry Memorial Scholar- ADMISSION TO THE COLLEGE 19 ship Fund, the National Defense Student Loan Program, the United Student Aid Loan Fund, the Educational Opportunity Grants, the L. "Pop" Crowe Memorial Loan Fund, and the Athletic Grants-in-Aid Program. Additionally, Oglethorpe participates in the Federal College Work Study Program. Beginning July 1, Oglethorpe will participate in the Educational Opportunities Grant up to one-half of cost for those in extreme need. Oglethorpe also has available loans at small interest rates through an educational loan institution: The Tuition Plan, Inc. This plan enables parents to pay for tuition and other academic fees on a monthly basis. Other funds are made available to the Committee by interested persons, groups, and business firms from time to time. Except in the case of loans, all assistance funds are granted by the Committee as outright gifts to the student in the form of credits entered on the semester bills of the College. For further information, contact Mrs. Julia McHugh, Director, Student Aid and Placement Office, Oglethorpe College. ACADEMIC REGULATIONS CLASS ATTENDANCE The College recognizes attendance at classes as the responsi- bility of the student. Students are held accountable for all work missed. The exact nature of absence regulations is determined by each instructor for his own courses. Such regulations are published and distributed by each professor at the beginning of each term. GRADES A letter grading system is used. The range of A-D represents passing work; any grade below D is regarded as a failure. Stu- dents withdrawing from a course before the end of the semester are given a "W" or a "WF", depending upon the circumstances of the withdrawal. Students who do not meet all the requirements of a course are given an "I" (incomplete) at the end of the semes- ter. If the requirements are met by mid-semester of the next en- rolled term, the "I" is replaced by a regular grade. If they are not met within this time, the grade automatically becomes an "F". Grade structure and quality points are as follows: A Superior 4.0 B Good 3.0 C Satisfactory 2.0 D Passing 1.0 F Failure 0.0 FA Failure: Excessive absences 0.0 W Withdrawn 0.0 WF Withdrawn Failing 0.0 I Incomplete 0.0 P Passing (used in Physical Education, student teaching and some music courses.) MINIMUM ACADEMIC AVERAGE Though the grade of D is regarded as passing, the College believes that students, in order to graduate, must exhibit more ability than that required by the lowest passing mark. Therefore, ACADEMIC REGULATIONS 21 a student, in order to graduate from Oglethorpe, must compile an over-all minimum average of 2.2. No student will be allowed to graduate unless this minimum is met. For the student's own welfare, a graduated system of minimum averages has been established. Freshmen are required to main- tain a cumulative average of at least 1.8 in their course work; sophomores of at least 2.0 and juniors and seniors of at least 2.2. GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS Minimum requirements for graduation consist of the following: forty semester courses (or their equivalent for transfer students) totaling at least 123 hours; a cumulative grade average of at least 2.2, at least two semesters of physical education (unless ex- empted by the Academic Dean); and the last four semesters to be spent as a registered student at Oglethorpe. Graduate Record Examination (GRE) must also be completed in two sections (aptitude and advanced) prior to graduation. All graduating Seniors must file application for diploma with the College Reg- istrar. DEGREES Oglethorpe offers three degrees to those meeting the necessary requirements: Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, and Bach- elor of Science in Medical Technology. Under the Bachelor of Arts, majors programs are offered in the following areas: Busi- ness Administration, Economics, Elementary Education, Second- ary Education (with concentrations available in English, French, General Studies, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies), Eng- lish, French, History, Philosophy, Political Studies, Psychology, and Sociology. Under the Bachelor of Science, majors programs are offered in the following areas: Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics. Under certain conditions, it is also possible for a student to receive a degree from Oglethorpe under "professional option." Through this arrangement and in accord with regulations of the College, the student may transfer to a recognized professional institution such as law school, dental school, or medical school at the end of his junior year and then, after one year in the professional school, receive his degree from Oglethorpe. Stu- dents interested in this possibility should consult closely with their advisors to make certain that all conditions are met. 22 OGLETHORPE COLLEGE PROBATION AND DISMISSAL Freshmen who fail to maintain a cumulative average of at least 1.8, sophomores of at least 2.0, and juniors and seniors of at least 2.2, are placed on probation for the following term. If during that term they do not substantially improve their scholastic aver- age, they will be dismissed from the College. First semester freshmen receiving grades of less than D in all subjects will be dismissed, as will students in the sophomore, junior, and senior classes who fail to maintain at least a 1.0 cumulative average. All students on Academic Probation at the end of the spring semester must attend at least one session of summer school un- less exempted for cause by the Dean of the College. STUDENT'S CLASSIFICATION For administrative and other official and extra-official purposes, students are classified according to the number of semester hours successfully completed. Classification is as follows: 30 hours Freshman 61-90 Junior 31 60 hours Sophomore 91 above Senior NORMAL ACADEMIC LOAD A normal academic program at Oglethorpe consists of no less than four courses each semester, but generally 5 courses are taken, giving the student a total of 12 to 16 semester hours each term. Regular students in the day classes are expected to carry a normal load and to pay for a full schedule of courses. No pro- visions exist in the College for payment of reduced load except transient and night students. THE DEAN'S LIST Students who earn a minimum average of 3.3 or better in any given semester except the summer term for an academic load of at least five courses are given the distinction of being placed on the Dean's List. DEGREES WITH HONORS Degrees with honors are awarded as follows: for a cumulative average of 3.5, the degree cum laude; for a cumulative average 3.7, the degree magna cum laude; for a cumulative average of 3.9, the degree summa cum laude. ACADEMIC REGULATIONS 23 HONORS ORGANIZATIONS Phi Society: The Phi Society is a Freshman Honor Society rec- ognizing those Freshmen who have achieved high academic per- formance during their first year of study. Membership selection is made in the third week of October each year. Any full-time student who has earned a 3.25 accum- ulative average in his freshman year and having no more than three courses with a grade of "C" is eligible for membership. ^